I wanted to migrate a physical server, including its application, to a virtual server and reinstall everything from scratch (not a P2V migration). For this, I had to use the manufacturer’s original installation media because it involved ROK licenses. During the installation in a VM under VirtualBox, we received a message stating that the installation … Weiterlesen
When installing a Windows operating system under VMware or VMware Workstation, the following error occurs: Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms. Make sure the installation source are valid and restart the installation Solution: The solution is as simple. Windows seems to be having a problem with the floppy drive.Remove the floppy drive from … Weiterlesen
When working with batch scripts, it is sometimes useful to find the first free drive letter automatically. This is especially helpful in scripts that mount temporary network paths, map local resources, or prepare a workspace without hardcoding a drive letter that may already be in use. The following batch script checks a list of drive … Weiterlesen
I had an issue where a client wouldn’t start and always crashed with a blue screen (0x50 klif.sys). After some research, I identified the antivirus software as the problem. Since the client could only start in Safe Mode, where uninstallation is normally not possible (MSI services aren’t started), I looked for a way to uninstall … Weiterlesen
I had to completely change the IP range of one location because it was to be connected to our network, and the same IP ranges were already in use. Routing between the locations would therefore have been impossible and I didn’t want to use NAT for this. The following requirements were specified: The following list … Weiterlesen
Migrating a DHCP server doesn’t require manually rebuilding scopes, reservations, or lease data. On Windows Server 2012 and later, the Export-DhcpServer and Import-DhcpServer cmdlets offer a quick and efficient method to transfer the configuration to a new server. Here are the necessary steps: The export file is XML-based, allowing scope settings to be reviewed and … Weiterlesen
Everyone knows the problem… after a backup, a VSS writer shows an error in the system, and you can’t restart the server because it’s in use! How do I reset the writer and bring it back to a stable state? Check which writer is in error status using the following command: With this command you … Weiterlesen
I installed the Windows Server Update Service on a Windows Server. After the server was filled with patches, the application kept crashing with the message „Connection error: Reset server node.“ I initially allocated more RAM to the server, but the error persisted! The problem is a memory limit in IIS for the WSUS application pool. … Weiterlesen
I recently set up a KMS server and installed the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) to activate product keys. Everything worked as expected for Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2022, but Windows Server 2019 keys caused a problem every time I tried to add them. VAMT consistently returned this error: The specified product key … Weiterlesen
You want to convert your windows server evaluation edition to a standard or datacenter edition. How to activate a server via KMS Before we can activate the server via KMS or MAC we need to convert the evaluation edition into an standard or datacenter. Check the current Edition Here you see the server edition. If … Weiterlesen