Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 General Discussion

changing domain name

Jon Straub - 4 Mar 2006 6:40 PM - 2 messages

I wanted to change the name of my domain. how do I save all of my setting in sbs server and exchange 2003, so that when I demote dc and recreate domain that I can import my old settings onto ...

Resizing disks in Windows 2003 Server

IT Dude - 4 Mar 2006 6:02 PM - 2 messages

Does anyone have any experience with disk partition utilites to resize drives in 2003 server? I am looking at Partition Commander 9. It says it works with 2003 and is only $49.99. Any suggestions? ...

Server of the user accounts for XP Clients

Junio Vitorino - 4 Mar 2006 3:59 PM - 4 messages

Hi guys, i've a doubt of as i can it carry out the setup for than my server (Windows Server 2003 Enterprise), can it serve for 60 machines clients with Windows XP Professional SP2, the service of user accounts, where all accounts ...

how to transfer big files to another server?

Guoqi Zheng - 4 Mar 2006 12:51 PM - 8 messages

Hi, I have backuped files on one of my server. This backup contains 0.5 million small text file... total size is 11GB, the file have an extension of .bkf! Now the question is how can I transfer this files to another server? I ...

W2k3 and a firewire harddisk

Lennaert - 4 Mar 2006 11:08 AM - 13 messages

Hi everyone, Some times ago i've bought an external firewire HDD to backup the server of my small office, but windows server 2003 standard editionwould not recognize it. There is an "!-sign" at the device manager. The HDD is ...

Reboot of server by winlogon ?????

Franc v/d Westelaken - 4 Mar 2006 9:58 AM - 14 messages

Hello, this morning our server rebooted without notice. In the eventlog I've found the following entry: The process winlogon.exe has initiated the restart of computer <computername> on behalf of user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM for the following ...

Cached Credentials slow logon

Mike K - 4 Mar 2006 9:51 AM - 4 messages

Hi all, I am converting 150+ Novell configured laptops to Windows 2003. Everything is working well but I am experiencing slow logons when the laptops are not connected to the AD or are on another network i.e. a users ...

Edit webpage from work??????

scott.ziegelmeyer - 4 Mar 2006 1:41 AM - 2 messages

I am new to frontpage 2003 and server 2003, IIs 6.0. I am hosting my own website on a box at my house that i am running the previously mentioned software and os on. I am trying to figure out how to edit my ...

Event ID 1085 and 1091 messages in app log

junkman - 3 Mar 2006 11:54 PM - 2 messages

Apparently, I have a GPO with a Wireless policy causing 1085 and 1091 errors in the application logs. The servers have SP1 installed and according to KB article 823608, this SP should resolve these errors. I'm not ready to ...

E-mail challenges in a thin-client environment

Red Robin - 3 Mar 2006 9:50 PM - 3 messages

We had thought that we had 'successfully' launched our thin-client environment w/o any problems? Unfortunately, I know find that our thin-client 'boxes' cannot communicate via e-mail w/ each other. A thin-client machine can send/receive e-mail w/o ...

Command to restart print spooler

Matt Carter - 3 Mar 2006 6:02 PM - 2 messages

Hello, is there a command I can make, say a batch file or something to restart the print spooler service on a Server 2003 Standard system? Often it appears that the service is acting up, I would like to restart the service to ...

Verify End Users have proper proxy settings for IE.

Mike - 3 Mar 2006 6:00 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, we push our users IE settings out through group policy but it seems that some of our users have de-selected the use proxy setting in ie. Is there an easy way to verify that a logged on user has the option selected or not ? ...

dsquery to list users with ending with @domain.com

guzzi - 3 Mar 2006 5:27 PM - 5 messages

Can't figure out how should DSQUERY looks like to do it Want it to make a TXT file withh all that data It is the same like Advanced Find Field User Condition list: Proxy Addresses | Ends with | @domain.com ...

"Access Denied" When You Delete Folders from a Mounted Drive

KayZer Soze - 3 Mar 2006 4:56 PM - 3 messages

My problem: "Access Denied" When You Delete Folders from a Mounted Drive The article describes exactly what is going on [link] At the end: "Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products ...

confused about setting NTFS permissions

Gilbert - 3 Mar 2006 4:56 PM - 3 messages

I am familiar with setting up Share and NTFS permissions and how they interact but there's 1 little box that has me confused. If you right click on a folder and go to Security Tab, then go to Advanced and then go to Edit. ...

system account

mitch - 3 Mar 2006 4:36 PM - 2 messages

Hi, We are using windows 2003 server with AD. When adding security rights to a directory, how do you add the computers "NT Authority/system" account to give it rights. I don't see the system account in AD and it doesn't seem like I ...

