Re: Networking help please

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

On 7 Apr 2005 08:37:50 -0700, manpreet1@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>>>From mainlounge:

<SNIP>

>(N.B. while it was running the cdiag in cmd, the message 'System 5
>error has occurred
>Access is denied' appeared 4 times.)

>>>From the laptop:

<SNIP>

> (N.B. while running the cmd on the laptop, the system error 5 message
>appeared twice)

>>>From 2nd PC (gurpreet-singh)

<SNIP>

>The system error 5 appeared twice again.
>
>Cheers,
>Manpreet

Manpreet,

The "system error 5" is "access denied". You have either misconfigured
firewalls, or one registry setting, to deal with.

First, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous, on each computer.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

Next, do any of the computers have, or ever in the past had, any personal
firewall? Misbehaving / misconfigured firewalls are a very common cause of
problems.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
.

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