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Get rid of fractions when doing MailMerge

hi i have excel document 3 different columns: total hours / attended / percentage under percentage, shows me right amount of total attended divided attended. example shows me 48%. when mailmerge, on word document, shows 48.666666666. how can rid of fractions? can make show rounded number? it's fine in excel when mail merge, shows me fractions , don't need/like them. any help? thanks cross-posted (and answered) at: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2016-word/get-rid-of-fractions-when-i-do-mail-merge/e9257d7e-6615-4be4-8714-3ad46bd1e196 cross-posting etiquette, please read: http://www.excelguru.ca/content.php?184h085@outlook.com cheers paul edstein [ms mvp - word] Microsoft Office  >  Word IT Pro Discussions ...

Domain Controller DNS issues

we have windows 2008 r2 domain controllers , using infoblox appliances administer dhcp , dns. problem i'm having event id 5774 keeps popping on domain controllers , i'm trying find possible solutions. log name:      system source:        netlogon date:          3/26/2013 7:29:52 am event id:      5774 task category: none level:         error keywords:      classic user:          n/a computer:      dom-main1.dom.gov description: dynamic registration of dns record '_ldap._tcp.medicaid._sites.domaindnszones.dom.gov. 600 in srv 0 100 389 dom-main1.dom.gov.' failed on following dns server:   dns server ip address: 10.13.10.109  returned response code (rcode): 0  returned status code: 9502   computers , users locate domain controller, record must registered in dns.   user action ...

Enable Audit Policy object access: too many logs generated on event viewer

hello everybody, i've issue object access definition on audit policy in customer; below details: active directory forest: 2008 r2 members servers: 2008, 2008 r2 , 2003. i've applied account logon on default domain controller audit domain access ad works fine. when enable access object (success, failure) other member servers, located in specific ou, many events in local security logs generated. my purpose log object access administrators group on member servers, can see many 560 , 562 logs, , log everybody. how can solve issue? thank much best regards object acess 2 part scenario: first, have enable object acess audit logging (you did that). second, have enable auditing on individual objects (sacl). check events receiving , edit security settings ("advanced", "auditing") of the objects in question needs.   no not evil, if know doing: or bad gpos? wenn meine antwort hilfreich war, freue ich mich über eine bewertung! if an...

Removing orphaned AD Domains from Windows Network Browser

hi, trying rid of 2 ad domains (addom , addom2) slowing down window network browsing, i.e. net view, explorer, winnet api, etc.    i tried downed addom machine replace new pc , same addom domain , machine name, wizard ended creating 2nd addom2 because wizard still believed 1st 1 addom still on network.   got hairy followed steps demote new addom2.   2 domains still present in network when network browser done. i love wipe them both out.   data located on network?  my dns server has no records of either. thanks hector santos, cto santronics software, inc. http://www.santronics.com hi, may have try following methods remove dc done using windows interface or answer file , entering unattended installation parameters @ command line. regarding how api wnetopenenum() gets network information, suggest ask in msdn forum: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home reason why recommend posting appropriately qualified pool of respondents...

Split Brain DNS Update

good day team, the client has split brain dns particular zone eg. contoso.com. zone has ns records set delegation depending on subdomain eg. agri.contoso.com, consumer.contoso.com. query each ns record in each subdomain ensure ip in ns record still valid. what's efficient way of doing ? tried "whois" command did not give me name server ips record. thanks in advance, sunil i think script want, give more take look. http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2007/11/13/verifying-dns-configurations-using-powershell.aspx -- paul bergson mvp - directory services mcitp: enterprise administrator mcts, mct, mcse, mcsa, security+, bs csci 2008, vista, 2003, 2000 (early achiever), nt4 http://www.pbbergs.com     twitter @pbbergs http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/paulbergson please no e-mails, questions should posted in newsgroup. this posting provided "as is" no warranties, , confers no rights. ...

Windows server 2012 r2 update Troubleshooting

have server poweredge t320  , run windows server 2012 r2 when update windows server operating system  and restart  the server, dose not work , display black screen or blue screen i'd try running; sfc /scannow dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth       regards, dave patrick .... microsoft certified professional microsoft mvp [windows server] datacenter management disclaimer: posting provided "as is" no warranties or guarantees, , confers no rights. Windows Server  >  Windows Server 2012 General

Deploying Office on top of Office via GPO

i learned how deploy office via gpo following tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dypbfylh66k in nutshell, had me use oct make custom file , ran using batch file added startup scripts in gpo. however, batch file written first check if office installed , proceed if isn't. this works great situations starting scratch. wondering if there way customize approach add missing office feature existing office installation. for example, computers have word installed. have need add outlook computers in addition word. there way have gpo or script add missing office feature onto existing office installation? , silently, out of sight of users? i tried forcing original script run disabling check see if office preinstalled, caused office add/remove wizard popup had install manually. i imagine there must someway silently access/use/manipulate add/remove features wizard office uses. thanks help! for example, computers have word installed. have need add outlook computer...

