Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2003 help and discussions.
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No longer have option to log on to Local Machine
by Guest M_Hood- 3 replies
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Hi, I recently made some server changes (which may be the cause of the issue I am experiencing) - One server was reconfigured to become the Primary Server in the domain. It is a W2003 SP1 environment. I restarted the Servers today after a power failure (the UPS didnt shut the devices down properly) and when it got to the login screen, I was only offered the option of logging on to the domain, where previously I could log on to the local machine too. This has only affected the 2 servers on which I made configuration changes. Can anyone shed any light on why this has happened, and put my mind at rest? Thanks in advance.
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prevent cd-writer use
by Guest Burhan ERSOY- 0 replies
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how can i prevent users to use cd-writer that use any programs, such as nero,roxio, adaptec etc. how can i do? thanks for advice burhan MCSE
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Mass Username Change-How do I do it?
by Guest Dalton, Randall P.- 3 replies
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We have about 350 end users on our Windows Server 2003 network. All clients are XP SP2. Our present username format is first initial, middle initial, lastname. Is there a way to change that format to firstname.lastname? I don't want to have to change all of them manually. Thanks, Randy
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im running windows 2003 server with 4 gigs of ram, how do i know if it is 32 or 64 bit? is there some way to verify for sure which it is?
by Guest Daniel- 3 replies
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im running windows 2003 server with 4 gigs of ram, how do i know if it is 32 or 64 bit? is there some way to verify for sure which it is? im running windows 2003 server with 4 gigs of ram, how do i know if it is 32 or 64 bit? is there some way to verify for sure which it is?
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ODBC not working - what to reinstall?
by Guest Steve- 1 reply
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i think some 'cleanup' software screwed up my win2003 server. I click on Data Sources (ODBC) and nothign happens. I have a db program on there that is not functioning properly as well. Do i need to reinstall win2003? or is there something easier? I am not seeing anything in the event logs to steer me in the right direction.
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GPO doesn't take effect on the clients
by Guest MSExchangeStudent- 14 replies
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Hi all I have a win2003 DC and XP SP 2 clients. I did install WSUS 3.0 and try to change a GP setting through GP on the DC. On the DC i do the following : Right click DC OU in AD > Properties > group policy tab > open > under GPO > right click "new" > give it a name "WSUS 3.0 policy" > right click > edit > computer config > admin templates > windows components > windows update > disable "automatic update" setting > enable "sepcifiy intranet micrsoft update location > put the servername like this in both dialogue boxes http://ctt-3rd_server:8530 > OK > file > exit.right click "users" in the top win…
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DFS x64 and x32 servers??
by Guest WetBehindEars- 0 replies
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Ok, here is my issue. I have a server in the main office which is a 32bit non R2 release (Domain Controller). I have a branch office server which is 64bit and IS a R2 version server. I want to setup DFS between these two servers. I plan on upgrading the non R2 server to a R2 version. My question follows, can you run DFS between a 32bit R2 server and a 64bit R2 server or should the DFS run on matching server types?
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WDS hung at 84% on "Expanding files"
by Guest dharmabum- 1 reply
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I'm trying my first WDS network install of a customized WinXP .wim image. The initial install goes fine for around 70 minutes but then hangs at "Expanding files 84%". Then only network traffic from the installing machine to the WDS server seems to be TCP keep-alive messages. I'm not sure what to check to see what is hanging this process up.
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Does DNS Replication issues cause user issues?
by Guest Brad- 7 replies
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Recently our corporate office created a VPN tunnel between our PDC and one of their servers. Our server is running Server 2003, DHCP and DNS. Everything was working fine (user permissions, users seeing printers etc..) until corporate made this change. I ran netdiag and while I don’t have the exact error message, my DNS server 192.168.7.2 reports back fine, but then it says there is a fatal error connecting to corporate’s server, 192.168.1.7. Would having this DNS error cause user problems inside my network? I did add a new user a couple of days after this change and while his permissions are set correctly, he is unable to access any of the share drives o…
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Disk errors on OS drive: can't mirror or backup
by Guest Neil- 12 replies
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I have an IDE drive that hosts the OS (Windows 2000 Server) on my Exchange 2000 server. I have another IDE drive installed, and I attempted to mirror this drive using Win2k's software RAID but halfway through the process it aborted, stating that the original drive had errors. The Exchange DBs are on a seperate RAID-5 array and I have backups of my data so I'm not so worried about that, but I cannot mirror this drive or get a good backup of it. When I look at the drive in Disk Management it has a little yellow triangle with an exclamation point next to the drive and it says Errors. I believe I may have some physically bad sectors. What would be the bes…
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Very Urgent: NTLDR error on client when renaming Domain User accounts on Server
by Guest Dave Leonardi- 5 replies
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Good morning, I am receiving a NTLDR error on my workstations when I rename Domain User Accounts in AD. I am right clicking on user and renaming, then I am prompted to change all other name information, including email info. The user will immediately receive a NTLDR error on next logon. There are no significant errors in event logs that relate to this problem, just Event 1030 and 1058. USERENV Thank You for your time and consideration. Windows 2003 SP2 DCs Windows XP SP2 Workstations Native 2003 Forest and Domain mode.
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VSS causes ntbackup and backup exec to fail
by Guest Douglas Hiser- 0 replies
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I am running a two server, single domain network with each server running WS3 SP1. My mail server is running exchange 2003 sp2 and backup exec 10d. Backup Exec runs and backs up data but fails with this error: Completed status: Failed Final error: 0xe0008527 - VERITAS Storage Foundation for Windows (VSFW) unexpectedly failed. Check that the VSFW service is running, and check the status of existing disk groups and volumes. Final error category: System Errors For additional information regarding this error refer to link V-79-57344-34087. This article and reference articles led to a dead end as I do not have veritas storage foundation for windows. I s…
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list contents of MMC folder tree alphabetically?
by Guest Joe Murphy- 0 replies
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I've placed a bunch of folder objects into my MMC and I would like it if they were listed alphabetically. Is that possible? I am using MMC 3.0 Thanks, JM
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Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2 Issues
by Guest Robert- 0 replies
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We have recently applied Service Pack 2 to our Windows 2003 server. Upon reboot we experience quite a bit of issues, many minor ones we have cleaned up. There are two major issues in which have been causing some problems. 1. When opening Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer we recieve the following error: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. Runtime Error! Program: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe or for Internet Explorer C:\WINDOWS\iexplore.exe. This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. 2. Our Windows XP Professional users runing Microsoft Access…
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help with certificates
by Guest Eduardo- 2 replies
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I'm trying to implement a SSL certificate in an Exchange server 2007 for the OWA website. Using windows server 2003 64bits. I'm a little confused about the steps for doing this. Does anyone knows a webpage where I can get an explanation on how the certificates work? The only thing I know is that I need to create the certificate, then export that certificate to the client, so both can communicate??? but i don't have any idea on how to do this. Any help will be appreciated. thanks Eduardo