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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IIS blocks certain keywords in DokuWiki
When I try to use DokuWiki to create some pages with SQL examples, if the SQL statement has stuff like select drop table and some other certain keywords, trying to save the page returns a connection ...
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How to set network location for VirtualBox Host-Only Network adapter on Windows 8 between private/public?
I have configured a Windows Server 2008 guest on VirtualBox v5.0.10 on a Windows 8 host laptop. They work fine and ping each other on bridged mode, IP address are served by a wireless router.
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"Access is denied" to Admin when using Sysinternals Contig to defrag the $LogFile metadata file
I have folders with hundreds of thousands, to over a million files and subfolders in each parent. I'm reading that the NTFS log file may be responsible for slow file creation and other actions.
How ...
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Local hostname fails to resolve only in browsers
I am having an issue on Windows Server 2008. Basically the problem is that whenever my local hostname is used in a browser it fails to resolve.
As far as I can tell the name is correctly set, I can ...
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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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VM Server not able to join domain host in another VM domain controller
I set up two WM on my win 8 computer using VMware workstation, both running window server 2012 R2 operating system, one serves as a domain controller, DNS server and DHCP server, the other one servers ...
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unable to set local admin password using GP
I'm updating our local admin script which does not include server 2008 r2.
Because 2008 and Windows 7 have same version Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] so I can't do a version search.
I have ...
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File in use when it's really not
I am running Windows 7 Professional 32 bit on a Server 2008 network. I am getting a weird issue with an excel document where I open it up one morning, update it, save and close, the next morning I ...
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Install VNC Server via RDP on Windows 2008 Server
I have a need to allow multiple users to view the same remote session on a Windows 2008 server. The server is cloud-based and is virtual. I have no physical access to it. I've tried several different ...
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Cannot remove folder redirection
I enabled folder redirection for a single account to test it out and see how I liked working with it on a day-to-day basis. After some testing, I realized it won't work in my environment and thus ...
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Search content of files with unknown extension
I have the problem that Windows Server 2008 does not seem to search through the content of files with a unknown extension (csv). How can I change this?
I had already installed the indexing service ...
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Can .NET memory leak cause port exhaustion?
Our web server has been having an issue due to port exhaustion. This happens every 2 weeks and a reboot fixes the issue. But I want to get to the bottom of this issue and find a permanent fix to avoid ...
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HP DL380 G6 won't automatically restart after chkdsk
I have a DL380 G6 with a P410i RAID controller and an NC364T quad port network card. It is running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, and is part of a SQL Server cluster.
If chkdsk /f is executed on the ...
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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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"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache" missing - how can I completely remove Visual Studio?
I am in the process of migrating some projects from an on-premise TFS server to Visual Studio Online.
Somehow, someone has removed the package cache folder (C:\ProgramData\Package Cache) from our ...
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2 servers and only one way traffic
This has me stumped...
I've got an old war horse SBS 2003 server and a server that is a few months old running Server 2008 R2 (Don't ask me why they put 2008 on it when it's so new...).
The 2003 ...
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CHECK_NRPE: Socket timeout after 10 seconds, when trying to read Windows Server 2008
When invoking the check_nrpe via terminal, like so:
/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_nrpe -H winserver -c alias_cpu
I get the error below:
CHECK_NRPE: Socket timeout after 10 seconds.
(Also via ...
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Unable to view connection settings from Administrator account
I am using Administrator account but I am unable to see the network adapter configuration. An error message says "You do not have sufficient privileges to view connection settings". Similarly on ...
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After I configured VPN my remote desktop session ended and won't reconnect
Running server 2008 I connected via remote desktop and added the remote access role. After I configured it and pressed go, it said 'please wait' and then remote desktop disconnected. I'm not able to ...
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Windows scheduled tasks fail with 0x1, don't log errors
I have three Python scripts running overnight as scheduled tasks on a Windows Server 2008 VM. I can run them manually with no problems. But when I look at the Task Scheduler each morning, the first ...
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Remote login to a computer running Win7 from WinXP works only once
I have a problem logging in remote to all our test machines/servers running Win7 or WinServer2008 from my computer running WinXP. I am able to login only once and once I close the session and try to ...
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Telephone Server, Telephones, Printers, PCs & Servers on Individual VLAN's, DHCP clashing
As a requirement for being taken over by a corporation we have been asked to stop using a firewall (Juniper SSG-140) to separate our telephone system from the main LAN. Our idea, VLANs. With some ...
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How can I connect OS X 10.8.2 to Windows Server 2008?
I'm trying to connect from my Mac OS X 10.8.2 to Windows Server 2008.
I've tried
smb://ServerName/ShareName
smb://DOMAIN;User@ServerName/ShareName
mentioned on the Apple docs, but it keeps ...
