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In
order to generate System Info reports ensure the following settings are set
appropriately:
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Remote
Administration setting is enabled on Windows Firewall. By default, Windows
Firewall blocks all unsolicited incoming traffic except for Group Policy. This
is a common issue you might encounter while generating System Info reports. To
resolve this issue, you need to enable the remote administration setting on the
Firewall. For more information about configuring the Windows Firewall
connections with a script, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/scripts/sg1104.mspx#EJAA.
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WMI is
installed and the Startup Type for WMI service is set to Automatic and the
service is running under Local System Account.
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DCOM is
enabled and ensure that security settings for DCOM allow remote connections
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Run the
DCOM Configuration Utility (dcomcnfg.exe)
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In the Component
Services dialog box, expand Component Services, expand Computers,
and then right-click My Computer and click Properties
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In the My
Computer Properties dialog box, click the Default Properties tab
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Select Enable
Distributed COM on this computer
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The Default
Authentication Level is set to Connect and the Default
Impersonation Level is set to Identify in Windows XP and later operating
systems. For Windows NT, however, the Default Authentication Level is set
to Connect and Default Impersonation Level is set to Impersonate
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The
default DCOM security settings for Access Permissions and Launch and
Activation Permissions in the COM Security tab in the My Computer
Properties dialog includes at least INTERACTIVE, SYSTEM and Administrators
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In
Windows XP SP2 and later operating systems the SERVICE account is granted Impersonate
a client after authentication right under User Rights Assignment
under Local Policies
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The Data
Execution Prevention in Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SP1 is enabled for
essential windows programs only
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