hi,

1-In which situations do  I have to install ADLDS role in smal businesses?

2- do I have also to install :

remote access

remote desktop services

 print and documents services

fax service (if there is fax in all in one( I Mean printer,fax,scan)!!!

just yes or no !!!

thanks

johan

,

h.david

Hello,

My issue has to do with a WinServer  2012 R2  Essentials  server which

continues to countdown to an automatic system shutdown due to

Server Infrastructure Licensing errors.

Specifically,  there is a series of three Infrastructure Licensing errors, Event ID 38.

Each of the three Event 38s references a “Check”  as the error origin: Root Domain Check, FSMO Role Check, and Forest Trust Check.  They all advise their check

has “detected a condition in your environment that is out of compliance with the licensing policy. This server will be automatically shut down if the issue is not corrected in (x) days/hours/minutes.” 

Each of these Event 38s has an accompanying Event/error (50, 3, & 2)  which states that the  “Check in the Licensing component did not pass because  error 0x80070583 occurred in function . . . . . .  Class does not exist.”

The series of six events are  repeated every four hours counting down from 28 days out, and every half-hour closer to the shutdown.

Along with the Infrastructure Licensing errors are continuous  Application errors

Event 1000 ( Essentials RunTask.exe and multiple TrendMicro processes ) all reporting

Exception code 0xc0000142. 

Net and forum searches show some previous instances of the problem; based on those

I have ruled out some suggested causes, such as another server on the same domain – this server is its own Domain Controller in a small office and has no outgoing or incoming trusts.

Running  the sfc /scannow yielded the usual ‘found  corrupt files but couldn’t

fix some.’

Running the command  “ netdom query fsmo “  checked out successfully.

Running DCDiag   yielded a timeout waiting for the UmRdpService service but little else.

Windows Updates has multiple issues.  Best Practice Analyzer in Server Manager refuses to start.  The system is extremely sluggish when trying to scroll through services. I feel these symptoms are all related, but I’m not sure how to prioritize.

Rebooting the server restarts the countdown and postpones a shutdown, but this is not a solution.

The previous instances of this exact Infrastructure Licensing countdown issue

seem to point to an offending service or driver. One tech resolved it by removing devices and restarting his print spooler. As I am supporting a remote customer I can’t disrupt their office by randomly removing devices on a “What if”  basis.

Another tech resolved the issue by isolating a third party driver /service which was causing a ‘heap exhaustion’ error due to a memory leak . He completely removed TrendMicro to no effect. I am analyzing  memory usages of various processes over time in Resource Monitor, but  have not identified  a leak. 

And,  to return to the main issue, how do I negate this countdown to automatic shutdown  over licensing compliance ??

Any direction or suggestion beyond what I’ve already seen will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dave     

I've been running a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials machine to back up several client computers running Windows 10, and to provide remote access to the client computers. After the mid-November update of Windows 10, all of the client computers lost their connector software and their connection to the server. With two computers -- one joined to the server's domain and one running the Home version and thus just networked with the server -- I was able to reinstall the connector software and get things working.

The third computer, which had been joined to the server's domain, refused to reconnect -- I get a consistent error message saying that the computer is already part of a different domain and must be disconnected from that domain before I can reconnect to the server. If anyone has suggestions for resolving that problem, that would be the best solution.

Not wanting to wipe the computer and start over, I bought a new hard drive -- identical to the former C: drive -- and did a full system restore from the last backup to the server that was completed before the November hiccup. After six hours of restoration, the server reported that the full system restore had been successful. All I needed to do was click on "Finish" and the restored client computer would reboot.

But the client computer will not boot up. I get an error message stating that the file "c:\windows\system32\winload.exe" is missing or contains errors. It's not missing. Can anyone tell me how to reboot the client computer and repair any files that may contain information specific to my former hard drive?

Hello am I correct in assume I can make dns record for internal network to point to

remote.remotewebacess.com  public ip

and record with the same name for internal pc to use local network address?

Andy A

hi,

I installed essentials 2012r2 now I try to connect 8.1 to the server but here is a little problem.

