Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 General Discussion

RIS Answer file doesn't add the Name and Prod. Key to install

Skip - 28 May 2005 8:50 PM - 2 messages

I am running RIS installs on client machines using both XP and .net server. Both use an unattended answer file. This file is named unattend.sif and resides in a share on the system drive. All other RIS files are located on a ...

Access Server Using IP and Port NO

satendar - 28 May 2005 7:46 PM - 2 messages

HI Every one how can I access my windows 2003 or 2002 server using IP and there port no. where I can see it.how I can access via HTTP. thanx ...

Upgrade Windows 2003 Web Edition to Standard Edition

Limbo - 28 May 2005 5:32 PM - 2 messages

Hi, We have an off-site webserver running Windows 2003 Web Edition that we manage through remote desktop. Is it possible to upgrade this to the Standard Edition over the remote desktop connection? If so, would there be any effect on the configuration of IIS services? ...

Time server on Win2003

Ste M - 28 May 2005 11:05 AM - 2 messages

Hi all, we installed a new Win2003 server and we have a number of different client (win2000, win98). I like to synchronize all the clients with the server time. How can i do it ? Can i use the DHCP service ? ...

2 SATA DISK with mirroring option Disabled

Tattan - 28 May 2005 4:56 AM - 4 messages

Hello, I am having problem of configuring 2 SATA Hard Disk to add mirroring option, it is showing gray out (disable) in windows 2003 server. Any help in this issue. Thanks AT ...

Weird file that grows non-stop (mondump.txt)

Christos Kritikos - 28 May 2005 12:58 AM - 5 messages

Hello I have a handful of Win2003 SP1 servers that have a file that grows non-stop (like 1MB in a 2-3 hours). The full path of the file is C:\WINDOWS\system32\mondump.txt. Notice that one of my Win2003 servers ...

VPN between 2 2k3 servers

Jason Williard - 27 May 2005 11:20 PM - 3 messages

I have 2 Windows 2003 servers at seperate data centers. Each server has 2 NICs; 1 connecting it to the public network (and internet) and the other connecting it to the private network at that data center. One of these ...

Sever 2003 logon issue....

Fabio - 27 May 2005 10:24 PM - 4 messages

I just recently installed win2k3 server on my machine. I gave it an IP and shut it down. I realized there was an ip confict with another machine when I turned it back on and so I changed the IP. Since I've done that. Everytime ...

WMI Filter

Andrea Casini - 27 May 2005 9:16 PM - 5 messages

Hi, i want to deploy windows firewall configuration to winxpsp2 clients with gpo. Not all clients have sp2 so i was thinking to use WMI filter but i don't know what code to use. Anyone can help? ...

Idle time log off

Boy - 27 May 2005 9:08 PM - 5 messages

We use the PCs run W2K with W2003 server. We share the pc with individual login to the server. The problem is when the person lock the pc instead of log off, no body can un-lock unless the admin. Can we set the idle time ...

Server 2003 - Application Error - Explorer.exe

Carlos Santana - 27 May 2005 9:02 PM - 2 messages

Dear friends, since I install ths SP1, when I try to execute the following applications: * explorer.exe * iexplorer.exe * Find a file they donÂ´t work, and restart mi desktop. HereÂ´s the error logs: (1) ...

RDC to W2k3

Francisco - 27 May 2005 9:02 PM - 2 messages

Help I have an error when I try to make RDC to the serve that says that I can not conncet because a lack of licenses, I connected via telnet via DOS And I connect but I do not have acces to kill this service ...

Access Denied -- Profile folders

Frank - 27 May 2005 9:01 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I've was attempting to setup Roaming profiles. I created a Profiles$ folder on a file server in the domain. In the user account, I put the path \\server\profiles\%username%. One problem. I put %username$ (with a dollar ...

Startup script issue

ninichr - 27 May 2005 9:00 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to run an .exe in a startup script using Group Policy in a Win2K3 Domain (this is a home network). I have placed the .exe and its config file in C:\Windows\sysvol\(Domain Name)\Policies\(GPO ...

Remote Desktop Connection

FranciscoL - 27 May 2005 8:53 PM - 2 messages

How to logoff not via X click on the window not to leave the session open THanks ...

