The issue:
Unable to open a file directly on the desktop or in explorer using double-click or right-click->Open.

Quick fix:
For example, to repair Excel’s file extension (.xls) type the following in Start –> Run…
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe” /Regserver

A client of mine recently had 2 CDRom drives that weren’t showing in My Computer. In the device manager, they showed up with exclamation points. Double-clicking them told me that the driver was installed properly but:

“Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)”

After some research, the solution I found was to remove the LowFilter and UpperFilter entries from this registry area:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Note that you may have several identical keys like this (4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318). The one you are looking for will list DVD/CD Rom Drives as the very first entry.

Reboot after making changes.

Regedit

Find

HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Office/11.0/Registration/<only-32-bit-ID>

-Change the value of key “ProductID” to “OldProductID”
-Delete the key DigitalProductId

Now start one of the office apps - it should ask you to re-enter the key, then activate normally.

With SBS 2003 there is a ‘Transition Pack’ to grow out of the 75 user cap or move your servers (ie. Exchange or SQL Workgroup) to other dedicated servers. Here are links for the SBS Transition Pack. When installing the Transition Pack, make sure that the media is newer than the version you are upgrading to (ie. if the media is Transition Pack R2, then you must uninstall Windows Server 2003 SP2 before installing).

Microsoft Documentation - link

Moloy’s Blog on the Transition Pack - link

SBS page - link

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8fa42e83-ec08-4a9b-9057-8909f7ed433e1033.mspx?mfr=true
This command-line tool displays the DHCP servers active on the subnet. If it detects any unauthorized DHCP servers, it beeps and sends out alert messages. It also displays packets that it detects from DHCP servers; you can specify whether to display packets from all DHCP servers or only those from unauthorized servers.

You can also use this tool to determine which DHCP servers are available to a DHCP client and to detect unauthorized DHCP servers on a subnet.

Here is the DHCPLOC syntax:

dhcploc /p /a:”AlertNameList” /i:AlertInterval ComputerIPAddress [ValidDHCPServerList]

/p suppresses display of detected packets from any of the authorized DHCP servers specified in ValidDHCPServerList. /a:”AlertNameList” sends alert messages to the names in AlertNameList if any unauthorized DHCP servers are found.

/i:AlertInterval specifies the alert frequency in seconds.

ComputerIPAddress specifies the IP address of the computer from which you are running DHCPLoc. If the computer has multiple adapters, you must specify the IP address of the adapter that is connected to the subnet you want to test.

ValidDHCPServerList specifies the IP addresses of any number of authorized DHCP servers. The tool does not send alerts when it detects packets from the servers in this list; however, it displays those packets unless you use the /p parameter.

Kazmarek Employees can find the utility on the KTS FTP server in the \Downloads\Microsoft Windows - Server\DHCPLoc\ location

Alternativily the utilty is available in the Support Tools directory on the Windows Server CD.

If you dont have physical access to a PC or Server and you need to get remotely connected but the PC doesnt have the option to accept remote desktop connections, you can create a simple vbscript executable to do the trick. 

Copy the text below into a new text document.  Rename the file to .vbs  Run the file from the same network as the target system and be sure you are logged in with domain admin credentials.  You will be prompted to enter the PC name or IP address and thats it!

Code starts below this line =========================================

Const ENABLE_CONNECTIONS = 1

strComputer = InputBox(”Enter a computer name or IP:”,”RDP Remote Enable”)
If Len(strComputer) > 1 then
 Set objWMIService = GetObject(”winmgmts:” _
      & “{impersonationLevel=impersonate}\\” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2″)

 Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
      (”Select * from Win32_TerminalServiceSetting”)

 For Each objItem in colItems
      errResult = objItem.SetAllowTSConnections(ENABLE_CONNECTIONS)
 Next
End If

Code ends above this line=========================================

Dynamically generated documents printed online may not print correctly if the settings for your printer print graphics in “Vector” format instead of “Raster” format.  Examples of this include airline boarding passes and shipping labels printed online.  To check and correct this setting, go to the Advanced tab in the printing preferences for your printer.  Sorry I cant put up step-by-step instructions as they very for each printer.  The only printer I’ve confirmed this on so far is an HP 1160.

Here is a good list of the SMTP servers for a variety of ISPs.

