DNS setup in Windows Server 2012
Hi everyone,I have only one server, running Windows Server 2012. The computer serves all functions, domain controller, file server, etc. In order for computers on the domain to access the internet, I...
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I have five domain controller which has file server, print server, application server, DC, DNS, DHCP and WINS serverin one machine. Right now they are running on Windows 2003 and need to build another...
View ArticleRequire Bitlocker 2 Go on Portable Drives
I have a dream scenario but I am not sure how feasible it is. I would like to have our domain setup so that thumb drives will only be usable if they are encrypted with BitLocker. I want our users to...
View Articlehow do i bypass product key screen for server 2012to
hi everyoneI am trying to install windows 2012 server but don't have the right key. how do I bypass the product key screen to install the operating system
View Articleshadow copy appears on folder but not file
I have a very strange issue I am running 2008 r2 had no problem until now. shadow copies appear on the folder level, that mean I can open previous version of a file going through parent folder of that...
View ArticleServer 2012 Standard RDP help
OK, I admit I don't have much experience configuring Windows server roles, (go easy on me here) but I have done OK with previous versions when the need arose, although most of my experience has been...
View ArticleServer Raid
i created server raid but i didnot remember what i did, raid 5 or raid 10 how i can I check the raid window server 2008 r2?
View ArticleTerminal Server using 'Home' profile instead of Remote Desktop Services Profile
Good afternoon everyone,We are just upgrading our terminal servers from server 2003 r2 to 2008 r2.Within Active Directory there is a profile path set under the 'Profile' tab for the users to use when...
View ArticleNTFS compression and reported disk size
Hi,I have a 500GB drive on a Windows Server 2008.One of the folders on the drive contains around 450GB.I want to use the NTFS compression to save up some disk space.I did a test on a 5GB file.I put it...
View ArticleAdministrator "Access Is Denied" Server 2008 r2
I cannot change/modify my logon .bat files for my domain users. Same message on both domain controllers....Access is denied. I'm logged in as Domain Admin and also tried under my profile which is in...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Standard VL Media
Hi, we recently did a DR test and we are forced to reinstall the OS after DR is finished. There is one machine left that needs to be re installed and it is w2k3 standard volume license.I am aware it is...
View ArticleRemote access via RDC
Hey All,I need to provide remote access to employees who do not have company issued laptops. I see two ways of doing this.1) Set up a TS server with TCP/3389 allowed through the firewall2) Make...
View ArticleCross-File Replication (DFS-R) Standard vs Enterprise
At my headquarters I have Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition installed. I am looking at putting in a local file server at each of the branch locations with Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition.The...
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VPN on Server 2008 R2
I could really use some help with this. I am in the process of moving my VPN connection from my Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2. I have setup the role and everything but whenever I enable...
View ArticleDifference in used space on disk shown btwn Windows and TreeSize
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 - physical server, local diskThere's a large difference between what Windows and TreeSize show for used space on one of my disk partitions. The properties in Windows shows...
View ArticleServer Configuration for a Small Business
I have a project coming up for a new small business - 5-6 employees. I'm currently proposing 2 servers running Windows Server Foundation 2008 and hosted Exchange. I'm wondering if people think this...
View ArticleWindows server 2008 DC DNS issues
I have five DC's, one at each site. For some reason, on my DCs, the DNS entry for one of the other servers is missing. I am unable to ping that server via hostname. I can reach it by IP and...
View ArticleServer 2k8 r2 stuck at green catepillar loading screen
...so last night the server decided to reboot for some odd reason and when I checked my servers first thing the A.M. this one was showing down. Got ahold of client and she said, "it's at the green...
View ArticleAllow phone access but not local login?
I have a customer with an unusual request - they have a user that they'd like to prevent from logging in to any domain PCs, but allow to access their mailbox, calendar, and so on through their mobile...
View ArticleHow can I Publish an RDP app to a specific computer in RDS?
I've googled a bit, but can not find a solution as I'm new to RDS.I see that I can publish the generic Remote Desktop Connection app, but I'd like to publish it, pre configured to connect to a specific...
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