2003 Domain Controller

Tim - 27 May 2005 8:53 PM - 3 messages

We have 2 2003 domain controllers and an exchange 2003 box, all on separate boxes. In order to edit users email addresses using AD users and computers I have to login to the exchange box. Why can't I use AD users and computers on ...

Can't log on to a Win2k3 domain with a DOS client

E.J. - 27 May 2005 6:43 PM - 4 messages

Hello everyone. We recently moved to a new set of Win2k3 terminal servers that also have a domain controller for about 5-10 fat clients we have around. Two of these are computer controlled CNC machines that are basically DOS computers that run DOS TCP networking and have a custom control ...

Net use lpt1 command

karson - 27 May 2005 6:14 PM - 6 messages

Can someone please provide me with a little guidance? I have a user with user rights that log onto a windows 2000 server which I need to capture LPT1 and redirect it. Anytime I log in as the user and run the following command ...

What DOS command to unlock acct?

ME - 27 May 2005 5:10 PM - 5 messages

We have developers got their acct locked out after they uploaded a .NET project. It seems to be a bug and we found no fix for it so far. Usually we must unlock the acct manually. Is there a DOS command line that can ...

Password problem

cherokee - 27 May 2005 2:03 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to do an upgrade from 2003 eval to the real version, I have the admin password and have no trouble loging into the server from the ctrl-alt-del prompt. When I boot the server from the CD choose R for repair pick the 2003 install ...

Exporting AD users and Groups

Randy - 27 May 2005 1:41 PM - 2 messages

Good morning all. On server 2003 is there a way to export all users, groups, and permissions to a spread sheet? We are having an annual audit and need to review the security permissions off all users to include what shares they ...

server shuts down unexpectedly every morning around 5 am

bill - 27 May 2005 1:14 PM - 2 messages

I have a Windows 2003 server that shuts down "unexpectedly" every morning around 5 am + or - 15 minutes or so. The only thing in the event log is the "server shut down unexpectedly" message. I would expect a power surge or ...

L2TP/Ipsec on RRAS

Miha - 27 May 2005 11:58 AM - 5 messages

Hello In our organization we installed RRAS VPN server (on Windows 2003). We want to use L2TP/IPsec, so I enabled option 'allow custom IPsec policy for L2TP connection' and entered pre-shared key. Is it possible to use L2TP/IPsec connection without pre-shared key based ...

Server 2003 Backup

Darrell Martin - 27 May 2005 11:43 AM - 3 messages

Anybody have experience with Backup component included in Server 2003? I need to know is it adequate in backing up files on a daily basis or do I need to invest thousands of dollars on a 3rd party backup software suite. ...

Internal vs External Web Access

Darrell Martin - 27 May 2005 11:23 AM - 2 messages

Internally, our web site can only be accessed by the IP address and not by the actual www url. Once outside our network, the website works with the www url. Would like to access the same way internally...users find it difficult ...

SCSI disks on Windows 2003

MarcusB - 27 May 2005 11:10 AM - 2 messages

We have 4 SCSI 160 disk on the server, I want to add one older Wide SCSI disk to the same contreoller. Will it slow down 160 disks? MarcusB ...

Operating system not found

bb - 27 May 2005 10:02 AM - 2 messages

35GB SCSI drive was partitioned with only 6GB. I used Symantec Ghost 2003 to clone the 6GB SCSI partition to a 40GB IDE drive - partition to partition. The clone was successful. I then cloned from the 40GB IDE drive to the 35 GB SCSI drive - disk to disk. ...

Folder Redirection after new server

GW - 27 May 2005 9:19 AM - 2 messages

Hello, We are having a problem with folder redirection via a group policy. We used the group policy to redirect the my documents to the server (Windows 2000 Server), \\OLDSERVER\Redir , we have purchased a new Windows 2003 server and modified the policy to redirect to this server \\NEWSERVER\Redir ...

XP to win2003 problem

Jonno - 27 May 2005 8:47 AM - 5 messages

I have been asked to set up a network comprising one Win2003 server acting as DC and 3 XP pro clients. I have set up accounts for the computers and the users on the server but when I try to join a client to the domain I get the Access is denied error. ...

