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How to restore the registry in server 2008

2011-04-17T22:44:00.000-07:00

Registry is the heart and soul of any operating system. If you have done any edit in registry you should know how to backup windows registry. You can restore Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 by this method. Before restoring backup you should login with administrator and all open application should be close.

Follow these easy steps to backup registry:-

1.    Click Start, and then click Run.
2.    In the Open box, type "regedt32", and then click ok.
3.    On the Registry menu, click Import.
4.    In the open inbox, select .reg backup file and click ok.

after restore you can reboot your system.

How to back up the registry in server 2008

2011-04-15T03:21:00.000-07:00

How to step by step back up of registry in server 2008, if you are editing in windows registry make sure you have backup of registry. If any problem occurs you can safely restore your registry. You can backup Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 by this method. Before create a backup you should login with administrator.

Follow these steps to backup registry:-

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "regedt32", and then click ok.

3. On the Registry menu, click Export.

4. In the Save inbox, select a location in which to save the .reg file, type a file name in the File name box, and then click Save.

How to change the listening port for Remote Desktop in Server 2008

2011-04-13T03:09:00.000-07:00

Remote desktop listening port 3389 is working by default in server 2008. You can change and define custom listening port for remote desktop. You can define port number between 1025 and 65535.

How to change the Remote Desktop listening port on Windows Server 2008?

You can change remote desktop listening port on server 2003, windows xp and windows 7 by same method.

Click on Start and type “regedit” or you can press windows key + R to lunch run and type “regedit” and press enter Registry Editor will open.

Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

Select PortNumber and double click on it then click Decimal.
Find the "PortNumber" subkey and notice the value of 00000D3D, hex for (3389)
Type the new port number, and then click OK.
Quit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.

Now you can check form other computer start Remote Desktop Connection form start -> all programs -> accessories -> remote desktop connection.

Now type ip address with port of server (IP address:Custom port).

Troubleshooting

Note When you try to connect to this computer by using the Remote Desktop connection, you must type the new port. Maybe you have to set the firewall to allow the new port number before you connect to this computer by using the Remote Desktop connection.

If you got this message “The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support. For assistance, contact your system administrator or technical support” follow my earlier Blog.

How to uninstall internet explorer 9

2011-04-10T21:52:00.000-07:00

If you have installed internet explore and want to uninstall and roll back follow this method and it will be same in windows 7 and server 2008.

1. Click on start and open control panel and select program and features. You can direct type in start search program and features.

2. Then click on view installed updates.

3. Then scroll and find installed internet explorer 9 and now click on uninstall and select yes.

4. It will uninstall in few second, now you can select restart now or restart later.

How to Install Internet Explorer 9

2011-04-09T03:50:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Internet Explore 9 is current version of Internet web browser form Microsoft. Its easy to install IE9. Internet Explorer 9 is automatically install with windows update. you can update your window vista, windows 7 and server 2008. its automatically install IE9. If you want to install it manually update your windows and then Download it form Microsoft site and run setup, and click on install.

then it will download and install internet explorer.

after installation it will ask restart and restart later. you have need to restart it

next reboot it will configure installation for some time log in and run internet explorer and it will show one option setup internet explorer 9. select use recommended security and compatibility and press ok you can configure it later.

How to install Microsoft Loop Back Adopter in server 2008,windows 7 and windows xp

2011-03-29T19:49:00.000-07:00

Some time we need network adapter for testing for virtual network environment where network access is not available. It’s very useful when you need to verify connectivity or test. I am going to tell you how to install step by step Microsoft Loop back Adapter in windows server 2008. These steps will be same in windows xp, windows 7 and server 2003.

Follow these steps to install Microsoft Loop back Adapter :-

1) Click on start and select run and type “hdwwiz.cpl” command and click enter.

2) To continue select next in “Welcome to the new hardware wizard”.

3) Now select “install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)” and click on next.

4) Then select network adapters from list and click on next.

