Windows 8.1 issues

We have been using WSUS for about a year. Our version is 3.2.7600.226. Everything has been working fine until we added some Windows 8.1 clients. They will download the updates from WSUS, but don't appear to automatically install
them. I've checked and KB2919355 has been installed, so that shouldn't be the issue.
The group policy for standard desktops applies to Vista, 7 and 8.1 computers. It's set to automatically download and schedule the install everyday at 3:00 AM.
Here are parts of one of the log files. I couldn't provide it all because it couldn't accept it. The first part say no approved updates, but I believe there were at that time yesterday.
2014-08-04 08:17:40:080 944 cec AU #############
2014-08-04 08:17:40:080 944 cec AU ## START ## AU: Install updates
2014-08-04 08:17:40:080 944 cec AU #########
2014-08-04 08:17:40:080 944 cec AU   # Initiating scheduled install
2014-08-04 08:17:40:092 944 cec AU WARNING: There are no approved updates to install
2014-08-04 08:17:40:092 944 cec AU   # Exit code = 0x8024000C
2014-08-04 08:17:40:092 944 cec AU #########
2014-08-04 08:17:40:092 944 cec AU ## END ## AU: Install updates
2014-08-04 08:17:40:092 944 cec AU #############
2014-08-05 08:07:29:966 888 cb8 AU User login event timer expired for session id: 1.
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {F6EAB903-4CBC-4B07-A77A-828346FB76E3}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {36521807-2E37-4D6D-A621-79AFD5AA717E}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {6245301F-FE41-40A1-9BD5-476313EC0E99}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {21909924-7DB1-4FA2-9BFF-ED1AA953C110}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {B5B5A227-1220-4C80-9488-63A385425495}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {D4A53482-9CCC-4E8C-A5CE-DDE7443C49B8}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {17E66091-E5C2-4D27-B109-C65BD65A41F4}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {12DE11A0-B5A7-4607-A962-2F38431FCA7D}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {26806AB7-30C7-4BB3-A07D-3A95ED86530D}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {A12B35C2-6C3C-4903-A906-17FCA216B1E1}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {470D2AE3-9B4D-44EF-BCD1-C1B5556AC808}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {61558FEA-98DD-4E71-9B13-079B6689ED00}.200 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU Update {7FD7DFEF-C83F-4B17-914F-F2CC362C194B}.1 was auto-approved for forced install
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU #############
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU ## START ## AU: Install updates
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU #########
2014-08-05 08:07:29:971 888 cb8 AU   # Initiating scheduled install
2014-08-05 08:07:30:018 888 cb8 AU   # Approved per user updates for 117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782 = 1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:018 888 cb8 AU   # Approved updates for 117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782 = 1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:018 888 cb8 IdleTmr WU operation (CInstallCall::Init ID 11) started; operation # 280; does not use network; is not at background priority
2014-08-05 08:07:30:018 888 cb8 IdleTmr Incremented idle timer priority operation counter to 1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:134 888 cb8 Agent Beginning install of parallel work item
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 cb8 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Install updates / installing updates [CallId = {B25CF519-D6D2-4590-BA22-FAD4E54AC63B}, ServerId = {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782}]
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent *************
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent ** START ** Agent: Installing updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent *********
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent   * Updates to install = 1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent   *   Title = microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent   *   UpdateId = {12DE11A0-B5A7-4607-A962-2F38431FCA7D}.1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent   *     Bundles 1 updates:
2014-08-05 08:07:30:135 888 1018 Agent   *       {55EBE7E8-47B4-43C9-B607-A0D51F85788B}.1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:139 888 e6c EP Got 117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782 redir Client/Server URL: "https://fe2.ws.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx"
2014-08-05 08:07:30:146 888 e6c PT WARNING: Cached cookie has expired or new PID is available
2014-08-05 08:07:30:146 888 e6c IdleTmr WU operation (CAgentProtocolTalker::GetCookie_WithRecovery) started; operation # 281; does use network; is at background priority
2014-08-05 08:07:30:149 888 1018 DnldMgr Preparing update for install, updateId = {55EBE7E8-47B4-43C9-B607-A0D51F85788B}.1.
