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Announcement: 4

Small Business Server announcement

  • Link
    Looking for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta Forums?
    Cris Hanna Thursday, July 5, 2012 6:39 PM
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads
  • Link
    SBS Best Practices Analyzer
    Kevin Weilbacher [SBS MVP] Monday, June 21, 2010 12:25 PM

    In troubleshooting SBS issues, we will often ask whether you have run the SBS (2003/2008) Best Practices Analyzer (BPA).

    BPA examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server and then presents a list of information and errors, which are sorted by severity, that you should review. The list describes each issue, and it provides a recommendation about what you should do to resolve the issue. The recommendations are developed by the product support organization for Windows SBS.

    Download SBS 2003 BPA

    Download SBS 2008 BPA

     

    Edit by Nick Whittome 04/09/2011
    For SBS 2011, there is a requirement to install

    the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 and then the Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0

  • Link
    How to use your own NNTP News Reader instead of the web, to access SBS Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:49 AM

    For any of you struggling with the Web interface, and
    users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
    newsgroups community.

    Microsoft has developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
    which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
    forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader
    functionality.  You can find instructions on how to download and set up the

    Microsoft NNTP Bridge
    http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums


    Another "Non Microsoft" supported NNTP Bridge can be found here
    http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/

    This SBS Forum is group: Technet.en-US.smallbusinessserver

    Note: The drawback to using these NNTP Bridges are that you are not able to VOTE posts as Helpfull or mark your post as Answered.
    (We still urge you to reply to if the solution worked for  you however, this benefits everyone.)

  • Link
    How to Successfully Post a Question to SBS Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:38 AM

    Here are a few suggestions that make it sure you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible:

    1. Search the Forum for your question  -- Quite possibly  someone may have already answered your question, and you won't have to spend time waiting for it to be answered again.

    2. If Possible Run SBS Best Practices Analyzer. (It often can help you fix problems on your own.)

    SBS2011
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Standard download from Here Link http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=15556
    Note In addition for SBS2011 y
    ou'll also need to download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 Here Link
    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16475  

    SBS2008
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Download from Here Link
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130639

    SBS2003
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Download from Here
    Link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3874527A-DE19-49BB-800F-352F3B6F2922&displaylang=en

    3. Make sure your posting Subject or  "title" summarizes the specific problem you have -- 
    A question with a title of "Urgent! Help needed!" is not as likely to get
    answered as quickly a question with a title of "How to configure my firewall to open port 80". 
    A more specific, detailed title is far more likely to get a better response than a general one.

    4. Post what version of SBS you have. and service Packs, This helps people know where you are at.
    We can tell what version of Exchange you are using etc and sharepoint. (If different please tell.)
    (Not all details are necessary, but try to include any relevant information.)

    5. Avoid if possible "Me Too" Posts!  I'm guilty of this also, but unless it's exactly the same thing and you have some "Added information" you distract from the original post.  If you question if your issue is different Please make a new post. 

    6. Keep with the same thread. do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where I've seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.

    7. If you do post a question, be courteous to reply even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked.
    (This helps the whole community when you do this, and makes the people who donate time, warm and fuzzies.)

    8. Give details about your problem --  rather than " It won't work, please  help!", provide some details like Error Codes, statements like, "Program starts, it gets to a part to install xxx and 2/3rds of the way and then does this.",  Links to Screen Shots and images also help.  Also search for any error
    messages in logs etc.  Other basic things like it was working before I did this, or it stopped working after I installed this. also helps.

    9. Give Positive FeedBack: Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, please reply that the issue or question  has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered:  This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.

    In addition Please Vote as "helpful" replies that contribute to the answer or lead to resolution of the issue. 

    Reminder most answers are from volunteers. MVP's do not get paid by Microsoft.
    Many of them have REAL jobs and answer questions for FREE!

    Thank You and I hope you take the pay it forward philosophy that has made this forum a success.