Last ADAM change date/time and user if possible done by AZMan preferable

i have looked not yet found answer.  there way confirm last time adam instance modified preferable modified azman?  figured there last changed date or somewhere, have yet locate it.  nice know changed if possible. thanks help, the following query tells when object last modified in dit @ given dc/dsa: adfind -pr -f usnchanged=* -rsort usnchanged whenchanged   first object returned query 1 last modified.   regards, ---------------------------------------------------------- enfo zipper christoffer andersson – principal advisor blog: http://blogs.chrisse.se please remember click “mark answer” on post helps you, , click “unmark answer” if marked post not answer question. can beneficial other community members reading thread. "cystixs" wrote in message news:acaf7eee-490d-4ca8-b632-fa7103051cd2... i have looked not yet found answer.  there way confirm last time adam instance modified preferable modified ...

Group Policy Failed Error

we using windows server 2008 + sp2 enterprise edition 32-bit.  hardware dell r710 server.  group policy failed error @ regular intervals.  domain controller windows server 2008 + sp2 standard edition 64-bit.  adc there, loaded on vmware server.  forest level set windows server 2008 while loading, not have windows server 2003 dc's in lan.  error details: log name:      system source:        microsoft-windows-grouppolicy date:          1/20/2010 2:30:18 pm event id:      1006 task category: none level:         error keywords:      user:          system computer:      stserver.qsidomain.net description: the processing of group policy failed. windows not authenticate active directory service on d...

How do clients connect to the farm in 2012r2?

hi, rolling out 2012r2 rds deployment. i have highly available connection broker across 2 servers. i have web , gateways defined across 2 more servers. i have number of session hosts waiting configured. in various collections various teams use. i want have 1 url clients connect via mstsc. had hoped use fqdn of connection broker specified during ha setup, logs me onto 1 of connection brokers (as admin on everything). is possible work or need configure dns entry each session host point collection name? i'd rather not have dns entry every session host. thought connection broker in 2012 did away this.  i thought should determine group user in , redirect them 1 of servers in collection, not work that? the web access seems work, connect web url , click on rdp file, , automatically logs on correct session host. my users don't change , want rdp direct server (mstsc), not want go through web page :( any appreciated! hi, the broker redirects user based on ta...

App Tiles not showing for some users in RDS

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hi we testing rds on server 2012 (one physical server @ present).  we have few users have been using since start of week no problem. a couple of days ago installed office 2013 further testing; people have been able access without issue, of office apps appearing tiles in new start menu. however users log onto server first time after installation of office 2013 not see tiles in start menu. i'm not sure why or how fix, have ideas? many thanks hi, thanks post. please try re-establish remoteapp , desktop connections on client machines. detailed information, please refer below articles. hope helps. windows 8 / windows server 2012: session based desktop deployment http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2012/11/02/windows-8-windows-server-2012-session-based-desktop-deployment.aspx introducing remoteapp , desktop connections http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2009/06/08/introducing-remoteapp-and-desktop-connections.aspx best regards, aiden   aiden...

L2TP with NAT ?

hi, i'm trying use l2tp installed on windows server 2012 behing nat pfsense firewall vpn client <===> internet <===> firewall<===> windows server on lan ports redirect windows server : - udp 500 - udp 4500 - udp 1701 - protocols ah , esp (i think not mandatory try ...) tests : - connecting on lan pptp or l2tp (key or certificate) working good - connecting on wan pptp working (with others ports) - connecting on wan l2tp not working try put assumeudpencapsulationcontextonsendrule 2 in registry on both sides (server , client) no change try test server behind internet box without pfsense , dmz serveur not working, i'm not sure issue on firewall ... possible make l2tp nat ? if yes cause ? thanks hi patrick, >>connecting on wan l2tp not working on client, did show error message when tried connect l2tp vpn server? >>i try put assumeudpencapsulationcontextonsendrule 2 in registry on both sides (serv...