Task Scheduler

mitch - 3 Mar 2006 4:07 PM - 4 messages

Hi, We are using Windows 2003 Server Sp1. When I create a "Shadow copy Volume" on one of our servers, the scheduler service does not run the shadow copy. When I went into the "Task Scheduler" in control panel, to look at the properties of the shadow ...

Preventing OpenProcess() from Guest ID

bbach17 - 3 Mar 2006 4:05 PM - 5 messages

I run Windows 2000 Professional and I need to prevent the guest ID from scanning another process memory using OpenProcess(). The reason for this is that there is a process that runs under administrator. It is a security process. I have to allow others under ...

Trouble removing external USB2 drive

Joseph O'Brien - 3 Mar 2006 3:20 PM - 3 messages

I have an external, USB2 hard drive connected to our server. Occasionally I have trouble removing it using the "Safely Remove Hardware" method. I get an error that the drive is in use. Then, if I turn the drive off, the server crashes. The only way to safely get ...

Symantec Antivirus Corporate addition Version 10

JB - 3 Mar 2006 1:38 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to install the above version and I keep getting msiinstaller event ID: 1001 and the Antivirus program does not load. I have been to Symantecs site and followed instrauctions on how to fix this problem however ...

Backup and restore of Active Directory

Larry Kuderick - 3 Mar 2006 1:04 PM - 5 messages

Is there a method to backup and restore my active directory in case I decide I need to re-install my server 2003 installation. I currently am using server 2000 and we just upgraded to Server 2003. I did not see any method to ...

Help with Server 2003 - can't connect to the internet

Larry Kuderick - 3 Mar 2006 12:53 PM - 4 messages

New install of Server 2003 1-4CPU version (I believe this is the 64-bit version). Installed it on a new hard drive 2 days ago, it installed fine and I was able to authorize it over the internet. However, once I set it up as a file server with DNS and DHCP I can no longer ...

Unable to access Local Users and Groups

Chris - 3 Mar 2006 11:50 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I am unable to access Local Users and Groups on a server that acts as an App Server. It is not a Domain Controller. I get the following error appear when I click on it, Unable to access the computer SERVERNAME. The error was: %1 could not be ...

management tool

steve - 3 Mar 2006 6:41 AM - 2 messages

Hi, Is there a way for AD2003 to monitor/track domain users in login or logout time orManagem which computers is active in domain? The security audit is not so useful as it only track domain user when they login to domain and creates alot of events on DC event, when i have about ...

Need help with Server 2000

Scott Hill - 3 Mar 2006 3:05 AM - 6 messages

A little background first, I live in a small town and build home computers for people as a hobby. Recently the town called me to help with a problem with there small network (4 computers). It seems they got them through a ...

Reading a Linux Disk on Windows Server 2003

JEC - 2 Mar 2006 10:59 PM - 3 messages

I have a client who is running RedHat Linux 8 and we are migrating them to Small Business Server 2003. For purposes of data copy I would love to just remove the hard disks from their linux server, install them temporarily in ...

Read Only issue Not the same as the rest

Perry - 2 Mar 2006 9:50 PM - 4 messages

I've been reading all these post about Win2K3 folders being read only. I have the same problem with one server and even though the files don't say read only they still are. I went to a command prompt and did the ATTRIB ...

how to backup system32\config files

Lancepr - 2 Mar 2006 9:12 PM - 3 messages

One of our test server got a corrupt software hive today. I was able to restore the software file using ASR and the backup copy, but I lost tons of settings. How can I create more recent local disk backups of these files for ...

How to license?

xzavior - 2 Mar 2006 7:27 PM - 5 messages

Bear with me for I am new to the server side of windows. I have a small file server in my house that is just hosting shared photos, videos, MP3's and other stuff that I want everybody to have access to. It is just the ...

DFS - Shared File Access

John Hutchinson - 2 Mar 2006 7:19 PM - 3 messages

Users sometimes simultaneously access same files on DFS share. However, 2nd/3rd user does not receive 'File in Use' message in Excel/Word etc as it appears that 2nd user is directed to alternative server target and no communication between DFS targets occurs. In a mixed Windows 2003 / 2000 ...