I gave a static ip adres for the server with 192.168.1.2  the default gateway has 192.168.1.1  with subnetmask 255.255.255.0

now my question is which ip adres I have to give for dns server ? the ip adres of server or the ip adres of gateway  !! to make connection with client computer!

thanks

johan

h.david

We run Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2.  When clients try to connect to the VPN the error message given is The Certificate is Revoked.  As we run essentials the VPN configuration was initially completed using the wizard using a Microsoft Domain name and a goDaddy certificate I believe which was fully automated really so I am at a loss now how to go about solving this one.

If it helps I think all this started when we moved premises and to re-sync the public IP address of the server immediately I ran the anywhere access wizard again, releasing the domain and set it back up again using the same domain which, I think, has ultimately caused this problem.

Any assistance would be gratefully received.

JB

I have 2 clients that we set up with Windows 2012 R2 Standard.

Using Server Essentials we setup the users and 'Anywhere Access'. This has been working without any issues.

Recently one clients SSL Certificate needed renewing which has been done and via the configuration section of Essentials has been re-added but no-one can access the server. We can log on to the server via Internet Explorer.

The second client

Recently had IP Telephony problems so a firmware upgrade to the router was performed since then the 'Anywhere Access' has also failed. I recently installed a completely different router but to no joy. The error message is 'Error 868 The remote connection was not made because the name of the remote access server did not resolve'. 

I am attempting to connect to a freshly installed windows server 2012 essentials environment from a windows 10 desktop.  All systems are running the latest Microsoft updates.   The server is a single domain controller, and I am attempting to connect using the domain admin account.

When I attempt to connect to the windows server, I an unable to connect error message.   I've attached the following extract from the log file.

[2136] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2136] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Windows IP Configuration
[2136] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2136] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
[2136] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[896] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[800] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe) is: 0
[800] 160106.123859.7162: ClientSetup: Running Task with Id=ClientDeploy.GetStandardUsers in 2nd iteration
[800] 160106.123859.7944: ClientSetup: Could not get domain user list, exception: ErrorCatalog:NetworkError ErrorCode:-1
BaseException: Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Devices.Identity.MachineIdentityException: MachineIdentityManager.GetStandardUserSids ---> System.ServiceModel.FaultException: The server was unable to process the request due to an internal error.  For more information about the error, either turn on IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults (either from ServiceBehaviorAttribute or from the <serviceDebug> configuration behavior) on the server in order to send the exception information back to the client, or turn on tracing as per the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK documentation and inspect the server trace logs.
Server stack trace:
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.ThrowIfFaultUnderstood(Message reply, MessageFault fault, String action, MessageVersion version, FaultConverter faultConverter)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Devices.Identity.CertWebService.ICertService.GetStandardUserSids(GetStandardUserSidsRequest request)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Devices.Identity.MachineIdentityManager.<>c__DisplayClass41.<GetStandardUserSids>b__40(CertServiceClient client)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Devices.Identity.MachineIdentityManager.InvokeCertServiceClient(String serverName, Func`2 func)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Devices.Identity.MachineIdentityManager.InvokeCertServiceClient(String serverName, Func`2 func)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Devices.Identity.MachineIdentityManager.GetStandardUserSids(String serverName, String userName, String password)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ClientDeploy.GetStandardUsersTask.Run(WizData data)
[800] 160106.123859.7944: ClientSetup: ProcessHelper.StartProcessWithRedirectOutput() Executing "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe"  /all
[896] 160106.123859.8256: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[896] 160106.123859.8256: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Windows IP Configuration
[896] 160106.123859.8256: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:

I have worked through the various help pages which includes references to inconsistencies in the certificates as a possible cause of this problem, but re-issuing the certificate on the server and performing an IISRESET does not fix the issue.

There is a secondary issue which I think is unconnected, but may be related.  When I run DCDIAG on the server I get the following error message:

   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\xxxxxx
      Starting test: Connectivity
         The host 65ea9dbe-a481-4e83-b00d-8f7ceab7254f._msdcs.xxxx.local could
         not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP, server
         name, etc.
         Got error while checking LDAP and RPC connectivity. Please check your
         firewall settings.
         ......................... xxxxxxx   failed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\xxxxxxxx
      Skipping all tests, because server xxxxxxxx is not responding to
      directory service requests.

Again searching with google, I have been able to locate the cause of this error message as the RPC service is running.  Does anyone have a step-by-step set of instructions to check/fix the above problem as I'm not sure what I should be looking for when checking any firewall settings?

