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Score Local Computer Policy?
News Group - 15 Jul 2006 11:54 PM - 4 messages
Hi, I have a Server 2003 Domain Controller. I don't use either Domain Controller's Policy or Domain Policy. I use gpedit.msc (Local Computer Policy) to (for example) administer local appearance; Lock Taskbar,  Prohibit Adjusting Toolbars etc. ...
Score changing password
soup_or_power - 15 Jul 2006 6:18 PM - 3 messages
How can I change the password for a user on Windows 2000/2003 server? I remember using some command on the MS-DOS to reset the user password. But I don't remember it anymore. Please help. Thanks ...
Score Problem after last Windows Update
Thomas K.H. Bittner - 15 Jul 2006 12:06 PM - 3 messages
does anybody investigate problems with BackupExec 10.5484 SP4? Since last Tuesday Windows Update, managed BackupExec media servers can not connect and talk with the central administration server anymore. BEutility works, so access via tools okay and the servers are all runing, but media server ...
Score how to give user rights
prabhu - 15 Jul 2006 8:56 AM - 2 messages
Hi , forgive me for ask this simple question. i have windows 2003 server with 100 clients has window xp ,98 and 2000. i have to give 20 clients with full permision . and 20 clients can access  IE and programs(start -> programmes-> word, ...
Score Restrictions on Non Administrator Remote Desktop Logins in Windows 2003?
Will - 15 Jul 2006 4:20 AM - 10 messages
With Windows 2000, a non-administrative user could not remotely login via Terminal Services unless you went into Application Mode and went through that horrible process of setting up a licensing server.   With Windows 2003, have they somehow relaxed this restriction?   I was pleased to see that they ...
Score 2 nics, same ip
amaul06 - 15 Jul 2006 3:53 AM - 4 messages
The new server ive got has dual nics, running server 2003 std edition. It runs as an application server, is there anyway to use both nics in order to increase total throughput?  Same ips, just double the bandwidth...possible? ...
Score RPC server is unavailable error
5tac3 - 15 Jul 2006 12:28 AM - 6 messages
Hello all, I've had this annoying error window come up for some time after I try to log in every time I reboot my E2K3 Std Ed. server.  It has W2K3 Std Ed, E2K3 Std Ed and Veritas Backup Exec v9.1 on it.  It is also our VPN server.  We have ...
Score csvde to export an OU of computers
Rose - 14 Jul 2006 8:49 PM - 6 messages
Hi!  I'm trying to export an OU containing computers not users.  The OU is named with 2 words, i.e. Department Computers (note space).  I want the name, type and description fields to export.  My command returns 0 entries found.  ...
Score Remotely install SNMP
Tom_Slycke - 14 Jul 2006 8:39 PM - 3 messages
I just got the request to install SNMP on several hundred of our servers. Is there a way to do this automatically? The servers are W2k or W2k3 ...
Score Windows 2003 Server as Desktop OS?
williamrobertkentcousert - 14 Jul 2006 7:59 PM - 2 messages
I once had a URL to a site that showed how to set up Windows 2003 Server as diesktop OS (replacement for XP). I did a search on google, but had no luck at all finding it. Does anyone know of a similar site? ...
Score IM, External Server and Firewalls
Paul Bergson - 14 Jul 2006 7:44 PM - 2 messages
I'm looking to find out exactly how Instant Messaging communications works between clients behind firewalls.  How can info be directly sent between clients w/o an established ip connection between the two? What I have read in multiple sources is: ...
Score Last login to a server
Dave - 14 Jul 2006 6:40 PM - 2 messages
How can I tell with Windows2000/2003 the last time someone (anyone) logged into a server? ...
Score Add domain user to Local Administrators Group on a workstation
Curt Winter - 14 Jul 2006 5:44 PM - 4 messages
ok I have set-up a brand new Windows 2003 R2 AD, it is running DNS. When I log on with the DOMAIN ADMINISTRATOR account on any of the workstation in the domain and try and add a domain user to the local ...
Score Internet security settings...
Kaamp - 14 Jul 2006 4:57 PM - 3 messages
I am running a Windows Server 2003 with all known updates, and using IE6 also with all known updates. My issue is that I when I attampt to change the security level for internet below "High" I get a pop up ...
