Windows Server 2003 Questions


How can I track where an audit comes from?
I have 4 systems – all new installed – which have many entries of event id 560 in the seclog. All systems have been checked for viruses/malware. None found. Running Windows XP Pro SP3 on these systems in a windows 2003 Server enviroment. Domain policy contains an audits for local policy. Securitelogs are filling and [...]

Answer Question   |  July 8, 2010  2:26 PM
Event ID 760, Security log, Security logs, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Security Logs, Windows XP
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5 pts.

How to merge 2 disks on 1 hard drive to create a large storage server for archived data? (Poweredge 2800 and Windows Server 2003)
I have an old Dell PowerEdge server that I want to convert to a large data storage server – nothing on it but archived data.  The hard drive has been formatted to have about 70G on the C drive and about 130G on a different drive.  BUT both drives are located on the same hard [...]

Answer Question   |  May 23, 2012  7:38 PM
Dell PowerEdge 2800, Storage configuration management, Storage in 2010, Storage management, Storage servers, Windows Server 2003
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35 pts.

Multiple Event Errors on member server 2003
I have a member server that is running very slowly – slow to log on, slow to access shared files from clients, and won’t connect to internet. After reviewing the event log, I have discovered these errors: Event Type: Error Event Source: NETLOGON Event Category: None Event ID: 5719 Date: 6/23/2010 Time: 5:53:17 PM User: [...]

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2010  3:09 PM
DNS management, Event ID, Member Servers, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller
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35 pts.

Windows 2003 Security Audit: Need help blocking and tracking consistent hacker
I’ve recently taking over as Admin working part-time for a non-profit organization in addition to my full-time job. I quickly discovered that their previous IT had been stealing from them for several years and now it appears that he has been hacking into the system. It’s been rough keeping him out, since I’m still learning [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2012  4:45 PM
SBS, Small Business Server, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Security Audits, Windows Server Security Logs, Windows Small Business Server 2003
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25 pts.

Best Practices for Updating Win Server 2003 Patches
I’ve been told to be very careful about which patches to install when updating my servers – research all the patches, don’t install IE 8, etc. Is this common practice? If yes, where do I begin finding out which patches are okay to install and which are not? I’m very new at this, so pardon [...]

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2010  2:32 AM
Updates, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security and patches, Windows Server Update Services
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35 pts.

MS Virtual Server 2005 R2 Network will not connect.
Dell 1425 – Windows 2003 64 bit Sp2 – Virtual Server 2005 R2 Both NIC’s configured with Virtual Machine Network Services selected When I try to Create a virtual machine I can see both NIC’s but the selection will not stick – Always returns “Not Connected” Any suggestions?  

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2010  6:01 PM
Virtual machine management, Virtual Server, Virtual Server 2005, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit
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5 pts.

Add Shortcut to Mandatory Roaming Profile
We have a few hundered users who use mandatory roaming profiles (restricted).  All profiles are stored on the network – none local.  Many of them have an auto-login with a generic username.  This is going to change soon as all users will be logging in using their own user name.  They will still remain members [...]

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2010  1:28 PM
Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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5 pts.

Need to deploy 4000 global users. Should we use SCCM to replace Marimba?
We are currently running Marimba V6. we are in the planning stage of a new image and Office 2007 deployment. We need to deploy to approx 4000 users globaly I know Marimba will not deploy and re-image so we are looking at using SCCM.   Any thoughts? 

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  10:37 AM
Office 2007, Office 2007 deployment, SCCM, SCCM 2007, Windows Server 2003
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20 pts.

Virus affecting Default Input Language – Repair
A client of mine appears to have a infection of malware. The client is getting the “chinese” letters as per language no matter what language is chosen. Wondering what needs to be done to restore that portion.  Virus removal is in process but looking for anything additional that may help resolve this issue.

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  3:33 PM
HP ProLiant ML, Viruses, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
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8,120 pts.

