Questions tagged [windows-server-2008-r2]

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Remote desktop aborts copy when copying text to clipboard

When I copy a file from Windows Remote Desktop to my local machine, if I click on Ctrl-C (copy to clipboard) or copy to clipboard with mouse, the file copy aborts! The message box says "Error Copying ...
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Windows server 2008 R2, no permission on file

My Windows Server 2008 has a program on a shared folder. A remote user antivirus (trend micro) considered this program a virus and tried to remove/quarantine it. However, it didn't possess the ...
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Sql server doesn't have access to VirtualBox shared folder

I am trying to configure Log Shipping in SQL Server between two VirtualBox machines. On both machines SQL Server 2008 R2 has been installed. The OS of the machines is Windows Server 2008R2. I have ...
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How does 2017 MS Security Patches Supersedes?

I have a 2008 R2 SP1 server, recently it was flagged out that I missed a critical patch KB4022722. However I assumed that patching KB4025337 addresses the issue since MS patches are cumulative. Upon ...
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Update is not applicable to your computer in windows server 2008 r2

Im installing the KB4012212 patch to a windows server 2008 r2. I have the correct patch file, but when I run the patch, i get the Windows Stand Alone Installer error: "The update is not applicable to ...
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TrustedInstaller.exe Continuous Memory Consumption

I’m having an odd issue with TrustedInstaller.exe on Windows 2008 R2, and no it is not runaway CPU usage. TrustedInstaller.exe runs continuously and steadily uses more memory. I have let it run for ...
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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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Format one virtual disk in a RAID array?

In my machine I have two virtual disks handled by my RAID controller. They're mapped on Windows Server as my C: drive and my D: drive. I wish to wipe and reinstall a new version of windows server on C:...
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Batch file not working when using timestamp on win server 2008 r2

I use this command in batch file to add time stamp on file: copy C:\1\1.txt C:\1\Log_%date:~10,4%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%_%time:~0,2%.%time:~3,2%.%time:~6,2%.txt It works fine on windows server 2008 ...
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Why does Active Directory when clicking on a group no users displayed, but users are assigned to the group

Prior to yesterday when I selected a group in AD on the right panel all users in that group appeared, now Active Directory when clicking on a group no users displayed, but users are assigned to the ...
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Unable to install WSUS 3.0 sp2 on Server 2008 r2

I have Windows server 2008 R2 standard edition and previously WSUS 3.0 SP2 server was work but unfortunately service not starting up, So that I tried to complete uninstall from registry, database and ...
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Tracking removal of client certificates

I connect to some remote web services that require a client certificate for authentication. Using certain tools (eg. SOAPUI), I can specify the certificate directly, but when doing quick requests to ...
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An operation on a socket could not be performed because the system lacked sufficient buffer space or because a queue was full

I have a machine running multiple applications which constantly perform UNC access (\\server-ip\share). After several days all UNC become non-accessible from this machine. When killing the ...
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Cannot connect to server.local from unix-based Machine

I'm running an internal Website that our Employees can access using the address http://server.local. The server is running IIS 7 and the Clients are Windows 7 and 10. It all works fine. However, when ...
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How do I run IIS Express from the command line with "Enabled 32 bit applications" enabled?

Problem: I have a website that I need to run which has a referenced DLL which is 32 bit. Doing it through the IIS GUI, it's no problem once I've enabled 32 bit applications in the application pool. ...
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The request specifies conflicting certificate templates : Web Server/Copy of User

I have an enterprise CA and I duplicate a User certificate template for authentication, and when I submit a certificate from web enrollment I got this error message: Certificate Request Denied. ...
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Is there solution for Windows Server to use MD5 certificate NTP source validation/authentication?

Is there a built-in or third party solution for Windows Server to use MD5 certificate NTP source validation/authentication? If it is built-in, what version of Windows Server and what is the feature ...
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Setting process priority in Windows Task Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2

I am trying to change the base priority to "Above Normal" for a process using Task Manager in Windows Server 2008 R2, but the value keeps changing back to "Normal" in the Base Priority column (and ...
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Removing an older version of TLS

A server I have at home is running with the most up to date version of TLS. I was curious if it is okay to remove the older versions of TLS since I am running the most updated version. I'm just using ...
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How to recursively truncate filenames and directory names in powershell?

When trying to copy files around a network drive I get the error an error that says the copy operation fails and generates a message that states that the path (file name) is too long. The message also ...
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Runaway process on Windows Web Server 2008 R2

We are running Windows Web Server 2008 R2 and occasionally getting, what looks like a runaway process which starts hogging a lot of memory and CPU power. In task manager I can see the process is a ...
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Make windows route al traffic to one IP to another

i have a Windows 2008 server that needs to connect to an IP that its hardcodded in a application. Instead of referencing \localhost it references \OldPrivateIp The Machine cannot change Subnet(...
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UNC path not accessible after some time

I have a machine running about 100 processes each accessing a remote UNC path (to samba share) over and over to read files. From time to time the UNC (\server-ip\share) becomes non-accessible for this ...
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Moving a small business server off of RAID and onto a single SSD

My brother-in-law has asked for my help upgrading his small business server. He wanted more hard drive space. The server is an older Lenovo Thinkcenter running Windows Server 2008 R2, with 500 GB of ...
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Is it possible to change the Bytes Per Cluster on an NTFS drive without reformatting?

