Lost my outlook contact... :(
associates
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me out. I have 2 major
problems here.
Firstly, everytime i have joined my client computers to the server, all the
files or documents that i have on the desktop disappear. I know that it goes
to another folder says "administrator" under C drive and I have to manually
copy them from administrator/desktop or whatever to the other folder/desktop.
For example, just recently, i noticed that there are contacts in my outlook
and they disappear from the contact. Is there any chance i could retrieve
these contacts again as they are very important to me. I haven't done
anything yet to the computer, just connecting it to the server. How do i keep
my settings the same as before?
Secondly, I've been trying to add client computers to the sbs server in the
network as i mentioned above. This is very frustrating process to me. it took
ages to apply computer settings... on the client computers. I have about 4
PCs altogether. So far i managed to get 3 to join the domain. Some are very
easy to join the server. What i mean by easy is it doesn't take 5 minutes to
apply computer settings and configure the client computer to connect to the
server. But some took forever (approx. 6 or 7 hours). It just sits at the
"apply computer settings" stage. This is how i do it. When the client
computer is still in the workgroup, i go to the sbs server -> add user
wizard-> add computer wizard. Once that's done, i go back to the client
computer -> go to IE browser -> type in "http://myfileserver/connectcomputer.
After rebooting, it immediately logs in by itself passing thru the
"Ctrl+Alt+del" logon thing. But then, i know it's trying to loading personal
setting -> apply computer setting.... This is when it stays for 7 or 8 hrs.
Did i do anything wrong there or there is a better procedure that i should
know?
Thank you in advance
chace zhang
Thank you for posting here.
According to your description, I want to explain how to add a machine to
SBS domain.
In SBS 2003, the network configuration is started from a web page located
at http://ServerName/ClientSetup. When you navigate to the web page from a
client computer, you will see a welcome page to invite you to start the
networking configuration process. An ActiveX? control (nshelp.dll) is
downloaded to the client, and it will copy the necessary files to the
client computer. Setup will then retrieve the current computer and user
information from Active Directory, and perform all automation to join the
client to the domain. During the process, you can also migrate existing
local user profiles to the domain user profile. All desktop settings,
shortcuts, IE favorites, and other profile-specific data will be saved
after the setup.
· Client Setup Main Page
(http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/Default.htm)
· Client Operating System Check
(http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/precheck.htm)
· SBS Network Configuration Wizard
(http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/start.htm)
· User Account and Password Information
· Assign Users to this Computer and Migrate their Profiles
· Completing the Network Configuration Wizard
Client Setup Main Page (http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/Default.htm)
Before joining client computers to the network, run the Set Up Computer
Wizard to add computer accounts to Windows Small Business Server. For more
information, please refer to the previous section. Once the account is set
up by the Set Up Computer Wizard, from the client computer, open Internet
Explorer and type http://ServerName/ConnectComputer in the address bar. You
can also use http://ServerName instead, and the root of the default web
site will provide a link to the same client setup web site. When the page
is open, click the link Connect to the network now to start the
configuration.
Client Operating System Check
(http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/precheck.htm)
Once you click the link Connect to the network now, you will be redirected
to the precheck.htm page to identify the client operating system. The
configuration will continue if the client computer is running Windows 2000
Professional/Server/Advanced Server or above. Otherwise, you will be
redirected to http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/erroros.htm with the
following error and the setup will exit:
To run the Small Business Networking Configuration Wizard your client
computer Operating System needs to be Windows 2000 or higher. Please refer
to the documentation for help on connecting this computer to the Windows
Small Business Server Network.
Note: Although you can not use the Client Setup web site to join
pre-Windows 2000 computers to the domain, you can still manually set up the
down-level client (Windows 95, Windows 98, Microsoft? Windows? Millenium
Edition, and NT4) to become a domain member.