Score Test win2003 server - DHCP server unreachable problem
Eco - 14 Jul 2006 4:45 PM - 5 messages
Test to migrate NT to win2003 and then installed DHCP service. But when I try to connected from win2k client, it showed that DHCP server unreachable. I've checked that: - scope is active - related scope opiton are applied - have authorized the dhcp server. ...
Score Network is VERY SLOW
WPC479 - 14 Jul 2006 4:08 PM - 3 messages
Hello all, I recently started a new admin job a few days ago.   Just recently, everything is slow on the network, from user workstations they complain about the slowness when opening and saving files to the network drives, ...
Score LPD LPR Printing Question Can Windows 2003 Server Do This?
jm - 14 Jul 2006 3:39 PM - 3 messages
I have a Unix machine that I need to send jobs to Windows machines.  I do not really want to use Samba, if I don't have to.  Is it possible to sent the LPR/LPD job to Windows 2003 Server and have it forward the job ...
Score Logon server woes
Nick Oliver - 14 Jul 2006 2:19 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I have a client with a remote site.  The site is connected via a point-to-point T1 (half voice, have data).  We have all 2003 servers running in the main office.  We've just deployed another 2003 server to act as an ...
Score Fancy footwork needed with WSUS
Spin - 14 Jul 2006 1:15 PM - 3 messages
Gurus, I am a system administrator in charge of too many Windows Server systems.  I do not have time to figure out which servers need what patches and install them.  I do have development groups underneath me.  I want to delegate in ...
Score Copying Scheduled Tasks via script using Group Policy
Ryan - 14 Jul 2006 11:55 AM - 8 messages
I created a simple script that I ran locally on my workstation, using the AT command to create 2 tasks(.job files).   I then copied these files to a server share that all of our users have access and permission to.  I then ...
Score Password Policy Effect on Child Domain
Coop - 14 Jul 2006 7:21 AM - 2 messages
If I enable a strong password policy in the root domain, will it apply to a child domain (my training domain?)  Can I enable a password policy only for a child domain? Thanks. ...
Score print spooler
SP - 14 Jul 2006 12:58 AM - 4 messages
Hi We have a number of printers being shared through the server.  Once in a while, a printer would be disconnected from the network for various reasons (power outage, maintenance, moving, etc.).  When that happened, on the server, there would be a message like this: ...
Score Downsizing Servers... Need Advice
Robert R Kircher, Jr. - 14 Jul 2006 12:49 AM - 5 messages
Ok here's the story.  We're downsizing and upgrading at the same time.  I have two very old servers running Win2K3 server both set as DCs and one running Exchange 2k3.  I'm replacing both these servers with one Dell 1800. ...
Score Windows Server 2003 Products
Ron - 13 Jul 2006 11:31 PM - 3 messages
We purchased Windows Server Standard 2003 R2 through open licensing. I just got my VLK off of eopen.microsoft.com site. There are 4 different VLKs for the following products: Windows Server 2003, x64 Ed. Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2, x64 Ed. ...
Score RIS server error
Chuck Taylor - 13 Jul 2006 10:38 PM - 4 messages
I am trying to upload an image to my RIS Server and I get this error message: The RIS server to which you are attempting to post the installation does not contain the correct CD-based image. The version of the CD-based image on the ...
Score How to add .bat or .cmd files to system autostart or service
sp - 13 Jul 2006 9:55 PM - 4 messages
I would like to run .bat or .cmd file after system run before any user log to the system. The best way is to make a service from .bat or .cmd - is it possible? or another method to run .bat or .cmd just after system up? ...
Score non admins cannot burn cd's on domain computers
Albert Bricker - 13 Jul 2006 8:10 PM - 3 messages
I have a windows 2003 domain.  I am using GPMC with the lightly managed template for users and computers.  I have 15 HP computers that will burn fine before joining the domain.  After joining the domain only administraors can ...
Score Word Hangs when opeing a document from server
John M - 13 Jul 2006 7:40 PM - 4 messages
I have some users that when they are trying to open a document from the server (using Word 2000) on our server (Server 2000). The document hangs for an extremely long time. The system becomes extremly unstable, and says that Word is not responding. ...
Score Unknown restarts from 2k3 server
Bob - 13 Jul 2006 7:00 PM - 2 messages
My win 2k3 server is experiencing some unexplained restarts.  There is nothing in the event log relating to it.   All I see is when I try to log in it says, "Your system shutdown unexpectedly, give a reason for the last ...
