Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 General Discussion

DFS operation

jrdregs - 29 Nov 2007 8:07 PM - 2 messages

What happens when 2 people try to access the same file replicated at 2 different servers in 2 different offices at the same time? If they can open them both what happens when they save their changes? ...

Printer Migration

Vishal - 29 Nov 2007 7:56 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I am tring to migrate a printer from one server to another. As you can see from the print screen I have something called Port1 [for the Digital Copier]. [link] However, when I go to the other server and try to configure that same ...

Offer Remote Assistance on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

Iain - 29 Nov 2007 5:30 PM - 2 messages

Hi, can any1 help? I cannot seem to offer remote assistance to users on a windows 2003 entererprise server domain. I can can use the server management window on a small business 2003 domain I look and interact and take control of the users session ... r but dont seem ...

Vista and roaming profiles??

WetBehindEars - 29 Nov 2007 5:29 PM - 2 messages

Guys, I have a user here who has a Vista desktop that needs to be joined to the domain. The domain here uses roaming profiles, so my question to you is what implications will we have by using a vista machine on a 2003 network with ...

Setup RDP to a Windows 2003 Domain Controller

sphilip - 29 Nov 2007 5:03 PM - 2 messages

guys & gals, im trying to setup RDP to my domain controller from within the LAN & also outside access. I have added the 2 users into the remote desktop users group in the active directory & also I have gone into the terminal server configuration & inside ...

Server 2003 R2, SP2 ????

Mike - 29 Nov 2007 4:15 PM - 2 messages

Just having a memory lapse here ... I've got 10 DC all running 2003 Server SP2. If I install R2 on these servers will it require me to reinstall SP2 or will R2 not install since the servers are on SP2? ...

Extract Email Addresses

Vishal - 29 Nov 2007 3:33 PM - 3 messages

Hi, i am trying to extract email address for the domain. I have come across [link] is it safe to use (and not some kind of spyware) ? thanks ...

SoftwareDistribution\Download folder

David Alge - 29 Nov 2007 3:13 PM - 2 messages

We are getting somewhat low on disk space on our C: partition and need to free up some room. During a search, we found that our C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder is almost 200mb and wanted to know if the contents in this folder can be safely deleted or moved. We are ...

Small network - inventory and network status

Max - 29 Nov 2007 1:32 PM - 4 messages

Hi, As first, we are not IT oriented company. We have only 1 server (DC and DNS) and our 15 users are using just domain account for loging on their laptops. Company is growing up to 100 employees. Idea is find out IT outsourcing company. ...

Add SP2 then Server Dead.

James W. Long - 29 Nov 2007 9:11 AM - 2 messages

Hi guys This time I got a certified for windows server 2003 nic card. I plop in sp2 to my server and it will not talk to the world anymore. There is no connectoid in network. it disappeared. The driver for the card shows up as functioning in device manager. ...

Can a new PDC replicate with existing BDC?

Krykino - 29 Nov 2007 9:05 AM - 4 messages

I need to repartition my W2K which is PDC and of course I have created IDR for it. I need to have a backup plan in case the IDR restoration failed. Therefore, I plan to manually reinstall the drivers, OS and promote it into ...

shutdown unknowingly!

Raman - 29 Nov 2007 3:30 AM - 3 messages

One of our server has been shutdown unknowingly, I was investigating, which account is responsible for that. There was a clean shutdown of the system at specific time (event IDs 6005 and 6006 suggest this; also, there is no event ID 6008 which would indicate ...

No drive letter for USB drive in Windows Server 2003

Bill Fuller - 29 Nov 2007 1:32 AM - 4 messages

I have a 500gb WD My Book that I am tryng to attach to a Windows Server 2003 server. It shows up under devices, but it is not showing as a disk or creating a drive letter. Is there some kind of security setting that is ...

Looking for command line command to show remote services...

Patrick R. - 28 Nov 2007 9:33 PM - 7 messages

and I can't for the life of me remember how to do this and my notes are at home. So would someone refresh my memory and tell me how to show services running on a remote machine and I want to do this from a command prompt from ...

