Questions tagged [windows-server-2008-r2]

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Can someone tell me how I can make my Windows Server Web 2008 R2 like Windows 7?

I am using Windows web server 2008 R2. Every time I have open my computer and they have show me "Preparing your computer...." "create ...." I want to stop it. it's take more time to load. Every ...
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Installing additional driver for Networked Printer

I'm pretty new to the whole server thing and am using some VM's at home to mess around. Essentially I have installed a printer which is connected into my router and has a static IP. I've installed the ...
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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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Is .NET 2.0 required to run .NET 3.5

I'm trying to deploy .NET to some Windows XP machines using Group Policies and I was wondering wether I need to deploy older version of .NET to make newer version work. I want to install up to .NET 3....
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How to make a CentOS linux server for Active Directory

I have a linux server at my home with CentOS and I would like to make it a Domain Controller for Active Directory. Is there a way to make it? I don't wanna use Windows Server 2008 R2 'cause it's ...
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IIS is not accepting connections after WIndows system update

I've been running a web site for the past year on Windows Home Server 2008 R2. After the March 2012 system updates, the site is no longer accessible to clients. They see this error: website is online ...
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Only 5 simultaneously users with PPTP VPN?

we have a windows 2008 R2 standard server which job is to accept incoming VPN connections via PPTP. it seems to work fine, but the moment the 6th user try to connect, we get the following error: ...
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HyperV - low CPU usage

I am very new to HyperV and virtual machine philosophy in general, so please expect more or less nooby questions :) I have a server that is only used as a host for virtual machines. OS is windows ...
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Does Win Server 2008 R2 SP1 have .NET Framework 3.5 sp1?

After a normal installation without any updates, does a win server 2008 R2 with SP1 including the .net framework 3.5 or 3.5 with sp1+?
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Windows Server 2008 R2 vs Windows 7 Ultimate

I have a Dual Core Intel CPU E7200, 4 GB RAM, and a NvIDIA 8600 GT for graphics and 500GB HDD. This configuration runs Windows 7 Ultimate very smoothly, but now I recently signed up to the MS ...
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Are there unique (untranslated) identifiers for Windows service names?

I just wanted to "restart SharePoint" on one of our servers. So I quickly looked up which services need to be restarted to do that. Which lead me to a blog article that describes a script to restart ...
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What can I use in eventtriggers.exe place on Windows 2008?

I would like an alert to either be shown on the screen or to be emailed when a particular event is logged on a Windows 2008 R2 server. I understand that eventtriggers.exe has been deprecated however ...
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Can't Install Windows 2008 R2 on Lenovo Laptop With SSD

I am trying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 on a new Lenovo X201 or T410 laptop. Setup halts with the following pop-up: A required CD/DVD device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy ...
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How do I add "Stand By" to the Start Menu in Server 2008

I've got Server 2008 running on a laptop. I can get the system to "stand by" or "sleep" by using the appropriate hardware button or keyboard shortcut, but the option isn't available in the start menu ...
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Disabling excess services on Windows Web Server 2008 R2

I'm running a development VM on my notebook with Windows Web Server 2008 R2 operating system. To save some resources and gain some speed I'm thinking about disabling some services: Microsoft Software ...
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Windows Home Server 2011: My Computer and Disk Properties show old Label after rename

I have a Windows Home Server 2011 box (based on Windows Server 2008 R2). For ease of use I label my data drives with what is on them: Data (E:) [500 GB SATA] Data Backup (R:) [500 GB USB] My Data ...
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Can't install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise:Stuck in installation loop

Basically after I add the role in the server manager and restart for the first time, the progress bar fills and after that I'm informed that installation failed and that computer is reverting the ...
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Message "No Audio Output Device is Installed" - but there is

I have a Asus P8Z68-V board with onboard sound (Realtek HD). The driver obviously is installed, at least that's what the device manager says at the node Sound, video and game controllers. I have the ...
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How can I fix the 'empty drag box' effect on Windows Server 2008 R2? [duplicate]

I only have a small problem, which isn't really a problem, more of just an annoyance. When you drag a window around in Server 2008 R2, it just shows a outline, much like Windows 98. Here's a ...
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Unique network for each user?

I want to use a guest OS via VMware Player. In that OS I run a Cisco VPN client. My resources are located in two different networks. I need access to them at the same time - but not necessarily in ...
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Netbios network naming conflict

Currently we have a server that's complaining about Netbios naming clashes with another machine on the network, after further checking into the problem we've found out that the server's vendor have ...
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Takes two login attempts for an RDP 6.1 session on an XP SP3 machine

I've got a couple of users that when they connect to their VM's via RDP, the first log-in attempt tries to connect then doesn't. It just gives them their credientals screen again. Then they log in ...
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I can not reinstall ESET Smart security in my Windows Server

I have Windows Server 2008 R2 (remote access - can not use safe mode) and during installation of Eset Smart Security 4 server hanged and after that I reset server. so I want to uninstall bad ...
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New user templates for Windows Server

In Windows Server, is there a way to have certain tasks be performed ever time a new user is created? Basically, I would like a way to change the default groups and create a windows share every time a ...
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Interactive scheduled tasks without logging in

