Permission problem in Windows 2k3
Good afternoon all, I’ve got a Windows 2003 server this machine is the DC and I need a certain user to access a shared folder and to add material to that folder, I gave him permissions for modify and all that but when he pastes something there the server all gives him a “no permission” [...]

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2009  12:02 PM
Shared folders, User Permissions, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Permissions

why does server service stops in windows server 2003 when an windows Xp client machine access a shared folder on windows server 2003
Server service stops

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2010  4:24 AM
Shared folders, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Shared Folders, Windows XP

Windows Server 2003 domain controller Event ID 675
I have a windows server 2003 domain controller and have been seeing alot of “Failure Audit” entries in the Security log. ID 675 “Pre-authentication failed:” Failure Code: 0×19 any suggested fixes

Answer Question   |  January 20, 2009  2:41 PM
Event ID, Event ID 675, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Windows and Exchange Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007
Dear Friends, I desperately need help from you guys. Currently I am having two IBM XSeries 225 server with me. One of it is a DC on Windows Server 2003 and also having Exchange Server 2003 in it. The DC is replicating with the other Server. There is no major functionality of the second server. [...]

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  11:57 AM
DC Shifting from 2003 to 2008, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, IBM X3400, IBM XSeries 225, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller

How to force Windows Media codec installation on Windows Server 2003?
I’m trying to install the Windows Media 11 codecs (WMFDIST11-WINDOWSXP-X86-ENU) on a Win2K3 server box used that will be used for encoding video. Unfortunately MS does not officially support the codecs on Win2K3. Some people reported that they got it to work by running setup in XP compatibility mode, but it has no effect for [...]

Answer Question   |  January 19, 2009  10:36 AM
Codec, Installation/Upgrades, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Player 11, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages, Windows XP compatibility mode

Merge two companies into one network
The company I work for has decided to merge with its Sister Company on the lower floor. While we share the same room to house our independent servers, both companies have separate physical networks. Each with their own separate File Servers & SQL servers. Allowing Company “A” employees to log into Server “A” (only) and [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2012  10:46 PM
Active Directory, DNS management, Domain configuration, Netwo, Network design, Server management, SQL, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003

Oracle Enterprise Manager login password error
We have windows 2003 server and we are running 2 oracle databases in version 11g. We were successfully configured EM for one database and when we were tried for the other database we encountered configuration errors and we were able to sort by searching on “google”, solution was “ocijdbc10 file has to be placed in [...]

Answer Question   |  January 16, 2009  5:05 AM
Oracle 11g, Oracle 11g error messages, Oracle 11g security, Oracle administration, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle security, SQLPlus, Windows Server 2003

The entire network Slows Down when anyone does a download from the internet
I have a full T1 line from AT&T that they continually test as good. There are (3) companys on the same T1 My company has a Windows 2003 Domain, (3) servers (Exchange 2003, Connectwise and a Citrix server). On average I have 5 users on my network. But the problem occurs even if there is [...]

Answer Question   |  January 15, 2009  9:05 PM
Network Bottleneck, Network connectivity, Network slowdown, slow network, T-1, Windows Server 2003

Connecting to servers on private network after VPN connection completed
I can connect to a private network using my VPN client. I get a private network IP address. I am not given a private network default gateway, but it know the DNS server and WINS server IP addresses. I cannot ping either DNS or WINS or any of my servers. I’m running on a Windows [...]

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2009  8:08 PM
DNS server, Private networks, Server management, VPN, Windows Server 2003, WINS server, WINS server IP addresses

What certifications would help me switch from network engineering to administrator?
I have two years of experience as a technical support analyst for Elsevier employees where we had access to Elsevier servers through Citrix Metaframe. I worked on Active Directory in creating accounts (Mail and File) on Windows Server 2003. I have an engineering background. I have not had any theory on networking, though I worked [...]

