SOLVED: What is the Difference Between a Server 2012 REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION...
The difference is the scale of the Virtualization: REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION HOST: Traditional RDP, Terminal Services server providing access to programs and full desktops Example: Server 2012 with Word...
View ArticleSOLVED: Server 2012 – Remote Desktop Connection Broker server could not...
If you see the following error on your Server 2012 RD install: The Remote Desktop Connection Broker server could not enumerate the targets for the provider named NULL from the database. Pooled virtual...
View ArticleSOLVED: 1 Hour to Install & Configure a Single Server Remote Desktop Services...
This is the first of three articles explaining how to run a simple Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services environment. This is ideal for companies with less than (say) 20 concurrent users if you source...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Source and Install a Certificate for Server 2012 RDWeb Site...
This is part TWO of a series of tutorials on Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services. HOW TO CREATE & INSTALL A CERTIFICATE FOR YOUR RDS RDWEB SITE ON SERVER 2012 Start IIS MANAGER Click on your...
View ArticleFREE: Student Hall Pass Software
This software is a very minor adjustment to our Free Visitor Management software which you can source HERE. It was written for a specific school as the teacher was having troubles modifying it but I...
View ArticleSOLVED: No Network Access when NIC Has Both a Static Address and an...
If you have a no network access (can’t even ping the gateway or DNS server) and you find that your network has TWO IPv4 settings (one you/DHCP set and one autoconfiguration), you may have an IP...
View ArticleSOLVED: Want to Use Your Windows 8 RT Tablet in Your Office… Think Again
I was checking some licensing and was blown away to find: Can I use Office Home & Student 2013 RT for work or business? As sold, Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview and the final edition are...
View ArticleOffice 2013 Retail Box CAN Be Moved To New PC’s and Is No Longer Tied To the...
From the good people at TheRegister: In a reversal of its previously announced policy, Microsoft says it is altering the terms of the retail Office 2013 license to remove the clause that permanently...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Add Users To REMOTE DESKTOP Using Group Policy
If you need to specify the users (or groups) that can REMOTE DESKTOP (RDP) to a PC and you want to do this with Group Policy, you are in the right place: In Group Policy Management Console (GPMC.MSC)...
View ArticleSOLVED: Install Adobe Reader X or XI on Server 2012 Remote Desktop Server
If you have tried to install Adobe Reader on Server 2012 you see an INTERNAL ERROR OCCURED message and when you click OK, Reader will terminate. There are two ways around this that I know of: Right...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Customize Office 2013 Corporate Installs
If you work in a company of more than 10 people and want to deploy Office 2013 (or 2010 or 2007) you likely will want to customize it prior to installing it. This used to be accomplished using the...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to List All System Variables in Windows
Bring up a command prompt, type SET, press your enter key. In my case I needed the variable for the Host Name of the PC that is connecting to a Remote Desktop / Terminal Session. And that answer is...
View ArticleSOLVED: Windows 8 Refuses to Stay in Sleep Mode
This is a problem with dozens of potential solutions, but in my experience 75% of the time it is the network card that is walking up a Windows PC and the solution is fast and simple. If you want to...
View ArticleWindows 8 “Blue Update” To Work on 7″ Tablets for $40 ish Ready Summer 2013
Today BusinessInsider.com reported that they expect the next update of Windows (code named “Blue”) should sell in the $40-$50 range and function on tablets as small as 7″. “Microsoft has been glaringly...
View ArticleSOLVED: Error 0x80072EFE Cannot activate Windows or Office
If you can not activate your Microsoft Office, try disabling your AntiVirus. In my case I received 0x80072EFE when trying to activate Office 2013 using an MAK (Multiple Activation Key) and I had to...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Install and Configure A Server 2012 Remote Desktop Gateway
I have confirmed with Microsoft Partner Support that MS has no plans to update their 2008 R2 documentation to accomodate changes in Server 2012… thats not nice because this was one complex setup (if...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is included in a Microsoft Enterprise “Core CAL”
As of January 2013 Microsoft Core CAL on Enterprise Agreements include the following 6 items: Windows Server User CAL Exchange Server Standard User CAL SharePoint User CAL Lync Server Standard User CAL...
View ArticleSOLVED: Unwanted Facebook Texts
If you are receiving texts on your phone that look something like: There are 9 people you may know on Facebook. Send them friend requests: http://fb.me/… and you don’t want these messages: log into...
View ArticleSOLVED: Server 2012 Remote Desktop Folder Redirection To Client PC
If you want to use Group Policy Folder Redirection for (my) DOCUMENTS or (my) DESKTOP: USER CONFIGURATION > WINDOWS SETTINGS > FOLDER REDIRECTION > DOCUMENTS you can but it has to be to on an...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Stop SERVER MANAGER from Automatically Starting in Server 2012
Easy… buy burried. If you don’t want SERVER MANAGER to automatically start at logon in Windows Server 2012: Start SERVER MANAGER Click MANAGE from the menu in the top right Click SERVER MANAGER...
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