Contents tagged with Windows Server 2008
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Remote Desktops MMC Snap-in on Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 has a nice MMC Snap-in called “Remote Desktops” which provides a tree view of all of the Remote Desktop Connections for the various servers that you manage and then allows you to switch between them easily by just clicking on one of them in the tree view. Windows 7 does not have this snap-in built-in by default but you can get it from the Remote Server Administration Tools update for Windows 7. Below are instructions on how to configure your Windows 7 computer to use the Remote Desktops MMC Snap-in.
Download and install the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7887.
Browse to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off.
Scroll down to the “Remote Server Administration Tools” > “Role Administration Tools”.
Check the “Remote Desktop Services Tools” checkbox.
Now you will have the Remote Desktops Snap-in which allows you to have a tree view of the various Windows servers that you manage.
Start > Run > mmc.exe
File > Add/Remove Snap-in…
And then add the Remote Desktops snap-in:
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Machine Setup: Turn-off clicking sound when browsing folders
In the past I usually have had the sound turned off on my computer but recently I have been leaving it on. With the sound on, browsing folders in Explorer or navigating in Internet Explorer would play a clicking sound whenever changing folders or navigating to a new page. That gets annoying very quickly so here is how I shut it off on Windows Server 2008 (and probably Windows Vista too):
Start > Control Panel > Sound
In the Sound Control Panel, select the Sounds tab and then in the Program panel scroll all the way down to the “Windows Explorer” program (it will be near the bottom).
Under the Windows Explorer program is a “Start Navigation” sound:
Select this one (you can use the Test Button to confirm that you have the correct sound) and then change the Sounds dropdown near the bottom to “(None)”.
Hit Apply and OK your way ok of the Sound Control Panel and now no more clicking sound while browsing folders in Explorer or while navigating in Internet Explorer.
This is getting added to my Machine Setup checklist for when I rebuild my development environment.
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Windows Server 2008 IIS7 SMTP properties
In Windows Server 2003 IIS6 you were able to change SMTP properties from within Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In Windows Server 2008 the IIS7 Manager does not handle SMTP anymore... but you can modify it by using the old IIS6 Manager which is provided as part of the Windows Server 2008 Administrative Tools.
Under Administration Tools you will now find two different IIS Manager entries. One for IIS7 and one for IIS6. Choose the IIS6 Manager to change the SMTP properties.
The IIS6 Manager will only have an item for the SMTP Virtual Server. Right-click on the SMTP Virtual Server and select properties.
This will display the familiar SMTP Properties dialog that you are used to from Windows Server 2003. Now you will be able to change things such as the size limit of the messages, the number of messages per connection, outbound delivery delay notifications, etc.
