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Demo Box for Small Business Scenarios

i interested in configuring demo machine (imho) demonstrate vm scenario allow high value smb (5-25 high value professionals) consolidate relatively complete ms infrastructure on single server. end i have acquired requiste hardware , rc1 available want take first pass @ this. here initial thoughts on would want do: install servercore enterprise following roles:  hyper-v dns dhcp ad add 2 virtual machines: vm1:  windows 2003 x64 support exchange 2007 vm2:  windows 2008 web edition intra/extranet functionality. the questions: am on right track? need sql server someplace - vm advisable, if 32 or 64, 2003 or 2008? any thoughts appreciated...   outlookintegrator wrote: i reviewed essentials/centro product info available , given angle coming from, know/think possible install package 3 vms on servercore+h-v.   yes, considerations due both hyper-v , webs (centro) both still beta products.   1. need second phys...

Script or Tool to Shutdown all XP/Vista/Win7 machines that do not have someone logged into them?

i have  100 test virtual machines, xp, vista , win7.  i'm looking way shutdown machines not have current login, skip ones logged them  there scripts or tools out there this?  hi,   after create virtual machine, can treat normal physical computer, can shutdown using script shutdown physical computer.   according description, issue seems related script center. focus on hyper-v question windows server system , here not best support resource script center, recommend further support in corresponding community can qualified pool of respondents. understanding.   for convenience, have list related link followed.   script center http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/default.aspx     best regards, vincent hu   Windows Server  >  Hyper-V ...

Server 2003 has rebooted from a bugcheck.

server 2003 has rebooted bugcheck. bugcheck was: 0x0000009c (0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0xb2000000, 0x1040080f). replaced ups, power supply, scanned, defragged , re-mirrored hard drives. clue? it seems server crash issue, you may need to check kb article  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=162363&sd=rmvp or else  analyze crash dump file analysis root cause of issue. please contact microsoft customer service directly memory dump file can analyzed , issue can resolved efficiently.   you may obtain phone numbers specific technology request please take @ web site listed below:   https://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?iid=174859&iguid=56907522-6886-4238-a70f-a1d06a4473c7_2_2&rdpath=1   for reference:   here steps temporally make system not automatically restart when issue occur s .   steps.   1. right-click "my computer" , select "properties" on desktop 2. click on ...

Crash dump driver + mirrored system volume

i have windows server 2008 r2 installation , continually following error event when system starts up:   source: volmgr event id: 45 general: system not sucessfully [sic] load crash dump driver.   the system volume mirrored through windows (i.e. software mirror).   i've found kb article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958933 describes error , links hotfix, updated crashdump.sys file listed in article older 1 that's installed on system, have not used hotfix:   hotfix crashdump.sys version: 6.0.6001.22292 currently installed crashdump.sys version: 6.1.7600.16385   is there way fix problem?   thanks.   the hotfix windows server 2008 (not r2), not system using. system allow dump of mirrored system volume only. please check ensure page files , dump file location set system volume. if not, please change configuration , check issue again. path of dump file can found in sysdm.cpl --- advanced tab --- settings button under ...

Error dns en windows server 2008 R2

escenario, dos dc controllers 2008 r2, dc1 con dns principal la ip del dc2 secundaria con 127.0.0.1, dc2 con dns principal la ip del dc1 secundaria con 127.0.0.1. en administración del servidor, dns, examinar rol, me lanza el siguiente error: título: dns: los servidores dns de conexión de área local 2 deben incluir la dirección de bucle invertido, pero no como la primera entrada. gravedad: error fecha: 27/05/2014 12:58:57 categoría: configuración problema: el adaptador de red conexión de área local 2 no incluye la dirección ip de bucle invertido como servidor dns o está configurada como la primera entrada. impacto: si la dirección ip de bucle invertido es la primera entrada en la lista de servidores dns, es posible que active directory no pueda encontrar sus asociados de replicación. resolución: configure el adaptador para agregar la dirección ip de bucle invertido la lista de servidores dns en todas las interfaces activas, pero no como el pr...