SBS Network Configuration Wizard
(http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/start.htm)
If the client passes the Client Operating System Check, setup will enter
the Start.htm page and ask you to download an ActiveX Control. If you
accept the download, the ActiveX Control (NSHelp Class - nshelp.dll) will
be copied from the server (http://ServerName/ConnectComputer/nshelp.dll) to
the client (%windir%\Downloaded Program Files). At the same time, setup
will create a folder %sbsprogramdir%\Clients at the client computer, and
copy NetSetup.chm, sbsart.chm, sbsshared.chm, server.txt, and usermap.txt
from the server (http://ServerName/ConnectComputer) to the folder.
SBSNetSetup.log is also created within the same folder to record the client
setup progress.
Next, the ActiveX Control will perform additional requirements checks:
·Not already a member of the domain
If the machine already belongs to the domain, setup will exit and display
the error:
The selected computer is already a member of this domain. There is no need
to run the Small Business Server Network Configuration Wizard again.
·Not a domain controller or Small Business Server
If the computer is a domain controller or SBS, setup will exit and display
the error:
Small Business Server Networking Setup cannot run on a domain controller or
the Small Business Server computer. You must configure networking settings
on these computers manually
·Able to resolve the SBS server and domain name
Win32 networking API DSGetDCName is called to verify the SBS server and
domain name stored in server.txt can be found using DNS. If the check
fails, setup will exit and display the error:
The Small Business Server could not be contacted. Please verify that you
have a physical network connection to the server. See the error log for
more information.
·Only one non-VPN active connection
If the computer has multiple network connections or the active connection
is a VPN connection, setup will exit and display the error:
The client computer has more than one active connection. Please disable
all but one connection.
User Account and Password Information
If the client computer satisfies all the wizard's requirements, the SBS
Network Configuration Wizard will begin by asking you to provide a user
name and password of an account that has permissions to join computers to
the domain. If the user credential fails, you will receive the following
error. Click OK to provide a proper credential again.
The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and password are
correct.
Assign Users to this Computes and Migrate their Profiles
After a successful authentication to the domain, you can assign users to
the computer and migrate their user profiles. The user name you provided in
the Users Account and Password Information page is matched against the list
of mappings using the usermap.txt. If there is a one-to-one mapping, then
by default that user is assigned to the computer. You can also assign more
than one user to the computer. The assigned users, along with the Domain
Admins group, will be added to the local Administrators security group so
that they have the right to install client software onto the computer.
If any of the assigned users have previously logged on to the computer, you
can migrate their existing user profile by selecting their previous user
account on the list under the Current Users Settings column. If you do not
want to preserve existing settings or were not previously using this
computer, you can select None in the column. When the existing user profile
has the same name as the assigned user, and the user name has a one-to-one
mapping in usermap.txt, the wizard will default that profile to the
assigned user.
Profile and assigned user always has a one-to-one relationship. If you try
to migrate the same profile to multiple users at the same time, the wizard
will display this warning:
This account is in use. If you choose yes, the current user will be
removed. Are you sure you want to continue?
The list of profiles is created by enumerating all the local users on a
computer, finding their associated security identifier (SID), and using the
SID to map the profile from HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. However, if a profile once belonged to the
domain but was removed, the profile will not be on the list anymore because
setup can't resolve a user name against that SID.
Computer Name
Next, you will be presented with a list of computers enumerated from the
Active Directory. The list contains the computers setup by the Set Up
Computer Wizard, and also any native computer accounts created by the
Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. Domain controllers or
computers that already belong to the domain are not listed. If the computer
you selected is not created by the Set Up Computer Wizard, a user account
with Domain Admin credentials is required to join the computer to the
domain. You can then return to the User Account and Password Information
page to change the user name and password. If the computer you selected is
created by the Set Up Computer Wizard, any domain user credential would be
sufficient.
If there is a one-to-one mapping on the computer accounts for the assigned
users, or if a computer from the list matches the name of the local
computer, that computer will automatically be selected as the default
computer name.
Completing the Network Configuration Wizard
Finally, a summary page will list all the actions that will be performed
upon clicking Finish. Setup will join the machine to the domain, rename the
computer name and migrate the user profile if necessary. Details follow:
1. NetJoinDomain( )
NetJoinDomain( ) is called to join the computer to the SBS domain.
