Desktop Experience not Gettings re-installed in Windows 2008 R2 with SP2
Hi,I was uninstalling Desktop Experience. Some how the server got re-booted before the uninstall could be finished. Now I am trying to re-install Desktop Experience but the error code is 0x8000FFFF,...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 File Server Freeze after 15 - 20 days
Hi I have one windows server 2008 r2 its a domain controller and file server, in that symantec backup exec, quick heal anti virus installed and external LTO tape drive attach. The server freeze on...
View ArticleRemote storage access on local desktop
Looking for a solution to mount a drive or folder on my local machine without taking up any space. I dont want to use cloud services if possible as I want this drive to be secure. I have a remote...
View ArticleVSS snapshot is failing with VSS_E_HOLD_WRITES_TIMEOUT on Win2012R2 idle system.
Hi,I am facing a strange issue in my Win2012R2 VM. I have my own hardware provider, which does take snapshot pretty quickly. CommitSnapshots call is returned within 2 secs. But the VSS service is not...
View ArticleList all files or folders a user does not have access to
I have a very large DFS based file server structure. For audit purposes we want to enable access to specific users (group) to be able to read/list/traverse the folders and files on all the servers....
View ArticleHow to Map network drive using domain user Credential
Hi.I have One DC that is windows server 2008 and 500 client systems including branches. All systems had taken into domain.In particular branches there is one system on that system i have share d drive...
View ArticleHyper-V Server 2012 Replication Group between Server 2012 and 2012 VM
I have just completed a new config that is using Server 2012 Standard as a HYPER-V server. Under this server I have created a VM with Server 2012 as the NOS. I have a second server with Server 2012...
View ArticleFolder access
Hi everyone,I have the following problem:I have a PC running Windows Server 2008 belonging to a workgroup (not a domain). I created a folder with administrator user and I want to grant access only to...
View ArticleUnable to resume DFSR replication - Event 4004 (tombstoned)
I have a 2 member replication group. One member was unable to replicate for more than 60 days, and as expected DFSR stopped replication. This was a known issue so I disabled the folder target on the...
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Printers Server Driver fial to deleted
Dear All,We have four old printers server that just replaced to the new..I wonder with the old printers driver that they are still storing on File Server..I had try to deleted it, but after it is...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 shows lots of stale mount points, cannot mount external drives
We are having file system issues with a physical server running Windows Server 2008 R2. It is patches with all latest updates.It has the following drives/volumes:Disk 0 - 2TB SAS RAID1 disk with F:...
View ArticleSpecified Network Name No Longer Available
Unable to reach DFS namespace from Server 2003 Ent. w/SP2 Error Message: The specified network name no longer available. Symptoms: I receive the above-mentioned message when trying to navigate to...
View ArticleServer not seen
Since the Win 10 version 1511 upgrade, my HP Mediasmart server and Seagate NAS drive are not visible to this computer (Intel Core i7-4770, Intel Desktop Board DH87MC motherboard, Intel Graphics, 32 Gb...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Legacy BIO, MBR, mirrored boot partition, "Windows does...
Goal is to get primary disk mirror back in operation. BCDEdit doesn't think the system is EFI enabled and I think it correct. What tools and documents talk about WS2012 rather than 2008? DISKPART...
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Storage Space: PID 4 reading data thrashing disk
Hi guys.2012 R2 server, parity storage space.After writing files to the storage space, PID 4 seems to go over each file reading it. This causes 100mb/s reading for hours (this is a backup server).Now I...
View Article0x80070043 The Network Name Cannot Be Found
We experienced a sudden drop in network share access in our environment today. Several of our users (100's) lost access to their day to day Data drive on their local office server. The issue was...
View ArticleReplace Dead Raid-5 Disk
Good day everyone,a drive in my Raid-5 array has bitten the dust. I use Microsoft Software Raid-5 (Windows Server 2008 R2), and now that I have returned the dead drive and procured a new one, I need to...
View ArticleCross forest DFS access
Hi,I have the below infrastructure :Two Forests, having a trust setup working without any issue.Company has three physical sites : Site1, Site2 & Site3Forest1 has three AD sites : F1-Site1,...
View ArticleDifferent file and folder permission to the same user on different computers
Is there any way from set different file and folder permissions to the same user when it login on different computers in the same domain?Example: There is a folder named "Folder1". When "User1" enter...
View ArticleDefaulting sdelete instead of delete on an OS-level?
Hi folks.From several standpoints it would be incredible if there was a way to force Windows to use sdelete rather than its own internal file deletion mechanisms to zero out data.Thin provisioned VHDs:...
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