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\HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings |
Enabling the Administrator account on non-Domained machines
Open a command prompt with administrative rights (Windows key, type 'cmd' (sans quotes) right click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
In the command window type
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net user Administrator |
You should see Active set to false. Enable it with
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net user Administrator /active:yes |
Then run the first command again and confirm Active is now set. Then set the password with:
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And type 'exit' to close the window.
Windows 7 and 2008 R2 not submitting audit using HTTPS
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Likely from our attempt to use SMB1, which the target Windows PC no longer accepts.
ERROR: Failed to save ADMIN$/winexesvc.exe
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- NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED.
Are the ADMIN$ and IPC$ shares enabled? Check as below.
ERROR: UploadService failed
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- NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED.
Is Are the ADMIN$ share and IPC$ shares enabled? Check as below.
ERROR: Failed to install service winexesvc - NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
This most likely means the user account being used does not have sufficient rights on the target machine. To fix this issue, see the section above on this page for UAC.
ERROR: StartService Failed
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- NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
We are still investigating possible causes for this issue. It appears that the winexesvc.exe file has been copied to the target and the service registered, however it fails to start. This may be Antivirus related. We are unsure at this stage.
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