Server 2008 Active Directory User Groups — the Easy Way!
User Groups and Organizational Units are two great ways of keeping your Active Directory organized and controlled. Why would we want to do that? Well, let’s say for example that …
Install MySQL on a Windows Server
The following article explains how to install MySQL on a Windows Server. The process involves downloading the latest version of MySQL directly to your Windows server and then installing the …
How do I install FileZilla FTP Server?
The following article provides System Administrators with instructions to help them implement an FTP solution to allow for successful file exchange with their servers from remote locations. Although Windows comes …
Unable to save MS Excel spreadsheets to a Windows Server 2008 network share
Yesterday I had an end user call me from one of our branch offices, she said that they store their spreadsheets on a network share; \\server_name\folder_name They have this network …
How do I… Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008?
As many of you are probably aware, the Domain Name System (DNS) is now the name resolution system of choice in Windows. Without it, computers would have a very tough time communicating …
How to add Disk Cleanup tool in Windows Server 2008 R2
Disk Cleanup option on drive’s general properties and cleanmgr.exe is not present in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 by default.So in order to use cleanmgr.exe you’ll need …
Windows Server 2008: Allow multiple Remote Desktop sessions per user
In Windows Server 2003 you could have multiple Remote Desktop session with the same user. In Windows Server 2008 this is not possible by default. If you login with the …
Windows Server 2008 – Read-Only Domain Controller – Installation
In this post, we will see how to install a replica read-only domain controller to an existing Active Directory domain. You will see that from an installation perpective, the process …
Windows Server 2008: Install Desktop Experience to Utilize Vista Theme
If you are tired of using the Windows Classic theme on your Server 2008, you can install Desktop Experience so that you can enjoy the eye candy goodness of the …
How to Install Active Directory On Windows Server 2008 R2
Active Directory is essential to any Microsoft network built on the client-server network model–it allows you to have a central sever called a Domain Controller (DC) that does authentication for …