Microsoft's line of Windows operating systems aimed at servers. Tag questions specific to a version with [windows-server-2012], [windows-server-2008], etc.
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Network PCs Lost internet, Server Doesnt
I currently have a small server (running Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials) and 3 pcs set up in a network. I moved the server this morning, unpacked a new printer and plugged it into the ...
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Windows server 2000 installation on vSphere 5.1 (VMware esxi 5.1)
When creating a new virtual machine on vSphere 5.1 (VMware esxi 5.1) it asks for the version of guest operating system i'm going to install. But in the drop down menu they provide Windows Server 2000 ...
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Delete a directory off the server
I am trying to delete a folder on my server (Windows Server 2003), but the folder has a file in it that I cannot manage to delete. I used command del /f desktop.ini and get an access denied response. ...
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Virtual Windows Server 2008 R2 system unexpectedly responds on TCP echo port 7
We have a virtual system running Windows Server 2008 R2, and it responds on TCP port 7 (echo). (I.e, in response to a SYN it sends ACK,RST, which is enough to make InetAddress#isReachable() return ...
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Possible to grant access to my server without connecting by VPN?
I have a source control server that is part of my company's internal network. Currently if I want to do something with my source control, I need to make a VPN connection before I do anything. Is ...
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Disappearing shared folder?
I had the sharing that had been setup on a folder mysteriously disappear over the weekend (the folder itself was left alone) and I am at a loss to figure out what could have caused this to happen. I ...
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Install VC Redist 2008 on Windows Server 2000
I recently set up a server with Windows Server 2000 (I know it´s old, but the hardware of the computer wouldn´t take more than that). Now I installed xampp which requires the VC redist package 2008. ...
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how to block certain users by machine name in remote desktop?
I have a scenario where a common user can be connected from multiple machines, i.e,
login: analysis.lhr
users from multiple machines can use this login to connect to servers using remote desktop. ...
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Minimal Windows installation [closed]
We have a requirement from our customers that we have to clear out unused services and components from Windows systems prior delivery.
The Systems are always isolated in a small local network and ...
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How to publish RemoteApps from one RDWeb server to another RDWeb server using Windows 2008 R2 Server?
I have two RDWeb servers. They both show RemoteApps when I browse to: mydomain.com/RDWeb & mydomain.com/RDWeb.
However, I have added server2 as a domain client to server1 and I have added server1 ...
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How to setup Vagrant Windows Server machine with SQL Server on it
Can anyone explain (or give a link) how to setup MS Windows Server VM using Vagrant on Linux (Arch Linux)? I was searching in Google but only think that I found are instructions how to setup Vagrant ...
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What happens when windows runs out of drive letters? [duplicate]
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What if the hard disk is partitioned into more than 26 sections in Windows?
What happens when windows runs out of drive letters?
I searched Google and got no definite ...
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Very high ping and packet loss on one computer only
I have a specific desktop which seems to have consistently high packet loss and ping regardless of what connection it is using. I'm connecting via wifi and this computer usually has a ping to my ...
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RRAS on Windows Server 2012 box
I'm trying to add the RRAS VPN roles into my server 2012 box. The error I am getting is:
install-windowsfeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed.
Installation of ...
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How to configure firewall for ftp?
I have got ftp working for isolate users on a windows web server running iis 7.0
I am using coffecup as ftp client to connect.
when i turn off the firewall on the server the ftp works fine. I can ...
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Media driver needed when installing Windows server 2012
I'm trying to install Windows server 2012 on a new system but I keep getting this error shortly after set up starts. No idea why as there is no hardware connected that would require any 3rd party ...
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How to restrict windows service to X cores?
I'm currently trying ot figure out a decent/nice way of determening what core(s) a single service should run on, in Windows Server 2008.
I'm aware that for procceses there is two ways to do it:
set ...
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Enable background image for the Start screen of Windows Server 2012
This is what I get from the user settings on Windows Server 2012:
As you can see I don't have the choice to pick the background of the Start screen (like on Windows 8). I can only pick the accent ...
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Creating a dedicated server [closed]
I'm not sure if this is the right stack exchange to post on because it is hardware and software related but has to do with games. I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with building and setting ...
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Mounting WebDAV drive in Windows Server 2012
I having problems mounting a webdav drive via explorer or cmd with the following command:
net use z: "https://.." /user:username password
System error 67 has occured.
The network name cannot be ...
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Is Windows Server 2012's TCIP/IP stack faster than 2008? [closed]
I'm using Windows Server 2008 for HFT trading, which means that every 0.1 ms is important.
Is it possible that Windows Server 2012 will be faster than 2008 (in particular, was the TCP/IP stack ...
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Windows Server 2003 DHCP
I have a scenario where user had ip's 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.160 previously it was 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.254
The problem is that the ip of the users on 192.168.1.19 and 192.168.1.42 is not ...
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MS-DOS applications via telnet
Is it possible to run MS-DOS applications via telnet on a Windows 7 system? Some applications we still use here were never ported to newer systems. Now the company wants to move the workstations ...
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Was the TCP/IP stack redesigned in Windows Server 2012? [closed]
I remember there were huge improvements in between Windows Server 2003 and 2008 R2 in terms of reducing latency and adding features. Have there been any additional latency enhancements from 2008 R2 ...
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Grant permission to a directory from command line
I'm trying to grant permission to a file from the command line for the user IIS6.0.
So far I've tried icacls /grant ISS_WPG:(RX,W) 'namefile', but with no result.
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Display issue with fresh install of windows server 2012
I installed windows server 2012 last night on my home "server". I use server loosely. From the get go I had display and graphic issues. The image was fuzzy and jumbled up during the install. This ...
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What is the easiest way to connect to a remote SQL server?
So for the last few days I've been wrangling with usernames/passwords and trying to use different tools to connect, all to no avail.
I know there are many ways to connect, VPN, or command line, or ...
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What features would I be missing if I used Windows 8 as a small business server? [closed]
Windows 8 now contain so many "server" features that I'm wondering why not use it as a small business server. Correct me if I'm wrong but on Windows 8 Pro I can:
Host websites in IIS
Share files (of ...
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Does this mean I have “guessed” a Windows Server password?
Windows Server 2003 ... Long story short I am trying to determine an account password without resetting it. Working remotely and this is a production server so ophcrack or the like is not viable.
I ...
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Suggestions needed in making the right use of a Dell server [closed]
We have a Dell PowerEdge R610 server with our team. It is currently running Red hat linux enterprise edition. I am a developer in C#/.NET and am currently thinking of developing a reporting tool for ...
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Windows Server 2008 wont start and didnt write ntbtlog.txt
One of my server wont start normaly or in recoverymode. It ist Windows Server 2008 R2, I try to copy the files from folder \windows\system32\config\RegBack to \windows\system32\config and try to ...
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Why Windows Server (2008 R2) opens text file slower than Windows Desktop (XP)
I'm running several virtual machines (VMware workstation) on my physical PC (which is a Windows 2008 R2, Core i5 650 and 8 GB DDR3 RAM dual channel): 2x Windows Server 2008 R2 and 1x Windows XP
1st ...
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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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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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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 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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 ...
