Quickly access Control Panel items through the run command:
control ncpa.cpl Network Settings
control desk.cpl Display Settings
Just setup a server 2008 core on VMWARE ESX and need to get the VMWare Tools installed. Server Core 2008 allows you to install through msiexec , but to install tools you need to VMware Install VMWare tools , this mounts the CD/DVD Rom Drive.
Then launch “VMWare Tools.msi” through the command prompt.
Thanks as well to http://www.petri.co.il/installing-vmware-additions-on-windows-server-2008-server-core-installations.htm
Yes WINS is still alive on legacy networks and yes we know that it should not be used on any new Windows 2008 networks. However when installing by adding features in Windows Server 2008, an understanding of Node-Type to configure when configuring DHCP Server is important.
Found this very useful: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119493
H-Node is the best as clienst will check with WINS Server database prior to any B-node (broadcast) This means broadcast is a last resort when trying to find resources etc on the network. Remember that we all love DNS though as it is the key to Microsoft Active Directory Functioning
How do I add printers or remove printers through login script in Windows 2003 using
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry
1) This installs printer quietly
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /q /n\\servername\printername
2) This deletes the networked printer from the machine being logged onto, and does so quietly.
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dn /q /n\\servename\printername
3) This Sets the default printer
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /y /n\\servername\printername
Had a situation where due to power failure the Active Directory database shows corruption, DSRM (Directory Service Restore Mode) and all the NTDSUtil recovery tools did nothing to help the situation. ie NTDSUTIL files integrity and semantic database analysis.
No local system state backup but had one AD machine with FSMO’s still online. The AD server that was offline had critical files that needed to be accessed. The server would loop in DSRM and try and repair the database but HAD NO JOY here.
The only solution was http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332199/
After a single registry change the domain controller sees himself as a member server, was able to login to the machine and rejoin the domain successfully. Only cleanup was to rsynch Dfs replication again.
Tried to remove an Exchange 2007 Server from a test domain that had compatibility with OutLook 2003 clients enabled.
Thanks must goto WinITPro on the following link: http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/97426/exchange-server-2007-public-folder-deletion-a-halloween-zombie-story.html
OtherWise Commands are:
1) Get-PublicFolder \ -Recurse | ft Name,ReplicasGet-PublicFolder \NON_IPM_SUBTREE -Recurse | ft Name,Replicas
2) Get-PublicFolder -Server EX2007 “\” -Recurse -ResultSize:Unlimited | Remove-PublicFolder -Server EX2007 -Recurse -ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue -Confirm:$False
3) Get-PublicFolder -Server EX2007 \Non_Ipm_Subtree -Recurse -ResultSize:Unlimited | Remove-PublicFolder -Server EX2007 -Recurse -ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue -Confirm:$False
4) Get-PublicFolderDatabase -Server ex2007 | Remove-PublicFolderDatabase -RemoveLastAllowed