Score Fault tolerance with spanned drives
tlc - 13 Jul 2006 6:27 PM - 6 messages
HI, We have a Windows 2003 SP1 server. Hardware is HP ML370. It does not support a hardware array. As such, I have created a software array. There are six drives, 2 x 18.2 and 4 x 36.4. The first two are for the O/S. This is simple ...
Score Problem with roaming profiles
jjbear11 - 13 Jul 2006 5:48 PM - 2 messages
First, I will spec out the server that we are running which is having problems: 2 x 2.8Ghz Xeon 4GB Memory 2GB Pagefile 50GB harddrive We are getting very bizzare profile-related problems. It seems that these problems are somewhat limited to a few users in the organization. ...
Score Remote access to database
ghutnick - 13 Jul 2006 5:48 PM - 2 messages
I have several access databases that i would like to be accessed remotely by my users.  Is there a way to setup a webbased system for this? ...
Score Remote office access
ghutnick - 13 Jul 2006 5:46 PM - 4 messages
I have two locations, the main company which contains a file server and a remote office.  the remote office has several computers connected in a workgroup to share files.  i would like them to be able to login to the main ...
Score 2003, a workgroup and AV protection??
WetBehindEars - 13 Jul 2006 5:19 PM - 4 messages
Ok, not sure if this is a MS issue or an Symantec issue, but when I try to do a client install from the Symantec 10.0 server console I get the following error message when I enter the admin credentials when trying to push out the ...
Score Location of the WINS server
Alex Cherbina - 13 Jul 2006 5:15 PM - 3 messages
Hi Guys, We have many remote locations with 2003 DCs in each of them. In the central office we have 4 DCs. 2 of them are Bridgehead servers. What is the best location for WINS servers? Should I install WINS on ...
Score Printserver
rewilliams - 13 Jul 2006 5:14 PM - 5 messages
We are having lots of problems with are print server, It has been at 100% on CPU usage since July the 3rd.... spoolsv is taking all the CPU UP and only giving a little bit to other processes, have ran Virus ...
Score Software Permission
Albert Bricker - 13 Jul 2006 5:14 PM - 3 messages
I have a couple of programs that I want general users to be able to run.  However when they attempt to run they get an error that the user must have administrator rights to run.  How can I set it so that the user is able to ...
Score Robocopy syntax help
JerryA - 13 Jul 2006 4:25 PM - 2 messages
ok...Great idea to use robocopy but here is my problem.  I used the following: "robocopy d:\dog z:\ /s". this is only copy the subfolders of d:\dog and not the actual dog folder that has the permissions and security ...
Score Internet Security
jeffuk123 - 13 Jul 2006 3:52 PM - 2 messages
Hi Does windows server 2003 have options to monitor clients access to internet websites or is third party software required for each PC? Many thanks, Jeff ...
Score can use 2k3R2 std CD to update 2k3 appliance ed NAS box
David H - 13 Jul 2006 3:18 PM - 6 messages
Can I use my Server 2003 R2 Standard to update my Server 2003 Appliance Edition NAS box? or do I need to order Appliance Edition Media? Thanks, David H ...
Score Error: Server 2003 joining Server 2003 Domain
Lobo - 13 Jul 2006 3:06 PM - 5 messages
Hi there. I'm having a problem here to join a Windows Server 2003 as a member server of a Windows Server 2003 Domain. I have the old server (a domain controller and the only server on my network) running fine for over 3 years now, with Windows Server 2003 SP1, ...
Score How to check windows 2003 server version.
Boxington Headmaker - 13 Jul 2006 10:07 AM - 5 messages
Although I've googled, I've not been able to find an exhaustive answer. How do I tell if my Windows 2003 server are R2 or not? Running WINVER on the servers reveals Version 5.2 3790.svr03_sp1.... But I'm fairly sure that some of the servers are R2 and others are not. ...
Score HP network scanner and DHCP
Tom Del Rosso - 13 Jul 2006 7:00 AM - 3 messages
The HP 9200c Digital Sender worked when a Linksys router was the DHCP server, but as soon as I disabled that and added the DHCP role to the 2003 server, the scanner says it can't find the network path.  Restarting the ...
