Windows Server 2003 Questions


Error creating a user account – can it be changed?
Hi earlier on the year I created 100+ new accounts. On one of them I got the logon name wrong by one character. We use W2003 Server & XP clients, roaming profiles & My Documents are redirected. I could of course just change the account name but then I’d also have to do the same [...]

Answer Question   |  June 12, 2008  2:10 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.

Win 2K3 SBS Exchange server with 3GB memory-During the day the virtual memory is stable but the following morning it has increased by up to 1.2GB
I’m currently running a Win 2K3 SBS Exchange server with 3GB memory. Over the last few months I have received errors in the event viewer regard virtual memory fragmentation. The VM increases to about 6GB. I restart the Exchange services, this releases the memory used. About 700mb of physical memory is used by store.exe and [...]

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2008  1:13 PM
Defragmentation, Exchange Server, SBS, SBS 2003, Virtual memory, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

Outlook Web Access Is there a way to grant/deny access to OWA using security groups?
Is there a way to grant/deny access to OWA using security groups? Exchange 2003 on Windows Server 2003 Front End Servers are seperated from back end

Answer Question   |  July 10, 2008  6:58 PM
Exchange, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Linked Servers????
Hi everybody, I’m an IT student and i’m doing professional practices. A simple project was assigned to me. This company uses SMS to collect information of all his PC’s and stores this information in a MSSQL database. A manager checks this information and fills another database located in another server. For example, in the SMS [...]

Answer Question   |  July 4, 2008  3:51 PM
Database, Enterprise Manager, Linked servers, SQL, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003
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EVX
5 pts.

Creating Login Script in Windows Server 2003
How are login scripts created in Windows Server 2003? Also, where can I locate a good source in creating login scripts? Thanks,

Answer Question   |  June 6, 2008  3:39 PM
Login scripts, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.

How Remove Scheduled Task from Share in Windows Server 2003
I am in the process of configuring a Windows Server 2003 server. What steps are taking in removing the Scheduled Tasks and Printers / Faxes from showing in the Share (shared volume / folder? Thanks

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2008  3:36 PM
Scheduled Tasks, Shared tasks, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.

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
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16,755 pts.

Active directory user profile issue.
I’m running active directory on 2003 servers with XP professional clients. When a user has any file open for editing and someone else tries to access that same file, they receive a notice that the file is locked by “profile” instead of the actual user that has it locked. What could cause this?

Answer Question   |  July 7, 2008  6:29 AM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, XP Professional
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5 pts.

Windows 2003 Swap Space
How do I move Windows 2003 server swap space to another partition?

Answer Question   |  June 1, 2011  2:53 AM
Swap space, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

IBM X3400 server with windows server 2003 and mail exchange we have about 15 users 5 of which do not only deal outlook emails but . . .
we have an IBM X3400 server with windows server 2003 and mail exchange we have about 15 users 5 of which do not only deal outlook emails but also hold their VB.net Project on server our mails sometimes contain 1-4 mb attachment as we deal in design issues illustrator and stuff, now we are in [...]

Answer Question   |  June 6, 2008  1:19 PM
Exchange, IBM X3400 Server, Server configuration, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

how to come up with a backup and restore startegy for application developed on portal
we have an application that has been developed on oracle APP server 8i portal(forms and reports),Win2003 server(OS) is the a way I can create a backup plan and restore plan for the system which steps should i follow o ensure the successfull backed-up system thank in advance

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2008  12:27 PM
Backup, Oracle 8i, Oracle Application Server, Oracle backup, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

adprep /forestprep error
Hi i’m testing 2008 server in a 2003 domain and want to promote the 2008 server to a domain contoller. i run adprep /forestprep and get the following error any help appriciated. Regards Nick. C:adprep>adprep /forestprep ADPREP WARNING: Before running adprep, all Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain Controllers in t he forest should be upgraded [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2008  7:40 AM
Active Directory, Adprep, Windows Server 2003
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30 pts.

how to install oracle 8i on windows 2003 os
how to install oracle 8i on windows 2003 os

Answer Question   |  June 3, 2008  5:35 PM
Oracle 8i, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Creating Oracle databases on Windows Server 2003 machines
I am trying to create a standby Oracle database. It is housed on a Windows Server 2003 machine. When I try to log into the server through Oracle Enterprise Manger, I get an invalid username and/or password error. I can log into the other Windows server which houses my primary database. Is there a way [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2008  4:21 PM
Oracle, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003
160 pts.

How to Move files from iSeries IFS to Windows Server 2003 and keep ownership
I would like to move PC documents from the IFS NFS on an iSeries V5R3 to a Share on a Windows Small Business Server R2 and maintain the same owner of the doucments. User IDs on the iSeries and the Windows Server will be the same for most users. I have seen documentation in Microsoft [...]

Answer Question   |  April 23, 2010  4:11 PM
IFS, iSeries, SBS, V5R3, Windows Server 2003
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875 pts.

Windows Server 2003
Does anyone know why my Active Directory Accounts are locked out on first log0n, after a user has been prompted to create a new password as part of Group Policy? If so, do you know how to resolve the problem? I have it set to lock out after 5 failed logons, but it’s doing in [...]

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2008  3:51 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory replication, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

server How I can install win2K3 in HP prolient ML350 server with RAID5 for first time
How I can install win2K3 in HP prolient ML350 server with RAID5 for first time

Answer Question   |  June 3, 2008  11:09 AM
HP Prolient ML350, RAID 5, Windows Server 2003
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40 pts.

Windows Server 2003 shared folder
Hi, I have a windows 2003 server setup, when I create a shared directory on it, all users can access it no problem. But as soon as I try and apply restricitons to it, no one can access it anymore. When I looked into this a bit further I noticed that all the active sessions [...]

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2008  10:48 AM
Network, User Permissions, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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30 pts.

Hosted server windows 2003, DNS / Active Directory problem
Hi, I have purchased 2 hosted server both with public IP address and currently the network card IP address is the assigned public address and the 2 dns address are that of the hosting company. What im trying to do on the servers are as follows; Server 1 will have AD as the main forest [...]

Answer Question   |  May 31, 2008  12:03 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Hosted services, IP addressing, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

email addres not shown in user’s properties in active directory
Hi to all, When I create a user account (and his proper mailbox), i duble click the object to view the users properties, then when i g to the email addresses tab, no email or alias is shown so no email service is currently activade with the “new” domain users. Does this had happen to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 3, 2008  6:35 PM
Active Directory, Email, Exchange 2003, Exchange Server, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.