Windows Server 2008 R2 Questions


Remote Desktop Services 2008 R2 and Windows 2000 AD
I have a Windows 2000 AD network with a pile of Windows 2000 Terminal Servers that are pretty well identical. Could I plug in a 2008 R2 server running Remote Desktop Services and have that be a ‘Terminal Server’ for my existing network e.g. replace let’s say current Terminal Server B running the same mix [...]

Answer Question   |  November 23, 2009  8:37 PM
Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Remote Desktop Gateway – redundancy issues
Right now I have a situation where I have about 30 remote sites which connect to about a half dozen Terminal Servers at head office. At each site, each computer has two icons – a main Terminal Server icon and a backup one that is used if for some reason there is a problem with [...]

Answer Question   |  November 19, 2009  8:11 PM
Remote Desktop Gateways, Remote Desktop Services, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2008 GPO for USB Devices
How can i block USB devices being used in ouur domain. We have A windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows 7

Answer Question   |  November 17, 2009  3:12 PM
GPO, Group Policy, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Moss 2007 installation on Windows Server 2008 R2 erro
I am trying to install moss 2007 on a windows server 2008 R2 and i have encountered the following error message This program is blocked due to compadability issues” Has anyne encountered this or have a workaround?

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2009  8:30 PM
MOSS 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages, Windows Server 2008 R2
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What are you looking forward to using in Windows Server 2008 R2? What features are you apprehensive about?
There seem to be a few notable upgrades coming with Windows Server 2008 R2 that have to do with improving administrative capabilities. Is your Windows shop looking forward to anything in particular in the new upgrade, or do you plan on holding off on putting it into production? Is there anything you’re apprehensive about?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2012  6:39 PM
Open IT Forum, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows server administration
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Backup Exec 12.5 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support
Has symatec decided to officially support windows server 2008 r2 and is there a hotfix available for backup exec 12.5 thanks

Answer Question   |  October 22, 2009  3:37 PM
Backup Exec 12.5, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 DHCP error not a reserved client
When i try to add a reservation to a DHCP scope on my windows server 2008 r2 i get the following error message: The specified DHCP client is not a reserved client. I dont have this issue with my windows server 2003 when trying to reserver clients

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2009  2:28 PM
DHCP, DHCP scope, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation Error
I’m trying to install Windows Server 2008 R2  when ask here to install i select Disk 0, Partition 1, which is set to type primary.  I then click New and then Format.  When I click the Next button, I get this error message: Windows is unable to install to the selected location.  Error:  0×80300024 Any [...]

Answer Question   |  May 28, 2011  2:23 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages, Windows Server 2008 Installation, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Upgrade Windows Server 2008 SP1 to R2
how do I go about upgrading from Windows Server 2008 SP1 to R2?I dont want to have to completely re install the OS. Is this possible?

Answer Question   |  May 19, 2012  2:25 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Upgrade
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300 pts.

Will Exchange 2007 work on Windows Server 2008 R2
Will Exchange 2007 work on Windows Server 2008 R2

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2009  3:31 PM
Exchange 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server and SQL database upgrade
 We are goging to upgrade server, SQL server databases and domain name, now currently using as following setting 1. Server OS - Windows server 2003 Enterprise Edtion. 2. SQL server 2000 3. domaname xxx1 we are looking and upgrade to new os version, server SQL server and change domain name. 1.  Server OS - Windows [...]

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2009  3:25 PM
SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server Upgrades
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When will Windows Server 2008 R2 be available?
When will Windows Server 2008 R2 be available? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  4:03 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27, Windows Server 2008 Core, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Vista Dual boot
How can i install windows server 2008 R2 to windows Vista so that it will dual boot?

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  3:29 PM
Dual Boot, Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium version roles
We just installed Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium and only have 2 roles available -  Application Server and Web Server. Are or will the other roles be available

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  6:17 PM
Itanium Servers, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Are you planning on upgrading or have you upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2?
Are you planning on upgrading or have you upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2? If so, what are the benefits and reasons behind your decision to upgrade?

Answer Question   |  August 24, 2009  2:04 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Upgrading Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server Upgrades
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is there a way to configure core parking in r2? or is it just automatically enabled?
is there a way to configure core parking in r2? or is it just automatically enabled? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 16, 2009  2:12 PM
Core Parking, Microsoft virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Trying out Window Server 2008 R2
There is a trial version of Windows Server 2208 on http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc137123.aspx but it doesn’t look like it includes R2. Is there a way to try out R2?

Answer Question   |  March 16, 2009  2:01 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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60 pts.