Questions tagged [windows-server-2008-r2]
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Why are my in-progress (*.bat) batch files all "pausing" simultaneously?
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I have seven Windows batch (*.bat) files running continuously on Windows Server 2008 R2. These files simultaneously run into an issue on a recurring basis that causes their cmd.exe (Windows ...
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Windows server 2008 R2 workgroup computers have complete server access. How to restrict this?
I am not a network engineer, however I can see that in our current office setup, the organization server is connected to multiple desktops in a private network. The desktops are visible in the server ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Time Stops
I have a recently re-imaged tower server running Windows Server 2008 R2 that is "freezing" time.
After booting up the server, everything is working fine. I click on the time in the task bar ...
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Cipher syntax? Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in server.ovpn:12: data-ciphers (2.6_beta1)
I'm trying to get the right cypher syntax.
port 1194
proto udp
dev tun
ca "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\easy-rsa\\pki\\server.crt"
cert "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\easy-rsa\\pki\\issued\...
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Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in server.ovpn:78: ca (2.6_beta1) Use --help for more information [closed]
getting this error when starting server.
Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in server.ovpn:78: ca (2.6_beta1)
Use --help for more information.
just using sample ...
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Windows desktop can't connect to Server 2003 share
Client desktops tested: Windows 7 and Windows 11
DC: Server 2008 R2 SP1
Share host: Server 2003
Example Client IP: 10.10.20.10 / 255.255.0.0
Example DC Server 2008 IP: 10.10.10.2 / 255.255.0.0
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Restoring a Windows Server 2008 R2 instance with only the C:\ drive
I am attempting to migrate a Windows Server 2008 R2 physical server to a proxmox VM with only a backup of the physical servers C:\ drive.
My approach was to do a fresh install of Windows Server 2008 ...
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Application is working fine when run manually, but when it is run from the task scheduler it doesn't work
That's it basically, when I run the app manually is able to find the files than it supposed to look for and work with them as it should, but when running from the task scheduler, even with my user, ...
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How to uninstall definitely IE8 from Windows Server 2008 R2?
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2, Enterprise Edition SP1. I need to uninstall IE explorer 8 from this server but can't find IE in installed updates or uninstall programs from the control panel?
I don't ...
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Is there a way to break windows2k8 r2 so it will not boot?
I've got an old Win2k8 R2 VM that is a bit of a bother to me and I want it gone. I have administrator creds to the Windows machine, but I cannot get on the hypervisor where it is running (in a remote ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter as workstation, what sort of license do I need?
Once upon a time my air-gapped desktop PC ran 2008 R2 DC (among other OS) using a free product key. That partition still exists, but I haven't used it in years and since the hardware has been upgraded ...
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Reporting services configuration manager cannot find Report Server instance (SQL server 2008 R2 standard)
I have SSRS and SQL server 2008 running on same server. However sometime I found Reporting services configuration manager cannot find Report Server instance and it is affecting reports.
The only way ...
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Reactivate Windows Server 2008 R2 without internet connection
I have an application running on Windows Server 2008 R2.
The thing is we just have to format the OS, and work with an evaluation version of windows downloaded from: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/...
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How to check which folder is increasing size recently?
One of my servers got virus and it usually get full storage.
How could I check which folder is increasing size recently or which files added recently so that I could delete files for more space?
I had ...
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PC stalls and eventually crashes
I am home for the holidays and my father is having computer issues I was asked to fix, but am unsure of how to fix the issue.
I have a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition that has 5 ...