Set up VAT on server 2012 R2 now WIn7 computers won't activate?

I recently install the Volume activation tools onto a server 2012 box to activate the new servers we are bringing on line to retire some older ones. Now i know this key will do win 8 and '12 boxes, and thats the KMS key I installed. But today one
of our helpdesk guys was trying to deploy some windows 7 computers and got an error when trying to activate them "software licensing service reported that the computer could not be activated.
The count reported by your key management service (kms) is insufficient ". This windows 7 image already has the
MAK in the image we deploy, and we've never had a KMS set up for windows 7and none was entered into the server when it was set up. I tried to put in the KMS key for win 7 into the server 2012 box but it just errors out. So I"m a little
confused as to why all of the sudden it's trying to authenticate against this server, and how do I get a windows 7 key in that server 2012 box?

Hi ,
"KMS can activate both physical computers and virtual machines. To qualify for KMS activation, a network must meet the activation threshold: KMS hosts activate client computers only after meeting this threshold. To ensure that the activation threshold
is met, a KMS host counts the number of computers that are requesting activation on the network. For computers running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the activation threshold is five. For computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7, the activation
threshold is 25. The thresholds include client computers and servers that are running on physical computers or virtual machines."
For details please refer to following link:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793434.aspx
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Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\domainVMDC2
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Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
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Starting test: MachineAccount
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Starting test: NCSecDesc
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Starting test: NetLogons
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Starting test: Replications
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Starting test: RidManager
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Starting test: Services
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Time Generated: 12/18/2014 00:35:03
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refer to one of the local computer names, for example, the DNS host name.
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......................... domainVMDC2 passed test VerifyReferences
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(CN=3098109a-ff99-41d4-8926-0e814ac8efde,CN=Partitions,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=school,DC=edu)
information:
LDAP Error 0x52e (1326).
......................... ForestDnsZones failed test CheckSDRefDom
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
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(CN=3098109a-ff99-41d4-8926-0e814ac8efde,CN=Partitions,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=school,DC=edu)
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LDAP Error 0x52e (1326).
......................... ForestDnsZones failed test
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LDAP Error 0x52e (1326).
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LDAP Error 0x52e (1326).
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LDAP Error 0x52e (1326).
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LDAP Error 0x52e (1326).
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C:\Windows\system32>dcdiag /test:dns /v
Directory Server Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Trying to find home server...
* Verifying that the local machine domainVMDC2, is a Directory Server.
Home Server = domainVMDC2
* Connecting to directory service on server domainVMDC2.
* Identified AD Forest.
Collecting AD specific global data
* Collecting site info.
Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=school,DC=edu,LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectCategory=ntDSSiteSettings),.......
The previous call succeeded
Iterating through the sites
Looking at base site object: CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=school,DC=edu
Getting ISTG and options for the site
* Identifying all servers.
Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=school,DC=edu,LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectClass=ntDSDsa),.......
The previous call succeeded....
The previous call succeeded
Iterating through the list of servers
Getting information for the server CN=NTDS Settings,CN=domainVMDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=school,DC=edu
objectGuid obtained
InvocationID obtained
dnsHostname obtained
site info obtained
All the info for the server collected
* Identifying all NC cross-refs.
* Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\domainVMDC2
Starting test: Connectivity
* Active Directory LDAP Services Check
The host
3a38b19c-4bb3-4542-acb6-9e5e97cc15c4._msdcs.domain.school.edu
could not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP,
server name, etc.
Got error while checking LDAP and RPC connectivity. Please check your
firewall settings.
......................... domainVMDC2 failed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\domainVMDC2
Test omitted by user request: Advertising
Test omitted by user request: CheckSecurityError
Test omitted by user request: CutoffServers
Test omitted by user request: FrsEvent
Test omitted by user request: DFSREvent
Test omitted by user request: SysVolCheck
Test omitted by user request: KccEvent
Test omitted by user request: KnowsOfRoleHolders
Test omitted by user request: MachineAccount
Test omitted by user request: NCSecDesc
Test omitted by user request: NetLogons
Test omitted by user request: ObjectsReplicated
Test omitted by user request: OutboundSecureChannels
Test omitted by user request: Replications
Test omitted by user request: RidManager
Test omitted by user request: Services
Test omitted by user request: SystemLog
Test omitted by user request: Topology
Test omitted by user request: VerifyEnterpriseReferences
Test omitted by user request: VerifyReferences
Test omitted by user request: VerifyReplicas
Starting test: DNS
DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
See DNS test in enterprise tests section for results
......................... domainVMDC2 passed test DNS
Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : Schema
Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