Score before loading desktop
Manoj Singh - 13 Jul 2006 5:38 AM - 2 messages
hi all, how can i configure an exe that runs at the user login but loades before the user desktop, any registry entry or something. MANoj Singh ...
Score Unusual behaviour of Schedule Task in Windows 2003
Marto Isworo - 13 Jul 2006 2:30 AM - 4 messages
Hi, I need help to solve Schedule Task problem in Windows 2003. Problem Description: We have a Schedule Task to run ISS Scanner job daily and it worked fine so far till 4 days ago. This Schedule Task will execute a scan.bat file which ...
Score Moving Security and Share Permissions
JerryA - 13 Jul 2006 1:53 AM - 4 messages
I have folders on a Server 2003 machine that I need to copy to another 2003 server.  However, when I copy the folders over the permissions for secuirty and the shares permissions do not come over.  Is there a tool or method to ...
Score printer
SP - 12 Jul 2006 10:59 PM - 3 messages
Hi We have an HP4050 with 4 trays being shared through the Windows Server 2003. On the server, the Device Settings tab in the driver properties shows that the printer has 4 trays (assigned with proper paper sizes). On the workstations, the Device Settings tab in the driver properties shows ...
Score Secure RDP from outside of network
Matt - 12 Jul 2006 10:16 PM - 4 messages
I am still fairly new to the Windows networking world and have been researching a solution for a few days now.  It seems there are lots of different ways to accomplish my goal, so I wanted to get some input ...
Score Media software, IT Manager opinions
Gordon Price - 12 Jul 2006 9:21 PM - 2 messages
This isn't a server wuestion specifically, but I suspect I will find people with the required information here. I am looking for some information related to the various media player options, especially regarding ones that just shouldn't be allowed. Does ...
Score Shutting Down During chkdsk
Tester - 12 Jul 2006 8:51 PM - 5 messages
Hi,    I started chkdsk on an array I just added because it was behaving a little strangely. I didn't realize it would take days to run - the array is 5TB! Are there any ill effects to shutting down the machine while chkdsk is ...
Score Memory leak
jering - 12 Jul 2006 8:48 PM - 4 messages
This is a Windows Server 2003 Std SP1 which is a domain controller, fileserver and printserver. It also runs some applications like Veritas Backupexec 10d and some other 3rdparty apps. In the middle of the workingday it suddenly started to generate this events: ...
Score How to clear "Save user name and password" for this web page
Spin - 12 Jul 2006 5:49 PM - 3 messages
Gurus, You know how you can click a box that say "Save user name and password" for this web page?  Well, what do you do if you no longer want it saved?  Where do you go to clear that out? ...
Score Server 2003 R2 - Local Admin Group - AD users
Curt Winter - 12 Jul 2006 3:55 PM - 4 messages
I just set-up a Server 2003 R2 AD, I go to a local workstation and login as the Domain Administrator.  (workstation is Windows XP Pro) What I want to do is add the user of the workstation to the local ...
Score 2003 R2 Upgrade?
Seth - 12 Jul 2006 2:22 PM - 3 messages
Currently I have servers running OEM Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise...  Is R2 a free downloadable upgrade?  Or do I have to purchase licensing? ...
Score 2003 installation of programs and running them from a non-admin ac
שאלתיאל - 12 Jul 2006 1:24 PM - 3 messages
Hi, A. I can't install from a non admin accounts since it don't even run. B. When I install from an admin account, the program that was installed runs well only from the admin account, and from other ...
Score NTBackup is it really good compared to other solutions?
Dan - 12 Jul 2006 1:00 PM - 4 messages
In the past we have never really used NTBackup as a solution, but since I have been studying for a MS exam and learning a lot about NTBackup for Windows 2003 I am starting to convince myself that it's worth looking into. ...
Score Size limitation for compressed files ?
guruperplexe - 12 Jul 2006 11:44 AM - 3 messages
Hello everyone, I have a really big file (more than 80 GB) that I don't use anymore, but I want to keep it just in case. So I would like to zip it (not just compress the NTFS folder, because I may want to store it somewhere else). ...
Score status of network connection continuously becomes plugged and unplugged alternately
Daniel - 12 Jul 2006 11:40 AM - 4 messages
My network connection continuously alternates between saying it is unplugged and local area connection is now connected.  What is causing this?  It began when I set up the pc to log a person into the domain running Windows Server ...
