windows server 2008 r2 Quickest Way to install SQL 2008 on Windows Server 2008 R2 From KB 955392 there’s lot of info there, but the quickest “one time” install method is to follow “Procedure 1: Basic slipstream steps” 1. Install the .NET Framework 3.5.1 feature 2. Download the SQL SP1 service pack [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19&
fix The OCS 2007 R2 Communicator hyperlink mystery I don’t think this problem/solution is much different in older versions. Problem: when you send a link from Communicator client to another, the link isn’t clickable, has a _ (underbar) in front of it, or both. Results may be different on different computers. It’ll look like this
windows mobile ActiveSync Random Password Prompts Fixed They were getting random prompts for passwords in ActiveSync on Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. They had Exchange 2007, and ISA Server 2006, but this problem showed up months after Exchange was migrated to 2007. It seemed random. The error on ActiveSync was the generic: > please log
windows DCPROMO demote error on Domain Controller On trying to remove a old server from the directory (2003 server in a 2003 forest) I received this error > Failed to configure the service NETLOGON as requested “the wait operation timed out.” [https://www.fishbrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dcdemoteerror.png] The root problem was that this
sharepoint Another reason SharePoint could prompt for authentication on anonymous sites I see a lot of people saying they are getting auth prompts for public anonymous content on SharePoint sites. Once you have anonymous enabled in Central Admin and in the site collection, you'd expect it to be all good right? I discovered one more resaon beyond the obvious
security SharePoint and IIS Sites Unavailable From Localhost Also seen as: * search is running but no results returned * search errors in event log (can't access content, etc.) * you can access sites fine from other boxes but not from the local server * only seems to happen for URL's (http://sitename1, http://sitename2) that are different
rtcqmaagent OCS 2007 R2 + Microsoft Update breaking boxes Update 6/22/09: KB972041 is out with a hotfix that resolves this issue [http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=972041]. I guess you install it before, or in lieu of KB967831. OK so this blog post [http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/archives/1867-RtcQmsAgent-fails-to-start-on-OCS-2007-R2-server-and-causes-KB-967831-April-2009-update-for-Front-End-Server-components-install-to-fail.html] explains it well but it has
windows DPM with Firestreamer Virtual Tape Library for Tape-less Offsite/remote long term backups So far DPM 2007 with SP1 works well with Firestreamer Media Changer [http://www.cristalink.com/fs/changer.aspx] 3.95.8. It acts like a fake/virtual tape library with 5 drives and 200 tape slots. Those “tapes” can be anything that accepts native windows storage… USB, local drives,
firewall ISA 2006 from Edge Firewall to 3-Leg Perimeter What if you want to take your simple 2 NIC “Internal/External” firewall and add a DMZ to it on the fly? We recently tried this on a production firewall no less and hoped it would work. It did after a few bumps. The big problem with changing your Network
windows Ping Windows 2008 with Firewall On You should be trying hard to keep the firewall on when deploying Windows Server 2008. If you need to ping the server and haven’t enabled File and Printer Sharing, then open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and under Inbound rules, enable “File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request – ICMPv4-In)”. Might
recovery Getting closer to the Active Directory Recycle Bin for free I just posted [https://www.fishbrains.com/posts/291] that in R2 Microsoft plans to provide a true Recycle Bin for AD objects that were deleted, but until then the best we've got is Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. After hours of researching “how do AD snapshots in
active directory Active Directory in Windows 2008 R2: all the features we wanted last time We’re starting our plan for upgrading our Domain Controllers to Win2008. A few cool features are snapshots of AD (may replace our lag sites if we can figure out how to use snapshots for item recovery) and local admins of the DC’s don’t have to be domain
Microsoft The “Oh No Minute” Outlook Rule How many emails have you sent, where you wished you could pull it back within seconds/minutes of clicking send? I call this the “Oh No Minute”, and Outlook can help. I used an excellent idea found at the How-To Geek site for creating a rule to prevent the “Oh
workstation Using Windows Server 2008 as a client desktop There are many other posts about the pros/cons of Windows Server 2008 as a client machine/desktop/laptop/workstation. Mostly false claims of faster-then-Vista performance, etc. I'm using it on a laptop in x64 strictly for training purposes (not as my main OS) and had to work
windows TechEd 2008 ITPro: BOF911 The Physical Datacenter in a Virtual World I'm hosting my 2nd year of a TechEd ITPro Birds-of-a-Feather session. Didn't attend this BoF last year? Read my post session summary [https://www.fishbrains.com/posts/196]. It's on Wednesday, June 11th at 4:30pm to 5:45pm in S330 E (vCalendar Apt.
kms KMS Host Offline Activation If your firewall is blocking the online registration of KMS (Key Management Service) for Vista/Server 2008, then you need to activate it offline by calling. The US Number is 1-866-740-1256, but there's a trick: The IVR system will ask for your Installation ID in "groups"
success Mastery, it's vital to understand Maybe you just get it... but I didn't. Maybe I just forgot along the way. Before you read any other self-help book, read all 176 short pages of Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment [http://www.the5keystomastery.com/_The+5+Keys.html] by George Leonard, and
windows Utilizing the Built-in Windows Backup (ntbackup.exe) For Windows This post is a record of what I've learned and done to make the built-in backup utility in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 as useful as possible. Often my clients, as well as most home users have operating systems like Windows 2000/2003 Server (or Windows
Outlook 2003/2007 SQL Search Folders Outlook Search Folders can have a SQL-like structure for filtering the contents. I wanted a search folder that would show me anything in any folder over X months old, since my office blocks the use of .pst or archive's, I needed a semi-automated way to clean things out
BOF65 Follow-up: High Avail on VS 2005 R2 On the heels of our TechEd Birds of a Feather session on Virtual Datacenters, Microsoft just released a document on how to implement high availability on Virtual Server 2005 R2 [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=34e7f287-a804-4fb0-afe1-18390fed6ab7&displaylang=en&tm] . High availability was one of the
BOF65: Virtual Datacenter Post Session Summary What a great Birds of a Feather session! We had 60 people in the room for "Physical Datacenter in a Virtual World", and nearly everyone there has a production virtual environment. We only had an hour and could have easily doubled that (free beer helps). Everyone shared the
More BOF65 Virtual Datacenter Info There are 10 sessions at a time Tuesday night during the TechEd 2007 Birds of a Feather evening! Making your choice can be hard. Luckily, if your a Systems Admin or Engineer, I think I've got you covered. Your datacenter; be it a single rack or an entire
BOF65: The Physical Datacenter in a Virtual World Say hello to my first BOF moderation: Are you a TechEd 2007 attendee that keeps hearing how virtualization is here to stay and will affect your server (and desktop) environment in major ways? Are you a leading-edge engineer who already has a virtual datacenter and dealt with the many forms
How to keep plugged in at TechEd So there is a huge blogging world at TechEd [http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2007]. I use it to keep up on Breakout Sessions I?m missing, fun stuff happening in the TechEd-o-sphere (youtube, flickr, etc) and get that general ?plugged in? feeling at the event. Several ways I this
What's your plan (virtually)? After 10 years on Windows in the enterprise, I think 2008 will be the year of virtual guest machines being used for production as a near mainstream tactic for "Server Virtualization". VMware [http://www.vmware.com/] (as I've personally experienced) can be a lot to get