When troubleshooting problems on Windows Server 2012 Essentials or Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, the log files are certainly one of the most important features. They are typically hidden away from view for the most part, but in Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Microsoft have placed most of them in the … [Read more...]
How can I reset a computer accounts password with Active Directory?
Have you ever come across scenarios where the computer account password is out of sync with the Active Directory version of it? Or maybe you’ve done something silly like build two machines with the same name and added them to the domain one after the other? Either way – there’s a few ways to fix it but I recently discovered that Microsoft had provided an update to … [Read more...]
How can I migrate to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Essentials Experience?
This is something we’ve been doing more of late, migrating customers from SBS 2003, SBS 2008 or even SBS 2011 over to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or more interestingly, the full version of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with the Essentials Experience role added in. When we do this, the email side of things means that clients email needs to be migrated to either … [Read more...]
Can I have my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials PC backups on a network drive?
The Client PC backup functionality in Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials was designed to store the backup images of the Client PCs on a locally attached drive to the server itself. It does this as it needs to always ensure it has access to the drive given that at times, a network drive might be unavailable. Several people in the … [Read more...]
Why can’t I delete an icon from my Windows 8 computer?
I’ve recently installed a few more programs on my Windows 8 computer, and during the install the program has placed icons on my desktop. I’ve been unable to delete them to tidy up my desktop. When I try to delete them, they just don’t go away. I got tired of it and today finally figured out how to delete them. When I installed the programs they asked me if I … [Read more...]