How sharepoint web site is invoked?

Edwin - 27 May 2005 8:31 AM - 4 messages

Hi I have a Windows Server 2003 with sharepoint service installed and running perfectly. I enter the sharepoint web site simply by typing http://myserver and then the page http://myserver/default.aspx is opened in IE. I assume it ...

VPN on Win2003 problem

Miha - 26 May 2005 10:35 PM - 3 messages

Hello In our company we have just installed VPN on RRAS (Windows 2003 Standard) with default settings configured. I also created remote access policy (wizard default) so that all domain users have access to this RRAS VPN server and that 'NAS port type' matches ...

Installing Windows 2000 printer driver on Windows Server 2003

lendy - 26 May 2005 8:53 PM - 5 messages

I try to install driver for printer Epson TM U300 (driver for Win 2000) (cash account printer), but the system say me: "Printer driver is not compatible with policies in your computer, that are blocking drivers in kernel mode of Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 systems". ...

how to prohibit user installs

Ivan Mckenzie - 26 May 2005 8:53 PM - 4 messages

Hi everyone, is there any way I can prevent users from installing software on a machine even if the users are local administrators. I know there is a GPO for Windows Installer settings, but this only prevents installing software that uses windows installer. ...

Upgrading Eval 2003 Server Enterprise Edition to SA License

ALF - 26 May 2005 7:56 PM - 2 messages

I have struggled through 15 days of figuring out clusters on an evaluation copy of Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and I'm wondering if I can - and if I can - HOW, to change my installation from an evaluation to a licensed copy ...

Adding a service, but it won't start

E.J. - 26 May 2005 7:22 PM - 2 messages

Hi. This applies to a server with Win2k3 and terminal services. I'm trying to manually add two servies to Windows Services that will be automatically started, but I can't get them to run when called from the services. I have two entries that call two different but dependent ...

Win2003 and workstation locking

WP - 26 May 2005 6:25 PM - 3 messages

I have a win2003 enterprise server that has terminal services installed I have disabled the policy to require domain authentication to unlock the workstation, however when I connect with my RDP client and leave the session idle for awhile I always have to unlock the workstation to resume. ...

Built-in W2K3 groups

Ricardo - 26 May 2005 6:09 PM - 4 messages

What are the built-in W2K3 Server Groups and what are their privileges ? Are the built-in groups the same when the server is a Stand-alone (workgroup) server and when the server is a Member server (joinned in a ...

Synchronize the my documents folders to folders on a file server

Haroon Malik - 26 May 2005 4:47 PM - 2 messages

Dear All, I want to implement a group policy on OU level or Site Level to synchronize the My Documents folder to the home folders. Please can anyone tell me the exact steps for implemeting a group policy. I have windows 2003 domain and DC. I want to re-direct all the user's my ...

SBS 2003: Backup does not work any more

kurb - 26 May 2005 3:23 PM - 3 messages

Hello I have Small Business Server 2003. I used to do a backup of the F drive on, appended daily on media tape. However, this stopped working all of sudden with the following error message =====================<BEGIN NTBACKUP LOG FILE>===================== ...

SYSVOL in D:\

Neil - 26 May 2005 3:21 PM - 3 messages

While promoting Server to fault tolerant DC, I pointed the SYSVOL to be residing in D:\ thinking of server crash. Is it possible to move it back to C:\ ? ...

Windows 2003 Server / IIS / ASP.NET

coloradowebdev - 26 May 2005 2:29 PM - 8 messages

I am moving our web site to some new servers. The old server was Windows 2003 Server, as are the new ones. The old ones I installed and configured with my MSDN subscription...the new ones came pre-installed ...

Total Number of local accounts?

J Stannell - 26 May 2005 2:19 PM - 2 messages

We are trying to work out how many local user accounts we can add to our 2000 Terminal Server in the event of our SBS 2003 Server failing. Any help would be gratefully received. ...

Windows 2003 Browser Problem

Dai - 26 May 2005 1:14 PM - 3 messages

To anyone who can help: I have two networks connected via a Windows 2003 server running RRAS - just the LAN to LAN part. My problem is simple never network can browse the other without a notice popping up telling the person that they do not have rights ...

