Which edition of Windows Server?
Hi guys, Next week I'm installing a server in England and I just wanted your advice on the edition. Through my university I have access to any edition available and wanted to know what edition is 'best...
View ArticleDifferent ways to run a small business w/out inhouse servers.
Hello All,So I've had this question before, but now I want to get more suggestions on this.Scenario : 4 in house dedicated servers (exchange, AD/DC/FS, Timberline (sage 300), VPN/remote access). We...
View ArticleSpark/Open Fire not running on server when logged off
Probably a dumb question about a Windows service but going to ask anyway.We have recently been testing OpenFire and Spark for an IM application but I will need to move it to production soon. I have...
View ArticleWDS and Windows 8.1
I've got an odd issue going on with my existing 2012 R2 WDS system. I've been deploying captured Windows 7 x64 systems via a one touch deploy without problems for some time now. Today I decided to...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 AD Issue
Hello,I have a Windows 2008 server that is having issues with active directory. I recently installed a new server and demoted the old one ant turned it off. Somehow somebody turned the old server on,...
View ArticleService Account Keeps Getting Locked
We have a service account that keeps getting locked out in Active Directory. Is there a way to trace why it's being locked out?
View ArticleSQL server question
Hey guys, I need to install a program on one of my servers that requires SQL 2k8. I already have a DB server that has SQL 2k5 on it (for another sql instance). I'm thinking I can either upgrade the...
View ArticleDHCP Server on new Domain that uses Verizon for Internet
I have a school that uses Verizon DSL. The DSL modem hands out IP addresses right now.192.168.1.179-254They just installed a domain. CBCS.LOCALThey installed a DHCP Server/AD/DNS machine.The issue, is...
View ArticleSCCM 2012 R2 - Deployment Question
I have a couple Questions regarding SCCM 2012 R2 Deployment.1) Best approach - Upgrade Current SCCM 2007 Env or Deploy SCCM 2012 then migrate data?2) I would like to deploy SCCM 2012 in Native mode....
View ArticleRemote desktop and default printer
Greetings to the well of knowledge...I have a Windows 2008R2 server that is used by our accounting group as a RD server. Each user has a printer on their desktops which are on the local network. It...
View ArticleMoving from MS 2003 Web Server to 2012 ____?
I've been running several low traffic websites on an old 2003 Web Server edition OS. I'm looking at upgrading this since the EOL for this OS is next year, but i'm not sure what edition to upgrade to....
View ArticleCisco WAP321 and 802.1x authentication with windows server 2012 NPS
Has anyone tried to set this up? I'm trying to connect in with an android phone and having no luck and just wondering if anyone has done this. I haven't had much success with find a lot of good info...
View ArticleMigrating Domain Controller from Exchange Server
Hello everyone,I am in the process of migrating my domain controller (Windows Server 2012) and other roles from my Exchange Server 2013 to its own server (Windows Server 2012). Essentially, I am...
View ArticleAny way to get official Start Button in Server 2012 (first release)?
Hello,I'm very glad the start button was back in R2 and I think the recent changes to the Server 2012 R2 GUI that came with the big update have improved on this again. I have a few servers on the...
View ArticleServices Do Not Autostart Or Manually Start
Hi AllI have a strange one here. This morning our mail stopped and after investigation I could see that hardly any services had started. Nothing in event log to suggest a problem either.Tried a reboot...
View Articleupgrading a non domain controller server
Can you, and if you can, what is the best way to upgrade a 32bit Windows 2003 sp2 server to Windows server 2012? It is not a domain controller. It is my Zenworks server. I want to upgrade ZCM and...
View ArticleExchange 2010 SP3 - can't find New-PublicFolderMoveRequest cmdlet
We just installed Exchange 2010 SP3, then also installed Update Rollup 5. The main reason for this was to make use of the New-PublicFolderMoveRequest for a custom system we have. However trying to...
View Articlenew-windows-2012r2-server-with-hyper V small office
I'm redoing my SBS2003 server. I have a Dell R710 48g with dual Xeon x5680 processors (I know massive overkill but what the hell :-) ). I'm planning on using Server 2012 R2 Hyper V and run 2012 R2...
View ArticleThe importance of certificates in 2008 R2 environment - I'm lost !
HelloFirst of all, I must admin, I'm a certificate noob and I get goosebumps every time I need to do any cert work.I managed to install a certificate for my Exchange 2007 and that's pretty much it.The...
View ArticleMultiple Domains
Hi everyone. We're acquiring another business and will be moving their hardware into our building. They have their own DC and servers. I don't have any experience at all with something like this. What...
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