Hi all, I would like to create a task for to send an email when the sceduled backup terminates, but there aren't logs in event viewer when backup terminates so I cannot have any trigger, why event ID 4 is missing even if backup is succesfully completed ?

Hello there, so where to begin....

Well this is a running server I built, it serves 2 roles, primary is a backup service for 3 computers and as a plex server in our home. Plex side is flawless, Backup side up till win10 upgrades, has also been flawless. 1 computer runs Win7, no problems, the other 2, a desktop  and a laptop were both upgraded to win10, and at that point the connector stopped working on both. This server had updates turned off, until MS released the update for win 10.....so updated the server. So Laptop pointed at server, requested connector....installs as intended. But the win10 desktop not so much....connector install fails .."package installation did not succeed....blah blah blah"

here is the tail of the Computerconnector log.....

[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] wmain: Start of Computerconnector
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] GlobalData::Initialize ([fe80::645b:9e5d:38e7:ff36], C:\Users\Thomas\Downloads\ComputerConnector(fe80__645b_9e5d_38e7_ff36)(7).exe)
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] =================================
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Current Os information:
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Suite = [256]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Type = [1]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Architecture = [9]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] IsStarterEdition = [0]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] IsHomeSku = [0]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Major = [10]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Minor = [0]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Build = [10586]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] SPMajor = [0]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] SPMinor = [0]
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] =================================
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] ExpandEnvironmentStrings return (C:\WINDOWS\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\)
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] SetPackageDlcUrl: .NET url is set to http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9816306
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] SetPackageDlcUrl: Connector url is set to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=618551
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] wmain: Calling Computerconnector::ShowWizard()
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] CComputerconnector::ShowWizard: Initializing common controls
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] CComputerconnector::ShowWizard: Done initializing common controls
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Displaying the wizard
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] CComputerconnector::WelcomeDlgProc: IDD_PROPPAGE_WELCOME Page Initialization
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1674] Current user default UI lang setting is 1033
[11/21/2015 00:55:46 1168] CComputerconnector::Run: Installation is ready to run
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: IDD_PROPPAGE_TASKS Page Initialization
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Detecting the current system requirements... Index=  0
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CMsi::IsMsiInstalled: MsiQueryProductState for ProductCode {21E49794-7C13-4E84-8659-55BD378267D5} returned -1
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CMsi::IsMsiInstalled: MsiQueryProductState for ProductCode {46DCED50-3A1D-4EF4-94F0-45F2681E3D70} returned -1
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CMsi::IsMsiInstalled: MsiQueryProductState for ProductCode {C1E4D639-4A33-4314-809E-89BD0EF48522} returned -1
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] Connector installation state is 0
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Downloading .NET Framework 4.5... Index=  1
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Installing .NET Framework 4.5... Index=  2
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Downloading the Connector... Index=  3
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromLocal(pData, Windows10.0-KB2790621-x64.msu)
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_UPDATE: Running
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Installing Windows Server Essentials Connector... Index=  4
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Detecting the current system requirements...
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] Entering Connector::Install.
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Downloading .NET Framework 4.5...
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Installing .NET Framework 4.5...
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Downloading the Connector...
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Installing Windows Server Essentials Connector...
[11/21/2015 00:55:49 22d0] Connector::Install - Installing Connector by running ["C:\WINDOWS\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\Users\Thomas\Downloads\Windows10.0-KB2790621-x64.msu" /quiet /norestart]
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 22d0] Connector::Install - Connector installation finished with exit code = 0x2
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 22d0] Exiting Connector::Install.
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 22d0] Connector Install (C:\Users\Thomas\Downloads\Windows10.0-KB2790621-x64.msu) failed with status 5
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 22d0] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Task Id=-1 Description=Installing Windows Server Essentials Connector... Failed
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 22d0] CComputerconnector::Run: RunTasks: 0x8000ffff
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 1674] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_UPDATE: FatalError
[11/21/2015 00:55:59 1674] CComputerconnector::ErrorDlgProc: IDD_PROPPAGE_ERROR Initialization
[11/21/2015 00:56:08 1674] Event is received...wParam 0x3f0, lParam 0xce64c, lParam->code 0xfffffffe lParam->idFrom 0x3f0 lParam->hwndFrom 0x2203ae, NM_CLICK 0xfffffffe, NM_CLICK 0xfffffffc
[11/21/2015 00:56:08 1674]  CComputerconnector::ErrorDlgProc: Help link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=298633 is clicked
[11/21/2015 01:00:59 1674] wmain: End of Computerconnector: hr=0x80004005