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Is there a way to hide Share Folder size status on Windows 7?
I'd like to hide shared folders size status in users side. The status shows like this:
And this makes users to put more data's on the shared folders instead of using dedicated place's. Is there a ...
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How to set VSS (Shadow Copy) Retention
I am in the process of optimizing the VSS on our Windows Server 2008 SP2 machine.
I would like to do the following:
Run a snapshot at 11:59 AM and 11:59 PM every day
Keep a retention of 30 days for ...
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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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Running logon scripts with the standard user access token?
I have a powershell script which executes after I logon to my account. This is done by a group policy logon script.
Because I am in the Administrator group this script is run with elevated rights ...
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Is there a way to disallow users from moving directories?
I have a shared directory on Windows Server 2008 that is shared between about 15 people. In the root of the share are folders corresponding to the clients my company has. Someone keeps dragging ...
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Copying a folder on Windows Server 2008 gives "Error 0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect."
I'm using remote desktop into a Windows Server 2008 machine. On that machine I use a shared drive on the local network for some development. I can use those files just fine in Visual Studio, but ...
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After NAT how to setup VPN in windows server 2008 r2?
We have one windows server 2008 R2 with about 10 Hyper-V virtual machines.
We've used wizard that comes when you enable RRAS to setup NAT, so that virtual machines can connect to internet (and to ...
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Proxy software for all outgoing connection
I am working in an office, as our private requirements, we need to make all connection to specific domains must be sent via a proxy server. This is my issue for now, does anyone know a solution for ...
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Windows Server 2008 RAID 1 failed. How do I fix it?
I have two 1.5TB drives, set up via a 4-bay external HDD case. It connects via eSATA and USB 2.0.
I had it configured as a mirrored RAID 1 in Windows Server 2008. I transferred some data to it and ...
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Route table flushed - how to repopulate active table without reboot
I am trying to automate a procedure in our team in which we must flush the routing table on some machines but what I have noticed is that it flushes the active table as well. This table does not ...
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How to remove computers in bulk from AD on Windows Server 2008
I have a list of computers (CSV) I need to remove from AD on an old Windows Server 2008. Powershell doesn't support the command
Get-Module ActiveDirectory
What is the best way to do this without ...
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NLA not supported on this PC - need to connect via RDC to server
I have Windows 10 PC as client. It shows "NLA not supported" but all versions of RDC seem current.
"About" in RDC displays Shell & Control versions 10.0.19041, Network Level ...
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Raid 1 rebuilding with Server 2008 r2 and two partitions on one drive
A client of ours has an older server. I was not involved in the setup and don't usually get involved with servers but will probably be involved on this one. I recently had to reboot the system and ...
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SSH is working but Scp is not on Windows 2008 server
I have to build a logic in our Micronaut application to scp a file from remote windows 2008 server to local (tried with both windows and Mac) Using JSCH api. So OpenSSH has been setup on the windows ...
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CVE-2020-1472 vs Windows Server 2008
Trying to secure some old servers. We do have an upgrade path, just that the replacements are being tested with the rest of the new system and may not be available for many months.
I have Windows ...
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How do I break the 2GB barrier on Windows 2016 VM?
I'm running a Windows 2016 64-bit VM on a QEMU-KVM hypervisor.
On that VM I'm running an old 32-bit application which uses ~3GB RAM and was linked with /LARGEADDRESSAWARE to allow it to use more than ...
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How do I clear the print spooler on a windows server with a script?
We have many (50+) printers on a Windows 2008 R2 server. Sometimes a printer (and eventually the spooler...) gets blocked by users accidentally trying to print 100+ page jobs. And then other users ...
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Why a computer and the local server are permanently disconnected, after an application getting no responding?
I have nine computers and one server in my studio, and these machines are connected to one router (wire/wireless), and I use static IP addresses for these machines. They can ping each other. All ...
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How to identify bad disk by WWN Windows Server 2008
I have two identical hard drives in Windows Server 2008 configured in diskmgmt.msc as a software mirror, or whatever MS's parlance is. One of the disks is bad. Good ol' Linux can show a drive's WWN in ...
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Grant Standard user to run one EXE file as an Admin using GPO
I have a domain in Server 2008 where we use a certain program which updates periodically. The domain users do not have any kind of Domain admin or local admin privileges. I would like to create a GPO ...
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Windows server 2008 R2 doesn't let install web deploy and IIS 10
I'm trying to install web deploy 3.6 and IIS 10 on a windows server 2008 R2, but after I install those two and restart the server, they don't show up in the programs, I just see IIS Express in the ...
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Joining a domain and domain accounts
I'm new to servers and domains.. but I'm learning and have some questions!
Scenario:
I'm using VM ware and have created one machine with Windows 7, one with Windows server 2008 R2. Also I've ...
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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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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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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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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 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 ...