File Download

SimAda00 - 26 May 2005 10:31 AM - 8 messages

When i am opening a file from my network from the path below: \\server\dept\admin\sys.bat or anyfile from my network that i open by using windows explorer including mappped drives i get a file download dialog which has the options open, ...

Housekeep in windows

S&M - 26 May 2005 7:50 AM - 3 messages

I have search keyword "housekeep" but found nothing. My question is : Is there any method to housekeep some old file ? For example I want delete files which creation date 3 month ago. ...

frs between Win2k and 2003 servers

kara - 25 May 2005 9:42 PM - 2 messages

I have a windows 2000 and a windows 2003 server. Can I use frs to replicate files between the two servers? Are there any limitations in functionality due to the fact that I've got different operating systems? ...

Stop Firefox

Johan Strange - 25 May 2005 9:33 PM - 7 messages

I want to stop users running FIrefox, this is so I can control Proxy settings through a GPO. I can push settings for IE but not Firefox. I use Server 2003 but can not use a Software restriction policy as the clients run 2KPro. I ...

Mapped drives are disconnected

CLAllred - 25 May 2005 9:05 PM - 5 messages

I have a 2003 server with XP clients. The XP clients throughout the day are being disconnected from the mapped drives on the 2003 server. I have changed the lanmanserver parameters in HLM/Sys/CCS/Services to be ffffffff of the ...

Block Interent Users

Thomas - 25 May 2005 8:41 PM - 2 messages

Is there a way to block certain users from browsing the internet? They still need email access I just want to blocck people from using the internet. I do not have a cisco router so I cannot create a access list and I am running SBS ...

Help - I'm not getting NDR when message limit is exceed

Chris - 25 May 2005 8:24 PM - 3 messages

My system: New server 3GHZ Xeon 1gb Ram Exchange 2003 enterprise ed with all service packs and patches (My 2003 server doesnt have sp1 yet) I set limits so people cant send large attachments but people arent getting the message from the server that it couldnt be delivered. It looks like it ...

Custom message on Logon screen

Ron Hinds - 25 May 2005 7:52 PM - 3 messages

I've seen custom messages on the Windows 2000 Logon screen (the one that prompts you to press Ctrl-Alt-Del). How do I put a custom message on there? I have four servers which I've put on a KVM switch. I'd like the Logon ...

How do you get the gateway back in the network?

charles kuchar - 25 May 2005 7:26 PM - 4 messages

ISA server wouldn't connect to the internet today. In troubleshooting all the event calls because the ISA server wanted to take away the masterbrowser role. I thought it was simple to remove and reestablish the ISA server ...

need logon strategies from workgroup to domain

BFH - 25 May 2005 7:16 PM - 3 messages

I admin a Win2K AD domain at a healthcare facility. We have a lab system that is provided by a vendor and is set up as a workgroup, behind a simple router/firewall. Users on that system have to log in to the local XPPro box ...

Deploying Software via group policy

mk - 25 May 2005 6:38 PM - 7 messages

I am trying to update my office 2003 install package and I have used the Custom Installation Wizard from the tool kit o create new MST file. However when I am going to redeploy the package under the modifications tab ...

Show folders instead of shares and limit subfolder view

BrianB - 25 May 2005 5:20 PM - 11 messages

I'm new to Windows 2003 Server from a Novell network. I've created shares to give user permissions to folders on my network. Testing access at a user's workstation, when I map a drive I see shares instead of folders. I've tried ...

IIS 5.0 to IIS 6.0 ( i need to export/import) about 1400 sites. (metaedit like tool?)

combfilter - 25 May 2005 5:07 PM - 8 messages

metaedit 2.2 used ot work great for exporting serveral sites from iis 5.0 to another iis 5.0 machine. I need to export all the sites and metadata from a IIS 5.0 to a windows 2003 iis 6.0 machine. Metaedit ...

Why would netlogon die when i dcpromo a 2003 server?

charles kuchar - 25 May 2005 4:58 PM - 4 messages

Yesterday i promoted a 2003 server to replace a 2000 server but today i am getting logon fails because other servers are not getting valid logons on a reboot. This might have something to do with my internet failing for the ...

