Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 General Discussion

Granting file access permissions

MarshMan - 23 Jul 2005 6:14 PM - 4 messages

I'm coming from NDS to AD and I'm struggling a bit with granting file access permissions. My AD OU design is geographical in nature and I want to grant file access to all users in an OU, however I canâ€™t seem to locate OUs ...

rename domain

stuart macleod - 23 Jul 2005 9:45 AM - 4 messages

I want to know how to rename a sbs2003 server domain and the email domain ie: ..co.uk to .com ...

PLEASE HELP!!!

Postaci - 23 Jul 2005 7:06 AM - 3 messages

I have a big problem and I dont solve this from 3 months. PLEASE H E L P I have, 2048 / 512 Kbit DSL internet. windows 2003 server web edition pentium 3 795 MHz cpu and 512 MB RAM hardware intel web compere ...

Remote Web Workplace, coming to Windows Server?

Douglas - 23 Jul 2005 2:02 AM - 4 messages

I have a few clients with SBS 2003 boxes and one of my favorite things is Remote Web Workplace. Do you think there is a chance that MS will create the application so that it can be installed on a standard windows network, ...

Trouble With Windows Server 2003 Standard

Servertrouble - 22 Jul 2005 11:08 PM - 3 messages

I have recently taken on the responsibility for the company server, and there are many issues. We have a stand-alone W2003 Server setup, with 3 networked computers. The person who setup the server left it logged on as admin, and there has ...

moving pagefile

Glenn - 22 Jul 2005 9:41 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to move pagefile.sys from my c: drive to the e: drive because it is huge and taking up a lot of space..and I'm running out. I keep getting a message saying that the source file may be in use and it ...

2003 SP1 Issue

Al - 22 Jul 2005 8:26 PM - 4 messages

After installing service pack 1 and rebooting, our domain controllers exhibit the following behavior: The â€œApplying Computer Settingsâ€ window is displayed for an hour or more without any disk activity. The window will then disappear and the server will ...

% Processor Time Performace Counter & Itanium Systems

Bill - 22 Jul 2005 6:42 PM - 8 messages

I have 4 Itanium servers, 2 running Windows 2003 Enterprise and 2 running Windows 2003 Data Center. I am unable to get a value when running Performance Monitor and using the % Processor Time counter. In Performace monitor is shows the value as dashes. I am able to use the other counters, just not this ...

VSS error

pwalley - 22 Jul 2005 6:13 PM - 4 messages

I am getting the following error on one 2003 server The Volume Shadow Copy service terminated with service-specific error 2147549183 (0x8000FFFF). anyone have a lead i could chase? I can't find a thing other then someone who asks the same question in Italian on the google newsgroups. ...

Need good books on w2003 server

Andrew Mallette - 22 Jul 2005 6:08 PM - 3 messages

I would like to know which books are the best for learning Windows 2003 server editon. Ones that would eventually help me get certified. ...

Disconnecting USB Devices from within a script

R. Seiler - 22 Jul 2005 6:07 PM - 3 messages

I am setting up a script to use xcopy to backup files nightly to an external USB drive. Is there a way to disconnect USB Devices from within a script so that there is no need for user intervention? or - can it be dune with someting that I can compile in C? ...

Killing a Service

Dragon - 22 Jul 2005 3:57 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a stubborn service that hangs once in a while. It shows started but stops working. When we try to stop the service, it remains in the "Stopping" status. For now, theonly way we have to solve this is to reboot the server. ...

2003 Server Licensing

System Admin - 22 Jul 2005 3:35 PM - 3 messages

Hi, One of my customers is planning for following configuration for Single domain 2003 servers: A DC1, DC2 and File & Print Server. DC! & DC2 will only be working domain controllers / DNS / DHCP but will not be used for any File or Print sharing. ...

