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Server Core – A few notes and links to useful commands

I asked a coworker to find the method/command to run updates on Server Core and he came back with a link to this nice little script: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387102(VS.85).aspx And every time I forget the command to do something in Server Core, when I do a search to find it, I always come back with a link… Continue reading Server Core – A few notes and links to useful commands

DHCP in Hyper-V Reference

We are currently considering moving one of our DHCP servers to a VM on Hyper-V.  I was looking for something else and saw this thread on the TechNet Forums, and I want to keep it for later reference: http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/winserverhyperv/thread/8004c699-1a22-4f33-9fcd-7271bfcaf74e

Add or Remove programs in Server Core

Quoted from a blog by Sander Berkouwer Add or remove programs Again there are two ways to get information on the software that is installed onto your Server Core installation in absence of the “Add or Remove programs” Control Panel applet. (also known as appwiz.cpl) Registry The first way is by checking the registry keys… Continue reading Add or Remove programs in Server Core

Set the Time in Server Core 2008

To change the time zone on a computer running a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008, run control timedate.cpl. http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/47a23a74-e13c-46de-8d30-ad0afb1eaffc1033.mspx?mfr=true

RDP to the console

In the past, I have used mstsc /console to get to “session 0” on remote machines.  With Vista and Windows Server 2008 that isn’t the correct command though.  Instead it has been changed to mstsc /admin.

The Framework.log file grows larger…

If you are trying to free up space on your system drive you may run across a very large  log file in the system32\wbem\logs folder: SYMPTOMS When you use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and you configure it to log all events on your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer or Microsoft Windows XP-based computer for quick… Continue reading The Framework.log file grows larger…

Group Policy Processing

I was looking for information on how Group Policies get applied and I thought this particular paragraph explained some of the strange things we sometimes see with Group Policy behavior: Folder Redirection and Software Installation Policies Note that when logon optimization is on, a user may need to log on to a computer twice before folder redirection policies… Continue reading Group Policy Processing

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Does Vista suck?

 I thought this was an interesting perspective on Vista.  He doesn’t try to gloss over shortcoming, but he does point out that not all the pains are Microsoft’s fault.  I mean really…  Do venders really think if they ignore Microsoft it will just go away? Does Vista suck? Though not without its warts, Microsoft’s much… Continue reading Does Vista suck?

Windows Failed to install the update with error 0x80070643

I am responsible for keeping a number of machines (around 900 or so) up to date with all the latest Windows Updates.  Recently I noticed that a number (around 15 or so that I am sure of) weren’t installing particular updates.  I have seen this in the past, but the particular updates that wouldn’t apply weren’t of real… Continue reading Windows Failed to install the update with error 0x80070643