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2009  5:22 PM
career advice, Career development, IT careers, IT certification and training, IT jobs, Network Administrator, Network engineering, Networking, Networking certifications, Staffing, Windows Server 2003

Deploying software package through group policy
I am trying to deploy software via an .msi file through group policy. There are multiple branches in my domain. I have copied the .msi file to the local domain controller for each branch. I want to create a gpo for each branch that will deploy the .msi file from their respective domain controllers. I [...]

Answer Question   |  January 15, 2009  4:49 PM
.MSI files, GPO, Group Policy, OU, Software deployment, Software Deployment through Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Do I need Active Directory?
I am needing to know if it is vital i setup the active directory. Using Windows Server 2003 on a server which will be used mainly as a terminal server for users to come into to access only data on this server, be able to access and copy data to their computer and run MS [...]

Answer Question   |  January 15, 2009  11:58 PM
Active Directory, Microsoft Office 2003, Network security, Security, Terminal Server, Windows Server 2003

Import SQL Server 2000 DTS package to new box
Hi, I am building the new SQL 2000 SP3 server on Windows 2003 R2, in my old box there were alot of DTS package which is I need to import, my question is what account should I import it as to avoid the security right? in my old box I have 3 admin account only [...]

Answer Question   |  January 16, 2009  10:40 PM
Data Transformation Services, DTS packages, Import DTS packages, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2000 import/export, SQL Server 2000 migration, Windows Server 2003

Adding a 2003 Window server to a Window 2000 domain
Hello, Thanks every so much for the help on SQL back-up, really appriciated. I wonder if anybody has carried out a task on their network, where the established domain is Windows 2000 and they have an application server which needs to join the domain but is a window 2003 server, what are the steps or [...]

Answer Question   |  January 13, 2009  10:14 AM
Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003

Need help with Windows Server 2003 installation
I need to install windows server 2003 in my companys Network that have around 60 Work stations that are on Work Group.I have no idea how to Install the Window Server.Can anybody tell me How to get Started and Install the Server.

Answer Question   |  January 9, 2009  11:02 AM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 configuration, Windows Server 2003 Installation

Microsoft ISA Server 2000 – Firewall service deliberately stopped – Want to allow ping.
Hi. This may seem really stupid, and well it is. I have a customer who is running ISA 2000 primarily as a web cache. It is not used for security in any way, in fact, users can just turn off their proxy settings and access the internet, so security is not really an issue here. [...]

Answer Question   |  December 14, 2011  12:10 AM
Firewalls, ICMP, Internet Control Message Protocol, ISA Server, ISA Server 2000, Ping, Web security, Windows Server 2003

I need to change the local admin password in a domain some 800 machines. Best options please
Hi, I need to change the local admin password on about 800 machines in a Windows 2003 domain. I have thought about scripting and applying it via GPO. Any other ides anyone?

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2009  6:33 PM
GPO, Group Policy Objects, Windows Server 2003, Windows server administration

Windows Server 2003 Synchronizing Files
Hi, I haven’t dealt with Windows Server 2003 but I was wondering if there was a way to synchronize the files with the users so that when someone logs into any computer in the office and does work their work is automatically saved back to the server? Thanks in advance, Dustin

Answer Question   |  January 9, 2009  5:17 PM
File Synchronization, Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003

Change user account name in Active Directory
We have a user that recently got married and would like to have her account name changed in Active Directory. How easy or hard would this be? We run Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003. How would the changes affect her receiving emails? She is a member of several distribution groups and has several in-boxes [...]

Answer Question   |  September 14, 2012  11:55 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 per, Exchange user profile, Exchange user settings, Outlook, Windows Server 2003

How can I make w2k3 DNS server ‘answer’ for a given domain?
I want to forward requests for specific external domains to a page hosted locally on my IIS server – how do I set this up in windows 2003 DNS server? thanks

Answer Question   |  April 4, 2009  6:15 PM
DNS, DNS server, Windows Server 2003