Secruity Settings for profiles and problems

Chris Chase - 22 Jul 2005 2:53 PM - 3 messages

I am using group policy and also profiles for our users here at the school. The Group Policy's work fine. My 2 issuses are with the profiles. When I create the profiles, I use roaming profiles so that they are stored on the ...

Performance Monitoring

Joe Zammit - 22 Jul 2005 1:07 PM - 2 messages

Hi All I am running web applications over multiple database and web servers. Each web application runs on a Web Server and connects to a seperate Database Server. As more web applications are created, we have to purchase more web ...

Windows Installer stops working

Trevogin - 22 Jul 2005 10:57 AM - 2 messages

Hi all! We have 2003 Server SP1 domain with several Windows XP Pro SP1 clients Everything works fine When I install SP2 to a client machine errors occur: Windows Installer stops working Network connections disappear, i.e. network itself go on working, but ...

Server 2003 Time Service

Craig Mann - 22 Jul 2005 9:13 AM - 2 messages

I need to configure our domain controller (Windows Server 2003) to become a time server for our network. How do I configure the w32time service to synchronise with an external time service? After that, how do I point all the client machines on the network to ...

Problem with Windows Server 2003 - it turns off whenever he wants...

Neli via WinServerKB.com - 22 Jul 2005 8:53 AM - 4 messages

Hi! I am working with Windows Server 2003, but I habe a problem - the server turns off whenever he wants. I have no time to react of this, so often I lost everything I've type. I have no access to Internet with him, so there isn't ...

Mail Delay & Duplication

scott99_perth - 22 Jul 2005 3:21 AM - 3 messages

Good Morning, I realise that this issue has come up before, but my mail delay is anywhere from nill to 12 hours and often the mail is duplicated (however the duplicated mail is only duplicated once, and it is rare) and the duplicated ...

Can connect to RIS Server but only get a blue screen

Terry Renolds - 21 Jul 2005 11:58 PM - 3 messages

Windows 2003 SP1 - Is a DC with DNS/DHCP/RIS installed on it. The server blew so I had to rebuild it. AD/DNS/DHCP works fine. The problem with RIS is I can connect with the PXE NIC, then log in but once ...

Any issues with Windows 2003 Server for development purposes?

MJG - 21 Jul 2005 11:18 PM - 3 messages

I'm considering using a Windows 2003 Standard Server for development. The idea is that it have IIS6 and SQL Server 2000 running on it. (Single user.) It also has a bunch of development tools including Visual Studio. ...

WMI script

UWKC Admin - 21 Jul 2005 10:16 PM - 2 messages

I have a script which allows you to enter a hostname and it would return the MAC address of that computer. How do I modify it so that I could enter a MACAddress and have it return the hostname or logon username? Appreciate any ...

Slow response time message from server

Joe K. - 21 Jul 2005 8:53 PM - 2 messages

I have a Windows 2003 Server with SQL Server 2000. Periodically when the server cpu to disk I/O, network activity, and blocked processes are very low we receive error messages stating very slow response from executing a simple query from a sql server database. ...

What OS to use to run Parallel?

Mike R. - 21 Jul 2005 8:18 PM - 3 messages

I would like to setup 2 servers to run parallel on my network so if one goes down, the other one jump in and do the job. Below are the applications that I need to run parallel: IIS, Some Files and Folders, ColdFusion, SQL Server, Exchange, DHCP, DNS, ...

Logon Screen Object Does Not Appear On Server's Local Monitor

westernwind - 21 Jul 2005 5:34 PM - 5 messages

This is intended for the managed news group monitors to resolve: I have two Windows Server 2003-SP1 AD/DCs that are connected to a Rariton multi-switch (PS2 type connector). When I switch to server-1 I get the Gray ...