Score Backup on W2k3 SP1 -> Restore on W2k3 R2
Sebastian - 12 Jul 2006 8:53 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I have two Domain Controllers (DC1 and DC2). I used NTBACKUP to backup system state on DC2 (Windows Server 2003 with SP1). DC2 is OFFLINE right now. I have a new serwer (the same hardware with Windows Server 2003 R2 !!! ) ...
Score Bizarre problem with Citrix on server 2003
Bob Moore - 12 Jul 2006 8:21 AM - 5 messages
I have had a bizarre problem reported to me with an app running under Citrix hosted on server 2003. The problem doesn't repro on any other host OS. I suspect therefore that this is a Citrix incompatibility with 2003, but wondered if anyone else with more 2003 experience had ...
Score Will I lose shares after DC demotion?
JT - 12 Jul 2006 8:19 AM - 4 messages
Hi all, A very basic question here, but involving a situation I have never had before.  I have a DC acting as a file server which needs demoting and re-promoting to sort out replication issues.  When I demote the DC (not the ...
Score Server 2003 unusable after 17:00
Tony Wissink - 12 Jul 2006 7:46 AM - 2 messages
A friend of mine has a Windows Server 2003 on a 1yr old Dell PowerEdge running in her office. Every day after 17:00 (sometimes it is a little earlier or later) the server becomes unusable. All services such as print, ...
Score extend raid 5
Lee - 12 Jul 2006 7:36 AM - 2 messages
I am running 3 x HDD on my HP server windows 2003   with raid 5. The total size is 65GB. Recently I added an additional 34GB to the existing raid 5 using the HP array configuration utility. After successfully added the extra ...
Score KB896600
David S - 11 Jul 2006 10:37 PM - 2 messages
I was wondering where I can download this Hotfix? We are having this exact problem on our webservers right now. ...
Score Win Svr 2003 & Virus: Desperate for help
Hiltie - 11 Jul 2006 8:07 PM - 3 messages
I've got a server running Win. Server 2003 with the latest patches and McAfee Virus Scan but somehow this thing has been infected with what appears to be the Sasser worm. It shows all the symtoms: NT Shutdown process with 60 ...
Score Sharepoint calendar problem
Ronald Soulliard - 11 Jul 2006 7:35 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I'm trying to implement a shared calendar in Outlook 2003 using sharepoint in Windows Server 2003 across a workgroup style network.  All the directions say create the calendar on the sharepoint website and then click on "Link to ...
Score Diskpart
dkblee - 11 Jul 2006 5:40 PM - 2 messages
Hi! I got a Win2k server stn edition configured with hardware RAID 5(3 scsi 36GB HD) with one logical drive and 3 partitions(c,d,e). The logical drive is a basic disk with ntfs format. I'm adding in additional scsi drive into the server. My question is that can ...
Score Server Perf Bottleneck - is it disk?
Abhishek Kant [MSFT] - 11 Jul 2006 4:57 PM - 2 messages
Hi I am running into server perf bottleneck. The perf counters are throwing up high nos for %Disk Time (around 100 or more consistently with an occasional 14544!!), Pages/sec (around 800) and Current Disk Queue length (10). Other perf counters for Memory, network and ...
Score Bringing in a Domain into Active Directory?
Franky M. - 11 Jul 2006 4:51 PM - 2 messages
My main domain is a huge 2003 AD with 1 child domain. So… 222.11.edu and the child of 3333.222.111.edu. Now I have this other 2003 AD domain.  Only 2 DC and one member server. ...
Score Remotely Manage Windows Service
john d - 11 Jul 2006 4:33 PM - 7 messages
I need to allow a user to remotely start and stop a single designated service on a 2003 server machine without making them a local administrator.  I attempted to use a security template on the server to specify permissions ...
Score Windows 2003 service accessing Novell share
gould.james - 11 Jul 2006 4:03 PM - 3 messages
In Windows 2000 I was able to run a service as a domain account and have that service access a Novell share if the username and password of the domain account matched the username and password of a valid NDS ...
Score Would like to map a lpr printer...
Brains,None - 11 Jul 2006 2:24 PM - 5 messages
I've researched and figured out that the easiest way to print to a windows printer is to map lpt1: or some other handle (PRN) comes to mind... but, i have to do the net use PRN \\servername\share for a windows share....  Now, the sticky is that I have 2 printservers ...