    Russ Grover  SBSMVP July 2009 - July 2011

     

     

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    how to reattach backup drives to SBS 2011 without reformatting the drives.

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    I have been using several external usb drives to backup my SBS 2011 server. After I disabled the scheduled backup I noticed that all the usb drives disappeared from the SBS Console Backup tab. I need ...
    Unanswered | 0 Replies | 15 Views | Created by hmbdtx - 11 hours 12 minutes ago
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    DC | Run only specified Windows applications - Admin bypass

    Windows Small Business Server
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    Small Business Server
    Hi, I currently have a Domain Controller with a policy which Runs only specified Windows applications, this is so we can restrict users from opening ...
    Unanswered | 4 Replies | 105 Views | Created by Narey3117 - Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3:24 PM | Last reply by Andy YOU - Friday, February 22, 2019 2:23 PM
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    DHCP from router

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hi All  We are having performance issues with the DHCP server that is embedded within the SBS server (SBS2011, standard) Would it be ...
    Unanswered | 4 Replies | 72 Views | Created by cnetwouter - Monday, February 18, 2019 10:46 AM | Last reply by Eve Wang - Friday, February 22, 2019 7:26 AM
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    You do not have permission to access \\server

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hi there,  I am facing a very weird issue. I will try to be as detailed as I can. I have had an issue every morning where I am unable to ...
    Unanswered | 3 Replies | 81 Views | Created by Dive1983 - Monday, February 18, 2019 12:45 PM | Last reply by Eve Wang - Friday, February 22, 2019 7:26 AM
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    Cant connect internally to Exchange 2010

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    XYZ Server -->Properties --> System Settings, the Active Directory Server that is listed in the boxes is our old domain controller that has been downgraded for over 10 years ...
    Unanswered | 0 Replies | 37 Views | Created by Beaz_Mester_Lee - Thursday, February 21, 2019 4:02 PM
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    Remote Connection not working

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hi,  I am a mechanical engineering student and I need to use Solidworks (a program) to complete tasks. This program costs a lot so my university provides us some Remote ...
    Unanswered | 4 Replies | 134 Views | Created by Theg00d - Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:13 PM | Last reply by Theg00d - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 4:12 PM
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    Extract PST from EDB after server catastophe

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Long story short, I had a server where the MB went nuts and killed the 3 of the 4 drives in a SBS 2011 Standard server.`The server was old, so client went with whole new hardware. Installed SBS 2011, ...
    Answered | 21 Replies | 2130 Views | Created by HILogics - Friday, January 8, 2016 10:08 PM | Last reply by Access Password Recovery - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 7:55 AM
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    Can't login with SBS 2008 Admin account

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hello, We cannot login using admin account and all other admin account. The password is incorrect.
    Unanswered | 4 Replies | 142 Views | Created by Denis Mourghen - Sunday, February 10, 2019 4:07 PM | Last reply by Andy YOU - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:50 AM
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    My sbs 2008 keeps reverting to free running system clock after being virtualized in preparation for migration to sbs 2011

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    w32tm /query /status Leap Indicator: 0(no warning) Stratum: 1 (primary reference - syncd by radio clock) Precision: -6 (15.625ms per ...
    Answered | 9 Replies | 26243 Views | Created by Alberni Technology Solutions - Friday, May 6, 2011 3:43 PM | Last reply by Baki65 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2:11 AM
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    Reinstall WSUS on SBS 2011

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hello, Attempting to reinstall WSUS on SBS 2011.  We have tried the downloaded version of WSUS Setup and the version on the SBS repair DVD, which appear to be ...
    Answered | 11 Replies | 261 Views | Created by Larry Struckmeyer - Monday, January 14, 2019 12:04 AM | Last reply by Larry Struckmeyer - Monday, February 18, 2019 11:59 PM
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    Small business Server 2008 R2

