Windows Internal Database, Sharepoint and WSUS on SBS 2008 non functional.
I have recently taken over a site that has SBS 2008 SP2 as it’s sole server. As part of my investigations into what initially appeared to be simple issues, I found problems that show the server to be...
View ArticleSBS 2003 - 2011 Migration - Problem with Group Policy
Hello all,I am currently working on my first 2003-2011 SBS migration. While running the prep tool on the 2003 server, it tells me that the "logon as a batch job user right assignment is not correct"...
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 ArticleAnother License Question - Concerning RDP
I have searched the forums, but can't seem to find an answer to this. I know not to use SBS as an RDP server and I never would despite the 5000 questions regarding licensing this!My question is this :...
View ArticleSBS 2011 RWW Computers
A customer want to be able to have all users access all computers (not only his own) with RWW. Domain Admin can access every computer but I dont want to assign computers for all users manually. Any...
View ArticleSBS Premium upgrade pricing
Is there upgrade pricing from SBS 2008 to Server 2012 Standard anywhere? We are at 65 users so I need to break out of the SBS model. SQL 2008 also currently sits on the standard server that comes with...
View Articlestrange SBS migration path, need some input
Hi everyone, I need to fix up a network I'm just now getting involved in. It is a mess.This network currently consists of 8 servers - 7 of them are Win2K Svr. or Win2K3 Ent. - and the newest hardware...
View ArticleSBS 2011 SSL certificate issues
When My SBS server was first configured we purchased a SSL certificate for our .com domain name we then purchased the .ca domain and reconfigured the SBS server to use the .ca domain . We purchased a...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Essentials is Released To Manufactory today!
Today we are happy to announce that Windows Server 2012 Essentials has reached the release to manufacturing (RTM) milestone.You can download the RTM Evaluation copy from...
View ArticleWindows 8 error when connecting to SBS2003 Remote Web Workplace
Ok, now that we know what the solution is to get Windows 8 working with RWW for SBS 2008, 2011 it is time to look at SBS 2003 and see if there is a solution.Using Windows RT for this test, using IE in...
View ArticleSBS 2011 - Shared Files Not Viewable Between Users After Editing
Hello and thanks for reading,I have an issue with one of my clients SBS Server 2011. The setup here is two PC's (Windows 7 64Bit) and two users setup on a domain with Shared Files on the server. The...
View ArticleFax/Modem support for SBS 2008
Hi there,does anyone have some experience with fax/modems on SBS 2008? We're currently using an (cheap) ISDN solution, but it doesn't work flawlessly. It has issues with some types of fax machines...
View ArticleSBS 2011 - prevent group from changing their passwords
Hi all,I want to prevent a certain group from changing their passwords. If this is not possible, I could "click" users one by one, but to set it on a group level seems as a better approach.Thanks a...
View ArticleWsus & Company Web not working SBS 2011
I have just deloyed a SBS 2011 Server last night the company web has stop working and the wsus is giving an error (An Error occured while retrieving information ) in the event logs for the Windows...
View ArticleSBS Console (2008)
Hello Again,I have been working on one of our servers that we maintain and it continues to report that 7 of the client machines are without any anti-virus.However the client machines have AVG Pro on...
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(HTTP 404 Not Found) When Browsing http://companyweb
I'm not sure what happened, as it was working fine a short time ago. This issue manifests on the server as well as the workstations. RWW works fine. I found numerous threads and investigated the...
View ArticleFramework 3.5/AlienFX error
ok so, basically here's the scoop: i downloaded windows 8 pro (i know, stupid, right?) and ended up getting a refund etc. etc. because it did not run well on my new alienware m14 r2 laptop. so i had to...
View ArticleSBS 2011 s good compatibility with XP?
I'm fairly new to IT, and doing my first new server installation.I'm replacing/upgrading the current server (Windows Server 2003) for a new client, and have yet to use SBS 2011 which the new Server i'm...
View ArticleCertificate errors arising.
In my SBS 2008 error report I'm getting some certificate service errors. Everything seems to be working. I generated a new report to see if the error sticks and it seems to. Advice on the way forward...
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Manually running PSCONFIG is required after installing SharePoint Foundation...
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was recently released through Microsoft Update. On a default installation, Windows SBS 2011 Standard administrators should be able to see it in...
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