Creating GPO from VBScropt in Windows Server 2003 R2
I’m running Windows Server 2003 R2. Is it possible to create a Group Policy Object (GPO) from a VBScript, and add all settings for the GPO in the process?

Answer Question   |  April 30, 2010  4:50 PM
Group Policy Objects, VBScript, Windows Server 2003 R2

MS DNS query logging to sql server?
Does anybody know if it is possible using 2003 server r2 dns to log querys to a sql server database instead of a file?

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2010  10:19 PM
DNS queries, SQL Server database, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

password of Virtual Window, windows server 2003R2
I have installed a virtual windows, windows server 2003R2. It is a trial version, When run it, it asked me to type in the password. The corresponding username is administrator. I don’t know how to handle it. Thank you very much.

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2010  12:28 PM
virtual windows, VMware Fusion, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

how to map a network drive on server 2003 to vista machine shared folder
How do I map a network drive on a windows server 2003 machine to a vista machine with a shared folder. I get an error that says network path not found and that the server 2003 does not have rights. I am logged in as the administrator. I can ping the vista machine.

Answer Question   |  January 6, 2010  2:19 PM
Network Drive Mapping, Network drives, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

Windows 2008 SSTP VPN trouble
Hi all, I’ve the following scenario: 1 Domain controller Windows 2003 Server R2 1 “VPN” Server Windows 2008 SP2 I’ve Certification Authority on my DC, by now this CA provides authentication for the Outlook Web Access (form based authentication) and for the ActiveSync for some PDAs. I want to deploy a Windows 2008 remote access [...]

Answer Question   |  January 10, 2010  4:11 PM
ActiveSync, Domain Controller, Mobile, VPN, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 SP2

DFS Replication Windows Server 2003 R2
I have two Windows 2003 Servers used for replication, one is our primary file server, the other is its replica. last week we noticed that the replica had run out of space, this happened a while and went unnoticed – yesterday I cleared out some space by removing a folder that was not required. this [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2012  12:36 PM
DFS Replication, File servers, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

Windows Sync Service
Hello, One of my customer is wanting to implement this service. So I am looking for feedback. Do you use this service ? Is there any precaution to take using that service ? Are there unknown limitations, I mean not listed by IBM ? Any information is welcome. Thanks in advance

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  7:59 AM
AD sync, Domino, Lotus Domino, Lotus Domino Server 8.x, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Sync System on Domino

Windows Server and Exchange sync issues
I have changed from Windows 2003 SBS to a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit server. Now then, all the clients are running Win XP pro SP3. For some reason, they are still trying to sync to the old 2003 SBS server which no longer exists. What steps can i take to get them to sync to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 10, 2009  3:14 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange upgrades, SBS 2003, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Windows Small Business Server, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional

SQL Server 2008: Difficulty setting mixed mode authentication password
I am attempting to install SQL Server 2008 (64-bit) on Windows Server 2003 SP2 (64-bit). During the installation, I get stuck at the step where it asks for a mixed mode authentication password. Following the requirements, I have tried a strong password but I am still getting the error message, “The specified SA password does [...]

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  6:31 PM
SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 64-bit, SQL Server authentication, SQL Server installation, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 R2 x64

Clients cannot acces app server on Windows Server 2003 R2
I have installed Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit Standard Edition and given access to clients, but the clients cannot access the application server. I have the following software installed: Oracle 10g, Hp Quality center 9.0 HP Quick Test professional 9.2 SAP GUI 7.10 SAP TAO 1.0.10.7 Microsoft Office. The set up is something like this. [...]

Answer Question   |  July 9, 2009  8:28 PM
Apple, Application Server, Mac OS, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

BSOD – Windows Server 2003 R2 -scsiport.sys error
Here’s the narrative: After June 2009 MS updates restart, got the dreaded BSOD – scsiport.sys 000000d1 b3d47000 d0000008 0 f7284ef8 This is a Dell 2800 server with internal LTO-2 tape drive. Win2003 R2 SP2 all patches. On restart the system comes up to “network connections” before it BSOD and restarts endlessly. If I uninstall the [...]

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2009  8:35 PM
BSOD, Dell 2800, Dell servers, scsiport.sys, Ultrium LTO-2 Tape Drives, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

RealVNC 4.5 Mirror Driver
In Server 2003 OS, we are using RealVNC to remotely access VPS accounts. We have them silently installed on the VPS, but we receive a VNC window pop up that states “Mirror Driver unavailable.” This occurs whenever the RealVNC service starts. Can anyone tell me how to silently install the RealVNC with the mirror driver [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  5:43 PM
Mirror Driver, RealVNC, RealVNC 4.5, RealVNC Error Messages, VPS, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

VPN connectivity
I have three sites with internet connectivity on each. i want to connect them to use a single accounting software located at one site (head office site with windows server 2003 R2) i heard that the best option is VPN but i dont have any clue about how to start working on it! any suggestions?

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2009  12:37 PM
VPN, VPN configuration, VPN connectivity, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

Hiding a shared folder
We have a public folder on one of the data servers in our domain. Everyone has read access to this folder and many have write access as well. In this public folder there is also our MIS_Notes folder. The MIS_Notes Folder is accessible only by those in the Administrator group. The folder is visible to [...]

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2009  3:33 PM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Windows Server Permissions, Windows Server Security, Windows Server Shared Folders

Configuring a SQL Server to optimize for best performance
We are running SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 SP2. These are Dell 2950 servers with 16 GB of RAM, and they are dedicated to SQL Server. We are mainly performing large database migrations utilizing SSMA and ODBC from Sybase. How can we configure Windows and/or SQL Server to best [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  6:04 PM
ODBC, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server performance, SSMA, Sybase, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

Migrating from Windows 2003 to Windows 2003 R2
Do I need to anything specific from migrating a DC from windows 2003 to R2 version . Thanks in advance, Jeremy

Answer Question   |  December 27, 2008  8:23 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server Upgrades

Shared SAN LUN between Win2K3R2 std Svrs
Is it possible to share an EMC symentrics LUN between two windows 2003 R2 std servers without having to use third party software like ms clustering? one write and the other read only…

Answer Question   |  November 6, 2008  6:02 PM
EMC Symmetrix, LUN, SAN, SAN management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

VPN won’t authenticate
Hi, We have an Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP 1 – Small Business Edition Domain Controller and a Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP 1 ISA Server 2006. We have VPN setup in ISA and the administrator user has no problems connecting. With any other user we are denied access. Temporarily to [...]

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2008  6:20 PM
Active Directory, AD, Domain Controller, ISA, ISA Server, ISA Server 2006, VPN, VPN authentication, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 security and patches, Windows server 2003 upgrades and migration

Syncing Software recommendations
One of my VIP end users (a senior scientist in our building) has put in a request for the following setup: He wants us to build him 2 8-TB file servers, identical in design. This is not a problem, I’ve done this already for our own use. One server will be in his lab for [...]

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2008  3:11 PM
Backup, Backup to Disk, RAID, RAID 5, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

I have Exchange 2007 running on a Windows Server 2003 R2 server for a small business with about 30 email accounts running out of storage space
I have Exchange 2007 running on a Windows Server 2003 R2 server for a small business with about 30 email accounts. The server has a 60 GB C: drive and a 600 GB D:. Both the “Mailbox Database” and the “Public Folder Database” are located on the D: drive. However, a mistake was made when [...]

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2008  3:09 PM
Exchange 2007, Storage, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2