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hi could you please clearify for me what is the difference between the two windows server operating systems. Windows Small Business Server 2008 R2 and Windows ...
    Unanswered | 5 Replies | 128 Views | Created by Sbu.Collen - Friday, February 8, 2019 8:01 AM | Last reply by Andy YOU - Thursday, February 14, 2019 5:46 AM
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    Email mailboxes migration to Office 365 - Windows Server Standard FE

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    HI,  We have and Small business server 2008 standard FE (6.0, Build 6002). we want to move some specific mailboxes (15 users only - upto 50 GB of PST's) to office ...
    Unanswered | 1 Replies | 105 Views | Created by Farid ud din khan - Friday, February 8, 2019 10:11 AM | Last reply by Andy YOU - Tuesday, February 12, 2019 11:12 AM
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    SBS 2011 Premium Retail

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Hi there, We have been running the SBS since its inception. We have licenced and upgraded along the way....and now we have a dilema as we run the SQL  ...
    Answered | 4 Replies | 162 Views | Created by Tami Farrelly - Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:02 PM | Last reply by Tami Farrelly - Wednesday, February 6, 2019 4:31 PM
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    How to update an MS server running SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.0 (build 6001 sp2) to SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.1 (build 7601 SP1).

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    I am seeking guidance on how to update a MS server running SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.0 (build 6001 sp2) to SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.1 (build 7601 SP1).  This is required ...
    Unanswered | 2 Replies | 103 Views | Created by mikema1l - Wednesday, February 6, 2019 1:47 AM | Last reply by Mariette Knap - Wednesday, February 6, 2019 9:24 AM
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    Migrating SBS 2008 to server 2019

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    We have a SBS 2008 server with the exchange mail boxes that we move to the cloud. we want to move our users to server 2019 and remove the SBS. looking for a migration path or would it be easier to ...
    Proposed | 5 Replies | 274 Views | Created by dgslosson - Friday, January 25, 2019 10:34 PM | Last reply by Mariette Knap - Wednesday, February 6, 2019 8:33 AM
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    After bare metal restore, getting message This copy of Windows is not genuine

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    We have been running a legit copy of SBS2011 on a HP DL380 G7 for many years.  We also keep on hand a second HP DL380 G7 with an identical hardware configured that we use as a lab system to test ...
    Answered | 4 Replies | 134 Views | Created by Jyuma1 - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 5:03 PM | Last reply by Eve Wang - Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:03 AM
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    How to update a MS server running SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.0 (build 6001 sp2) to SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.1 (build 7601 SP1).

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    I am seeking guidance on how to update a MS server running SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.0 (build 6001 sp2) to SBS 2008 R2 ver 6.1 (build 7601 SP1).  This is required ...
    Unanswered | 2 Replies | 124 Views | Created by mikema1l - Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:29 AM | Last reply by Andy YOU - Wednesday, January 30, 2019 8:36 AM
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    SBS2011 -- Outlook cannot edit notes field

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    We have an SBS2011 with Exchange configured to be used primarily to share company contacts and calendar.  Up until last week, Admin users could open a Contact and be able to edit/add comments in ...
    Answered | 8 Replies | 540 Views | Created by mlp04279 - Wednesday, January 16, 2019 9:19 PM | Last reply by mlp04279 - Monday, January 28, 2019 3:32 PM
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    Changing Internet Domain Name

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    We have a fileserver running SBS2011 standard. Exchange is not used, Email is via an external provider, as is the website. For many years I have been maintaining the server using ...
    Answered | 6 Replies | 174 Views | Created by rnpdave - Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:06 AM | Last reply by rnpdave - Friday, January 25, 2019 9:20 PM
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    Licensing issue

    Windows Small Business Server
     > 
    Small Business Server
    Dear All,  Our company has purchased microsoft licenses some years back. That time some other System admin was their who created the user name for the volume licensing site ...
    Proposed | 3 Replies | 139 Views | Created by New1312 - Monday, January 21, 2019 5:57 AM | Last reply by Eve Wang - Friday, January 25, 2019 7:21 AM
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Announcement: 4

Small Business Server announcement

  • Link
    Looking for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta Forums?
    Cris Hanna Thursday, July 5, 2012 6:39 PM
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads
  • Link
    SBS Best Practices Analyzer
    Kevin Weilbacher [SBS MVP] Monday, June 21, 2010 12:25 PM

    In troubleshooting SBS issues, we will often ask whether you have run the SBS (2003/2008) Best Practices Analyzer (BPA).

