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Microsoft Windows SBS 2008 system hang-up after Windows Security Update Problem Description from Internet source: You do a windows update and it asks for a reboot, after a reboot windows will stop at the stage below and it won’t start. It may start rebooting itself (loop). Configuring updates Stage 3 of 3, 0% completed Traditional MS Solution on TechNet Find your install media.  Remember to hit F8 to get into the recovery console. But here’s the workaround: - Using the install media, the server was booted into the recovery console. - In the following directory, c:\windows\winsxs, the pending.xml file was renamed pending.old you may delete  pending files, and it will create new one on next windows update you may use another recovery disk as we did but if you are using windows DVD to do this steps you may need to follow : 1. Insert the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD and restart the computer from the DVD. Note During the start-up process, when you are prom

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How to map multiple network drives using a VBS script   A sample script files to map multiple drives mapping through a VBS script Note:Use group policy management console to enforce   On Error Resume  Next Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo") Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network") Wscript.Echo strUser.UserName strUserPath = "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.UserName Set objUser = GetObject(strUserPath) For Each strGroup in objUser.MemberOf     strGroupPath = "LDAP://" & strGroup     Set objGroup = GetObject(strGroupPath)     strGroupName = objGroup.CN     Select Case strGroupName         Case "Domain Users"                         objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "P:", \\SRV3\res_photos             objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "t:", "\\srv3\data"             objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "u:", "\\srv3\Filing_Data_Shed"           

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Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 on Windows 2008 R2 Standard Server    Step by step process for swing migration * Pre Site inspection On SBS 2003 Windows update Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Small Business Server Service Pack 1 Microsoft Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 Checked the health of the Active Directory by running DCDIAG /a Run Best Practices Analyser Run the Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyser Domain/forest Functional Level Raise the Domain Functional Level : Click Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers Right click on the domain name and select Raise Domain Functional Level On Small Business Server 2003 Click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager Checked the Operational Mode X:\support\adprep\adprep32 /forestprep ......................................... Test PING SBSSERVER to 2008 ......................................