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Recovering a Deleted Cluster Name Object (CNO) in a Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster, Part 2
In the previous blog Chuck Timon had created, he explained how to recover your Cluster Name Object...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 05/18/2011
Bare Metal Restore
With Windows Server 2008 R2 you can perform a Bare Metal Restore of a server that has suffered a...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 05/12/2011
Sysprep, SkipRearm, and Image Build Best Practices
Running sysprep Today's blog will cover a common question we get with deploying Windows. The...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 05/11/2011
Supported workaround for torn state installations on Windows 7 SP1
I have an update for those of you with systems in a torn state. To clarify, torn state systems are...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 05/10/2011
Disk Considerations for Large File Share Servers
While working here at Microsoft, I have noticed over the years that many administrators have been...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/29/2011
Where’s my disk space?
I have worked a few customer cases lately that have had the same issue. Explorer shows that a...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/13/2011
GPT and Failover Clustering
Its Robert Mitchell again and I’m back to talk about my favorite subject, storage. I’ve had a...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/07/2011
Deployment Options for UEFI based Computers
Today’s blog will discuss support for UEFI with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and other...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/25/2011
Mapping a Cluster Shared Volume to the Physical Disk
Cluster Shared Volumes is a new feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering intended to...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/22/2011
New information on error code 0xc0000034
We have updated the KB that deals with this error to include a new script to get users out of the...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/16/2011
Why you don’t want to edit your pending.xml to resolve 0xC0000034 issues
I know that one of the workarounds everyone is using is editing the pending.xml file and rebooting...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/11/2011
Error 0xC0000034 during Service Pack 1 installations for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
I've seen several reports now of the following error (or something similar): !! 0xc0000034 !!...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/10/2011
BitLocker Drive Encryption and Active Directory
Hello, my name is Manoj Sehgal. I am a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in the Windows group and...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/09/2011
Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals – Free Online Classes – March 29 – 31
Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/08/2011
“Devil’s in the details…”
Hi, My name is Kim and I’m a support engineer in the Core Performance team. I recently joined...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 03/04/2011
Windows 7/2008R2 SP1 AIK Supplement Update Installation and Information
With the release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1(SP1) we have also released a...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 02/25/2011
Fixes for Issues with Windows R2 / Windows 7 SP1
Hello everyone. With SP1 almost ready to be available to the general public, I thought I’d...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 02/18/2011
How to use DISM to install a hotfix from within Windows
Hello, my name is Emmers Presson. I am a Support Escalation Engineer for Microsoft in the Windows...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 02/15/2011
Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 has Released!
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 has shipped. Here’s the bottom line: Volume Licensed,...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 02/10/2011
KMS Count is not increasing
Today’s blog will cover KMS volume activation and the KMS count. Many times customers will contact...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 02/08/2011
We want to hear from you.
Every once in awhile, we reach out to the IT community to get an idea of what kinds of topics...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 02/07/2011
Troubleshooting ‘Redirected Access’ on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV)
Cluster shared Volumes (CSV) is a new feature implemented in Windows Server 2008 R2 to assist...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 12/16/2010
General activation concepts
Today’s blog posting is based on documentation written for our activation specialists to answer some...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 11/22/2010
Open File Security Warning Prompt during Deployment
Today’s blog is going to cover an issue we have seen a couple of times now with customers utilizing...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 11/12/2010
How to use Bitlocker Data Recovery Agent to unlock Bitlocker Protected Drives
Hello, my name is Manoj Sehgal. I am a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in the Windows...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 10/11/2010
GPT in Windows
GUID Partition Table or GPT is a standard that’s been around for a while but is still not completely...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 10/08/2010
Microsoft Professional Advisory Services
I am sure many of you are aware that Microsoft provides several options for our customers in terms...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 09/14/2010
How To Verify or Check your KMS/MAK Product Key
Hello, my name is Scott McArthur. I am a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in the Windows group and...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 09/13/2010
NTFS File Attributes
It is time once again to delve into the fascinating world of NTFS! So far I’ve outlined how files...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 08/25/2010
Using Multiple Client Access Points (CAP) in a Windows Server 2008 (R2) Failover Cluster
Quite a while back I wrote a blog on a new functionality in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 08/24/2010
Working with File Shares in Windows Server 2008 (R2) Failover Clusters
I know what you are thinking, “How hard can it be to work with cluster file shares?”. I would be...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 08/19/2010
Issues Resulting in Bitlocker Recovery Mode and Their Resolution
My name is Tanner Slayton and I am a Sr. Support Escalation Engineer for Microsoft on the Windows...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 08/04/2010
How to use Hash of TPM from AD to reset your TPM password
Hello, my name is Manoj Sehgal. I am a Support Escalation Engineer in the Windows group and today’s...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 08/03/2010
Customizing Default users profile using CopyProfile
Today’s blog is going to cover some issues around customizing default user profiles when deploying...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 07/28/2010
Are you opening up a .NET case with Microsoft?
My name is Joseph Conway and I am a Senior Escalation Engineer on the CORE team. Today’s blog...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 07/12/2010
Bitlocker Policies for Windows 7 on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008
Hello, my name is Manoj Sehgal. I am a Support Escalation Engineer in the Windows group and today’s...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 07/02/2010
Help us, help you.
Catchy title, huh. Perhaps not, but it is really what we want you to do. This will be a pretty short...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 06/29/2010
PS script for blog: Enumeration of the files failed
Here’s the script for the Blog: Reasons why the error “Enumeration of the files...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 06/18/2010
Reasons why the error Enumeration of the files failed may occur during System State backup
In today’s blog submission, we would like to address some reasons and troubleshooting tips...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 06/18/2010
Cluster Validation Error with Fiber Adapter
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 has a validation test that needs to be run against all nodes confirm...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 06/09/2010
Rights needed for user account to create a Cluster Name Object (CNO) on Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster
As discussed in previous blogs and articles, there is no longer a Cluster Service account in...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 06/02/2010
Reason for Access Denied error in PowerShell using Get-WMIObject calls to a remote Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster node
What we will be covering in this blog, is a reason for an Access Denied error message in PowerShell...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 04/20/2010
Hyper-V Client Tracing – Tracing the User Interface (“UI”)
The purpose of this article is to explain a troubleshooting methodology with Hyper-V that goes a...
Author: Tom Acker x-msft Date: 04/20/2010
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters: Networking (Part 4)
The Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering: Networking three-part blog series has been out...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/15/2010
Understanding the Cluster Debug Log in 2008
One of the major changes from 2003 to 2008 is the way we handle logging of cluster debug events. I...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/13/2010
How to backup recovery information in AD after BitLocker is turned ON in Windows 7
Hello, My name is Manoj Sehgal. I am a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in the Windows group and...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/06/2010
Cluster Validation Storage Test ‘List All Disks’ Fails with Status 87
Greetings CORE blog fans! It has been awhile so I thought it was time for another blog. ...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/05/2010
How to Disable BitLocker Drive Encryption Fixed Data Drive Read-Only Policy Using GPO
Hello, my name is Kaushik Ainapure. I am a Support Engineer in the Windows group and today’s blog I...
Author: Jeff Hughes (MSFT) Date: 04/02/2010