5) Select Microsoft form Manufacture and Microsoft loop back adapter from network adapter wizard and click on next.

6) Click on next.

7) Now you will be prompted to finish up the installation.

8) To view and configure new installed Microsoft Loop back Adapter go to run and type “devmgmt.msc” and press enter.

9) And your Microsoft loop back Adapter is installed. You can rename your network adapter to identify and you can check its ip address form command prompt by type “ipconfig /all”.

10) By default it will pick default ip address you can change it manually. Default ip will be 169.254.*.* series.

Installing Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008

2011-03-22T22:24:00.000-07:00

By default windows server backup not installed in server 2008 before take windows server backup you must install windows server backup tools. To install Windows Server Backup features in Server Manager, you must be a member of the Backup Operators or Administrators group.

To install windows server backup tools follow these steps

1) Click on start ->Administrator Tools -> Server Manager

2) When server manager window will open, Select add features form features summary.

3) Then select windows server backup features and click on next and then select the check boxes for Windows Server Backup and Command-line Tools. You will receive a message that Windows PowerShell is also required to be installed with these features.

4) Then select install.

5) Select close now windows server backup install successfully.

The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support. For assistance, contact your system administrator or technical support

2011-03-18T02:48:00.000-07:00

To resolve this problem follow this method

Method 1:- When you have problem to Remote Desktop Connection from windows xp to server 2008. First of all install windows xp sp3. Now download and install this fix it and restart your computer. Your problem will resolve.you can download fix form link 1 or link 2.

Download
Link 1
Link 2

Method 2:- Manually enable Network level Authentication form registry.

1. Install windows xp sp3

2. Click Start -> Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.

3. In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

4. In the details pane, right-click Security Packages, and then click Modify.

5. In the Value data box, type tspkg. Leave any data that is specific to other SSPs, and then click OK.

6. In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders

7. In the details pane, right-click SecurityProviders, and then click Modify.

8. In the Value data box, type credssp.dll. Leave any data that is specific to other SSPs, and then click OK.

9. Close registry and restart your computer and try now it will work.

Method 3:- In this method you will change remote desktop setting on server 2008. select my computer and right click and go to properties. Select remote setting form tasks.

Change remote desktop setting and select “Allow connections form computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)". you can also select users which need remote desktop access.

Your comments are really very much appreciated

Step by Step mapping network drive automatically from server 2008

2011-03-17T03:31:00.000-07:00

If you are working with large network you have no need to map network share drive PC to PC, you can use group policy management in server 2008. By this mathed when users will log on his computer the network drive will map automatically. First of all create VBS Script for mapping drive to create this script read my earlier post.

http://computerworldhelpline.blogspot.com/2011/02/network-drive-mapping-scripts.html

Then go to server 2008 and open Group Policy Management

Select users group where you want to map drive and right click create a new group policy, in this tutorial I have production group. Then edit Mapping Drive policy (renamed new group policy)

Then new window of group policy management editor will open select user configuration -> windows settings -> script (Logon/Logoff) and double click logon.

Then click on show files (1) paste your VBS script file in open folder and close it then click on add (2)

Click on browse in add a script then OK and apply

then remove all authenticated users form security filtering and add user group which need that mapping.

Now run cmd and type "gpupdate /force" command on server and users machine then restart user computer and when user log on all drive mapped automatically.

If you got any error contact me.

Thanks

Intel 845 Display driver for windows vista, windows and server 2008

2011-03-09T01:02:00.000-08:00

If you have display drivers problem on Intel 845 series for vista, windows 7 and server 2008. Here is solution for it. Just follow these steps.

I. Install windows vista, widnows7 or server 2008 on your computer.

2. Download Intel display driver form Intel site. Make sure your board model will correct example: - Intel 845GL, Intel 845GV, Intel 845PE and select model and Download drives here http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-009236.htm

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx?iid=subhdr+downloads

3. Download Universal extractor form there http://legroom.net/software/uniextract

4. Then install universal extractor and right click on downloaded driver .exe file and extract it in a folder.

5. Then right click on my computer and select manage and then select device manager and right click on default display adopter and select update drivers, choose No, not this time and next select install form a list or specific location (advanced) then select include this location in the search and browse and give location where extract folder and it will take few second and then restart your computer and done.

