Combine

hi i need disable settings of firefox make default browser. how can achieve it. searched lots on google not permanent solution of it. please help hello, you can use gpo settings https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/gpo-for-firefox/ . 1 of many settings disable firefox checking default browser. regards, lutz Windows Server > Windows Server General Forum

Windows server 2012 standard vs. Windows server 2012 R2

what major differences between windows server 2012 standard , windows server 2012 r2 ? read i believe said r2 programmers or developers. able run r2 standard ability for programming , in other words can run exchange , outlook , other server software on r2 , have capability to able program or r2 restricted ? can refer me links installation instructions r2 2012 and standard 2012 servers ? thank you. bottrojbuster@hotmail.com hi, refer below links http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/108930/10-excellent-new-features-in-windows-server-2012-r2-222024#slide1 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn250019.aspx regards, md disclaimer: opinion expressed herein own knowledge. deploy @ own risk. whenever see helpful reply, click on “propose answer” / “marked answer” , please "vote". Windows Server > ...

Overriding driver mapping behavior (battles with Easy Print)

let me preface bit of background. first, i've had lot of headaches when using easyprint on slow links. 1-2 page print jobs end insanely huge when using easyprint, or end incorrect printed results. (missing barcodes, weird artifacts, void-zones, etc...) i've found others reporting similar results, , variety of fixes issues. cannot change application creates print jobs, i'm stuck letting native-drivers take precedence over easyprint driver. (group policy -> "use terminal services easy print printer driver first" = disabled) in cases, works perfectly. for problematic printers, can install native driver , print-issues go away completely. now wrench in works. in situations, printer sufficiently old, , printer driver's name not match windows 2008 driver name, (the manufacturer not make win2008x64 driver... there "microsoft" driver), still defaults "easy print" driver. having dealt olde...

Trouble installing (onto SD card), Is there a button combination to watch installation?

hi, weird one, , may wrong forum, seems best. trying install windows 10 onto sd card. (because of portability , low harddrive capacity) on macbook air. before tell me won't work here why think should: -i can install windows 10 onto external usb drive , there works fine , sd slot uses usb driver, there shouldn't of difference -the internal sd slot in macbook air can boot mac system. -also, start point sd card ok, here problem. after installing windows 10 sd card, can start up, pretty seems stuck on screen windows logo (for @ least 2 hours) , twirling animation underneath. know wether there button combination see wether running or stuck on something. know that? if windows representative reading, wouldn't great thing make easier/possible? making windows 10 compatible run sd card in macbooks? because couldn't find drivers make sd cards/usb storage devices recognizeable windows installation. have saved me lot of time. thanks! - engineering stud...

Resolve the hyper-v 2.0 bug with intel xeon family

hi, i wanna talk bug hyper-v 2.0 (ws2008r2) , intel xeon 55xx family. host machine reboot unexpectedly bsod. resolve it, there's patch microsoft web site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975530/en-us the dell poweredge r710 have kind of problem, hotfix, everything gonna ok. s s.net - mcitp enterprise - mcts operations manager 2007 - http://www.insidetechnologies.eu - http://www.windowserver.it thanks bit information. i'll pass our support folks , ask @ , see if kb article can appended. thanks again. cheers, dan boldo –program manager, hyper-v, windows kernel group Windows Server > Hyper-V

Android RDP Client remote resources thru RDGateway connecting to RDG instead of RDSH

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Question about Server 2016 Hyper-V Failover (Stretch) Cluster with Storage Replica between multiple SAN based CSVs

this first time posting on these forums, please bear me. my company has on-site hyper-v failover cluster of 24 hosts, right around 150 vms, located in midwest. have 5 csvs (where vms housed) located on netapp san. year ago, decided implement dr site near our denver office. have identical environment there (not many hosts), has it's own similar failover cluster , netapp san. currently, entire infrastructure running server 2012 r2, we've started testing few free nodes on 2016. before knew awesome new features 2016 offers, decision made implement hyper-v replication dr site. has proven quite frustrating process, continually have issues vm replicas breaking , have remove , re-add replication, requires entire initial replication again. i have few questions 2016 failover stretch cluster, can't seem find answers to... 1. if wanted drop hyper-v replication , use storage replica, happens regards ip addressing on vms? no hyper-v replication means no place put in failov...

problemas con Outlook anywhere

buenos dias, tengo un servidor exchange 2010 con outlook anywhere habilitado. cuando configuro mi cliente outlook 2007 para la utilizacion de rpc on http desde mi lan no tengo problema, todo va bien....pero cuando lo utilizo desde la wan me pide la contraseña una y otra vez y no conecta. el nombre del servidor es el mismo para la red interna que para la externa y es el unico servidor exchange de la organizacion. utilizo autenticacion básica y el certificado es valido, accedo correctamente al owa por https...el firewall esta abierto correctamente. ya configure un host de la ip publica al nombre del correo en la web, para evitar usar isa server. nose dode tengo el problema pero si alguin me puede coloborar yo se lo agradesco. diego, sobre el tema pregunta por favor en el foro de exchange, ya que se trata de un problema con la configración del mismo. está en http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/es-es/exchangees/threads gracias ...

