Questions tagged [windows-server-2008]
A version of Windows for servers based on Windows Vista. The original version became generally available in February 2008, and an updated 2008 R2 version was released in July 2009. Questions about administering Windows Server systems that are specific to a business environment are off topic for Super User; please consider asking on Server Fault instead if your question is on topic there.
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Want to change RDP Port (Remote Desktop Connection) without losing remote access
I want to change the default Port of 3389 used for RDP to my Server (Windows Web Server 2008 R2) to another Port.
I have Kaspersky anti-virus (no firewall) and Windows Firewall with Advanced ...
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"Recycled user" creates C:\Users\TEMP on logon
An employee left, and was replaced by another to fill the exact same position. Since this employee used the exact same permissions on the network, had no personal files on the local C:, I just renamed ...
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FTP doesn't give write access on Windows Server 2008 and IIS7
I have created an FTP using IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008. I have two types of user: Anonymous and Administrator.
What I want is this: Anonymous users only can read files and Administrator can read ...
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Windows 2008 default system regular font missing/broken
My Windows Server 2008 R2 decided to hide/break regular system font.
Because I'm connecting through RDP my options are limited :/
VPS host/administrator told me to F** off and said they don't ...
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Is there any way to query a list of users who can access a VPN connection in Windows Server 2008 R2
I was wondering if it is possible to query (powershell, ADUC, etc) and generate a list of users who are able to login to a VPN server running on Windows Server 2008 R2?
Is the main thing that ...
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SYSTEM user in Task scheduler, Access denied to folder with Full control rights
I would like to execute exe file that will write some in some destination folder. I chose SYSTEM user as I don't want to take care about changing passwords or create user just for this task and I ...
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How to automate a report from Stored SQL procedure in Task scheduler of Server Manager?
I have a stored SQL procedure for a report and I want to schedule this in Server Manager for weekely run. Can someone please guide me, how to do this?
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How do I reserve an IP address and mac address of computer on windows server 2008/2012 core version?
I have users on the AD running DHCP,and I added them on the WiFi group of the AD, once you authenticate on the group, you will assigned an IP via DHCP.
Now I want to reseve that IP to the machine ...
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How to enable two users simultaneous access to a Windows instance in AWS?
I have an instance of Windows Server 2008 inside AWS.
To access it I and another developer use a Remote Desktop client file. The issue is we cannot have access to the same instance at the same time.
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Reset password of Administrator Windows Server 2012
How to reset password of Contoso/Administrator with Windows Server 2012? I'll login with that user but I'm forgotten the password. How could I reset that password?
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Windows Server on Domain Does Not Have a Record in DNS
Our DNS Server (2008) is working fine but for some reason it has not created an A record for a Windows 2012 machine we joined to the domain.
Running "ipconfig /registerdns" on the 2012 machine yields ...
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How to restart remote win 2008 server machine with IP address
I need to restart remote machine for which Ip address and UserName/Password are known to me.
Tried but not working :- The remote machine does not have PowerShell enabled because my "Restart-Computer "...
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Limit IIS Log Size
Is there a setting in IIS that lets you limit the size of each log file? I know you can do compression, move to a different drive, etc. but not interested in those.
As an alternative, is there a way ...
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Task launch failed, instance already running
I am trying to launch a task from task scheduler. The task is executing a batch file. It is running for the first time but after that it's status is not getting changed from Running to Ready. It is ...
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How to Expand this unallocated space?
From what I understand you can only have 4 partitions on a single disk. That's fine but how would I add the unallocated space to one of the other drives?
I have heard you can use 3rd party tools but ...
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IPAD devices do not have USB access in WIndows 7
Our systems are connected to a Domain machine ( running Windows 2008 ). There are certain policies enabled such as USB permission, Admin privilege, registry access etc. Users in these group only have ...
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Corporate user cannot ping computer on network
At my company we are on a corporate network connected with domain main.mycompany.com. I also have a domain-less computer running under my desk that I use for development work as well as running a ...
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Setting folder permissions returns "Access Denied"
I'm trying to change the permissions on a folder on my windows 2008 server. The problem is that my account "admin" was set to not have any privileges. Also stripped of privileges is the "Creator" role....
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Server Unexpected Shutdown
If you have a Windows server that has an Unexpected Shutdown and there is nothing in the logs (no power failure, critical events or hardware failures), and no memory dump for blue screen then is the ...
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Problems with FTP file access to VirtualBox guest running Windows 2008 Server R2 x64
I'm on OSX 10.11 and have a VirtualBox guest running Windows 2008 Server R2 x64 (with NAT networking) running IIS with FTP on port 21.
My problem is: I can login to FTP from the host, but can't see ...
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How to back up files on windows server 2008
how to take a back up of a folder that is more than 50Gigs and ensure that modifications to the files after commencing backup process are also reflected in the destination
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How to use the Server's IP address instead of mine?
I've server(Windows Server 2008) in South Korea, and I'm living in California,so I configured VPN and NAT on it and now I have access to all files and folders on my Server, but my ip address is still ...
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Creating Junction from mapped NAS
I need to create a junction "test" on J:\ (which is a Windows partition) which should refer to K:\folder1\folder2\folder3 (mapped network drive).
I cd into J:\ and ran the command mklink /J k:\...
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Use Ubuntu in Window server 2008 in virtual machine?
Recently our group has purchased Window Server 2008. Though most of us use Windows I require Linux system for my work.
I read about virtual machine but I am not sure which one to use to utilize ...
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TightVNC Access to 1&1 server denied
I have a Windows 2008 server running at 1&1 provider (1und1).
Server is inaccessible. It seems a windows update is the culprit.
Hardware reset did not solve it.