Running partition tests on : domain
Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
Running enterprise tests on : domain.school.edu
Starting test: DNS
Test results for domain controllers:
DC: domainVMDC2
Domain: domain.school.edu
TEST: Authentication (Auth)
Authentication test: Successfully completed
TEST: Basic (Basc)
Error: No LDAP connectivity
The OS
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (Service Pack level: 0.0)
is supported.
NETLOGON service is running
kdc service is running
DNSCACHE service is running
DNS service is running
DC is a DNS server
Network adapters information:
Adapter [00000010] vmxnet3 Ethernet Adapter:
MAC address is 00:50:56:A2:2C:24
IP Address is static
IP address: *.*.100.26
DNS servers:
*.*.100.26 (domainVMDC2) [Valid]
No host records (A or AAAA) were found for this DC
The SOA record for the Active Directory zone was found
The Active Directory zone on this DC/DNS server was found primary
Root zone on this DC/DNS server was not found
TEST: Forwarders/Root hints (Forw)
Recursion is enabled
Forwarders are not configured on this DNS server
Root hint Information:
Name: a.root-servers.net. IP: 198.41.0.4 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: b.root-servers.net. IP: 192.228.79.201 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: c.root-servers.net. IP: 192.33.4.12 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: d.root-servers.net. IP: 199.7.91.13 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: e.root-servers.net. IP: 192.203.230.10 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: f.root-servers.net. IP: 192.5.5.241 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: g.root-servers.net. IP: 192.112.36.4 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: h.root-servers.net. IP: 128.63.2.53 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: i.root-servers.net. IP: 192.36.148.17 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: j.root-servers.net. IP: 192.58.128.30 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: k.root-servers.net. IP: 193.0.14.129 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: l.root-servers.net. IP: 199.7.83.42 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Name: m.root-servers.net. IP: 202.12.27.33 [Invalid (unreachable)]
Error: Both root hints and forwarders are not configured or
broken. Please make sure at least one of them works.
TEST: Delegations (Del)
Delegation information for the zone: domain.school.edu.
Delegated domain name: _msdcs.domain.school.edu.
Error: DNS server: domainvmdc2. IP:<Unavailable>
[Missing glue A record]
[Error details: 9714 (Type: Win32 - Description: DNS name does not exist.)]
TEST: Dynamic update (Dyn)
Test record dcdiag-test-record added successfully in zone domain.school.edu
Warning: Failed to delete the test record dcdiag-test-record in zone domain.school.edu
[Error details: 13 (Type: Win32 - Description: The data is invalid.)]
TEST: Records registration (RReg)
Network Adapter [00000010] vmxnet3 Ethernet Adapter:
Matching CNAME record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
3a38b19c-4bb3-4542-acb6-9e5e97cc15c4._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.a9241004-88ea-422d-a71e-df7b622f0d68.domains._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_kerberos._tcp.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_kerberos._udp.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_kpasswd._tcp.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.gc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
Matching SRV record found at DNS server *.*.100.26:
_ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.domain.school.edu
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adapters
Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain
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DNS server: 128.63.2.53 (h.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 128.63.2.53
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.112.36.4 (g.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.112.36.4
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.203.230.10 (e.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.203.230.10
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.228.79.201 (b.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.228.79.201
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.33.4.12 (c.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.33.4.12
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.36.148.17 (i.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.36.148.17
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.5.5.241 (f.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.5.5.241
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 192.58.128.30 (j.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.58.128.30
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 193.0.14.129 (k.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 193.0.14.129
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 198.41.0.4 (a.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 198.41.0.4
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 199.7.83.42 (l.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 199.7.83.42
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 199.7.91.13 (d.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 199.7.91.13
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: 202.12.27.33 (m.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
PTR record query for the 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 202.12.27.33
[Error details: 1460 (Type: Win32 - Description: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.)]
DNS server: *.*.100.26 (domainVMDC2)
All tests passed on this DNS server
Name resolution is functional._ldap._tcp SRV record for the forest root domain is registered
Summary of DNS test results:
Auth Basc Forw Del Dyn RReg Ext
Domain: domain.school.edu
domainVMDC2 PASS FAIL FAIL FAIL WARN FAIL n/a
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Can not install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express on Win7, 64 bit, used on VS Studio 2010

I had a Win7 Ultimate 64bit, Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo, 4GB SDRAM, 500GB HDD. I have been used Visual
studio 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 (SQL Management Studio), SQL Server Express2005, SQL Server Express2008, Microsoft Office 2010. I downloaded setup from microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062,
after extract files which it's giving me an error message.
Anyone help me this issue.
Other questions is What if I want to use SQL management Studio 2008 R2 and connect SQL Server 2012 on Windows 7

