Event ID 1014 and 1002 (Windows IIS Web Server)
Nov17

Event ID 1014 and 1002 (Windows IIS Web Server)

KB ID 0000808  Problem Seen on Server 2003 running IIS 6, about once a week the website would fail, and the client had to reboot the server to bring things back up again. I took a look at the server and noticed that when the failure happened, we had five Event ID 1014 errors; Source W3SVC The World Wide Web Publishing Service encountered an internal error in its process management of worker process ‘<value>’ serving...

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Certificate Import Error – ‘Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005’
Nov17

Certificate Import Error – ‘Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005’

KB ID 0000818  Problem Seen on Windows Server 2012 when trying to complete a certificate request. There was an error while trying to perform this operation Details: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED)) Solution 1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to; C:ProgramDataMicrosoftCryptoRSAMachineKeys Note: ProgramData is a hidden folder. 2. Open the folder properties > Security > Advanced >...

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World Wide Web Service Wont Start, Because Windows Process Activation Service Wont Start.
Nov17

World Wide Web Service Wont Start, Because Windows Process Activation Service Wont Start.

KB ID 0000878 Problem This problem started when a client attempted to add a ‘distribution point’ for System Center onto the server. This process failed, then Outlook Web Access stopped working. First line found that the World Wide Web service was not running, when they attempted to start it, this happened; Windows could not start the World Wide Web Publishing Service service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The dependency...

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Remote Desktop Services – RemoteApp Error ‘The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error’
Nov17

Remote Desktop Services – RemoteApp Error ‘The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error’

KB ID 0000768 Problem While attempting to launch a web app from a Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (Terminal) server. Clients were greeted with the following; RemoteApp Disconnected The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error. Solution 1. On the Server, Start > RD Gateway Manager > Locate your server > right click > properties > Server farm > Type in the FQDN of...

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IIS: How to Create a Certificate Request
Nov17

IIS: How to Create a Certificate Request

KB ID 0000840  Problem If you would like to obtain a digital certificate either from your own CA, or from a public certificate vendor, you need to submit a certificate signing request (csr) first. Solution Note: I’m making the assumption you have already installed the Web Server (IIS) role on your server. 1. Windows Key+R > iis.msc {Enter} > Select the servername > Server Certificates. 2. Create Certificate Request >...

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