HOWTO: Configure the Citrix Access Gateway Standard Edition for the Citrix Receiver for Mobile Devices

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX121093

ERROR: Continuous authentication prompt when accessing intranet site from Windows 7

Symptoms:
When accessing a Tomcat website configured to use NTLM authentication from Windows Vista / 7, a user is prompted continually for authentication. Accessing this site would previously work seamlessly under Windows XP.

OR

Page not displayed after entering correct network credentials.

Issue:
Tomcat doesn't support (and won't support) NTLM 2.0 used in Windows Vista / 7. By default, Windows Vista and 7 use NTLM 2.0.

Solution:
Set a lower NTLM Compatibilty level

Under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Create DWORD entry LmCompatibilityLevel and set to 2

Important:
This alters the security level of the computer. Make sure you are aware of the impact of this change before making it.

Further Reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc960646.aspx

Lock screen using Group Policy without setting a screen saver

Recently I needed to configure Group Policy to lock user's screens after 30 minutes of inactivity, however it had to be done without invoking the screen saver. The article below provides instructions on how to do so by setting the screen saver executable name to:

rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation

How to lock computers when idle by using GPO
http://www.bridgetonova.com/2007/11/how-to-lock-computers-when-idle-by.html

Mitch

HOWTO: Sequence Microsoft Office 2010 in App-V 4.6

Really good guide on how to install.

http://www.softgridblog.com/?p=153

Windows 7: Offer Remote Assistance

In Windows 7 create a shortcut to:

%windir%\system32\msra.exe /offerra

Enjoy.

Thanks KZ for finding this

ManageSoft Distribution Error "Unavailable"

After distributing a new package to a distribution server and you check to confirm it was successfully, you find the package sitting in the "Unavailable" column with the message "Access Denied".
To resolve, this RDP to the distribution server, Logon, and open "Services" applet, now Stop & Start the "ManageSoft Connection Agent".

How to deploy Windows 7 Taskbar Pinned Icons by Group Policy

Windows 7 Taskbar pinned icons are stored in the following locations:

File System:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\Taskband

Registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband]

To deploy it, you can perform the following steps:

1. Configure Pinned items on a Windows 7 system as a reference computer.

2. Export Registry Key to pinned.reg file:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband]

And copy items in the "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar" to a shared folder.

3. Create a logon script to deploy the registry keys and copy the corresponding files.

Please note that the “%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned” folder is only created after a user has pinned an icon to the taskbar. In the logon script, you will need to create the “%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar” folder if it does not exist.

More Information:

If you want to pin items to the Start Menu, you may refer to the following script:

Pin Items to the Start Menu or Windows 7 Taskbar via Script

http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/archive/2009/04/08/pin-items-to-the-start-menu-or-windows-7-taskbar-via-script.aspx

Credit:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/d172b4de-be7c-4149-8958-bebfe042ade1