ERROR MSG DURING ORACLE FORMS INSTALLATION
ERROR IS USER1.PIN(20) OS_ERROR WHILE SPAWNING…IFSRV60 -INSTALL FORMS60SERVER-DEFAULT…PORT=900 MODE=socket batch+yes  

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2010  1:24 PM
Oracle error messages, Oracle Forms, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

DCDIAG search failed with error 58
Last week my servers lost power, and now every night the DC seems to get demoted. The only event errors I receive are File Replication errors. Due to low disk space on my root partition. (2GB free currently) I haven’t had these issues before with lower disk space so I wouldn’t think this is the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2010  12:34 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, File Replication errors, Windows Server 2003
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105 pts.

Exchange server 2003 mail sending problem
Hi i have exchange server problem. Exchange server 2003 can not send mails some mailservers such as yahoo.com; kedi.com Ichaceked nslooku , tracert , ping all is fine But exchange server cannot send mails. Mails stopping in Queue.  erro:   The connection was dropped by the remote host. The remote server did not respond to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  12:01 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange administration, Exchange email servers, Exchange errors, Windows Server 2003
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1,235 pts.

Getting a lot of window search service alerts on server 2003
Hi, i m getting a lot of window search service alerts on server 2003, event id 3013 The entry <E:PROFILESJWETZELUSERDATA4NSRKHILPMOCNTR[1].XML> in the hash map cannot be updated. Context: Application, SystemIndex Catalog Details: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x8007001f)  Source: The entry <E:PROFILESJWETZELUSERDATA4NSRKHILPMOCNTR[1].XML> in the hash map cannot be updated. Context: Application, [...]

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2010  4:40 PM
Event ID, Event ID 3013, Windows Server 2003
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115 pts.

group policy CLSID errors server 2003
i m getting a lot of frequent errors in application log as on server 2003 ” Windows cannot query DllName registry entry for {CF7639F3-ABA2-41DB-97F2-81E2C5DBFC5D} and it will not be loaded. This is most likely caused by a faulty registration. Event id 1041 Please help ASAP. give proper steps

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2010  4:38 PM
Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages
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115 pts.

How do I echo text into a specific place in a text file using a bat file?
I have a bat file CSCANPST.exe that will run automate the scanning of a pst file. This is not my creation so i cant take credit for it. I know how to return the current user, so to make this process totally automatic how do I input the username into the correct “%username%” area in [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2010  1:52 PM
.PST files, ECHO, Outlook, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro SP3
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1,050 pts.

Invoking Web Service from linux C code
We want to invoke a web service which is hosted on window server. Web service is written in dot net and hosted on a server. Web Service has a web method which we want to invoke from application which is written on Linux C platform. There is some points. 1. Web Service is created in [...]

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2010  12:25 PM
Linux, Linux applications, Web services, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

ISA Log Export
I am using ISA EE 2006 with windows 2003 I am using Internet Access Monitor for Reporting when I export the report it saves the default Example Report Please suggest me what I have to do Regard’s Hammad Ali Uppal

Answer Question   |  June 10, 2010  5:34 PM
ISA 2006, ISA Log Expert, ISA Server, ISA Server 2006, Windows Server 2003
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110 pts.

Application Server acting as DC
Hi everyone, I just installed 2 HP DL380 G6 Series Server at my company all runing window 2003 32/64bit version. The 32bit is been used as an Application because the application only support 32bit OS with R2. while my Domian Controller is running 64bit R2. The interesting thing is I mistakenly set a wrong time [...]

Answer Question   |  June 10, 2010  3:17 PM
Application Server, Domain Controller, HP DL380 G6, Windows Application Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit
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40 pts.

upgrading from oracle 8i to oracle 9i from windows 2000 server to windows server 2003
Hello everyone, I am a newbie. I am currecntly trying to assess the risks involved in trying to upgrade a windows 2000 server to server 2003 version. This a real time database server with oracle 8i and is running on windows 2000 version. I have read in one of your reponses that 8i is not [...]

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2010  4:48 PM
Oracle 8i upgrade, Oracle 9i, Windows 2000 server upgrades, Windows Server 2003
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20 pts.

ID always Disabled Without Doing Anything
I have a pc that needs to connect to the server to retrieve some files everyday. But lately the ID will always get disabled before I can even retrieve the file. I always do the following as below. 1. Run(enter) 2. \Server IP (enter) Once I do step number 2, the ID will automatically be [...]

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2010  3:52 AM
Dell servers, Server Connection Failed, Windows Server 2003
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15,620 pts.