Windows Server 2008 R2 is an operating system from Microsoft. It is an update of Windows Server 2008. Unlike Server 2003 R2, this R2 is a fully new Operating System. It is only available in 64-bit versions.
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Finding hidden files in Windows Server 2008 R2
I'm trying to locate only the hidden files in a given subtree of the file system. The search box in Windows Explorer has facilities for tags like
Date Modified:
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Size:
Is there a similar tag ...
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Network Monitoring - Windows Server 2008 r2 [closed]
I have a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 at home. It's set up as a DHCP and DNS server, with RRAS, Hyper-V, RDP, IIS (Apache server, MySQL, FTP) and a few game servers. Three NICs, one out to ...
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How do I legally run multiple instances of Office on a computer with Server 2008 R2
I have several people who need to work concurrently on a computer in my home office from remote locations. I have found that Windows Server 2008 R2 will allow multiple user sessions but I have not ...
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How to set boot disk flag with diskpart
My Windows Server 2008 R2 won't start and stops with Stop 7B, so I start the recovery console and use diskpart to check the disk. There are to partitions one of Type 17 and one of type 07, the detail ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard - Event logs not being generated
I have deployed an ASP.NET MVC website on my web server, which is IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition.
When browsing my website, I get a 503 (Service Unavailable) status code after ...
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Copy in use files with security Permissions
Is there a free Windows utility that will let me copy folders and sub folder contents with their NTFS security permissions and let me copy in use files?
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How can I create a Windows shared folder which requires absolutely no authentication to write data?
I want to create a folder on a domain joined Windows server (NTFS), which any user can generate logs files to. When I say any user, this may include built in Windows user accounts, and from any OS ...
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How to solve DDOS attacks in Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012? [closed]
Any software for windows
Writing custom (intelligent) microsoft windows firewall extension (C#/C++/C)
Writing custom (intelligent) firewall for windows
Installing nginx etc. on the same computer and ...
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Using Command Prompt to create Retina Vulnerability Report CSV
I have scanned several computers on my network which have been flagged as needing certain fixes. I am able to generate reports in Retina fine using the GUI report view, however, I would like to be ...
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Where is httpd.exe supposed to be?
On our server is Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition.
Apache won't load. I have been chasing this for a few days now; received lots of advice. One specific set of instructions was to see what ...
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disable TurboBoost and change CPU Frequency of HP DL360p Gen8 to be always “turboboosted”?
I'm using HP DL360p Gen8 for low-latency trading (under Windows so far, will port to Linux later). I just wonder if it's possible to have always "turboboosted" CPU Frequency to lower latency? I heard ...
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Do i need to configure DHCP and DNS on Windows Server 2008 R2
Here's my network topology:
Hi, I'm just new in networking and I need suggestions regarding my network setup. I want to set up a domain for a file server and MS SQL 2005 server on my server machine ...
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Cannot get data from TCP port xxx.xx.xxx.xx:6556: (111, 'Connection refused')
I am using nagios with OMD. I have added Windows 2008 R2 hosts using WATO on nagios UI. The check_mk_agent is installed on Windows 2008 R2 hosts. While inventorying the services from that host I am ...
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How to set up NAT in windows server 2008 r2 for IPSec tunnel use
I am having troubles setting up the whole IPSec tunnel thing.
What i have:
1. Router that only has a VPN/IPsec passthrough functionality (IP 192.168.0.1)
2. Windows Server 2008 R2 which has group ...
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sync two system that act as failsafe for each other. side by side but using different routers and ips
The setup is pretty simple and I have it working through a VPN already but extremely slow and probably not the best idea.
Both systems have a large directory full of documents used with a SQL ...
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Can Windows 2008 R2 display a different taskbar icon for each open MMC snap-in?
When developing, I tend to have several MMC windows open, each with a different snap-in. Typically, I have:
BizTalk Server Administration Console
Event Viewer
Services
Certificates
In Windows ...
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How to add a RAID driver to a BSOD Windows 2008 R2 install?
I've replaced a failed RAID card in a Win 2008 R2 server, but it was a slightly newer model which doesn't use the same driver as before so booting the OS results in a BSOD. It appears the controller ...
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Trying to Install a Physical HDD on Physical Server, MS 2008 R2
I have a Physcial Server that has 6 HD Bays on it. I have put in 4 NEW 1TB HDD's today, filling up the remaining 4 slots. The BIOS Says the drives are "Ready" but I cannot force them into Online ...
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Paper size in paper setup of Excel 2010 grayed out
i have a workstation with a network printer installed that i use to RDP to another machine. while the printer works fine on the host, within the RDP session the redirected printer seems to gray out ...
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How to tell if command prompt is working?
Another life ago I used to build PCs, but have been a Mac girl for so long now... this question is almost embarrassing but it's driving me nuts.
I'm using command prompt findstr to search website ...
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Unable to contact a DHCP server. The Automatic Private IP Address will be assigned to dial-in clients
I am trying to set up Routing and Remote Access on my cloud VM hosted site. The VPN ports are open: 1723 TCP and 500 UDP.
I have set up a DHCP server from 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.50
When I try to ...
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Cannot actually use VPN while it's connected?
I've just set up a VPN on my server running Windows Server 2008 R2, but I just found out that even after I've connected to it (PPTP), the traffic does not seem to go through the VPN at all. In other ...
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Windows 2000 mrxsmb.sys issue while using network shares
At my job, we use some old FTR (ForTheRecord) Recording devices. These devices are actually Windows 2000 computers with audio recording hardware attached. These devices encountered a few issues with ...
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Windows / Mac file sharing - hide system files
I have an SMB share that both Windows and Mac Active Directory clients (under Win2008) connect to.