Network Drive Mappings

MKolli - 2 Mar 2006 6:57 PM - 2 messages

Can someone help me with this? I will try to explain I need certain network drives to be mapped automatically when the system starts. The target machine which has the network share is online all the time. The drive mapping should take into effect with no user logon sessions ...

NSLOOKUP

TLMPLHou66 - 2 Mar 2006 6:17 PM - 3 messages

When I type nslookup, I see the following message. Any idea what this indicates? 10.0.0.4 is my primary DNS server. I have restarted DNS, verified forwarders, cleared cache, flushed and re-registered DNS, etc etc. My problem ...

DNS

TLMPLHou66 - 2 Mar 2006 6:01 PM - 3 messages

In my Windows 2003 domain, from XP and from my servers, when I ping an IP address on my network, why does it not repsond with the name of the server AND the IP? It is only responding with the IP address. (2003 SP1 and XP SP2 ...

Server 2003 R2 Schema Update Problem

Joshua Graham - 2 Mar 2006 5:44 PM - 4 messages

I am trying to upgrade my schema so that I can upgrade my Server 2003 SP 1 DC to R2, however, I am getting an error. I believe that it might related to SFU 3.5 from what I read, but I am not sure. Please advise if this is the case, below is part of the error that I am getting. ...

Upgrading from 2000 Server w/ Exchange 5.5

MHTB Matt - 2 Mar 2006 5:23 PM - 5 messages

Hello, I'm looking for info on upgrading a single server currently running Windows 2000 Standard server with Exchange 5.5. This is the only server for a small business so it is also the DC. If anyone has any tips and can point me ...

Remote execution

bregent - 2 Mar 2006 4:58 PM - 5 messages

We are running Server 2003 and have a need to allow a small group of users to execute an application remotely. I've attempted to enable this by creating jobs in the task scheduler which they can execute remotely. This works fine, except that users need to have admin ...

SCW and Mac SMB Access

Charlie - 2 Mar 2006 4:00 PM - 3 messages

Hi - I have a W2K3, R2 server which I recently set up as a file and print server. I ran the Security Configuration Wizard then successfully tested all access that I thought would be needed. I later realized that one or two Mac users ...

Local Admin Account locks out the Domain Admin Account

Tim Trabold - 2 Mar 2006 3:51 PM - 3 messages

We have an unusual situation. We have set up some stand alone servers and renamed the local admin account - (it was Administrator). We gave the local account the same name as a domain admin account, but it has a different ...

Win98 internet access through Server 2000

groups - 2 Mar 2006 12:43 PM - 3 messages

Hello I'm a beginner so bear with me, Yesterday I installed a new router on a network with Server 2000 4xWin98 machines and 2xXP Pro machines. With the previous router all the machines could access the internet. The previous router also handled the DHCP, on the new router I disabled ...

Help with Routing

James Hill - 2 Mar 2006 12:20 PM - 5 messages

Dear all My Domain consists of 3 Sites London: 192.168.0.0/24 Brighton: 192.168.1.0/24 Eastbourne: 192.168.2.0/24 Each Site has a DC running RRAS on 192.168.x.3/24 and a 3rd party firewall ...

mailbox with windows server 2003

JéJé - 2 Mar 2006 11:18 AM - 6 messages

Hi, I'm trying to install a mail service with windows server 2003. I've configured pop3 and smtp services and I've created a mailbox. I can send mail with my smtp server. But when I try to send a mail to the mailbox I've created, I never receive ...

Can`t logoff from Server

Rex Kremer - 2 Mar 2006 9:35 AM - 3 messages

Hi, when i try to logoff from the server there is the event shown below: Event Type: Warning Event Source: USER32 Event Category: None Event ID: 1073 Date: 02.03.2006 ...

DFS

HÃ¥kan - 2 Mar 2006 8:51 AM - 2 messages

I have a problem and I donâ€™t know if Windows 2003 Server R2 DFS is the solution. I try to explain it here. I want DFS to create a view of folder coming from two separate shares. I ...

whats new in win 2003 server compared to win 2k server ?

SummerCoke - 2 Mar 2006 3:13 AM - 2 messages

Hi All, I have been trying to locate writings on the above mention subject but can't find any. does anyway can help me out ? etiher showing me where is it or share with me his findings? any help is very much appreciated. ...

