Remote Desktop Services: RDS Sizing Calculations
KB ID 0001753 Problem This is a horrible subject to find any decent information on. Microsoft are typically ‘vague’ and most people are stuck with using trial and error, or massively overestimating hardware to be on the safe side. I get asked this occasionally and, just like Microsoft, it’s a question I don’t like to answer! People are reticent to tell you that you need ‘x’ amount of CPU and...
Server 2008 – TS (Remote Desktop Services) Licensing
KB ID 0000523 Dtd 23/03/12 Problem A couple of months back I put in a 2008 Terminal Services Server, or Remote Desktop Services as it’s now called. I installed the Licensing server and successfully added in the licences the client had purchased, but a while later he rang to say he was having licensing issues. At first I thought it might have “dropped” it’s licences so I checked Remote Desktop Licensing Manager,...
Install and Configure Remote Desktop Services (Web Access)
KB ID 0000104 Problem Originally we had TS Web in 2003, and while I had a little play with it, it basically just gave you RDP over web, which would have been good if it ran over HTTP or HTTPS, but it didn’t. Also, as anyone who has ever done a complex Google search for “/tsweb” will testify, left a nice big security hole in to your servers. With the release of Server 2008 we got TSWeb 2008, this was a whole different...
Windows – How to Disable ‘User Account Control’
KB ID 0000687 Problem We have had UAC since Windows Vista, and it is less annoying now than it was then, but still one of the first things I do is turn it off. Yes I know it’s there for a reason – but as far as I’m concerned if the annoyance outweighs the benefit, then its getting turned off. Solution Option 1 (Disable UAC via MSCONFIG) 1. Press Windows Key+R > type msconfig > OK. 2. Tools tab >...