any help would really be appreciated

Thanks

I am setting up a 2012 Essentials R2 server. The system came with the Essentials preinstalled. I keep reading that you can use the router to handle DHCP with essentials, but am not sure what settings you use on the server itself. Do I need to define the gateway in network properties in Server Essentials? It looks as if the server installs with DNS.

I do not have an ISP Static outward facing IP address. I plan on using a static IP address for the inside of the network. When I join the client computers will they automatically have their network properties set to the server for DNS and the router for DHCP? We got the Essentials system as it was advertised as not needing a lot of advanced IT management, because as a nonprofit our resources are scarce. Again, once I've added the users to the server, set up the backup, do I need to do anything (besides giving the server an inside facing static IP? Do I even need to use an inside static IP?)

I will want to configure the server to work with Office 365 in the future but for now just want to get 6 computers on the domain for backup and for sharing of server folders and am seeking the most simple path forward until we can hire a technician to come in and configure remote access and other settings.

thank you

Jhmblvd

Hello,

About one week ago, our small office of 5 suffered from our IP Provider being down for about 3 days.  Also, our static IP (block of 5 Comcast Business) was erased from the Comcast Modem, and host of other network connectivity issues were occurring. 

I began to notice a few issues occurring that I felt were a result of the repeated "on - off - on - off" from the cable provider.  Also, I probably made some changes to the configuration thinking the problem was on our end.  I have daily backups so I figured what the heck I'd just reinstall the OS on "Drive C" (HP ProLiant with RAID and 8 drives).  All our data resides on the other 6 drives (6 of the 8 with the first 2 used for the OS) or our "Drive D".

After completing the restore per the Microsoft suggested process, our Anywhere Access has "broken" and displays the Port 443 and 80 errors along with the "more than one router on the network".  I'd struggled with the Anywhere Access configuration over the last few months and finally had our SonicWALL appliance playing nicely with the configuration and really working great.  I ran the Powershell Tester that I'd heard about and used previously and found that we had several errors.  I've included a copy and paste below.  It seems that the problem is largely with the IIS configuration and the HTTP and HTTPS port bindings.  I've resisted the urge to change anything at this point since the IIS is way beyond my ability and I'd do more harm than good.  If I have to, I can reinstall the OS fresh but that's not my first choice.  We're running a VM on the Server that provides our remote file sharing duties.  It's a bit tricky to configure and if I can avoid reinstalling the OS and reconfiguring the entire system, that'd be my first option.

This was a working system so I'm thinking that something with the restoration of the OS has possibly grabbed ahold of the ports?  I know that these issues can bury a person deep in a hole so I thought that reaching out to this community could help me.

Thanks in advance for any and all help, suggestions, or comments. 

************************************************

* Essentials Server Configuration Tester *

************************************************

OS Detected: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

1. Test IIS

2. Test CA Infrastructure

3. Test Services

4. Test Service Ports

0. Quit

Enter Task..

1

Only Errors will be shown.

Checking Websites..

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory forcomponent with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class notregistered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:104 char:18

+     $websites = (Get-Itemproperty IIS:\Sites\* | foreach { $_.Name })

+                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Checking Virtual Directories..

 Anywhere Access not configured, skipping RPC Virtual Directories

 Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory forcomponent with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class notregistered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:255 char:17

+         $vdir = Get-Itemproperty "iis:\sites\default web site\$vdir" | select *

+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory forcomponent with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class notregistered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:255 char:17

+         $vdir = Get-Itemproperty "iis:\sites\default web site\$vdir" | select *

+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

 Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory for

component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not

registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:255 char:17

+         $vdir = Get-Itemproperty "iis:\sites\default web site\$vdir" | select *

                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory for

component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class notregistered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:255 char:17

+         $vdir = Get-Itemproperty "iis:\sites\default web site\$vdir" | select *

+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory forcomponent with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class notregistered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:255 char:17

+         $vdir = Get-Itemproperty "iis:\sites\default web site\$vdir" | select *

+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Checking AppPools..

