I want to connect to a remote Windows 10 Desktop computer via the command line. I know I could install an SSH server, but then I need to configure the router, or a VPN. Is there a service (preferably free) similar to TeamViewer that allows command line access to a Windows computer? It would seem that would be easier and less demanding since it doesn't require sending the graphical interface.
We just setup some new Windows 2008 R2 servers and we are unable to Remote Desktop into them from our Windows 7 desktops. Remote desktop connects, but after we provide credentials we get:
The connection cannot be completed because the remote computer that was reached is not the one you specified. This could be caused by an outdated entry in the DNS cache. Try using the IP address of the computer instead of the name.
If we connect from Windows 7 to a machine not running Windows 2008 R2, or from a machine not running Windows 7 to the Windows 2008 R2 server, it works fine. Likewise if we connect to the Windows 2008 R2 server from Windows 7 via the IP address then it works fine (although that causes other problems later).
I've only found one other mention of someone having this problem, so I don't think it is just our network.
Any suggestions on how to connect from Windows 7 to Windows 2008 R2 via DNS? Both are 64-bit.
Update: Turns out it does not need to be R2 to get the error. We have another server that is Windows 2008 R1 64-bit that also fails.
A user is reporting they might have a virus, although it might be related to their reinstalling zone alarm. I don't physically have access to the computer though. They are running Windows XP. When they try to launch any program form explorer they get the error:
Windows cannot access the specified device path or file
So obviously they get to their desktop fine, and are able to open new explorer windows. They are unable to open any documents or launch any other programs though. They are running as Administrator and the behavior is the same in Safe Mode.
I did a Google search for this error and there are a lot of occurrences (12,000), but none of them provide a meaningful solution.
Does Windows 7 support running Hyper-V Manager?
I have a user with local administrative rights on their Windows 7 64-bit box. They extracted a file from a zip file they downloaded with the Zip shell extension to their desktop on a non-encrypted or compressed NTFS volume.
Unfortunately they cannot open it. I tried to take ownership of it and it just reports "Access is Denied" and for the current owner it reports "Unable to display current owner."
At this point the file cannot be deleted, executed or modified. I have actually seen this exact same happen in Vista before, but I can't for the life of me remember how to fix it.
Any ideas how it happened or how to fix it? I'd be happy just to delete it without a format at this point.
I have a user who is getting a warning message dialog every time he opens a message window in Outlook 2007:
Could not install the custom actions. The object could not be found.
Clicking OK dismisses the dialog and everything appears to work fine.
Does Windows 7 have native support for mounting CD/DVD ISO images? If not, what is the best tool to use for that under Windows 7 64-bit? I am looking for a solution to allow installing MSDN downloads without burning them to CD/DVD.
One of the features of Windows 7 is the ability to mount a virtual hard drive (from Virtual PC) as an actual drive within the OS. What are the steps for doing this?
With the Windows 7 RC out today, and it being good for a year before expiring makes for a compelling argument to deploy it in limited production usage internally. I tested the Windows 7 Beta and was very happy with its stability and compatibility.
We do software development in virtual machines (using VMWare), so the OS isn't as critical (currently using everything from Linux to Windows Server 2008 on our developer desktops).
I have a new hire starting Monday and a 64-Bit Dual Core machine with 4 GB of RAM (More RAM on its way). I am considering installing Windows 7 on it as a test. Is it stable enough to run in a production environment? Any major concerns to watch out for?