Exactly same steps for Win 2003 server

hi, did ever steps enable sql server port 1433 in firewall of win 2008 server, mentioned in following url http://blogs.msdn.com/b/walzenbach/archive/2010/04/14/how-to-enable-remote-connections-in-sql-server-2008.aspx same steps win 2003 server, need same in win 2003 server? many & best regards, hua min how connect tcp port allow connections sql server tcp port, perform following steps. 1. click start | control panel | network connections 2. right click on network adapter services inbound connections sql server , select properties 3. select advanced | windows firewall | settings 4. select exceptions | add port 5. under name put "sql server" , under port number select 1433 . use tcp protocol. 6. click ok close out dialogs. if you're using other standard tcp/ip access sql server, you'll need enable el éxito nunca llega solo; hay que trabajar arduamente para conseguirlo. ...

server inventory

hello need servers running windows 2003 along r2 , sp1 or sp2. this script looks close fails. http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2010/02/04/inventorying-computers-with-ad-powershell.aspx ============== ps c:\users\me> import-module activedirectory ps c:\users\me> get-adcomputer -filter {operatingsystem -like "windows server*"} -property * | format-table name,o peratingsystem,operatingsystemservicepack -wrap -auto get-adcomputer : 1 or more properties invalid. parameter name: msds-assignedauthnpolicy @ line:1 char:1 + get-adcomputer -filter {operatingsystem -like "windows server*"} -property * | f ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + categoryinfo : invalidargument: (:) [get-adcomputer], argumentexception + fullyqualifiederrorid : activedirectorycmdlet:system.argumentexcep...

Windows 8 Start Menu over RDC.

i have installed window 8 beta via hyper-v on windows server 2008. so it's virtual server allow me have , play beta. i have enabled rdc on server , can access fine. only problem can;t seem start menu working. in theory should hover on bottom left corner , metro start menu should appear nothing. i feel maybe missing something. any ideas? thanks. hello chris, the remote desktop client passes windows key remote session if running fullscreen. not change in windows 8, behavior same in windows 7. you can configure client send windows key time changing keyboard options in classic rdc client (mstsc): don geddes - sr support escalation engineer - remote desktop services - printing , imaging Windows Server > Windows Server 2012 General ...

Word 2007 | Hyperlink Not Displaying

hi, in microsoft word 2007, hyperlink copy/paste document ends looking this: {hyperlink "http://classic.motown.com/"\1"!all"} instead of: http://classic.motown.com/#!all i've checked word options few times, reason problem eludes me. thanks! press alt+f9 hide field codes. stefan blom, microsoft word mvp Microsoft Office > Word IT Pro Discussions

How to deactivate an old KMS activated client in VAMT 3.1?

i have been unable find in application, or internet addresses question. how deactivate host in vamt? we're organization relies on donated computers churn through them quickly. delete vamt? ignore , activation expire when client doesn't phone in? i apologize in advance if missed obvious on one. you can let go. kms hands out temporary activations it's clients. there's not can administer or manage checking in. honestly, there's real reason concerned it. kms 1 of things can set , forget. as long new clients getting activated , clients can reactivate within 180 days, you're good. if you're concerned presentation, can remove them vamt. - chris ream - **remember, if find post helpful, or answer, please mark appropriately.** Windows Server > Management ...

How to fix DSIM error 0x8007370b

2014-02-14 07:21:31, info dism dism package manager: pid=4816 tid=572 cbs session options=0x48100! - cdismpackagemanager::internal_finalize 2014-02-14 07:22:31, info dism dism package manager: pid=4816 tid=4704 error in operation: (null) (cbs hresult=0x8007370b) - ccbsconuihandler::error 2014-02-14 07:22:31, error dism dism package manager: pid=4816 tid=572 failed finalizing changes. - cdismpackagemanager::internal_finalize(hr:0x8007370b) 2014-02-14 07:22:31, error dism dism package manager: pid=4816 tid=572 failed processing package chang...

