Windows Server – Installing IIS and PHP
KB ID 0000879 Problem What used to be a complicated task has been simplified greatly by the Microsoft Web Platform installer, the process of adding PHP is the same for Windows 8,(though to install IIS you need to enable that as a windows feature (run appwiz.cpl > Turn Windows feature on or off). Solution 1. From Server Manager (ServerManager.exe) > Manage > Add Roles and Features > Follow the wizard and in the Server Roles...
Configure Wireless Network Stings via Group Policy
KB ID 0000923 Problem If you have a corporate wireless network, you can send the settings out to your clients, rather than have them all ask you what the wireless settings are, and how do they connect. Here I’m going to use Domain group policies, but the procedure is the same for local policies (just run gpedit.msc instead). And the dialog boxes are exactly the same as if you were configuring them on the client machine. (You...
Locate your FSMO Role Servers
KB ID 0000221 Problem You would like to know which servers are holding which roles. To move your FSMO Servers CLICK HERE Solution FSMO Servers There are five FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) Roles that need to Exist in a Windows AD Forest. PDC Emulator (One per domain) RID Master (One per domain) Schema Master (One per forest) Domain Naming Master (One per forest) Infrastructure Master (One per domain) But I’ve Googled...
Windows Server – Disable Password Complexity
KB ID 0000324 Problem If you are unsure what password complexity is click here. Bear in mind that it’s there for valid security reason, the more complex your passwords are, the more secure your network is. However the vast majority of users can even remember where they saved their last Word document, never mind a complex password that changes every 30 days. If your data is not the sort of data that Tom Cruise would abseil down...
Window Server Where is Sysprep
KB ID 0000419 Problem You have a 2008 R2 Server to sysprep, but your not sure where sysprep is. Solution 1. Thankfully in Server 2008 R2, there’s no messing about, its in c:windowssystem32sysprep. (Note: to regenerate a SID don’t forget to tick “Generalize”). Server 2008 – It’s in the same place. Server 2003 – As with Windows XP, you need to get it from the Windows install CD, its in the...