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Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  1:30 PM
Amazon.com, AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE Community, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Re-join clients to Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Hello All, For some reasons, I needed to format and re-install my Windows 2003 Enterprise server. I re-setup it with same fqdn name and other stuffs alongwith AD as they were before. Now, all clients (WinXP) can connect and use the server resources but everytime they connect to sever, following errors are logged: Event ID: [...]

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2011  8:58 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users and Computers, Server connectivity, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows XP SP3

Changing password requirements for all Windows Server 2003 domain users
How can we change password requirements for all domain users? This is using Windows Server 2003 at the domain level and Windows XP SP3 on the desktop.

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  7:36 PM
Domain Users, Password management, Password policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows XP SP3

Pushing out baseline Windows 7 image to Active Directory clients
Can we easily create a baseline image of our Windows 7 workstations and push it out to each Active Directory client wiping its current OS naming the system by its MAC address. It will have the OS and apps that were in the image. How can we do this?

Answer Question   |  April 27, 2011  7:35 PM
Active Directory, Baseline, Imaging software, MAC address, Windows 7, windows 7 backup, Workstations

Adding an alias for our server in Windows Server 2003 AD
Can we add an alias for our server in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory so clients can hit a fqnd by typing app in the browser?

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2011  7:32 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory interoperability, Server administration, Server management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration

Windows Server 2000′s IP address
From a DOS prompt how can I find out what my Windows Server 2000′s  IP address is and how can I verify network connectivity?

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  2:47 PM
DOS, IP address, Network connectivity, Windows networking, Windows Server 2000

Replicator and cluster replicator task
If two servers are in cluster then does the cluster replicator task run on both the servers or on an single server? Similarly if we have established replication between servers, does the replicator task run on single or both the servers???

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  2:31 PM
Cluster management, Data Replication, Lotus Domino, Windows Server 2003

Login logs for terminal server
Running server 2003 and server 2008 on separate terminal server. Is there any way to see who logs in and when remotely ?

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  4:50 PM
Remote access, Terminal Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

Performance monitor alerts on Windows Server 2003
We have a 2003 server here that we are trying to catch a runaway process on. I know how to go into perfmon and set a page file monitor, but I can’t seem to understand the counter. I want to set it at a specific GB file size or % or total. Is the size [...]

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2011  2:55 PM
Performance monitoring, Server management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management, Windows Server Performance

Setting bandwidth allowances on Windows Server 2003 R2
Can we set bandwidth allowances for domain users and cut off internet access when it hits a predefined threshold? We are running on a Windows Server 2003 R2 standard network.

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  2:39 PM
Bandwidth, Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth management, Bandwidth monitoring, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 Standard R2

Automatic email sent when hard drive space is met
Can we set an alert to email us when a hard drive space condition is met? Where would we set this up on a windows server 2003?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2011  2:37 PM
HARD drive, Hard drive space, HDD, Windows Backup, Windows Server 2003

Setting up a code repository on Windows Server 2003
How can we setup a code repository on a Windows Server 2003 with check in/check out and version control/subversioning?

Answer Question   |  April 20, 2011  2:34 PM
Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration

Blocking access to our website based on IP address
How can we block access to our website based on IP address? It is hosted on IIS on a Windows Server 2003 R2 standard.

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2011  2:32 PM
IIS, IIS Server, IP address, Website accessibility, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 Standard R2

Merging two Active Directory 2003 domains into the same network?
Our company has merged with another company. We both have 2003 AD domains. We are running separate networks in our office now for each. How can we merge the two networks into one network?

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2011  2:30 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory Domain, Network connectivity

Opinion on rugged laptops for the enterprise
Our field techs current Toughbook laptops are now out of warranty. We are looking at buying some new ones, but are wondering if anyone has any experience with anything other than Panasonic. OS choices are not a big deal, since thay both are familar with 7. We are looking at semi-rugged with possbile imbedded Verizon [...]

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2011  1:56 PM
Hardware devices, Laptop computers, Panasonic, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003

Windows 7 printer pop up box
Hello all, Our users have recently began to receive a pop up box asking “Do you trust this printer?” with the options to either Install Driver or Cancel.  It happens to all users randomly, not every day and not all users.  For example, we have a 10 users that get Printer A mapped, 3 may [...]

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2011  8:28 PM
Symantec Endpoint Protection, Windows 7, Windows 7 Professional, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Free IT Book: Why New Systems Fail
This week’s free IT book is Phil Simon’s insider’s guide to successful IT projects, Why New Systems Fail. From the back of the book, “Organizations often lack the necessary framework to minimize the chance of system failure before, during, and after beginning IT projects.” Get the know-how you need to start and successfully deploy your [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2012  3:46 PM
AS/400, Business Intelligence, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Multiple user with different rights
I am running server 03 and 08.  I have many clients running XP.  I have restricted these clients so they are unable to get to anything on the network.  When I sit down to work on a PC, it would be nice to access resources that are not permitted to these users.  I currently have [...]

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2011  9:12 PM
User account management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP

Running client email with RDS
How do I run the client machines email with my spplication on the remote desktop?

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2011  5:39 PM
RDS, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP

Displaying event log through RSS
Can we display the windows event log via rss so we can display it in a feed? How can we do this off of a windows server 2008?

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2011  7:28 PM
Event logs, RSS, RSS feed, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration