Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2003 help and discussions.
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suggested RAID
by Guest Scott- 5 replies
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trying to spec a new server for SQL. suggstting RAID1 SET1 for OS (2 x 146GB drives) and RAID3 SET2 for SQL and network drives. (3 x 1TB drives) Is this a good idea ?
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Server 2008: UAC woes in Fax and Scan: "unable to access"
by Guest Tech_vs_Life- 0 replies
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I'm unable to use "Windows Fax and Scan" on Windows 2008 to send a fax from it locally. I get what seem to be UAC permission issues all over the place. It works fine, however, if I elevate it first ('run as administrator'), but that does no good since I can't do that from code (i.e. auto elevate). 1. Is there way to solve this problem, by setting the right permissions somewhere? 2. Are there other similar problems in Windows 2008, such that I should turn off UAC? Thanks.
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ntbackup compression
by Guest Bill H- 3 replies
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I have a couple of ntbackup scripts written to automate the backup process. The main script (a .bat file) pauses a dbms, runs ntbackup, compresses the 4.5Gb backup file to 500MB, SFTPs the file to another server within our network, and emails me the results. This all works fine. It takes about 11 minutes to create a 4.5Gb backup file, which is ok, but it also takes about 40 minutes to compress this file, with WinRAR, down to 600Mb. In Linux I'd be able to pipe the backup through compression software so the compression happens at the same time as the backup and is just as fast as the "tar". I've been looking for some kind of reasonably priced backu…
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Server can't see pc's
by Guest Glenn Clark- 1 reply
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Hi all I have small business server 2003 sp1. When going in to network neighbour hood I can't see any pc's in the network not even the server is showing. When you do the same from a pc you cant see the server but can see all the pc's. AD seems to be set up correctly along with DNS and all pc's are xp sp2 and the domain the dns set as the server. Also checked the computer browser in case this had stopped. Can anyone give me some ideas why this is happening Cheers Glenn
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Calendar
by Guest TomJ- 1 reply
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my system shuts down by itself about once per day and reboots with some DOS prompts. The error is that the calendar has changed to 1/1/2002. The fix is to manually adjust the calendar to current date/ time. But this is getting old. I tried a system restore to an earlier date, but I get a message that system restore was not completed. The retsore points are there and I have tried this with several dates, to no avail. Windows XP Media. Thank you for any insight
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RADIUS vs. Computer GPO before user logon
by Guest Marek- 2 replies
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Hi everyone, strange problem I have. I use RADIUS server authentication on LINKSYS switch ethernet ports using PEAP MSCHAP V2 on client site. The problem is Computer GPO is trying to apply computer settings before NIC is authenticated and eth.port unlock. Netlogon error 5719 in EventLog. If I disable RADIUS on particular port everything become OK. Booting behavior is like this: 1. Preparing network connections 2. Applying computer settings - only blink 3. CTRL-ALT-DEL logon dialog 4. User GPO after logon work 5 gpupdate /force in command promt works too note: I run the ping from another machine during the startup I recieve response after Applying co…
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How do I rebuild the Active Directory?
