SBS 2008 and Windows 8.
I am assuming firstly that all our clients attached to sbs 2008 which currently are either Vista Business or Windows 7 cannot be upgraded to Windows 8 and seamlessly work with the server. Am I right? I...
View Article10user sbs2011 + prem hardware spec
10 users, all use exchange/file/print, at least 8x concurrent SQL user for LOB app. I want to virtualise (I think), although tempted to stick SQL on the base SBS server. Current server running SBS2003...
View ArticleMonths after Migration from SBS 2003 to 2011 - exchange 2003 needs to be...
I am an IT Pro who inherited 3 customers from another IT Pro who had performed SBS 2003 to 2011 Migrations. In the three cases, the exchange portion of the migration was improperly done. The New...
View ArticleSBS 2008 migration to SBS2012
Situation: Current SBS2008 w/exchange is an instance on HyperV. Exchange is at it base level (no service pack installed). Having issues installing SP3 and running out of disk space. Can I migrate...
View ArticleAdmin rights denied
I have SBS 2011 SP1. While adding a pc and user with the "connect" feature I lost all admin righs to the c drive, server console and Windows SBS console stopped working. We are able to access the...
View ArticleSBS2003 - SBS2011 Migration - Error
Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 to 2011 Migration. I followed the Migration Guide from Microsoft and the source server had no errors when running the various tests prior to the migration. I have...
View ArticleSBS2003 SMTP Configuration
Hi, we have just taken over support of an SBS2003 server which is using the POP connector. They are having some delivery issues and we thought we should turn off the POP connector and go fully with...
View ArticleSBS 2003 migration to SBS 2011 - NTDS SDPROP error
Hi, I am trying to upgrade from SBS 2003 SP2 with Exchange sp2, to SBS 2011. I prepared using: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg563799.aspx I installed all updates (other then IE 8) and...
View ArticleSBS 2008 cant log in with admin account
Hello, I have SBS 2008 installed on my server. Yesterday it installed updates, now I can't log in using my administrator account (It says wrong username and password) Iv made sure i am typing the...
View ArticleSmall Business Server 2011 Essentials resize system partition
the default system partition size is 60GB. With updates to the operating system alone, it has almost maxed out that space and I need to resize the partition. I've tried everything I can think of or...
View ArticleSBS 2008 - Reinstall SharePoint from a backup
Hi I have an ongoing issue with SharePoint failing on SBS 2008 server. We can reinstall SharePoint from a backup but there a couple of potential problems bullet pointed for you convenience: The...
View ArticleInstalling SBS 2011 Standard - lots of installation questions - did I choose...
Background: We are a small yacht club that have been running SBS 2003 premium for over 5 years on a Dell server. Basically not a single issue, but the server is getting old so We ordered a new one,...
View ArticleProblem in the middle of migration 2000 SBS SP4 -->2008 R2
Hi all, When I went in company I found the following situation: The environment consists of two DC`s , one Windows Small Business Server 2000 SP4 and Windows Server STD 2008 R2. The AD was well...
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Where do I find the Group Policy Object that controls Windows Firewall on SBS...
In the console, I have a security flag that says the Windows Firewall is turned off. If I go to Manage Settings I'm told that it's being controlled by Group Policy. There is a 'Default Settings' button...
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Unable to extend volume on SBS 2008
I have a DELL server that came with 2 500GB drives which I configured as mirrors during my initial setup. I configured them as a C: System partition and a D: Data partition. Recently Disk 0 reported...
View ArticleEvent ID 12317 on SBS installed without Active Directory
I inherited a server in this state. It is a SBS 2011 server installed as a workgroup. The end user did not want to use Exchange and did not want to upgrade all the computers from home edition to...
View ArticleSBS 2003 to SBS 2011 no exchange installed on SBS 2003
Plan to migrate SBS 2003 to SBS 2011. On SBS 2003 no exchange or sharepoint are installed, Only using it as a domain controller. Question is can I use migration tool to only migrate domain funtions to...
View ArticleInconsistent Disk Space reported
I'm running SBS 2011. Disk partitioned in two sections, system section (C:) is 119GB, apps & data section 1.51TB. My system partitiion is showing 100GB used (shown in "Computer" drive...
View Articlecan't add printers from SBS 2003 onto win 7 workstation??
Small client with 12 users and SBS 2003. They are upgrading all the desktops first then upgrading the server once that's done (to save on costs). They have various HP printers shared on the server,...
View ArticleHow to revert Exchange recipient redirection?
I have a client with Windows 2011 SBS. User has left organization, but account remained in AD. Email has been redirected to another user, by assigning email alias to new user. Now user come back to...
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