Multihome server not able to ping other servers
I have setup several 2008 and 2008 R2 servers with dual NICs. One NIC is for normal LAN traffic, the other NIC is dedicated to backups. I've setup dedicated VLANs for both purposes. The LAN traffic...
View ArticleMDT not proceeding to Deployment Wizard after entering credentials on target...
I have a server configured with MDT 2012 and am using WDS on another server with DHCP and AD to push that out to client machines. Sometimes it works, other times I enter the network credentials into...
View ArticleHow to execute a .reg file in a task sequence using MDT 2013
Hi,Im trying to add a couple of desktop icons to my custom images during deployment using MDT 2013. I have a .reg file with all commands inside it but I am struggling to get these to work. the .reg...
View ArticleAccess Denied Error For Shared Folder with Win Server 2008R2 Task Manager...
Hi, I have scheduled a Task with the Task scheduler. It invokes an .EXE file after every 5 min. The application is supposed to access some files lying on a different Server's shared path, process them...
View Articleon which port number WDS server will listen & service when installing on...
hi frinedsin documents we read when we install WDS on the server which is also DHCP server, we must select this check mark :"do not listen on port 67"it means we instruct the WDS service not to listen...
View Articleno PXE Boot after Sysprep
HiI am trying to capture my image so it can then be deployed to other machines.I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 with the WDS Role installedI select the image and do Capture Imagethen on the ready PC i...
View ArticleReplacing Win 2008 webserver product key after creating VM
Windows is demanding I enter original key (which I don't have) before I can I enter my own product key See the steps below how I got to this stage: 1. I created a Virtual Machine of my webserver using...
View ArticleKMS - Office Activation problem
Hi, if in the wrong forum, please move to the appropriate one and let me know, thanks.We have a 2008 R2 x64 Enterprise server that was already serving as our KMS server. It was activating Windows 7,...
View ArticleWindows Deployment Services - Authorization in DHCP
What is actually performed what a WDS server is authorized within AD for DHCP? Could you please provide a verbose response so that I can see what will change in my production environment?
View ArticleMoving from one domain to another in the same forest.
Current Scenario:2 Domains in 1 forest.Domain 1: abc (without the .local) - This was a pre-existing setup which was taken overDomain2: def.local - This is a domain that we have added to the forestThere...
View ArticleWhat is the Standard C: size for W2K3?
Hi there,I am having a W2K3 server and intend to partition the drives to C: and D: drives however I'd like to know if there is a standard C: size? I am planning to make my C:\ as 40 GB while the rest...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 BSOD with STOP: 0x0000007B
When booting up Windows Server 2003, I get a BSOD with STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF789EA98, 0x0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)When I boot up in Safe Mode, the last file that is displayed is ACPITABL.DAT....
View ArticleSetup Win2k8 on IBM x346 does not find raid drive
Dear all,I try to install Win2k8 x64 on a IBM x346. While setup no drive is found. Setup wants me to load a driver but all drivers I tried are not accepted.The Raid System is an adaptec 7902 Hostraid...
View ArticleWDS 2012 - WDS Client Error; Client cannot obtain IP Address from DHCP
Network configuration is as follows:DC/DHCP/DNS: Win Server 2008 R2 (192.168.20.192) WDS: Win Server 2012 R2 Standard (192.168.20.221)DHCP Options enabled: 66, 67 * Does Option 66 require the IP...
View ArticleRDP on Domain Name
Hi Team,I have a Q? Is this possible we type "mstsc" in run and then Type may domain name and get an "rdp" session of one of the server.and this is happening to different server form different user and...
View ArticleServer 2012 WDS - How to use the "Improved multicast deployment" feature?
Hi,We wanted to take advantage of the new feature for Server 2012 where we only have the WDS role installed:What's New in Server 2012"Improved multicast deployment by eliminating the need for making a...
View ArticleWDS 2012 - Stopped pushing Drivers after disabling a Driver Group
Hi Guys,i really would appreciate your help on this:I have a WDS 2012 server which was working fine and pushing drivers ok to windows 7 clientsI have disabled a driver group in order to apply the image...
View Article2008 R2: How to image/deploy Win 7/8 systems?
This was originally posted on Windows Server forum, not knowing there was a forum more specific to my need. Hi all. This is a rather broad question. On the Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 platforms, what is...
View Articledism - The directory could not be completely unmounted - process explorer...
Hi all, Installed WAIK on server 2008 R2 64 bit. I'm setting up some boot images, and am having a real hard time getting drivers to integrate into the driver store in the boot images. What I'm finding...
View ArticleWDS and DHCP same subnet, yet clients cannot get IP
I am having issues getting my WDS server to work with my existing DHCP. DHCP and WDS are on one subnet but different servers and the clients are on a different subnet. I was under the impression that...
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