I downloaded setup from microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062,
after extract files which it's giving me an error message.
Anyone help me this issue.
I'd ask them over here.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?forum=sqlexpress
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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Can not install Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express on Win7, 64 bit

Hi,
I had a Win7 Ultimate 64bit, Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo 2.8Ghz, 4GB SDRAM, 500GB HDD. I have been used Visual
studio 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 (SQL Management Studio), SQL Server Express2005, SQL Server Express2008, Microsoft Office 2010. I downloaded setup from microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062,
after extract files and run setup which it's giving me an error message.
"The operation system on this computer or its service pack level does not meet the minimum requirements for SQL server 2012. To determine the minimum required operating system supported for this SQL server release, see Hardward and software
Requirement for installing SQL server 2012 at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195092"
Anyone help me this issue

it requires a minimum of Windows 7 SP 1 before installing SQL server 2008.
It can be downloaded from below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976932/en-us
For more details check below:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx
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Enable/Disable VMQ Setting on VMs in Server 2012 - Hyper-V

We have a cluster of 2012 Server Core where each one holds about 40 VMs. We are concerned that the limited VMQs on each node are full of low priority VMs instead of those that could really benefit. Indeed, this article says VMQs should be treated
as a scarce resource:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg162704(v=ws.10).aspx
However, it is not clear how to choose which VMs get to use the VMQ. There is a check box in VM Settings > Network Adapter > Hardware Acceleration called "Enable virtual machine queue", and it appears to be checked on all VMs by default.
I can uncheck it manually, but I cannot find a PowerShell way to affect that checkbox. We also have SCVMM 2012 SP1, and I cannot find any way to choose VMs to use VMQ there either.
So if it is true that I need to choose the VMs using VMQ, how can I do it with PowerShell, since there are so many VMs?

A basic idea to help you get started:
Get-VMNetworkAdapter <criteria> | Set-VMNetworkAdapter -VmqWeight 0
There are a lot of ways to trim this up to get it to do exactly what you want.
Get-VMNetworkAdapter documentation.
Set-VMNetworkAdapter documentation.
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My Server 2008 standard 32/64 bit won't activate...

It says "my Key is in use"... to purchase another key, the link provided takes me to no where I can do that.
Am I not allowed to "transfer" this lic to my new hardware?
Yes, I activated once before and then the hardware failed, so I purchased new machine... Old machine is not working...
How can I re-activate using my old key? I also tried to do it over the phone and it says "my product installation is invalid"...
Thank you for any insight,

The whole product and installation sounds odd to me. The contents of the CD's are all basically the same with the different versions. An OEM set usually has drivers added and would have a vendor label such as Dell or HP rather than a Microsoft label. If
a Retail boxed version, the Microsoft CD's have a holographic appearance. As for packaging that can vary, I can't say. The only way to get a sticker is through OEM where it would be attached to the box on receipt, or in a retail box.
There are thousands of cases of companies and individuals selling pirated/forged copies, though most often they use a Volume license key rather than MSDN, I won't go into why.
Where did you purchase the software? You are always best to buy from an OEM vendor or a Microsoft partner, just for this reason. The "deals" found on the internet often turn out to be pirated or illegal sources. The pricing doesn't usually vary that much.
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
If two Microsoft support staff have given you more or less the same answer it sounds like you have a pirated set, or somebody changed keys on installation.
Rob Williams
Yes, the MS staff have given me pretty much the same answer, the real problem IS I just purchased another product that looks very simular in every way to this product, only I haven't openned it yet. So I emailed this new vendor and they assure me its good.
But I'm still skeptical. I do have a paper trail on this new one, as far as the old one goes, I really have no idea where I purchased it from... I thought it was from ebay, but my paypal account has no record for the amount I remember paying... Niether does
my CC... that leaves my ATM and I will have to go through my paper statements to find this amount to see who scammed me.
I have purchased many OEM software from newegg.com and I feel they have a good reputation, I don't see this old purchased in my records with them.
I think I'm going to try this new software out, just answer two questions if you could, please...
1- MSDN lic, can I use it a second time? for example if I upgrade to another computer more than 90 days from now, can I use this lic to install again? And lets suppose I purchased a MSDN essentials lic package which has 10 win7, 1 server2008, 1 sql,
and 1 other I forget, but can't I reinstall all these lic on different hardware to test my developing software?
The whole thing doesn't make any sence to me, even though it IS a MSDN lic, and as you said the CDs are pretty much all the same program.
2- OEM lic, I have reinstalled up to five times before being asked to speak over the phone that "its installed on one computer", I guess to record my response. I understand OEM is suposed to be installed or supplied with a new machine to the end user other
than the computer builder, and I have had min problems reinstalling the software in the past. And its not supposed to be transfered. I guess theres no question here.
Thanks Rob, for all the help...

