Absolutely stuck with the following error: --------------------------------------------------------- [3936] 120616.192244.2054: General: Initializing...C:\Program Files\Windows Server\Bin\Dashboard.exe [4736] 120616.192244.8449: General: Color branding started [4736] 120616.192244.8449: General: Processing Microsoft default SKU branding colors XML [4736] 120616.192244.8449: General: Validating branding colors XML: <?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- Vail color scheme --> <DashboardTheme xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/HSBS/Dashboard/Branding/2010"> <!-- Hex color values overwriting default SKU theme colors --> <TabstripColor1 HexValue="FFD9EA9C"/> <TabstripColor2 HexValue="FF52A22E"/> <TabstripColor3 HexValue="00D9EA9C"/> <TabstripColor4 HexValue="FFFFFFFF"/> <FontColor HexValue="FF000000"/> <SubtabColor1 HexValue="FFB1C7A2"/> <SubtabColor2 HexValue="FFF7FBE6"/> <SubtabColor3 HexValue="FFCEE5A9"/> <ListViewColor HexValue="FFFFFFFF"/> <DashboardClientColor1 HexValue="FFC2DB67"/> <DashboardClientColor2 HexValue="FF8CC65C"/> <DashboardClientColor3 HexValue="FF094208"/> <LaunchpadColor1 HexValue="FF7FC15A"/> <ClientFontColor1 HexValue="FFFFFFFF"/> <ClientFontColor2 HexValue="FF000000"/> <ClientGlyphColor HexValue="FFFFFFFF"/> </DashboardTheme > [4736] 120616.192244.8917: General: Branding colors XML parsing started [4736] 120616.192244.8917: General: Branding colors XML parsing ended [4736] 120616.192244.8917: General: Looking for OEM branding colors XML [4736] 120616.192244.8917: General: No OEM informations available [4736] 120616.192244.8917: General: Color branding complete [3936] 120616.192245.1413: General: Search for object with query: Select * FROM SoftwareLicensingService [3936] 120616.192247.6370: General: Search for object with query: Select * FROM SoftwareLicensingProduct WHERE ApplicationId="55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f" AND PartialProductKey <> null [3936] 120616.192248.5573: General: ActivationStatus.ReArmCount = 3 [3936] 120616.192248.5573: General: ActivationStatus.LicenseStatus = 1 [3936] 120616.192248.5573: General: ActivationStatus.GracePeriod (minutes) = 0 [3936] 120616.192248.6665: Dashboard.Forms: Creating TabControl PrimaryTabs [3936] 120616.192248.7289: General: Loading the external top-level tabs [3936] 120616.192248.8225: General: Found oobe xml file: C:\Windows\System32\Oobe\Info\Oobe.xml [3936] 120616.192248.8381: General: XmlException in GetOEMSettingsFromOOBEXml: System.Xml.XmlException: ".", 0x00, мм м., 2, 1. System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args) System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace() System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent() System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequence(XmlDocument parentDoc) System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(String filename) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Setup.Common.OOBEXml.Search(Int32 languageId, Int32 regionId) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Setup.Common.SetupCommon.GetOEMSettingsFromOOBEXml(Int32 languageId, Int32 regionId, Boolean updateRegistry, String& oemLogoPath, String& oemEulaPath) [3936] 120616.192248.9629: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : Register to listen to ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt connected event. [3936] 120616.192248.9629: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : ProviderRegistryProxy: Beginning connection attempt. [3936] 120616.192248.9941: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : ProviderRegistryProxy: Creating proxy for AutoReconnecter. [3936] 120616.192249.0097: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : ConnectionMgmt: _CreateChannel address generated = [net.tcp://my-server:6602//Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.IProviderRegistry] [3936] 120616.192249.0097: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : GetDuplexChannelFactory() [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : Contract: [Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.IProviderRegistry] [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : Address: [net.tcp://my-server:6602//Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.IProviderRegistry] [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : Binding: [] [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : Identifier: [] [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : ProviderEndpointBehavior.AllowedConnectionType: [AllowRemoteAccess] [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : ProviderEndpointBehavior.EndpointCredentialType: [None] [3936] 120616.192249.0253: ProviderFramework: Information: [0] : RequiredImpersonationLevel: [Identification] [3936] 120616.192249.0721: WssgCertMgmt: Collection Empty [3936] 120616.192249.0877: PfBinding: Error: [0] : Valid machine certificate is not found. [3936] 120616.192249.0877: Dashboard.Forms: !!!!FATAL: Dashboard shutting down due to unhandled exception: Machine certificate is not found. [3936] 120616.192249.0877: Dashboard.Forms: Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderException: Machine certificate is not found. Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProductConfigurator._CreateProxyEndpoint(Uri address, Type contractType, ProviderEndpointBehaviorAttribute endpointBehavior) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.Internal.ProviderFrameworkConfigurator.GetDuplexChannelFactory[T](ICollection`1 behaviors, ProviderInfo info, Object callback, NetworkCredential credential) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt`1._CreateChannel(String targetComputer, IRegistryCallback callback, ProviderEndpointBehaviorAttribute endpointBehavior) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt`1._GetFactory(String targetComputer, IRegistryCallback callback, ProviderEndpointBehaviorAttribute endpointBehavior) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt`1._CreateRealProxy() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.Internal.AutoReconnecter`1._BeginConnect() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt`1.ConnectWhenAvailable(Int32 spinWaitMillis, Action operation, IRegistryCallback informOfProviderUpdateCallback) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory.get__PrsProxy() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory.SetupConnector[T](ProviderConnector`1 providerConnector) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory.GetConnector[T](String identifier, Object callback) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.AlertManager..ctor(Boolean serverClient, SynchronizationContext syncContext) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.NetworkAlertManager..ctor(Boolean fallbackToLocal, SynchronizationContext syncContext) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Console.Controls.SubtabBar.AlertButton.InitHealthStatus() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Console.Controls.SubtabBar.AlertButton.Initialize() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Controls.Subtab.SubtabBar.AddStandardContent() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Controls.Subtab.SubtabBar..ctor() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Content.TabControlFactory.CreateSubtabBar() Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Content.TabControlFactory.CreateTabControl(Object content, IComponent owner) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.MainForm.RenderContent(Object content) Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Program.Main() Dashboard can't start at all. Tried to recreate cert and googled - nothing found to solve my problem. Help me please!

I'd ask them here. http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whs2011/threads Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

I'd ask them here. http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whs2011/threads Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

thanks for the tip, posted there also.

thanks for the tip, posted there also.

You're welcome. Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

You're welcome. Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.