Local Access Only/ Unidentified Network

  this dumbest question i've asked in computer forum. i've have been trying install 2008 x64 standard several months now. 1 thing stops me can never network connect. have tried on variety of motherboards, in ms virtual pc, virtual server, vmware , other platform can think of. 1 thing have in common keep getting "unidentified network" , local access only. adapter(s) go apipa. ipconfig /release - /renew has no effect when using dhcp, , static ips don't work either. have tried dhcp, static, disable, repair, troubleshoot , else seems offer help. nics alway recognized -- no splats -- , no connections. i'm apparently missing step 287q section 37a in installation procedures. i've tried disks action pack, technet, downloaded iso technet multiple times. none of has produced difference. simple standalone installation. haven't tried set in domain yet. want networking network!! hook switches using static ip , hook internet through variety or routers , cable modems...

cannot add a group to another group on an hyper-v Virtual machine.

hi,   i try add group group using below code:                    directoryentry hostee = my getgroup (server, hosteegroup);                   directoryentry hoster = my getgroup (server, hostergroup);                   //// begin remove machine name.     //// example, original path winnt://domainname/machinename/testgroup,                 //// after fix becomes winnt://domainname/testgroup, can added subgroup successfully.                 string machinename = environment .machinename;                 string stringtoremove = "/" + machinename + "/" ;                 int machinenamestart = hostee.path.indexof(stringtoremove);                 string hosteepath = hostee.path;                 if (machinenamestart >= 0)                 {                     hosteepath = hostee.path.remove(machinenamestart, stringtoremove.length - 1);                 }                 ////end of removing machine name.                   ...

RDS Host Role - serious issues

hey all, i've got oldish server that's 6 months away dropping out of warranty (dell poweredge 1950). used server 2003 r2 domain controller, transferred services on new 2008 r2 box , decommissioned machine.  now, i've rebuilt server 2008 r2 (x64) machine. it's going host backup exec 2012, our trend officescan server , it's going rds host server. day rebuilt added rds host role , shortly after 1 of hard drives in raid 0 array failed. got drive replaced dell on same day since raid 0 configuration, lost , had start over. i built again raid 0 2008 r2 (x64) machine again. going well, until added rds host role last step. upon rebooting, machine became unusable. couldn't start server manager (some error mmc snap-in not being configured), couldn't open "computer" (an error message relating "appropriate permissions"). after leaving server switched on while, i'm not able log on local or domain accounts, i'm left error saying "...

Mapping server and the client connect functionality

as user , existing computer on network, cannot address server. have change users network user assigned when running connect program. works fine programs existing on local computer must re-installed functional. that's ok on whole new network kind of defeats propose when putting server on existing network. missing something? hi, >as user , existing computer on network, cannot address server. ping server’s ip address computer confirm network connectivity, and, then, ping server’s fqdn computer confirm dns name resolution. post details if error returned.  mean of “cannot address server”? please provide related operation, error message, , etc.  >i have change users network user assigned when running connect program.  “network user” means domain user account used log on/connect server when configuration connector on computer? then, user account have logged when problem happened?  best regards, eve wang please remember mark replies answer...

How to replace char in 2GB Text file with Powershell?

i replace "^" char ";" file correct csv format. file size 2gb. visual studio not able open file, not process it. i able replace 1 "^" char per row following script. every single row have such char 10 times. i need every single"^" char replaced. (get-content filename.txt) | foreach-object { $_ -replace "^", "," } | set-content filename2.csv kenny_i try this: $infile = 'filename.txt' $outfile = 'filename2.txt' filter replace-chars { $_ -replace '\^',';' } if (test-path $outfile) { clear-content $outfile } get-content $infile -readcount 1000 | replace-chars | add-content $outfile the carat (^) reserved in regex , needs escaped literal match. that process file 1000 lines @ time (rather 1).   should faster processing 1 line @ time,  and still keep memory consumption under control. [string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555...

RD Licensing Diagnoser error after final setup

i having issue set our rds session based deployment , licenses being handed out users based on licensing manager , diagnoser shows our licensing server , it's installed licenses; however, diagnoser still says: remote desktop session host server in per user licensing mode , no redirector mode, license server not have installed licenses following attributes: product version: windows server 2012 licensing mode: per user license type: rds cals this 10 user environment , roles setup on 1 virtual 2012r2 server. session host server role setup , using per user mode , licensing server role (same server) setup , installed/activated 10 "windows server 2012 - installed rds per user cals" , actively being handed out users when connect (based on rd licensing manger). review of configurations on rd licensing manger show green checks across board on ad groups , registered scp point. i not understand why diagnoser still gives error above , afraid server refuse conn...

