SBS Questions


In SBS 2003, how can an Admin gain access to other users My Documents folder?
In SBS 2003, how can an Admin gain access to other users My Documents folder?

Answer Question   |  November 18, 2009  5:25 PM
SBS, SBS 2003, Small Business Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

SBS Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 user folders
I have an SBS 2008 server and a Windows 2008 standard server i would like to move the user folders  from the SBS F: to the Windows Server 2008

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2009  2:48 PM
SBS, SBS 2008, Windows Server 2008
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16,755 pts.

SBS 2003 & Switches
I recently replaced an 8 port switch with a 24 port switch on my sbs 2003 network. This connected fine to the server LAN but with no connectivity to the internet – all other workstations showed “Limited or no connectivity” – any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanks

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2009  6:44 AM
SBS, SBS 2003, Switch Failure, Switches
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205 pts.

Dell 2390 inspire, SBS 2003 server
Dear All, oftenly my server goes standby like monthly once. then i wil restart in safe mode, and runs kaspersky scan then it will work properly for again 3 weeks or one months. but today same thing happens in the afternoon. i restarted forced reboot. after post it shows the client MAC, and checks for [...]

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2009  3:08 PM
Dell servers, SBS, SBS 2003, Server management
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45 pts.

Do I need to buy Exchange server when I buy SBS, or does emailing abilities come with SBS
Do I need to buy Exchange server when I buy SBS, or does emailing abilities come with SBS? User submitted question

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2009  2:25 PM
Exchange administration, SBS, Small Business Server
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16,755 pts.

How to configure outlook to reply with the same email address as the recipient address with multiple accounts
Our client has 1 SBS server with Exchange. Each user (obviously) has their own email address. The business has multiple branches/offshoots – most of which also have their own domain name. (This is so the company can easily be split up if and when the owner wishes to do so.) For arguments sake lets say [...]

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2009  9:06 PM
Active Directory, Exchange administration, Exchange configuration, Organizational Unit, Outlook, SBS
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Moa
25 pts.

25 character code
I have purchased a 5 lic extra cal pak for my SBS and when tryong to install this it asks me to input the 25 character code, this does not appear on the license sheet that came in the package, do you have any idea please

Answer Question   |  July 6, 2009  4:27 PM
SBS, SBS Licenses, Small Business Server
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5 pts.

Migrating from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 on upgraded hardware
I’m trying to find a guide to help me migrate from the old server which has SBS 2003 to the new server which has SBS 2008. I have found a guide that helps me migrate from SBS 2003 to 2008 but only on the same server. I will be upgrading both server and OS.

Answer Question   |  June 12, 2009  9:11 PM
SBS, SBS 2003, SBS 2003 migration, SBS 2008, Small Business Server 2003, Small Business Server 2008
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5 pts.

Small Business Server 2008 backup error message for Shadow Copy Service
Using SBS 2008 and get the following error when doing a backup “A Volume Shadow Copy Service operation failed. Unknown error (0X800423F4)” The application event log shows event id: 12290 Any suggestions

Answer Question   |  March 24, 2009  6:33 PM
Error 0X800423F4, Event ID 12290, SBS, SBS 2008, SBS 2008 Error Messages, Volume Shadow Copy Service
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300 pts.

Exchange 2003
Hello Everyone, I am in dire need of some help. I have recently taken over an I.T position. I have been asked to implment Exchange. I am running Small Business Server 2003 with Exchange 2003 installed. At the moment our ISP controls our outgoing mail (smtp.dsl.pipex.com) and our domain provider controls all incoming (mail.supersoftware.co.uk). So [...]

Answer Question   |  March 12, 2009  5:07 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Server, MX record, SBS, SBS 2003, SMTP, SMTP Exchange 2003 outgoing email
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5 pts.

SBS 2003 R2 installation error message
Have a new client with SBS 2003 R2 w/Exchange 2003 SP2 R2 has not been installed yet. When you select “install SBS 2003 R2” from the CD media, it pops up the following error; “Setup has encountered an error and cannot continue.” Have gone through Event logs and SBS logs, but cannot find anything that [...]