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot retrieve the dynamic parameters for the cmdlet. Retrieving the COM class factory for

component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class notregistered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:30 char:18

+     $appPools = (Get-ItemProperty IIS:\AppPools\* | Foreach { $_.Name })

+                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ItemProperty], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetDynamicParametersException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Checking ISAPI Filters..

 get-webconfiguration : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID

{688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception

from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:404 char:17

+     $isapif =  (get-webconfiguration -pspath iis:\sites\* -filter "/system.webse ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-WebConfiguration], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetConfi

   gurationCommand

Checking IIS SSL..

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows Server\Identity' because it does not exist.

At line:497 char:18

+      $WSSCert = (Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows Server\Ident ...

+                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (HKLM:\Software\...Server\Identity:String) [Get-ItemProperty], ItemNot

   FoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:500 char:21

+         $Website = (Get-Website $site | select *)

+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

get-webconfigurationproperty : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID

{688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception

from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:501 char:9

+         $thumbs = Get-WebBinding $site | where {$_.Protocol -eq "https" }

+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-WebConfigurationProperty], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetConfi

   gurationPropertyCommand

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:500 char:21

+         $Website = (Get-Website $site | select *)

+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

get-webconfigurationproperty : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID

{688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception

from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:501 char:9

+         $thumbs = Get-WebBinding $site | where {$_.Protocol -eq "https" }

+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-WebConfigurationProperty], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetConfi

   gurationPropertyCommand

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:500 char:21

+         $Website = (Get-Website $site | select *)

+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand get-webconfigurationproperty : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID{688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exceptionfrom HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:501 char:9

+         $thumbs = Get-WebBinding $site | where {$_.Protocol -eq "https" }

+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-WebConfigurationProperty], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetConfi

   gurationPropertyCommand

Checking IIS Bindings..

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:562 char:26

+             $bcount = (((Get-Website | Where { $_.Name -eq $site }).Bindings).Co ...

+                          ~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

Binding Missing      : Default Web Site

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:577 char:26

+             $bcount = (((Get-Website | Where { $_.Name -eq $site }).Bindings).Co ...

+                          ~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

Binding Missing      : Mac Web Service

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:592 char:26

+             $bcount = (((Get-Website | Where { $_.Name -eq $site }).Bindings).Co ...

+                          ~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

Binding Missing      : WSS Certificate Web Service

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:614 char:21

+         $Website = (Get-Website $site | select *)

+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:614 char:21

+         $Website = (Get-Website $site | select *)

+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

Get-Website : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {688EEEE5-6A7E-422F-B2E1-6AF00DC944A6}

failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154

(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).

At line:614 char:21

+         $Website = (Get-Website $site | select *)

+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Website], COMException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException,Microsoft.IIs.PowerShell.Provider.GetWebsi

   teCommand

Checking IIS Authentication..

Review your results, items in red should be investigated.0. Quit

Enter Task..

2

Testing CA Name..

CertUtil : 437.2762.0:<2016/1/10, 19:36:33>: 0x2 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND):

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\AutoEnrollment

At line:1084 char:19

+         $alive = (CertUtil -Ping -Config $env:COMPUTERNAME\$CAName | Out-String)

+                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (437.2762.0:<201...\AutoEnrollment:String) [], RemoteException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

437.2780.0:<2016/1/10, 19:36:33>: 0x2 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND): SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\AutoEnrollment

437.2904.0:<2016/1/10, 19:36:33>: 0x80070002 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)

437.1618.0:<2016/1/10, 19:36:33>: 0x80070002 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)

Certificate Authority Online  : OK

Certificate Authority Name    : OK

Certificate Authority Cert    : OK

Testing /Connect Certificate Package..

Connect Computer Certificate  : OK

Testing CRL Download..

CRL Location                  : http://ISESSERVER1/CertEnroll/GoIses-ISESSERVER1-CA.crl

CRL Destination               : c:\windows\temp\crl.crl

Exception calling "DownloadFile" with "2" argument(s): "The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized."

At line:1160 char:9

+         $wc.DownloadFile($source,$destination)

+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebException

CRL Download                  : Failed

Testing CRL Distribution Configuration..