Odd behavior with Extended File Properties

Lou O'Quin - 21 Jul 2005 5:14 PM - 2 messages

First the background: We have a Windows 2003 Server, holding, among other things, about 100,000 TIF document files. In order to ensure that our Sharepoint server properly indexes the documents, we copy certain of the TIF tag data to extended file property fields automatically, as a part of a document "check in" process. We use dsofile.dll, downloaded from Microsoft, to maintain the extended file properties (which are stored as alternate data streams.) (We COULD enter it manually from the summary window of the file properties as well.) The summary fields we update include Title, Subject, Category, Keywords, Comments, Source, Author, and Revision Number. Each file then has at least two alternate data streams, holding the summary data and category data. ...

ctrl-alt-del does not work when logged in

SherlockHo - 21 Jul 2005 4:46 PM - 5 messages

Hi all, I am a network administrator who has spent 2 days, maybe 3, trying to fix the final problem that occurred as a result of one of my DC's being attacked. That problem is that while logged in when you hit ...

Windows 2003 Stop 0x000000c2 Error

03error - 21 Jul 2005 4:32 PM - 4 messages

Hi, We have a new HP Proliant ML570 running 2003 enterprise configured as a file server. Without any warning, the server locked up, closed all the shares, and produced the following error report. After a reboot, the server was back ...

Windows Time Services

Jerry - 21 Jul 2005 4:03 PM - 2 messages

SBS 2003 as the PDC and several other servers on various versions of Server 2003. I performed these steps on the PDC : Synching to an External Time Source If you want to ensure that the clocks on your machines are more accurate in ...

Win 2003 Server Support Tools To View Client Desktop

scptech - 21 Jul 2005 4:02 PM - 3 messages

When connected to a Win 2003 server via terminal services, I'd like to be able to see a client PC's desktop to help them with troubleshooting. Are there tools built into Win 2003 server to allow this? I have used VNC in the past, am looking for other ways (built-in or ...

Server 2003 built-in defragment tool question

RQ - 21 Jul 2005 3:44 PM - 4 messages

Hi All, A built-in disk defragmenter from Windows 2003 server. Is it good for RAID 5 arry? Thanks, Roger ...

PKI Certificate Server Install in AD Empty Root Domain

FastEddie - 21 Jul 2005 3:42 PM - 7 messages

Platform: Windows 2003 AD with an empty root We are installing an Enterprise CA in our Active Directory 2003 Forest. All our resources, users, and computers and effective GP settings are in a domain under the empty forest root domain. ...

How to Verify That SP1 Has Been Installed on Windows Server 2003

Frankie - 21 Jul 2005 3:38 PM - 9 messages

I have Googled this but came up empty.... how can I verify that service pack 1 has been installed on an existing installation of Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition? When I go to Start | Run ... "winver" I get the following: ...

Windows 2003 Server SP1

Carel Lee - 21 Jul 2005 3:37 PM - 4 messages

Morning all, I have Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition installed. I recieved Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition SP1 in my Action Pack can I install this version on Enterprise Edition? Thank you ...

Slow Down Everyday

brian_pcu - 21 Jul 2005 1:48 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I have 2 clients which have 2003 Server. Both sites have a slow down at 5:30-6:00. Both Servers have all the updates. One of the servers slows down very quickly where it takes users up to 2 minutes to open a document and ...

Admin Account is Disabled on domain server

Herman - 21 Jul 2005 1:39 PM - 9 messages

I did a real bone head move and accidently disabled my admin account access in group policy while securing my server. I can no longer log on to the server. I am the only administrator of this server. We are a small shop and ...

How to backup printers on a DC

Matthew Clark - 21 Jul 2005 1:29 PM - 2 messages

We have all of our domain printers on 1 computer which is a 2003 DC. We are concerned about failure of the machine and we loose all of our printers in the domain. I know we could spread our printers out among ...