2014-08-05 08:07:30:150 888 1018 Handler :::::::::::::
2014-08-05 08:07:30:150 888 1018 Handler :: START :: Handler: AppX Install
2014-08-05 08:07:30:150 888 1018 Handler :::::::::
2014-08-05 08:07:30:150 888 1018 Handler   :   Packages to install = 1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:150 888 1018 Handler   :   0: Update ID: 55EBE7E8-47B4-43C9-B607-A0D51F85788B.1
2014-08-05 08:07:30:650 888 e6c IdleTmr WU operation (CAgentProtocolTalker::GetCookie_WithRecovery, operation # 281) stopped; does use network; is at background priority
2014-08-05 08:07:30:653 888 e6c EP Got 117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782 redir Reporting URL: "http://statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx"
2014-08-05 08:07:30:656 888 e6c Report OpenReportingWebServiceConnection, reporting URL =
http://statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx
2014-08-05 08:07:30:656 888 e6c IdleTmr WU operation (CLegacyEventUploader::HandleEvents) started; operation # 282; does use network; is at background priority
2014-08-05 08:07:30:656 888 e6c Report Uploading 2 events using cached cookie.
2014-08-05 08:07:30:927 888 e6c Report Reporter successfully uploaded 2 events.
2014-08-05 08:07:30:927 888 e6c IdleTmr WU operation (CLegacyEventUploader::HandleEvents, operation # 282) stopped; does use network; is at background priority
2014-08-05 08:07:35:146 888 e6c Report REPORT EVENT: {AF9D4590-F5AB-497A-9627-E490D2796086} 2014-08-05 08:07:30:149-0600 1 181 [AGENT_INSTALLING_STARTED] 101 {12DE11A0-B5A7-4607-A962-2F38431FCA7D} 1 0 AutomaticUpdates Success Content
Install Installation Started: Windows has started installing the following update: microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps
2014-08-05 08:07:35:146 888 e6c Report WARNING: CSerializationHelper:: InitSerialize failed : 0x80070002
2014-08-05 08:07:35:147 888 e6c Report WARNING: CSerializationHelper:: InitSerialize failed : 0x80070002
2014-08-05 08:07:35:148 888 e6c Report CWERReporter finished handling 2 events. (00000000)
2014-08-05 08:07:44:004 888 630 Handler {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} deployment completed: Status: Completed, HR: 0x00000000
2014-08-05 08:07:44:005 888 1018 Handler   : Install operation complete. hr=0x00000000
2014-08-05 08:07:44:005 888 1018 Handler :::::::::
2014-08-05 08:07:44:005 888 1018 Handler :: END :: Handler: AppX Install
2014-08-05 08:07:44:005 888 1018 Handler :::::::::::::
2014-08-05 08:07:44:005 888 1018 Handler AppX package install complete for update 55EBE7E8-47B4-43C9-B607-A0D51F85788B.1, redownload = FALSE
2014-08-05 08:07:44:006 888 155c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {12DE11A0-B5A7-4607-A962-2F38431FCA7D}, succeeded]
2014-08-05 08:07:44:056 888 1018 Agent *********
2014-08-05 08:07:44:056 888 1018 Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2014-08-05 08:07:44:056 888 155c AU Install call completed.
2014-08-05 08:07:44:056 888 1018 Agent *************
2014-08-05 08:07:44:056 888 155c AU   # WARNING: Install call completed, reboot required = No, error = 0x00000000
2014-08-05 08:07:44:056 888 155c AU #########
2014-08-05 08:07:44:057 888 155c AU ## END ## AU: Installing updates [CallId = {B25CF519-D6D2-4590-BA22-FAD4E54AC63B}]
2014-08-05 08:07:44:057 888 1018 IdleTmr WU operation (CInstallCall::Init ID 11, operation # 280) stopped; does not use network; is not at background priority
2014-08-05 08:07:44:057 888 155c AU #############
2014-08-05 08:07:44:057 888 1018 IdleTmr Decremented idle timer priority operation counter to 0
2014-08-05 08:07:44:057 888 cb8 AU Install complete for all calls, reboot NOT needed
2014-08-05 08:07:44:057 888 cb8 AU CAUInstaller::OnAllCallsComplete | result of install HRESULT hr = 0x00000000
2014-08-05 08:07:44:302 888 cb8 AU Additional Service {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782} with Approval type {Scheduled} added to AU services list
2014-08-05 08:07:44:302 888 cb8 AU Triggering Offline detection (non-interactive)
2014-08-05 08:07:44:302 888 cb8 AU Adding timer:
2014-08-05 08:07:44:302 888 cb8 AU     Timer: 31DA7559-FE27-4810-8FF6-987195B1FD98, Expires 2014-08-05 14:07:44, not idle-only, not network-only
2014-08-05 08:07:44:303 888 cb8 AU   # Publishing WNF Per user update count event Count: 9 SID {S-1-5-21-3332953926-3330597005-4166492213-1002} Service {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782}
2014-08-05 08:07:44:303 888 cb8 AU   # Publishing WNF Per user update count event Count: 0 SID {S-1-5-21-275593300-1636143335-3899451950-2149} Service {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782}
2014-08-05 08:07:44:303 888 cb8 AU Additional Service {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782} with Approval type {Scheduled} added to AU services list
2014-08-05 08:07:44:303 888 cb8 AU Triggering Offline detection (non-interactive)
2014-08-05 08:07:44:303 888 cb8 AU Adding timer:
2014-08-05 08:07:44:303 888 cb8 AU     Timer: 31DA7559-FE27-4810-8FF6-987195B1FD98, Expires 2014-08-05 14:07:44, not idle-only, not network-only
Ken Kemp Eddy County, NM IT