Windows Server 2008 SP2: can't enable Printer sharing

hi, i'm trying enable the  printe r  sharing option in sharing , discovery on windows server 2008. when click on turn on printer sharing, nothing happens , stays off.   the printer listed on server network one. there's no printer physically connected server. the error message (in system log) is: the  print er  spooler failed share printer lx69 shared resource name lx69_test. error 1740. printer cannot used others on network. thanks. eric did verify file sharing functional? at point appears if there other software installed stomping on print spooler's rpc endpoint. there registry key block spooler rpc endpoint.  if not exist it's never been used hkey_local_machine\software\policies\microsoft\windows nt\printers\registerspoolerremoterpcendpoint normally set 1 there policy default not configured.  if it's disabled clients can't connect spooler not think happening here since client throws error @ connection time. ...

ActiveX Install through Group Policy for non-admin users

i have software application work fine on winxp running ie6 sson customer of mine installed ie7, broke.  long story short, found app required install of activex control , run each time...simple.  but, in ie6 installing 1 time , load users installing admin , letting others load worked.  now, have install each user (which require changing them admin , won't it) work.  so, looking way take control, install admin rights , list approved control through group policy without touching each machine or @ least minimally.  again, desktop os xp pro running ie7 , dc on windows server 2003.  have documents showing how build admin templates controls nothing on how install control on machine without changing every user of machine (which there 20-30 users since it's telemerketers).  great!! hi, based on current information, since error occurs @ "trying create softphone port", think issue has nothing ie. please try uninstall ie7 test. please upgrade ie8 test. in order solve proble...

Cross Domain Issue

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i writing a script uses the following query groups user member of ((get-aduser $row[0].trim() -properties memberof -server $server).memberof -contains $ident) --- $ident dn formated group name. this works local domain group in users in domain, dont group name listed back. if @ group account in user , computers member of group. any appreciated. lk hi, when query users in domain, should set -server parameter domain's dc. suggest run enterprise admin right. regards, yan li yan li technet community support Windows Server  >  Windows PowerShell

How to track perticular PC/IP in network with heavy download

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hi all, i have win server 2008, , more 300 pc in network connected lan , having internet. i want monitor pc heavy download disturbing important work. so how can track pc/ip in network , disable download particular pc. thanks, upen   hi, if use microsoft solutions, can try scom, can monitor network. monitoring networks using operations manager http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh212935.aspx also, have other solutions, thread can reference. monitoring network traffic http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/systemcenter/en-us/10593243-e086-4764-bfd2-6070627d4e0b/monitoring-network-traffic?forum=operationsmanagergeneral hope helps. niki han technet community support Windows Server  >  Management ...

CAU Self-Update failed

hi i've problem self-update function (windows 2012 r2 cluster). if start remote update (apply updates cluster) works fine. scheduled self-updating don't work. there's no hint in event logs. can see message "job failed" in generated report on past updating runs. known error ? best regards hi plastica, you can generate cau log manually check whether there have error , post further troubleshooting. you can refer following article: troubleshoot cau: log files cluster-aware updating http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13414.troubleshoot-cau-log-files-for-cluster-aware-updating.aspx i’m glad of you! please remember mark replies answers if , unmark them if provide no help. if have feedback technet support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com Windows Server  >  ...

Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Server - User session hangs when logging off

from time time, user's session hangs when signing out of windows 2012 <g class="gr_ gr_17 gr-alert gr_gramm punctuation multireplace" data-gr-id="17" id="17">rds .</g> this has happened 2 different users. each time session hangs message "signing out" , user cannot sign in presented same message when doing so. i have logged in rds administrator, checked task manager , found office application still running, such excel. have noticed each time user's session hangs. when <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_tiny gr_spell contextualspelling multireplace" data-gr-id="18" id="18">i</g> end process of office application , log user off via task manager, user can log in again. i have reinstalled office software , still occurs every , then.... any suggestions? so when there logging off closing apps down. or leaving them open , trying log off. if there leaving them open problem saving...

