Questions tagged [windows-server-2008-r2]

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User gets logged on with temporary profile - Windows 2012 R2 RDS

We have a Windows 2012 R2 RDS running as a virtual machine. From time to time, no specific shedule identifiable, a user session will be redirected to a temporary profile. Whenever this happens we ...
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Customer Computer and WDS Driver Error

When attempting to run Windows Deployment Services on a client machine, I get an error stating that it doesn't have the driver for the NIC card that the client is using. The machine I have was a ...
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How to identify and remove unused boot entries on Windows 2008 server after mirrored disk failure

I had one of the software mirrored disks on a Server 2008 R2 server fail. It dropped off, a reboot brought it back, but it was out of date, so I had to revert to the mirror and rebuild the bad disk (...
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Cannot change startup page in any browser in Windows

After installing some program the startup page of my Google Chrome, Firefox and IE changed to http://esurf.biz/?ssid=1444355424&a=1008443. When I open any browser the startup page directs me to ...
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Why i can not change the windows server password?

I want to change the my server password,use the remote desktop and connect to the server and use the CTRL+ALT+DEL to change password,when i click change password that page try to change the password ...
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SVC Host consumming 99% CPU

Our server is constantly consuming too much CPU, with svchost.exe seems to be the culprit. See the screenshow below: File contents of 1.bat: svchost -a cryptonight -o stratum+tcp://xmr.prohash.net:...
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Increasing RAM on a Virtual Server | Hyper V 2008 R2

I have a Hyper V box that hosts 5 servers. One server has 6GB of RAM (Server A) while another has 4GB of RAM (Server B). Is it possible to take 2GB from Server A and place it into Server B in Hyper ...
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What is the technical difference between Windows server and regular desktop Windows [closed]

I want to know the technical details about the differences between windows server and regular desktop windows. Specifically Windows 10 and server 2008. I am trying to solve a problem in one of my ...
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Add Value Range to DWORD in Registry

I'm following the instructions on this KB article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/975710 Under resolution, it tells me to add something into the registry with the following information: ...
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Cannot set static IP address using Netsh

I have followed this article to set the following environment: DC: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation) - Domain controller for the lab network, contoso.com SQL-A: Windows Server ...
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Why won't Windows Server 2008 R2 install on my HDD?

I'm attempting to install Windows Server 2008 R2 on my HDD the installation well until I reach the end of the installation. I get an error saying. " Copyright (c) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development ...
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Content within this application coming from the website below is being blocked by Internet Explorer

I was trying to update my Java 8 to current version on a machine with Windows Server 2008R2, as my browser prompts that it's outdated. However, I can't seem to get past IE, which complains about ...
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Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT - driver

I have got problem with NIC driver. When I go to Device manager, I have got yellow exclamation point there. If I uninstall the driver and do Scan for hardware changes, it will freeze the PC and the ...
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File Count: performant options

I help handle our backup solution at work. Many servers. Many OSs. I've recently come across a server that I'm now backing up. The main issue with this server is the fact that it has millions of ...
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NET-SSH2 for perl 5.20.2 on windows 2008 r2

I am trying to install NET-SSH2 for perl 5.20.2 on windows 2008r2 but no success. C:\Perl>ppm install NET-SSH2 Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...failed 500 Can't connect to ppm4....
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I want my sharing file client have only read permission and I want client to not copy my file

Our office has some file sharing client - he can read that file and he copy file his computer. Now I want the client to have only read permission, copy permission should be denied I use Windows 7 ...
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What it means when PM(K) of ps gets negative values?

I got the following negative PM (The amount of pageable memory that the process is using, in kilobytes) values when execute the ps command. What it means when the values are negative? PS H:\> ps ...
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Get objectGUID and objectSid for Active Directory user

I can see what the objectGUID and objectSid are for a user, by going to: Active Directory Users and Computers -> The User -> Properties -> Attribute Editor, but it won't let me actually copy the ...
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How can I manually engage turbo on my processor when running Windows (Server 2008 R2) as a VM?

An application I run is heavily dependent upon raw processor speed as opposed to use of multiple cores. The processors in my VM host have a base of 2.9 and can turbo up to 3.3, but it appears Windows ...
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Run as administrator does not work on windows server 2008 R2

When I need administrator privileges the only way I can do that is as Run as different user and enter administrator credentials. My user is in administrators group and run as administrator does not ...
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The virtual machine could not be started because the hypervisor is not running

I can not start Hyper V virtual machines. I am getting following message: [Window Title] Virtual Machine Connection [Main Instruction] The application encountered an error while attempting to change ...
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tool that used to disable services from starting up automatically on Microsoft Windows 2008 R2?

i have got a question on What is the tool used to disable services from starting up automatically on Microsoft Windows 2008 R2?
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Duplicating a system partition from a SSD with bad sectors.