Servers not booting after enabling teaming

trhacker - 28 Nov 2007 9:03 PM - 3 messages

One of our customers is setting up 3 new Windows 2003 Servers. The installation was fine, but after enabling teaming on the onboard nics, all 3 servers stopped responding at boot-time. Now they only boot in Safe mode (without networking), and Last Know Good Configuration does not fix the ...

Adding a security group to permissions

Gis Bun - 28 Nov 2007 7:44 PM - 3 messages

Hi. I remember it's possible in a command line utility to add a security group (not replace) the permissions for a folder and various sub-folders where those sub-folders have unique permissions. Example: I want to add the security group "MIS" with read & execute ...

Web site acces restriction using group policies

Romain - 28 Nov 2007 7:25 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I try to find a way to prevent a user to access certain web but allow him to access to some specific web site. - Windows firewall rules and ipsec commands are not an option here because they will apply to the computer so all users will be affected by those rules ...

Multiple access problems after login to domain

CUBuffs - 28 Nov 2007 6:56 PM - 3 messages

I have a user who after logging in to our Server 2003 domain from her XP Pro pc has multiple access issues. She is unable to access her public files and receives a prompt to login for access to the server. When inputing her ...

Starting a process under a different user without supplying the password

Saqib Ali - 28 Nov 2007 6:32 PM - 3 messages

As a I administrator can I launch processes on behalf of other users without supplying their passwords? I know psexec can launch processes on behalf of other users, but I have to supply the user's credentials...... saqib [link] ...

Syncing ODBC System DSN's between servers

Dave Navarro - 28 Nov 2007 5:59 PM - 2 messages

How can I synch the ODBC System DSN's between multiple servers? Our primary software requires a System DSN for each new database we create. So at the moment, every time we add a new database I have to ...

Print Server help

Cyborg - 28 Nov 2007 4:53 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I have installed a print server for the first time. I'm running Windows 2003 R2 and have 5 printers installed. All the settings on the server are correct e.g. paper size, double sided etc. When I get a user to install, ...

Browser service on laptops

Chadder - 28 Nov 2007 4:34 PM - 4 messages

I plan to disable the computer browser service on my laptop workstations. Will this cause a problem when the laptop is taken home and connected to a home network that does not have a domain contoller? Will you still be able ...

Windows 2003 Server Active Directory

alan - 28 Nov 2007 4:21 PM - 4 messages

We have two DC in one Site. The one Domai Controller who hold all fsmo is functioning ver fine. The second DC which was holding the Global Catalog crashes dueto HD failure. Now I took another HD and installed Windows 2003 Server and dcpromo as a ...

Offline folders - Access denied Error occurs when syncing My Docum

John - 28 Nov 2007 4:16 PM - 3 messages

Hi, Got a laptop user who gets "Offline files [\\server-01\users on server-01] Access to 'Filename' is denied on \\server-01\filepath" errors when syncing files that he's modified or looked at whilst off-line. Not a problem if he modifies them on-line and other laptop users do not ...

Massive TCP change on servers

net_admin - 28 Nov 2007 3:55 PM - 4 messages

Hi there, hope you can help with this one. We had an WINS server which crashed. I will call it OLD. We then moved the service to a new server. I will call it NEW. Now we have around 100 servers with static IP and they point to OLD's IP ...

Volume Shadow Copy service stops on its own

randy - 28 Nov 2007 1:21 PM - 3 messages

On my file server, I repeatedly get information events in the event log saying that the VSS service has entered a stopped state. Then a little while later, says it entered a running state. If the service is set to automatic, why does the service not continuously ...

Application Log Full

Dickie - 28 Nov 2007 1:00 PM - 2 messages

We have several applications running on our Windows Server, one of which is a Flat File system, every so oftn the Application Log Get Full and then the server just shuts down. As anyone experienced this, if so does any one have a ...

