SP2 + Logical Disk Manager

[Guest]

After installing SP2 and enabling Windows Firewall, I can no longer use Disk
Management tool from the Computer Management utility to view disk drives on
the remote XP+SP2 computers. GPO has already been configured to enable the
following settings (as described in the SP2 guide) and are successfully
applied to all the PCs.

i) Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception
ii) Windows Firewall: Allow file and printer sharing exception (which opens
TCP 445)
iii) Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions (which allows
%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\dmremote.exe )

On remote PCs with SP2 installed, I always get "The RPC server is
unavailable" error message. On remote PCs without SP2 installed, I always get
another error message saying "An unexpected error has occurred. Check the
System Event Log for more information....".

This has been the major problem in deploying SP2 since I can no longer be
able to remotely determine the required free disk space (another big problem)
before the deployment. Please help if you know how to solve this problem.

Thank you.

 

[yazbot02]

After installing SP2 and enabling Windows Firewall, I can no longer us
Disk
Management tool from the Computer Management utility to view dis
drives on
the remote XP+SP2 computers. GPO has already been configured to enabl
the
following settings (as described in the SP2 guide) and ar
successfully
applied to all the PCs.

i) Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception
ii) Windows Firewall: Allow file and printer sharing exception (whic
opens
TCP 445)
iii) Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions (which allows
%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\dmremote.exe )

On remote PCs with SP2 installed, I always get "The RPC server is
unavailable" error message. On remote PCs without SP2 installed,
always get
another error message saying "An unexpected error has occurred. Chec
the
System Event Log for more information....".

This has been the major problem in deploying SP2 since I can no longe
be
able to remotely determine the required free disk space (another bi
problem)
before the deployment. Please help if you know how to solve thi
problem.

Thank you.

The following should work but be warned it turns off some SP2 securit
features

1. Disable the Firewall on the XP SP2 Client.

2. Set the following Regkeys

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Window
NT\RPC\RestrictRemoteClients REGDWORD Value 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Window
NT\RPC\EnableAuthEpResolution REGDWORD Value 1

You may not have the Window NT\RPC folder. If you do not, create i
before creating these 2 keys.

3. In Component Services MMC snap-in, modify the permission fo
Logical Disk Manager Remote Client and give Everyone and ANONYMOU
LOGON local and remote access rights.

4. Set Authentication on Logical Disk Manager Remote Client to None.
That is on the General Tab of properties.

5. Go to the Component Services snap-in. Go to My Computer -
Properties -> Com Security tab. Edit Limits for Access and just ad
Everyone and ANONYMOUS LOGON and give them all possible rights