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For example, when iTunes starts and if it is checking podcasts, the entire application is unresponsive until it finishes checking and refreshing podcasts.
Alternately, when viewing my iPad Air and looking at the list of apps installed via iTunes it can take 30 seconds before iTunes responds.
Considering that this is running on a system with a quad-core Haswell processor at 3.2Ghz, 16GB of RAM and Windows 7 x64 it is pretty unacceptable.
The efficiency at which iTunes operates is just appalling. I can run Adobe Photoshop and many more memory hungry and processor intensive applications than iTunes and get better performance than what I see in iTunes.
This is not specific to my system either. All of my family members have iPhones and their own computers and this performance issue exists on every computer I have ever run iTunes on.
Is there any way to manually tune performance because this is pretty crappy. It's been bugging me for years, but today just kind of feels like the last straw.

I guess the answer is, "It's terribad, live with it"

EA4500 – Smart Wi-Fi interface and Windows Network Map issues

I purchased this Router about 2 weeks ago as a phased upgrade of our Home Network, primarily to enhance media streaming. It has the latest firmware preinstalled from the factory. Prior to the purchase and installation of the EA4500 Router I replaced my old Motorola SurfBoard SB6120 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem with a Motorola SurfBoard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem. My old Linksys E2000 Router worked perfectly with the SB6141, with the exception that the E2000 wasn’t IPv6 enabled, but does have 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (RJ-45) and Internet ports.
The EA4500 has been installed for about 10 days and seems to have improved local network speeds and I don’t seem to be having any Internet connectivity issues. However, there are some disturbing issues with the EA4500 and the AE3000 I purchased. There are 11 devices connected through the Router; a Dell Desktop (wireless with the AE3000), a Dell Desktop (Ethernet), a Dell Laptop (wireless), 2 Canon Printers (1 Ethernet and 1 Wireless), 2 Western Digital 1TB MyBookLive Network Drives (both Ethernet), a WD TV Live Streaming Media Player (wireless), an Apple TV media player (wireless), an iPad (wireless), and an Android Smartphone (wireless).
Issue 1 – The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi interface appears to be unreliable at times!!! I’ve read about this problem here on the Community involving the EA6500, so I don’t know if this is a Linksys Server issue, as suggested in a few responses, or a bug in the Router firmware, or defective hardware. However, when the interface locks up, it can’t be accessed from a wireless or wired connection. Usually, powering down the Router and then powering it back up and restart will allow it to function again. However, at times before the interface completely locks up it shows either just a white screen or the security screen will show no firewall features enabled. This is a little scary, so I’ll do a complete reset and setup; this is becoming a pain in the rear!!!!! Is there any hope for this being fixed, in this Router, not the next generation??????????
Issue 2 - All of my network devices show up in the Router’s Device List. Except for the Apple devices they also show up, when they are online, in Windows 7 Explorer under Network and when you click on Network they are correctly displayed as Computers, Media Devices, Network Infrastructure, or Storage. However, when you click on “Open Network and Sharing Center” and then click on “See Full Map”; it fails with the response “Windows cannot create the network map. Responses from other devices on the network are delayed or there is an incompatible router on the network”; no device map is shown. When I follow the link for more information, the only thing that stands out is “A device on the network, such as a hub or switch, is not working properly or is not compatible with the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol, which Windows uses to create the map. To fix this problem, disable the device, turn it off, or remove it from your network”. All of my network devices showed up on the Network Map with the old E2000. This issue is the same on all of my computers, either wired or wireless. Any known solutions for this, or is it as Windows suggests; an incompatible Router????
Thanks in advance for any insight or solutions. With the issues I’m having with the EA4500 and the AE3000; they are both probably going back to Amazon.