Script Needed to Change Ownership on User Home Directories

Scott - 28 Nov 2007 12:56 PM - 8 messages

To prepare for implementing disk quotas on an R2 file server with 300 user home directories--most of which are currently owned by domain administrators, I am seeking a script which will change ownership on each of the user home ...

Backup LOG size, how to shrink?

Alien - 28 Nov 2007 12:09 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I recently installed on W2k3 server HP Storageworks DAT 72 USB device I used HP Storageworks Data Protector Express to manage backup jobs. Backup is working well, but my principals want to get mail notification about backup job. Only problem is that backup log is 95MB ...

C drive Extended

Arthur - 28 Nov 2007 5:44 AM - 3 messages

I need to extend my C drive partition from 10 GB to 20 GB Can this be done with the following or it just simply cannot be done... and I simply need to rebuild the C drive from scatch (other than using 3rd party ...

system files over written

khaled azzaz - 27 Nov 2007 10:18 PM - 2 messages

how can i check if system files of a server 2003 SP2 is over-written? I tried to reinstall SP2 and it tells me that my system files are over-written but it does not continue installation saying that the RPC server ...

How to prevent users on unauthorized machines from w2k3 files

Scott - 27 Nov 2007 9:24 PM - 14 messages

I want to prevent a user from accessing the fileshare if they come from an unauthorized machine. As of now, if Joe User brings in his personal laptop and plugs it into the network, and tries to access a Windows 2003 file share, it prompts them for ...

pdc time source

nobody - 27 Nov 2007 9:18 PM - 2 messages

I understand that all clients in the domain synchronize their time with the pdc infracstructure. but what about the pdc? how do i sync the pdc with an external time source? Is this the common practice? ...

Quota Administration Delegation

TonyP - 27 Nov 2007 8:14 PM - 2 messages

It there any way to delegate the administration of quotas to a user without giving them full administrator rights to a server? ...

Credentials not remember when connecting to network shares

Deb - 27 Nov 2007 7:42 PM - 10 messages

We have a single domain with several locations connected together via a WAN. One user in one location is having problems accessing any network shares on one server. Anytime she tries to access a file or printer on this server it ...

PST File Locks

bitbt - 27 Nov 2007 7:32 PM - 3 messages

We are having a problem where PST files are getting locked and users can not connect to them. There are two exact issues that do not seem to relate to each other. 1) Old sessions are not disconnecting after a specific idle time. Users are ...

Setup site to site VPN?

Fox1977 - 27 Nov 2007 5:22 PM - 5 messages

Hi all, Just wanted to get some ideas and expertise from everyone as I'm new to VPNs and got a big project to work on. Our company has just acquired an office at the other end of the country and I have the job of connecting the two office networks ...

Windows Time Service on a Domain

Jeremy - SDX - 27 Nov 2007 4:52 PM - 3 messages

I have a windows 2003 server and 30 xp computers connected to a domain. Right now my time is set up for each xp computer to get the time from the server (at least I think) and the server keeps the time. I am almost certain that ...

setting up a webserver

JimA - 27 Nov 2007 4:38 PM - 4 messages

I currently have: an SBS2003 server SP1, a Windows server 2003 server running financials, a Windows Storage Server 2003 (64bit) for Backups, a Linux server. A custom web app was developed externally and I need to host this site in our site. questions: ...

Can Not Remove Modem Software

TID1001 - 27 Nov 2007 4:23 PM - 3 messages

I inherited a SBS that has had multiple modems and software installed. There are conflicts trying to configure fax services. The modems were improperly removed but the software was not uninstalled. At this point I do not have the modems and I can not uninstall the software from add remove programs. I also ...

Error Deleting file or folder when trying to empty recycle bin

Sabo, Eric - 27 Nov 2007 4:12 PM - 3 messages

We are getting an error when we are trying to empty the recycle bin on a windows 2003 Service Pack 2 server. It says the following "cannot remove folder. cannot find the specified file" Is there a way to reset the C:\recycler directory ? ...

View automatically downloaded updates on Windows 2003

angel_tsankov - 27 Nov 2007 3:19 PM - 2 messages

On Windows Server 2003 with automatic updates on, how can I view and decline updates? ...