Blue Screen

EJV - 2 Mar 2006 1:29 AM - 2 messages

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damaging your computer. Page_Fault_In_None_Page_Area If this is the first time................... Stop:0X00000050(0XE6A7B00C,0X00000000,0XF77E20E2,0X00000002) Does anyone have info on this error? ...

Printer issue

Dima - 1 Mar 2006 9:49 PM - 4 messages

I get this error when I install Panasonic DP-1810F I receive a message that reads "The printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 kernel-mode drivers." ...

"Remote Procedure Call" service issue

Greg - 1 Mar 2006 9:04 PM - 2 messages

I need to temporarily stop the "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" on my Windows 2003 Server but when I go to the properties of the service, Start Stop Pause Resume buttons are all greyed -out. Just incase I restarted the server and I ...

Hot Backups?

Chaplain Doug - 1 Mar 2006 8:56 PM - 2 messages

Windows Server 2003. Small Business Server 2003. I understand that there is a capability in Windows Server 2003 that does (or will) make a hot backup copy of any file accessed, modified, or deleted during a given day. Is this ...

RDT Not connecting

Frog45102 - 1 Mar 2006 8:30 PM - 3 messages

W2K3 server, SP1, fully patched Ocassionally the RDT to a server will return the error " The client could not establis a connection to the remote computer " 1. Remote connections are enabled 2. No others are permitted to logon 3. Server is on the network ( Shares, etc function ) ...

folder and shares ACL's

christotpher - 1 Mar 2006 7:59 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way I can walk through the network and get a list of server shares and folders with their ACL's. The baseline security tool has this info but in a strange format, I'm just looking for text output, thanks ...

Server 2003 SP1 WANconnectivity problems

Guido Rautenbach - 1 Mar 2006 7:39 PM - 2 messages

I have two Windows Server 2003 domain controllers in my network. One is not running SP1. Clients on the local network can access any of the two server's resources. From a remote pc connected via routers to my local network I can ...

slow print

SP - 1 Mar 2006 6:27 PM - 6 messages

Hi We have an HP4050 being served on Windows Server 2003. It used to print a few seconds after a print job is sent. Now, it takes exactly 25 seconds before the printer starts making noise - feeding paper. ...

Permissions

Boris - 1 Mar 2006 6:08 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I want my users to be able to browse folders (so that they can map a drive ot a particular folder) without being able to see files in these folders whije browsing. I tried different permission entires applied onto Folders ...

Shared Folders

Mike - 1 Mar 2006 5:41 PM - 6 messages

Is there a way to hide all folders that users don't have access to? In other words, is there a way to have a shared folder with alot of other folder in it, but users can only see what they have access too? Thanks ...

file/print server seperate partition for spool directory?

Mike Brearley - 1 Mar 2006 5:38 PM - 3 messages

Should I setup a seperate partion for my spool directory for a 2003 file/print server? Thanks, Mike ...

Securing Local Network

steve - 1 Mar 2006 5:33 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, I wish to prevent guests and visitors to my office from plugging into my LAN and getting access to my network resources (internet, printers, intranet etc.). My primary concern is someone connecting an infected PC onto my network that proceeds to DoS my servers etc. I know I can use DHCP to ...

copying files to 2003 server

KS - 1 Mar 2006 5:09 PM - 5 messages

Hello! Can someone tell me why I can't copy files to any of my 2003 servers? When I connect to a share on the 2003 server and try to copy a file I receive the Access is denied error- Make sure disk is not full or write protected and ...

Server 2k3 issues

Jon Phipps - 1 Mar 2006 5:06 PM - 2 messages

I have seen this answered some where in these groups before but I cannot locate the message 1) How do you remove the server 03 shutdow reason screen(I find this particularly annoying) 2) how do you remove the user name from the system lock(win key +L) screen ...

External Drive not showing in My Computer

Dirk-Thomas Brown - 1 Mar 2006 5:02 PM - 3 messages

Windows 2000 server, fully service packed and also hotfixed. When adding a external 300 gigabyte USB hard drive, using Disk Management to partition and format NTFS, Drive letters assigned and status is healthy the drive is NOT showing up in My Computer nor can it be accessed by drive letter. ...

Mirroring question

Pierrot Robert - 1 Mar 2006 5:01 PM - 17 messages

Hi, I added a second ATA hard drive in my ftp server to mirror the primary disk. In Disk management, the second drive appears as 37.27 GB unallocated but the first one is 37.28 GB NTFS. Both disks are listed as dynamic. The "add ...

