Antivirus software for a virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 R2
Whatever one you like. Use AVGfree. Is the antivirus just for this server, or do you want an enterprise antivirus s/w so you can deploy to workstations and manage centrally?
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| February 10, 2011 7:19 PM
Antivirus software, Cloud Security, Virtual Machine Security Management, Virtual Machines, Virtualization security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 security
Whatever one you like. Use AVGfree. Is the antivirus just for this server, or do you want an enterprise antivirus s/w so you can deploy to workstations and manage centrally?
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| February 10, 2011 7:19 PM
Antivirus software, Cloud Security, Virtual Machine Security Management, Virtual Machines, Virtualization security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 security
Imaging Windows Server 2003 to use in virtual machine
VMware converter is probably the easiest route if you are planning on using VMware. http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/ If not. use your favorite full system backup program to make a backup of your entire server. Then create a virtual machine, and restore the backup to it.
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| February 10, 2011 7:15 PM
Imaging software, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Workstations
VMware converter is probably the easiest route if you are planning on using VMware. http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/ If not. use your favorite full system backup program to make a backup of your entire server. Then create a virtual machine, and restore the backup to it.
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| February 10, 2011 7:15 PM
Imaging software, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Workstations
Routing problem with two Windows Server 2003
Hi Spencer, I think this might be an easy one. When we have different networks (read subnets in your scenario) we need to provide a way from which each network can reach or know how to reach the other networks. The problem you are facing is that if you are in a host in the [...]
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| February 9, 2011 8:02 PM
Broadband, Network routers, Routers, Routing table protocols, Subnet Setup, Windows Server 2003
Hi Spencer, I think this might be an easy one. When we have different networks (read subnets in your scenario) we need to provide a way from which each network can reach or know how to reach the other networks. The problem you are facing is that if you are in a host in the [...]
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| February 9, 2011 8:02 PM
Broadband, Network routers, Routers, Routing table protocols, Subnet Setup, Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008 services won’t start
Use a system restore point from a couple of days prior. Also, I recommended uninstalling any anti-virus s/w on this server.
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| February 9, 2011 6:45 PM
SharePoint Server, Windows Remote Agent, Windows Server 2008, Windows Services
Use a system restore point from a couple of days prior. Also, I recommended uninstalling any anti-virus s/w on this server.
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| February 9, 2011 6:45 PM
SharePoint Server, Windows Remote Agent, Windows Server 2008, Windows Services
Migrating mailboxes from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003
This is a tough one to answer because there so many variables involved. You need to think of the speed of the machine that is the source, slow disk drives will be a definite hindrance to a quick migration. There is the number of mailboxes to be moved. The size of each mailbox is a [...]
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| February 9, 2011 6:37 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 mailbox migration, Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange migration, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003
This is a tough one to answer because there so many variables involved. You need to think of the speed of the machine that is the source, slow disk drives will be a definite hindrance to a quick migration. There is the number of mailboxes to be moved. The size of each mailbox is a [...]
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| February 9, 2011 6:37 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 mailbox migration, Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange migration, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003
Active Directory Migration
Hi, Without knowing your real scenario and all its capabilities, my advice is: Join the W2k8 server to the existent W2k3 domain. You’ll need to extend the existent AD schema to support w2k8 servers. Please run: (put the w2k8 DVD in the w2k3 DC, change to ADPREP folder and run) <pre> adprep /forestprep adprep /domainprep [...]
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| February 9, 2011 5:04 PM
Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade
Hi, Without knowing your real scenario and all its capabilities, my advice is: Join the W2k8 server to the existent W2k3 domain. You’ll need to extend the existent AD schema to support w2k8 servers. Please run: (put the w2k8 DVD in the w2k3 DC, change to ADPREP folder and run) <pre> adprep /forestprep adprep /domainprep [...]
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| February 9, 2011 5:04 PM
Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade
DHCP Windows Server 2003
It *is* completely possible. DHCP uses Layer 2 broadcast to work. This is why a DHCP server do not provide IP addresses to other subnets by default. By default it just don’t “listen” to this requests. This is by design. To make this work, you have to configure your router on Site B to forward [...]
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| February 9, 2011 11:56 AM
DHCP, DHCP server, DHCP Server Configuration, Windows Server 2003
It *is* completely possible. DHCP uses Layer 2 broadcast to work. This is why a DHCP server do not provide IP addresses to other subnets by default. By default it just don’t “listen” to this requests. This is by design. To make this work, you have to configure your router on Site B to forward [...]
