Requirment of Windows 2008 server

30 September, 2012

Component Requirement

Processor: 

Minimum: 1GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4GHz (x64 processor) • Recommended: 2GHz or faster Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

Memory:

Minimum: 512MB RAM • Recommended: 2GB RAM or greater • Maximum (32-bit systems): 4GB (Standard) or 64GB (Enterprise and Datacenter) • Maximum (64-bit systems): 32GB (Standard) or 2TB (Enterprise, Datacenter and Itanium-based Systems)

Disk Space Requirment:

Minimum: 10GB • Recommended: 40GB or greater Note: Computers with more than 16GB of RAM

Display:

Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor • Keyboard • Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Upgrade Note

If you are currently running:	You can upgrade to:
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2)	Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2)	Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (R2, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2)	Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition

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What is DNS, and its Working?

19 May, 2012

Introduction

A key component of the Internet and how it works revolves around the Domain Name System, otherwise known as DNS. The underlying technology behind the Internet, is that when a computer needs to talk to another computer on the Internet, they communicate via the computer's IP Address. The IP Address is a unique set of numbers associated with a particular machine, which will be discussed in a separate article. An example of an IP Address is 216.213.19.27, which is the IP Address that corresponds to www.pcprompt.net.

As the predecessor of the Internet, ARPANET, grew larger, connecting to remote machines by their IP Address grew cumbersome. It became more and more difficult for people to remember the IP Addresses associated with the machines they were trying to reach that a system was created to translate easier to remember symbolic names to their equivalent numerical IP Address. Thus the Domain Name System was born.

Domain Name System

The Domain Name System is the system used on the Internet for the mapping of names, such as www.google.com, to IP Addresses such as 216.239.51.99. Every time a new domain, like pcprompt.net, is registered, that domain is entered into one of the 13 Root Servers spread throughout the world and overseen by an organization called ICANN. Because your domain is in one of these servers, it can be reached and understood by the rest of the users on the Internet.

Another key element of the Domain Name System are DNS Servers run by Companies and Internet Service Providers. Every time you connect to a site, you are asking your ISP's DNS Server to resolve, or convert, the hostname such as www.google.com to a an ip address such as 216.239.51.99. If your ISP's name server is not working or can not be reached, then you will not be able to traverse the Internet using hostnames, but instead would have to use their IP Address equivalent.

Any time you connect to a site, your ISP DNS Server must find out what name server has the information about the domain for the site you are trying to reach. Your ISP's DNS Server will connect to a Root Server and ask it who the name server is that knows the information about the site you are trying to reach. The Root Server will tell your ISP's DNS Server what server they should next contact for information. Next your ISP's DNS Server will then contact the server that the Root Server told it to contact, where it will be given the IP Address associated with the site you are trying to reach.

Real Life Example

A lot of what has been discussed may be a bit confusing, so lets do a real life example. In the flowchart below labeled Figure 1, you will see a computer trying to connect to www.google.com and the steps it takes.

We will discuss these steps below:

1. A User opens a web browser and tries to connect to www.google.com. The operating system not knowing the IP Address for www.google.com, asks the ISP's DNS Server for this information.
2. The ISP's DNS Server does not know this information, so it connects to a Root Server to find out what name server, running somewhere in the world, know the information about google.com.
3. The Root Server tells the ISP's DNS Server to contact a particular name server that knows the information about google.com.
4. The ISP's DNS Server connects to Google's DNS server and asks for the IP Address for www.google.com.
5. Google's DNS Server responds to the ISP's DNS server with the appropriate IP Address.
6. The ISP's DNS Server tells the User's operating system the IP Address for google.com.
7. The operating system tells the Web Browser the IP Address for www.google.com.
8. The web browser connects and starts communication with www.google.com.

Conclusion

As you can see, the Domain Name System is essential in the use of the Internet. Without it, you would not be able to type in names, but would have to remember the numerical IP Addresses in order to get anywhere on the Internet.

Reference: Internet

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Remote Support with Windows Remote Assistance

28 January, 2012

 

Before to Using Windows Remote Assistance

First of all, Windows Remote Assistance requires two parties: one to request help via this tool and another who will accept to provide it. In order for this to work, the party receiving assistance needs to have Windows Remote Assistance enabled in System Properties. How to view if this is enabled is shown here: Enabling Remote Desktop Connections in Windows 7.
The party in need of help, first has to request it via Windows Remote Assistance.





To request help, one can either send an invitation file (using any of the first two options: "Save this invitation as a file" or "Use e-mail to send an invitation") or use Easy Connect.



If any of the two parties involved is using a slow or unstable Internet connection, it is best to use one of the first two options. If both parties have a good Internet connection and they both use Windows 7, then Easy Connect is a good choice. This connection feature uses Microsoft’s Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) and it works only for Windows 7 and above.
Even if you have previously connected to it, you cannot connect to another computer via Windows Remote Assistance if it has not requested help and is waiting for an incoming connection.

How to Request Help via Windows Remote Assistance

First, you need to start Windows Remote Assistance. The fastest way to do this, is to type the word "remote" in the Start menu search box. Then, click on the Windows Remote Assistance shortcut.



Another way is to run the msra.exe file found in the "C:\Windows\system32" folder.
Click on "Invite someone you trust to help you".



Select the way you want to connect with the person who will help.



If you send an invitation, make sure the person receives it and knows about it. The invitation is stored as a file with the ".msrcIncident" extension, which is opened only by Windows Remote Assistance.
If you use Easy Connect, you will first see a list with people who have helped you in the past (only if you received help).