Windows 2003 nonpaged kernel memory leak (probably in Mdl driver)

Ilya Pyatigorskiy - 1 Mar 2006 4:56 PM - 2 messages

For alread a couple of weeks I've got a problem with my win2k3 In TaskManager I can see that nonpaged kernel memory is constantly growing. After uninstalling of all unnecessary software system can manage to stay up for 30 minutes =) ...

Multiple Partitions?

K - 1 Mar 2006 4:53 PM - 2 messages

I am just building a new server for Citrix (Windows 2003 Server) and have a RAID 1 mirror of 2 x 146GB disks. I was always told to split large disks into multiple partitions (System, Apps and Data), but is there really any advantage or disadvantage to doing ...

differences between windows server 2003 sp1 and windows server 200

Greg - 1 Mar 2006 3:17 PM - 8 messages

Hello all, We are just starting the process to upgrade from 2000 to 2003. The question that I had is, "Would it make more sense to use Windows server 2003 R2 at this point?". What are the key differences with Windows server 2003 R2 as ...

Software error on restart 2003 Server

stefano cri - 1 Mar 2006 1:17 PM - 3 messages

Hi, when I restart my windows 2003 server, sometime, after reboot appare one or more Software Error Report. This Error is about my programs that, before restart, i stopped on computer. Do you known if i need to do some particular operation before kill my ...

Server 2003 internet access

John - 1 Mar 2006 12:29 PM - 7 messages

Hi - I have just loaded Windows 2003 standard software onto a new server. The network works fine but I am unable to get onto the internet. The internet connection is broadband. I have tried disabling the security which comes ...

Routing / DNS question

Mike K - 1 Mar 2006 11:01 AM - 2 messages

Hi all, I am running a 2003 AD structure which is working very nicely. However, I have several hosts on a DMZ that I need to access via my hardware firewall. My Domain Controller are on a 192.168.40.0/23 network (DC's on 40.11 / ...

Faultolerance login to domain

Newbievn - 1 Mar 2006 10:39 AM - 6 messages

Dear All, I have domain controller houses on windows 2003 box. I just promoted a member server 2003 to DC for fault tolerence, the new DC has also Global Catalogue on it. The question is if the first DC fail, our users can login ...

moving SBS2000 to a larger HDD

Jason Blake - 1 Mar 2006 10:35 AM - 2 messages

hi.... one of our SBS2000 servers is running out of HDD space... I want to transfer the install to a bigger HDD. Scsi 18 GB scsi disk to a 72 GB disk..... No raid controller on this server ...

Xeon Proc speed comparison

Scott - 1 Mar 2006 10:01 AM - 2 messages

Here's an interesting question ... one I don't have the answer to ... obviously! Two proc's Proc 1: Xeon 2.8 GHz with 4 MB of cache Proc 2: Xeon 3.0 GHz with 1 MB of cache Which one is faster in a W2K3 environment? ...

shutdown/startup

SP - 1 Mar 2006 8:54 AM - 6 messages

Hi We have a Windows Server 2003 being used as a typical server (file, print, authentication, backup) for a decent LAN of about 80-100 PCs. I'm just wondering if it is advisable to shut down the server daily. I ...

Can I have windows 2003 server and Windows2000 server on two diffe

Ram - 1 Mar 2006 8:41 AM - 2 messages

HI, I have a standalone, dual bootable system with win98(second edition) on C: drive(partition 1) and Windows2003 server(NTFS Format) on D: drive(partition 2). My question is ,Can I install Windows 2003 server on different drive(diff ...

Drop roles

Chumak Matfej - 1 Mar 2006 7:35 AM - 3 messages

Hello. Have a two domain controllers. One of them is the owner of all roles. After automatic update i made reboot of the server (all roles owner). When the server is loaded there are no roles on it (possibly, the second controller ...

NT Backup not working

alex - 1 Mar 2006 3:42 AM - 3 messages

I went to rotate the tapes in my servers which i do weekly and i got to thinking maybe i should check the backup reports on all of my servers and i notice that all the logs from last novmenber say this ...

NTBackup - complete backup...

Gene Rofssey - 28 Feb 2006 10:48 PM - 10 messages

Hi, I have a win2003 server (DC) with two drives, IDE0 master for OS and IDE1 master for home folders and profiles Say I want to use NTBackup to backup everything, I select system_state and all the partitions in the two drives. ...

