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Windows Server  // windows 2003, 2008, R2 how tos

SOLVED: How To Set User Access Control (UAC) to the DEFAULT Level via Group Policy

If you want to use Group Policy to configure the 10 UAC related group polices so a Windows 7 client will be set to the third level on the slider bar: “Default – Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer.  Gon’t notify me when I make changes to Windows settings.” open your Group ...

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Microsoft 2012 Product Roadmap – Windows 8, Server 8, SQL 2012, IE10, Office 15…

Below is a quick table providing the the 2012 roadmap: Windows 8 Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (UPDATED 2/10) Windows Server 8 Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (UPDATED 1/27) System Center 2012 Anticipated release: Early 2012(UPDATED 2/7) SQL Server 2012 Anticipated release: First half of 2012 (UPDATED 1/24) Internet Explorer ...

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SOLVED: Juniper nc.window.app.23971 Network Connect Error

Users found this error connecting to a Juniper Mag2600 and binging and googling this error only brought up semi useless items like: check personal firewall install windows patch for loopback ip-address issue (which appears to relate to Windows XP) unmark automatic proxy settings in the Browser I checked the Mag and found all well, the ...

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SOLVED: What Client Computers Does Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Essentials Support

The short answer is, almost all Windows (INCLUDING Windows 7 HOME – see the last paragraph in this message for details) and Mac operating systems; the long answer is: Operating system Supported Domain Join Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional, Enterprise (x86 and x64) Yes Yes Windows 7 Home Premium, Basic, Starter (x86 and x64) Yes No ...

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Free Windows SBS 2011 Addin Modules You NEED to Have

Below is a curt list of addin’s you need to have if you are using Small Business Server (SBS) 2011: Microsoft®Office 365 Integration Module for Windows® Small Business Server 2011 Windows 7 Professional Pack for Small Business Server 2011 In you have a Windows Phone 7 cell, you should get Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector ...

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Bootable Suite of Disaster Recovery Tool For Corporate Administrators

This disaster recovery tool is often shown for only for Windows 7, Vista and XP (both 32bit and 64bit) but their site says it also works with Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, 2003… This program can easily be used to recover lost data, backup or clone disks, edit the registry, undo Windows Updates and much much ...

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25 Nov Posted by in Windows Server | Comments

SOLVED: How To Patch A Microsoft Windows HyperV Host & VM’s

The following the my approved process for patching VM’s: Wait at least one week after “Patch Tuesday”; this gives Microsoft time to have others beta test the patches and for Microsoft to pull / adjust problem patches Shut Down (VM equivalent of Power Off) any running Virtual Machines Copy the VHD’s to an external disk ...

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17 Nov Posted by in Windows Server | Comments

SOLVED: How to Run a SECOND Domain Controller With SBS Small Business Server (2000, 2003, 2011, Essentials)

Well, it turns out the notion that you can not use a second DC is really just a slight, but VERY common miscommunication from Microsoft.  The nut of it is that since SBS 2000 you CAN add additional Domain Controllers with the following two caveats: The SBS server MUST have all of the FSMO roles ...

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SOLVED: How To Determine What Make and Model Your Motherboard Is WITHOUT Openning The Case

There are several ways to find out what model your motherboard is: Reboot and read the POST screens Reboot and enter the BIOS Look for a sticker or label on the ourside of the case.  Dell put “service tag” numbers on all their machines and you can references those on Dell’s support site. Download free ...

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SOLVED: Windows Needs Your Current Credentials

If you are prompted to enter your login credentials every day by the following dialog box: Windows Needs Your Current Credentials Please Lock this computer, then unlock it using your most recent password or smart card there are two likely fixes: Change the LOGON HOURS of the account to have no restructions, in Active Directory ...

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