Category: Servers

Issue Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools installation fails on Windows Server 2016 with the following error: Installation failed!Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools cannot be successfully installed.

Issue Windows Server 2012 Foundation stuck in a reboot loop while installing updates. The server starts with a message “Configuring Updates – Stage 1 of 4“, shortly after it reboots and the same happens again.

Issue Cannot run a simple .vbs script using Windows Task Scheduler. The script runs just fine if launched manually. However, if it’s run from a scheduled task as a currently logged on user, Open With dialogue opens. If it’s run from a scheduled task under a different user account, nothing happens and task stays in Running state…

Issue Cannot forward emails sent to an Exchange 2016 Public Folder to an external email address because the Exchange Admin Center GUI doesn’t display external contacts. Only User Mailboxes are displayed.

Issue Windows Server 2008R2 fails to install KB2999226 (Internet Explorer 11) update with error 9C48. IE11 is already present on the system and seems to be functioning fine. All other updates install with no issues. Windows system logs record Event ID 20 Error: Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Internet Explorer…

Issue Backup Exec pre-install environment check reports following error: Failed.The Windows Server service vas not started. Start this service before continuing with the installation of Backup Exec. The server service is, in fact, running and set to start automatically.

Cannot move a virtual machine from one Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V host to another. The move fails at the very beginning with the following error: The virtual machine cannot be moved to the destination computer. The hardware on the destination computer is not compatible with the hardware requirements of this virtual machine.Virtual machine migration operation failed…

Adobe now distributes Adobe Reader updates as .msp files which makes it somewhat more difficult to deploy via Group Policy. Below instructions show how to merge .msi and .msp files so that the application could be deployed via Group Policy. This example is for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, but the same process should work for other software as…

Issue Web application fails to connect to MS SQL Server 2017 Express with following error: -2147217843 – [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user ‘sql_user’.

Issue Cannot uninstall Sophos Enterprise Console Management Server component. All others components were successfully removed, but Management Server refuses to go away. Uninstaller progresses almost all the way, but at the end it rolls itself back and Management Server stays installed along with bunch of Sophos services.

Issue Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option (DLO) backup utility has option “Install Agents and Maintenance Service on Remote Computers” greyed out. Resolution To resolve the issue right click on Veritas DLO Console shortcut and click on Run as Administrator. This only needs to be done once. Veritas Desktop and Laptop Option 9.2Windows Server 2008R2

Issue Enabling Bitlocker encryption on the system drive in Windows Server 2016 fails with following error: Bitlocker Drive EncryptionBitLocker could not be enabledThe BitLocker encryption key cannot be obtained from the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)C: was not encrypted