Exchange Server / Email Proxy / Network Design / General Questions
I’m not sure if I should try to tackle all my questions in one post, but I will attempt to be as clear and accurate as possible. Most likely my questions are simple for a person with experience. Overall Goal: Implement Exchange Server 2007 and Barracuda Spam Filter. Our current email and external DNS is [...]

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2007  12:02 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Exchange, Exchange security, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Security, Servers, Spam, SQL Server

Would like visual Basic app to control a javascript app by passing command line commands
Hi, I have a javascript application that I use to debug hardware at my job, and its user interface is a command line in a (WindowsXP) dos window. This is kind of crude (e.g. to read a memory location you have to type something like “gfcb.readx(0xcf001234)”) so I would very much like to design a [...]

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2007  6:28 PM
Desktops, Development, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Visual Basic

Representing a number in spelled out format
Does anyone know of an add-in to Visual Basic with a function that will format a number in its spelled out format? Example 1,101 = one thousand one hundred one. Or, does anyone know the location of downloadable code that can be incorporated into a VB project? Thanks

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2007  3:34 PM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

POP3 and IMAP4 in Exchange 2003
Good Day All! I have a working Exchange 2003 server. I would like to know if someone has configured POP3 and IMAP4 service along side SMTP, if so would it be possible to know how to configure it and if there are if any cons to this Exchange 2003 configuration. Thanks, Santiago

Answer Question   |  October 22, 2008  1:53 PM
Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Access internal web server with domain name
I was wondering what is the best method for allowing internal computers to access our locally-hosted web server with www.somedomain.com? I believe the internal clients are unable to do so because of how firwalls/NAT works(?). Is there a way I can add an entry in my DNS server? I am using Windows Server 2003. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  10:59 AM
Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Strange keyboard problem after network logon.
Hi, I have this strange issue of keyboards not working after logon to Win2003 servers, SP1, from WinXP and Win2K clients. I have determined that it is not the clients. If logging on to clients under administrator or simply unplugging the cat 5 cable, the keyboards work fine. This only happens after login. But, then [...]

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2007  12:50 PM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Issues in Replying or Formawarding Email Messages
We are currently doing an Exchange migration from 5.5 to 2003 Exchange Server. Two of the user mailboxes that we have just moved have suddenly have issues replying or forwarding emails with or w/o attachments. They received the following error messages: John xxx on 4/26/2007 4:02 PM The e-mail system was unable to deliver the [...]

Answer Question   |  November 21, 2007  10:39 AM
Desktops, Exchange, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Lost Global Catalogue
My Windows 2003 PDC recently died but prior to this I had transfered the operations master roles including schema master to my BDC. I was convinced my BDC was a Global Catalogue server but didn’t get a chance to check before my PDC died. This happened just before I went away for 2 weeks and [...]

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2008  7:45 AM
Active Directory, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, General Directories, Lotus Domino, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking services, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support

Windows XP System Hardening – Sysprep problem
I’m currently going through a list of required security changes on one of our system that we use to create a master image to sysprep and clone to multiple target systems. I’ve made a large number of detailed changes to the system and now it appears that sysprep is unable to complete the mini setup [...]

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2008  11:20 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Patch management, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Locked down Terminal Server 2003
We have locked down TS per Microsoft instructions, and now no one but the administrators group can execute the one program we need to publish. Have tried scripts, etc. Error says invalid path, Error 3051, and DAO.Workspace FO Hookintodatabase… What do I have to do in Group Policy to unlock this? Thanks.

Answer Question   |  April 20, 2007  5:09 PM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Connecting Samba to Active Directory
Afternoon all, I am having trouble trying to get a samba file server to work correctly under Active Directory(Windows 2003). I have gotten the linux PC to connect to the AD network, join it and uthenticate on it. However when I get the server to browse to the linux PC, I get prompted or a [...]

Answer Question   |  April 5, 2007  11:41 PM
Active Directory, Desktops, General Directories, Linux, Lotus Domino, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Connecting Samba to Active Directory
Afternoon all, I am having trouble trying to get a samba file server to work correctly under Active Directory(Windows 2003). I have gotten the linux PC to connect to the AD network, join it and uthenticate on it. However when I get the server to browse to the linux PC, I get prompted or a [...]

Answer Question   |  April 5, 2007  11:41 PM
Active Directory, Desktops, General Directories, Linux, Lotus Domino, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

server temporary freezing
I have Dell poweredge 700 with Dell CERC SATA 1.5/6ch Raid controller card in RAID 5 I have about 20-30 stations connected to it at any moment. The disk queue is small below 1 from time to time people will experience desconnection problems such as i will try to access file and server will stop [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  4:08 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Storage, Tech support

SQL Error
When attempting to upload a file to SQL Server, we receive this error:Arthimetic overflow error converting expression to data type int OnProject is the colaboration tool that is running on SQL. This error appears no matter what size file we try to upload.

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2007  10:40 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

File copy limmits in Windows XP
Does any one know what is a copy limit in windows XP as when we copy a lot of small files Windows XP stations come up with low resources error ex. we copy 40GB=800000 files windows 2003 server edition is fine no problems.

Answer Question   |  March 27, 2007  10:01 AM
Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Storage

The time is wrong in one of my Domain controllers…………..
Hi, There is something wrong in my domain from one week ago!!! I have two domain controller,the first dc name is DC and second is Mail,both of them is GC and the OS is Win 2003 server R2 sp1 I set the time of Mail and other clients by GP acording the time of DC: [...]

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2008  7:24 AM
Active Directory, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network monitoring, Networking, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support

Network Slowdown/Delay between XP and 2003 Server
I have several XP boxes sitting on an internal network behind a router. We use a Point-2-Point conection to get our office to our co-lo space where our server is located. This P2P is a T1. Our windows 2003 server is used as a document storage system that our xp boxes need access to continually. [...]

Answer Question   |  March 29, 2007  2:51 PM
Availability, Bandwidth, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Performance management, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Tech support

Default User Profile
I am in the unenviable position of administering an existing Windows2000 network consisting of one computer running Windows2000 server and three workstations running Windows2000 professional. They are configured as a domain. I would like to be able to set up a default user profile that would have a password-protected screensaver and – more importantly – [...]

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2008  8:56 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Auto Logoff
I am “reluctantly” administering an existing Windows 2000 network running Windows 2000 Server and three workstations running Windows 2000 professional. The users tend to walk away leaving the workstations logged on. Password-protected screensavers kick in after 15 minutes which at least helps with security concerns. The problem is that only the user or the system [...]

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2007  8:47 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server

Remote Administration
I’ve been asked to administer an existing Windows2000 network consisting of one computer running Windows2000 Server and the other three running Windows2000 Professional. All have Service Pack 4. I would like to be able to sometimes administer the server remotely from any one of the workstations rather than running back to the server. I know [...]

Answer Question   |  March 26, 2007  8:37 PM
DataCenter, Desktops, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, OS, Security, Servers, SQL Server