Very small business on SBS 2003 - Server essentials options?
Hi all,I've got a client with a very basic setup which I'm looking to upgrade, but need to do it with a small budget, and preferably with just single one-off licensing rather than subscription...
View ArticleChanging a UI language on 2012 Essentials?
Hi,Does anybody know if that would be possible to change language to English after performing a migration from 2003 SBS Server with German UI to 2012 Essentials Server with German UI?I found this blog...
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After successful backup, Backup disk not showing
Hello TechNet forums.I have a client that is running Windows Server 2012 Essentials. I have three (3) USB HDD's in a storage pool for backup's. This has been working successfully since last November....
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Can't Connect to One Workstation on Network via Remote Web/Anywhere Access
We are working with a small Windows Server 2012 Essentials network. The Remote Web Access system was installed carefully, without any errors. We are able to consistently connect to both the server and...
View ArticleAuto-start Services Not Running : Windows Server Office 365 Integration Service
Hi to All,Yesterday Microsoft Released Update Rollup 1 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials. The update applied without errors as far as Windows Update concerned but upon restarting the server i am...
View ArticlePhenom II x6 1055T
I am currently running Windows Home Server 2011 using a Phenom II x6 1055T processor which runs at 2.8GHz. I am considering upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.Will this processor be enough...
View ArticleUnable to Create a Subfolder in Company Folder
Gurus,I am setting up Essentials R2 and I see all the preinstalled folders including the Company folder. When I try to create a subfolder in it, it gives me a message, "The folder location is not...
View ArticleThis computer has not had a successful backup recently
Despite the above mentioned critical notification in Health Monitioring, all other indications state that backups have been successful. This warning has only started appearing since I reconnected the...
View Article2012 Essentials Launchpad reports server is offline
I have a new clean install of Windows Server Essentials 2012. The Server apears fully operational and is visable by network explorer and accessable by Windows remote desktop connection. When...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 Essentials does not wake up clients
Hi!I am trying to get my Server 2012 R2 Essentials (Hyper-V VM) to do nightly backups of my Win 8.1 client PCs. As far as I understand the server should be able to wake up the clients automatically...
View ArticleHow to integrate an RDS server with a WSE 2012 R2 front end
I have a Server 2012 R2 with the RDS role running next to a WSE 2012R2 server. I used the Quick Start feature on the RDS server after joining it to the WSE domain using the Connect process. This worked...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Essentials - no RDS-Virtualization
Hi,I'm currently customizing the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials ISO for installation of Hyper-V-Role on Host and included VM with all Essentials-Roles as per...
View ArticleRemote Desktop thru IP using RWA?
I have been remoting into my computers thru Remote Web Access for years from my company. All of a sudden they are blocking because it's reporting it's a "Remote Access" site. If I use the IP I get thru...
View ArticleLaunchpad shows "Server is offline" in client PCs
Hi,I've the problem that the Launchpad indicates the server as offline even if it's not.In the Server dashboard I can see that all client PCs are shown as offline too, but everything is up and running....
View ArticleOn Premises Exchange Integration fails
Thru a series of misfortunate circumstances I have acquired a client that had either botched (or had another do the botching) of a Essentials\Exchange (in a VM environment) config, Essentials is...
View ArticleUnable to start Windows Server Essentials Management Service (WseMgmtSvc)
Earlier this week, I did a clean install of Windows Server R2 Essentials. Before performing any setup functions, I installed all of the updates that Windows Update provided. Now, I am unable to...
View ArticleEssentials \ Remote Administration
Folks,I have setup R2 Essentials and its working well. I need to set it up so I can administer it remotely when I am outside of the company's intranet. I have looked around and searched quite a bit and...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Essentials R2 - KERNEL SECURITY CHECK FAILURE
I have just brought a brand new HP ML310e Gen8 v2 and the supplier has sent me Windows 2012 Essentials R2 with it.. I have now tried a clean build on the server 5 times and every single time it has...
View Articlewindows essentials 2012 R2 - windows server essentials management service...
Some features in the dashboard won't work and I get an error for the above service.Can not add folders or manage my storage space (remove discs)Starting it in services is not possible I get an error...
View ArticleBack ups of Win 8.1 clients unsuccessful
I have Windows Server 2012 Essentials installed in a Hyper-V VM. The build is 6.2.9200. There are five connected client machines, two are Win 7 Pro SP1 and three are Win 8.1 Pro SP1.None of the Win...
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