ERROR : There was an error updating the package for security update for windows xp

ERROR : There was an error updating the package for security update for < Update Name >

After I have gone through the steps in the "Deploy software updates wizard", I get to the confirmation page and have success in all the items except the last one. The message says: "Warning: There was an error updating the package for Security Update for Windows XP  and other related updates". I get this message on all of the Security Updates I am trying to deploy in this package. When I check the share where I configured the updates to be downloaded to, they are all present. but still getting the same error as mentined below picture.

to reslove this error please follow below steps or check configuration.

1) Check SCCM Server user permission.
2) Add Package on Distribution Point and update.
3) check Firewall configuration if necessary please open Websites and ports as mentioned in http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693717.aspx  technet Article.
4) Check Share and Security Permission of WSUS update package source folder and give permission as below.

Share & Security permission
*  Network Services                Full permission
*  SCCM Computer Account   Full permission.
*  Local Administrator Group   Full permission
*  Domain Admin                     Full Permission
* Sccm admin                          Full permission

5) Check Temp Folder permission or restricion via GPO.

Some time user doesn't have temporary folder permission due this reson you can face "Access Denied" error.

When sccm start downloading updates from microsoft website then it will store in to Temporary folder first and then copy to the destination folder to overcome this error check Windows Temporary folder permission.

Now Try to download windows update it should work.


Cheers!!!
Gaurang Patel

How to reset Administrator password Offline by using Hiren Boot CD

How to reset Administrator password Offline by using Hiren Boot CD

Hellow Friends hear i will demonstrate you to reset Administrator password offline by using Hiren boot CD.

Now a day's i got many Calls regarding Forgot Administrator Password so i plan to post same problem solution, hope this solution may help you tooo.

below solution is for education purpose only.

prior to explaining the solution download "Hiren Boot CD" from below official link.

http://www.hiren.info

on above link you can get how to burn CD and Make bootable pendrive information with step by step.

Step By Steps:

1) insert Bootable CD / USB pendrive and boot computer with bootable CD/USB.

2)  After booting from CD you will get Hiren Boot CD Home page with Many Options.

3) Choose "offline NT/2000/xp/vista/7 Password changer".

4) Now it will asking for input " Boot : " just press Enter.

5) it will start loading file systems and show available HDD and all partitions, Select BOOT Partition. in My case boot partition was 1 as mentioned below image. After selecting partition number and press enter.

6) now it will take a minute to get information from HDD and ask for your input about windows system32/config Directory.

Generally by default Boot Partition has this path otherwise need to mentioned hear.

Just Press Enter in my Case.

7) Now Actual Step Two Starts of Hiren Boot CD.

it will ask for user inputs

1. Password reset [sam system security]

2. Recovery System Console parameters [software]

q. quit

Select 1 for password reset and press enter.

8) Step Three : password or registry edit.

Select "1" for edit user data and passwords then press enter.

9) now it will show total users available in the system, select the particular users which you want to reset password.

in my case i use "Administrator" user account to reset password

Note : if you want to reset in build administrator Account password then just press enter otherwise type respective username.

 In windows 7 operating system Administrator Account has been disabled by default, in that case need to enable user account first and then reset password.

  

10 )  Select "Clear {blank} user password" option to clear password.

 Select "1" and press Enter.

 11)  Password Cleared message. 

12 ) A













12) This is very important step in this exercise, password is cleared but not save yet!!!, so need to save changes by pressing " !" and enter.

Many peoples are clear the password and restart computer and not get the result because forgot to save changes in registry because this is registry edit step need to commit changes in to registry after changes.

13) Now Press "q" to save and exit.

14) Now SAM has been changed and status should be OK as mentioned in below image.
now it will ask for user input to write SAM File, Press "y".
Press "n" to exit.

15)  Greetings!! password has been cleared, now remove CD/USB Drive from Computer and Press ctrl+Alt+Del button to restart.

Start Computer in normal mode and Enjoy!!!!

How to Install Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3

How to Install Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3

Overview

You probably heard that Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 has been Released To Manufacturing (RTM) last week.
That means that the OEMs will soon deliver a new generation of Windows-based NAS appliances with a file server (SMB2, NFS) and an iSCSI Target (using the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3).

What you might have missed is that Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is also now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers for evaluation. This means subscribers can now use the Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3 for Development, Test and all other non-production purposes.
While this was also the case for Windows Storage Server 2008, this new R2 release allows you to install the iSCSI Target on any existing Windows Server 2008 R2 by simply installing an MSI (Microsoft Installer) file. That’s much more convenient for Developers, Testers and IT Profressionals out there.