Customer support told me to ...
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Can't boot Windows 10 after installing Windows Server 2008
I installed windows server alongside Windows 10 and whenever I start my computer I don't have the option to boot Windows. When the computer starts it goes straight to windows server 2008 without ...
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Cannot create checkpoint on Hyper-V (0x800423F4)
Host Machine:
Intel Core i3 3120M @ 2,50Ghz 2,50Ghz
12GB RAM
Windows 10 Enterprise 64Bit
750GB HD
250GB SSD
Virtual Machine:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
4 virtual processors
8GB RAM
I'm ...
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Block all inbound traffic except one IP using windows firewall rules
I have no problem doing this in linux. I just write an iptable to block all traffic and another one after to allow a specific IP. However it doesn't look to be that easy on Windows. I did the exact ...
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Disk Usage Bar of Removable storage not showing in my computer
Disk usage bar of Removable Storage is not showing in 'My Computer'. My OS is Windows Server 2008 SP2 (64 bit). I can see the disk usage bar of all the drives of hard disk in 'My Computer'.
Earlier ...
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Webservice in 8080
I am running a GlassFish Server (in Microsoft Windows Server 2008) and deployed a application and configured HTTP to listen on 8080 port. This setup is working in browser as I could able to open the ...
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While editing e.g. code, documents via Remote Desktop, select gets stuck (Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2012)
I frequently edit documents and code over remote desktop. I've noticed frequently select gets 'stuck', particularly when I use ctrl+ for jumping words while selecting text. Occasionally using crtl+...
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Granting Permission To Network Drive
I am in need of giving a new user access to a network share. Not the entire share, only one folder in the share. I have clicked the folder in the share, I want this user to have access to, and given ...
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Cannot scan using TWAIN driver from Ricoh Aficio Printer
2 days before I formatted my Windows 2008 Server SP2 system and reinstalled the same OS. There is a network printer (Ricoh Aficio MP C2030) in my office, which can be used both as a printer and a ...
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Server 2008 What ports can I close/filter?
I have a computer running Server 2008. It has been up and running for over 6-7 years, however recently due to a LeChiffre attack, I'm looking to really lock it down from the outside. The ONLY thing ...
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Teamviewer multi-user mode
So I have a chromebook, and it's good at doing what it is supposed to, but there are just some windows programs that I need to use. I have a home server running Windows Server 2008-R2 Enterprise, and ...
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RDP session starts but remote window doesn't appear
Yesterday I configured RDP on my machine and it worked fine. I closed the connection and that's all.
Today when I try to connect again I just get nothing. Credentials windows shows, I fill it (if I ...
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How do I turn off Taskbar Tooltips in a VirtualBox environment?
I am hosting Oracle VirtualBox 4.322 on Windows Server 2012. One of my virtual instances uses Windows Server 2008. I can't turn off the Taskbar Tooltips on the taskbar, so when I move my mouse ...
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find out which program delete my files
My files has been deleted randomly sometimes.
I need to find out which proccess delete this files.
Does windows log anything that can help?
Or is there any third party app that can monitor apps that ...
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How do companies interconnect multiple servers? [closed]
I'm asking this question because I can't find it on here and can't seem to Google the right term.
So, a family member of mine is a L1 server operator at a huge bank and sent me a screen shot of one ...
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Printing Permissions for Guest Users
I have a Windows Active Directory Domain Network that has a print server with 3 printers attached to it. I do not want users to print from computers or devices that are not joined to the active ...
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Internet Explorer event logs missing [duplicate]
I have an issue with Server 2008 and Windows 7 client machines -- the event viewer log for Internet Explorer 10 is empty.
I've googled this for the best part of my morning with no joy.
Currently ...
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Disk Usage Bar not showing in Windows Server 2008
In my Windows Server 2008 R2 system disk usage bar is not showing, when am using tiles view in My Computer.
Earlier it used to show the bar. In details view its showing total size and free space.
I ...
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"Disk read error occurred" booting from hard drive or USB on Windows Server 2008
Here's the setup: an Athlon X2, 4 GB of RAM, and a 2x2 RAID 10 array of 4 500GB drives, which also houses the OS.
After a usual reboot the machine didn't respond to ping. I connected it to a display ...
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How can I automate zipping and deletion of directories using built-in Windows Server Zip?
I am looking to get some up-to-date advice on how to automate the following process within Windows Server (no 3rd-party utils can be used)..
Zip directories (sometimes nested e.g. daily_stuff/...
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Unable to change an Active Directory user account from a Windows 10 laptop
When any users tries to change their password, the following error message appears
"the security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relationship"
The ...
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Is autologon secure in the cloud
I have a cloud windows server 2008 VPS. I would like to have it autologin on startup. Is doing so secure in a cloud environment?
More details:
The server doesn't store user details. It just runs ...
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Can't run command using OpenSSH on Windows
I've just installed Win32-OpenSSH (from github) on Windows Server 2008 R2. It's up and running.
Now I'm trying to connect from another host. The connection is established but I can't send commands.
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Getting "System error 1067" when installing OpenSSH
I try to install this OpenSSH package on windows Server 2008 R2.
I applied all steps (except the firewall one) and all passed succesfully.
When I try this command
net start sshd
I get this error:
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What's considered the most reliable deployment of OpenSSH?
I have to install OpenSSH on some Windows Server machines (2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2003).
I see there are some deployments (this one from Wikipedia and another one on GitHub and there might be more).
What'...
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How to get Server 2008 on a network with Windows 7 machines
I have a few Windows 7 computers in the house that are all part of a home group, we can Remote Desktop onto them, fileshare, etc. How can I get a Windows 2008 Server networked to these computers? I ...