Virtual server - Windows 2008

MarcusB - 27 Nov 2007 12:37 PM - 3 messages

I am testing Windows 2008 RC0. I want to test virtualisation and run extra server virtually. Where can I find virtualisation engine in Windows 2008? MarcusB ...

Folder Redirection fails on only some machines

Dabwang4363 - 27 Nov 2007 12:07 PM - 3 messages

Hi everyone, this has been puzzling me for a while now and i cant find a solution. This only seems to happen to laptop users who disconnect their machines from the network frequently. i myself have a laptop which is ...

Server error messages every 30 hours

samizza - 27 Nov 2007 6:12 AM - 3 messages

This problem started two weeks ago and occurs after the server has run approx. 30 hours. The errors seem related and all seem to occur with a couple of minutes of each error. Once the errors occur, Event Viewer messages repeat ...

Cannot find NetworkService and localservice user

ifanatic - 27 Nov 2007 4:40 AM - 3 messages

Hello I have just installed windows 2003 sbs server. I am not able to find a user "networkservice" and "localuservice" in the documents and settings folder? Just wondering if this is normal? ...

Upgrade Windows 2003 SP1 to R2

Mark - 26 Nov 2007 11:25 PM - 3 messages

Hey Everyone, I wish to install R2. My understanding is that I can do this directly from CD2? We have 4 DC's spanning across 3 sites with Exchange and SQL. Do I just need to upgrade the Schema for our domain once, then run R2 installation from CD2 ...

perflib error Event ID: 2003

gs - 26 Nov 2007 11:22 PM - 4 messages

Event Type: Warning Event Source: Perflib Event Category: None Event ID: 2003 Date: 2007-11-21 Time: 16:41:41 User: N/A Computer: xxxS01 Description: The configuration information of the performance library "C:\WINDOWS\system32\perfts.dll" for the "TermService" service does not ...

crypt32 error Event ID: 11

gs - 26 Nov 2007 10:42 PM - 2 messages

on the windows 2003 standard server there were a couple errors like below showing in teh application log Event Type: Error Event Source: crypt32 Event Category: None Event ID: 11 Date: 2007-11-21 Time: 16:45:54 ...

WSUS configuration

mc123 - 26 Nov 2007 9:56 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I am working with WSUS, and from what I understand a group of computers that are linked to a WSUS server must either download from MS or from WSUS. I am trying to figure the best way when I have two group of computers and I ...

Forest DN Name

Sanjay Mehta - 26 Nov 2007 9:49 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I am trying to use LDP.exe to view deleted objects. [link],289483,sid1_gci1141514,00.html but a bit confused when I reach 3) Go to View - Tree in the LDP tree and enter the forest DN ... ...

Memory Management Problem

ChuckN - 26 Nov 2007 6:58 PM - 6 messages

We have a Windows 2003 Server Enterprise server that does everything for us, including DC, Exchange Server, File Server, Web Server, DHCP, etc. We just replaced the hardware with a new Dual 2000 Mhz Quad Xeon Processors with 4GB RAM. ...

Restore SSL Certificate from Tape

rob - 26 Nov 2007 6:49 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I've had a 2003 server go down and I tried to restore my NTbackup tape and that didn't work. The new server had exactly the same problem as the old server. (Kept rebooting at acpitable.dat) Anyway, I've rebuilt the machine with a fresh install of windows 2003 server ...

Synchronizing ~to~ the server, not from?

justmark - 26 Nov 2007 6:21 PM - 3 messages

Our users currently work live off of the server for all of their applications. Unfortunately, with the size files (e.g. autocad) they use, our network is being cranky and they're losing their connections, resulting in lost data. We have everybody set up with Offline files, to synch down to ...

VPN's and shared folders

Dave Cason - 26 Nov 2007 3:56 PM - 6 messages

Hi Folks, I'm stumped, I've got an odd problem that just showed up. I run SBS 2003 and we have it sitting in behind a Nortel Router and it works fine. I have a VPN setup so people can login and get to their files on the shared ...