Usage Scenarios

Here are a few things you could do with the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target:

• Setup a test environment for Hyper-V (using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2) using iSCSI shared storage.
• On a single laptop (with enough resources) create a development environment running a SQL Server cluster (two nodes, plus shared storage).
• Evaluate Windows Server 2008 R2 Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) and Hyper-V Live Migration, using only regular Windows Server hardware.

You are probably thinking of a few other ways to use this. If they are for evaluation (TechNet Plus or MSDN), demonstration (MSDN), development (MSDN) or test (MSDN), they are probably good scenarios as well.

Download

Find below the information from the MSDN/TechNet site where you download the bits:

• Name: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Embedded (Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup) with iSCSI Software Target 3.3 (x64) - DVD
• Size: 947 (MB)
• File Name: mu_windows_storage_server_2008_r2_embed_stand_ent_work_with_iscsi_software_target_3.3 _x64_dvd_587719.iso
• Date Published (UTC): 9/27/2010 3:01:52 PM
• Last Updated (UTC): 9/27/2010 3:01:52 PM
• SHA1: CAC10773B6DD63FD397F5F00252B252CAF70EE40
• ISO/CRC: 0C19C89F
• Instructions and Resources: You must first install Windows Server 2008 R2 before installing this product. The license agreement for this product references a 180-day term. This download will retain full functionality even after 180 days. The following languages are included in this download: Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese-Brazil, Russian, and Spanish.

No keys are required for this download.

Unpacking

The file you will find on MSDN/TechNet is, as you saw above, an ISO file. To look inside of that, you can burn that ISO file to a physical DVD or use one of the many tools that can mount an ISO image as a virtual DVD.
Inside that ISO file there is an executable file (Windows_Storage_Server_2008_R2+iSCSI_SW_Target_33.exe), which you need to run to unpack the two ISO files inside (iSCSI_Software_Target_33.ISO and Windows_Storage_Server_2008_R2.ISO).
Inside the iSCSI_Software_Target_33.ISO file, in the x64 folder, you will find three MSI files, one of which is the only file that you really need to install the iSCSI Target, called iscsitarget.MSI.
To help you understand the installation process, here’s a little diagram of the required steps to unpack and deploy Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 from that executable file.

Understanding the Files

To be clear, here are the names of the outer ISO (the file you download from MSDN/TechNet), the EXE file and the two inner ISO files:

• mu_windows_storage_server_2008_r2_embed_stand_ent_work_with_iscsi_software_target_3.3 _x64_dvd_587719.iso
  • Windows_Storage_Server_2008_R2+iSCSI_SW_Target_33.exe
    • iSCSI_Software_Target_33.iso
    • Windows_Storage_Server_2008_R2.iso 

Install just the iSCSI Target

If you’re installing the just iSCSI Target on a virtual machine, you can just mount the iSCSI_Software_Target_33.ISO file as a virtual DVD and run the \x64\iscsitarget.msi file inside it.
If you’re running the target on a physical server, you can burn the iSCSI_Software_Target_33.ISO file to a physical DVD or use one of the many tools that can mount an ISO image.
Another option for physical server is to copy the jut the iscsitarget.MSI that’s inside iSCSI_Software_Target_33.ISO file to a USB disk or file share and install from there.

How to install Storage Server ?

Step 1: Install Windows Server 2008 R2 on the reference computer (use Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard as the basis for the Workgroup and Standard editions of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, and use Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise as the basis for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Enterprise)
Step 2: (Optional) Install language packs. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 supports 11 languages. 



Step 3:	Install the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system updates that   are provided in the Windows Server 2008 R2 OPK.
Step 4:	Install the storage server-specific features that are provided in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Application Pack.
Step 5:	Add and configure the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) website. This enables access to storage appliances over a network.
Step 6:	(Optional) Add performance-specific registry keys. These keys increase the performance of the storage appliance when it is used as a file server.
Step 7:	(Optional) Set Windows PowerShell™ execution policy. This policy must be enabled if you customize the end user setup experience. 
Step 8:	Enable Windows Remote Management. This policy must be enabled if your storage appliance will be part of a failover cluster.
Step 9:	(Optional) Install non-Microsoft applications. Complete this task only if your end users need to use custom applications to set up or manage the storage appliance.
Step 10:(Optional) Add your OEM software license terms in all the supported languages. If you need end users to accept your software license terms during the appliance setup, you need to add the agreement to your installation.