W23 Print Server out of Dsk Space

DC - 25 May 2005 4:19 PM - 4 messages

Twice now, I have had a dedicated print server strangely run out of disk space?? There is about 12.5 Gig available, and has gone down to 0 twice in a period of a month or two. Last time, while troubleshooting, I think it came ...

RDISK ON SERVER 2003

Lisa - 25 May 2005 4:01 PM - 5 messages

Does RDISK still work with Server 2003. If not what replaced it? ...

Applying Group Policy to OU

IMRAN - 25 May 2005 2:24 PM - 4 messages

I created group, added users to it, put the group in an OU and assigned a policy to it, but the policy didn't apply. Why not? I can accomplish this by creating GPO at domain level and add individual ...

STUPID CAL LICENSE QUESTION

Luciano - onsitemicro.ca - 25 May 2005 1:58 PM - 2 messages

Ok here it goes... first time Win2k3 Enterprise install. Keyed in the COA during install. Server is up, works. I have 2x 5 CAL packs to install. Where??? Went into license server, told it I had 10 CAL, never prompted for ...

Missing DOS commands on windows 2003 server

starritt - 25 May 2005 1:45 PM - 5 messages

I opened up a command window on a Windows 2003 server yesterday and found that simple commands like DIR and CD where resulted in a "'dir' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." ...

Windows 2003 server screensaver

Dan - 25 May 2005 1:19 PM - 6 messages

The new installation of Windows 2003 server has password protected screensaver enable for all users. But that is not the case for upgrading from Windows 2000 server to Windows 2003 server. How do I enable password protected screensaver for the upgrade version of Windows 2003 server for all ...

Running SQL and Exchange on same server

Dave - 25 May 2005 12:33 PM - 3 messages

I know this applies to several groups, but figured that somebody in this newsgroup would have done it or know about it. Can you run SQL 2000 and Exchange 2003 (together) on a 2003 Server, if so any issues to watch out for or links to read? ...

Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Veritas Backup Exec 8.6

Petri Kuorikoski - 25 May 2005 12:03 PM - 3 messages

Hi, we are using Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 to backup our servers. After applying SP1 to Windows Server 2003 machines we haven't been able to backup System State from those servers. These servers doesn't belong to the domain. They are stand-alone servers. ...

How to recover deleted folder

Bijan Kianifard - 25 May 2005 8:51 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I have a windows 2003 enterprise server which hosts some share folders for various departments in my company. A user has deleted his folder in one of these folders from his workstation mistakenly. He request me to recover his folder.I tried to recover it from his ...

Strange question i need help!!!

Jason - 25 May 2005 7:39 AM - 2 messages

Here is the situation.I have one domain with 8 sites.Every site has it's own subnet.I work for one bank here in Sarajevo.Problem is this.When i have a problem with a system i want to have a solution to inform all my users to ...

Sysvol size

Jez - 25 May 2005 5:52 AM - 3 messages

I have a 2003 AD running exchange 2003. Disk size is 80Gb. I am rapidly running out of space and have discovered that the sysvol is 48Gb. Is this normal? ...

VPN Connection Issues

Karl Burrows - 25 May 2005 4:19 AM - 3 messages

I am trying to help someone create a remote VPN connection to their Windows 2000 Server. I setup RAS correctly and can connect internally in the network, but get timed out outside of the network. I verified port 1723 is ...

Windows 2003 Standard Diskpart Extend

Roundy - 25 May 2005 2:30 AM - 6 messages

I have an HP Prolian ML370 G3 with 3 72.8 GB drives in it. I recently added a fourth drive and expanded the array, and extended the partition. Now, in disk management it shows that i have 67.?? GB of unallocated disk space. I ...

Unable to Install Utilities

Rupesh - 25 May 2005 2:12 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I've been facing this strange issue for a couple of days now. I have a Windows 2003 Std Server with SP1 running on our domain. I wanted to download and istall the trial version of Office 2003 Standard Version. S I ...

Trial version to Licensed version

Len MacQuarrie - 24 May 2005 11:41 PM - 2 messages

We have been using the trial version of the Server 2003 Enterprise edition. Is there a way to promote the trial version to the fully licensed verson when we get the server license in hand? ...

