Set time-out settings for Windows 2003
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Using Terminal Services Configuration
1. Open Terminal Services Configuration.
2. In the console tree, click Connections.
3. In the details pane, right-click the connection for which you want to modify time-out settings, and then click Properties.
4. On the Sessions tab, above End a disconnected session, select the Override user settings check box. This allows you to configure time-out settings for the connection.
5. Configure the following time-out settings as appropriate:
- In End a disconnected session, select the maximum amount of time that a disconnected session remains on the server. When the time limit is reached, the disconnected session ends. When a session ends, it is permanently deleted from the server. Select Never to allow disconnected sessions to remain on the server indefinitely.
- In Active session limit, select the maximum amount of time that a user's session can remain active on the server. When the time limit is reached, either the user is disconnected from the session or the session ends. When a session ends, it is permanently deleted from the server. Select Never to allow the session to continue indefinitely.
- In Idle session limit, select the maximum amount of time that an idle session (a session without client activity) remains on the server. When the time limit is reached, either the user is disconnected from the session or the session ends. When a session ends, it is permanently deleted from the server. Select Never to allow idle sessions to remain on the server indefinitely.
Notes
To open Terminal Services Configuration, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Terminal Services Configuration.
Group Policy overrides the configuration set with the Terminal Services Configuration tool.
These settings affect every client that uses the connection to connect to the terminal server. To define Session settings on a per-user basis, use the User Configuration Group Policies or the Terminal Services Extension to Local Users and Groups and Active Directory Users and Computers.
Change Windows 2008 Administrator Password
To change the Administrator password on Windows 2008, please follow the directions below:
Membership in Administrators, or equivalent, is the minimum required to perform this procedure.
To change the Administrator password in Windows Server 2008
- Log on to the computer using the Administrator account.
- Click Start > Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
- In User Accounts, in Make changes to your user account, click Change your password.
- In Change your password, in Current Password, type your password.
- In New password, type a new password.
- In Confirm new password, retype the password.
- In Type a password hint, type a word or phrase that will remind you of your password or, optionally, leave this field blank.
- Click Change password.
Change Windows 2003 Administrator Password
To change the Administrator password on Windows 2003, please follow the directions below:
Membership in Administrators, or equivalent, is the minimum required to perform this procedure.
To change the Administrator password in Windows Server 2003
- Log on to the computer using the Administrator account.
- Click Start > Settings > Control Panel, right-click Administrative Tools, and then click Open. Administrative Tools opens.
- Double-click Computer Management, click Local Users and Groups, and in the details pane, double-click Users. The Users folder opens.
- In the details pane, right-click the account that you want to change, and click Set Password. A warning dialog box opens. Read the information to determine whether you want to proceed with the step to change the password.
- In New Password, type a password. In Confirm password, retype the password, and then click OK.
WampServer 2 – Windows/Apache/PHP/MySQL
WampServer is an open source project that includes the following:
- Apache 2.2.17
- Php 5.3.3
- Mysql 5.1.53 (version 64 bits)
- Mysql 5.5.8 (version 32 bits)
- PhpMyadmin 3.2.0.1
- SQLBuddy 1.3.2
You can find the latest version here and it's strongly recommended as one stop solution for these applications.
Windows VPS Check List
After receiving your login details to a Windows VPS, it's always important to check to double check the settings to see if you your resources were allocated to your correctly.
You can check the RAM & CPU Processor here:
From this screen you can verify the CPU Cores allocated to your VPS.
Last, but now least the Disk Space allocation:
For this example, we're using a ZAP1 from PhotonVPS which allocates the following:
512MB RAM
1 CPU Core
35GB Disk Space
Looks like we got everything we ordered!
Connecting to your Windows VPS
If you signed up for a Windows VPS, here's how you'll connect to it:
If your using a Windows XP you can follow these simple directions below:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx#EQG
Using Windows Vista or Windows 7:
If your on OSX, I recommend using this Application: