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Windows Server 2008 is a Microsoft server operating system released in February 2008 and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. It is the successor to Windows Server 2003 and is based on the Windows Vista codebase. It was succeeded by Windows Server 2008 R2. This tag should only be used for questions related to Windows Server 2008. If your question is about Windows Server 2008 R2, please use the Windows-Server-2008-R2 tag.

Windows Server 2008 is a Microsoft Server Operating System released in February 2008. It is the successor to Windows Server 2003 and is based on the Windows Vista codebase. It was succeeded by Windows Server 2008 R2.

Windows Server 2008 Introduced the following new features:

  • Server Core installation
  • Read Only Domain Controllers
  • Hyper-V

It is available in the following editions:

  • Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (x86 and x86-64)
  • Windows HPC Server 2008
  • Windows Web Server 2008 (x86 and x86-64)
  • Windows Storage Server 2008 (x86 and x86-64)
  • Windows Small Business Server 2008 (x86-64)
  • Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2008 Foundation

Server 2008 is the last 32-bit Windows Server version Microsoft plans to release.

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Domain Controllers over a NAT

My organization is in the process of setting up a new network at a hosting provider for a very large application project. Since the whole system uses Active Directory we are planning on using a pair of Domain Controllers there that replicate to our…
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Advice on setting up a print server

I am in the process of creating a central control point to distribute printers among people inside of the domain. Right now there are a couple printers installed on miscellaneous servers that are shared and printers are installed via TCP/IP port on…
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Powershell - Cloning ACL's for whole drive - Error Log?

I am in the process of migrating all the data from one (1 TB) volume (not C:) on an AD server to a new 4 TB one. I have copied all the data including the FolderRedirection and Profile stuff. I am just in the process of cloning the security ACL's…
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Error encountered moving TFS2010 to a new server

I'm attempting do a test move of our TFS2010 server and I'm encountering an error. I've got a new Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server installation as on the current server and I've turned off the services and backed up the databases on the old one. All…
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Authentication between IIS & SQL Server for Load Balanced App

I'm looking to use this connection string however I'm not sure how to set this up: Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes; Previously our SQLNCLI10 connection string used a Uid & Pwd. We've now moved…
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Windows Server 2008 x86 Services for Unix SDK (SUA) RSH

Running RSH commands on a Windows box against a Linux box works only for the administrator user. Is there a file somewhere that has a list of users that can run commands remotely? More Info The server configuration is automated by VMware's…
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Force Windows to Stay Connected to Microsoft VPN when User is Logged Off

I have a Windows Server 2008 at a remote office location that needs to stay connected to the main office via VPN (standard Windows PPTP connection) even when there is no user logged in. Right now, the server can connect to the VPN and auththe…
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Windows server 2008 trial requires hard reboot every 2 weeks

I am trialing Windows Server 2008 and every 2 weeks to the minute the server is locking up and requires a hard reboot. I check the event logs and there are no errors for the whole day. Is this because it is a trial or is that nothing to do with my…
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How to kick off multiple copies of a VM in Hyper-V?

I got my VHD in Hyper-V and it's running great. Since I got a great big server, I'd like to fire up a number of copies of this VHD. How do I do that? I didn't see anything obvious in the UI.
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SMTP server not sending out any emails

I've installed SMTP service on Windows Server 2008. I'm attempting to send emails, however none get delivered. I've scoured logs for a long time, and have solved a few errors. Currently all emails dropped in the pickup folder are being sent to the…
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Overwrite files without prompt with File.CopyHere in logon script (vbs)

I'm trying to create a logon script (vbs) to install some fonts. If the fonts are installed I get a prompt saying "There's already a file with the same name in this location". How can I force the files to be replaced without the prompt? My script…
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Use SECEDIT to export "Security Options" from one computer and import on another

Can I use secedit.exe to export out the "Security Options" from the local security policy and then import them on another machine? I'm trying to do this on Windows Server 2008. Update I just tried with: secedit /export /db C:\andy.db /cfg…
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Administrator User on Windows 2008 R2 server gets "access denied" messages for starting/stopping services

I logged into a Windows 2008 R2 server as a domain user that is part of the Administrators group on the target computer. Executing the following command, I get access is denied errors: $> sc stop ServiceName [SC] OpenService FAILED 5: Access is…
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Changing user's last name in Active Directory and implications for redirected folders

I have an Active Directory domain, running on Windows Server 2008 DCs. I have this user who got married and changed her last name. I have already changed her last name in Exchange 2007, created a new alias for her email and assigned it as Primary…
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High Availability with 3 servers: To virtualise or not?

We're changing hosts for our SAAS app (IIS+MSSQL) and have an opportunity to redesign the infrastructure. Either stick with what we have (which works well) or virtualise with vSphere. Current: 2x Web/DB Servers Each have IIS/MSSQL installed.…
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