Windows 2003 SP1 NTbackup

travis649 - 21 Jul 2005 12:39 PM - 12 messages

Hey all Since SP1 for windows 2003 server has come along, ntbackup seems to be having difficulties once again. Here is a recent log from one of my clients new servers. This used to happen before sp1 came out but was resolved in early 2004 with Microsofts error article KB817688. I have been in contact with Microsoft and have paid the shocking fee of $297 for there support but so far they seem to be dumbfounded. I use Sony AIT Tape drives as backup devices which have always worked perfectly. I spoke to sony about the error and they were also dumbfounded and said it was a Microsoft problem. As you are all probably aware, Windows 2003 is now shipping WITH SP1 already included so uninstallation is not possible. Backup Status Operation: Backup Active backup destination: 8mm AIT1 Media name: "Monday" Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: " Backup set #1 on media #1 Backup description: "Monday" Media name: "Monday" Backup Type: Normal Backup started on 18/07/2005 at 10:34 PM. Error: The device reported an error on a request to write data to media. Error reported: Bad data. There may be a hardware or media problem. Please check the system event log for relevant failures. The operation was ended. Backup completed on 18/07/2005 at 10:38 PM. Directories: 68 Files: 3049 Bytes: 434,835,029 Time: 4 minutes and 21 seconds Error: C: is not a valid drive, or you do not have access. ---------------------- The operation did not successfully complete. ---------------------- Hope someone can help. ...

Can't Install Freezes on Windows is Starting

John C Brainard - 21 Jul 2005 12:34 PM - 5 messages

i am trying to install Server 2003 on a clean computer using duel Pentium 3 Xeon with scsi drives. It freezes when the installation gets to windows is starting. I haven't configured any options yet except the scsi adapter. ...

RIS PXE and Event ID:1001 source:dhcpserver

SimonE - 21 Jul 2005 11:32 AM - 2 messages

I have a Windows 2003 installation (no SPs), single domain and site. All servers and clients are on the same subnet. RIS and DHCP server are installed on separate boxes, all servers have multiple teamed nics. When I attempt to PXE boot from a client to RIS an image the system will not ...

smtp service not available in iis

mat safe - 21 Jul 2005 9:47 AM - 2 messages

Hi everyone, I am currently testing 2003 server enterprise edition MSDN iso. On setting up smtp service for the first time the SMTP service appears in the IIS 6 managemant console as described by microsoft. Since then I have discovered that when removing the role from the OS and re-installing the role ...

trial software

Tom - 21 Jul 2005 9:03 AM - 6 messages

Is there trial software available for the Standard edition Windows 2003 server? I see the Enterprise download/CD - does it include the Standard edition? Thank you. ...

Clearing contents of multiple Users Home folders

M_Hood - 21 Jul 2005 8:48 AM - 8 messages

I work in a school and as part of the summer tidy up I need to clear ALL contents from all Student Home drives (H:). I need to retain all folders so I cant just delete all users within a folder. The structure is as follows: ...

Server/Domain upgrade 2000->2003

Misha Hofkes - 21 Jul 2005 8:29 AM - 3 messages

I have a domain with 3 domain controllers: Server1 (W2000 DC), Server2 (W2000 DC) and server3 (W2000 DC, Exchange 2000). I Put in a new server Server4, new install of 2003, ran Domainprep & ForestPrep and after that, DCPromo. ...

Migrate 2003 server AD and Exchange to new hardware

Mick - 21 Jul 2005 5:12 AM - 2 messages

We have a 2003 server that needs to be replaced with new hardware. We want to migrathe with the SAME server name, and include the AD stuff (users and computers etc) as well as the exchange store and shares. I ...

Event log errors during boot up

Need Help - 21 Jul 2005 4:13 AM - 4 messages

Can any of you figure what is the cause for these? The interesting thing is that is seems that it resides around the NIC. However, there is no problems regarding preformance, access, etc. Everything works fine. Event Type: Error ...

After loading SP1 on 2003 IE will not load

epoh - 21 Jul 2005 2:15 AM - 2 messages

I just got finished loading Service Pack 1 on my Windows Server 2003 box. IE no longer launches now. If I keep the task manager up, I can se iexplorer.exe show up as a process for a min or 2, then it just goes away. No error ...

