Windows Server 2003 to 2012 Essentials Migration Error – DFS Replication Service Is Not Running

I had to recently migrate a few customers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials, unfortunately the Migration Preparation tool would keep failing on “DFS Replication service is not running”. DFS Replication service did not exist until Server 2003 R2. So to get round this I made the following modification: Open SBSMigrationPrep.ps1 located in […]

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Windows 8 Password Recovery

How to Change Forgotten Windows 8 Password with Installation Disc Boot your Windows 8 computer from Windows 8 installation disc. Once the message “Press any key to boot from CD…..” appears, press the Enter key to continue. As soon as you get to the Windows Setup screen, press the SHIFT + F10 key combination to […]

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