Updated to ios7 now my phone won't activate

having trouble activating my iPhone 5 in ios7

The servers are getting slammed. Bunch of people trying to download/activate iOS7 at the same time.
There is a chance activation servers might be down/slow for now. Just keep trying throughout the day.
You can also try the apple document for activation issues http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3424

WPA key was changed to WEP now other computers won...

The WPA key on my router was recently changed by the Go To Assistace help. It's now WEP. I always thought WEP was at least 10 characters but they still usd my 9 digit WPA key. I share a flat with 3 others. The main computer that was used to change it was Vista. Onee using XP changed his WPA to WEP using the same key and it worked. The other 2 using Windows 7 can't change, when they change to WEP it's saying not enough character you need at least 10. Is there a way to allow the guys to connect using WIN 7?
Thanks in Advance.

is there any reason you have changed to WEP? it is easily hacked so someone couls hack your router and get free wifi. if no reason the change back to more secure WPA2
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Not able to install studio + controller on windows server 2012 r2

Hi,
i have installed windows server 2012 R2, now i want to install windows HCK 2.1 with controller + studio option but i am not able to install because that option is grey. what additional settings i have to do in order to successfully installation
of WHCK. please guide me.
ankur dubey

Hi, see the
Windows HCK Getting Started.
Note:
Controller isn't supported on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista®, Windows XP, or Windows 2000.
Controller isn't supported on an installation that has already been set up as a domain controller.
Controller isn't supported in a virtual PC or any third-party Hypervisor environment.
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Remote Desktop in Server 2012 is inaccessible from outside of LAN

We have a server 2012 machine it was setup and accessible via Remote Desktop for months. A few days ago we wiped it and did a fresh install of Server 2012. Now we can not remote to the server from outside of the LAN, even though it is setup exactly
as it was before.
Here is a checklist of things I have checked while trying to figure out the break:
Router/firewall is forwarding port 3389 to the correct internal static IP of the server. Port forward test tools online confirm the port is open.
Windows firewall is set to allow all connections for Remote Desktop on 3389. Also tried turning off firewall completely, does not fix the issue.
Allow remote connections is enabled in System Properties, and users have been added to the list of allowed user
Additional info: The server is also a standalone Active Directory and Domain Controller.
Remote desktop connections work fine while in the office on the LAN. When remoting to the external IP, it doesn't work, even though it did only days before we re-did the server.
Thanks!

What should I check in AD? I am by no means an expert with AD.
Yes, I am using the same client OS.
I am talking about RDP over the internet, like from home to the office. We have a static IP assigned to the router from ISP. A static internal IP assigned to the server on the LAN. And the router port forwards 3389 to the assigned IP.
It was working fine before we reinstalled Server 2012. These are the steps I took when reinstalling:
1. format drive and install OS
2. rename the server
3. install SQL server
4. Install TFS and SharePoint
5. Add Active Directory role and promote to Domain Controller
6. Add domain users
7. Enable remote access on the server and add users to remote access list

Windows Server 2012 as NTP Server for Windows Server 2008R2 Domain Controller

We have one domain with 3 Windows Server 2008R2 DC's. Our Edge router is configured to get the time from the internet, and was our timesource for the PDC emulator. But lately we have migrated our major routers to Cisco IOS15, and now the timeservice on the
PDCe is unable to fetch the time. This is a known bug, as you can read here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ja-JP/b16de048-8642-4799-b85a-ad092e17dd47/windows-server-2012-ntp-version-compatibility
Now I've found out that Windows Server 2012 does sync with the router. That's our DirSync server, and is in the same VLAN as our DC's. So I thought: I'll set up the Windows Server 2012 as new timeserver, so our PDCe can sync with that server. (Compony
policy is that DC's don't talk to the internet). Everything seems alright.
I've set:
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:<IP of router>,0x8 /syncfromflags:manual
w32tm /config /reliable:yes
Changed the registry with:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CC\SERVICES\W32TIME\TIMEPROVIDERS\NTPSERVER - Enabled:1
HKLM\SYSTEM\CC\SERVICES\W32TIME\Config - AnnounceFlags:A
And stopped and started the W32Time service. I can see that the Windows 2012 server is fetching the correct time, and checked with NBTSTAT -NA that it's listening on port 123.
But our PDCe doesn't sync. (also changed the config so it has the 2012 server as timesource). Get the EventID 47:
Time Provider NtpClient: No valid response has been received from manually configured peer <w2012server> after 8 attempts to contact it. This peer will be discarded as a time source and NtpClient will attempt to discover a new peer with this DNS
name. The error was: The peer is unreachable.
What more can I try?

