Windows Server Deployment Wizard has stopped working - Win 7, 32-bit
I am trying to get a VPN connection set up with our office server. When I tried to install the program last night, I hit an error and was forced to close. When I tried to rerun the deployment wizard,...
View ArticleCannot Create Partition
I am attempting to install Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials on a new server to replace our old server which was running Server 2003 and which has gone on to the happy hunting ground (no data loss).The...
View ArticleEssentials Server hosted in Azure is offline
Hi,I have installed the Essentials Connector on my PC which added a new user to my PC with the same login credentials that initially came from the Office365 account I have federated with the server.A...
View ArticleHP ML310 G8 v2 install problems
Just bought the new HP Proliant ML310 G8 v2 server ane Essential 20112 R2.HP ML310E GEN8V2 I3-4130 Tried installating it with the hp software - it crashes after install and randomly reboots the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Essentials- DC and Exchange
Hi, Its been recommended everywhere that you should run the Domain Controller separate from the Exchange server. Is this setup even recommended for Windows Server 2012 Essentials? If not, what is the...
View ArticleEnable Auto Logon on a client PC connected to WSE2012
Hi, Im not sure if i'm completely in the wrong place. I'm wondering if someone could help me. I have Windows Server Essentials 2012 installed on a server in the study. From there I have 4 other PC's...
View ArticleUsing the My Server 2012 app for Windows 8 to manage multiple servers
We have 4 servers, how nice would it be to see all 4 under "Devices" in the app?
View ArticleCan't Connect Client Computers - Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Pulling my hair out… We just got a new Dell server running Windows Server 2012 Essentials. We have successfully connected 6 out of 11 client workstations to the domain and new server without issue...
View ArticleServer Infrastructure Licensing - Automatic Shut down
I have tried the other threads but pretty much everything goes off in other directions :(I joined my new employer a few months ago and inherited a windows 2012 essentials server. I have since...
View ArticleI need Remotedesktop with 20 user, have a cal for 2012, but windows server...
if you transition from windows server 2012 essentials to windows server 2012 standard.article "transition from windows server 2012 essentials to windows server 2012 standard"technet. micorsoft.com...
View ArticleSetting up from scratch
We are a non-profit. We have a used dell PowerEdge 2970 w/one CPU and I am setting it up with Server 2012 essentials. (My first server in 12 years)I would like to set up 2 HD's mirrored. Should the...
View ArticleBSOD Windows 8.1 - ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY
Since the installation of the Windows 8.1 update to Windows Server 2012 Essentials the BSOD has rendered the computer useless. This appears to be with the disk adapter drivers and has occurred on at...
View ArticleSetting up Essentials 2012 R2 as Hyper-V host
Hi,Following up on this archived post from the pre-release:Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Hyper-V hostI have two questions:1. Is it still the case that the only way to install a Hyper-V host for...
View ArticleAdd an additional Disk to a storage space
I added a disk to my server, it shows up in Server manager as an Online disk with a GPT partions. It doesn't show up on my storage spaces as a primordial disk. What am I missing?
View ArticleInvalid date/time for domain certificate while re-registering previous...
I just did a clean install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials on a Hyper-V box (Server 2012 R2 Standard with GUI) and went through the Essentials wizard just fine (checked the date and time, but they...
View ArticleEssentials R2 install fails with error 0x000000C4
I have server Essentials running on an Asus Motherboard with an AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ and 2 GB ram. The setup runs well, no major issues encountered.However, I'm trying to...
View Articlecan't install connector remotely
I can install connector perfectly from within the network, but remotely it fails right after the entry of the username and password. It says "cannot connect this computer to the network. An...
View ArticleCreate System Repair Disc in Windows Server 2012 Essentials?
It is possible to create a System Repair Disc in Windows Server 2012 Essentials? Other versions of Windows (e.g., Windows 7) allow this. However, I can't seem to find a way in 2012 Essentials to create...
View Articleimport-wssuser has been run without filters, all system users are in the...
Hello All,the command (or something very similar)get-aduser -filter * | import-wssuser -samaccountnamehas been run on a 2012 essentials server, I want to remove the system accounts from the dashboard -...
View ArticleWS 2012 Essentials - shared folders and network media player
I've installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials, got all my PC's in domain, but my server is invisible to media player (Western Digital TV Live).Is there any suggestions of how it's possible to share a...
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