2000 to 2003

jonesboy1129 - 21 Jul 2005 1:08 AM - 2 messages

I have a small domain (1 Server) running Windows 2000 and SQL 2000. I just bought a new server with Windows 2003. I want to make this the DC and switch my existing server to a backup/file server. Any step-by-steps out there to ...

Server 2000 and Internet sharing

Damien - 21 Jul 2005 12:45 AM - 2 messages

I am using a dialup account to connect a office to the internet. When I enable the internet sharing I get a message that reads that sharing is changing the IP address of the network card to 192.168.0.1. Because of ...

sc.exe?

Dan - 21 Jul 2005 12:45 AM - 4 messages

Is it possible to check for a particular service in XP? I've tried to figure out an If/Then statement using sc.exe but haven't been successful. All I need to do is figure out if the service exists and then do some actions ...

How to disable security warning in W2k3 SP1?

Johnny - 21 Jul 2005 12:08 AM - 4 messages

Hello, I am running a Windows 2003 Server with SP1. I have a custom application written in .NET that runs unattended. The application dynamically generates Windows Batch files (*.bat) on a local folder and executes them. Before one of the generated files is executed, SP1 brings up a dialog box ...

How to enable "net send" in Windows 2003?

Johnny - 21 Jul 2005 12:00 AM - 3 messages

How can I enable the use of the "net send" command in a Windows 2003 SP1 server? I want to be able to send and receive message. Thanks. Johnny ...

Sending Network Messages??

Brandon E. - 20 Jul 2005 10:16 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way to send a message to all clients that are connected to a domain or just send a message to one computer that is connected to the domain? I know there is the console messaging in DOS, and there was one in ...

Problems with Automated Deployment Services

imscoop22 - 20 Jul 2005 8:41 PM - 3 messages

I have been using ADS for over a year and have been able to work through a lot of bugs. Now I have one that really has me stumped...long story short, I uninstalled both MSDE and the ADS ...

NT Backup on Server 2003 Generates DCOM error EventID: 10005

westernwind - 20 Jul 2005 5:56 PM - 5 messages

This is intended for the manged new group monitors to resolve: I have Server 2003-SP1 AD/DC and I have configured NT Backup to perform a backup of the "System State" to a file each night at 4:00 AM. The NT Backup ...

W32 Time errors on workstations since DC's upgraded to W2K3

Kevin M - 20 Jul 2005 5:29 PM - 2 messages

W32Time issue - Workstations with incorrect time Since our network has been upgraded to W2K3 domain controllers we have started to notice workstations with the incorrect time and Timesync error 36 in the workstation event logs. Our environment: Root domain : 2 W2K3 DC's - No workstations ...

NIC naming problem....

j.meuzelaar - 20 Jul 2005 4:08 PM - 7 messages

I've got an HP DL360 with 2 NICs in it. According to the BIOS, the NIC - MAC - Port layout looks like this: Port 1: NIC1: 00:0B:CD:07:02:F5 Port 2: NIC2: 00:0B:CD:07:02:59 ...

cannot open scheduled tasks after installing Windows 2003 SP1

Fasahat - 20 Jul 2005 4:07 PM - 2 messages

guys i installed windows 2003 SP1 on my Windows 2003 domain controller.After restarting the server,i cannot open my task scheduler-scheduled tasks on my server. i tried to restart the service.the service cannot stop it is giving me an ...

My Win2003 SBS Active Directory Died

max - 20 Jul 2005 4:04 PM - 2 messages

The server wasn't working, so I switch to the monitor on the server. On the server monitor was a dialog box that Active Directory needed to be rebuilt. With and OK button to reboot and rebuild Active Directory. I clicked OK an went on about my business, I came back ...

Securing MS Word documents on Win Server 2003

scptech - 20 Jul 2005 2:11 PM - 4 messages

We have 50 users on a Wind 2003 Network, each of whom creates MS Word documents as a routine part of their jobs. These files are critical business intellectual property and contain legal and medical information. I need an approach for allowing any user to modify files they have created, ...

