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Can I Upgrade Windows Server 2008r2 to Windows Server 8 (Server 2012)
I have a test machine with Windows Server 2008 r2, can I upgrade it to Windows Server 2012 (AKA Windows Server 8).
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Server sticker says “WindowsServer®08 Std 1-4cpu” which version of Windows Server is this?
The presence of 08 initally suggests Server 2008 but I doubt that's correct. The server is relatively old and it currently has Server 2003 installed on it (not necesarrily the OS that it came ...
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Windows SBS Server 2011 High Memory Useage
Have a Windows SBS Server I've encountered which I have suspicions it's been compromised in some way.
Symptoms:
11.8gb of 12gb total RAM at all times, even after restricting the Exchange store to ...
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Windows Workstation/Server licencing
Have a slight licencing query i've been asked about and i'm not 100% on the advice i'm about to give...
Scenario: A clock-card machine running some software that makes it available to other people on ...
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Is there a way to tell who disabled a user and when in Windows Server?
Title pretty much says it all. I'm trying to figure out how and when a particular user was disabled.
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Windows SBS 2011 DNS Role (service) failing & needing restarting
Have a Windows SBS 2011 with Exchange that is handling all DNS for the network.
Since getting a 3rd party (Hardware & Support) to setup a recieving FTP service and restricting Exchanges memory ...
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Windows Server 8 does not recognize my graphic card driver [closed]
I have an HD4650. First I installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview and the card worked well even without installing a Catalyst driver. And now I switch to Windows Server 8 beta where it stumbles. Even ...
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Why there's no hibernate/sleep option for Windows Server 2008 R2?
I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 Box for my development purpose. I could not see any hibernate/sleep option in the shutdown options. What could be the reason to hide these options for a server ...
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Teamviewer on Windows Server machines?
Can the free/personal mode of Teamviewer be installed and run on Windows Server operating systems?
I am planning on providing some remote service to an office in a different town. They have one ...
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I want to install Windows Server 2008 on my laptop
I want to install Windows Server 2008 on my laptop, but I wondering if I can install programs like Adobe flash and 3D Max and other gaming programs and it will works perfectly on windows Server or I ...
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How to create power config schemes on clients at machine start?
I set up a machine startup batch script & confirmed it's fired. However it couldn't create any power scheme on XP client which one a domain member.
This is the batch file:
dir > ...
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Windows Server Hyper-V guests cannot see each other on network
I have a Hyper-V physical machine along with two standard laptops running within my LAN (connected by an ASUS-RT56U router). The physical server runs Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, with two Windows ...
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Can't access RDC after remove Remotedesktop Service Role
after removing the Remotedesktop Role i can't access the Server with RDC. I check the Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
and the Option ...
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online backup plan for a home office with servers [closed]
So, i am in the process of tweaking my spending and i need to change my backup plan... I am currently using a mix of JungleDisk and ZManda ZCB to backup files on my MacBook Pro, Main Windows Server ...
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How can I run a scheduled task as SYSTEM
I can't add SYSTEM account in task scheduler. When I try to add it becomes MYDOMAIN\SYSTEM and I get invalid user error.
Can I use SYSTEM account to run a scheduled task?
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Curious folder on the root of volume on windows server 2008 [closed]
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Random directories in c:\ that I cannot delete
We have just set up a new windows 2008 R2 server with three separate raid arrays as drives C:, F: and I:. After installing ...
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Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 + Sharepoint Server 2010 aren't compatible?
I'm a student, and I need to setup a Sharepoint server (in order to make it easier to collaborate on a group assignment over the holidays). Through MSDNAA I've got copies of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 ...
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SUA C-Shell won't start
i install the Feature "subsystem for unix based application" on a Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 and the Utilities and SDK for Unix based Application, there was no errors while installation and logs. But ...
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No response from IIS if my IP is local
The problem is simple: If I set the webserver's IP address as my desktop's default gateway in TCP/IP settings, I cannot open any locally hosted site at our webserver on my PC. I can open any other ...
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do files in the temporary folders get automatically deleted?
We are thinking to make our web application hosted on a windows server 2003 machine create temporary files, and "leave" it there as such. We won't manually take any action on them. So will these files ...
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Windows support for various versions and security holes
I am looking into having a system with the most update/safe from security aspect in Windows OS
My question is the following:
If the OS for instance is Windows Server 2003+ Latest SP+ hot fixes, is it ...
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Windows server path
Sorry for this simple question, I know I can have a try on windows system but I don't have windows server on my access.
Windows server path starts with this kind of slash "//" or "\\" , say
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How to forward port on a dedicated windows server 2008?
In MSDN to make SQL Server accessible from Internet
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175483.aspx
They say to forward port from sql server remote port to usual sql server port 1443.
