Re: Windows XP SP2 unable to access NT 4 User Manger

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:40:04 -0700

Thank you, this worked. It was a network shortcut from
the server. Once I copied these files over it worked
great. This is certainly a mystery.

Thanks,
Josh

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Josh" <someone@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>news:254201c49f3e$6230f1a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have a brand new HP Compaq D530 P4 3 GHz w/ 512 MB
RAM.
>>
>> I have recently installed Windows XP SP2 on my machine
>> and ever since doing so I have been unable to access
the
>> User Manager and Server Manager for our Windows NT 4
>> Domain Controller.
>>
>> I receive a system crash message when I try to access
the
>> Server Manager, but I am able to open the User Manager,
>> but when I try to edit a user it gives me the
>> message: "The following error occurred accessing the
>> properties of username. The specified procedure could
not
>> be found" The user properties cannot be edited or
viewed
>> at this time."
>>
>> I was able to access the user manager before SP2. I
have
>> also tested this on another machine, trying to access
it
>> before SP2 with success and after installing SP2
without.
>>
>> I have turned off the Windows Firewall and am still
>> having this problem.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>
>Are you accessing it via a network shortcut? Try copying
the USRMGR
>executables (and the files that go with it) to your hard
drive and running
>it from there. I've seen that solution at a few places
online and
>apparently it works, for some mystical reason.
>
>
>.
>

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