Copy File and Folder Permissions using Robocopy unexpected results

Roundy - 28 Feb 2006 9:39 PM - 3 messages

I have a situation where we have a fairly large directory structure with complex ntfs permissions. Basically we have one folder for each job we produce with a directory structure under it. I have to have specific permissions on each of the subfolders. So, when I create blank folders for ...

Coping files

D. Frazer - 28 Feb 2006 9:17 PM - 2 messages

Good afternoon all ~ I need to copy 60gb of info from one server to another ~ what would be the best and fastest way, keeping in mind I need to save permissions ~ this will be on a Win2k3 Server Thanks ...

Change domain admin password

Gary - 28 Feb 2006 9:12 PM - 2 messages

Hi We have a mixed mode NT4/2K3 domain and I want to change the admin password. Are there any "best practise" or checklists available to ensure things like services, backups etc are taken into condsideration? Are there any known ...

raise domain functional level -> risks??

jim - 28 Feb 2006 8:47 PM - 6 messages

My environment: DC's = Only Windows Server 2003 (SP1) Member Servers = Some Win2k3, some Win2k, one or two NT4 Exchange = All Exchange 2003 What are the risks (if any) in raising the domain functional level? We have a single forest. ...

Software inventory of servers/workstations

Brian B - 28 Feb 2006 8:42 PM - 2 messages

Hi All Besides SMS, does anyone have a quick solution to inventoring all Windows servers software? (And desktops/laptops software?) Thank you Brian ...

In place repair consideratinos for R2

Larry C. Collins - 28 Feb 2006 7:03 PM - 2 messages

My primary domain controller, which is running R2 Ent. Edition, can't boot into Windows anymore using any of the F8 menu items. The machine is the primary server for Active Directory, DFS, DNS, Certs, and Exchange. I have a backup domain controller currently running but unfortunately it doesn't have the DFS roots replicated on it nor does it have Exchagne. What are the ramifications of doing an in place repair of Windows? Is there anything special that I need to know given that this is running R2? Are there other, safer, methods of troubleshooting this server that I can take before trying the in place repair? I realize these are very general questions so any input or help would be GREATLY appreciated. I don't wish to go down an irreversible path essentially flying blind here when I don't even really have the foggiest idea what problems I'm up against. ...

DNS Hijack?

Vagabond Software - 28 Feb 2006 6:57 PM - 6 messages

I'm trying to figure out a problem we're having at work. Anyone on the network who points their browser to [link] ends up at a strange page soliciting bids for the google.com domain name. There are also a ton of ...

How to determine logon history??

jim - 28 Feb 2006 6:19 PM - 7 messages

My boss has asked me to find out if a particular user logged in to the domain on a particular date (2/24/2006 to be precise). Is there a resource kit tool, command line utility, or something else that can show me this ...

diferences between new domain in a new forest and domain tree...

Alberto Arias - 28 Feb 2006 5:30 PM - 3 messages

hi, somebody can explain me in few word what's the diference between a Domain in a new forest and a domain tree in a exiting forest??? Thank you very much ...

Can I use Script to logon to the domain

dcastelino - 28 Feb 2006 4:01 PM - 2 messages

Is there any way wherein I can login to my domain using scripts (like netuse etc) We have a remote site where the users are logging locally to their workstations.We dont want to disturb this setup.There are some users who need ...

windows 2003 professional Remote Desktops

dwcasey - 28 Feb 2006 3:36 PM - 3 messages

Where are the Favorites stored in Remote Desktops MMC? I searched the Registry and could not find them and searched Documents and Settings\<various users>\Favorites and did not find it. ...

Account operators passwords

Chris Coates - 28 Feb 2006 1:02 PM - 2 messages

We are having a problem because our help desk, who are all Account operators, cannot change the passwords of other account operators. From what I understand this is by design. Is there a way around it? It is proving to be a problem. ...

Change Passwords in Outlook 2003

NRC Help - 28 Feb 2006 12:30 PM - 8 messages

Hello, We have numerous remote users that are connecting to our Exchange 2003 Server using a VPN and Outlook 2003. Their machines are not on the domain, but they would like to receive password expiration notices, and be able to ...

"System Managed Size" pagfile

Spin - 28 Feb 2006 12:13 PM - 3 messages

Gurus, With all the talk of how to set the page file, I find lately that I am just setting it to "System Managed Size" under the advanced properties of System (in Control Panel) and letting it go with that. Do any of you other gurus ...

