AD DS Implemtation- Migrating DHCP and DNS Servers
I am deploying a new AD DS DC. I have been told it is best practice to let the DC host the DNS and DHCP server as well. So I have installed my AD DS, DHCP, and DNS roles on my Windows Server 2012 DC....
View ArticleSonicWall TZ215 and Windows 2012 R2 DHCP Server
I am trying to configure a DHCP server to play nice with my SonicWall TZ215 as it acts as our router. Basically, the sonicwall assigns DHCP leases based on the interface on which the requesting machine...
View ArticleDomain Admin account is recognized, but not its permissions.
This is going to be difficult to explain, but here goes..I'm setting up a new, .local domainI have two servers:DC.domain.localRODC.domain.localThe DC is up and running with AD and DNS. I created my DA...
View ArticleHow do I migrate Windows 2003 to windows 2008 on another machine.
Hi,I am planning to migrate current Windows 2003 server to 2008R2 on another machine.The current 2003 machine has an old CPU, MEM, HDD. so it is very slow to make a folder or move some files to...
View ArticleAccessing shares on a server
Hi, sorry if this is obvious but...Users currently connect to the server through file shares, where they save their work. I don't have any mapped drives on my windows 8 machine, but I can see all the...
View ArticleSo here is a problem I have...
I now have a fully functional Windows Domain Controller. I want to join a Windows 8.1 PC to the domain but want to keep the data and settings on that users. Is there a way to easily migrate the user...
View ArticleIP address user tracker
Hi,Please suggest the software that tracks the IP address of the user who access the server. We're using windows server 2008 r2. Thanks
View ArticleCan't start a manually created service (EXE file, written in VB6) on Win 2012 R2
EXE file was running, not as a service, on Win 2K3 (Under a regular user session).Now it has to run on Win 2012R2, as a service if possible.When ever I start the service I manually created using "sc...
View ArticleGiving Access to a Single Folder on a Share
Hi All,I'm currently trying to give a user Read Only access to a folder thats buried in a share. He shouldn't be able to access anything else in the share, just this folder and it's contents. The...
View ArticleTomcat service do not restart on a task scheduler
Hello All;I have a batch file which simply restarts Tomcat service. I am trying to run this everyday at 11am on win server 2008 machine. I can run this by right clicking and selecting "run as...
View ArticleDFS Namespace Population Issue
Hey all, I am having an issue were my domain based DFS namespaces are inconsistently showing up when browsing via \\corp.domain.comReal simple environment.. single site, three 2008 R2 DCs, namespaces...
View ArticlePros and Cons of setting up a Domain
What are the pros in a business sense for setting up a Domain? I know them from an IT perspective but am having a hard time articulating that to Management. We have 120 computers/users.I have priced...
View ArticleDenied access with group permissions
I have a shared folder on my file server with these permissions:SYSTEM - full controlFileserver\Administrators - full controlFileserver\Users - ModifyInside this folder is another folder called...
View Articleunable to install a program as Administrator
okay building a new PC and have to install Adobe SVG3.0 for our main EMR program to work. and gives me the error that you must be administrator to install. really stumping me. and I know it has...
View ArticlePrinter ports randomly changing
I have a customer who reported to me today that their printer ports on their Windows 2008 x86 server are randomly changing. I'm hoping to do a remote session with them in the next hour to see this...
View Articlesplit scope not sharing leases
I split my scope on all my subnets and all of them seem to be sharing requests except one. Why wont it share? Any thoughts?
View Articlehow to share a folder
please i am asking this question once again. how can i share a folder on a mapped network drive idea? does anyone have an idea?
View ArticleWireless Endpoints not connecting to Print Server
Well....they are still able to get a ping response from the print server, but they cannot connect to shared printers, print test pages or even file browse to them. It just stopped working a few days...
View ArticleLocked Out of Server 2008 R2 after Deploying an Image
So I have a Server 2008 R2 that is used for Virtual Desktop. After Windows Updates ran, my VD stopped working. "Short Story" - After troubleshooting a bit, I uninstalled the recent updates and...
View ArticleCreate new windows account via Website?
Almost everyday I have to create some new windows accounts for the new employees. I normally login to Windows Server 2012 and create new accounts from there.Is there a way to allow staff without IT...
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