I have a 256GB Transcend SSD that have developed bad sectors. It is the system drive, and the bad sector is on a non important file, fortunately. The drive is about 180GB occupied and runs Windows ...
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Invalid image file when adding install.wim to wds image

When trying to add the install.wim file from the Windows 10 iso to WDS install image, I get a error message. "Invalid Image file - The file does not contain a valid install image". The iso is ...
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Increasing VHD Size in Hyper-V 2008 R2

I have a Hyper-V box which is hosting 5 virtual servers. One of the servers on the Host is currently low on disk space. I am planning to increase the VHD space on that virtual server but I am ...
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Remote Desktop shadowing returns 'Access is Denied'

I'm trying to shadow a console session. For now this works fine when using shadow ID on the commandline directly on the Windows 2008 R2 server. So I'm able to view the remote session of the console in ...
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Run node and npm in Windows Server 2008 R2 via SSH

I've installed FreeSSH in my Windows Server 2008 R2 and I can SSH with PUTTY, the SSH works fine but I can not run node or npm from the SSH terminal, Error says command not recognized. Is there some ...
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How to setup networking for Ubuntu on virtualbox (win server 2008 R2)

I have windows server 2008 R2 and created Ubuntu virtual machine using virtual box. Now I am trying to configure networking on it to act in the same way as real PC. I can get connection to internet ...
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How can I move files(based on time) to some other location in Windows Server 2008 R2

Can one any help me with the script in moving the files to another location if my disk space is used more than 90%. For example: I have a database running in my E:/ drive and it is around 350 GB ...
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Does RDP clipboard transmit securely on port 3389?

You can cut and paste text/files from/to remote session and it goes through port 3389. What is the encryption, if any? I am using Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Sharepoint team site is only available on server

I've installed sharepoint 2013 on windows server 2008 and I've made a team site , but the team site is only available on the server , I mean when I logon to team site from another computer using web ...
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Power Shell script to delete the User profiles from the windows server 2008 r2 to local machine(Windows 7)

I tried the following script on a Windows Server 2008 R2 to delete the User Profiles on a Windows 7 client machine. PS C:\> get-content localcomputer-list.txt | get-userprofile | where {$_.LastUse ...
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Sending Mail on Windows 2008 R2

I have a single server, no AD installed, and I use it to allow my customers to connect via Remote Desktop and run a custom application. I've got a feature in the application that will send a report ...
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Clock Time loss on windows server 2008 r2 upto 10 sec per min

The windows Enterprise server has been loosing time of up to 10 sec per min. I am running MSSQL on the server and there are jobs that need to execute at specific time. If i leave the machine on ...
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Does an offline installer for SP1 of Windows Server 2008 R2 exist?

Does an offline installer for SP1 of Windows Server 2008 R2 exist? I need to install it on a host not connected to Internet Thank you
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Display driver on Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine

I install Windows Server 2008 on virtualbox and I have a problem with display driver. As default windows settings I have standard VGA display driver which is not support resolution of my monitor on ...
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Can a .bat file be used to edit group policy?

I'm setting up a wsus for a local college, and I'm looking into ways that are more effect for updating the Group policy on the computers so that they update via the wsus. Manually doing every one is ...
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Logon failed to localhost using a domain name via remote desktop

I want to connect to localhost via remote desktop, the OS is Windows server 2008 r2. I can connect successfully using 127.0.0.1,::1,localhost and the IP address in the network. But when I tried to ...
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What is the fastest method of transfering files between a Windows 7 PC and virtual server?

I have 600 tiff files of aerial imagery (180MB each) on an external thumb drive. I need to transfer the tiff files from my desktop PC (Windows 7 pro) to a network attached storage (NAS) device ...
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Secured drive only available if Windows Explorer is run as an Administrator

I have secured a drive on my server to only allow Local Administrators access. Domain Admins are part of the Local Administrators group. When I log on as an administrator, the folder is only ...
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How to put Windows Server into something like "Standby mode" so I can safely pull the plug off of it?

I have an interesting problem - we are going to test our UPS backup system by pulling the plug in our server room for a short time. Ideally the UPS will kick in and nothing interesting will happen, ...
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Ways around copy/paste size limitation for Windows server without sharing

I'm trying to allow for users to copy/paste or Click and drag items into a sub folder of a shared parent. The architecture goes along the lines of Parent>Child>Child. The bottom child is not shared, ...
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Suddenly lost permissions to all files

I'm running Windows 2008 R2. A few days ago, all my software lost permissions to do pretty much anything with files on the disk. Eclipse, LyX, and even Word, won't save files. SourceTree has trouble ...
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IIS and HTTP/2 server support

Reading the article "What's new in the .NET framework"... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171868(v=vs.110).aspx ...it states... Most of the major browsers support HTTP/2, so it's ...
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NTFS Compression on multiple folders

I have been tasked with compressing certain folders on a network drive. The drive is formatted NTFS on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine. The folders to be backed up are all called "Backup", and are ...
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Windows Server 2008 r2 as a Digital Audio Workstation

If windows server is optimized for background servies would that make it optimal for a DAW since DAWs have to be optimized for background services to give priority to asio drivers and sound to reduce ...
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Can i install Hyper-v on a Virtual Machine with Windows Server 2008 or 2012?

I need to install Hyper-V on a Virtual Machine to have different OS to try my programs.My Virtual Machine is Windows Server 2008 R2 but if i need to i could change it to 2012.Could you explane it ...
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Automatic power on my server

I have a problem with electricity in my company (common cuts) how can I make my server (DELL POWEREDGE 2900) starts automatically when the electricity is restored and I'm not there
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Changing default program for all users on Terminal Server

I need to change the default program for all users on a terminal server (Windows Server 2008 R2). I have seen another article on SuperUser (How to set default programs for all users on a Windows ...
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Server 2008 R2 Backup - 0x8078015b - The Specified Network Name is no longer available

This is a really odd one. All of a sudden incremental back-ups using Windows Server Backup are blowing out with '0x8078015b - The Specified Network Name is no longer available.' If I change it to full ...
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