Score Mapped drive delay
UCCNetwork - 11 Jul 2006 2:24 PM - 3 messages
Why is there a HUGE (20 seconds +) delay accessing a mapped drive to a non existent share (the server went away)?  Also, is there a way to tell windows to "check really fast" and if you don't connect stop trying?!?!?! : ) ...
Score 40GB hard drive says 0 bytes free but has 20GB of space used
FullGUI - 11 Jul 2006 12:53 PM - 10 messages
I have a weird error. I have a Windows 2003 standard server with the latest security patches and updates. I have a 40GB hard drive and twice now windows says that the drive is full, but when I select all files ...
Score transfer autocomplete password information from 1 profile to anoth
inenewbl - 11 Jul 2006 12:36 PM - 2 messages
Hi all. I used profile 'A' to login to a particular website using autocomplete with the password being saved. I then try the same website again to ensure that the password is saved and i am not prompt for the password. I ...
Score Once again: slow file copy between 2003 and XP
Lampje - 11 Jul 2006 11:43 AM - 3 messages
We have a HP DL380G4 (1 GB RAM) with 2003 Server SE SP1 and a XP SP2 workstation. A single file copy of a 1.2 GB file from the server to the workstation takes more than 3 hours (tried with different files). The ...
Score Windows 2003: Secondary domains & Profiles
NigelF - 11 Jul 2006 9:27 AM - 2 messages
I am fairly new to Windows 2003 and would really appreciate some help. We are trying to set up a Windows network with a primary domain controller and a second domain controller attached.  The usernames etc replicate fine but I have a number of questions about other issues: ...
Score Debugging resrcmon.dmp
mattganz - 11 Jul 2006 9:03 AM - 5 messages
Hi, yesterday we had a cluster-switch on a windows2003 cluster. The only thing i can detect, that a dump-file named resrcmon.dmp was written during the switch. Are there any tools to read this dump ? Thanks ...
Score Add aditional drivers to a Server
Lance - 11 Jul 2006 7:01 AM - 4 messages
I have an IBM server with Windows 2000 server installed on it.  I want to physically move the disk from machines A to machine B.  The hard ware is identical except for the Raid card.  Machine B has a newer raid card.  How ...
Score shutdown.exe
Rana - 11 Jul 2006 4:52 AM - 5 messages
Hi i am scheduling shutdown.exe command to shutdown server 2003 enterprise but it is not working. i see in schedule task status ok but its not workin'. plz help me Rana ...
Score Print Spooler Goes offline
Myron - 11 Jul 2006 12:59 AM - 3 messages
I have a server that is runnint Windows server 2000 Enterprise edition that I'm using as a print server.  I have about 6 printers running off this server.  I have moved the spool directory to the D drive.  About once ever 2 ...
Score Mount a network UNC to a local drive letter
karl - 10 Jul 2006 10:34 PM - 8 messages
For Windows Server 2003: Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged ...
Score IRC hack?
Dean J Garrett - 10 Jul 2006 9:47 PM - 6 messages
Hello, We have a new Windows Server 2003 Standard that's been hacked. It was only running a few days (without a hardware firewall) and it started generating huge amounts of network traffice. Our DSL ISP contacted us to shut it down ...
Score 2000 Server - New Workstations - No Internet Connectivity
GOrtiz42 - 10 Jul 2006 7:27 PM - 4 messages
I'm running win2000 server, in a small office w/ 8 users. I recently added new workstation(s) to existing users, but I'm having trouble connecting to the internet via these new pc's. The new workstations have joined the domain and can see the server & it's contents, but ...
Score win xp to win2003
Mariuks - 10 Jul 2006 7:13 PM - 2 messages
Is there any bisibility to update Win XP to WIN2003 server. Clear install is not good. ...
Score perfmon
jvCoach - 10 Jul 2006 6:12 PM - 2 messages
Sorry for the repost.. but I'm hoping someone can help me out.. We have a SAN solution.  it used to be that you could use the average disk queue length as a metric for how busy the disk is.  I've read that that ...
Score Printer access for users not in domain
Matt - 10 Jul 2006 5:04 PM - 4 messages
There are 5-10 sales people with personal laptops that aren't a member of my domain.  What is the best way to give them access to a printer?? I have a Win2K domain and most of the laptops are running WinXP Pro ...
