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Updating Windows Management Framework (WMF) on Windows Server 2008/R2

In this Ask an Admin, find out how to install Windows Management Framework 3.0 (WMF) in Windows Server 2008 and R2.

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

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Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Presentation

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Terminal Server on Windows Server 2008 has 3 primary features that offer great out-of-the-box manageability, improved access and improved user experience. These key features include: TS RemoteApp TS Web Access TS Gateway Other features include TS Session Broker, TS Licensing and Easy Print, but these will be covered in a different presentation.. Settings tab, he…

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Windows Server 2008 Management – PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Today I’ve delivered an interesting session for Microsoft in the Israeli Get Ready for Windows Server 2008 event that took place in the Hilton Tel-Aviv hotel. The session was presented in front of approximately 700 people and was also recorded for offline viewing. Although I do not yet have the recorded presentation, I will post…

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Windows Backup Bug Prevents Israeli Administrators from Backing Up Windows Server 2008

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Update: As of June 2008, this bug has been acknowledged and a private fix is already available. I was informed by the product group that a public fix will be shortly available. Stay tuned for more info. A couple of days ago I was teaching a Windows Server 2008 course and I got to the…

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Updated Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Support Windows Server 2008

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is in its R2 SP1 version since last year. However, because there were new operating systems and service packs for existing OSs released since VS 2005 was introduces, we have learned that it does not support the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows XP…

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Three Steps to the Initial Configuration of your Windows 2008 Server After Installation

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

When Microsoft created Windows Server 2008, one of their many goals was to simplify the deployment process. In fact, you can perform a manual server installation with just a few mouse clicks. One of the side effects to such a minimalist approach to the installation process though, is that you may find yourself having to…

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Solving offsite tape storage issues with ‘ejectable’ disk backup drives

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

Tape backups have been around for a very, very long time. We’re used to them by now, and although they serve their main purpose they do have their limitations. Tape backups haven’t progressed with the rest of technology and we’re paying the price. For one, tapes just don’t have enough capacity. The best you can…

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Shrinking a Partition in Windows Vista or Server 2008

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

In the past, managing disk partitions had to be mostly done through 3rd-party tools such as Partition Magic and others, that had to be booted externally to Microsoft operating systems from bootable CDs. Such tools allowed you to re-format your disk, manage partitions, and mostly to extend (increase the size of) and shrink (reduce the…

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Setting up a Logon Script through GPO in Windows Server 2008

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

As written in the first part of this set of articles, there are two ways to assign Logon scripts. The first is done on the Profile tab of the user properties dialog in the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC). The second is done via Group Policy Objects (GPO). This article will focus on the…

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Setting up a Logon Script through Active Directory Users and Computers in Windows Server 2008

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

You can use logon scripts to assign tasks that will be performed when a user logs on to a particular computer. These scripts can carry out operating system commands, set system environment variables, and call other scripts or executable programs. Some tasks commonly performed by logon scripts include: Mapping network drives Installing and setting a…

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