Adding a Target Volume Using Wbadmin
Option 3 of Microsoft KB 2009365 describes how to add a disk to Windows Server backup when other disks are offsite: you have to use the wbadmin command line tool. …
Server 2012 Essentials Client Backup Cleanup Not Running
Windows Server 2012 Essentials is raising the following warning every 30 minutes: Warning Alert: CleanupOverdue is raised at SVR2012E. <Title> A scheduled cleanup task for Client Computer Backup did not …
Plugable UD-160-A Display Issues
I recently purchased a Plugable UD-160-A Universal Docking Station so I could add a third display in addition to my laptop’s display and my primary monitor. I was experiencing some …
Failed to Surface VHD for Windows Server Backup
Yes, though “failed to surface” sounds like a problem for a whale or a submarine, it applies to Virtual Hard Disks as well. I have a Windows Server 2008R2 Hyper-V …
The RPCHD Service
I’ve been testing IDrive as an online backup option. Yesterday a chat support rep asked needed to look at my system, and at his request I downloaded and installed “RemoteSupportHost_317082.exe”, …
SkyDrive vs. Google Drive for PDFs
A few notes as I test SkyDrive and Google Drive for storing some PDF documents. Google Drive The “drive” is a special folder on your PC. You can even put …
Registry Permissions after Domain Change
A couple months ago, as part of migrating to Server 2012 Essentials, I created a new Windows domain for my network with the same name as the old domain. I …
2012 Essentials Internet Connection Errors
On my Server 2012 Essentials virtual machine, I was getting five or six messages every day telling me that the server is not connected to the Internet, even though it …
DFSR event 2213 during Windows Server Backup
On Server 2012 Essentials, I run the native Windows Server Backup two times per day. I get the warning message below one time during each backup. The message appears 32 …
Red X’s on Network Shares, UAC Prompts
My Windows 7 desktop was showing red X’s next to each mapped network drive. Clicking on the drive let me browse the files, but the Red X remained.