thebluemamba_24; Thank you for your suggestion; I finally found time yesterday to perform an extensive evaluation before I return the Router. However, rather than trying to add devices manually, my rationale was if the EA4500 can’t process them correctly, automatically, it needs to be returned anyway, so I added devices normally letting the device an Router handle the process.
In thinking through this issue, all devices on our network are detected and identified by Windows Explorer on Windows 7 computers; except of course the Apple and Android devices (Apple TV, iPad, and Smartphone). So, I wondered if one of those three devices being added to the Router’s device list was somehow causing issues or interfering with Windows 7’s ability to generate a Network Map. Therefore, my approach was to turn off or disable all devices on our network, reset the Router to factory defaults, reestablish the Router to my custom Home Network configuration using a Windows 7 PC that has LAN and Wireless access to the Router, then add one device at a time and check with each addition to see if Windows 7 could still generate a Network Map.
With the Router reset and reestablishment complete; I began the process of adding one device at a time and checking to see if a Network Map was being generated. What I discovered was when a recent addition to the network, a Western Digital WD TV Live Streaming Media Player, was connected (wirelessly), Windows 7 could no longer generate the Network Map and the failure was consistent. The only way to get the Network Map to work again was to remove power from the WD TV Live, although it remained in the EA4500’s Device List; simply turning it off didn’t help. Since I’d originally witnessed the Windows 7 Network Map working with the Linksys E2000 Router that the EA4500 replaced, I decided to test the WD TV Live with that Router. It worked initially, but it failed consistently after the first success. Interestingly, the failure indication was a little different, but nevertheless generation of the Network Map failed.
I’ve tried changing a few settings on the EA4500 as well as the WD TV Live, but nothing helped. There was a recent firmware update to the WD TV Live, so I might try rolling back the firmware to see if it makes a difference.
The Network Map issue might very well be an issue with the WD TV Live, not the Router, but after reading many threads on this Community I have reservations that the problems I’m experiencing with the Smart interface lockup will be fixed. I suspect new emerging replacement products will be the focus and these older products will be abandoned and no more firmware fixes will be forthcoming and I don’t want to spend more money for a new product just to fix old problems and get something that works properly. The Network Map issue is troublesome, but the lockup of the Router’s “Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” interface is a serious matter to me. It appears that once it locks up, the only way to correct it is a power off restart; not practical if you’re traveling and trying to access settings remotely; the selling point for this feature.
Given the problems I’m experiencing with the EA4500 and AE3000, I guess I’ll return them. Too bad, because otherwise the EA4500 seems like it’s a good Router. I’ve been brand loyal since the Linksys WRT54G came out, but after reading this Community and with my personal experience with the EA4500 and AE3000, now I’ll probably give the NETGEAR N900 equivalents a try.