MSIEXEC.EXE application error on my 2003 server

RQ - 24 May 2005 9:39 PM - 7 messages

Hi, When I install Symantec software and got an error: InstallShield Wizard: MSIEXEC.EXE - Application Error The instruction at "0x001651f6" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "written" Click on OK to terminate the program Click on CANCEL to debug the program ...

Windows 2000 error 2021 - disk errors

Technical - 24 May 2005 8:16 PM - 2 messages

We are getting Event source: Srv and Event Id: 2021. This occurs about every 1 or 2 minutes. The description of the error is "The server was unable to allocate a work item 2 times in the last 60 seconds" We had put on the ...

Windows CALs

Jason Woodard - 24 May 2005 6:11 PM - 3 messages

We have only a limited number on Windows 2003 CALs, but have plenty of Windows 2000 CALs. Can I upgrade the domain from 2000 to 2003 if the only no users need to connect to the 2003 dc (no file/print)? ...

Creating Multiple Users

Darrell Martin - 24 May 2005 6:10 PM - 3 messages

What is the best way of creating multiple user accounts? CSVDE or LDIFDE? I have approximately 500 users to create in Win2003 ...

Creating Multiple Users

Darrell Martin - 24 May 2005 6:09 PM - 2 messages

What is the best way of creating multiple user accounts? CSVDE or LDIFDE? I have approximately 500 users to create in Win2003 ...

remote control support

Weifo - 24 May 2005 5:37 PM - 4 messages

We have 20 people in our company and spread in two seperate locations(same LAN). What is easiest way to do remote control support and also can be interative with clients. Thanks. ...

need to install W2K3 sp1 on all dc's at same time?

mb - 24 May 2005 5:22 PM - 2 messages

can i install sp1 on 1 dc as a test run and see how that goes for a week or so or will this result in an unstable AD? best to have all dc's at sp1 at the same time? thanks. ...

Undelete Utility

~~Alan~~ - 24 May 2005 4:00 PM - 5 messages

Is there an Undelete utility available for either a Windows 2000 and/or Windows 2003 server similar to Novell's Salvage utility? ~alan ...

Error in Domain User Privileges Mapping

Chris Allen - 24 May 2005 3:42 PM - 2 messages

Here's a wierd problem I've been having. One of my computers on the network after joining the domain doesn't correctly (I think) map user permissions. When I log on with an account that's a member of the ...

Server 2003 and max file names/paths issue

Kendo666 - 24 May 2005 1:38 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I'm having some issues with paths and file names in 2003. Can anybody tell me: 1. what the maximum lengths for paths and file name are? 2. Can they be configured? 3. What implications would this have if I was trying to accessing large ...

CALs for Windows XP

David Langschied - 24 May 2005 1:17 PM - 2 messages

Does Windows XP Professional include 1 CAL? ...

Long wait for log on

Darrell Martin - 24 May 2005 1:11 PM - 4 messages

Recently setup a test bed Server 2003 Small Business Edition on a box and XP Professional clients. When logging onto the network through XP it takes 5-10 minutes. This seems like an eternity to sit and wait for the "Loading Your ...

error installing SP1

Bakanaki - 24 May 2005 1:11 PM - 2 messages

I'm having trouble installing SP1. After extracting the downloaded versie SP1 and start the update it crashes with the error that the crypto service could not verify the integraty of the update.inf file. Can anyone help? Futher more I have tried using the Windows update site. This generates an ...

Can I force NTBACKUP to use one NIC instead of another

Nick - 24 May 2005 1:00 PM - 3 messages

I am using Windows 2000 & Windows 2003. I have two NICs in my servers on different networks. I would like to use NTBackup to backup to a disk vault on the network, but how do I make NTbackup aware that this vault is on the ...

Partition Problem - un mark partition as active

matthew.owen - 24 May 2005 11:26 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I have a c: and a d: partition on a windows 2000 server. I have a made a mistake by going into disk management and marking the d: partition as active. Now when I reboot it wont boot up to the c: drive. It just sits ...

lodctr /r:

.:mmac:. - 24 May 2005 5:30 AM - 6 messages

I ran a tool called perfdiag from pss on a machine and it said that a bunch of counters were bad and I should run lodctr /r:filename to re-initialize them. Upon doing to a few the diag tool says that it is OK but the event log ...

