Recovering administrator password on Windows server 2008

What can I do to recover my administrator password on a Windows 2008 server? We have extensive backups and lots of local user accounts but the administrator account can not be logged into. We think we have the password correct but it just will not work. I have full access to the server and...

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Windows Server Backup – Particular folder is not being restored

Hello, I've been dealing with the following issue when using Windows Server Backup: I have a 600 GB folder named "Projects", when I backup that folder with Windows Server Backup all goes green, but when I restore that particular folder, no files are restored. Funny thing is, if I change the name of...

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How to run a batch file in another server when the production server is down

I have two Windows Server 2008, one it is the domain controller (Apex.local) (computer name= APEXSRV1), the other server it is a backup of the AD domain controller (the computer name=APEXSDC1 for the server backup AD ), from the domain(computer name apexsrv1). I'm running from the netlogon all the...

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Login batch file in Windows Server 2008

I have two Windows Server 2008, one it is the domain controller (Apex.local) (computer name= APEXSRV1), the other server it is a backup AD domain (computer name=APEXSDC1), from the domain(computer name apexsrv1). I'm running from the netlogon all the batch files for the users (that will map them to...

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Windows Server 2012 Task Scheduler Event IDs failure

For my job, I was just given the assignment of monitoring Task Scheduler for Windows Server 2012 and I need to find the list of all Event IDs that get logged. This is just in case if anything fails. Where can I find that information?

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Instant Messaging over LAN with Server 2003

I want to setup in internal Instant messaging system on a LAN using windows 2003 server? Is this possible?

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GPO to stop users from changing system clock on their workstations.

I want to stop users from having the ability to change the system clocks on their workstations thru a GPO and only allow admins to do it.

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FIPS dependency on OS platforms

Does FIPS Compliance testing differs on OS platforms like Windows 2008 r2 or Windows 2016?

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Getting back tsconfig.msc / tsadmin.msc on Windows Server 2012

Over the past few months, I got used to "tsconfig.msc" and "tsadmin.msc" (also known as Terminal Services Configuration and Terminal Services Administration MMC snapins). But now, I really dislike the new RDMS user interface replacement. Would anyone know how to get it back on Windows Server 2012?...

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Setting HP printer defaults to black and white printing

Our CIO has tasked us with determining a way to default all of our printer drivers to black and white printing. The user would be able to select color on a per job basis but would not be able to permanently change the DEFAULT to color. Currently, the user could go into the printer preferences and...

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How to check messages log in Windows Server 2008 R2

My friend and I currently working in the IT department for our organization. We currently using Windows Server 2008 R2. Now, I won't get into much detail but we've heard that other employees have been using the message feature in Task Manager for reasons they shouldn't be. Could we check the log...

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Prevent permission changes on Windows Server 2016

Okay - so here's our issue at the moment. On Windows Server 2016, we're looking to avoid editing by non-admin users in our server share. So as of right now, the privileges are on 'modify permissions'. But when a user creates a new file, that person becomes the file owner. And he/she can change all...

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Cannot uninstall FTP on Windows Server 2016

I have to uninstall the FTP service on Windows Server 2016. But, for some reason, I can't deselect the checkbox. Why is this happening?

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SAML Integration between SAP Netweaver (Linux) and ADFS

I'm wondering how to integrate SAP (Linux) and ADFS together using SAML 2.0. Any suggestion? Somebody told me that I need one more intermediate Netweaver (Windows NT). But I would like to make sure.

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Unable to Join Domain from Client PC

I have configured AD in Windows Server 2000. Then directly created a User/Group in Loacladmin.in Consol. So far everything is fine. But when I joined the domain users from Client computer, it's showing the following message. “The Join Operation was not successfully. This could be because an...

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Preventing access go local group policy

Our department uses Windows 10 on all of our machines but I'm the team leader. How can I prevent access to our local group policy except for the administrator (which is me) so no one else can make any changes. Thank you.

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IN a SBS, how many jobs can exist in ACTIVE state, simultaneously?

IN a SBS, how many jobs can exist in ACTIVE state, simultaneously?

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Application to use for GPO creation for Windows Server OS hardening

Looking for templates or an application to use for GPO creation for Windows Server OS hardening

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Generate events in Zenoss whenever a server reboot occurs

Certain servers in my console restart after a couple of days automatically. However, we are unable to receive alerts from that server when they restart/reboot, what should I do in order to get alerts?

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Internet slows down when one old server goes down

Help! I have an old Windows Server 2003 R2 domain controller that was downgraded to a print server, but for some reason (and it has ALWAYS been this way_, if this particular server goes down or is powered off, the internet for all users slows down to a snails pace. I'm trying to figure out why and...

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