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• Install Windows Search on Server 2008 R2

  I'm running Outlook 2010 Beta remotely from a Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS (Remote Desktop Services) machine. Lately I've noticed the following warning to install Windows Search 4.0: Outlook 2010 Windows Desktop Search is unavailable. Clicking the... Posted Feb 04 2010, 10:13 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, Windows, 2008, R2, Search

• Add Comments to Telligent Community Server Homepage

  I recently upgraded my Community Server 2007 site to CS 2007 SP2. The only difference I've noticed so far is that recent comments aren't showing up in the What's New section of the homepage. It turns out they purposely stopped that from happening... Posted Feb 02 2010, 04:14 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, Software, CS, 2007, SP2, Community

• Replace Your Windows Server 2008 R2 Logon Script with GP Preferences

  We've all written that logon script to map a network drive when a user logs in, something like: @echo off net use Z: \\MyServer\MyShare But how many have tried it the new way? Today I'm going to toss away my login.bat script and use Group Policy... Posted Feb 02 2010, 12:23 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, Windows, 2008, Group, R2, Policy

• HP 5i Smart Array Windows Server 2008 R2 No Device Driver Found

  I'm installing Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 on an HP DL585 G1 server with a built-in Smart Array 5i RAID controller. But during setup the installation routine doesn't recognize any of the logical drives configured on the 5i controller. I browsed... Posted Nov 04 2009, 07:41 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Error, Server, Windows, Hardware, Software

• Exchange 2007 Queue "4.7.0 Temporary Authentication Failure"

  If you are experiencing trouble sending mail through Exchange and you check your Queue Viewer you may discover it's filling up with messages and the following error: 451.4.4.0 Primary target IP address responded with: “454.4.7.0 Temporary authentication... Posted Jun 11 2009, 10:43 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Exchange, Error, Server, Software, Edge, Email, 2007, Microsoftt

• Exchange 2007 Edge Queue "4.7.5 Certificate Validation Failure"

  I was troubleshooting some Exchange issues recently and I managed to create a whole bunch more. I managed to remove a certificate from my Exchange 2007 server not knowing it was still in use. After doing that, my inbox was suspiciously quiet and anyone... Posted Jun 11 2009, 10:02 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Exchange, Error, Server, Software, Edge, Email, Microsoft, 2007

• Host Multiple Websites in IIS on a Single IP Address

  The trick to shared hosting in IIS on a single IP is to differentiate the traffic using Host Header Values. Once you've followed the instructions below and created many different web sites on the same IIS server, you'll notice they all live at... Posted May 22 2009, 08:58 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, Windows, IIS, Software, Web, IIS7, IIS6

• Install & Configure TS Web Access for External Use

  This has turned into the most difficult project I've worked on lately. My goal is to create a Windows Server 2008 VM to serve remote apps over the web. I want to visit a web page and click Outlook, with the added benefit of using the Remote Desktop... Posted Jan 28 2009, 01:57 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: Server, Windows, Software, VM, RDP, Hyper-V, TS

• TS Web Access Active Directory Domain User Error

  This one has been an absolute nightmare! I envy the person who runs into it and finds this post on their first try!!! :) In Brief There is a problem creating a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machine and then copying the virtual hard drive to use... Posted Jan 26 2009, 09:08 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Error, Server, Windows, Software, Remote, RDP, Terminal Services, Desktop, TS, Directory, Active, AD

• Install Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Licensing Role Service

  My Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services machine has just used up its 120 day licensing grace period. I setup the TS server to publish a few remote apps (Firefox and VLC mainly), just to stay current with the latest technologies available through my MSDN... Posted Oct 24 2008, 08:23 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Server, Windows, Software, Remote, RDP, Terminal Services

• IIS 6 FTP Site with Isolated Local Users and Shared Folders

  I needed an FTP site that would allow different users access to their own private folders, as well as a common shared folder that they would all have access to. Setup Your Users Add a local user to your FTP server for each person you want to have access... Posted Sep 23 2008, 09:55 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Server, Windows, IIS, Software, FTP, 6

• SQL Server 2008 - Saving Changes Is Not Permitted

  Using the import data wizard I created a new table from a spreadsheet and then tried to delete some columns and add a primary key. When I tried to save my changes in SQL Server Management Studio, this error appeared: Saving changes is not permitted. The... Posted Sep 14 2008, 09:26 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Error, Server, Software, SQL

• Hyper-V Final Release Update

  The final release of Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008 was posted today and it's just a simple update . I've already got it installed and running, all that's required is a reboot. I'm glad to have a final version installed just for peace... Posted Jul 10 2008, 09:45 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, Windows, Update, Software, Hyper-V, Virtualization

• Configure SourceSafe over HTTP SSL (HTTPS) on Server 2008

  *** Couldn't get this to work with Visual Studio 2008, see bottom. Install the Web Server Role Check ASP.NET Check II6 Metabase Compatibility role service Check all Security role services Install SourceSafe If SourceSafe isn't already installed... Posted Jun 19 2008, 01:23 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, SSL, Software, Source Control, SourceSafe

• Publish a .NET 3.5 Website to Windows Server 2008 IIS 7

  Install the Web Server Role In Role Services, select ASP.NET and continue. Install the .NET 3.5 Framework On your webserver, install the .NET 3.5 framework . Publish Your Application In Visual Studio, publish your web project to a local folder, like on... Posted Jun 18 2008, 07:42 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: 7, Server, Windows, IIS, Software, SQL, ASP.NET, 3.5, .NET