All is working well, but the presence of system files from the non-active operating system (i.e. mac ...
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IIS worker process crashing without stack trace - what else can I try?
I'm unsure if this question should be posted here or better on StackOverflow.com, but let's try here first.
Configuration is a Windows 2008 R2 64bit server running an ASP.NET 2.0 website. The project ...
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Mac client on AD domain - individual folder redirection
I'm trying to configure a home network with Windows 2008R2 and Windows 7 / Mac Mountain Lion clients. I have a separate NAS drive, which I want to host all home folders as well as a central store of ...
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How to set up NAT for a given hostname:port on Server 2008r2
I have a Server 2008 r2 instance on my network running DNS and DHCP, it also has various web services running on it on different port, for instance:
myserver:80
myserver:8080
myserver:3030
is it ...
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Long Pause While Saving to Windows Server Share
I got an issue that has been bugging me for a while now. I have a Windows 2008 SR2 server on my network that has shared drives I save company documents to. In some instances, saving documents to the ...
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Remove Drive Map GPOs that are no longer being applied
I have a Windows 7 64-bit Pro laptop that had some GPOs on it (user and computer) for various things including some drive mappings that the laptop won't be able to access from its normal location. I ...
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Windows File Replication Event Documentation - Result
I've been looking for some documentation on File Replication Event without much luck. I have some Result values that'd like to know what they mean. What is the purpose of the Result field in the ...
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can not apply network map drive from “windows server 2008r2” on “windows 8” client
We recently migrated our client machines to Windows 8 but the server still runs Windows 2008r2. When we are trying to apply create network drive from the server using GPO, it does not reflect on the ...
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Windows 2008 Folder redirection doesn't seem to work for some folders - Group Policy propagation issue
Tearing my hair out - hoping someone can spot my (probably obvious) mistake:
I'm setting up a home LAN running Windows 2008 R2 with Windows 7 Ultimate clients. I'm trying to redirect the various ...
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DCpromo domain controller demotion fails with “unable to detrmine floating single master operation roles” message [closed]
When I attempt to demote a Domain Controller in Windows Server 2008 R2, I always get this message: "The Directory Service is missing mandatory configuration information, and is unable to determine the ...
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Map Drive Username and Password required
I have a Microsoft server 2008, under that i have different folders to map drive for different users. My question is how could i make the map drive to have a username and password required when ...
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Windows Server 2008 SP2 Task Scheduler problems
I have a series of scheduled tasks that have been running fine until about 2 months ago. Now they seem to run sometimes, at the scheduled time, but not consistently. The tasks will run if I reboot ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - Local resources not accessible through RDP connection
We are taking care of several customers with Terminal Server infrastructures. The customers are using Thin Clients, which connect through RDP to Windows Server 2008 (R2). For a few months we have in ...
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Windows Event Logs: Task Category
I have been scouring the internet for a formal definition of this piece of the Windows Event Logs. How is the category determined? Is there a set of standard values for this field? Can an application ...
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Copy-paste through RDP, file size limitation?
Is there a limitation how large files you can copy paste via RDP (Remote Desktop) in Windows? Is it possible to copy-paste e.g 4 GB files through RDP?
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Windows Server R2 backup backup types
In regards to Windows server R2 backup, what actually gets backed up on a system state backup? Would this include things like user accounts?
If I did a system state backup along with all volumes ...
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Scheduled task not executing as planned
In windows-server-2008-r2 I have created a scheduled-task .
It starts a program under SYSTEM user, on Log-on of any user.
The Action to perform is executing RealTimeSync.exe with a rts.script
The ...
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Credential Auto Auto Filling
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 instance on a laptop that I used for development. The default setting doesn't seem to fill in passwords when I use tools like Source Safe Internet Plugin or Internet ...
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user changing last name and alias in exchange 2010
User wants to change her last name and alias (since the last name is part of the alias) on a network powered by Exchange Server 2010. If I change the alias from exchange console/user/properties tab, ...
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Wirless users can often not access Public folder shared via group policy
Hi im running Server 2008 R2 it is acting as a DC and a file server for about 65 users,
users on wireless connection often complain of not being able to access the public folder Shared Via Group ...
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Windows server 2008 R2 Application error, and site is getting slow down
Im using windows server 2008 R2 and recently my site become very slow and when I checked the event viewer and found an error logged, following is the details of the error
Faulting application name: ...
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How to extend the 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine (SP1)?
I'm doing some tests in a 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine (SP1).
The trial period is expiring and I've done no backups... How can I extend (indefinitely) the ...
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laptop key board - # key automatically typed in
Sony VAIO laptop running Windows 2008 R2. It has been working fine.
Its not in use for few weeks, now opening the laptop does not allow type-in the password. character # being typed-in automatically ...
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IPMI Power Commands for Windows Server 2008 R2
I'm in the process of developing an internal app for my team that allows them to power up systems remotely using the remote computer's IPMI interface. I noticed that there is a Linux command ...
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How to configure message on Remote Desktop access on Windows Server 2008 R2?
I have Windows Server 2008 R2. When a user is logged in and another user (with same credentials) tries to logon, I need to display a prompt with the message that another user is already logged in.
If ...
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To what group “NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM” user belongs to?
Today I've found that the LOCALSYSTEM user inherits permissions from the Administrators group. Am I right? I didn't see it in the Administrators group. I tried to find some details about the SYSTEM ...
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DHCP Renew on FW restores Internet Connection - why?
Home network, Cisco ASA 5505 9.0(1), Windows Server 2008 R2 (actually SBS 2011), various Mac, Windows and embedded clients. ISP is Rochester, NY Road Runner.
Often (2-3x per day) my embedded devices ...
