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Microsoft Windows Server Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server = SBS) is an integrated server suite from Microsoft. It is designed to run network infrastructures (for small and midsize businesses) having no more than 25 users or 50 devices.

Microsoft Windows Server Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server = SBS) is an integrated server suite from Microsoft. It is designed to run network infrastructures (for small and midsize businesses) having no more than 25 users or 50 devices.

More information is available at Microsoft´s Windows Server Essentials page.

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How to avoid the issue of the account used to join a domain to become a local administrator?

While joining (for the first time) workstations to the domain provided by our server running Windows Server Essentials, I've encountered the following subtle behavior: The account that I would use to join the domain, using the Windows Server…
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Essential Business Server

We are trying to run the Preparation Wizard for Essential Business Server 2008 and receive the following error. "A list of servers could not be collected from Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Ensure that your network is functioning…
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Using GPO to configure Automatic Update

What I'm trying to do is configure automatic updates via server for all clients on network which I have set for every Saturday at 1800 with an auto retsart in 15 mins after the updates have completed. However, my concern is that if windows update is…
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Windows Essential Business Server

We are currently going through the process of installing windows essential business server. We successfully made it through the utility/planning of the servers with no issues. Going through the setup process when running the environmental tools…
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What are the pros and cons of Windows Essential Business Server?

I just heard about Windows Essential Business Server for the first time yesterday. We currently have Small Business Server, and were thinking of migrating to the standard server products. We're approaching the limit on number of mailboxes. From…
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