How to manage email header fields in SBS 2008 / Exchange 2007
Hello, We own a SBS 2008 with Exchange 2007 SP3 We have a domain name and a MX record pointing to our server. We defined a SPF record (no DKIM at this state) and have a look from time to time to the...
View Articlehttp://connect Windows 8 to sbs2008 unsuccessful
I again call on the help of the generous SBS community. For those that have assisted me in the past a BIG THANK YOU.This time I need to connect a Windows 8 computer to SBS2008 std. The error - Verify...
View Articlefailure to initialize VDS on client restore Server 2008 R2 Essentials.
Client backups to server seem to be fine but when doing a bare metal client restore everything works well until until about 15 seconds after the restore actually starts I get the error "Failed to...
View ArticleAdding SBS 2008 server in Windows Server 2008 domain
Hi,I have a requirement to add a SBS 2008 server in Windows 2008 domain. Please let me know if this is possible and if yes, please provide me the steps for the same. I found a similar thread for SBS...
View ArticlePublic folder migration - All clear except...
I am migrating from SBS 2008 to SBS 2011. After moving public folders (using MoveAllReplicas.ps1), almost everything has moved correctly. However, there are two lingering items that are preventing me...
View ArticleWindows Server starts after reboot everytime into systemrecovery options console
Hello everybodyI have a server wich i can make checkdisk /R /F and sfc /scannow boot...exe /rebuildbcd etc..I'm unable to bootup the server. If i use /scanos i have the message windows installations...
View ArticlePath/Filename too long to copy
Hi,I would like to know if there is a workaround for the +_ 260 character length limit when coping, in SBS2008 std.I have to move about 400Gb of data across to an external USB harddrive. Some files...
View ArticleWindows SBS Console Home Tab shows Yellow for Updates when none are needed.
Windows SBS Console Home Tab shows Yellow for Updates when none are needed. When I click on the Go to Updates link to check for the reason, it shows: - No updates with License Terms are available for...
View Articlenetwork IP setup
Hi folksI am setting up SBS 2011 and have a problem when i get to the 'server network configuration' screen. I selected manual settings as i want this to be on the same IP range as the server it will...
View ArticleSBS 2011: Cannot create a mailbox for new user (Ideas: Server can't ping...
Hi all, and thanks in advance for any and all help!So my client had an SBS 2003 server that I migrated to SBS 2011 earlier this year. The migration went pretty well, but as I recall demoting the old...
View ArticleHow to reverse SBS 2011 upgrade
Today I installed a 2011 SBS Standard server for a client.The problem is that it got about 99% through the migration wizard and then failed right as the wizard was ending and the desktop was being...
View ArticleVolume licensing and open licenses
Hi,For one of my small business clients I am setting up the following:- 1 powerful physical server and NAS- Windows 2012 in hyper-v role- Windows SBS 2011 Std- Windows 2012 in RDS role (it is supposed...
View ArticleSharepoint upgrade will not run. The conguration tool fails with the error:...
Hi all, I have run into an issue trying to upgrade SBS2003 to SBS2011. It is to do with the Sharepoint upgrade. My client relies on exchange and sharepoint so deletion or loss of the existing...
View Articlewhen i run CEICW it errors at configuring firewall. I have a sbs2003 server....
12/19/2012 12:04 PM C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Networking\ICW\wizinet.dll, version 5.2.2893.0 calling CNetCommit::ValidatePropertyBag (). Call to Querying for the...
View ArticleUnexpected Shutdown in Windows SBS 2008, Event ID : 6008
"the system shutdown previously date and time was unexpected" Event ID : 6008 Windows Small Business Server 2008 when this happening after some hours and then again i will on the server and again...
View ArticleGroup Policy issues - want to exclude 2 computers from apply to.
I have an issue, and i have read all the forums, NONE of what you say works.at all.I want a group policy object to apply to all users (authenticated users) (basically everyone!) on ALL machines they...
View ArticleHow to recover erased Emails
Hello, hope my english not too bad.Here is the problem : I was asked how to recover some emails which a erased on an Outlook client.The SBS is configured so erased mails are saved during 30 days.A tiny...
View ArticleSBS2003 SP2 breaks OWA
I Have a really wierd issue I Installed SP2 on SBS2003 on my clients systems and some users can not get connected to OWA. It gives them a user name passowrd error. I can get connected and one other...
View ArticleActiveSync problem with SBS2003 and iPhones/iPads on several servers.
Greetings Fellow SBSers, I've recently started to notice a problem on a few (several) of the SBS 2003servers that I support for various clients. At this point the problem appears limited to iPhone 4...
View ArticleSBS 2011 Standard -> Can't create Users via SBS Console
Hallo, we've done a Migration SBS 2003 -> SBS 2011 Std.Almost everything works fine, but we can't create new Users with the SBS Console.The creation starts, the account gets created in the AD, but...
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