No matter how you send the request for help, once sent, Windows Remote Assistance shows a long password and starts waiting for incoming connection. Make sure the person who is about to connect to your computer knows the password, otherwise the connection won’t work.

How to Provide Help via Windows Remote Assistance

Start Windows Remote Assistance using any of the methods presented in the previous section. Then, select "Help someone who has invited you".



Now you need to choose the connection method. If you received an invitation, download it to your computer, click "Use an invitation file" and select that invitation file.
If you will "Use Easy Connect", Windows Remote Assistance will start searching for the other party. This process can take a while, especially if you are not part of the same network or one of the two connections is slow (or not very stable).



Once the other computer is found and the connection is about to be established, you are asked for the connection password. Get the connection password from the other party, type it and press OK.



The remote party will be asked to approve the connection. Your computer will wait until the approval is given.



You are now connected to the other computer via Windows Remote Assistance and you can see its desktop.



In order to take control and use the mouse and keyboard on the remote computer, you need to first press the Request control button and wait for the other party’s approval.



A good recommendation is for the remote party to check the box which says "Allow... to respond to User Account Control prompts", especially if you will need to install applications or configure important aspects of the operating system.

Available Configuration Options

On the top of the Windows Remote Assistance window, there is a toolbar with several buttons. Their number varies depending on the party involved. For example, Request control and Actual size/Fit to Screen are available only to the computer providing help.



Both parties can access the Chat feature and use it to communicate.



On the computer which receives assistance, you can configure, in the Settings window, the way bandwidth is used. If the connection works poorly, don’t hesitate to move the Bandwidth usage slider to Low.



Unfortunately the computer who provides assistance cannot configure this. It has only two configuration options available.



The Help button is pretty self-explanatory and loads help information related to using Windows Remote Assistance.
If the connection cannot be established, the party receiving help has a Troubleshoot button available, which can be used to start a troubleshooting wizard which helps identify where the problem is and how to fix it.

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Sceduled Disk Clean Up

19 January, 2012

Windows includes some handy tools to help keep your machine operating smoothly. One such tool is Disk Cleanup that can remove temp and old files to help you reclaim some hard drive space. You might want to set it up to run weekly or monthly depending on what works best for you. To schedule Disk Cleanup to run on a regular basis we need to schedule a task. For this example we’re using Windows 7, but the steps are essentially the same in Vista as well.

Click on the Start Menu and enter task scheduler into the search box and hit Enter.

The Task Scheduler opens and you’ll want to click on Action then select Create Basic Task.

The Create Basic Task Wizard comes up and from here type in a name for the task and a description then click Next.

Now select how often you want Disk Cleanup to run…Weekly, Daily, Monthly, One Time etc. There is not right or wrong answer to how often you run it. It’s completely up to you and you might want to try out some different schedules. In this example we’re going to select weekly.

Since we set it up to run weekly we need to schedule it when to start, how often it reoccurs, and which day of the week to run it.

Next under Action select Start a program

In the Program/script field type in cleanmgr.exe

Or you can hit browse and select Disk Cleanup which is in C:\Windowssystem32\cleanmgr.exe

Under Program/script you’ll see the path to Disk Cleanup as C:\Windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe

Then you’re shown a summary of the scheduled task and if everything looks correct click on Finish.

For this basic setting we scheduled it for a time when we know the computer will be in use. When it’s time for the Scheduled Task to occur it will pop up and you can run it by selecting the drive to clean up.

Disk Cleanup starts its calculations

Now the results and you can choose the files to delete.

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How to Create a System Image in Windows 7

10 January, 2012

We can take a backup image of our machine without the need for a third party utility like Ghost or True Image. You just just finished installing a fresh copy of Windows 7 on your computer and have it set up to your liking. One of the first things you should do now is create an image of the disc so in the event of a crash you will be able to restore it to its current state. An image is an exact copy of everything on the drive and will restore it back to its current state. It’s probably best to create an image when everything is clean and organized on your system.

This will make the image file smaller and allows you to restore the system with a smooth running set up.

Creating an Image in Windows 7

Click on Start go to Getting Started and then select Back up your files. 

Next click on the Create a system image hyperlink.

Decide where you want to save the image. You can choose an external drive, burn to multiple DVD’s, or store it on a network location.

You can include other drives if you want as well but remember that will add to the size of the final image.

At the confirmation screen notice the amount of space the image may take. If something doesn’t look right you can still go back from this point and make adjustments.

A progress meter is displayed while the images is created and backed up. In this example a disk of about 15GB in size took under 20 minutes backed up to an external drive. Times will vary depending on your system and where you’re backing it up to.

After the process is complete you get the option to create a system repair disc which you should do and make sure to save it in a secure location.

 

When it comes time to restore the image, you will be able to use the System Recovery Options to get the system back.

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How to Fix Msvcp71.dll and Msvcr71.dll missing error

29 December, 2011

Do you get Msvcp71.dll and Msvcr71.dll missing error when running a program in Windows 7? Both are Microsoft C Runtime Library files and it seems as if Microsoft forgot to add them to Windows 7. Some programs require you to have both files for it to work successfully.


We have uploaded both dll files for you(grab them from the bottom of this page),
but the bigger question is how to install them?
Before we begin, have a look at the errors in the screenshot below.

Installation In Windows 7 32-bit OS

If you are using Windows 7 32-bit then you need to put both dll files inside Windows/System32 folder as shown in the screenshot below.

Installation In Windows 7 64-bit OS

If you are using Windows 7 64-bit then you need to put both dll files inside the Windows/SysWOW64 folder as shown in the screenshot below.



We have put both dll files inside one zip archive, simply extract them and follow the above guidelines to install them.

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