Safari 5.1.2 on Windows 7 has issues with hiding SWF objects in IFRAMEs

Try as I may I cannot hide a Flash object in an HTML page referenced as the source of an IFRAME tag despite being able to hide the IFRAME when using Safari 5.1.2 on a Windows 7 machine.
This is not a problem for the latest versions of Safari, Chrome and Firefox on a Mac. This is not a problem for the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox on a Windows 7 machine.
Following is sample HTML and JavaScript for the page that includes the IFRAME tag:
<button id="tryit" type="button">Try It</button>
<div id="test">
     <iframe src="hideswf-iframe.html" width="770" height="610" frameborder="0"></iframe>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
     var test = document.getElementById("test"),
          tryit = document.getElementById("tryit");
     tryit.addEventListener( "click", hideAndSeek, false );
     function hideAndSeek(e) {
          var style = test.style;
          style.opacity = (style.opacity == 1 || style.opacity == "") ? 0 : 1;
</script>
And the following is the OBJECT tag for the SWF object that would exist in the page "hideswf-iframe.html" referenced as the source of the IFRAME tag in the above code block:
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="strobemediaplayback" data="StrobeMediaPlayback.swf" width="743" height="600" style="visibility: visible; ">
     <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">
     <param name="wmode" value="direct">
     <param name="flashvars" value="favorFlashOverHtml5Video=true&swf=StrobeMediaPlayback.swf&javascriptCallbackFunction=$.fn.strobemediaplayback.triggerHandler&minimumFlashPlayerVersion=10.0.0&expressInstallSwfUrl=expressInstall.swf&autoPlay=false&loop=false&controlBarMode=docked&poster=&src=http://players.edgesuite.net/videos/big_buck_bunny/bbb_448x252.mp4&useHTML5=false&width=1187&height=959&queryString=favorFlashOverHtml5Video=true&swf=StrobeMediaPlayback.swf&javascriptCallbackFunction=$.fn.strobemediaplayback.triggerHandler&minimumFlashPlayerVersion=10.0.0&expressInstallSwfUrl=expressInstall.swf&autoPlay=false&loop=false&controlBarMode=docked&poster=&src=http://players.edgesuite.net/videos/big_buck_bunny/bbb_448x252.mp4&useHTML5=false&width=1187&height=959">
</object>
The complex aspect is that this issue only manifests itself with some SWF objects, but not all. In the admittedly small sample of objects I tested I observed that the ones that failed were focused on video content (basically they were video players) while the ones that didn't exhibit the issues were not delivery mechanisms for video content.
I have already tried using JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery and Scriptaculous - they didn't fare any better.

Actually it doesn't let me choose either of the buttons and before anything can happen the crash occurs. I tried to click on both buttons but it seems not to work. Thanks!

MacBook Pro Core i7 + Windows 7 Bootcamp issues

I recently bought a brand new MacBook Pro Core i7 2.66Ghz with 8GB Ram and 500GB 7200rpm HD and Hi-Res display.
When I received it, I updated all Mac OS X software via software update.
I then created a 70GB Bootcamp partition to install a new full copy of Window 7 Ultimate.
I started with the 64bit version of Win 7, but as has been noted here there are some issues with the driver packages and even after managing to get the 64bit version of the Bootcamp 3.1 driver package update to install in Windows (having first installed Bootcamp 3.0 drivers), the wireless driver would not install or work, nor would the NVidia driver, so I had a very odd display aspect and low res support. There may well have been other drivers not working either, but these two really stood out.
Despite the Bootcamp 3.1 driver package apparently being installed (as reported by "About Bootcamp", the 3.1 package was still being offered to me in Apple Software Update. I tried to install again, and again it still showed as being available to install. Obviously some issue's here.
So I decided to try the Windows 7 32bit edition instead, as I don't necessarily need the 64bit version to run the Windows apps I need.
I deleted the Bootcamp partition and started again. I ended up in the exact same situation with Windows 7 32bit as I had done with Windows 7 64bit - wireless device without a driver, NVidia drivers not installed. This time I had used the Bootcamp 32bit driver packages.
In the end I've opted to just install it via VMware as a pure virtual machine. This works fine, but for what I do in Windows, I prefer to have a Bootcamp setup.
Is there a general issue with the new MacBook Pro's and Windows 7 despite Apple releasing updated driver packages? Do these new driver packages handle the dual GPU setup properly?
I have read a number of "How to's..." for installing Windows 7 on the a MacBook Pro, but none have been successful for me. Am I wasting my time for now and need to wait for Apple to update Bootcamp for the 2010 MacBook Pro's, or am I just missing something in the way I'm doing this? I can't believe it shouldn't be this hard?