Windows Updates Disk Space

Reedler - 20 Jul 2005 12:54 PM - 3 messages

After this last round of WIndows Updates I have noticed my system partition (which on most of my servers is the c drive) have taken a huge disk space hit of 1G or more. This is a problem on two of my servers because there is very ...

Adding new domain user to workstation

scptech - 20 Jul 2005 12:52 PM - 3 messages

To allow a domain user access to a local workstation, does the user have to be added to the workstation explicitly, even if the user has domain admin priveleges? Under what circumstances does the trust relationship between the workstation and the primary domain fail? ...

Runas error 1311: There are currently no logon servers available..

scptech - 20 Jul 2005 12:48 PM - 3 messages

From a client PC on Windows 2003 network, I run the following command from the DOS command prompt: runas /noprofile /User:mylogin@domain "net config server". After being prompted for a password, get the messgae "1311: There are currently no logon servers available to service the login request" ...

Launching Active Directory Tools with 'Runas' from comm

scptech - 20 Jul 2005 12:45 PM - 5 messages

In a Win 2003 network, I want to run Active Directory administrative tools from a client's PC, without logging in as the domain administrator. Is there any command line option for AD Users and Computers, and the Group Polciy tool, which can be run with the 'Runas' command from the DOS prompt? ...

fax server

Sensay - 20 Jul 2005 11:46 AM - 5 messages

hi, i would like to know how to setup a fax server and connect fax clients to it. on a windows server 2003 platform. thanks in advance. Sensay ...

Transferring SID's

synex - 20 Jul 2005 10:59 AM - 4 messages

Hi all, I have a Windows 2000 server which is a member server in a windows 2003 domain. It's needing a rebuild, and it is going to be temporarily replaced with a server while we do the work. My question is, is there ...

Number of CPU's

Ben Rum - 20 Jul 2005 10:47 AM - 3 messages

My server has 2 CPU's, however the Environment variable "NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS" is set to 4. In Task Manager I see 4 CPU's working, however there's physically only 2.. So what am I looking at? ...

Windows Server 2003 Multiprocessor Crashes

ctrimby - 20 Jul 2005 10:15 AM - 2 messages

My Windows Server 2003 (multiprocessor system) crashes intermittently. I believe this problem is fixed by SP1, but I cannot install this as that will stop other software I require from working! I therefore require (according to Microsoft's article 830098) the following files to be updated: ...

How do I configure Win2k3 to be a web server?

Dave Satchell - 20 Jul 2005 8:35 AM - 3 messages

I have a new client with a server with Win2k3 Standard on it that I just reloaded due to it being hacked. He uses this machine to host his e-commerce web site. The web designer knows web programming but can't setup the server so I get to do it. ...

how to start a netmeeting server using W2003?

kevin via WinServerKB.com - 20 Jul 2005 8:10 AM - 5 messages

Hi, I would like to set up a netmeeting server on my W2003. Is that possible? What is the method to do that? Thanks. ...

Will PAY and EXPERIENCED person to help set up Exchange on Windows 2003

dp43804 - 20 Jul 2005 6:45 AM - 3 messages

WILL PAY EXPERIENCED PERSON !! I am unable to set up Exchange email server so I can send out my newsletter on my self-hosted Windows Small Business Server with Windows 2003 and I believe it has Exchange 2000 installed. . I can not wait any longer. I will pay you whatever you ...

Second Processor Not Shown

AZ Steve - 20 Jul 2005 5:39 AM - 6 messages

I just installed SBS2003 on a used Dell dual processor (P933) system. The second processor is enabled in the bios (before install), but after installing the task manager only lists one processor active. Is there any way to enable the second processor without reinstalling the OS? ...

how to enable "open command box here" in Win2k3?

Denys Wang - 20 Jul 2005 4:44 AM - 7 messages

thanks for replying. ...