Score Systeminfo question
Rick - 10 Jul 2006 4:12 PM - 6 messages
I have a  ProLiant DL580 G2 with dual processors, when I do a system info it shows Processor(s):              8 Processor(s) Installed.                            [01]: x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 1 ...
Score Performance logs and alerts Service does not start under Win2003 S
SG - 10 Jul 2006 2:24 PM - 7 messages
Hi, I have a 2 windows 2003 SP1 machines ina Win2k Active Directory Domain.  I undertsand the the Performance Logs and Alerts service will start once you start a perfomance counter.  However when I attempt to start the counter an ...
Score Upgrade Web Edition to Standard Edition
David Horn - 10 Jul 2006 2:16 PM - 3 messages
We've currently got a web server running - you guessed it - Web Edition.  We now need to run SQL Server 2005 on this machine.  Is it possible to upgrade from Web Edition to Standard without re-installing from scratch? ...
Score Can't Resolve DNS
K - 10 Jul 2006 2:12 PM - 3 messages
Just built a new server to go in our DMZ.  Clean install of Windows 2003 Server. For some reason, even though the TCP settings are in line with all the other servers in the DMZ, this server annot resolve external DNS addresses, and ...
Score Scheduling remote tasks
Tom_Slycke - 10 Jul 2006 1:29 PM - 11 messages
I support servers across the country and have a few processes that allow me to execute tasks on all the servers using scheduled tasks. The script runs through a server OU and creates a CMD file that looks like this....  ( ...
Score How to change from OEM license to Volume License - necessary?
Mieke - 10 Jul 2006 1:23 PM - 2 messages
I  have a few questions about licenses: - When Windows is installed, how can you tell which product key is used? Can you check if a key is used more than once? -We have W2k3 servers installed with OEM CD and OEM productkey, which is ...
Score Clients Win2000 Server has frequent lockups now
Bradley Walker - 10 Jul 2006 1:14 PM - 2 messages
Hello all, I did work on a clients server about a month ago.  This was to resize their Dell created partitions which were intially 4GB (C:) and 110GB (D:) so that it is now roughly 40GB (C:) and 60GB (D:).  Upon doing this, the office ...
Score Page File Size
Jeffrey Simon - 10 Jul 2006 12:06 PM - 7 messages
I have a Compaq DL380 G4 with 4GB RAM.  I loaded Windows 2003 Enterprise.  I want to set the pagefile size to 6000.  It will not let me set it higher than 4096.  I have SP1 installed.  I tried the /3GB boot.ini option, and that ...
Score Security group design for multi-domain forest
matthew - 10 Jul 2006 10:19 AM - 2 messages
Hi, We have deployed a new 2k3 forest where each country will maintain their own lower level domain, each of these domains sit under a dedicated forest root. At the moment we have two forests and are using the AGLP method of ...
Score Why is There No System Restore in Windows 2003?
Will - 10 Jul 2006 7:57 AM - 6 messages
System Restore in Windows XP is a great feature, even more desirable in a server than in a client.   How could Microsoft have not implemented this for Windows 2003?   Is there any indication about whether they will add it to ...
Score terminal services and shutdown button
Smokey Grindle - 10 Jul 2006 4:02 AM - 4 messages
when I log into our new terminal server as a non admin there is a shutdown! option on the start menu... how in teh world do I get rid of that? i dont want a user shutting down the server! ...
Score Anonymous logon on my XP system
john - 10 Jul 2006 2:39 AM - 2 messages
The wireless Internet in my building is shared by all tenants. So when I go to My Network Places on my XP, I can see the following computer and many others.  So I guess we're on the same ...
Score Replicating folders/files
LincolnIT - 10 Jul 2006 2:01 AM - 2 messages
I have 2 servers each in a remote location and want to know if there is a way to replicate some of my data folders from 1 server to the other. Both servers are Windows 2003. ...
Will it time out if using win2000 pro workstation to login the windows2003 terminal server ?
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Anyone know how to take a *good* screenshot of a BIOS?
Selectively Disable Command Prompt
32bit -> 64 bit migration
Prevent file from being copied?
2003 sp 1 install does nothing while backing up registry
Power Users and print drivers
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