by Guest jenny m- 2 replies
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Hi all How do I rebuild/repair the Active Directory? Are there any DCDIAG options besides "/fix"? I ask because my AD D&T MMC snap-in shows no data on the PDC (except a lone "mydoamin.local" icon) & its the same on the other DC... so maybe not an MMC issue. Could someone streer me to a good AD care & maintainence guide? If anyone has ay ideas why the snap-in would not show any data I'd really appreciate it. BTW, it was working fine until about a week ago when the server had an abrupt restart... since then no AD D&T MMC... All the tests I know to run come up fine - dcdiag /c & nslookup etc.. are there anymore tools I can us…
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problem running win2k3 without monitor
by Guest Jeff- 3 replies
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Hey At home I've got 2 computers: 1 winXPpro+sp2 machine and 1 win2k3 machine (180 day evauluation) These computers are connected to eachother through a local network. I'm trying to run the win2k3 machine without monitor and without keyboard/mouse. Accessing the win2k3 machine from the winXP machine by using Remote Desktop. As a test I've connected a monitor and keyboard/mouse to the win2k3 machine and then I can use remote desktop to connect to it. but now I've disconnected the monitor and disconnected keyboard/mouse and I cannot even ping the win2k3 machine. and also I cannot get remote desktop from that win2k3 machine... what am I missing h…
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Windows Connection disconnection issue
by Guest pedestrian via WinServerKB.com- 2 replies
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I'm using Windows Server 2003 and a DLink 4-port Router with built-in model. I always use my server OS PC as a stand alone workstation and connect using ADSL connection to serve the net like windows XP (Local Area Connection in Windows) However, my windows LAN connection sometimes disconnect and reconnect immediately. (with the LAN icon in the taskbar appear - disconnect and disappear - connect again immediately). When I check my DLink router, the connection was indeed never disconnected. I don't think the issue is with my ISP. Are there any settings in Windows Server 2003 that I need to set to avoid the issue? Kindly advise, thanks... -- Reg…
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Windows Update scans, won't download
by Guest Shawn- 2 replies
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Strange issue I haven't ever seen before. I have a client running Server 2003 SP 1 and recently decided to update them to SP 2. Of course Winodws update has been bugging me to install SP 2 for some time, but I just recently got around to testing on one of their test servers and got the green light as all looked good. I went to the Windows update site, scanned the server and it showed SP 2, like it should. I clicked 'Download and Install' and to my dismay, the download showed as 'failed'. I figured it was because of the IE enhanced security, so I uninstalled the IE enhanced Security and tried again. Still scanned fine, but showed up as 'failed' on the do…
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gpo setting to add domain user to local admin group
by Guest nobody- 1 reply
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is it possible to add a domain user to the local admin group on the local computer via a gpo?
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Request a new certificate
by Guest Aaron- 2 replies
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I'm running Windows Server 2003 SBS and trying to export an SSL certificate of a web site. I go into the MMC, add the Certificates snap-in, select Computer Account, Local Computer, and expand the Personal Certificates. After selecting the appropriate certificate, choosing export, it does not give me the option to click, "Yes, export the private key." It is my understanding that this will happen if the key has already been exported. Therefore, it should work if I requested a new certificate for the site. I then open the IIS manager, navigate to the web site, and choose Server Certificate under Directory Security. My options are to either renew, remove, or repla…
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Service startup question....
by Guest Joe- 1 reply
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I have a service supplied by a vendor and it has little documentation and the vendor has not answered my question as of yet. So I have been hacking at this service to get it to accept the startup parameters to customize the service. If I put the service executable in the "Path to executable" along with the startup parameters that we need, the service discards the parameters. However if I supply the same startup parameters in the box "Startup parameters" it works as expected. My only issue is that when I enter this information and start the service the setting isn't sticky. How can I enter this information so that it stays consistent across reboots? …
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permissions
by Guest Michele Hamilton- 2 replies
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Forgive me if I'm in the wrong place to ask for help. We have a Server 2003 machine. The man who was setting it up died. Every thing seems to be done except for users being added (from other machines). I need to know how to add, say, Mike and Jackie each with their own folders and permissions and a group folder for all. Is there an article on that somewhere?:) I appreciate it:) The server drive already shows up on each machine. Michele:)
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Change Nic on Domain Controller
by Guest ChuckN- 3 replies
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I changed the Network Interface Card on a backup Domain Controller. The PDC and the backup are both running W2K3 Enterprise. Is there anything I need to do to update the PDC so that it recognizes the new connection?
