Re: XP OEM

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

"Jetro" <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mike,
>
> I know, I know these recommendations and explanations :o)
>
> Workgroup environment and removable NTFS-based media is the only known
> situations where duplicate local SIDs can cause the problems. We all know
> the SysPrep was a Microsoft answer to mass NT rollouts on dissimilar
> hardware, i.e. reality, and I greatly appreciate it (believe me) but its
> new
> SID feature is not the main one in a domain environment.
>
> I accept the reasons why MS or any other owner of any proprietary product
> enforces a restricted support policy in various situations but it is far
> from SID issues.
>

I am not at liberty to go into greater technical detail but it is sufficient
to say you should never ever be using machines (workstations or servers)
that have duplicate SIDs irrespective of their membership of a workgroup or
a domain in any circumstances.
Please do not advise posters that it is OK to do this.

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Regards,

Mike
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"Jetro" <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uNsnw0ObFHA.3132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Mike,
>
> I know, I know these recommendations and explanations :o)
>
> Workgroup environment and removable NTFS-based media is the only known
> situations where duplicate local SIDs can cause the problems. We all know
> the SysPrep was a Microsoft answer to mass NT rollouts on dissimilar
> hardware, i.e. reality, and I greatly appreciate it (believe me) but its
> new
> SID feature is not the main one in a domain environment.
>
> I accept the reasons why MS or any other owner of any proprietary product
> enforces a restricted support policy in various situations but it is far
> from SID issues.
>


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