Windows Server 2012 Essentials installed as VM's on remote site
I have been asked to take a look at possible solutions for the following and I am hoping for some advice.A small business with approx. 15 users on site. Owned by a parent company which has its own...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Essentials says bad product key before I can enter it
I downloaded this file from the action pack download and keys site:SW_DVD9_NTRL_Win_Svr_Essentials_2012_64Bit_English_FPP_VL_OEM_Core_X18-27455I created a dvd and ran setup.I go online to install...
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials says bad product key before I can enter it
0 I downloaded this file from the action pack download and keys site:SW_DVD9_NTRL_Win_Svr_Essentials_2012_64Bit_English_FPP_VL_OEM_Core_X18-27455I created a...
View ArticleWSE 2012 breaks client internet access
My laptop has the WSE2012 client software on it. If I connect to the VPN remotely, the client software sets the DNS entries to the static IP address of my WSE2012 box. If I then disconnect from the VPN...
View ArticleData Deduplication feature NOT available on Windows 2012 R2 Essentials?
I am unable to (missing) install the feature “Data Deduplication” on a Windows 2012 R2 Essentials server.Is Windows 2012 R2 Essentials not going to have this feature at all? Or is it a Preview...
View ArticleMacBook Pro with Bootcamp and Windows 7 Ultimate keeps erroring when joining...
The MBP appears in the device list in the Server Essentials Dashboard, but it fails to complete the process and rolls back the connector software.Tried and failed on a number of occasions, and I...
View ArticleConnecting Branch Office to Windows Server 2012 Essentials
I've been asked to map out possible solutions for the following scenario.Main office with approx. 12 staff using WS2012E server. A mixture of mainly Windows 7 Pro and small number of Windows 8 clients....
View ArticleJoined Clients are a no show
All Windows 7 clients migrated over from SBS 2003 do not show up in the WS2012E dashboard. I was wondering what would happen if I rerun the connect computer wizard. I don't want to loose the users...
View ArticleScreen Resolution for Remote Web Access
With Windows Server 2012 Essentials is it possible to set the screen resolution of Remote Web Access? Doesn't seem it via the Web GUI. Looks like it is setting it to 800x600.
View ArticleSBS 2011 Exchange Stopped Processing Email Microsoft Exchnage Transport Errors
Hi allI have an SBS2011 With Exchange 2010 and recently installed AVG and Symantec Backup Exec, all worked fine for a week then exchange stopped processing emails. In event viewer I started to get lots...
View ArticleEssentials 2012 Migration hangs at 80%
Hello,I have ran the Migration from SBS2003 and everything went well until the Last bit of the Migration Wizard where it freezes at 80% and then eventually fails. I discovered that AD Sites and...
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"Cannot promote your server to domain controller" error in Windows Server...
Hi, I'm attempting to resolve an error in the Windows Server 2012 Essentials setup process, like the one 2/3 of the way down in the MS Essentials / SBS blog...
View Articleserver 2012 essentials dashboard
I am trying to open the dashboard but there is no shortcut on the desktop.It's not showing when I press start (there is no dashboard entry).I have tried to search drive C for dashboard including hidden...
View ArticleLaunchpad won't logon automatically after the "Skip Domain Joining" workaround.
Hi all!I've setup a Windows Server 2012 Essentials with 2 Windows 8 PCs using the skip domain joining workaround available here;***/thread/aa40963c-7235-40f7-85f5-8f8d030a7c13 (sorry, can't post full...
View ArticleAn unexpected error prevented WS2012E Dashboard from opening
I've tried running in safe mode, but that fails as well. I've tried from the client computers and I've remoted into the server and tried it locally with similar results. On the event log, I see that...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Essential Product Key
I have installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials, and had activated it with the product key. I then had to install the software on a different machine due to issues, but the key is now not usable. Is...
View ArticleWindows Server Essentials 2012 Certificate stating it has been revoked when...
This has been reported here. but hasn't gotten any response. The situation is that with a freshly installed WSE 2012 installation configuring Anywhere Access to automatically maintain the dns with...
View ArticleVPN Error 720
HiTrying to connect to Windows Server 2012 Essentails, when i click on the vpn connect that the connect software installed and configured i gte error code 720, The computer connecting is a windows 7...
View ArticleConnect to 3rd party VPN, stops remote access website
HiFrom my server I'm connecting to a 3rd party VPN. This works fine, but when the vpn is connected I cannot access my server's home page/remote access page.Regards
View ArticleMany Audit Failure Event ID 4625
I get many audit failures ID4625 on my server 2012 essentials domain controller Any ideas on solving this problem Log Name: Security Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing Date:...
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