Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Servers may fail to...
Hi,I've had issues with my DNS after I switched from DNS forwarders to root hints (as recommended by the small business server). However after a couple of days some domains stop resolving or working...
View Articlesbs 2008 console generates report but wont email.
sbs 2008 console is not sending email it generates fine but it doent send it as email. wheni clickon generate and email reporti get " an error has occurred while sending the report. as a result, some...
View ArticleSBS 2011 - Unable to create a new user account
when trying to add a new user using the "Add user wizard" I get the error "Unable to add a new user account"When I click the details I see:The user account cannot be added. Ensure that the "Active...
View ArticleSBS 2003 to 2011migration-questions on migration
Hi AllWishing everyone a happy new year!!!!Was reading the official migration guide from Microsoft and also the guides from Susan and Philip, BTW fantastic job by both susan and philip on creating the...
View ArticleSBS 2003 Public Folder Migration to SBS 2011-Error -2147221233
Hi AllWe are in the middle of a SBS migration and public folders started to cause issues.Antivirus/Antispam is disabled on the SBS 2003 server and windows firewall is turned off on the SBS 2011...
View ArticleSBS 2008 OEM Reinstall
Hi Guys,A friend of mine is looking to do a fresh re-install of an SBS 2008 (standard edition) server that he owns.He purchased it from an IT Provider that is no longer in business. As far as he knows,...
View ArticleWindows SBS 2008 really slow to startup !
Hi all,The server in question is really slow for some reason, when booting, it takes forever!When I type in the admin username and password, it struggles away.When I boot the server and go into Safe...
View ArticleSmall Business Server 2008 - Extremely slow/long boot, hanging on black...
Hello all. I have an issue that I've been looking for a solution for for quite some time. Our SBS 2008 server seems to hang for a very long time on boot. It hangs on the typical black screen with a...
View ArticleConfiguring Sharepoint 2010 to send email (and receive) with SBS 2011 when...
I having the following:Server running SBS 2011 and email is on that as part of SBSOn a seperate server:Sharepoint 2010 Enterprise.(I also have companyweb sharepoint running on the SBS box.)I am trying...
View ArticleSBS 2011 System Recovery
I had SBS 2011 runing and had the raid card fail this weekend. I got an RMA and the cards manufacture sent a replacement card that was the same as the previous model. THe server had the backups enabled...
View ArticleHow do I revert to an older version of CDOsys.dll?
On a Win 7 Pro machine I have a Vs2008 project that fails to compile with cdosys.tlh errors. The same project compiles and runs fine on another identical machine. When I compared the version of...
View ArticleSBS 2011 WSUS Synchronization failed
Hello I have a SBS 2011 box. The past few weeks WSUS Synchronization has failed with the following;An HTTP Error has occurred, WebException: The operation has timed out at...
View ArticleA Disk Read Error Has Occured (RAID 5)
Hi guys,Wondering if you can give me any tips or ideas on how to solve the following issue.I have an SBS 2008 server SP2 that is running in RAID 5, if i recall correctly its a Dell T110.One day the...
View ArticleSBS2011 Boot Loop
Hi Community,It' a Dell Poweredge 2900, 2 x Xeons, 32G RAM, 3x RAID1 Today I installed a few critical updates on a SBS2011, which I just migrated (successfully) from SBS2003, and which ran very well...
View ArticleSBS 2011 EMC Initialization Failed. Active Directory Response 000020EF.
Hi, we currently have a Windows SBS 2011 server running. It was running perfectly when it was installed about 8 months or so ago. We were asked to do some basic exchange tasks (changing attachment and...
View ArticlePSConfig fails - "Failed to upgrade SharePoint Products"
I am stumped on this one and I can't seem to find anything similar posted. When I run the PSCONFIG I get the following: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server...
View ArticleOWA denying access to a user because of IP address
This is a SBS 2003 server. I have had it setup for years, with numerous people connecting and no one else has the issue. This is the first time this user has tried. I checked IIS and there are no...
View ArticleSBS 2011 Dashboard problems
Hi AllWe have a small network of about five PC's and one server running sbs 2011 essentials. We are a not for profit organization in Australia using people with limited knowledge (that includes me)We...
View Articlehow to Migrate sbs 2011 to Standard 2012 server
Hi Folks Current I have Windows Small Business server 2011 StandardExchange 2010 v14.01.043835 internal users, 10 mobile 5 other 2008 servers=============The network and business is expanding and I...
View ArticleWindows cannot locate the server copy of your profile
Getting this message for some users on SBS2008 login How do we change some of the user profiles to prevent this message ? In AD some users have a roaming profile , others don't .They have been setup at...
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