A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
In today’s article, we are going to take a look at installing Terminal Services, otherwise known as Remote Desktop Services, on a Server 2008 R2 machine. What is Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) Starting with Server 2008 R2, Terminal Services has been renamed to Remote Desktop Services. RDS, as it is abbreviated, allows you to have a powerful server that […]
Read moreToday we’re going to show you how to setup DHCP on Windows Server 2008 instead of using it on a router. This guide assumes that you have Server 2008 up and running on a machine. You should also have set a static IP address on the server before continuing. To get started, fire up the Server Manager, right click on […]
Read moreOnce you have Hyper-V installed the first thing you are going to want to do is start creating virtual machines. The process is mostly a next, next, finish matter, but just incase you are unsure, here’s a quick start-to-finish guide. Note: this is part of our ongoing series teaching IT administration basics, and might not apply to everybody. Creating Hyper-V […]
Read moreWindows Server 2008 R2 and later releases of the product ship with a virtualization platform called Hyper-V, which works quite well since it’s built into Windows. Today we’re going to show you how to install it. Note: this is part of our ongoing series teaching IT administration basics, and might not apply to everybody. Installing Hyper-V Launch the Server Manager, […]
Read moreForgetting your password is always a pain, but luckily there’s an easy way to reset your Domain Administrator password. All you need is a copy of the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation disk and one simple command line trick. Replacing Utilman.exe Boot off the Windows disk and select the “Repair your computer” option from the lower left-hand corner. Follow through […]
Read moreWindows 7 makes it possible to change the welcome screen that appears when you start your computer without any third-party software, but this setting is well hidden. You can set any image you like as your background. This setting is intended for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to customize their systems, but there’s nothing stopping you from using it yourself. All […]
Read moreLinux’s terminal commands are powerful, and Linux won’t ask you for confirmation if you run a command that won’t break your system. It’s not uncommon to see trolls online recommending new Linux users run these commands as a joke. Learning the commands you shouldn’t run can help protect you from trolls while increasing your understanding of how Linux works. This […]
Read moreIn years past, automating network drive creation required the use of primitive batch files, luckily for us you can now do it through PowerShell. How to Map Network Drives Using PowerShell Prior to the PowerShell era, we could map networks drives using a batch file that contained a net use command: net use M: \\touchsmart\Share /Persistent:Yes To do it in […]
Read moreSure, anybody can end a process from the Task Manager, but did you know you can also do it from the command line? How to Kill a Process From the CLI in Windows If the command prompt is your flavor of tea, you will need to know to know the name of the process you are trying to kill beforehand. […]
Read moreSuppose someone asks you for a list of applications you have installed on your computer. To get this information, what’s the first thing you would think to use? Third-party program? Not us, we have PowerShell. How to Get a List of Installed Software on Your PC Getting a list of installed software is as simple as using this straightforward WMI […]
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