Problem opening file in Winzip
My user got several winzip files (uploaded from public for copyright registration into Siebel). They could not be opened in Siebel; I found the zip files on the servers and copied them on the desktop. I verified that they are WinZip files by finding PK characters on the file header. If i do a left [...]

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2012  2:01 PM
Siebel, Siebel Connector, Windows XP SP3, WinZip, Zip Files

Open IT Forum: What tech blogs and Twitter feeds do you follow?
Each month, we cast the net asking what [Insert tech topic here] Twitter feeds and blogs you read, but this month is a free for all! We want to know any and all tech blogs or Twitter feeds you trust, admire, and follow religiously. We want links and we’d love to hear why you love [...]

Answer Question   |  March 7, 2012  7:36 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, IT Blogs, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, twitter, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Free IT Book: Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata
This week you could win a copy of Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata from Oracle Press. Chock full of best practices for Oracle Exadata Database Machine deployment and maintenance, this resource covers data warehousing, transaction processing, consolidation strategies, maximum availability, and backup and recovery. To win, simply answer one of five questions and post [...]

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2011  5:55 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exadata Database Machine, Exchange, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Adding Windows Firewall rule to Active Directory 2003
We need to add a Windows Firewall rule to all AD 2003 machines. How can we set that up via group policy? Where is the setting?

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2011  4:27 PM
Active Directory 2003, Active Directory Groups, Active Directory security, Firewalls, Group Policy, Windows firewall, Windows Firewall Integration

McAfee’s EPO server scan
Using Mcaffe’s EPO server can I schedule a scan on all network clients at a specific date and time? How do I set this up? How can I modify the time the clients download their updates?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  3:59 PM
EPO server, McAfee, Network hardware, Network Scanners, Network Server

Exchange 2010 Cross Forest Migration
Hi, I am currently busy with a cross forest migration from exchange 2007 to exchange 2010 using the following scripts: The mailbox gets migrated without any issues, The issue i am having is that the mailbox does not automatically get reconected with the user account object that has been migrated allready with ADMT, Any Ideas? [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2011  10:07 AM
ADMT, Exchange, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Exchange migration

Unable to establish connection to Oracle database 10g XE
Hi All, I have successfully Installed Oracle 10 g XE. When I Click ‘Go to Database Homepage’ to access the database the webpage shows an Error message “unable to establish a connection.”  What could be the possible reasons for this error? and How can I fix it? Appreciate your HELP ! Thanks in Advance, Chandan 

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  4:09 PM
Oracle 10g Database, Oracle Database, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle XE, Windows XP

getting the access denied error while scheduling a task in windows 2003 seerver
I am getting the following error message while scheduling a task in windows 2003 standard edition server Error message: “0×80070005 Access is denied. You do not have permission to perform the requested operation” Please suggest

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  3:01 PM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows server administration

Creating Outlook distribution lists
Is there an easy way to create an Outlook distribution list by identifying what employees to include in that list?

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2011  9:05 PM
Distribution Groups, Distribution Lists, Outlook 2003, Outlook Administration

MMC console on Windows Server 2003
How can we create an MMCconsole on Windows Server 2003 to display Active Directory, DNS and DHCP in the same console window which we can distribute to the it group?

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  7:07 PM
Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, MMC, Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 folders
Can I make Windows Server 2003 folders that users do not have access to not visible to them via folder shares? What about locally? Currently you can see them but no open them. Access is denied.

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  6:58 PM
Folder Sharing, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Folder Management

Sharepoint server backdoors
Would it be possible for the consultant who set up our Sharepoint server this year to have left some sort of a back door? We changed the admin password and removed some other strange accounts. Can he still get in?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  5:59 PM
SharePoint, SharePoint administration, SharePoint agents, Sharepoint installation, SharePoint security

Suppressing error messages in Windows Server 2003 standard
How can I suppress specific error messages from appearing in my Windows Server 2003 standard stand alone server? By keywords or specific error code? How customizable can I make it?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  5:55 PM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server Error Messages

ipconfig returns nothing in cmd
I’ve been having latency issues with my ISP. Last month I assigned Google DNS servers. The next day no connection could be made and no result for ipconfig in cmd. I was able to restore my computer to an earlier date and viola, everything was ok. I’ve been experiencing morelatency issues and decided last night [...]

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2011  5:12 PM
DNS, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, IP Address Allocation, System Restore

Running Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2003
Is it true that I will need the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 to run Exchange 2007? Is there a 32 bit version available? What are my options? Reinstall?

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2011  4:42 PM
32-bit (x86), Exchange 2007, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server configuration

Upgrading Active Directory domain controllers
Should servers that are running Active Directory domain controllers and the global catalog be upgraded to 64-bit? For a medium sized 10,000 or so accounts. Windows server 2003 standard?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  4:26 PM
64-bit (x64), Active Directory, Active Directory Domain, Domain Controller, Domain Controller configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Setting up Windows Server 2003 FTP with the least amount of risk
We have security concerns. How should we set up our Windows Server 2003 to be a FTP server with the least amount of risk? We need ftp but would like to lock it down as much as possible.

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  2:54 PM
FTP, FTP Server, Security policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 deployment, Windows Server 2003 security

Using Active Directory credentials to log onto Windows 2003 FTP Server
Can we let Active Directory 2003 domain users to use their AD credentials to log into Windows 2003 FTP servers? Can we allow single sign on so they would not technically have to authenticate on each connection?

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  1:30 PM
Active Directory 2003, Active Directory Permissions, Authentication, FTP Server, Windows Server 2003

How do I stop user from deleting folders in a public network?
I have about 50 public computers that I have set up in a Library.  I set up a seperate user account for them but they keep deleting folders on me.  How can i prevent this from happening?

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  9:23 PM
Network permissions, User account management, User accounts, User Permissions, Windows Vista

Sharing and Permissions on Windows Server 2003
Hey all,    I was wondering if anyone could help me out with some permission settings.  We have a file server with different network drives on it.  One of the drives is an Accounting drive.  My issue is that I need to give permissions to a single user for 5 directories within the drive.  I [...]

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  7:08 PM
Security, Windows File Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Permissions, Windows Server 2003 R2