Tag: Windows Server 2008

  • SQL Server 2005 The full-text search service cannot start

    After you install SQL Server 2005 RTM on windows server 2008, the full-text search service cannot start. This is because the full-text search service depends on the NTLMSSP (NTLM Security Support Provider) service but the NTLMSSP service does not exist on Windows Server 2008. To resolve this problem, simple install SQL Server 2005 SP3 SQL…

  • Run IIS in 32-bit mode on a 64 bit machine

    IIS 7 / 7.5 / 8 On IIS 7 / 7.5 / 8,  configure website or web application to run under 32 bit mode can be configured by opening a command prompt and typing following command and press ENTER. %windir%system32inetsrvappcmd set config -section:applicationPools -applicationPoolDefaults.enable32BitAppOnWin64:true You can achieve the same goal in IIS Manager by opening…

  • Install Windows Live Messenger on 64bit Windows XP and Server 2003

    Windows Live Messenger cannot be installed on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. It seems that these OS are blocked in Windows Live Messenger setup. Eventually I found this blog Install Windows Live Messenger 2009 from .msi files. The instruction on this page works well on windows server 2003. It also works…

  • Enabling Virtualization in Your BIOS

    For Dell Systems Restart your machine, and press F2 at boot (or whichever key is necessary) to enter BIOS setup Under Performance > set Virtualization to ON Under Performance > set VT for Direct I/O Access to ON Save & Exit BIOS Restart computer For HP Systems Restart your machine, and press F2 at boot…

  • Activating Server Core

    Slmgr.vbs is the tool that designed to be used to activate Server Core. Windows Software Licensing Management Tool Usage: slmgr.vbs [MachineName User Password] <One of the Options> MachineName: if machine name is not provided, slmgr.vbs runs on local machine (do not require User/Password) Note, this management tool is only for Windows Global Options: -did                                 ,…