2003 Sp1 Alias Problem

James Whitehead - 24 May 2005 4:25 AM - 3 messages

I have a 2003 SP1 machine. I have setup the machine to have two netbios names using the registry key OtherNames Problem is this machine can no longer connect to its own alias???? If I uninstall SP1 everything is fine. ...

bugcheck reboots on schedule, and Microsoft Product Support Services

Ramspede - 24 May 2005 2:24 AM - 2 messages

My server (2000 adv. srv SP4) reboots with a bugcheck every hour and 3 minutes (1:03), more or less. It seems mighty similar to [link] ...

Slow NT Login and Share Access Loss

Roger Price - 23 May 2005 11:07 PM - 6 messages

I have a Windows XP Pro client logging into a Windows 2K NT domain. The XP client takes quite a long time logging in ... but it seems like all is well after it finally does log in. Doing well means that the XP client can ...

CALs and TS Licenses

mcp6453 - 23 May 2005 10:39 PM - 4 messages

We have a new Windows 2003 Server with 20 CALs. How many, if any, TS licenses are included? ...

Where is the Windows 2003 Server NewsGroup

Datasort - 23 May 2005 10:11 PM - 3 messages

Where is the Windows 2003 Server NewsGroup ...

Script How? Check If Current User Has Read Permissions To A Share?

Hardeep Rakhra - 23 May 2005 8:46 PM - 2 messages

Hello, Is there anyway (via the command line or WSH) i can check if the current user has read access to a directory and return a errorlevel that that i can act on if they do. Hardeep. ...

SP1 on Windows 2003 error ID 4374

Marek - 23 May 2005 7:43 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I try to load SP1 on Win 2003 Server Enteprise (Polish) I am receiving a message "Failed to load catalog files" The Event log only displays NtServicePack Event ID 4374. The WindowsUpadte.Log Log entries follow: 2005-05-19 16:04:26 14:04:26 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous ...

Removing Shutdown from Start Menu

DCA - 23 May 2005 5:15 PM - 8 messages

I am looking for a way to remove the Shutdown option on my W2K (more important) and W2K3 servers. I want to do it as a safety measure to prevent any rapid fire clickers from accidentily shutting down the server. I've seen ...

Text search in file explorer does not work

Ron Weldy - 23 May 2005 5:15 PM - 3 messages

I have noticed that the search in files feature in Windows 2003 server does not work as I would expect. If you open Windows Explorer, click the search tool and then enter some text in the 'A word or phrase in the file' text box ...

Show Desktop Icons

SteveErvo - 23 May 2005 5:14 PM - 2 messages

We are upgrading our TS servers to Win 2003 from 2000. By default, the IE, My Computer, My Docs and My Net Places do not show up on the desktop in 2003. We have disabled the Display control panel applet, so there is no way for ...

Helpp!!! gets error notoskrnl.exe is missing or corrupt when start

Alex. - 23 May 2005 5:12 PM - 10 messages

Hi there, I get the following error when I try to startup our Windows 2003 server. Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Please re-install a copy of the above file. ...

Windows 2000 to 2003 Upgrade problems...

Zero0ne - 23 May 2005 5:11 PM - 2 messages

(Repost from the Windows 2000 General Forum (Wrong Spot)) Hello, I'm trying to gather more information about a problem we've run into. We are in the process of upgrading our DC's in our forest from Windows 2000 to ...

Ugrading 2000 "Advanced" to 2003 "Standard"

extra drive appering under My Computer

Changing Gateways for user groups.

Server 2003 SP1

Expanding windows 2003 sp1 exe.

IPsec error

Can't select domain users

How does Shadow Copies for Shared Folders handle file deletion?

Backup & restore permission on an single folder & subfolders

performance monitor

W2003 Server: Some files = "page not found"

Licensing: Windows 2003 Server keeps dumping its CALs

Windows 2003 SP1 (W2K3) Clients Dropped, HELP!!! URGENT!!!

Problem installing Server 2003 SP1

What is endpoint mapper?

Resource Kit vs. Resource Kit Tools