RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-02 Thread Don Guyer
es Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue Don, Wouldn't there be some trace if there were duplicate SIDs detected? I can believe this might be this issue, as we imaged these machines... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.co

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-02 Thread Steven M. Caesare
t: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue Duplicate sids would give you machine errors of the type... machine name not found duplicate name unable to join the domain unable to contact the domain or other type of errors. Since I have been

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-02 Thread andy
Duplicate sids would give you machine errors of the type... machine name not found duplicate name unable to join the domain unable to contact the domain or other type of errors. Since I have been syspreping or sidwalking, I have not seen these errors in a while. So if the errors are not exactly

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Joe Heaton
Don, Wouldn't there be some trace if there were duplicate SIDs detected? I can believe this might be this issue, as we imaged these machines... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ~

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Don Guyer
From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue There are no errors in Event Viewer, neither System nor Application. We are running XP SP3. I don't think it's a virus, since it is real

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
onday, June 01, 2009 7:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Random explorer.exe issue I have an issue with explorer.exe not starting on boot. It has been happening throughout my organization, randomly. Rarely hits the same person twice in a row. They end up coming to me after trying to reb

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Joe Heaton
There are no errors in Event Viewer, neither System nor Application. We are running XP SP3. I don't think it's a virus, since it is really random, and rarely occurs twice in a row on the same user. It's been happening since we rolled these new desktops out a few months ago, and they immediate

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Steven M. Caesare
What OS? Some reports of the latest SP killing explorer on Vist -sc -Original Message- From: John Aldrich Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue My first guess would be that a virus or some sort of "malware"

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread John Aldrich
buy an enhanced version, the full version works well for scanning and cleaning.) I suspect you'll probably find you have some sort of infection. -Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Anything in the event logs? Should be a failure for it on boot that might give you some clues. > -Original Message- > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Random explorer.exe issue

Random explorer.exe issue

2009-06-01 Thread Joe Heaton
I have an issue with explorer.exe not starting on boot. It has been happening throughout my organization, randomly. Rarely hits the same person twice in a row. They end up coming to me after trying to reboot 2-3 times, with no luck. I tell them how to go into task manager and start a new exp

RE: Random explorer.exe issue (UNCLASSIFIED)

2008-12-23 Thread Ken Schaefer
: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue (UNCLASSIFIED) > > No, I haven't. Some of the people that it happens to only get it once, > and not since, others once in a while, and so far, one user who is > telling me she's gotten it every day for ab

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Don Guyer
/> don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Random explorer.exe issue Windows XP Pro, recently deployed from a Ghost image. Really random issue, although for some of my users, i

RE: Random explorer.exe issue (UNCLASSIFIED)

2008-12-23 Thread Joe Heaton
Training Panel -Original Message- From: Kent, Larry CTR USA IMCOM [mailto:larry.k...@us.army.mil] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Have you tried a system re

RE: Random explorer.exe issue (UNCLASSIFIED)

2008-12-23 Thread Kent, Larry CTR USA IMCOM
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Have you tried a system restore, on those systems (logged on as the user)? -Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: 2008-12-23 2:22 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue Not using

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Sam Cayze
up the log jam? -Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue Not using roaming profiles, and haven't had a chance to really test other profiles, as it is really

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Joe Heaton
: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Random explorer.exe issue On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Joe Heaton wrote: > Really random issue, although for some of my users, it's pretty much every > time th

Re: Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Joe Heaton wrote: > Really random issue, although for some of my users, it's pretty much every > time they log in. They turn on their computer in the morning, log in, and > get nothing except their wallpaper. No icons, no access to Start, etc. Does the problem

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Joe Heaton
edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Random explorer.exe issue Hmm... sounds similar to a logon script problem we saw several years back. I can't recall if it was directly modified or if someone changed a gpo that disallowed it to run prop

RE: Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Random explorer.exe issue Windows XP Pro, recently deployed from a Ghost image. Really random issue, although for some of my users, it's pretty much every time they log in. They turn on their c

Random explorer.exe issue

2008-12-23 Thread Joe Heaton
Windows XP Pro, recently deployed from a Ghost image. Really random issue, although for some of my users, it's pretty much every time they log in. They turn on their computer in the morning, log in, and get nothing except their wallpaper. No icons, no access to Start, etc. When we go into Ta