It is normal to see some 'File Not Found' messages above when using this CmdLet (Get-CACrlDistributionPoint)

CRL Extension (CDP)           : OK

CRL Extension (CRL)           : OK

Testing Dashboard Certificate..

Get-ItemProperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows Server\Identity' because it does not exist.

At line:1219 char:23

+         $WSDashCert = Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows Server\ ...

+                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (HKLM:\Software\...Server\Identity:String) [Get-ItemProperty], ItemNot

   FoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

Dashboard Certificate         : OK

Review your results, items in red should be investigated.

Testing Services on:  ISESSERVER1

Active Directory Certificate Services : Running Auto

WSS Computer Backup Service           : Running Auto

WSS Email Service                     : Running Auto

WSS Health Service                    : Running Auto

WSS Management Service                : Running Auto

WSS Media Streaming Service           : Running Auto

WSS Notification Service              : Running Auto

WSS Provider Registry Service         : Running Auto

WSS Storage Service                   : Running Auto

TCP 80 (Used for Websites)       : OK

TCP 443 (Used for Websites)      : OK

TCP 6602 (Used for Status)       : OK

TCP 8912 (Used for Backups)      : OK

TCP 65520 (Used for Mac Website) : OK

TCP 65500 (Used for CA Website)  : OK

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Webbinding

protocol                                bindingInformation                                                   sslFlags

--------                                ------------------                                                   -------- http                                    *:80:                                                                       0

HTTPS                                   *:443:                                                                      0

HTTPS                                   *:443:ISESSERVER1                                                           1

HTTPS                                  *:65500:                                                                    0 HTTPS                                   *:65520:                                                                    0

Hello,

I recently purchased Windows Server R2 Essentials 1-2 CPU for OEM from TigerDirect.ca and I'm trying to activate a Trial version of the server OS that is already installed and functioning on a XenServer VM hosted on a DELL T110-II server.  The Trial will not accept the product key, and I'm trying to figure out what the exact problem is.

I now know there is a BIOS locked OEM version of the OS, but the one I ordered is just a plain OEM version that is not BIOS locked.

Will I need to obtain the Dell BIOS locked version? or is there a way I can get this generic version to apply?

Thank you for your assistance,

Rick Armstrong

I have a stand-alone Windows Server 2012 R2 where I believe the DNS environment has become corrupted in so far I have the following problems:

DCDIAG is unable to communicate with any of the forwarded DNS IP addresses defined in the network adapter reporting that each of the DNS IP addresses used by the sites broadband router are invalid as well as the broadband router itself.  [I'm not sure if the server should be configured to use the broadband router as the forwardDNS, or the IP addresses used by the broadband router.]

C:\Windows\system32>dcdiag /test:dns

Directory Server Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
   Trying to find home server...
   Home Server = [x server x]
   * Identified AD Forest.
   Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial required tests

   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\[x server x]
      Starting test: Connectivity
         An error that is usually temporary occurred during DNS host lookup. Please try again later.
         Got error while checking LDAP and RPC connectivity. Please check your firewall settings.
         ......................... [x server x] failed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\[x server x]

      Starting test: DNS

         DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
         ......................... [x server x] passed test DNS

   Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones

   Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones

   Running partition tests on : Schema

   Running partition tests on : Configuration

   Running partition tests on : [domain]

   Running enterprise tests on : [domain].local
      Starting test: DNS
         Test results for domain controllers:

            DC: [x server x].[domain].local
            Domain: [domain].local


               TEST: Basic (Basc)
                  Error: No LDAP connectivity
                  Error: can't read network adapter information through WMI
                  Warning: The A record for this DC was not found
                  Warning: The AAAA record for this DC was not found
                  No host records (A or AAAA) were found for this DC

               TEST: Delegations (Del)
                  Error: DNS server: [x server x].[domain].local. IP:192.168.1.250
                  [Broken delegated domain _msdcs.[domain].local.]