PreAutoLogon( )
PreAutoLogon( ) is called to create a local account __SBS_NetSetup__, and
set AutoLogon to use this account to log on to the computer during the
network configuration.
PreAutoLogon ( ) < Only if profile is migrated >
If profile is selected to be migrated, PrepAutoLogon( ) is called again to
set the RunOnce key to sbsmig.exe, DefaultDomainName
(HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultDomainName) to the SBS NetBIOS domain
name, and DefaultUserName (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultUserName) to the name of the assigned
user.
Reboot
Computer is rebooted. Next, it logs on automatically because of the
AutoLogon key, and sbsmig.exe is launched because of the RunOnce key.
AddUsersToLocalAdmin( )
Next, Sbsmig.exe is launched to call AddUsersToLocalAdmin( ). All assigned
users are added to the local Administrator group. Also, a system
environment variable, %SBSSERVER% = Name of the SBS Server, is added.
6. SetComputerNameEx( ) (Only if local computer name is different)
If computer rename is required, netsetup.dat is created; the file will
contain the new computer name. SetupComputerNameEx( ) is called to rename
the local computer name.
7. Migrate ( ) (Only if profile is migrated)
Migrate( ) is called to execute moveuser.exe, a Resource Kit utility, to
migrate the user profile. The user profile migration selections are read
from the file sbsmig.dat.
moveuser.exe user1 sbsdomain\user2 /y /k
user1: user who has a local profile.
sbsdomain: SBS domain name.
user2: domain user who will use the user1 profile.
/k If user1 is a local user, then the user account should be kept.
/y Allows overwriting an existing profile.
Note: Moveuser.exe does not actually move the profile. It remaps the SIDs
and Profile data on a computer to point to the old location. Therefore, if
you open a command prompt after the profile migration, you will notice the
profile name is the same as before.
8. ExistWindowsEX
Sbsmig.exe is removed from the RunOnce key. The local account
__SBS_NetSetup__ is deleted and removed from the RunOnce key. ExitWinodwsEX
is called to auto logoff the machine.
I noticed that you lost you contacts in previous profile. Actually you have
other way to sync your outlook profile. To do so, please perform the
following steps:
Logon your client using previous.
Go to Start---All programs---Microsoft Office---Microsoft Office
Tools---Click Microsoft Office 2003 save my settings wizard.
Then export your settings to a file.
Log off, and logon using a domain account. Follow the wizard to import the
file.
About you second issue. May I know if there are any errors in the System
and the Application event log? If so, please tell me the info word for word
for further research.
Based on my experience, firstly please ensure your clients point to the
correct DNS Server, in other words, please double check it points to your
internal DNS Server.
This issue may caused by third-party software
1. Click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type "MSCONFIG"
(without the quotation marks). Click OK.
2. In the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) window, click to select
the Selective Startup button.
3. Click to clear the check mark from the "Load startup items" below
Selective Startup.
4. Click the Services tab, click to check the "Hide All Microsoft Services"
box, and remove all the check marks from the remained Non-Microsoft
Services. *note that please make sure that you do not uncheck the Microsoft
services.
5. Click OK to close the MSConfig window. Click Yes when you are asked to
restart your computer in order to enable the changes.
6. After restarting, please check whether this issue will reoccur.
If this issue does NOT reoccur following the Selective Startup, please
continue these steps to find the exact cause:
1. Click Start, click Run, in the Open box type "MSCONFIG" (without the
quotation marks), and click OK.
2. In the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) window, click the Startup
tab or the Services tab.
3. Add one check mark at a time to the entries under the Startup tab or the
Services tab, and then restart each time to see if the additional entry
reproduces the original problem.
This problem could be caused by the Windows firewall of the XP SP2
stations. Here, I would like to provide you with the following action plan
to narrow down the problem:
1. Completely remove the ISA firewall client by using the steps in the
following KB article:
329637 How to Manually Remove and Reinstall Microsoft Firewall Client on
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329637
More info:
271471 Firewall Client-Based Client Computers Are Unable to Access Resources
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=271471
Hope this help, I look forward to your update.
Have a nice day!
Best Regards,
Chace Zhang (MSFT)
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