Unplanned restarts - avoiding login prompt

MLG - 26 Nov 2007 3:46 PM - 3 messages

I would like to configure Windoows Server 2003 so that it does not prompt for an explanation following an unplanned shutdown/restart. We need the Autologin to proceed under any circumstance. Any suggestions on bypassing the unplanned shutdown explanation prompt? ...

When browsing to a server via \\Servername no printer and faxes folders show

m.w.williams - 26 Nov 2007 1:20 PM - 3 messages

Any ideas why it would not? ...

Password Policy

Gaurav - 26 Nov 2007 11:31 AM - 2 messages

Dear All, We have 7 Dell servers in Workgroup on which SAP Application & some other applications is running. We have applied " maximum password age" --90 days in local security policy on all servers. ...

Data Recovery from Mirrored disk(Raid 1)

Uddhap - 26 Nov 2007 8:36 AM - 2 messages

Hi I have a server with windows 2003 r2 OS (32 bit).There are Raid-1 (Mirror S/w Raid) only with D drive. Now my primary Hard disk (where the OS) got damaged. So how can I recover Data from my another hard disk (D drive)? ...

The specified network name is no longer available ?!

ping - 26 Nov 2007 6:03 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I have some strange problem. There's network connctivity issues between 2 sites. I got the error "the specified network name is no longer available" when I connect using hostname/IP address. Had checked the name resolution and confirmed that DNS and WINS is ...

Backups

Samuel - 26 Nov 2007 1:37 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I am trying to understand best practices/how tos. I have a couple of questions 1) How do I backup a Terminal Server? Do I need to back up the system state of the terminal server? what other things to I need to back up? ...

switching from terminal licensing to default 2 rdp connections..

Brock Hensley - 25 Nov 2007 11:47 PM - 4 messages

Probably an easy answer for this but; a client used the Terminal Services to create a new Terminal Account, then reset the server and can't connect via RDP. I know enabling terminal services takes away the 2 default rdp ...

installing adminpak on win2k3 sp2

nobody - 25 Nov 2007 7:04 PM - 6 messages

I keep getting prompt for cd sp2 when i install adminpak.msi on windows 2003 sp2. any idea why? ...

Unable to resolve SPNEGO Event ID 40961 errors

Leythos - 25 Nov 2007 5:54 PM - 13 messages

I have a few workstations, not all of them, that randomly start getting security failures in their event logs, rebooting the main server and the workstations often takes care of it, but not always. I've looked all over the net, tried many things, but I can't seem to shake this. ...

Edit ntuser.dat

marc moos - 25 Nov 2007 7:12 AM - 6 messages

Hi group, how to edit ntuser.dat. I know the way of logon script or group policy. But i need to set a registry key in the ntuser.dat by another way. Thanks ...

Cannot get clients or second DC to synch time with PDC Emulator.

Matthew Adkins - 25 Nov 2007 6:32 AM - 2 messages

One of my customers has 2 Windows 2003 DCs and about 50 desktops running Windows XP Pro SP2. Both DCS had the time settings screwed up in the registry and in group policy and the desktops were not updating time except on bootup ...

Vista Hidden Tips, Tools, Tricks and More for New System!!

Russel Pitt - 25 Nov 2007 4:58 AM - 2 messages

These Hidden tools will help you get maximum performance Inside Vista, The Best of Vista's New Tools,Tweak Security Settings in XP and Vista, Using USB keys to improve Vista performance , Networking Vista, and more at... [link] ...

NTFS Boot Disk Creation

davidtheweb - 25 Nov 2007 3:23 AM - 5 messages

I am looking to be able to access NTFS drives from a command line only environment (ie: Not loading all of Windows first, just accessing the drives to do a reinstall of the OS from a partition) I've found DOS Boot Disks, but ...

NIC wont respond after reboot until disable/re-enable

Brock Hensley - 25 Nov 2007 1:43 AM - 12 messages

Can anyone tell me why my NIC wont respond after a reboot but as soon as I disable/re-enable it it works? ...