The computer POST (power-on self-test) checks a computer’s internal hardware for compatibility and connection before starting the remainder of the boot process. If the computer passes the POST, the computer may give a single beep (some computers may beep twice) as it starts and continue to boot. However, if the computer fails the POST, the […]
Category: Windows Server
How can I delete the local user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is connected to a Windows Server
ou can do it with the User Profiles dialog in System Properties: Log in as different user (with admin privileges) than you want to delete Open Properties for Computer Advanced system settings (on the left side) Settings for User Profiles (in the middle) Select the profile you want to delete and click the delete button
User Service Service Failed The Logon
I was looking at several Windows 7 machines in an environment that whenever a new domain user who had never logged onto a machine before got the following error message: The User Profile Service service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded. Now in this case there was an existing Microsoft KB article for […]
Cab_ files in temp Folder
Checking <windows>\Logs\CBS folder I found lots of .log and (some) .cab files It seems, that windows wasn’t able to zip (makecab.exe) one of the .log files. Solution was: in <windows>\Logs\CBS folder delete the oldest .log file (you can also delete them all) in <windows>\temp folder delete every cab_xxxx
Moving the database (SUSDB)
The following instructions are for moving the SUSDB and should be valid irrespective of if you are using SBS or WSUS as a standalone product. As with a regular SQL Server datastore, you can detach and move the database. Since the database is a normal SQL database, you can simply detach, move and reattach the […]
Saving Windows Disk Space | Removing “Installer\$PatchCache$”
Running out of the diskspace on C:\ I found the C:\WINDOWS\Installer\$PatchCache$ to be massive! I used JamSoftware “treesize” to view what was taking up the space. From research this folder can be safely deleted, however you MUST NOT delete the top level “Installer” folder “C:\WINDOWS\Installer” (only the sub-folders inside it) A quick method for deleting this directory is: […]
Server 2012 RDS ‘there are no Remote Desktop License Servers available to provide a license.
On a Server 2012 RDS farm that has been deployed and working for some time you begin to receive errors stating ‘The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop License Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator.” You verify your configuration is as expected, that you have valid CALs […]
Extend Windows Server 2012 r2 Trial
After Window Server evaluation period has expired, you will face annoying behavior where it will suddenly shutdown every one hour ! In this case,you only have two options: Activate windows by purchasing a new Key. Extend evaluation period.(Simplest & Quickly method). Therefore, to extend the evaluation period follow the bit mentioned steps below: Open Command prompt as […]
How to change the Default Port Number for RDP
Windows servers are remotely accessible with Remote Desktop via the TCP 3389 port (default port). In some situations, as when you wish to obtain a more secure environment, changing the remote access port can be useful. This article explains how to proceed. Important note: In order to maintain the access to your server after you change the access […]
Reduce Memory for SQL Server
Run the SQL Server Management Studio program (should be in Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 [R2]) from an ELEVATED ADMINISTRATOR session (right click on the shortcut and do ‘run as administrator’) Connect to: [SERVERNAME]\Sharepoint , using Windows Authentication Right click on the SQL server at the top of the tree view and select properties […]