Re: Unable to create a new user account in AD from MMC on a workstation

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From: Alan Shaw (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 07:00:57 -0700

I am please to say it is now sorted. I simply disabled
the roaming profile then deleted on the workstation
(running XP sp2) Logged in again therby creating new
local profile and "voila" all is now working.
Regards,
Alan
>-----Original Message-----
>Can you give me more information to work with? E.g. what
operating system do
>you use? Where do you have problems (on client or on
server or both). Do you
>have personal firewall enabled on the client, ...
>
>Mike
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:175b01c4aa2e$2296eb30$3501280a@phx.gbl...
>> I too have exactly the same problem. I have checked the
>> logs in Event Viewer on the dc's as well as the
>> workstation with the MMC installed and they are clean.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Can you check System and Application event logs for
any
>> errors?
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >
>> >"Lehman's System Administrator" <sysadmin.no-
>> spam@lehmans.com> wrote in
>> >message news:O9ZlJ3BnEHA.2216@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >> Thanks for the reply.
>> >>
>> >> I just checked Add/Remove programs and apparently I
did
>> install the
>> >> Windows 2003 Administration Tools Pack. That was my
>> mistake to mention
>> >> the Windows 2000 version.
>> >>
>> >> I checked the links you mentioned and none of them
>> mentioned this problem.
>> >>
>> >> Any further help you can provide would be
appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> -djz
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Miha Pihler wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > You shouldn't run Windows 2000 administrator
tools on
>> Windows XP. The
>> >only
>> >> > tools that you can (should) run on Windows XP are
the
>> ones from Windows
>> >2003
>> >> > CD. You can either run adminpak.msi on your
Windows
>> XP from Windows 2003
>> >> > Server CD or download the tools from here:
>> >> >
>> >> > Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
>> >> >
>> >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>> FamilyID=c16ae515-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-
>> a8dcbacff8e3&DisplayLang=en
>> >> >
>> >> > Before installation on these Windows 2003 tools
>> uninstall Windows 2000
>> >> > tools.
>> >> >
>> >> > How to remotely administer Windows Server-based
>> computers by using
>> >Windows
>> >> > XP Professional-based clients or Windows Server
2003-
>> based clients
>> >> >
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>> us;304718&Product=winxp
>> >> >
>> >> > How To Install the Windows Server 2003
Administration
>> Tools Pack on
>> >Windows
>> >> > XP
>> >> >
>> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>> us;324745&Product=winxp
>> >> >
>> >> > Even with Windows 2003 tools on Windows XP, you
will
>> be able to
>> >administer
>> >> > Windows 2000 Servers.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike
>> >> >
>> >> > "Lehman's System Administrator" <sysadmin.no-
>> spam@lehmans.com> wrote in
>> >> > message
news:eyS1fy$lEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> >
>> >> >>When I try to create a new user object in the AD
from
>> the MMC with the
>> >> >>"Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In"
from
>> my workstation (not
>> >> >>at the server console or TS), when I click on
>> the "Next" button after
>> >> >>setting the password an error message appears and
the
>> wizard cannot
>> >> >>continue:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Windows Title: Active Directory
>> >> >>An error occurred. Contact your system
administrator.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I am running the MMC as the domain administrator,
and
>> I have the Windows
>> >> >>2000 server tools installed on my Windows XP Pro
PC.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>If you need more details or other information
please
>> let me know.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>-djz
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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