WMI Errors

hey guys, around 1am last night 1 of our servers ran out of disk space. around same time event viewer upon server inundated event 4 wmi errors. our scom server reported server in question has wmi errors. ran command line verifyrepository check upon server , reported wmi consistent. ran microsoft wmidiag utility flagged on 600 wmi errors! from can see, there 40 wmi connection / namespace errors. 564 wmi operation errors (the majority of i've deleted report below). 6 wmi execqueury errors. can see wmi write, put , delete tests didn't run!!! i'm guessing these once run result in further errors. my question this... options here , quickest resolve errors? 1. bite bullet , restore backup? 2. understand @ least of errors can fixed command line? each of error types (get, connect , execquery) require different method / approach? command line approach successful? there examples of precisely required each approach / error please provide? 3. understand inplace upgrad...

adamsync ldap_bind_s: Invalid Credentials

hi, i've installed lds replicating portion of active directory. everthing goes (schema import, userproxy import, etc) until use adamsync install , sync. in testlab i'm not getting error: ldap error occured. ldap_bind_s: invalid credentials. extended info: 8009030c: ldaperr: dsid-0c09043e, comment: acceptsecuritycontext error, data 0, vece.  it seems user account cannot read source ad. know credentials needed this?  hi, thanks posting. did follow article? http://www.thegeekispeak.com/archives/64 what event error in event log? meanwhile, hope helps: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753547.aspx configuring , running adamsync first time http://blogs.technet.com/b/efleis/archive/2005/09/08/configuring-and-running-adamsync-for-the-first-time.aspx regards. if have feedback on our support, please click  here we trying better understand customer views on social support experience, participation in interview project appreciated if have ti...

Select-String not finding all values

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hi, i trying finding strings in file. i using cmd: get-content $pathcompletmanufacturiers | select-string "^$manufretenu\s*$" -quiet all below values in file: aladdin knowledge systems ltd.--> found apn, llc--> found fabasoft r&d gmbh--> found winzip computing lp--> found offshore - it--> found notepad++ team--> generating error not regular expression winklevoss technologies, llc (wintech) --> not found visicom media inc. (powered panda security) --> not found so appearing function may not finding values + or )(. how may bypass problem? thanks, françois try regexsafe function . for example: $a = get-content .\file1.txt $manufretenu = 'notepad++ team' $a | select-string (regexsafe $manufretenu) $manufretenu = 'winklevoss technologies, llc (wintech)' $a | select-string (regexsafe $manufretenu) $manufretenu = 'visicom media inc. (powered panda security)...

Tool to verify schema update content is really there.

are there tools can read ad schema , verify it's updates have been completed based on content? i have been spending lot of time looking , have come tools or posts detail checking forestupdates revision (cn=windows2003update,cn=forestupdates,cn=configuration,dc=sourcegas,dc=com revision attribue) and schema objectversion (cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=sourcegas,dc=com objectversion attribute) values. have verified these @ 9 , 31 respectively. have also looked up my functional levels in ad domains , trusts. both forest , domain show 2003. have yet find can verify the requisite changes made schema. here's scenario. running @ 2003 functional level , have been while. original domain created 2003 se i'm pretty confident schema point. however, have had new dcs created 2003 r2 , i'm not @ sure adprep process performed prior first 1 being dcpromo'ed. we're getting ready bring 2008 r2 dcs, before update schema that, want make sure there 2003 r2 there. ...

Adding file server resource manager on a running file server

hi, ive taken on responsibility  for our fileservers.  the server running server 2008r2 , set discquota limiting users 1gb. fine far.  however, server used place our users share common files among each other. making discquota confusing , annoying users, having share ownership of files 3gb of pictures or whatever saved in same folder.  and question. ive read file server resource manager, , seems pretty straight forward install , set quotas on folders instead of users.  but how effect current discquota? still in effect, or settings nulled when install file server manager? witch quota takes priority? lets user has 1gb of space according discquota. create folder , set quota on 5gb in file server manager. how user able save there?  1 or 5gb?  hi, windows server 2008 r2 supports 2 mutually exclusive methods setting quotas on amount of file system resources user can use—disk quotas or directory quotas. disk quotas applied specific users , ...

