Windows Server 2003 Questions


About upgrade windows 2003 server domain controller to windows 2008 server
Hi i have domain controller on platform windows 2003 server enterprise edition. I want upgrade this domain controller to windows 2008 server enterprise edition. I have MOC server, Sharepoint server 2003 edition, Exchange serverr 20003 server ent ed. I want to know what may be problem on my upgrade? May be problem on exchange server [...]

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2010  11:34 AM
Domain Controller, Domain Controller Implementation, SharePoint 2003, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller, Windows Server Upgrades
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tutorial of win 2003 server and 2008 server
Can anyone hve the tutorials of how to install and configure win 2003 &2008 server.Step by step installion od domain controller, group policy,Dhcp ,Dns,Trusts,File Server.If any one hve pls mail me , my email id is qwer.qwerty86@gmail.com

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  2:55 AM
Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Installation
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Rsg
30 pts.

Windows Server 2003 FTP security and monitoring
How can I see who is connected to my Windows 2003 FTP server and review what files have been uploaded or downloaded? Can I be emailed this log file daily or weekly? Can I be alerted if specific files or folders are touched?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2010  2:04 PM
FTP, FTP management, FTP Server, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security
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How do I setup a secondary DNS server on Windows Server 2003?
How do I setup a secondary DNS server on Windows server 2003? We have an AD integrated DNS zone and want a secondary DNS server as a backup. Please describe the processes necessary to get this going. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2010  1:56 PM
Active Directory, Backup, DNS, DNS Server Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Backup
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Monitoring RAM usage on a Windows 2003 network
How do I use performance monitor on a Windows 2003 network? I want to monitor RAM usage across the board on all Windows XP SP3 machines to see who needs to be upgraded. Is there anything that needs to be installed clientside or is it all built into our AD network?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2010  9:17 PM
RAM, RAM upgrade, windows 2003, Windows 2003 networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP3
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Login problems on Windows server 2003
I am having problems logging into my Windows Server 2003. I log in and get logged out right away. I think it is my software registry hive. What can I do? I have system back ups but not the system state. We use Arcserve for backup from another computer to LTO2 tapes.

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2011  2:21 PM
Backup, Backup & restore, Login error, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Permissions
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DFS info for setup on my Windows Server 2003
How does the Distributed File System differ from normal shares? I read that you can keep multiple copies across the network. How does that work and how do I set it up on a Windows Server 2003 connected to my corporate domain?

Answer Question   |  December 1, 2010  2:12 PM
DFS, Distributed File System, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
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Group policies to assign to Windows 7 versus Windows XP
What new group policies can I assign to a Windows 7 machine vs. a Windows XP machine? Any good administrative features for locking down the machines? Will I have to upgrade my schema from a Windows Server 2003 AD network?

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2010  2:06 PM
Active Directory, Windows 7, Windows 7 Group Policy, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP Group Policy
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Can’t access files or resources on my Windows Server 2003 from my Windows 7 machine
When connecting to my Windows Server 2003 from my Windows 7 machine (we are on the same domain), I cannot see any files or resources on the machine and I am told it is not accessible. Using a Windows XP machine with the same username and password, I can access it. What could be preventing [...]

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2011  7:42 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 connectivity, Windows Server 2003 error messages
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250 pts.

Assigning home drives in a Windows 2003 Active Directory network
How do you handle assigning home drives in a Windows 2003 AD network? I currently do it manually. Can I have it done automatically based on OU? I see a place for the home directory in the user’s properties: can this be used to create the directory as well?

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2010  2:11 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Home Directory, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

Can I disable system restore on my Windows server 2003?
Can I disable system restore? If it is disabled on a Windows server 2003, can I still create system checkpoints? If not, what needs to be re-enabled to make that happen? Scripts or services to start/stop?

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2010  1:55 PM
Checkpoint, System Restore, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration
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Windows domain error
I am trying to install MS Exchange onto a Poweredge 1850 running Windows 2003. When trying to run a typical exchange install, I received an error message saying that I must be in a windows domain. Also indicated it could not verify our windows domain, and couldn’t access the active directory. Can some one draw [...]

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2010  2:12 AM
Active Directory, Dell PowerEdge 1850, Exchange, Exchange installation, Windows domain management, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

.Net Application Routing Emails from SMTP to Exchange Server Error
Our .Net app works fine using current We.config settigs if we send emails to an external SMTP host. When we point it to our Exchange server it won’t work! Any ideas please help. Are there specific SMTP Server settings we need for this to work with Exchange, or any Exchange Server settings that might be [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2010  12:47 AM
.Net Application, Exchange, Exchange errors, SMTP, SQL Server, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

How do I echo a “y” choice in this bat file?
I have the following bat file. I did not create it, but got it off of the MS scripting site. We are going to migrate data from an old nt server to a new server. The company has been using this server for about 10 years and everybody has one or more drives mapped to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 16, 2010  6:34 PM
.bat file, Domain Controller, ECHO, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
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MSFO rules move problem
Hi. I have 2 domain controller: DC1 and DC2. firs the rules was in DC1. i moved it to DC2.  After moving system gived me role moved syccesifull but when i checked in dc1 operation master (AD users and computers -operation masters) i totised “error” (there were written) [strong]Infrastructure Master[/strong] ,RID ,PDC Emulator. Then i [...]

Answer Question   |  July 19, 2010  3:53 PM
Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Moving MSFO rules, Windows Server 2003
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Running system restore from command line on Windows Server 2003?
How can I run system restore from the command line on a Windows Server 2003? My server can only boot to safe mode command prompt. How can I launch the restore wizard from there? I need to roll back a few days to bring the server back up.

Answer Question   |  July 14, 2010  5:25 PM
Command line, System Restore, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Backup
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Appropriate disaster recovery for Windows server 2003?
What’s an appropriate disaster recovery plan for Windows Server 2003? What steps do I need to take to be able to rebuild my server from only tape backups? Do I need to reinstall the OS or can I simply restore? What programs do you use?

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2011  2:48 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery software, Disaster Recovery, Tape Backups, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server backup
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Rebuild raid from under windows server 2003
Got a Server 2003 on a two partition Hardware RAID 5 [C: and E: visible as separate disks from Windows] . C: is almost full, Some programs have been installed on E:. From a bootable Acronis True Image Home only the C: partition is visible for cloning. I want to rebuild the array with newer [...]

Answer Question   |  July 9, 2010  7:45 PM
Dell PowerEdge 600SC, RAID 5, RAID Array, RAID rebuild, Storage configuration management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 RAID
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65 pts.

2048-bit key in Domino 6.5
How can I create a keyring and CSR for my 3rd party vendor in Domino 6.5? The largest key ring or CSR I can create is 1024. I know it can be done in Domino 8.5, but  we haven’t upgraded yet. Thanks for your help!

Answer Question   |  July 7, 2010  2:34 PM
Certificate Signing Request, Lotus Domino 6.5, Windows Server 2003
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175 pts.

Windows Server 2003 web edition hardware requirements
What are the basic hardware requirements to run the web edition and I am looking at Dell or IBM or HP for a travel services office with 15 workstations.

Answer Question   |  May 16, 2013  2:01 AM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Hardware Requirements, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
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