Running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my brand new 15" MBP right now.
The only problem I'm having is the USB controller issue that is reported in the following thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2411685&start=30&tstart=0
I ran the Boot Camp assistant, made the partition, rebooted with my 7 DVD, formatted the partition, performed a clean installation, & then installed the drivers from the OSX DVD when Windows booted the first time.
Replaced the NVIDIA drivers with the latest Verde release. 258.96notebook_winvista_win7_64bit_internationalwhql.exe
Everything seems to be running just fine at this point.
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Slow start up of iTunes 10.6 on Windows 7 & Network issues connecting iPhone via WiFi

Ever since I updated to iTunes 10.6 and iOS 5.1 both my computer don't want to open iTunes quickly and my Phone doesn't get noticed on iTunes via WiFi on my network. When I go to start iTunes from the icon on my desktop it doesn't pop up on screen right away like it did on the version before 10.6 and on iOS 5.0.1 my phone would sync and connect on to iTunes to update apps just fine now all that has changed. Doesn't want to connect to update apps on my network via WiFi and I have tried a few different things to see if I could correct the issue but nothing has worked. I tried what another person posted to try and it did not work, I also uninstalled, rebooted computer and reinstalled iTunes but that did not work either. Nothing I have tried seems to work, it must be a Apple glitch in the software for Windows 7 to have iTunes 10.6 and iOS 5.1 not to work properly like it should as it once did without fail. Before on the versions before this everything worked just fine no issues. Apple get with the program and fix these issues we are having please. Thanks and hope they get it fixed and straightened out quick!!!

Well, here is the results of my Diagnostic Test of the phone when plugged into the computer. Maybe with this someone would be able to see something that might need looking into, if so please let me know. Thanks so much in advance. I have not tried going back to a older version of iTunes as I am just gonna wait and see if Apple can correct it, hopefully they can. It seems as if on update they left something out to make iTunes, and Syncing not working properly.
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
System manufacturer System Product Name
iTunes 10.6.1.7
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 1.14.37
Apple Application Support 2.1.7
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.2.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.0
Apple Mobile Device 5.1.1.4
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.59.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
iTunes Serial Number 0037AA9C0E1D0A58
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2012-04-02 10:38:23.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
ATI Technologies Inc., ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name:    Removed by me
Description:    Removed by me
IP Address:    Removed by me
Subnet Mask: Removed by me
Default Gateway: Removed by me
DHCP Enabled:    Removed by me
DHCP Server:    Removed by me
Lease Obtained:   Removed by me
Lease Expires:    Removed by me
DNS Servers:    Removed by me
Active Connection:    LAN Connection
Connected:    Yes
Online:        Yes
Using Modem:    No
Using LAN:    Yes
Using Proxy:    No
Firewall Information
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Connection attempt to firmware update server was successful.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
Last successful iTunes Store access was 2012-04-02 10:37:10.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
No drivers in LowerFilters.
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.2.0),
D: ATAPI iHAS422   8, Rev 4L11
Drive is empty. Did not have CD/DVD in it for the test of it.
**** Device Connectivity Tests ****
iPodService 10.6.1.7 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.1.7 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller. Device is working properly.
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controllers:
LSI 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller. Device is working properly.
Connected Device Information:
Joey’s iPhone, iPhone 4S running firmware version 5.1
Serial Number:    Removed by me
**** Device Sync Tests ****
Sync tests completed successfully.

Windows 2003 time issue - recreate W32TIME account?