Tablet PC's in a domain?

TC - 20 Jul 2005 3:31 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I was just wondering if a tablet PC can be put into a domain environment? I know Pro CAN and Home CAN'T. But I'm not sure where Table PC fit into the picture when it comes to Window's Tablet edition. ...

Reloaded server now I can't install the network card..

Dave Satchell - 20 Jul 2005 12:49 AM - 3 messages

I have a new client who had me reload Server 2003 on his machine because it had been hacked. It is a Intel Desktop board D865GLC with integrated network and sound. The install went fine but I didn't have access to the Intel drivers at the ...

Remote Desktop on Win2K Server

Conan Kelly - 19 Jul 2005 11:08 PM - 4 messages

Hello all, Does anyone know if Remote Desktop is available on Windows 2000 Server? If it is not avialable, can it be added (so we can RD into the server--NOT RD to another machine from the server)? Thanks for any help anyone can provide, ...

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise VS Standard - SP1

Christopher Kelley - 19 Jul 2005 11:01 PM - 3 messages

Is there a different Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2003 Enterprise VS Standard? I received a cd-rom with Windows Server 2003 Standard Service Pack 1, but I have the Enterprise edition. Can I use this cd-rom? ...

Backing Up Computer SID's on Server 2003 Standard

Dennis Klaustermeyer - 19 Jul 2005 10:46 PM - 5 messages

Hello, I would like to take just a backup of the computer SID's on our server. I've read that System State will back up this and much more, but, I believe that the registry on the server is corrupted, so I don't want to back it up ...

Question with moving drive folders...

Douglas - 19 Jul 2005 9:16 PM - 8 messages

We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a mapped ...

NT printer drivers

brian - 19 Jul 2005 9:00 PM - 2 messages

We have a dot matrix printer, and just installed a SBS 2003. And we also replaced all workstations with XP. NOTE: old server and workstations were NT. We have a dot matrix printer that prints out form invoices. On the new ...

Win32time problem

Deborah - 19 Jul 2005 8:47 PM - 3 messages

I am consistently getting error messages on the domain controller I am using the synchronize time with an Internet time server (at NIST). I have checked their web site to make sure that the server names are correct in my configuration. The event IDs are 38, 47 and 29, indicating ...

CSCCMD 1.1

thechad - 19 Jul 2005 8:10 PM - 8 messages

I am looking for version 1.1 of the CSCCMD utility. Nobody seems to have it. Can someone send me a link to this file please? ...

Server time is not accurate

kgslego - 19 Jul 2005 8:02 PM - 2 messages

During the past week our server clock has been adding about 7 minutes each day. We are running Server 2000 w/ SP4. We have not had this problem in the past. Does anyone have an idea? ...

WoW64

Andrea - 19 Jul 2005 7:56 PM - 2 messages

I'm trying to install a 32-bit SQL server application on a 64-bit Windows server 2003 and I would like to know what is the Windows Emulator WOW64, I would like to know how it works and what is the advantage of it. I've already ...

Clone an entire Windows 2K/2K3 system

Patrick Kremer - 19 Jul 2005 7:43 PM - 6 messages

I would like to make a clone of a production RAID-5 server for development purposes. They're identical machines, identical hardware. I don't seem to be able to use any of the standard disk imaging tools, I ...

Can Microsoft Backup handle RAID 5 and system files in Win 2000 server disaster recovery?

Dan V. - 19 Jul 2005 6:36 PM - 2 messages

I would like to buy an external usb 2 hard drive for a 'one time' disaster recovery. I use other software (Ultrabac 7) to do DR on to a tape backup, but would like this for an extra layer of protection. ...

Black Screen after POST

Martin Ouimet - 19 Jul 2005 5:57 PM - 2 messages

Hi folks, I have this strange problem on one of my win2k3 Domain Controller. I installed an AV (McAfee - Virusscan 8.0i) then I rebooted and after the POST it just freezes to a black screen. No possibility to go into safe mode or ...

