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This step-by-step guide provides the instructions necessary to use User Account Control (UAC) in a test environment. This document is not intended to provide a comprehensive, detailed description of UAC. Additional resources include the following: All users of this step-by-step guide will also be interested in Getting Started with User Account Control on Windows Vista (Getting Started with User Account Control on Windows Vista ). For additional information for IT professionals, see Understanding and Configuring User Account Control in Windows Vista (Understanding and Configuring User Account Control in Windows Vista ). For information for developers and independe…

IDC predicts that almost half of all servers in very large businesses will be virtualized by 2010. But medium-sized businesses have been slower to embrace virtualization, despite processor utilization rates of under 15 percent and fractional utilization of memory and disk resources. Now, however, changes in hardware and software have made virtualization easier and cheaper to implement and are making a logical server environment real. Live Webcast: Virtualization for the Mid-market - Is it Real?

Virtualization and workload management are essential technologies for maximizing scalability, availability and value on high-end computing systems, and Itanium 2-based servers offer many options. One is SWsoft Virtuozzo, a proven, software-based virtualization solution for consolidating Linux and Windows applications. It provides granular control of workloads, along with exceptional performance and scalability--factors that make it ideal for many mission-critical environments. Advanced Virtualization and Workload Management on Itanium 2-Based Servers Whitepaper

At the start of 2007, more than 25% of data centers were running mission-critical applications on virtualized servers. Before trusting critical applications to virtualization, most organizations want to secure a comfort level with the technology to ensure that any foray into virtualization is met with success. This overview takes a detailed look at the competing server virtualization architectures, while highlighting the critical differences of each. Along the way, Wolf addresses key considerations for evaluating potential virtualization solutions and integrating them into existing storage and network infrastructures. A Look at Today's Server Virtualization Archi…

In this InformIT article, Scott Fulton continues his technical survey of the ten most important changes to Windows Server 2008 by discussing a group of three services that demonstrate the evolutionary principle applied to software: clean service shutdown, Kernel Transaction Manager, and Server Message Block Version 2. Title: Clean Service Shutdown Authors: Scott M. Fulton Publisher: Pearson/InformIT Pub Date: Jun 1, 2007 Copyright 2007, Pearson Education Inc. InformIT. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher, Pearson/InformIT See how Windows Server 2008 demonstrates the evolutionary principle applied to software

The official home of Windows Server 2008 at Microsoft's website. You can take a sneak peek at the Virtual Launch Experience and get a taste of whats to come and test drive real Windows Server 2008 scenarios and features live with this instant virtual environment. Windows Server 2008 at Microsoft

To earn the Works with Windows Server 2008 designation, you will use the Works with Tool. Works with Tool: Completely a Wizard based tool. No learning curve. Testing can be run on physical box or through remote access. Test Server and Client components for compliance and compatibility in under 2 to 4 hours. View comprehensive report and logs at any time during testing. Read Windows Server Certification and Application Compatibility

A failover cluster is a group of independent computers that work together to increase the availability of applications and services. The clustered servers (called nodes) are connected by physical cables and by software. If one of the cluster nodes fails, another node begins to provide service (a process known as failover). Users experience a minimum of disruptions in service. This guide describes the process of creating a failover cluster and migrating settings to it by running the Migrate a Cluster wizard. With this wizard, you can migrate the settings of some types of resources from an existing server cluster running Windows Server 2003 to a failover cluster runn…

A failover cluster is a group of independent computers that work together to increase the availability of applications and services. The clustered servers (called nodes) are connected by physical cables and by software. If one of the cluster nodes fails, another node begins to provide service (a process known as failover ). Users experience a minimum of disruptions in service. Read Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008

This step-by-step guide provides the instructions that you need to set up Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption in a test lab environment. We recommend that you do not use this guide in a production environment. Step-by-step guides are not necessarily meant to be used to deploy Windows Server 2008 operating system features without additional documentation (as listed in the Additional Resources section) and should be used with discretion as a stand-alone document. What is BitLocker Drive Encryption? BitLocker is a data protection feature available in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems for client computers and in the Windows Server …

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker) is a security feature in the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems that can provide protection for the operating system on your computer and data stored on the operating system volume. In Windows Server 2008, BitLocker protection can be extended to volumes used for data storage as well. What does Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption do? BitLocker performs two functions: BitLocker encrypts all data stored on the Windows operating system volume (and configured data volumes). This includes the Windows operating system, hibernation and paging files, applications, and data used by applications. BitLocker is …

Windows Server 2008 Foundation Network Guide and Companion Guides The Windows Server 2008 Foundation Network Guide provides instructions for planning and deploying the components required for a fully functioning network and a new Active Directory domain in a new forest. Companion guides are also available to help you add new network functionality and features to the network you deployed with the Foundation Network Guide. Windows Server 2008 Foundation Network Guide Using this guide, you can deploy computers configured with the following Windows server components: The Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) server role The Domain Name System (DNS) server role…

Domain Name System (DNS) is a system that is used in TCP/IP networks for naming computers and network services that is organized into a hierarchy of domains. DNS naming locates computers and services through user-friendly names. When a user enters a DNS name in an application, DNS services can resolve the name to other information that is associated with the name, such as an IP address. Windows Server 2008 provides a number of enhancements to the DNS Server service that improve how DNS performs. For details about these changes, see DNS Server Role. Overview of the Improvements in DNS The DNS Server role in Windows Server 2008 contains four new or enhanced fea…

Network shell (netsh) is a command-line utility that allows you to configure and display the status of various network communications server roles and components after they are installed on computers running Windows Server 2008. Some client technologies, such as Network Access Protection (NAP) client and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client, also provide netsh commands that allow you to configure client computers running Windows Vista. Network Shell (Netsh) Technical Reference The Netsh Technical Reference provides a comprehensive netsh command reference, including syntax, parameters, and examples for netsh commands. You can use the Netsh Technical R…

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Hello, I installed Windows Server 2008. Internetprotocoll Version 4: IP: 192.168.2.3 Subnetmask: 255.255.255.0 Standardgateway: 192.168.2.1 (Router) DNS: 192.168.2.1 (Router) But I don't get Internet. Ping to 192.168.2.1 doesn't work: Answer from 192.168.2.3: Zielhost nicht erreichbar What can I do, to get it work? Thanks.

I am getting this error. DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer 24.29.1.219 using any of the configured protocols. the ip resolves to my ISP. I don't know why the server is doing this. I don't think it should be trying to communicate with the ips server any way. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this error.

Hello, WE have users who roam from one site to another on a regular basis. I am trying to find a way to allow them to print to which ever printers are local to the site they are at without them having to try and add the printer. So some type of automatic mapping of local printers by site. Would really appreciate feedback on this. Thanks, Will

hello i am new to the forums, i just installed windows sever 2008 on to my system, but my wirless connection is disabled and when i try to enable it it wont work and i cant turn on the network discorvery in the network options :(can someone help me i am stuck please? thanks

Hi there, i have a problem with the x64-Bit-version of WinServ2008 Standard. I wanted to set up a print-server. Well, i already installed a few dell-printer drivers, x32- and x64-Bit-versions (for win XP, the xp drivers are running under vista as well) and it worked perfectly. Now i tried to install some x32-bit-driver-versions of the "konica minolta bizhub 250/350 printer". -.- In the first window of the driver install assistant are 3 checkboxes, to select "x64", "x32" and "Itanium" -usermode for the driver. But even when i select "x32" (i am sure that this is a x32-XP driver), a messagebox appears and says "you have to install the selected driver remotely from a …