• Windows Server 2016 – Automatic Startup Repair Loop After Updates

    So I’m not completely sure this problem is related to Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Updates or if it is still a hardware problem.  However, I’ve been running Windows Server 2016 on a computer for several months and have been happy with.  I don’t do a lot with this PC.  It’s main role is just…

  • Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 SP1

    On February 16th, Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 was released to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. I took some time this morning to download and install it on my laptop. Unlike in the past this service pack doesn’t add a lot of new features to the operating systems. It is…

  • Windows Server – Redirecting new accounts

    At work we have our AD set up so that when we add a new computer to the domain the computer account gets redirected to an OU that we created instead of the default location of “Computers”. I’ve wondered how that was done for some time, but never took a minute to search. So today…

  • Enable 8.3 names on Server 2008 R2

    I was trying to install McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 box and got the follwoing error message: “The 8.3 naming convention is required for installation. Click “OK” to cancel this installation and enable the 8.3 naming convention before proceeding.” I didn’t realize that with Windows Server 2008 R2 disabled the…

  • Web Platform Installer

    I installed a Windows Server 2008 R2 box awhile back to test IIS 7.0. I was wanting something that I could load PHP on and work with WordPress. I was hoping to use the box as a small Intranet site. I’ve tried installing PHP on a Windows box with IIS in the past and there…