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Easy tip to test SQL server connectivity
I have been troubleshooting some Microsoft SQL connectivity issues lately in my home lab and I needed a quick and easy way to verify or test SQL server connectivity with […]
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Disable “No Internet Access” notification on Windows Server 2008 (R2).
The “No Internet Access” notification on the network connection icon usually appears when you’re not connected to the Internet or you probably behind a proxy server. However, when you setting […]
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Delete invalid entry from the boot configuration data store on Windows Server 2008 (R2).
Recently I came across the following issue on a HP DL380 G5 server with freshly installed Windows Server 2008 R2 (click on the picture for a larger image). I have […]
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Acrobat Reader crashes in Internet Explorer with MSVCR80.dll.
I got this error in the Application Event log every time a user wanted to open a pdf file from the Internet Explorer on several brand new Windows Server 2008 RDS […]
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Log in as Administrator on a RD Session Host when the host is a member of RD Connection Broker group.
Lately, I came across a strange issue after setting up a new Windows Remote Desktop Services farm running Windows Server 2008 R2 Servers. When accessing a RD Session Host through RDP […]
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Modify the Computer icon text to show logged on username in Windows Server 2008 (R2).
Changing the text on the Computer icon on your Remote Desktop Services Session Host is handy when a user calls you and you want to know which Session Host the […]
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How to install a language pack on Windows Server 2008 (R2).
The language packs provide an alternative user interface for the users. I mostly use the language packs when I’m deploying Windows Remote Desktop Services. Here is a short “how to” […]
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Synchronize time with external NTP server on Windows Server 2008 (R2).
NTP synchronization is an important aspect for all computers on the network. By default, the clients computers get their time from a Domain Controller and the Domain Controller gets his […]