SCHTASKS.exe /query /fo csv /nh gives ERROR in Win2008, in contradiction to documentation

when running schtasks /query /fo csv /nh in commandbox error: error : /nh switch cannot used list format . when using /? see /nh allowed csv , table formats. in win2003 command runs fine. use command in vb-script , did not work anymore in win2008. can tell me if bug (cannot find myself!) or intended behaviour (so different win2003)? or should rewrite vb-script conform http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/tasks2.mspx ? hi, in document of schtasks /query changed in windows 7:    /nh                  specifies column header should not                         displayed in output. is                         valid table format. seems not supporting /nh intended. thanks. this posting provided "as is" no warranties, , confers no rights. Windows Server  >  ...

Auto split screen with modern apps in tablet mode

with windows 8 when open attachment (like pdf or jpg example) mail app, reader app appear alongside. in windows 10 new window in full screen mode. i think the old way manage windows in tablet mode  is more effective. Windows 10 Insider Preview  >  Windows 10 Insider Preview Feedback

Patches in Windows Server

can 1 tell me while updating latest patches in server how going fix. i trying create new web application in central admin , have admin rights. whenever trying create web application giving me error fix need update latest patches. so question how affect server can create web application while updating latest patch. hello, this depends of hotfixes / sp install. go update properties , information need.   this posting provided "as is" no warranties or guarantees , , confers no rights. microsoft student partner 2010 / 2011 microsoft certified professional microsoft certified systems administrator: security microsoft certified systems engineer: security microsoft certified technology specialist: windows server 2008 active directory, configuration microsoft certified technology specialist: windows server 2008 network infrastructure, configuration microsoft certified technology specialist: windows server 2008 applications infrastruc...

What is best practice for placing WDS and destination computers and couple of other questions.

hello, i sucessfully deployed wds. i can capture , deploy captured image new pc. i have couple of questions: 1. best practices placing wds server , destination pcs. presently connected wds , dest. comp switch connected lan port connected core switch. theoretically capture or installation traffic remain on same switch , should not travell through network. correct? ideally, wanted create separate ad on separate switch. collegue against second dhcp server in building, if separate network :). 2. when install captured image find folder windows.old. how eliminate during capture? when capturing provided folder on external drive. i guess windows.old should there , not in clean image. and 1 more question: 3. year ago tried microsoft deployment solution contained sql server (i used virtual appliance microsoft). i remember able add programs existing images. i`"played" 2 days , remember worked fine. was? when started ms deployment services surprised there no sql. after deployment underst...

Error Activating Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machine

greetings, i have windows server 2012 r2 standard vm running on hyper-v (windows server 2012 r2 datacenter). i'm attempting activate windows using automatic virtual machine activation described here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303421.aspx. i'm getting following error: license activation (slui.exe) failed following error code: hr=0xc004fd02 command-line arguments: ruleid=a5b3220c-2d48-42e8-9733-0374090e4a25;action=autoactivate;appid=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;skuid=f002931d-5536-4908-8d93-40ae584e24d6;notificationinterval=120;trigger=userlogon;sessionid=2 it's running generation 1 vm, created , overlooked generation. here's (redacted) output slmgr /dlv: name: windows(r), serverstandard edition description: windows(r) operating system, virtual_machine_activation channel activation id: <redacted> application id: <redacted> extended pid: <redacted> product key channel: vt:ia install...

File System Auditing

i having trouble file system auditing on windows 2008 server.  i have local policy without object auditing have specific folder want audit.  i have turned on auditing writing data success/failures , several other categories (deleting, etc).  i went in , created text file , see nothing in log.  however, if turn on policy in local policy, overwhelmed ton of data kinds of files being accessed.  it appears setting in policy whole file system , each individual folder settings separate local policy turned off, or assumption.  however, did not have event generated when created text file.   what missing?   thanks help.   kevin nevermind set.  i have new problem...  :)   thanks.   Windows Server  >  Security ...

