Windows Server 2003 Questions


Router Shows in My Network
I had a work group and then added a domain controller. The OS of the domain controller is Windows 2003 Standard. I created the Active Directory and DNS services. I then went to the stations one by one and added then to the domain using the Network ID wizard. The work stations are all WindowsXPP. [...]

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2008  9:29 PM
Active Directory, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Users, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003
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125 pts.

connect users on child domain to exchange on root domain
My organization have AD domain on one machine including windows server 2003 and exchange 2003. The company has bought another company with difference entity, so I created a child domain with the exiting windows 2000 server machine from the new company. Is it possible to have users on a child domain to connect to exchange [...]

Answer Question   |  May 16, 2008  3:38 PM
Active Directory, Child Domain, Exchange 2003, Root Domain, Windows Server 2003
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10 pts.

Windows Vista and Windows server 2003
I want to install windows server 2003 but I already have windows Vista home premium and Windows XP Pro installed on the same computer. Will the windows server 2003 mess up the vista if i format xp partition and install server 2003 on it.

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2008  6:46 PM
Vista, Vista compatibility, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Validation Error – Oracle database on Windows Server 2003
I am trying to log into an oracle database residing on a windows 2003 server through enterprise manager. I keep getting the error Validation error – �. I have added my username to the “log on as bacth job” properties. but I still keep getting this error. Please help

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2008  3:13 PM
Administrative privileges, Oracle, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.

Lost connection to server 2003 shared drive
Hi All, We have windows 2003 file server and all our clients have suddenly lost connection to its shared drive. We have checked the permission for this share and all domain users have change and read rights – (network policy). All the other shares on the other servers on the network are ok. It was [...]

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2008  6:52 AM
Network drives, Shared drives, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

windows server 2003 file auditing
I activated auditing on the local security policy and then defined auditing on a file being accessed as part of our site through IIS. Even tons of people are accessing that script to view our site, no events are appearing in the event viewer about this activity.

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2008  8:17 AM
Auditing, IIS, Internet Information Services, Security audits, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Win 20003 “dcpromo”
Already run the adprep/forestprep & adprep/domainprep on my Win2K DC an successfully run but when I run dcpromo on my new Win Server 2003… The operation failed it says The forest is not prepared for installing Win Server 2003. The version of the Active Directory schema of the source forest is not compatible with the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2008  5:25 AM
Active Directory, DCPROMO, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003
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Ict
60 pts.

is there a mail server available for ipv6 like mail enable for ipv4?
is there a mail server available for ipv6 like mail enable for ipv4?

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2010  8:34 AM
IPv6, MailEnable, Windows Server 2003
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Qw
5 pts.

login persmission Windows Server 2003
I am trying to log into a windows 2003 server through oracle enterprise manager. I get a wrong username and/or password error. I use the same credentials to login alright when I use remote desktop. Are there any permissions or rights I need to change or grant in the server to be able to login. [...]

Answer Question   |  May 9, 2008  3:32 PM
Administrative privileges, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.

Script to delete old log files on Win server 2003
Hi all, looking for a script or batch file that I can call from schedule tasks that will delete some older symantec log files that keep filling up my c: drive. Any suggestion or pointers would be appreciated. thanks in advance paul

Answer Question   |  April 20, 2011  2:31 PM
Batch files, Scripting, Windows scripting, Windows Server 2003
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130 pts.

Windows Server Std 2003 R2 Add to Windows Server 2000 DC with AD
How can I promote my new Win Server 2003 a new Domain Controller and replicate the existing Active Directory of Windows Server 2000

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2008  8:56 AM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003
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Ict
60 pts.

windows login for sbs
windows login screen does not show domain option

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2008  11:34 PM
Logon, SBS, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Update stand alone Server 2003
I have a standalone windows server 2003 system (Not connected to the Internet) that i would like to get the latest updates for. Is there a tool that allows me to update this Server? Without connecting to the internet.

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2008  10:46 PM
Patch management, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Servers stopped mapping drives to each other.
Hello, I was using remote desktop to configure my new server (2003 R2) with routing and remote access. As soon as I hit ok after going through the wizard I lost my connection and could not connect again. After hooking up a monitor and a keyboard and mouse, I logged back on and disabled routing [...]

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2008  5:14 PM
Mapped drives, Network connectivity, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

I have 35 printers connected to my server. Why can no one in the domain print to them?
I am running Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2. Computers are running Windows XP SP2. On a member server I have 35 printers connected to the server. No one in the domain can print to the printers. The print spooler is running and no errors are in the event logs. All printers are shared out and [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2012  8:02 PM
Domain management, Printer Administration, Printer management, Printers, Windows Server 2003
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0 pts.

VPN Setup 2003 Server
I have one domain server. I tried to set up the RAS VPN service as outlined in Microsoft’s Knowledge base. How ever if I get the vpn to work then no one on the internal network can access the internet. I understand they use the same services. Is there a way to configure the RAS [...]

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2008  5:54 PM
RAS, Remote access, VPN, Windows Server 2003
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125 pts.

Setting up multiple mail domains while the exchange server is on a single active directory domain
Last year we had one active directory domain. For all intensive purposes, let’s call it abc.com. With that domain, we had one IMail domain, mail.abc.com, with proper DNS records and such. Six months ago, our company decided to branch off. So we created another IMail domain, xyz.com, but we still only used one active directory [...]

Answer Question   |  April 26, 2012  1:47 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, IMail, Multiple email domains, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

Fax server problem in w2k3 server
My fax server getting stopped or hange very often.If try to stop and restat the fax sever alone it won’t work.I have restart the whole server itself to get back to the earlier status.IF i do so it works fine.But i think it is not a good practice to restart the server once or twice [...]

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2008  5:15 AM
Fax servers, Windows Server 2003
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40 pts.

ssl_error_rx_record_too_long error when connecting to SBS2003 with Firefox 3b5
When I connect to my SBS over the internet using port 8080 with Firefox 3 beta 5, I get an ssl_error_rx_record_too_long error, saying that my server sent a malformed SSL request. It starts working fine again if I allow unsecured connections.

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2010  8:03 AM
firefox, SBS, SBS 2003, Servers, Small Business Server, Windows Server 2003
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420 pts.

Setting up two mail domains on a one domain exchange server
Last year we had one active directory domain. For all intensive purposes, let’s call it abc.com. With that domain, we had one IMail domain, mail.abc.com, with proper DNS records and such. Six months ago, our company decided to branch off. So we created another IMail domain, xyz.com, but we still only used one active directory [...]

Answer Question   |  May 6, 2008  12:12 AM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.