If Windows won’t save credentials or does not remember user/passwords for Internet Explorer, Windows Live Messenger or Network passwords you need to apply the following fix.
- go to: Start > Run > regedit
- find the following KEY:
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
- change the value of AppData to:
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data
*current user key is not the same in every instalation but is easy to identify, some examples:
S-1-5-21-796845957-926492609-725345543-1003
S-1-5-21-789336058-2147075695-839522115-1004
S-1-5-21-2522618020-1856861421-785647566-1005
Method #1 - Using [sc] command
Description: Deletes a service entry from the registry. If the service is running, or another process has an open handle to the service, the service is simply marked for deletion. Also the service can be manually stoped then deleted using the [sc] command.
Tip: [service name] is case sensitive, so type the service name exactly as it is.
Usage: sc delete [service name]
Method #2 – Using [regedit] command
- Open Registry Editor (type regedit in Run window)
- Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services
- Locate the service you want to get rid of and delete its KEY.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DNS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4015
Description: The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended error debug information (which may be empty) is “”. The event data contains the error.
Resolution:
Just follow instructions from [ KB909249 ]
Download the Hotfix: WindowsServer2003-KB909249-x86-ENU
*Does not apply for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2