Windows Server 2008 Questions


Exchange 2007 on server 2008
Spam is really bad on my exchange server 2007. They are behind a SPAM box but every now and again it fails. Is there a way to filter any of it out built into exchange itself?

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  9:38 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange spam filters, Spam, Windows Server 2008
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555 pts.

New features of Windows 7
Anyone can share all the new and cool features of Windows 7? And what the future is like for Vista and Windows 2008 Server? Thanks,

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2011  3:20 PM
Vista, Windows 7, Windows 7 and Vista, Windows Server 2008
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30 pts.

Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services wants client to have administrative rights – Why?
I have a newly setup Windows Server 2008 Standard server running terminal services and license server. Licensing is setup per user. Server is also domain controller. Right now it is allowing connections only from domain users who have administrative rights, which of course I do not want “regular” users to have. I have been searching [...]

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2009  2:33 PM
Terminal Services, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
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SJC
65 pts.

Windows Server 2008 creating test VM’s with Hyper-V
I have setup Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64x on my desktop and have the Hyper-V feature enabled. Is it possible to create test virtual machines on it like XenServer 5.0 / XenDesktop and VMWare ESX 3i ? User Submitted

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2009  3:43 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines, VMware ESX 3i, Windows Server 2008, Windows Virtualization, XenDesktop, XenServer
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16,755 pts.

Is SATA II disks adequate for running VMs
I built a Hyper-V server, which has a 6 channel SATA II controller. I will use one disk to run he host OS (Windows 2008 Server Enterprise – Core) and will use the remaining 5 SATA II disks to run VMs on. In addition the system has the capacity to hold 32GB RAM, and has [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2009  10:17 AM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008, SAS disks, SATA 2, SATA 2 disks, SATA hard drives, Serial Attached SCSI, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2008
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5 pts.

Server 2008 domain or workgroup?
Someone set up a server for us as a domain without asking anyone when all we need is a workgroup. What kind of problems could we run into if we demote the server to a workgroup? It if is okay to do, how is it done?

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2009  10:23 PM
Windows Server 2008, Workgroups
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110 pts.

ISA Server 2006 cant authenticate Windows Server 2008 Doman controller
My domain level is windows server 2003 full edition, I have 2 DC, one with fsmo is a windows server 2003 the other is a windows server 2008. The windows server 2008 has been upgraded from windows server 2003 a few month ago and has been working fine.. Recently isa server 2006 was restarted and [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2009  2:10 PM
Domain Controller, Event Viewer, ISA Server, ISA Server 2006, ISA Server Authentication, ISA server error, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
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16,755 pts.

Windows Server 2008 3rd party firewall
I am looking to install a 3rd party firewall on my Windows Server 2008. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2009  10:13 PM
Firewalls, Third Party Firewalls, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Third Party Firewall
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1,695 pts.

Windows and Exchange Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007
Dear Friends, I desperately need help from you guys. Currently I am having two IBM XSeries 225 server with me. One of it is a DC on Windows Server 2003 and also having Exchange Server 2003 in it. The DC is replicating with the other Server. There is no major functionality of the second server. [...]

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  11:57 AM
DC Shifting from 2003 to 2008, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, IBM X3400, IBM XSeries 225, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
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10 pts.

Windows Server 2008 virtual machine in VMware ESXi server?
Can I install a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 Ent x64 Edition which is a VM in VM Ware ESXi server?

Answer Question   |  April 29, 2011  7:32 PM
Virtual Machines, VMware ESXi, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition
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16,755 pts.

Hyper-V performance of virtual machines on Windows Server 2008
Is there a noticeable performance of virtual machines if Hyper-V is used on a Windows Server 2008 Core installation vs. Windows Server 2008 Full install?

Answer Question   |  January 13, 2009  7:21 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Core Installation
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16,755 pts.

restore VM not enough space….
made a .xva file from a W2k8 server with a 2TB storage connection and the VM itself is positioned on a 500Gb storage. After rebuilding the Xen environment the 2Tb is available but of course empty. Restoring 4 other W2k8 VM’s went fine. But now on this one the system says: Importing VM…. the specified [...]

Answer Question   |  January 7, 2009  2:45 PM
Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2008, Xen
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10 pts.

Remote access on Windows Server 2008
Is it possible to limit remote access to my windows server 2008 so that you can remote connect only to the console session?

Answer Question   |  January 6, 2009  8:48 PM
Remote access, Remote access policies, Remote connectivity, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration
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16,755 pts.

Exchange 2007 MMC in Windows 2008 not showing All Storage Groups
Hi We are testing our exchange backup software with different OS and Exchange.We have Exchange 2007 on Windows 2003 as well as Windows 2008.We are using MSDN CD’s for testing.In all the Windows 2008 Exchange 2007 machines, when we open the Exchange MMC under server configuration —> mailbox, we cannot able to see all storage [...]

Answer Question   |  December 31, 2008  10:25 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange MMC, Exchange on Windows Server 2008, Exchange Storage Group, MMC, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
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5 pts.

Windows Server 2003 SP1 and child domain to Windows Server 2008
I have windows server 2008 domain controller, I want to join the windows server 2003 SE SP1 as child domain of windows server 2008 . An error occurs which says that windows version is not compatible to do this job. What is my issue

Answer Question   |  December 18, 2008  8:13 PM
Child Domain, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
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16,755 pts.

How to configure a small office network with Windows Server 2008
i am vista user, my office have 6staff ( maximum are using XP sp2 os) and i would like to get information about the set up of server 2008. i have server and it is not configured for log in to it, i have connect server into network. yes they can connect server as usual [...]

Answer Question   |  December 17, 2008  9:11 AM
LAN, LAN administration, Network administration, Network design, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 configuration, Windows XP
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5 pts.

What is the safest way to upgrade a Windows 2000 Domain Controller to Win2k3 or Win2k8?
I have an ailing Windows 2000 server that was the soul server for many years. I am looking to retire this box and want to introduce a new server to act as the domain controller and whatever other roles it is providing. What is the best practice to introduce a new domain controller?

Answer Question   |  December 3, 2008  5:13 PM
Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Upgrades
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390 pts.

Windows Server 2008 Hyper V virtual machine not restarting
When i restore my Windows Server 2008 hyper V from backup the virtual machine does not restart. I don’t receive any error messages. Any ideas of how to troubleshoot?

Answer Question   |  December 2, 2008  4:15 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
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16,755 pts.

Windows 2008 study guides
Hi can anyone post the link for free download of windows 2008 study guide

Answer Question   |  November 24, 2008  1:03 PM
Certifications, Microsoft certifications, Windows Server 2008
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170 pts.

Virtual Server 2005 and Windows Server 2008 installation error
Virtual server 2005 R2 running on Windows server 2003 SP2 Enterprise edition .when i try to install Windows server 2008 using the ISO image attached to VM. I keep getting this error: “Windows installation has encountered an error and needs to be restarted.” Any Suggestions?

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  4:55 PM
Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2005, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages, Windows Server 2008 Installation
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16,755 pts.