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Slow Login to Small Business Server SBS 2011 After 2003 Migration

When the login to SBS 2011 takes more than 30 seconds it is usually caused by a bad network drive or some network setting that is causing it to search for something that no longer exists and then eventually...

msdb Corruption on Small Business Server 2008

Problem: A server crashed from an abrupt power reset.  The server needed to have the System State restored from a backup.  When the server came up, the SQLEXPRESS service would not start.  This was the...

Corrupted / Failing Windows Updates on Server 2003

Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type the following commands, and then press ENTER after each line: net stop cryptsvc ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2...

Disable Password Complexity Policy Windows Server 2008 R2

This is to disable the complexity check, for example if their password contains their first or last name and you need it to be that way.   Go to Admin Tools, Group Policy Management Expand into your...

WSUS Folder is Huge on Small Business Server 2008

This is what happens when your server is using WSUS Windows Server Update Services and has 40gb of updates it is trying to do to the workstations. It sits there with 40gb of space for no apparent reason and...

Server Not Keeping Gateway Settings After Reboot

Problem: The problem with a server after a reboot the gateway setting would disappear, and no one would be able to get out to the internet. Solution: The hotfix provided in the article could not be applied the...
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