Printer Migration
II’m trying to migrate printers from one 2k3 server to another using ms print migration tool 3.1 I created the backup on the server I’m moving the printers to. However when I run the restore it errors out at this point: Enumerating printer drivers for environment Windows AMD64. Restore-compromised. I thought I had read about [...]

Answer Question   |  April 14, 2009  6:52 PM
Network printers, Print Migration Tool 3.1, Printer management, Spooling, Windows Server 2003

2 NIC Cards – External and Internal IP Addresses – Odd Setup
I am in the process of re-doing the configurations of a few production webservers but find myself at a loss with the following issue. There are 3 external facing webservers w/ a external IP and a internal IP as well. They are not on a DMZ. The servers should continue to function regardless of the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 11, 2009  5:12 PM
External IP Addresses, Internal IP, NIC, Windows Server 2003

VBScript that logs in a user to remote server
Hello, I’m working in server 2003, remotely. I have a few schedule tasks, each running a business program i’m working with and a vbscript which checks that the program ran successfully and suppose to send an e-mail report. All of this happens during the night, when i’m logged off from the server. the mail is [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2009  7:19 PM
Login scripts, Remote servers, VBScript, Windows Server 2003

Loading Windows Server 2003 – Raid 5 (3 X 500Gb Drives)
Please forgive my ignorance, I usually deal in code and applications, servers and loading OS’s onto them is like talking Klingon to me right now, but I’m learning. I was stupid enough to buy a Dell PowerEdge 800 server with 3 x 500Gb disks already installed (and configured) as a RAID 5. I could have [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2009  4:26 PM
Dell PowerEdge 800, RAID, RAID 5, RAID configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003 configuration

How to create DHCP relay agent in Windows Server 2003
how create dhcp realy agent in server 2003 with 2 nic

Answer Question   |  December 29, 2009  11:01 AM
DHCP Relay Agent, DHCP scope, DHCP server, NIC, Server administration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration

Server 2003 memory performance configuration
We have a SQL application running in an n-tier environment. Some of the users are complaining about application performance. I am going through the environment looking at all of the elements involved in processing this application. The information below shows all of the server systems involved in the application and the page file and RAM [...]

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2009  8:35 PM
Server Performance, SQL, SQL Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Performance

Virtualizing a Windows 2003 Print Server
A user recently submitted this question via e-mail: I’m currently running a VMware ESX server, and I’m wondering if anyone could give me further insight on virtualizing a Windows 2003 print server. Have you done it from scratch or P2V?

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2009  3:16 PM
VMware ESX, Windows 2003 Print Server, Windows 2003 Print Server Virtualization, Windows Print Servers, Windows Server 2003

Connecting to Outlook Mobile Access via IE shows a blank page
Hello, when I try to connect to OMA via IE to test it, after login I always see a blank page. Why? We are using win2003r2 with exchange2003

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2009  12:25 PM
Exchange 2003, Mobile email, OMA, Outlook, Outlook Mobile Access, Windows Server 2003

Backup Exec 11d with Exchange 2007
I’m running Symantec Backup Exec 11d on Server 2003 Standard, and Exchange 2007 on Server 2003 R2 x64. When I try to Enable individual mailbox message restore I get a Successful backup with the following exception: “To support individual mailbox message and folder restores from Information Store backups, you must download and install the Microsoft [...]

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2009  12:56 PM
Backup Exec 11d, Collaboration Data Objects package, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 backup, Exchange 2007 error messages, Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client, Restore individual mailboxes, Windows Server 2003

How to block particular sites of clients in Windows Server 2003
how to block particular sites of clients in server 2003

Answer Question   |  February 18, 2009  9:40 AM
Internet access, Internet restrictions, User Permissions, User restrictions, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration

Can’t telnet to select mail servers; telnet session hangs (goes blank)
Gents, I’ve an issue here that maybe some of you folks can help me with? I run a server 2003 shop with exchange 2003 (sp2). From time to time my users receive NDR’s; see below for an example. Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients. Subject: RE: new e mail [...]

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2009  11:49 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, NDR, Network connectivity, Non-Delivery Reports, nslookup, Telnet, Windows Server 2003

VLAN basics step by step
Currently have a Windows 2003 environment using DHCP with Cisco switches in a single subnet with no VLANs. I want to take the Layer 3 switch and Layer 2 switches and configure it all with 4 VLANs. (Servers, users, printers, guests). My users will need to access the servers (file, e-mail, etc..) so how does [...]

Answer Question   |  May 9, 2013  6:18 PM
Cisco switches, DHCP, LAN Security, VLAN configuration, VLAN management, Windows Server 2003

connecting two networks to a single server (2 NIC’s or router?)
I have a 2003 server box running a simple database application that needs to be accessed by users on two physically separate networks. One network is DHCP 192.x.x.x the other is static 223.x.x.x. Everyone is running XP pro. What would be the better option. Two NIC’s in the server, one for each network. Or would [...]

Answer Question   |  February 13, 2009  5:37 PM
DHCP, NIC, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Windows 2003 – computers at different locations with the same ip
‘ve been tasked designing a plan to allow users to use their credentials on the servers at our diaster recovery site. I’m a unix guy, and am swimming way past the ropes. Here is the situation: We have a datacenter for our production servers. It is a Windows 2003 level domain, with all Windows Server [...]

Answer Question   |  February 13, 2009  3:43 PM
Active Directory, Data center planning, Disaster Recovery, DNS, NAT, RHEL, Windows Server 2003

Windows Domain Query
Hi; Appreciate if anyone can advise this - Any Problem with the below strucutre - 2003 Parent Domain – Windows 2003 Exchange server 2003 2008 Child Domain – Windows 2008 Exchange 2007

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2009  8:55 AM
Child Domain, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Parent Domain, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

WinExit.scr settings for automated logoff
I need to configure my lab PC’s so that users are logged out after 10 minutes of idle time. I have got the screen saver working, but I am having trouble setting a custom configuration for the screen saver. Everything I have read online says the settings are stored in HKEY_Current_UserControl PanelScreen Saver.Log off , [...]

Answer Question   |  February 13, 2009  11:39 PM
Automated logoff, HKEY_Current_User, Screen savers, Windows Server 2003, WinExit.scr

Windows Server 2003 management
when our Microsoft windows 2003 server boots up it gives message —”At least one service or driver failed during start up. Use Eventviewer to examine the event log for details.”— Icannot identify the problem

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  7:33 AM
Event Viewer, Server management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003 configuration

How do i have access fill in a field in the form in opening with data from the parent form
My first question please feel free to point out to me if i need to do any of this differently I am looking to create a button that opens an existing form with a new record and inserts into a field in the new record data from the parent form. We have a system where [...]

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2009  7:00 PM
Access 2000, Microsoft Access, PostgreSQL, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

dns suffix issue – please help!
Hello, We are currently restructuring our company’s DNS which is all server 2003. Each of our sites are being added into dns so they will have their own zones. What I noticed is that as soon as I put, say, miami.company.local as the primary domain suffix on a client, that machine is no longer allowed [...]

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  10:12 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DNS, DNS Suffix, Windows, Windows Server 2003

How to restrict the user from browsing the Internet and downloading from Windows Server 2003
Dear sir, i want to know ,How to restrict the user from browsing the internet sites and downloading from windowsserver 2003.In client system i am having winxp.plz give solution for this problem. With regards, f.charles.

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  11:00 AM
Block Internet Access, Internet restrictions, User Permissions, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP