Windows Server 2008 Questions


Windows Server 2008 System State backup
How can we back up our Windows 2008 “System State?”

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:03 PM
Backup, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows System Files
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975 pts.

Windows Firewall Advanced console
Can we get the Windows Firewall Advanced console on Windows Server 2008 on Windows 7?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:33 PM
Firewalls, Windows 7, Windows firewall, Windows Security, Windows Server 2008
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1,110 pts.

Route add problem in Windows Server 2008 R2
Hi. I installed TMG firewall on operating system windows 2008 r2 edition. I have 2 LAN. 1 for internet service provider and second for local users. I add route to Operating system (route is right, i checked it onather server, worked) but not worket. I opened all service and port on TMG firewall, bur still [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  5:31 AM
Firewalls, Forefront TMG, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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1,220 pts.

DNS on Active Directory 2008
Does DNS need to be installed on the AD 2008 server or can it just be available on another Windows server 2008 in my domain?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:37 PM
Active Directory 2008, DNS, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
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975 pts.

Windows event logging
Can we enable verbose windows event logging for specific users and leave it normal for others in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:12 PM
Active Directory, Event logs, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
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975 pts.

Changing passwords after network breach
How can we force all users to change their passwords following a network breach? Windows Server 2008 AD.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:54 PM
Active Directory, Network security, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
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1,110 pts.

Automatic HOT failover between Highend Rack servers running under Windows2008R2 EE
How to implement Hot failover between two high end Rack Servers running under Windows 2008 R2 EE server and a critical application which uses MS MQ for application message Queue handling since windows2008R2 EE provides four instances of Virtualisation.      

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  6:01 AM
Failover, Hyper-V, IBM X 6230, MSMQ, Server virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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20 pts.

Checking health of Windows Server 2008
Is there a Windows Server 2008 overall health check that can be run?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  5:23 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Management, Windows Server Performance
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755 pts.

Steady State with Windows 7 on desktop
Can we use Steady State with Windows 7 on the desktop? How about with terminal services off a Windows Server 2008 box?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:36 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 deployment, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration
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975 pts.

Windows Server 2008 encryption
Can I encrypt data over the wire between local Windows Server 2008 local servers?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:25 PM
Encryption, Local Administrators Group, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
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1,110 pts.

Does Active Directory on Windows server 2008 still require DNS?
Does AD on Windows 2008 require DNS still? If not what can we use in its place?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  6:04 PM
Active Directory, DNS, DNS server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
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975 pts.

Logon/Logoff script setup as group policy not running – Server 2008
I have written two scripts to create a log of when a user log ons and off the network. I have tested the scripts by double clicking on them and they work fine and I am able to get them to run on a local machine by setting them to run at logon/logoff by using [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:17 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy Objects, Scripting, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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25 pts.

Oracle report runtime request for usename and password
I’ve installed Oracle11g , my applications are still forms 6i, everything was perfect but when I try to run a report from my system, it ask for username and password connectivity, is there a missing configuration , Thank you for your wonderful help in advance

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2011  6:04 AM
Oracle 11g, Oracle Developer 6i, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP Pro
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5 pts.

Windows Server 2008 freezing when scanning SAS drives
My Windows server 2008 is not posting and seems to be freezing up when it is scanning the SAS drives. I can not get to safe mode or last known good. How can I solve and fix this issue?

Answer Question   |  July 13, 2011  6:10 PM
Safe Mode, SAS, SAS disks, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages
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975 pts.

Set up notifications if workstations are modified
Can we monitor users’ registries? Can we be notified when and if workstations and servers registries are modified? We are using Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.

Answer Question   |  July 6, 2011  7:12 PM
Registry settings, Server monitoring, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Workstation Security
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755 pts.

Advantages of Windows Server 2008 over 2003 R2
Are there advantages of using Windows Server 2008 over 2003 R2? If so what are they?

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2011  7:10 PM
Windows Server, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Upgrades
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755 pts.

Configuring Windows Server 2008 to shut down
How do we configure Windows Server 2008 to automatically shutdown when the UPS is on battery power for more than 5 minutes?

Answer Question   |  June 28, 2011  6:25 PM
UPS, UPS managed shutdown, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 configuration
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975 pts.

Scanning Windows Server 2008 network for issues
Is there a way to scan our Windows Server 2008 network for issues and or faults? Will this cause more problems than it solves?

Answer Question   |  July 19, 2011  6:23 PM
Network monitoring, Windows Network Administration, Windows networking, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration
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975 pts.

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and sysprep
I have a new 2008 server which is running as a VM. I have installed service Pack 2 and some common programs such as winzip etc and added some standard shortcuts on the desktop. Initially I had set a static IP and RDP to the server to make all the changes. Once I was ready [...]

Answer Question   |  June 28, 2011  1:36 AM
Sysprep, Virtual machine, Windows Server 2008, Windows Virtualization
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85 pts.

Connection problems with Windows Server 2008 R2
I am trying to setup a server with some game servers like CSS and so on. I’ve got everything up and running but if I connect the server doesnt respond to it. Ports are forwarded also… The only thing which is working is IIS and Remote Desktop. Thanks for upcoming help Greetz MazeXD

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2011  10:28 AM
CSS, Network, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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15 pts.