Category: Small Business Server

Microsoft Small Business Server

Slides on LAPS – Local Admin Password Solution session

Hi, if you attendend or dit not attend this session on April 27th you may wanted to download the slides. Click the link below to view/open the slide deck. Technine.be – LAPS – BartBultinck – Local Admin Password Solution – Microsoft Security Advisory –  3062591 kind regards //Bart  

Wsus 3.0 SP2 Update to Service Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012

This update lets servers that are running Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2 provide updates to computers that are running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734608

Microsoft Virtual Academy: Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 (previously known as Windows Server 8.) is almost available… Changes in UI, Active Directory, Hyper-V and so on make it very important to get information as soon as possible, to become familiar with this new product family. For SMB, Windows Server 2012 Essentials will be the successor of Windows Small Business Server …

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Small Business Server will be no more. The end of an era….

Small Business Server will be no more. Transition up (or down) to Windows Server 2012 essentials source: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/D/B/4DB352D1-C610-466A-9AAF-EEF4F4CFFF27/WS2012_Licensing-Pricing_FAQ.pdf Windows Server Essentials and Foundation editions Q30. What is Windows Server 2012 Essentials? Windows Server 2012 Essentials is the latest version of Windows Small Business Server Essentials. It is a cloud enabled first server with an intuitive …

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next event 18 april – Combell offices Gent – subscribe !

Second  in-person event will be held in the Combell offices on April 18 -from 18h00 -till 21h00 SBS 20xx(x) -integration and interop Six SMB Pro’s tackle some common issues while maintaining  SBS 20xx. Subscribe by clicking Here

Update Rollup 2 for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

Hi all, In a continuing effort to improve the quality and functionality of its products Microsoft released its second update rollup for Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. With this update rollup Microsoft decided to include the Office365 integration module, which was previously available as an additional download only. As explained by the Microsoft SBS team: “The Office 365 …

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browsing your crashed AD with dsamain.exe

I’m sure every one of us encoutered this problem once: a server crash with no working backup of Active Directory, thus, no way to recreate the users / security groups… Luckily, Windows 2008 (RTM and R2) introduced a nifty little tool, that enables you to virtually load the crashed domain onto another server. That way …

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TechNet Virtual Labs: Windows Small Business Server

For those thatdidn’t know this existed: TechNet Virtual Labs: Windows Small Business Server These virtual labs give you a chance to test drive Windows Small Business Server (SBS) and explore the simplified management experience as well as walk-through a complete migration from SBS 2003. Step into the Windows Essential Business Server Virtual Labs for Free …

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Setting Message Size Limits in Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007

Note to self: every now and then you need to enlarge the default 10MB message size limit on your exchange server to allow large attachment emails. I have this link in my favourites as a “help” guide so i don’t forget to configure it on all the correct places where limits can be set. http://exchangepedia.com/2007/09/exchange-server-2007-setting-message-size-limits.html …

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outlook 2010 shows wrong icon in the taskbar in a remote desktop session

outlook 2010 shows the powerpoint icon in the taskbar in a terminal server session: see the screenshot luckily there’s a hotfix for this problem: Hotfix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2519550/en-us download and deploy…