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Are both servers joined to the domain?
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yes they are. I also get the error when I from server1 try to validate server1
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yes they are. I also get the error when I from server1 try to validate server1

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I don't expect this to be the reason but I thought I just wanted to mention that I first installed the Hyper-V role and then the cluster feature.
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I don't expect this to be the reason but I thought I just wanted to mention that I first installed the Hyper-V role and then the cluster feature.

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i think there actually is some kind of problem with the server service. let med check up on that...
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i think there actually is some kind of problem with the server service. let med check up on that...

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Could it be that UAC is enabled? Right-click the cluster manager, choose &quot;Run as administrator&quot;, try again.<br />

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Could it be that UAC is enabled? Right-click the cluster manager, choose "Run as administrator", try again.


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This should be so easy but when try to validate a configuration and add a server an error tells me that the wizard is unable to determine if I have administrator access and that I should check if the server- and remote registry services are running. The are and the firewall has been completely disabled on all profiles.<br />
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Any advice would be much appreciated.
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This should be so easy but when try to validate a configuration and add a server an error tells me that the wizard is unable to determine if I have administrator access and that I should check if the server- and remote registry services are running. The are and the firewall has been completely disabled on all profiles.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Windows 2008 r2 cluster

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.