I have ...
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How do I install language packs on Windows Server 2008 R2?
Tried downloading the x64 version here. The setup doesn't even run. Just terminates without any error or anything (silently).
Tried downloading the iso with 35 languages here. (Link from the bottom ...
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Boot Windows Server 2003 without graphic card?
I just wanted to know why I have problems booting Windows Server 2003 without graphic card in PC?
Some of you will probably say it's not possible at all to run PC without gfx card, but it certainly ...
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Windows Server 2008 - Scheduled Task Multiple Users
I am setting up a scheduled task on a Windows 2008 server to run a utility. I am able to do this without a problem with my user account, but no one else can access it when they login. I need to create ...
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How can I set up a Windows server so that the configuration for my clients is centralized?
What I would like to do is this:
At my office we have many machines with different hardware and we always have to fight against configuring each one for different printers.
Is there a way to have ...
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Why do servers come with so little RAM?
Simple question, I'm shopping for a virtual dedicated server, and the standard amount of ram seems to be 1GB, upgrading it to 2,3 or 4gb is usually extortionate.
Any particular reason? Is it super ...
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Hardware for a home server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 [closed]
I'm planning to build a server to do the following
Act as a file server (videos, pictures music)
Run Squeezebox server
Run Zune Software to allow wireless syncing to Windows Phone 7
I'd also like ...
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What applications are running on a given server?
We programmers get asked questions like the following a lot from our network engineers.
Do you know which applications are running on Server123?
I have list of applications, windows services, ...
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Counting Excel Files on a File Server
I'd like to know how many Excel files are on my File Server. There may be hundreds of thousands. When I remote into it and search for *.xls I get a huge list of files. However, when I try to right ...
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Outlook 2007 and Sharepoint Services Issue
We have a Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS 3.0) Project Management site on one of our Windows 2003 servers.
We are trying to give our users access to forms showing them the status of their requests ...
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How to run a program for a remotely logged in user in Windows
If I'm the administrator and a user logs in through RDP, let's say I decide that there's a certain .exe that I want to run in the user's session. If I double-click the .exe, it will just run in my ...
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How to check if windows has automatic updates waiting from the command line?
If a Windows server (2k3/2k8) is set to "download but not install" updates, is there a way to check from the command line.. perhaps a log file or something I can check with powershell, to see if there ...
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Windows Patch List Location
Can anyone tell me the location of the file, reg key, that contains the patches/updates to Windows? This is for both Server 2003 and 2008. They appear to be different locations but, I cannot seem to ...
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How can I Install ActiveX in Windows 2008 R2?
I am testing Windows 2008 R2 as a desktop OS. But Oa in my company must be installed in it.
Unfortunately the "Administering the ActiveX Installer Service in Windows 7" document by Microsoft states:
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Installing a fake microphone on Windows Server
My application, that is running on Windows Server (which is an instance on Amazon EC2) requires Skype to be able to make phone calls. The server, of course, does not have a microphone installed and I ...
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How to stop Windows Server Standard from booting me while remoted in?
I'm using Remote Desktop connection to connect to a Windows Server box, on which I am an admit. If I'm idle for a few minutes, it locks me out (killing file transfers, which is a problem), and a few ...
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Is there a Linux distribution designed to connect to a Windows network quickly and easily out of the box?
I want to be able to connect these machines to the domain and use active directory on them.
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How do I establish the network sharing to my WinXP server network drive from my Mac notebook?
I have been able to connect to my WinXP server's shared drives by using Finder's Command-K to browse the network. Unfortunately, when the server gets rebooted, the connection drops and sometimes I ...
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Alternatives to Windows Server for PC sharing
Currently we have a super machine running with Windows Server 2003. Each user uses the machine for software development. My understanding is that the "base" Server license allows up to 2 people to ...
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User information managment
We are currently using a very old spreadsheet to store user information when newbies start.
Forename Surname Department Role (group) Login Username Login Password Email Username Email Password
We ...
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Should I run an antivirus in a Windows Server?
Should I run an antivirus in a publicly-facing Windows Server?
If so, which one would be the best for that situation?
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Cleanup after fresh windows server 2003 installation
After installing Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 and then running every single windows update, the disk space used is huge. This is mainly due to all the hotfix / updates and their rollback data, etc.
I ...
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Can I close the “language bar” from command line?
Whenever I log on to a new Windows server (and that happens a lot), one of the first things I do is close the "language bar" in the lower right corner (I don't need to switch between lots of different ...
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Why would you use Windows Server as a desktop operating system?
I've noticed quite a few people using Windows Server as their main desktop operating system. Why? I've never used it, so I don't know if it has some productivity features that aren't available in ...