I have gone through many google searches and posts and think i have figured out my problem, but can't find a solution to resolve it. after unregistering and re-registering the w32tm and actually taking the whole w32time key and subkeys from another
box and importing them i still receive the same error after reboot on my DC - event id 30, w32time=source. desc "the time service encountered an error while reading its configuration from the registry and cannot start. the error was: the system
cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002). now my problem and please make note and don't just give me a link to something i have already tried is that after recreating the registry keys (either by re-registering using w32tm and/or using an export
from a working box, and importing it into the non-working server) either way after a reboot the problem re-occurs and the problem is that the W32TIME ACCOUNT is not listed in the PERMISSIONS tab of the CONFIG folder/key nor is it listed in the TIMEPROVIDERS
key/folder. when trying to add it, it IS NOT LISTED as an OBJECT to add. HOW DO I RECREATE A LOCAL W32TIME ACCOUNT to allow my server to read the registry folders/keys.
i am able to get the time service to start during my session (while logged in, using w32tm /unregister and then w32tm /register) and of course net start w32time and it does start but after a reboot, crapola.
not sure why it would be have permissions to read the necessary keys whilst in my session (since there is no w32time account given read permission listed (when checking the permissions of the CONFIG and TIMEPROVIDERS keys)) and then after a reboot the service
fails due to (what I am guessing) is due to the W32TIME account not having the necessary permissions (since the account is not listed), there has to be an easy fix to recreate the W32TIME account, I checked another server but couldn't find anything in
the registry about a local account. On a side note, I have never seen this account anywhere in any 'local users and groups' anywhere.
it would seem that the w32time account is not necessarily needed to be given permission to the keys, since it works during my session without the keys having the w32time account listed??
after a reboot (with a service failure popup) and checking event log (system) shows two errors -
event id 30 - w32time - as mentioned above and then shortly thereafter
event id 46 - w32time - the time service encountered an error and was forced to shutdown - the error was : 0x80070002 - the system cannot find the file specified.
i am then forced to /unregister and /register using w32tm. and then net start w32time and it starts and works fine....until i reboot.
I have a feeling i will be demoting the DC and rebuilding it, probably quicker too.
UPDATE 8/29/10 - 4:45pm est - I ended up removing its role as a dc and dns server...demoted, and also removed it from the domain (the issue still occurs) and it is (if i didn't mention before) a VM running on hyperv. so i will keep the vhd file
to tinker with if anyone has any suggestions, however at this point i am rebuilding a new vm as a 2008 DC.
what it is!

Hi, I have the same problem on Windows Server 2003 installed on Hyper-V server. I found an article with possible solution but I don`t have to test it. The article says that I have to disable the time sync on the Hyper-V configuration for this Server.
Here`s the link http://mikefrobbins.com/2010/05/17/active-directory-and-server-time-synchronization-problems-with-hyper-v/

Excel error on Windows 7 - Strange Issue

Hi
We are running BPC MS version with SP9 and with clients accessing via Excel 2007 or 2010 (BPC client is 7.0.118) running on Windows XP and 2007 and have recently been having Excel crashes when opening certain (not all) BPC input schedules and reports. Excel crashes with an error in the module ntdll.dll and exception code 0xc0000374.
After some further investigation, I have narrowed the issue down to machines running Windows 7 only (both with & without sp1) as XP machines don't have any issues. Yesterday I re-installed a fresh version of Windows 7 on my laptop then immediately installed Excel 2010 only (no other apps such as anit-virus, printer drivers, other Office products nor were any other Excel add-ins loaded) and connected to BPC only to have the same issue. I tested on other pc's also on both our BPC development & production server and faced the same problems.
Interestingly it only happens to certain reports (I have full BPC admin rights) and if I open the BPC report without being connected to BPC, it opens fine however as soon as I connect to the server, Excel crashes. I have also tried setting the Excel calculation option to MANUAL which seemed to work for a day or so then the crashes came back despite repeating the same procedure. I have also tried running in Windows safe-mode and disabling all non-MS service using MSCONFIG without success. On one machine also running Windows 7 crashes sometimes when trying to open the e-data option from the Excel menu.
Is anybody experiencing the same issue as this is now critical as we go-live on 1 August for our next rollout? FYI I have also logged an OSS message and searched Windows / Excel online forums tried all the steps suggested for the error, however no solution could be found.
I believe the issue maybe related to BPC client 7.0.118 as I don't remember this happening before we upgraded to sp 9 from sp 3 a few months ago, but I am not able to reinstall the earlier BPC client.
Hope someone can assist.
Regards
Geoff

Hi Geoff / Velázquez,
Thanks for this. I had the same problem running a 7.0.118 client on Server 2008 R2 as a Terminal Server.
There were some commented-out EVDREs that still had strange characters in the ColKeyRange and RowKeyRange cells. (The workbook was fine on Server 2003 / Office 2007 and XP / Office 2007, but caused Excel to crash on Server 2008 R2.)
I deleted the entries (via XP) and the problem has now gone away. Problem solved.
Glad I found this post. Appreciated.
Regards
Nick

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