2008 AD Sites and Services Subnet Issue

i'm trying add new subnets 1 of ad sites in adss.  i'm fine adding first won't let me add second. subnets are... 172.16.130.192/26 - successful 172.16.130.164/27 - ok button greyed out. is adss capable of carving /27 , /26 subnets?  have other /27 subnets using 172.16.130.x want add other sites also. thanks hi, 172.16.130.164/27 not correct, you can use 172.16.130.160/27. regards, cicely Windows Server  >  Directory Services

script to extract user list

hi guys, i looking script provide list of users containing following fields available: - username - full name (first/last name) - group membership - creation date of account - last login of account - company - department - organizational unit - description - account disabled? - account locked? the format required user listings excel. please help, thanks in advance alex your post offensive. this not pool of unpaid employees wait here script orders.  forum people working giving , asking help. you taking. cs  Windows Server  >  Windows PowerShell

Active Directory Migration / Exchange Server

is there document information related impact of migration of active directory 2000 2008 r2 exchange server 2003? does know anything/ check link seeif satisfies needs. sould think upgrading mail server e210 if possible.   http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125224.aspx   good luck ocd     oz casey, dedeal, microsoft mvp - exchange server, mcitp (ema), mcitp (ea), mcitp (sa) visit smtp25.blogspot.com visit telnet25.wordpress.com   this posting provided as-is no warranties or guarantees , confers no rights. Windows Server  >  Directory Services

Windows 2008 64 Bit Server and Windows 7 Clients Frequent Disconnection of the shares

hi we facing mapped drives disconnection problems. have tried fixes found while searching solution: - able ping server out drop in ping <1 ms - have changed registry settings in windows 7 clients - changed microsoft network server idle time 15 mins 99999 - disabled firewall - removed av - updated nic drivers - disabled power management in nic - changed speed 100 mbps full duplex nothing worked out, not sure going wrong all clients have physical ip address c:\users\administrator>ipconfig /all windows ip configuration    host name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ufswks007    primary dns suffix  . . . . . . . : unique.local    node type . . . . . . . . . . . . : hybrid    ip routing enabled. . . . . . . . : no    wins proxy enabled. . . . . . . . : no    dns suffix search list. . . . . . : unique.local ethernet adapter local area connection:    connection-specific dns suffix...

If computer account host entry is not available in DNS and exist in ADUC then any problem can occur like domain login authentication issue ?

if computer account host entry not available in dns , exist in aduc problem can occur domain login authentication issue ? if host entry not exit in the dns console it will not cause login problem may have dns name resolution issue. cleint should register dns record in dns. -->> ip configuration on clients , member servers: ----------------------------------- 1. each workstation/member server should point local dns server primary dns , other remote dns servers secondary. 2. not set public dns server in tcp/ip setting of ws. check on nic setting on cleint pc  register connection's address in dns check box selected. ran ipconfig /flushdns and ipconfig /registerdns , check dns console. hope helps regards, sandesh dubey. ------------------------------- mcse|mcsa:messaging|mcts|mcitp:enterprise adminitrator blog: http://sandeshdubey.wordpress.com posting provided no warranties, , confers no rights. ...

file permissions on an entire shared drive

we have had problems 1 of our shaed drives on network. has dropped permissions randomly on not files. this shared folder needs every file within have same permissions. there method can set permission , folders, subfolders , files inherit permissions set? i think way set subcontractor before took on role full time. in near future decomissioning sbs 2003 server , replacing wih 2008r2 server.   tia h hi,   by default, object inherits permissions parent object, either @ time of creation or when copied or moved parent folder. exception rule occurs when move object different folder on same volume. in case, original permissions retained.   based on current situation, suggest perform following steps re-inherit permissions of parent folder.   1.      right click on shared drive , click properties . 2.      switch security tab , click advanced button. 3.      under permissions ta...

Event ID 1000

hi everyone, please assist, have noticed 1 of our server getting application error, event id:1000 faulting application autopcc.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x6e042b70. the server running win 2003 r2 enterprise, service pack 2.   thank you bak1   hello, the fault application is   autopcc.exe . based on internet searches found belongs to  trend micro officescan . better contact trend micro technical support.   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, configura...

