Jun 24, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Reset the Administrator Password in Windows 2008 R2

Recently had an issue where the local Administrator password was lost for a Windows 2008 R2 server. This post covers how to change the password of the Administrator’s account using the Windows 2008 R2 installation DVD / ISO image. Boot from the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD / ISO image From the Install Windows menu, click “Next”. Select “Repair your computer” In the System Recovery Options,... read more

Jun 16, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How to change several system settings with PowerShell

PowerShell is an awesome addition to Windows and the admins that administer servers.  This post covers a few PowerShell commands to make changes to common settings. Create a drive to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT & HKEY_CURRENT_USER. By default these two registry geys are not available for mounting and using in PowerShell, but that is an easy fix! if (!(get-psdrive hkcr -ea 0)){New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider... read more

Jun 12, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How to Fix Local Resources not Mapping with RDP session Windows 2008

Recently ran into an issue where several servers would not honor the local resources map when running a Remote Desktop Session to a Windows 2008 R2 server. Since this was not controlled by Group Policy I was able to fix the issue. Below are the steps used to correct it. (read: a check in this box means drive & printer mapping is DISABLED) Windows 2008: Click Start, Administrative Tools, Terminal... read more

Jun 7, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How to Install Apache 2.4 MySQL and PHP on Windows Server 2012 R2

Well it is finally time to start playing a bit more with Microsoft’s latest server OS Windows Server 2012 R2. One of the many things to have on the list is getting the WAMP (Windows/Apache/MySQL/PHP) stack working. So in this post we will get installed and running Apache 2.4.9, MySQL 5.6.19 and PHP 5.5.13 on Windows Server 2012 R2. Also, instead of 32 bit apps we will be install 64 bit. You will... read more

May 29, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Install WMF 4.0 and PowerShell 4.0 on Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7

So you want to try out PowerShell 4.0 on your Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7 system. In this post we will do just that. Install the latest PowerShell version on your system. To use PowerShell 4.0 you need to have .NET 4.5 or higher. You can get the offline version here. Install .net 4.5 update NDP451-KB2858728-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe and reboot. Next download WMF (Windows Management Framework) from here.... read more