    BPA examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server and then presents a list of information and errors, which are sorted by severity, that you should review. The list describes each issue, and it provides a recommendation about what you should do to resolve the issue. The recommendations are developed by the product support organization for Windows SBS.

    Download SBS 2003 BPA

    Download SBS 2008 BPA

     

    Edit by Nick Whittome 04/09/2011
    For SBS 2011, there is a requirement to install

    the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 and then the Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0

  • Link
    How to use your own NNTP News Reader instead of the web, to access SBS Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:49 AM

    For any of you struggling with the Web interface, and
    users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
    newsgroups community.

    Microsoft has developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
    which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
    forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader
    functionality.  You can find instructions on how to download and set up the

    Microsoft NNTP Bridge
    http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums


    Another "Non Microsoft" supported NNTP Bridge can be found here
    http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/

    This SBS Forum is group: Technet.en-US.smallbusinessserver

    Note: The drawback to using these NNTP Bridges are that you are not able to VOTE posts as Helpfull or mark your post as Answered.
    (We still urge you to reply to if the solution worked for  you however, this benefits everyone.)

  • Link
    How to Successfully Post a Question to SBS Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:38 AM

    Here are a few suggestions that make it sure you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible:

    1. Search the Forum for your question  -- Quite possibly  someone may have already answered your question, and you won't have to spend time waiting for it to be answered again.

    2. If Possible Run SBS Best Practices Analyzer. (It often can help you fix problems on your own.)

    SBS2011
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Standard download from Here Link http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=15556
    Note In addition for SBS2011 y
    ou'll also need to download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 Here Link
    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16475  

    SBS2008
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Download from Here Link
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130639

    SBS2003
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Download from Here
    Link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3874527A-DE19-49BB-800F-352F3B6F2922&displaylang=en

    3. Make sure your posting Subject or  "title" summarizes the specific problem you have -- 
    A question with a title of "Urgent! Help needed!" is not as likely to get
    answered as quickly a question with a title of "How to configure my firewall to open port 80". 
    A more specific, detailed title is far more likely to get a better response than a general one.

    4. Post what version of SBS you have. and service Packs, This helps people know where you are at.
    We can tell what version of Exchange you are using etc and sharepoint. (If different please tell.)
    (Not all details are necessary, but try to include any relevant information.)

    5. Avoid if possible "Me Too" Posts!  I'm guilty of this also, but unless it's exactly the same thing and you have some "Added information" you distract from the original post.  If you question if your issue is different Please make a new post. 

    6. Keep with the same thread. do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where I've seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.

    7. If you do post a question, be courteous to reply even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked.
    (This helps the whole community when you do this, and makes the people who donate time, warm and fuzzies.)

    8. Give details about your problem --  rather than " It won't work, please  help!", provide some details like Error Codes, statements like, "Program starts, it gets to a part to install xxx and 2/3rds of the way and then does this.",  Links to Screen Shots and images also help.  Also search for any error
    messages in logs etc.  Other basic things like it was working before I did this, or it stopped working after I installed this. also helps.

    9. Give Positive FeedBack: Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, please reply that the issue or question  has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered:  This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.

    In addition Please Vote as "helpful" replies that contribute to the answer or lead to resolution of the issue. 

    Reminder most answers are from volunteers. MVP's do not get paid by Microsoft.
    Many of them have REAL jobs and answer questions for FREE!

    Thank You and I hope you take the pay it forward philosophy that has made this forum a success.

    Russ Grover  SBSMVP July 2009 - July 2011

     

     

 
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