Windows Deployment Service in Server 2008 R2
Problem: You need to deploy many clients. Solution: Use Windows Deployment Services What you need: Windows Deployment Services, OS images, an Active Directory domain, DNS, DHCP, and an NTFS partition. …
Pulling Dell Service Tag From Windows
Using the below command is a quick way to pull Dell Service Tags quickly from a system without having to crawl around with a flash light. Run this command in …
Updating Firmware Through Bootable USB Key
A lot of techs out there do not know how to create a bootable USB key to run firmware updates. That’s ok, it’s not often that you need to do …
HyperV NIC Teaming
Here is a quick how to for setting up HyperV NIC teaming. Keep in mind, NIC Teaming has already been setup. Note: NIC Teaming has already been setup in Broadcom Access …
Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller Promotion Guidance
Excessively Large Sysvol The first issue I want to discuss is an issue I faced with an excessively large SYSVOL. As we all know, the SYSVOL is replicated to all …
How to Schedule Windows Server Backup
If you are using Windows Server Backup to backup Exchange Server then you will want to configure a scheduled back task to automate the process. Windows Server Backup has scheduling capabilities …
Tips for an easy upgrade from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2
Moving from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2 is fairly straightforward. Here are some tips to make sure the process goes smoothly. With later versions of Windows …
How to Repair a Faulty Windows Installation Without Reformatting
Corrupted system files don’t have to ruin your day Nothing will put a crimp in your computing style quite like a Windows error. Although Microsoft’s OS has gotten exponentially more …
How to Protect Your Boot Drive with BitLocker
When it comes to protecting the data on your computer, you can’t do better than strongencryption. Properly encrypted, your files are safe even if a ne’er-do-well gains access to your …
Windows Server 2003 DC health check command
The following command will useful for 2003 DC health check: 1. dcdiag.exe /v /f:dcdiag_servname.txt 2. dcdiag.exe /test:dns /v /f:dcdiagdns_servername.txt 3. repadmin /showrepl > replication_servername.txt 4. repadmin /replsum /errorsonly > replicationerr_servername.txt …