By this method you can install display drives on all operating system like vista, windows7, server 2008 and its working properly.

Network Drive Mapping Scripts

2011-02-25T01:16:00.000-08:00

If you are using network share drive, in which you to open drives again and again. To simplify that you can map the drives on your system, but if you have many network share drives and a large network, then you can use network drive mapping VbS scripts.

If you have single share drive then you can copy this code and paste in notepad, edit and save as it filename.vbs (filename which you want).

Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")

objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "s:" , "\\servername\share folder"

If you are using more than one network share drive then you can copy and paste this script in notepad and save as it filename.vbs. In this script you can increase and decrease mapping drive, you can change drive latter in this script as you want J, K, L, M. put your server share folder unique path in “myserver\sale” according to sharing. If there will be any mistake it will not run, so edit it properly.

' Drive Map VBscript.vbs - Map Network Drive to J:,K:,L: and M:

' Example of VBScript Mapping Four drives in one script.

' ----------------------------------------------------'

Option Explicit

Dim objNetwork, strRemotePath1, strRemotePath2, strRemotePath3,

strRemotePath4

Dim strDriveLetter1, strDriveLetter2, strDriveLetter3, strDriveLetter4

strDriveLetter1 = "J:"

strDriveLetter2 = "K:"

strDriveLetter3 = "L:"

strDriveLetter4 = "M:"

strRemotePath1 = "\\myserver\sale"

strRemotePath2 = "\\myserver\it"

strRemotePath3 = "\\myserver\production"

strRemotePath4 = "\\myserver\marketing"

Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

' Section which maps Four drives, J:,K:,L: and M:

objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter1, strRemotePath1

objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter2, strRemotePath2

objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter3, strRemotePath3

objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter4, strRemotePath4

Wscript.Quit

' End of Windows Logon Script Example

How to install window 7 form pen drive

2010-05-13T01:27:00.000-07:00

It’s most easy way to install windows 7 by pen drive. Sometime if you have no optical drive (CD/DVD Drive) in your notebook or desktop and you want to install windows by pen drive the it’s most easy way to install windows 7 by pen drive.

Requirement:

Window 7 ISO image.
One 4 GB good quality pen drive.
Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool

Instructions:

Make sure Bios setting should be boot form USB drive before installation otherwise it will not boot form USB drive.

Installations:

First of all download widnows 7 USB/DVD tool. You can download this free tool.

Download Now

Download this tool and install it, for XP users Microsoft .net framework 2.0 and Microsoft image mastering API v2 must be installed befor windows 7 USB/DVD tool install.

Then run Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool

Browse the windows 7 iso image path, then next

select USB device tab

press Begin coping tab

and finish.now your pen drive is ready for install windows 7,now make sure again that you system Bios setting set boot form USB drive and restart you computer and boot form pen drive and install widnows 7.

Enjoy....

Vimal Dhiman

Install xp from usb pen drive

2010-04-29T02:22:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I have search a lot in google how to install xp by usb pen drive but there are all long method but i find a easy way to install windows xp by usb pen drive.
Requirement:
windows xp CD, pen drive 2-4 GB and WinToFlash tool
download this tool from hare http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/WinToFlash-Download-136622.html. Download it and extract on your desktop

then open folder and run WinToFlash.exe,

then click on next,

then give extract windows xp floder path

and select usb pen drive drive and press netxt,

then select "I accepted...." and continue

and select next and exit

now your pen drive is ready to install xp, again make sure your boot setting should be boot form usb drive or press F10, F12 to select boot sequence and boot form pen drive and install xp form pen drive

Thanks