How to change win2003 server name...

bushtor - 28 Feb 2006 12:11 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I'm in the process of renaming a w2004 domain and we would prefer to rename the domain controller as well. Can I do this in the process of renaming the domain or does it need to be done separately? ...

Logging into Wrong DC

K - 28 Feb 2006 11:22 AM - 3 messages

I have 2 DCs on my domain (neither of which I configured). Whenever a user logs in, for some reason it always defaults to the 2nd DC (which is old and slow) rather than the 1st DC. It also seems to use the ...

Using a server for both terminal services and as a Web server

paul@wme - 28 Feb 2006 10:49 AM - 2 messages

Are there any restrictions on using a windows 2003 for both terminal services (application not just admin) and as a web server as well. We seem to be having lots of problems. ...

DDNS question

Daniel - 28 Feb 2006 2:33 AM - 2 messages

If i use ddns to update or register computer name in AD , does my computer uses broadcasting to resolve for name resolutions ? I am concerning about the network traffic. pls advise. Rgds Daniel ...

Need new Ram

Spin - 28 Feb 2006 2:30 AM - 6 messages

Hello, I have a Dell PowerEdge 300 server, now 5 years old. I want to upgrade it's RAM from 512MB to at least 1GB. How do I know what memory is compatible and what to buy? ...

Missing explorer.exe

Marc Everlove - 28 Feb 2006 1:43 AM - 4 messages

~AYEEEEEEEE HEEEELLLLP~ No sign of it anywhere. I even looked under the couch. (I found two dollars and thirty six cents in loose change there though) Of course the desktop won't initialize. I can launch the command window from ...

Slow Hard Drive Copy

timmeah4 - 28 Feb 2006 12:21 AM - 5 messages

Hi, I recently posted in the Server 2003 Networking Newsgroup thinking my problem was a Network Issue, I've recently discovered it is a Hard Drive one. I have 3 Hard Drives and one CD ROM drive in my system. Windows 2003 ...

Merger question

Donald - 27 Feb 2006 11:34 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I need to absorb another company into our exisiting domain. Any suggestions on the best way to do this? Initially, I was thinking of making it a child domain. We need the users to be able to work and access their existing ...

Unable to browse network

Jim Walsh - 27 Feb 2006 11:19 PM - 11 messages

Our college network has two domains in it, I'll call one DomainA, and the other DomainB. DomainA is a WinNT-based domain. DomainB is Win2003 with Active Directory. I am the manager of an organizational unit in DomainB. I have set up a Windows 2003 server in my OU. Using ActiveDirectory Users ...

Show users

Bahman - 27 Feb 2006 11:19 PM - 3 messages

Hello! Is there a place in Win2K3 server where I can see domain/local users logged in and what they are doing or what application they are using, e.g., is using remote desktop, opened files, is running these services, is running a query, ...

Change Ip Address ons DNS ServerHelp!!

Candace Sparks - 27 Feb 2006 9:14 PM - 3 messages

2nd post different subject.. We need to change the ip address of our DNS server. After We change it, how does it affect DNS records? Are there other things that might have to re-configured? This is on a working ...

Certificate Services doesn't exist

DennisTrinus - 27 Feb 2006 8:11 PM - 4 messages

I'm trying to install certificate services in Windows Server 2003 but couldn't find it in Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Has anyone encountered this problem? Any help would be much appreciated. ...

Replacing 2003 Domain Controller

Folder permissions

Converted to dynamic disk, lost share

Domain Group Policy?

Can't backup Windows 2000 Server system state

Problem with software raid - disk manager

Server baseline - how

VPN Help Please!!!

NTBackup Fails after 33 minutes

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"Shell Stopped Unexpectedly"

Windows 2003 SP1 PRINTING PROBLEMS

How to setup accounts with SSH connection rights only

installing .NET 2.0 + SQL 2005 Express

NAT Question

W32Time bewteen server in different time zone

File Replication questions

Win 2003 x64 R2 localized?

Pointing DNS to the server

Searching for "append" program

startup apps

SP1 installed, now cannot connect to Exhange Server

Difference between ADUsers and SMUsers

What is the tnHotDir folder for?

partions

Microsoft Office Document Imaging

What do I need for a one person Windows Server 2003 environment

Using Device Manager, how can I tell which IDE disk is being driven by which IDE controller?

RAS reset

2003 Trial Version -- setup dialog box never appears

Unable to setup NAT