We have a scheduled task that runs periodically and causes PDFs to be printed. The process is relatively simple and works fine on Windows Server 2003. The task must run whether or not the user is ...
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Creating files in NTFS root folder

Introduction: I'm attempting (and in part succeding) in replacing a number of folders with mounted VHDs in Windows Server 2008 R2, in an attempt to emulate UNIX' bahaviour with bind- or loop-mounts. ...
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Removing QWERTY Keyboard Layout Permanently

Following the instructions in this thread, I added the Dvorak layout to the Regional and Language Options control panel, set it as the default keyboard layout and removed the US (QWERTY) layout. ...
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Self-contained Flash Player 10.0 R2 fails on Server 2008 and 2008 R2

I've been given a self-contained Flash presentation by a vendor. It is used to train staff on new products. The executable/presentation runs fine on Windows 7 (32/64bit) but not on Server 2003 R2, ...
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Will a wget process continue to run after administrator is logged out?

I logged into a Windows 2008 server via remote desktop as Administrator and started a wget process which will take 24 hours to download 29 files. If someone happens to log in during that time and "...
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Cannot remote desktop to Windows Server 2008 R2 by machine name

Recently installed Windows Home Server 2011. For those that don't know, it runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Unfortunately, I cannot remote desktop to box by machine name I gave it. I set the ...
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Running out of space on partition

I have made a mistake in designing my partitions for a home server. I have windows server 2008 R2 installed on a 40 Gb partition. C:\Windows is using 25 Gb C:\Users is using 2 Gb both C:\Program ...
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How can I make one folder/share link to multiple different folders? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to expose 2 folders as 1 network share in windows 7? So I've tried NTFS Junction Points and DFS and I can't either of them to do what I want. I have C:\Movies, E:\Movies, ...
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Can a HP Pavilion dv7-6130ez run Hyper-V?

I need a laptop as a test machine for Hyper-V, nothing fancy. I found this one: HP Pavilion dv7-6130ez The general specs (8 GB memory, 1 TB disk) seem very sufficient for my purposes and the CPU (2 ...
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Suspend computer with a regular user (Windows Server 2008 R2)

I have a server 2008 R2 as a Workstation, with Active Directory set up, an Admin and a regular Domain User. With the Administrator I'm able to suspend/hibernate the computer and I'd like to do the ...
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How can I monitor changes in an NTFS filesystem?

I'm looking for some way or a tool that will give me a report and statistics of all the changes that happen on the filesystem over a period of time. For example I'd like to see all the files that were ...
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The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period

On my Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise system I have a bunch of hard drives. The disk mode is set to 'RAID' in bios and I have 2 disks set as RAID 1. I also have a couple of other disks without any ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 sees only 2 cores on a quad core?

I recently upgraded my server downstairs from a E8400 to a Q6700. However, when I go into task manager and every other tool, the computer swears that there are only 2 cores on the machine. In ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 only boots to Recovery Console

I was bringing up a server this morning, and all it will do is boot to the recovery agent, giving the following options: Restore a backup image, Memory Check, Command Prompt, shutdown, restart. The ...
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Server requites chkdsk after every power cycle

I've discovered that after every shutdown, Windows Server 2008 R2 will automatically go to the system recovery, and I have to run chkdsk /r and let it complete. Then after the reboot, it will boot ...
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How to use Windows Server 2008 as a Time Machine-style backup?

Is there any way to setup Windows Server 2008 as a Time Machine-like backup device for my laptop?
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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 all ...
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How to run an application in Windows 2008 before login?

Last week, I needed to set up a Windows 2008 server. It required Apache Web Server, and I installed WAMP. The thing is: I only used Linux for servers until now, and I'm stuck with this: I installed ...
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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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Change default drive letter assignment

I have a server running SBS 2011, and we have a rotating disk backup solution using Comodo Backup. The backup is configured to back up to the H:, however, two of our five disks ALWAYS have a drive ...
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How to show window contents while dragging in Windows Server 2008 R2?

I just installed Windows Server 2008 R2, including the Desktop Experience feature, and activated the Themes service. I've activated Aero. I have everything there, except that when I drag windows, I ...
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Creating one big continuous space from 4 disks

I am assembling file server for home use. I wonder if it is possible to use multiple disks in a way that they will be visible in network as one continuous space? More less like JBOD. I am using SATA ...
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Enable "Prompt for which program to run"

When a hardware scan button is pressed, I want a program to scan and save image to a shared folder automatically, but in the scanner properties dialog, on the Events tab, the option "Prompt for which ...
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smb transfers slow between 2008r2 and 10.6.8

GB Network performance is slow with SMB(45MB/s) compared to FTP (105 MB/s). Any hint how to improve? Thank you.
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Hyper-V Woes With Import

I created a windows 7 virtual, and along the way, exported it to an external hard drive for backup. HyperV is hosted on a Windows Server 2008 R2 box. I really need to be able to restore the backup, ...
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How can I setup a server so FTP is available through the Internet, but HTTP only through a VPN?

How should I setup a server (Windows Server 2008 R2) such that FTP access is possible over a normal Internet connection, but HTTP access is only possible when connected to the company VPN?