Help with Failover Cluster setup

i trying set failover cluster 2 hyper v host has 1 guest on each running sql 2008 i can build cluster 2 nodes, , appears fine. problem this. have no other device attach cluster. i have no file server , no san. if build third vm third node creating single point of failure if box 2 nodes on goes down. our client says mirroring not fit business model out well. is there anyway set failover cluster using 2 nodes? each on different hyper v host? hi,   with current hardware, it’s not possible set hyper-v failover cluster.   the following post discussed similar issue, can refer to:   failover clustering internal storage http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverclustering/thread/a0269b2c-36a1-4f9a-9fc0-06942340be43/     best regards, vincent hu   Windows Server ...

Cannot reopen any Word document with new Office 2010 Pro Install

i have installed (uninstalled) , reinstalled office 2010 pro 64 bit windows 7.  on creating new word document, can open word, create test, save document, when reopen document, i'm forced open word in safe mode.  in safe mode session, panel advice "word has recovered following files. save ones wish keep." , in list normal.dotm new document.  though recover, cannot reopen document, , other word doc have old computer results in same problem: forced safe mode, cannot open file anyway.  have unistalled , reinstalled office 2010 pro, have latest patches , updates office 2010 installed (thru 11/16/2011), , updates windows 7 64 bit.  don't know else check or do.  laptop brand new sony vaio s series.  i've deleted normal.dotm file templates directory, , ran @ least 1 regedit "fixit", problem blocks me use of word 2010.  (excel , outlook open fine way).  help! a poorly designed add-in 1 possibility. syst...

Windows Server 2008 R2 File Sharing - User can delete only the file he put on share

hi, windows server 2008 r2 has share created share , storage management. domain works ok , all the users given full control permissions on share. however, user can delete files himself put in share. nobody else can delete file. i need who were given full control able add , remove files/folders in share without restrictions. how can that? thanks, dejan i think meinolf asking please post view of permissions news group including special permissions.  inheriting special permission folder above in tree.   if want try right click folder, properties, permissions,  advanced, change permissions, uncheck inherit permissions parent, , check replace child objects permissions permissions object boxes.  click ok, when asks copy or remove the  permissions in place click remove.   go in , add exact permissions want use nothing propagating down tree. you can use cacls command command window , pipe text file post current permissio...

System error 1825 has occurred (0x00000721) when adding node to cluster

i have failover cluster 2 nodes running server 2008 r2.  both nodes connected dell md3200 via sas hbas.  attempting add 2 additional nodes cluster.  new nodes exact same physical server model (all dell r710) , connected same md3200 via sas hba.  same volumes have been presented new servers , can see same partitions existing nodes.  when go add either of new nodes, following: ps h:\> cluster /add /node:ccen0db801 configuring node ccen0db801 --------------------------------------- 12% validating cluster state on node ccen0db801. 25% getting current node membership of cluster ckan3db080. 37% adding node ccen0db801 cluster configuration data. 50% validating installation of microsoft failover cluster virtual adapter on node ccen0db801. 62% validating installation of cluster disk driver on node ccen0db801. 75% configuring cluster service on node ccen0db801. 87% starting cluster service on node ccen0db801. 100% waiting notification node ccen0d...

Copying files and folders with sharing permissions and NTFS settings to a new drive

hi, have file server user files on d:\ want copy of files, folders, share permissions , ntfs permissions e:\ noob scripting, if me out , give me example of script need, appreciate it. no script needed. use xcopy copy files , permissions. xcopy <source> <destination> /s /e /x /c /q /h /k /i /r /y i don't know of utility copy share permissions, can record them, , recreate pemissions using rmtshare.exe.  not sure if still available via download or not. Windows Server  >  File Services and Storage