It only shows me the 3 DC's:
DC04.domain.local *** PDC ***[[::1]:123]:
    ICMP: 0ms delay
    NTP: +0.0000000s offset from DC04.domain.local
        RefID: 'LOCL' [0x4C434F4C]
        Stratum: 1
DC03.domain.local[10.x.x.x:123]:
    ICMP: 0ms delay
    NTP: -0.0097028s offset from DC04.domain.local
        RefID: DC04.domain.local [10.x.x.x]
        Stratum: 2
DC05.domain.local[10.x.x.x:123]:
    ICMP: 0ms delay
    NTP: -0.0127883s offset from DC04.domain.local
        RefID: W8D-VW-DC04.domain.local [10.x.x.x]
        Stratum: 2
Warning:
Reverse name resolution is best effort. It may not be
correct since RefID field in time packets differs across
NTP implementations and may not be using IP addresses.

Server 2012 RDS - User Profile Disks - Errors during Logoff

I have set up a test Server 2012 RDS collection (Single Server for now) and implemented User Profile disks.
I have two problems.
First: My generic test user can connect and does successfully use the user profile disk as expected. However, at
logoff, the system event log contains these errors:
The error (NTFS 137) is: The default transaction resource manager on volume C:\Users\ts3.test encountered a non-retryable error and could not start. The data contains the error code.
The warning (NTFS 50) that concerns me is:
It appears that the user profile disk is being "disabled" or "disconnected"
before the profile data is completely written at logoff. What can I do to troubleshoot this?
Second:
Update: A post from Mike Connor on the following page: -LINK- solved
the problem described below.
My administrative user always logs on now with a temporary profile. At the beginning, the UPD was working and mounting. That stopped working. In attempting to troubleshoot, I logged the admin user off and deleted the UPD disk
file from the share. I remember it working again after generating a new UPD disk file in the share. Soon, it quit working again. I deleted the UPD disk file again from the share and ever since, it has never regenerated a new UPD and
always logs on with a temporary profile.

We experience less to zero problems after an outage with our User Profile Disks when we use the option: "Store all user settings and data on the user profile disk". Other then when we use the other checkbox (even though all checkboxes
underneath are checked).
Our test setup was, an RDSH 2012 r2 server(s), with an 2012r2 server holding the share.
We first tried the "store all user settings" for the User Profile Disk, we logged several accounts onto our RDSH Server we then disconnected our server which holds the share to simulate an outage. After about 5 minutes we connected the
server again holding the share. When the share comes back online, we logged off the users and logged them back in. The result was a valid profile for all the accounts including their last changes from before the share got disconnected.
The exact same test was done with the option: "Store only the following folders on the user profile disk" with all checkboxes underneath checked, which gave us corrupt profiles.. We also did these tests by giving the server holding the share a reboot instead
of an disconnect from network. This gave us the same result. Each test was done at least 2 to 3 times..
I hope others can confirm this as well in their situation, as it seems to be a bug within that specific checkbox.
Looking at the above tests, the best way in my test cases were to exclude the default folders (f.e.: \Documents) if you would like to redirect them instead of using them inside your User Profile Disk. Redirects can be done through GPO Folder redirection
options or GPO registry combined with Environment Variables.
Even after several attemps to simulate an outage, i get left with consistent profiles. I've now also included an hard reset of my virtual machine (that gave the same results as a disconnect of the network card). This was all done through using the: "Store
all user settings in the user profile disk". The other option left us with inconsistent profiles. I hope others can confirm this as well..
Looks to me that the type of connection towards the User profile happens different. You can see this when looking at the C:\users\<username> and subfolders if you use user profile disks. The 2 options show different symbols as well.

Unable to login Windows Server 2012 after making local policy changes

Experts, we have modified the local policy setting on the windows server 2012 and badly it was domain controller now none of the users are able to login to the server. After entering the user name and password it will launch till welcome screen then it errors
out saying user name or password incorrect. below are the steps which we followed
1. Policy setting is located in Computer Configuration\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options \Network security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos values change from Not Configured to DES_CBC_MD5
2. changed user attribute msDS-SupprtdEncryptionTypes to 2 , this account we were used for kerberos authentication.
3. Logged off from the server and then server doesn't allow any user to login.
regards,
Jakk

Have you tried connecting to the server from a 2nd DC? Have you tried installing the RSAT tools on a domain member server and modify the offending policy ?
last choice would be restart the DC into safe mode.

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