Tag Archives: server 2008 R2

Using BackupPC with DiskShadow to backup open files

Posted on July 16, 2010 by James Rudd

This post is to assist in the setup of a BackupPC system able to backup in use files by using MS volume snapshots. It also has the benefit of only having the RSync daemon running during the backup which increases security. Continue reading →

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HP Printers – “Printer driver is not installed” on Windows 2008 R2

Posted on May 17, 2010 by James Rudd

Recently I migrated all our printers from a Server 2003 R2 x32 print server to Server 2008 R2 (x64). During this upgrade all the printers had x64 drivers added and their security settings checked. However, I kept experiencing problems in … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Mail

Posted on February 24, 2010 by James Rudd

I have just been setting up a new Windows Server 2008 R2 box up as a terminal server. As part of this I enabled the Desktop Experience feature, however this also enabled Windows Mail. Windows mail seems to generate large … Continue reading →

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