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UNC's not working...
by Guest Brian McGrew- 4 replies
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Is very strange! If I try to connect wiht \\servername\sharename I get "the network path was not found". However if I connect with \\ip_address\sharename everything is fine. DNS appears to be working OK. WINS is working OK and I can ping all the servers and clients by qualified and unqualified hostname. What should I be looking for here? Using Windows Server 2003R2/32-Bit with WinXP Pro/32-Bit, all on Dell hardware. -brian
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Migrate from Server 2003 R2 to R1
by Guest Alasdair Campbell- 4 replies
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Hi, I've been evaluating a copy of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2. I've since been allocated a product key for Server 2003 Enterprise R1 under the e-academy network. However I am unable to perform a repair install / upgrade as I would be upgrading to a previous version. So my other option is to do a clean install and restore my backed up settings, however I'm unsure as what to backup, and what to leave out. IE If I did a full backup and then tried to restore over the R1 install, I would be installing R2 software and probably the same time restriction. I would just like to backup all the settings for my domain - users, groups, dns, dhcp , wins et…
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account lock out
by Guest pete0085- 1 reply
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I am trying to confgure account lockout on the local machine (Windows and Server 2000) and it's not taking affect as I think it should. I went to run, gpedit.msc, account policies, account lockout. Lockout duration is set to 30 minutes, 5 invalid attempts, reset after 30. The local and effective setting are the same. I am using the local administrator account on these machines. We do have a gpo setting for all machines on the domain through the default domain policy. A recently internal audit indicated 4 machines have a zero lockout policy and all 4 machines are either windows 2000 or server 2000. I have tried to lock myself out and been unable to…
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Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x64 available in German?
by Guest free_surfer@gmx.at- 3 replies
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Hello everybody. Is the Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x64 already available in German or still only in English with the MUI? How can I tell if a version is "German" or "English with MUI for German"? I have searched the internet but couldn't find any clear information. Tanks for a lot for your help. Greets Patrick
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Unable to delete PTR Record from a Windoes 2003 DNS Server
by Guest vemula4u@gmail.com- 1 reply
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Hi All, Here is a strange problem with my Windows 2003 DNS server. Iam unable to delete the PTR record of a no-existing server which will reappear even after deleting many times .Now in the DNS server there are two different PTR records(Reverse Lookup) fo the same ip addr. I could able to delete the PTR record and when i refreshed the DNS, The enrty sits back again in DNS Can't find any reason why it behaving peculiar Can some one help in resolving this issue. Cheers Vemula
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Hello, I have a question, is it possible to use 2 SBS 2003 Server in 1 Network, to work without trouble, what do I have to do, to cope with? Thank you for your answers Mr. Wu.
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Demoting DC's that are file servers
by Guest JT- 3 replies
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We have a number of remote sites that have DC's configured as file servers. If we pull the DC role out and leave the servers just to act as WSUS and file servers, will the file shares and permissions remain untouched? I am guessing so since the services are independent of each other and the server remains a member of the domain? I am correct here? I dont have the time nor the resources available to me to test this in a lab environment. Thanks
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Licensing question
by Guest Martyn- 2 replies
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We supply software and printing hardware to the printing shop industry. Our new software runs on a 2003 server and the customer has an option for us to supply a 2003 R2 server. My question is if the customer has a per seat licensing scheme and we supply the server as part of a deal does the supplied server go onto their per seat licensing? If yes does this change if the supplied server does not get added to the domain i.e. standalone server?
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Roaming Profiles Question
by Guest Mr. JYC- 2 replies
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Hello, When a roaming profile is set up for a domain user, does the applications and the settings for those applications get set up in the profile? For instance, if someone was using Outlook or Outlook Express, would the application and the mail settings be stored in the profile? I know the application (Outlook or Outlook Express) has to be available on the workstation but would the user settings (mail settings) follow the user around? -- Thank you for your help! JYC
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Win2003 scheduled shutdown
by Guest Jason Huang- 2 replies
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Hi, In my Windows Server 2003, I used the Notepad to create a batch file as shutdown -s But when I tried that batch file, it just kept running line after line, no shutdown happen! What have I done wrong? Thanks for help. Jason