Tag: Windows Server 2008 R2
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Run Disk Cleanup tool on Windows Server without Installing
If you are getting a low disk space alert on a Windows Server, the safest way to free some space is to run the Disk Cleanup wizard. However on Windows Server, by default Disk Cleanup is not installed. Installing it through “Add Windows Features” would trigger a reboot. To avoid this you can simply install…
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Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 ISO download
After Microsoft releases Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 to public, Microsoft now provides single evaluation media ISO for Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 for free download. To download the official ISO just access http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd459137.aspx and logon with your windows live ID. Or use this Direct Download Link…
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Syspreped Windows 7 fail with “Windows could not finish configuring the system”
After you have installed a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, install and configure windows features, install your own app, and then run sysprep command to create an image that is ready to be deployed. When you boot windows for the first time, it might comes up with following message at the windows setup…
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Fix The Windows Search service is not installed error in Windows Server 2008 R2
If you use Windows Server 2008 R2 as work station for daily work. You might notice that outlook search very slow. This is because by default Windows Search Service is not enabled on windows server 2008 R2.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 New Features
Other than rolls up all previous released windows patches since RTM, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 contains two new features. Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX. Dynamic Memory Dynamic Memory is a memory management feature for Hyper-V VM administrators. Dynamic Memory allows administrator allocates a range of memory to indivual VMs and windows system will automatically adjust…
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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…
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Grant Permission to DefaultAppPool Identity
After upgrading web applications to IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2, you might get following error. Access to the path ‘d:sitecache.txt’ is denied. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.…
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Make IIS 7.5 application pools run as NETWORK SERVICE
There is a break change in IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The default identity for running an application pool is "ApplicationPoolIdentity". If you have a web application developed against application pools running with NETWORK SERVICE on IIS6/7, it might break after migrated to IIS 7.5 due to default application pool…
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Hyper-V VM Slow on Windows Server 2008 R2
I recently upgraded my virtual machine hosting server from Window Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2. There are some noticeable performance drop, especially on virtual machines that handles big log files, the automation script execution time can take 200% or more than it was in a VMHOST with Windows Server 2008. I have done…
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Exceed Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Period
Windows Server 2008 R2 does not ask for a CD key in setup, and it can be run for 30 days for free before needing to be active. You can continue to use it after 30 days trial but the system will reboot every 2 hours and run with reduced functionalities. If you want to…