AD DS for two different locations

i have ad dc , running in 192.168.10.0/24 network. the ip of ad ds server 192.168.10.247 i have office block of 192.168.1.0/24. both office routers connected through mikrotik gre tunnel. is possible 192.168.1.0/24 computers , users connected ad ds server. yes, there no problem that. can cross site ad authentication. however, if wan connection bandwidth low can consider using option gpos: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781031%28v=ws.10%29.aspx of course, remains better option have dc in site ha , disaster recovery purposes. this posting provided no warranties or guarantees , , confers no rights. ahmed malek my website link my linkedin profile my mvp profile Windows Server  >  Directory Services ...

license server not honoring Terminal Server Computers group entry

i have activated license server rds per user cals on machine running windows server 2008 r2 enterprise.  machine running license server play role of remote desktop session host server.  machine member of domain , has been added terminal server license servers group in active directory domain services.  used remote desktop session host configuration tool add machine own list of remote desktop license servers.  license server security group group policy has been enabled, restrict remote desktop session hosts can request cals server , machine's domain computer account has been added own local terminal server computers group. the remote desktop session host configuration tool's licensing diagnosis still indicates that: license server server.domain cannot issue rds cals remote desktop session host server because "license server security group" group policy setting enabled. licensing diagnosis suggests "add computer account remote desktop session host ser...

Prevent clients from accessing network places

dear all, is there way prevent students' computers in school access network places, prevent them login local computer and prevent them installing software using domain group policy ?? regards, ali hi, yes, can stop students doing 3 things have mentioned. first, ensure user accounts of students not in way members of local administrators group of clients. add user accounts to, say, deny-logon ad security group. in computer configuration\windows settings\local policies\user rights assignment tree, configure deny logon locally rights deny-logon group. since students can no longer login machines, not able make changes machine configurations (network places, software installation, etc). regards, salvador manaois iii mcitp | enterprise & server administrator mcse mcsa mcts(x5) ciwa c|eh my blog: bytes , badz   my shots:  view my photostream Windows Server  ...

Active directory / RADIUS not communicating well with Cisco ASA / Cisco IPSEC VPN client authentication

hi, yesterday during server maintenance, servers shutdown. upon turn up, found vpn client not able authenticate. checked radius protocols, ad cisco asa configs, , aaa server configs. configs seem accurate. on aaa server (dc) checked services, ensured running. worked cisco , determined ad sending "bad packets" asa not guilty. how shutdown create such issue? how resolve? hi amy, thanks interest, simple reboot of asa did trick, go figure j. Windows Server  >  Directory Services

Search Connector

hi gurus, how customize search connector map drives? is possible create search connector particular folder on hard drive? thanks. every second counts..make use of it. disclaimer: posting provided no warranties or guarantees , confers no rights. hi, thanks posting. please check following article creating search connector: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee461108(v=ws.10).aspx#bkmk_deploysearchconnectors http://blogs.technet.com/b/vedant/archive/2010/10/27/federated-search-connectors-for-enterprise-search.aspx regards. vivian wang Windows Server  >  Windows Server 2012 General

RRAS/SSTP Cert CRL Location

i have rras configured , accepting pptp vpn connections.  in process of configuring sstp.  when attempt connect w/ client, receive 0x80092013 ...revocation server offline. error.  i've used netsh confirm cert sstp issuing.  i've removed 1 crl distribution point cert, http://<public dns name>/certname.crl.  can access file browser. question: crl distribution point have reside on ca?  have crl sitting in directory on iis web server, url noted above points. i can provide detail like.  btw, setting nocertrevocationcheck reg key on rras server seems have no impact. i have same problem...it nasty. it seems client have no information location of certificate revocation server... 1. can download crl typing url in internet explorer. 2. when tried certificate on client, not have field "crl distribution point". wonder whether clients know crl server or not. Windows Server ...

m2t Video Only Runs through RDP sessions

server: windows server 2008 r2 desktop experience , citrix xenapp 7.5 installed. vmware 5.5 virtual machine. i have citrix users trying launch m2t video, fails when logged in through citrix. if rdp machine, works fine. after troublehsooting further, able determine if log directly server through vmware, not work. tried on windows 2008 r2 server not have citrix installed , had same results. cause file work through rdp? have tried installing update kb2483177, find no other updates resolve isssue.  hi michaliv, thanks posting here. >>what cause file work through rdp? you try use player play m2t format video. besides, try playing format video see if issue persists. please check if following hotfix useful: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/978205 additional resource: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759165.aspx?f=255&mspperror=-2147217396 best regards, andy_pan ...