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2009  1:42 PM
Exchange 2003, SBS, SBS 2003 Error Messages, SBS 2003 R2, Small Business Server 2003, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

MS Exchange POP3 Connector for SBS
I have configured a POP3 Connector in my SBS Exchange server. I believe if have the SMTP working, I can send and receive locally, and I can send to an external email address and it be delivered. What I can’t do is receive an email from an external address. I can watch the inbox of [...]

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2009  5:52 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 and Small Business Server 2003, POP3 connector, SBS, SBS 2003, SMTP
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5 pts.

Can you replicate SQL 2003/8 to SQL 2000
I am upgrading a server running SBS w/SQL2000. New server will be 2003 or 2008. Would like to use old server for backup off site. Can I replicate, or would I need a new 2003/2008 license to accomplish this?

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  1:40 PM
SBS, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2003, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server replication
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5 pts.

Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 migration error Exchange Server failed to install
While migrating to SBS 2008 i started receiving some installation errors. The main error i received was that the Exchange Server failed to install. How can i just reinstall the exchange server part of SBS 2008.

Answer Question   |  January 6, 2009  4:26 PM
Microsoft Small Business Server 2008, SBS, SBS 2008, SBS 2008 Error Messages, SBS 2008 Migration
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16,755 pts.

SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Upgrade missing Update Service Server Computer Policy
We migrated from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008, but the Update Services Server Computers Policy is missing. WSUS seems to be working, however it has updates loaded for the old SBS 2003 server. However, clicking “change the software update settings” in the console gives an error “update services group policy settings are not available”. Unless [...]

Answer Question   |  January 6, 2009  4:22 PM
GPO, SBS, SBS 2003, SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration, SBS 2008, Update Services Server Computers Policy, WSUS
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16,755 pts.

SBS 2003, SQL Server 2005 and database mirroring
Hello! I m trying to get db mirroring to work between two sbs 2003 premium based sql (2005) servers. Am I just plain stupid or did I miss sth? And please dont tell me about traceflags becaouse they dont seem to have an effect on my … problem? Perhaps I came out as a bastard [...]

Answer Question   |  December 22, 2008  11:21 AM
Database mirroring, SBS, SBS 2003, SBS 2003 mirroring, Small Business Server 2003, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 mirroring
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30 pts.

Exchange Server 2003 mail collection problems
Hi, We Have a Exchange Server 2003 running on Microsoft SBS 2003. Initially the server was set up to collect/receive mail driectly from the .co.uk domain – NOT POP mailboxes. For a number of reasons, we have now had to change this. We have set up POP collection for all exchange mailboxes/users and stopped the [...]

Answer Question   |  December 12, 2008  12:56 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Exchange 2003 configuration, Exchange 2003 mailbox configuration, Exchange 2003 POP accounts, Exchange Server 2003 administration, IMAP, POP3, RoundCube Webmail, SBS, SBS 2003, SMTP
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5 pts.

How to customize clients’ system with SBS 2003
I want know how Windows 2003 SBS can be used to control Clients’ system in our domain.

Answer Question   |  December 12, 2008  10:57 AM
SBS, SBS 2003, SBS 2003 administration, Small Business Server 2003, Windows Small Business Server 2003
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5 pts.

IP address gets blacklisted using Exchange 2003
We have a small business server running exchange 2003. My IP address is keep getting blacklisted. When I research, I come to find out that something in my network is sending out spam but I can’t seem to figure out which machine is infected. I have ran several scans on all the machines but nothing [...]

Answer Question   |  December 3, 2008  4:07 PM
Blacklisted, Exchange 2003, IP address, SBS, Spam
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16,755 pts.

Trying to get my exchange server 2003 via ISP We are using SBS 2003 standard.
My ISP (AT&T Yahoo) is dropping port 110 in favor of 995 with SSL. I am trying to get my exchange server do this with little luck. We are using SBS 2003 standard. Our mail is help at the ISP and direct to us via MX records.

Answer Question   |  November 19, 2008  3:21 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange errors, MX record, Network connectivity, SBS, SBS 2003, SSL
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16,755 pts.