Adelphia mail.adelphia.net
America Online (AOL) smtp.aol.com
Atlantic Broadband smtp.atlanticbb.net
AT&T (Broadband) mail.attbi.com
AT&T (Dialup) smtp1.attglobal.net
AT&T Worldnet mailhost.worldnet.att.net or imailhost.worldnet.att.net
BCPL mail.bcpl.net
Bellatlantic gtei.bellatlantic.net or smtpout.verizon.net>
Bellatlantic.net smtpout.bellatlantic.net
Bellsouth mail.bellsouth.net

Bestweb smtp.bestweb.net
BEV smtp.bev.net
Blacksburg smtp.blacksburg.net
Blazenet smtp.blazenet.net
Cable One mail.cableone.net
CAIS smtp.cais.net
CAPU smtp.capu.net
Charm.net smtp.charm.net
Charter Communications smtp.charter.net
Citizen’s Internet smtp.swva.net
Comcast smtp.comcast.net
Compuserve smtp.compuserve.com or smtp.site1.csi.com
Concentric.net smtp.concentric.net
Covad smtp.covad.net
Cox West smtp.west.cox.net(west coast users)
Cox Central smtp.central.cox.net (central users)
Cox East smtp.east.cox.net(east coast users)
Cox Business smarthost.coxmail.com
Crosslink smtp.crosslink.net
DCANET smtp-relay.dca.net
Delmarva Online mail-gw.dmv.com
Delta Net smtp.deltanet.com
Direcway smtp.direcway.com
DSL Extreme smtp.dslextreme.com
Earthlink Network mail.earthlink.net or smtp.earthlink.net
Earthlink Network
(International only) ismtp.earthlink.net
Edge.net mail.edge.net
Enter smtp.enter.net
EROLS mail.erols.com
Ezy smtp.ezy.net
Flashcom mail.flashcom.net or smtp.flashcom.net
Frontline.net smtp.fcc.net
Full Channel smtp.fullchannel.net
Gateway.net smtp.Gateway.net
GTI mail.gti.net
HotMail mail.hotmail.com
IBM.Global net smtp1.ibm.net
ioNet Inc mail.ionet.net
Integra smtp.integra.net
Interaccess.com smtp.interaccess.com
Internet America mail.airmail.net
Internet Highway smtp.ihwy.com
ITOL mail.itol.com
Juno smtp.juno.com
Mediacom mail.mchsi.com
Mediaone.net smtp.ce.medione.net
MegaPath mail.megapathdsl.net
MCI mailrelay.mciworldcom.net mailrelay.internetmci.com
Mindspring smtp.mindspring.com
MSN smtp.email.msn.com
Nauticom mail.nauticom.net
Netcom smtp.ix.netcom.com
Netcom (Canada) smtp.netcom.ca
Netscape smtp.isp.netscape.com
NetZero smtp.netzero.net
NYU.edu smtp.nyu.edu
OLG.com mail.olg.com
Omega Communications smtp.i-plus.net
OPTOnline Internet Service mail.optonline.net
Pacbell mail.pacbell.net
Patriot Media smtp.patmedia.net
PeoplePC Online mail.peoplepc.com
Pipeline smtp.pipeline.com
Prodigy smtp.prodigy.net
PSI.net relay.smtp.psi.net
PTD.net promail.ptd.net port 25
QIS mail.qis.net
Qwest Internet Service pop.dnvr.qwest.net
RCN smtp.rcn.com
Rider.edu enigma.rider.edu
RoadRunner smtp-server..rr.com
SBC Global smtp.sbcglobal.net
SBC Global Yahoo smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
Smallville Communications mail.toto.net
SNiP mail.snip.net
Spectrum DSL mail.webstable.com
SprintLink smtp.a001.sprintmail.com
Sprynet m6.sprynet.com
Starpower smtp.starpower.net
Sympatico mailhost.sk.sympatico.ca
UMBC smtp.gl.umbc.edu
USA.NET mail.netaddress.usa.net
US Internet smtp.usit.net
UUNet mail.uu.net
Verizon Internet Services outgoing.verizon.net or smtpout.verizon.net
Wide Open West smtp.mail.wideopenwest.com
XO Communications mail.njd.xo.com or smtp.concentric.net
Yahoo smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Ziplink smtp.ziplink.net