Help for infrastructure

hello guys i'm studying for proof infrastructure and two questions that complicated understand . 1 - if tcp / ip is protocol for data communication , because once used up the netbios and dns now .. ? tcp / ip by itself does not it? 2 - secondary zone , between subsidiary and a parent company in a subsidiary has a secondary zone , if the link goes down , name resolution will not stop the same way? why say the secondary zone maintains a cache of resolved names then ? now i understood that regardless, always will have to use the physical link to resolve name in array , without the communication link will not have , then why did not the advantage of the secondary zone . if can help , thank you hello guys i'm studying for proof infrastructure and two questions that complicated understand . 1 - if tcp / ip is protocol for data communication , because once use...

Help with Removable Storage Access limits

hi crowd, i'm having problem group policy that's been driving me nuts month now. i need limit write access removable media. due layout of our network, have multiple sites. site has computers connected internet, site b has computers not connected internet. each site has dc. i'm focusing on site now. i created 2 group policies: "removable read only" has "deny write access" group policy objects enabled. "removable read , write" has "deny write access" group policy objects disabled. i have created ou (lets call "a computers"), , added site a's computers it. linked 2 group policies created "a computers" ou. set scope on "removable read" "authenticated users". set scope on "removable read , write" "transfer agents" group. now when login workstation, , run gpresult /v 1 of transfer agent users, reporting policies applied, not letting me write media. (im tes...

Restrict Event Viewer Access

user1 using desktop1. there application1 running on server1. need give access user1 (from desktop1) access event viewer logs of application1, specific task category , level. required troubleshooting. can how configure same (without providing admin level access) hi, i guess read post on http://blogs.technet.com/b/janelewis/archive/2010/04/30/giving-non-administrators-permission-to-read-event-logs-windows-2003-and-windows-2008.aspx from other thread. there of course tools can give (example scom), buf if want cheap , somewhat, maybe have a powershell script dump particular events file on a logfile share , have the user to monitor that file. example of log reader cmtrace from configmgr toolkit (found @ http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36213 ) example of powershell-line that works (you of course need build in bit more of logic don't same entries twice etc: get-eventlog -logname application -computername serv...

Mapping drives from server core

hi, is mapping drives drives server core not supported? see 2 commands below. 1 on server gui works fine , 1 on server core not. ps c:\users\administrator.wbad> new-psdrive –name w –psprovider filesystem -root \\192.168.1.101\hvbackup name used (gb) free (gb) provider root currentlocation ---- --------- --------- -------- ---- ...

Is it possible to create non-persistent virtual machines on HyperV?

hi all is possible configure vm on hyper v started every time vm template , doesn't save changes after shutdown? hi all is possible configure vm on hyper v started every time vm template , doesn't save changes after shutdown? sure. take snapshot of state want keep vm @ , use powershell scripts revert snapshot every time vm suspended/rebooted/etc. see: http://jackychuasce.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-restore-hyper-v-snap-shot-using.html http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/3587.hyper-v-script-for-reverting-snapshots-vmrevert.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/taylorb/archive/2008/06/16/hyper-v-wmi-creating-applying-deleting-virtual-machine-snapshots.aspx hope helped :) starwind iscsi san & nas Windows Server > Hyper-V ...

How do I find the IP address a User Account last logged on to?

hi, im thinking way find out ip user account last logged onto through intelligent sifting of security event log records. other way find info? thanks help! sdedot i logon script very simple method batch file runs when users login writes compute hostname file, or ip address file something this echo %username% %computername% >> \\server\share\log.txt this generate text file usernames , computername each user logon - can ping computername give ip regards, denis cooper mcitp ea - mct help keep forums tidy, if has helped please mark answer my blog linkedin: Windows Server > Directory Services

Hyper-V import error. Required permissions are missing..??

im trying import exported microsoft vm in hyper-v. im importing 2008 r2 machine. error im getting required permissions missing. using account domainadmin credentials, , files im importing have permission domainadmin "full control". event id of 18380 logged in hyper-v's events if want reference that. thanks this sums up http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverhyperv/thread/dacb9043-5a1b-4da0-8f6f-024c80578ea0 Windows Server > Hyper-V

"important updates should be installed" false alert viewer alerts

since few server update rounds ago, i've been receiving repeated alert viewer alerts on windows 10 workstations stating "important updates should installed". when run check updates on workstations, result none available , alert goes away period of time. appears again. i've seen on several server 2012 r2 essentials , whs 2011 systems. have idea causing , means rectify it? can set alert ignored not ideal nor permanent. it's quite annoying , accurate alerts. , regards. i should add these reported on health check emails well. just windows 10 clients? any other oss on dashboard? robert pearman cloud & datacentre mvp @titlerequired | linkedin | google+ facebook | windows server essentials.com Windows Server > Windows Server 2012 Essentials ...

