Server 2012 Essentials R2 server backup issue - All backups deleted
newbie on an eval install, every thing was going well till at 84% on my USB server backup drive it deleted all the backups. I had Backups to 01/15/15, all backups show successful. But when I look at...
View ArticleClient Backup Status Unknown
I have just gone live on a new install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials.When I go into the Dashboard and Devices, all of the clients backup status is listed as 'Unknown'.If I click 'Customize...
View ArticleKerberos authentication error - Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
I have been running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials as a VM on Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (Server Core) for several months.In the past 2-3 weeks I've been having problems. One symptom is that from...
View ArticleUnable to join Windows 8.1 Pro remotely to Server Essentials 2012 R2
Time and date match on server and client PC and the server has plenty of RAM available. The error I receive after entering the username and password is "server is not responding", although it is alive...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Standard, Windows Server Essentials Media Pack, My...
Hi,I have setup Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with Windows Server Essentials Media Pack on a Virtual Machine. I've installed the My Server Phone App on my Windows 8 phone and whenever I try to...
View ArticleEssentials Management service fails to start
So last week the server installed a bunch of updates overnight. We immediately saw a problem with a network application we use and its SQL database not being accessible to any clients but resolved this...
View ArticleMedia Streaming in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Quality not good !
I have media in windows 8.1 workstation. Made a VM on it (win2012r2) + made a Essentials and Media pack and enabled the highest quality streaming ("best"). When I test the test 34 mb video on...
View ArticleOffice 365 integration keeps loosing connection
I'm trying to setup office 365 business integration with windows server 2012 essentials. I had trouble setting it up, as the server kept acting like it was having DNS issues, despite the fact that DNS...
View ArticleAnywhere Access - domain .ltd.uk causes "The domain name is not valid" error
I am trying to configure Anywhere Access on Windows Server 2012 Essentials. The Anywhere Access wizard asks Do you own a domain name?. When I enter the domain name that I own, something...
View ArticleWSE 2012 180 day trial not activating purchased licence
We are 15 days away from our 180 day trial ending and have bought an OEM licence from ebuyer.comThe licence we have been supplied is for Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 Essentials 1-2 CPU for OEM...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Essentials RWA RDC cant find computers.
Hello,I have configured my remote access using the access anywhere wizard. After configuring I can access the remote.websitename.com windows server remote access page from outside the LAN. When I try...
View Articlewindows server 2012 essentials anywhere access can not connect to mapped...
ok so i got my remote access working and it created the shared folders mapped drive automatically when i ran the connector utility from inside the lan so now when i leave my local lan (the domain lan...
View ArticleSolution Required
Respected Sir,Pls help me out with the solution.....i had purchased a license copy of windows server 2012 essential and also installed the same and had registered. But after that i found it that this...
View ArticleCannot activate HP ROK license on Server 2012 R2 Essentials Evaluation
Hi!Ive bought a HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 and installed the Server 2012 R2 Essentialsevaluation, because I couldnt recieve my license in time.Ive now recieved my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials ROK HP...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Connection fails
I have a new Server 2012 R2 essentials install. I have tried connecting with remote desktop connection but have no success.I can connect to the server at the local desktop. From any other computer on...
View ArticleIIS stops authenticating my website
I have developed a simple website that uses the OWIN Authentication template from Visual Studio 2013. I have deployed this to a Windows 2012 Essentials server running IIS and SQL Server 2012 Express. I...
View ArticleSQL Error on install. No SSL cert?
I have been trying to install SQL 2012 on Windows Server essentials 2012 R2 but the same error continues to come up. Repeated Many times from Clean install. All the SQL error logs show that the...
View Article2012 r2 Essentials on premises Exchange 2013 integration failing
I have a new server in my development environment that I have installed Essentials and Exchange 2013 on with all of the latest updates. After getting Exchange 2013 installed I am unable to successfully...
View Articleincorrect network status
I have migrated a user domain from SBS2003R2 to Win2012R2 EssentialsThe attached work stations and one server show in the system tray an active network link to the domain and 'no internet access',...
View ArticleVPN connection pushed to 2012 workstations has wrong hostname
Hello,This is just a nuisance that I'd like to figure out.Back when I set up this particular 2012 R2 Essentials server, I made a mistake when I setup Anywhere Access in that I specified the wrong...
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