            TEST: Records registration (RReg)
               Error: Record registrations cannot be found for all the network adapters

         Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain controllers:

            DNS server: 192.168.1.250 ([x server x].[domain].local.)
               1 test failure on this DNS server

         Summary of DNS test results:

                                            Auth Basc Forw Del  Dyn  RReg Ext
            _________________________________________________________________
            Domain: [domain].local
               [x server x]                 PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL n/a

         ......................... [domain].local failed test DNS

I have disabled the second NIC card, and the DNS entries on the main NIC are empty.  The DNS has forwarders defined to the ISP's DNS servers and the broadband router with static A records for the broadband router and the server.

I suspect some SVR records and A/AAAA records are missing, but I cannot find out what is required to be set up as I have access to no other server to verify what should be present.

The new Client Connector for Windows 10 overwrites saved user credentials on non-domain joined computers, breaking the user experience. This is different than the behavior on Windows 8.1.

Normally when one logs into the Connector on a non-domain joined PC, a credential is created with session persistence, and is deleted when the session ends.  However, if a user-supplied credential existed in Windows Credential Manager prior to Windows 10, the Connector would skip creating its own session credential and simply log the user in seamlessly.

One assumes this is the correct behavior, as Windows has always allowed users to persist saved credentials for server shares. And as the 2012 R2 Connector does not have its own mechanism for saving passwords, this provided an effective work-around to provide a seamless experience on non-domain joined computers.

The new Windows 10 Connector, however, always overwrites user-supplied credentials with its own session-level credential anytime a user logs into it. This seems like unintended behavior, as it breaks the seamless user experience, since the next time the user logs into their computer they will no longer have access to remote shares.  In fact, the only way to protect a user-supplied credential to access the server is to prohibit users from logging into the Connector altogether.

I would like to understand if this was an intended change or merely a bug?  As it is, it is a rather large regression from the behavior in Windows 8.1. Thanks for listening.

Hi,

I'm working in small firm and network administration is not my specialty.

If I replace SBS 2011 with Windows Server 2012 Essentials and keep domain name and server name, should I login with existing client PC to new server OS (same domain name)?

TIA,

Misha

Hi. We just installed a new server with Win Server 2012 Essentials and were trying to connect client computers. The client with Windows 7 connected with no problem but when I went to //[server]/connect on the Windows 10 machines all I got were the links to Win 7 and 8 and Mac. I then tried the patch for Essentials R2, which seemed to create a link to configuration of the connector in the app bar but that just ended with a message that it was not compatible. Obviously I am not an IT guy and I was wondering if I messed up something that cannot be fixed. As I said, the connection with Windows 7 went off without a hitch and the connector is supposed to be native in Server 2012 Essentials (not R2). All our machines are Dell.

Thanks for any help.

Hi

I can disable Computer Backups from server Dashboard one by one but how can I disable Computer Backups so that even new joined computers are disabled without disabling them one by one??

Hello,

I am hoping someone can help me with an issue I am having with my server.  I am running Windows Server 2012 Essentials.  I have noticed that my server is shutting down every 3 days on average.  Upon searching the event logs, I am getting the following error messages:

"The FSMO Role Check detected a condition in your environment that is out of compliance with the licensing policy.  This server will be automatically shutdown if not corrected in 2 days, 10 hours, 0 minutes.  Please look for additional events for FSMO Role check to troubleshoot."  -- EVENT ID: 38

"The automatic correction of a noncompliant FSMO role condition was not successful because error 0x8007203A occurred in function f1301 [QHHR].
The server is not operational.

Make sure that your DNS server can be contacted and the following services are running: Active Directory Domain Services (NTDS), DNS Server (DNS), Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). This server will be automatically shut down if the issue is not corrected."  -- EVENT ID: 7

"The FSMO Role Check in the Licensing component did not pass because error 0x8007054B occurred in function f1501 [YKIJ].
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.

Make sure that your DNS server can be contacted and the following services are running: Active Directory Domain Services (NTDS), DNS Server (DNS), Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC).  This server will be automatically shut down if the issue is not corrected."  -- EVENT ID: 3

Here is the problem, this server is not a Domain Controller.  There is NO domain in our environment.  This is simply a workstation server.  Therefore, I cannot run DCDIAG, NETDOM, etc as there is no domain.  I ran the BPA and it returned no warning or errors regarding FSMO roles. 

This server used to be a domain controller.  It was the ONLY domain controller in the domain; however, it was demoted and the domain was deleted.  This was done before the server was ever setup with our Business Application.

I hope someone can help me.  Thanks.