Lost Connection Get-Physical Disk

hello guys i have 4 host widows 2016 nano server in cluster mode. enabled s2d in occassion show disk messages lost connection. the host have nic mellanox rdma enabled , 2 segment separated vlan. the perc dell h730 in hba mode , disk show non-raid os show type raid. change value (get-cluster).s2dbustypes=”0x100″ , s2d configured. my problem messages lost connection when running get-physicaldisk | sort-object friendlyname | ft friendlyname,healthstatus,size,bustype,mediatyp e friendlyname healthstatus size bustype mediatype ------------ ------------ ---- ------- --------- ata intel ssdsc2bx20 lost connection 199179108352 raid ssd ata intel ssdsc2bx20 healthy 199179108352 raid ssd ata intel ssdsc2bx20 healthy 199179108352 raid ssd than...

Create HA storage for cluster using WSS 2008

hello i looking solution allow me create clustered wss 2008 provide ha storage other windows clusters (say sql server cluster). i understand (or @ least guess) there no "built-in" solution replicate files between wss machines forming cluster , such no obvious way povide ha storage "out of box". is there advisable third party product wuld allow ? hi, it seems want create cluster iscsi target. if so, can check following guides. configuring iscsi storage high availability http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232621%28ws.10%29.aspx failover clustering support (enterprise edition only) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232647%28ws.10%29.aspx best regards, vincent hu Windows Server > ...

User Icons Disappear from remote desktops

icons on users' remote desktops disappearing, although can see icons in desktop folder in each of user's profiles. not windows 7 problem has been reported previously...it happens in server 2008 r-2 rds users have xp pro windows 8.1. can log on each users' remote desktop in server computer , see icons missing, yet still shown in desktop folder. problem seemed happen several users @ approximately same time on course of couple of days. any ideas? ron joe_camel hi ron, thank posting in windows server forum. can try resetting desktop icon cache. * click start, , open computer. * on tool bar, click organize , choose folder , search options. * click view tab, , check select show hidden files , folders option, , click ok. * then, enter following directory: c:\users\(user name)\appdata\local * find iconcache.db file, , rename iconcache.db.old. * close window, , restart computer , check through rdp. apart can refe...

2008 R2

i have read several posts, having similar issues however none answers. has there been resolution windows 2008 r2 losing connection file share? have situation installed 2008 r2 enterprise on 4 servers. having same problem. after reboot file shares connected. sometime after, time varys between servers lose ability talk file share. can correct problem connecting fileshare ip address, temporary solution @ best. issue not related terminal servers, although there lengthy disucussion there similar issues. thanks, bob good day bob, if works ip's , not hostnames dns related , can check dns server there records arent updating correctly. @ performing aging , scavenging on dns zones. when file shares mean mapped network drives? i consider checking advanced power configuration on network cards might switching off , not coming properly. so go device manager, go network adapters , expand that, right click 1 of lan devices , p...

Has Anyone Configured Replication for Hyper-V VMs Between Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs?

earlier year purchased 2 dell r610s , 2 4000 series eql ps series sans. the purpose of these set small hyper-v cluster , use eql ps replication achieve disaster recovery copy of the hyper-v vms at second location. we did not want go geographic cluster start (i aware of steeleye datakeeper cluster edition), , prepared live re-mapping replica san volumes dr cluster, should need arise. the sales team @ dell advised equipment fine remote replication, , marketing literature at: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/solution_brief_auto_snapshot_manager_microsoft_edition_for_hyper_v.pdf which sates following: “the ps series array’s advanced data protection quick recovery, online scalability, and remote replication helps make ideal storage platform hyper-v server environments require maximum availability.” indicates remote replication possible. however, when have installed auto snapshot manager (asm) host integratio...

Strange Errors Creating a VM

i'm getting odd behavior when trying create vm. started on w2k12 box decided upgrade r2 on off chance problems seeing being caused wrong in os. problems persisted. i trying create vm. initially, created standard dynamically sizing 126g drive changed fixed size 126g drive when couldn't load os. getting 2 basic errors: 1) after booting os cd (2k8r2), tell install , errors "windows installation encountered unexpected error. verify installation sources accessible, , restart installation". tried copying iso file couple of different locations on off chance had disk issue. no dice. 2) if persist, past above error , present me list of os editions choose from. after choosing, asks partition want installed on. select 126g partition (the one). chews on bit , nothing. if click "next" again, errors telling me requires @ least 7g of free disk space continue. i have never seen behavior before. can ...