I have a drive where I'm doing some performance testing with a series of small files. In my current test, I have 150,000 files averaging at 11kB, and another 150,000 files averaging at 2kB. The total ...
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how to backup os of server using xcopy

I have been able to backup some files with the xcopy command using the following code in my batch file. xcopy /e /s /d /i /y "C:\Users\ba\Desktop\all\a" "C:\Users\ba\Desktop\all\bb" >> "C:...
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Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on local computer. Error 5: Access is denied

On my Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, I couldn't start the "Windows Event Log Service", which is stopped. I got the following error: "Windows could not start the windows event log service on local ...
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How to configure VPN Server in Windows 2008 (without AD, Domain and User Policy)

I am trying to set up a VPN for a small busines that have 3 places to be connected in order to access a database and documents that are in one of the computers. So it means that 2 of the places must ...
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Sticky Notes on Windows 2008 R2

I have trouble running Sticky Notes on Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit), In fact I did that before but I have lost the installation procedure that I have made and I can not find it on the web maybe ...
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Hyper-V Does Not Work However VMWare Does

I recently rebuilt my main Hyper-V server along with the other two servers and since my entire network is still running Windows 7, I decided to swap 2012 R2 out with 2008 R2. Now my two secondary ...
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How to use Windows Small Business Server 2008 to print from a web application?

I'm developing a web application in PHP and we need to print some files/labels from this web application. The web application is hosted on a 3rd party hosting provider. The thermal printers are ...
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What actually happens during /regserver & /unregserver?

I am installing a program on a server and uninstalling the program from a separate computer. Server: Windows Server 2008 R2 Computer: Windows 7 Ultimate I have found the installer & uninstaller ...
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Running program with sleep vs schedule with task scheduler

I have a Java-program that shall check if a value in the database has changed each minute. If the value has changed the program shall perform a task. To run the program from cmd takes about 7 seconds ...
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domain server shows the error "currently there are no logon server available now"?

In my domain server while entering the password is shows the error msg "there are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request". Sometimes I restart my system I didn't enter ...
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How to upgrade from windows server 2008 r2 to windows server 2012?

I m using windows server 2008 R2 currently. I want to upgrade my server from 2008 R2 to windows server 2012? I don't have any disk to upgrade this? Is there anyway to upgrade without using the disk?
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How to make Windows see all 4 TB of not primary hard drive instead of 2 TB?

I have two hard drives - first one with 2 TB and system installed on it and sees its fine (Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise). It has MBR partition style. And a second clean hard drive with 4 TB, ...
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ping ignoring -w (timeout) switch

I am trying to simulate an intermittent ping timeout by adding the -w switch but it seems to be ignoring that switch. The host* I'm pinging typically replies around 108 ms so if I set /w to ...
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How to remap control keys on windows server 2008 r2?

I am running windows server 2008 R2 inside VirtualBox on macOS Sierra. There is a standard PC keyboard (german layout) attached to the Mac and I installed a specific keyboard mapping so that it works ...
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Setting permissions on folders based on the folder name

I'm running Windows Web Server 2008 R2. I would like to apply specific permissions to any folder named _source automatically, no matter where it appears in the directory structure. Is this possible? ...
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Accessing a printer from Ubuntu client to Windows server

I installed a Windows server 2008 R2 and an Ubuntu 12.04 and could connect the Ubuntu to the server using likewise. The FTP is also set up. I did depoly the printer in server and another client, a ...
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What is the correct method to apply various group policy settings to multiple groups of users?

What is the correct method to apply various group policy settings to multiple groups of users? An example of the scenario: Windows server 2008, domain "CompanyName". Presume all users switch between ...
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NFS sharing Windows and linux

So i have to export a folder from windows server to linux using NFS sharing. I have already created the NFS on the windows side with no problems what so ever, this is how i created it: nfsshare ...
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Workstation Service Crashes After NetBIOS & DNS Name Change

I'm still not sure how this happened, but I have the following condition on an instance of Windows Server 2008 R2 running on HyperV: I can't login as any domain user on this server This is because ...
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PowerShell coding in O365

I have a question regarding sample code. I am running some scripts in O365, "Running script" as below. What I want to do when a PSSession enters a "Broken" state, is to pause the script, and remove ...
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"service-admin" account on Windows 2008 R2?

I'm looking at all the accounts configured on a Windows 2008 R2 server. There's one account 'Service Admin' (username service-admin) which I can't seem to find any information on why this accounts ...
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Abnormally high memory usage Windows 2008 R2

I have a problem with my MS Windows Server 2008 R2 - every one-two days server causes BSOD with error 0x0000001d with tcpip.sys driver. There is abnormal huge amount of nonpaged pool bytes in poolmon. ...
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Win Server 2008 R2 - Task Scheduler - Elevate access level and stay in user environment

I am attempting to run a powershell script at logon for each user account with the username User. The purpose of the script is to call the qwinsta command and further identify which session it is ...
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Assign mutiple aliases to web modules on one server

I'm currently using Tornado on a Windows Server and looking for a way to create aliases on my network and i want these aliases to be redirected on a different port of my webserver. Example : Tornado ...
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Is there a way to use "netsh trace" on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core?

I tried to run this command on a machine with Windows Server 2008 R2 Core: netsh trace start scenario=netconnection capture=yes report=yes but it returned this message: The following command was ...
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Calling a console application (.exe) file using Task Scheduler is returning the following error "0x41301"

I have a console application which uses some SharePoint dll libraries, to execute a background jobs. Now I can manually run the console application without any problem. but when I schedule its ...
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