Can only partially assess the health of this computer
I get the following error in the Dashboard:Can only partially assess the health of this computer. The failing components are: Microsoft OnlineBackup\Definition.xml Microsoft OnlineBackup\Definition.xml...
View ArticleBest practices for upgrading Windows Server Essentials 2012 to R2?
Hi, I need to upgrade my Windows Server Essentials 2012 on an HP microserver to Essentials R2 (specifically the R2 role on Standard rather than as a VM). After a reasonable amount of searching, I...
View Article[WSE 2012 R2] Remote Media Streaming
Hi there,I installed the Media Pack for Media Streaming and it works as expected - in my LAN. But i can't get the remote streaming on the Remote Web Access to work properly.I can access the videos and...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Standard with Microsoft Account does not work with WSE 2012
I have a WSE 2012 machine with 3 users & 3 devices setup.My Windows 8 (Standard) Laptop with Local User connects fine. My Windows 8.1 (Standard) Nettop with Local User connects fine.But my Windows...
View ArticleUnable to set up Office 365 integration on Windows Server essentials 2012 R2...
I am trying to integrate our Office 365 with a newly installed instance of Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2.When i run the integration wizard in the Windows server essentials dashboard and supply my...
View ArticleRemote Access - Windows Server 2012 R2
HelloI have a new Windows Server 2012 R2 domain (2 normal DCs) and I want to set up remote access to fileservers etc. Maybe using Direct Access or VPN or Remote Web Access - whatever?The Windows Server...
View ArticleConnector fails
I have just installed a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and I'm about to connect the first Windows 8.1 client. After entering the username and password (in Connector software setup) it fails with the...
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Not able to configure Windows Server Essentials Role on 2012 R2 server
Hi Guys,Need some help here. I have a 2003 server as a PDC and 2012 R2 standard server as a ADC. On 2012 Standard R2 server installed Windows Server Essentials Role however when i try to configure the...
View ArticleProblem in promoting server as a domain controller?
Hi installed active directory successfully on server (using vmware), then i promote the server as a domain controller, all the prerequisites check passed successfully. but when i hit the install button...
View ArticleServer backup flagged as "incomplete" for excluded folders
I have Essentials 2012 running on a HP ML110 G7. Coming from WHSv1 for many happy years straight to Essentials 2012 (I like it so far!) The server contains 6 internal hard drives with 4 hard drives in...
View Articlecertificate issue essenials 2012r2
I am tring to create a domain certifiacte in the iisi am going to server certificatesthen create a comain certificateon the next page of the guibut i cant "SELECT BROWSE" it is gray outi have just...
View ArticleWSE2012R2 Server Backup Appears to Freeze
Once every week or so, the Server Backup takes hours longer than normal and appears to freeze - making the server almost inoperable for a period (almost impossible to remote desktop into it, media...
View ArticleFolder Redirection and permissions
Looking at the permissions of the redirected folders (on a Server 2012 R2 Essentials) it seems like the specific user, the System and Administrators have full control of the folders, subfolders and...
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...
View ArticleHow configure XP x32 bits desktops to Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Hello,I have a dell T320 with Windows server 2012 Essential that my tech have to configure. But he told me that he cannot as my XP desktop run on 32 bits.There is any kind of solution so I can achieve...
View Article2012 Essentials R2 - Client DNS server configuration service not working
Hi,I have recently migrated from Server 2012 Essentials to Essentials R2.I am having issues getting some of my client devices (mainly my Microsoft Surface Pro) to automatically switch its DNS...
View ArticleServer Backup and Restore
I am backing up the Essentials Server every night to an external 1.5 TB drive. In dashboard, I can see that over the last 90 days all were successful. I would like to restore a file from a previous...
View ArticleHyper-V Role not available on Windows Server 2012 Essentials
When I try to install the Hyper-V role on my new Windows Server 2012 Essentials it is simply not available. I also tried it with PowerShell and the error I got was "The name was not found". I don't...
View ArticleHaving trouble setting up a VPN with anywhere access.
I have tried setting up different domains/settings but I always get thge same error when setting up a VPN using Windows Server 2012. I'd like to be able to access the server on my laptop from home. Any...
View ArticleWSE2012R2 Anywhere Access Repair takes a long long time
The |Repair option for Anywhere Access seems to take forever to complete, often not completing (it looks like it tries to fix something but is unable to and continues to try to do so). Has anyone else...
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