Trouble Running WSUS Post-Installation tasks on a Virtual Windows Server
Hey Spicers,I recently setup a new Hyper V host to move our old backup domain controller which is running WSUS to two new virtual servers, one as the new DC and the other as the WSUS server. Both...
View ArticleUpdating printer driver on Windows server
A few times I have noticed that when I update a printer driver on our print server (Windows 2008 R2), users will get prompted to install the printer driver FOR OTHER PRINTERS that the driver has not...
View ArticleClient to DHCP server how?
I have a fundamental question someone might be able to answer for me.When I plug a laptop to a port on a switch, How does the laptop set to pull DHCP information know where to find the DHCP server? Do...
View ArticleFiles are slow to show up on a Server 2012 share
Hey everyone. I may have a noob question here. We scan documents to a folder on a 2012 VM. Its as simple as that. The path our scanners use is \\(server IP)\Scan Docs\(users folder) Ever since we...
View ArticleWindows 7 clients not updating DNS on Server 2003
Problem: Windows 7 clients are not updating their DNS records creating DNS entries for multiple PCs with the same IP. This did not happen on our XP clients and has only started happening since deploy...
View ArticleActiveX Enterprise Install
I am trying to figure out if there is any good way to push install an ActiveX plugin to multiple clients. Right now, we have the web-viewer of SolidWorks PDM (we have the installed client too, but I...
View ArticleFree OS to make backup server to Windows Server 2012
Dear,We have Windows Server 2012 as a File server and all computers are in Workgroup.For the purpose of security I want to bring every computer in Domain.So I want to add one Backup Server to DC (...
View ArticleMigration issues and failure
Hello, I am new to this forum and I don't usually post questions but a friend recommended this site and I thought I'd seek help here.For a bit of background info to help you understand: I am an...
View ArticleDell CoA - MSDN ISO - Will I have activation issues?
Hopefully someone can answer this. I have a Dell server that shipped with SBS2011 on it, I need to reload it. I have the TechNet/MSDN ISO of SBS2011, am I going to have activation issues becuase it's...
View Articlemissing Win32_PerfRawData_NTDS_NTDS on one of 2 Win 2008 Servers
Hi,I have a client with 2 Windows 2008 servers, one (Srv1) is the primary AD and DNS and the other (Srv2) is the secondary. The primary AD is showing as misconfigured in N-Central because the...
View ArticleSingle Host Environment
I've been a lurker for a while and decided I'm going to go ahead and ask my questions as I really like this community. My questions is: Do many people here see single server environments? The reason...
View ArticleCan't Login to Windows Server 2008
I have a Windows Server 2008 and it simply will not let me log in. For some wierd reason it has two administrator accounts both named "Administrator" when I clearly didn't create the account. Any...
View ArticleTroubleshoot windows 2008
OK this follows on from a previous post about getting an image of a problem server. So i now have managed to get the image booting (had to use HyperV to boot the disk2vhd file then used acronis to...
View ArticleMigrate Server 2003 to Server 2012 R2
I am currently trying to migrate active directory, dns and file roles over from a 2003 server to a 2012 r2 server. I have installed the Windows Server Migration tools but from there, there isn't much...
View ArticleSystem Writers are missing in Server 2008 R2 SP1
This error has been nagging for awhile now and I cannot seem to get it fixed: Event 513, CAPI2 Cryptographic Services failed while processing the OnIdentity() call in the System Writer Object....
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 + HA licensing riddle...
A question that neither Microsoft and several suppliers with which I have quote requests can give me the same answer to:I'm looking to purchase a HA platform which consists of 3 host servers.I'm...
View ArticleTerminalserver with an application running only once
How do you give terminalusers access to an application that can be run once on a terminalserver ?In my case, i have to run "Silex SX Virtual Link", a software to map local USB devices to a VM....
View ArticleDFS file locking
We are looking for a utility tool to help manage file across a multi site domain. We need a user to be warned if a file is currently open and being edited at another site. Do you have any ideas?
View ArticleDomain Trust Relationship
Hi, I currently have a server 2008 R2 domain which has been working for several years, however we have recently been bought out by another company who do not run a domain (for 99% of their systems -...
View ArticleOpinions wanted on new small office/warehouse server infrastructure
Greetings again all,Continuing my adventure, I'd like to get some opinions on infrastructure for a new small office I'm helping to launch.Here is the scenario, this is for a warehouse/distribution...
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