6 Tips for a Successful Patching Process
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Whether your servers run Windows or Linux, whether your workstations are Windows 7 or Macs, and no matter what vendor your network gear comes from, one of the most critical…
Windows Server 2008 /R2
Unable to RDP into server
If you are unable to remote desktop into a server using the computer name, but you are able to remote into the server using the IP address and you get…
Fix SQL Configuration Manager Cannot Connect to WMI Provider
When trying to open MS SQL Server Configuration Manager, a dialog may appear.. Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that…
How to view/logoff remote desktop hung sessions
You try to RDP into a Terminal Server and you get this message below. You can run the following comment to view terminal server sessions. Qwinsta /server:computername This will show…
Creating a Windows Server Performance baseline
Introduction Every Microsoft Windows server should be monitored for performance issues, but if you have nothing to compare it against, how do you know when its over worked or ticking…
How To Install Trusted Root Certification Authority With MMC
How To Install Trusted Root Certification Authority With MMC Requirement: sometimes we need to install a third part Certificate as “Trusted Root Certification Authority”. Solution: You can run windows MMC…
The Group Policy client service failed the logon
If you try to login to a client or server system and you get this error message below: “the group policy client service failed the logon.Access Denied” Do the following…
Managing Windows Server 2008 Print Services
Managing Remote Print Servers In the previous chapter it was stated that the Print Management tool provides a central location from which the print services for an entire network may…
Setting Up a Windows Server 2008 Print Server
Installing the Print Server The first step in setting up a Windows Server 2008 print server is to install the Print Server role. This is achieved by launching the Server…
How to set up clustered Windows servers
Setting up clustering on Windows servers is not as difficult as it’s often made out to be. There are some precise steps to be followed and all becomes clear. I’ve…