Performance Monitor Alerts not Triggering Events

i have 4 2008 r2 servers have 4 user defined data collectors. these servers configured year ago , data collectors setup @ time log entry in application event log. use event email administrators group concern. during troubleshooting unrelated sql problem noticed these data collectors not functioning. example, 1 data collector looks @ processor(_total)\%processor time , set, testing, alert when above 1. checkbox log entry in application event log enabled. data collector restarted. server runs @ 10-15% during day. no events generated. during initial configuration, these tested in exact same fashion , have been validated functional. nothing has changed since regarding data collectors. need troubleshooting why data collector not registering event though condition exceeded. hi, open alert data collector. make sure log entry in application event log box checked under alert action tab. when alert tri...

How to insert delimiters

first let me apologies if have asked question in incorrect forum, if please direct me proper forum. second, in solving dilemma. i have never used batch files or scripts before , use direction in how solve question in layman's terms understand it. i have log file needs imported excel, , there lot of data needs prepped before being imported such delimiters , guess call line breaks. there are multiple pages log. see example : " a" raw data. which small example of amount of data. in example: "b" organized data you find how data should organizes before import excel can see length of strings inconsistent, due data. data comes out in 1 long line of text. question how example a, example b. using windows 10 office 365. example: a [site allowed: ping.chartbeat.net] source 192.168.1.2, monday, jan 30,2017 20:00:59 [site allowed: trc.xxxxxx.com] source 192.168.1.2, monday, jan 30,2017 20:00:52 [site allowed: xxx.xxxxxx.xxx.n...

Powershell Script to Change Windows 7 User Profile Folders to UNC locations

i still new scripting , powershell. i have simple question. i tasked create pretty basic ps script use in our windows 7 rollout following: change location of desktop user's home folder on network drive. (what call h:\ drive) change location of favorites folder user's home folder on network drive. (what call h:\ drive) this came , need: ## variables $newdesktoppath = 'h:\desktop' $newfavoritespath = 'h:\favorites' $userprofilepath = "$env:userprofile" $key1 = "hkcu:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\user shell folders" $key2 = "hkcu:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\shell folders" ##change registry settings change set-itemproperty -path $key1 -name desktop $newdesktoppath set-itemproperty -path $key2 -name desktop $newdesktoppath set-itemproperty -path $key1 -name favorites $newfavoritespath set-itemproperty -path $key2 -name favo...

Propagating permissions when child doesn't allow it

hi, i have directory tree need add user read permissions subdirectories (our backup solution requires it). sensitive subdirectories have excluded inheriting permissions parent directory. there can short of going each 1 , changing value? don't want force other permissions root other one. thanks! hi, script should best solution you, create batch file contains: for /d /r c:\test %%i in (*) echo y| cacls filename /g username:permission note: replace c:\test, filename , username. for information: how use cacls.exe in batch file http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135268 undocumented cacls: group permissions capabilities http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162786 if have difficulty customize script, suggest initial new post in official scripting guys forum! further support there. best resource scripting related problems. the official scripting guys forum! http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itcg/thre...

Get-PrinterProperty question

from 2012 r2 server how can properties on printer 2008r2 server using power shell, thanks. msb get-printer includes data. use command format-list. can specify -full getprinter method take more time. the available time not structured since it's keyed off gmt pacific standard time 6am start 8pm stop starttime : 780 untiltime : 180 always available is starttime : 0 untiltime : 0 alan morris windows printing team Windows Server ...

Exchange Slow when secondary DNS server is offline

hi, i found after power outage second domain controller (of 3) did not come online. hung @ post prompt. no big deal. resolved easy enough. i noticed while dc offline outlook connections exchange painfully slow while dc offline. that dc second dns resolver exchange servers , clients @ our main site. i curious why dc in place redundancy cause such obvious problem exchange server client connections when not resolving dns queries exchange server or clients? any thoughts on topic appreciated. thanks chris hi sd48tech, agree mr x's suggestion. in additional, use ipconfig /flushdns command flush dns cache on clients. taking @ client's tcp/ip settings, ensure clients points out primary dc's address it's preferred dns address. best regards, andy_pan Windows Server > ...

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