Company web page/Exchange

Dan - 19 Jul 2005 4:00 PM - 2 messages

Hello all, My server lost power & when I was able to bring it back up I could not get to my company web page & I could not log on to Exchange with IE, it was not able reconize any user with-in the Domain. Any help would be great. ...

Veritas services stopping unexpectedly

jaymerozendaal - 19 Jul 2005 3:49 PM - 2 messages

Environment: Windows 2003 Server, file server, Exchange Server 2003, running Veritas BackupExec 9.1, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.0 I am having a problem with backup exec services stopping unexpectedly. Before a scheduled backup, the servics just stop. I can run a backup ...

Macintosh File Property Problem

COMREV - 19 Jul 2005 3:28 PM - 2 messages

i have a customer that is using a windows 2000 server that hosts both pc & macintosh files. he upgraded to windows 2003 server & when we transfer the files from server to server, all the macintosh files lose their file & ...

XP Professional Workstation Sluggish Response After joining Domain

scptech - 19 Jul 2005 2:31 PM - 2 messages

I have 15 PCs running XP Prof that I recently joined to a Win 2003 Server Domain. There is one Domain Controller, all PCs have DNS set to the DC (192.168.1.11), and the same subnet (255.255.255.0). ...

Automatically Disable unused user account

Robert Baduini - 19 Jul 2005 2:30 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way to automatically disable a users account after a pre-defined period if the user has not logged in (sleeping accounts)? I know the password age would be close to what I am trying to achieve but I would like ...

MS Word Spell Check Unavailable After Joining Domain

scptech - 19 Jul 2005 2:14 PM - 5 messages

On a Windows XP Prof PC with Office 97 installed, MS Word Spell check option was available and working. Upon joining this PC to a Win 2003 Server domain, MS Word's spell check option has become 'greyed out' and unavailable. ...

Error 5719

André Fagundes - 19 Jul 2005 1:07 PM - 3 messages

In Windows 2000 + SP4, i get this error. Event Type: Error Event Source: NETLOGON Event Category: None Event ID: 5719 Date: 02/05/2005 Time: 17:54:52 User: N/A Computer: EICHEN-WMS2 Description: This computer was not able to set up a secure session with a domain ...

Event 3224

André Fagundes - 19 Jul 2005 1:06 PM - 2 messages

I have an Windows 2000 + SP4 and i get this error. Event Type: Error Event Source: NETLOGON Event Category: None Event ID: 3224 Date: 03/05/2005 Time: 02:49:04 User: N/A Computer: EICHEN-WMS2 ...

change local administrator password ??

Me - 19 Jul 2005 12:46 PM - 4 messages

Hello, How could i change all the local administrator password of my XP/2000 computers ?? I have 200 computers with a local password that everybody know and i would like to change it ... How to automaticly do it ?? Thanks a lot .... ...

Quota problem in W2K3 SBS

Stoneman - 19 Jul 2005 11:54 AM - 3 messages

Hi All, Anyone can advise if i can set the quota in per group level instead of user level... Thanks, ...

How do you view who has connected via remote desktop connection to a server

chortler - 19 Jul 2005 11:25 AM - 2 messages

How do you view who has connected via remote desktop connection to a server?? ...

Windows 2003 DC after Disaster Recovery

wongcna - 19 Jul 2005 10:38 AM - 2 messages

We have 2 win2k3 DC, both are patched with sp1 one of the DC failed and been repalced. we fully restored the DC with system state. The DC was failed to started up after fully restored, we had to reapire it ...

Windows 2003 SP1 hangs during install (during registry backup) on Dell PowerEdge SC1420 with W2k3 We

sacha monachon - 19 Jul 2005 9:35 AM - 2 messages

When I try to install SP1 on my Dell PowerEdge SC1420 with W2k3 Web Edition it always hangs during the registry backup procedure. I went through this KB article but didn't find anything appropriate: [link] ...

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