Clients not in WSUS

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hello i have installed new sbs 2011 server (which 2008 r2 plus) , have 4 new window 7 clients. i have created group policy have workstations updates wsus server. i have checked policy deployment , client registry , policy being deployed clients. the problem clients still not showing in wsus @ all. i went 1 of client systems , ran windows update , ran , ran out posting finishing. i not use client side targeting.  @ time see in wsus server wsus installed on. mike hi, i suggest windowsupdate log more information, post actual entries in windowsupdate.log error occurs. if cannot find it, following: restart windows update service. run command: wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow from command line. wait 30 minutes. regards, yan li yan li technet community support Windows Server  >  ...

Powershell session concurrent connections

i want run command across @ least 100 servers concurrently. if establish new-pssession 100 servers, if run invoke-command using session, run across servers in parallel? if not, there way this? windows powershell can manage hundreds of concurrent remote connections.    however, number of remote commands can send might limited    resources of computer , capacity establish and    maintain multiple network connections. ps> get-help invoke-command -parameter throttlelimit -throttlelimit <int> specifies maximum number of concurrent connections can established run command. if omit thi s parameter or enter value of 0, default value, 32, used. throttle limit applies current command, not session or computer. Windows Server  >  Windows...

Strange Behavior for 'Remove User Group Membership'

hello all, have completed first attempt @ ps script used terminated users.  1 of last tasks in script change value 'hiddenfromaddresslistsenabled' object $true.  have discovered other mailboxes being marked hidden well, , random @ best.  not see may have done in script produce these types of results.  appreciated. #---------------------------------------------- enter-pssession dc1adcp03 import-module activedirectory $date = get-date $domain = "domain.com" $samaccountname = get-aduser (read-host "please enter username") -properties memberof $user = $samaccountname # define functions #send email function $emailfrom = "powershell@domain.com" $emailto = "user@domain.com" $emailsubject = "groups removed $samaccountname" $smtpserver = "smtp.domain.com" function send_e...

what is hyper V

what hyper v ? important application developing? alex hyper-v new high performance hypervisor based virtualization platform runs on 64-bit windows 2008 server. intended server class operating systems, although can virtualize xp , vista. can read more hyper-v here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv-faq.aspx it important application debugging because allows have clean environment testing uncontaminated of things developers machines. provides isolation in testing doesn't mess real machines. proper application development requires proper testing. proper testing requires have call complete , valid test environments. complete means have of machines need reproduce , end user environment - servers, desktops, whatever needed. valid means test machines faithfully match real end user environment. application developers , staff tend have great privileges end users, mean machines aren...

Migrating from Lucent QIP to MS DNS/DHCP

we have approximately 30 dns servers. 3 bind, 3 run qip , rest ms. planning on migrating ms from qip in next 2 months.  can shed light on path should taking.  i have servers installed , ready to configure , test. have manufacturing environment cannot experience of outage. i have general idea of direction others more experienced , knowledgeable. thanks,  hi conor, as per knowledge goes, had worked on lucent qip , feel latest release of qip has capability support ms dns , why dont use functionality of lucent qip ? question , r u trying migrate ad dns ? or stand alone dns server ? believe qip comes tools migrate other dns servers did u tried them ? sainath windows driver development Windows Server  >  Network Infrastructure Servers ...

Event about missing share

hello guys, i'm trying find event in windows event logs, generated upon share not available. or same event when volume not available. i lost disk on server (windws server 2008 r2) running on vmware host. , no event generated, disk missing, volume , share not available , no event in logs. it's standalone server, not cluster. any clue if events somewhere stored? mean on windows level, no vmware. thanks michal. hi michal, is disk a dynamic disk? dynamic disk may become missing when corrupted, powered down, or disconnected. if yes, regarding reactivating missing or offline dynamic disk, following article can referred reference. reactivate missing or offline dynamic disk https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732026.aspx?f=255&mspperror=-2147217396 best regards, frank shen please remember mark replies answers if , unmark them if provide no help. if have feedback technet subscriber support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com. ...

Longhorn Beta 3 BSOD during boot up

clean install on dell poweredge 1600sc (dual 2.8ghz, 2gb ram, perc 3/sc raid 5.   install seemed go okay unrtil 70% though settings config server briefly blue screen , reboot. took 8 times install complete. every time reboot 30 sec boot process bsod , reboots.   any ideas? if longhorn installation vista, i'd have driver problem, likelyeither video or disk controller, if it's sata.  if can find vista drivers yourmachine can try feeding them installer when asks them. Windows Server  >  Setup Deployment

Windows 2008 cluster disks show "Reserved"under Disk management

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