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| February 9, 2011 11:56 AM
DHCP, DHCP server, DHCP Server Configuration, Windows Server 2003
Exchange 2010 log files
First stop Exchange Server Information Store. Now Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services. Right click Microsoft Exchange Information Store > Stop. Leave this screen open.and go to the log directory (drive letter may differ, depending on server setup). Try locating the following directory on Exchange Server hard drive…. “exchsrvrMDBDATA.” and log files will [...]
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| April 18, 2013 11:47 AM
Exchange 2010, Exchange Log Files, Log files, Windows Server 2008
First stop Exchange Server Information Store. Now Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services. Right click Microsoft Exchange Information Store > Stop. Leave this screen open.and go to the log directory (drive letter may differ, depending on server setup). Try locating the following directory on Exchange Server hard drive…. “exchsrvrMDBDATA.” and log files will [...]
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| April 18, 2013 11:47 AM
Exchange 2010, Exchange Log Files, Log files, Windows Server 2008
Enabling telnet or SSH access into Active Directory
Windows supports the Telnet server which will drop you to a command prompt. You can get sygwin which would allow you to ssh into the server.
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| February 8, 2011 11:09 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Command Line Processor, SSH, SSH Configuration, Windows Server 2008
Windows supports the Telnet server which will drop you to a command prompt. You can get sygwin which would allow you to ssh into the server.
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| February 8, 2011 11:09 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Command Line Processor, SSH, SSH Configuration, Windows Server 2008
F5 VPN Download of the specified resource has failed
If you can access the compnay files via web browser, then why do you need the VPN? and is your companies server/router/firewall set up for VPN?
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| February 8, 2011 8:49 PM
F5, f5 vpn, Remote connection, VPN, VPN connection problem, VPN connectivity, Windows Server 2007
If you can access the compnay files via web browser, then why do you need the VPN? and is your companies server/router/firewall set up for VPN?
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| February 8, 2011 8:49 PM
F5, f5 vpn, Remote connection, VPN, VPN connection problem, VPN connectivity, Windows Server 2007
Search: Error with SQL : Login failed for ‘SA’.
Sounds like you either have the wrong sa password, someone has changed the sa password, someone has renamed the sa account, or someone has disabled the sa account. No software should ever use the sa account to log into the SQL Server. The sa account should be used for administrative purposes to manage the database [...]
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| February 8, 2011 6:34 PM
SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, VB.NET, Visual Basic, Windows Server 2003
Sounds like you either have the wrong sa password, someone has changed the sa password, someone has renamed the sa account, or someone has disabled the sa account. No software should ever use the sa account to log into the SQL Server. The sa account should be used for administrative purposes to manage the database [...]
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| February 8, 2011 6:34 PM
SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, VB.NET, Visual Basic, Windows Server 2003
Installing Lotus Notes 8.5.2 on a 2008 Citrix Terminal server
Now this information was not easy to find so I thought I would post if here if anyone ever needs it ….. Basic Steps to Install Lotus Notes 8.5.1 or 8.5.2 Multi-User on Citrix XenApp http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21447614 Note the below is a Upgrade: What Windows Registry settings are involved when upgrading Notes http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21297990
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| February 8, 2011 5:02 PM
Citrix, Citrix XenServer, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes 8.5, Lotus Notes 8.x, Terminal Server
Now this information was not easy to find so I thought I would post if here if anyone ever needs it ….. Basic Steps to Install Lotus Notes 8.5.1 or 8.5.2 Multi-User on Citrix XenApp http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21447614 Note the below is a Upgrade: What Windows Registry settings are involved when upgrading Notes http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21297990
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| February 8, 2011 5:02 PM
Citrix, Citrix XenServer, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes 8.5, Lotus Notes 8.x, Terminal Server
Adding more than one email in one Exchange 2007 account
I think I may have found an answer. A think that Microsoft should have thought of was putting a From field in the new message box.
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| February 7, 2011 11:46 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange administration, Exchange email group account, Windows Server 2007, Windows server administration
I think I may have found an answer. A think that Microsoft should have thought of was putting a From field in the new message box.
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| February 7, 2011 11:46 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange administration, Exchange email group account, Windows Server 2007, Windows server administration
What is the” Progam FilesExchsrvrMailrootvsi2UceArchive” folder?
Got it… It’s the IMF spam archive folder. http://www.petri.co.il/view_imf_archive.htm
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| February 7, 2011 5:22 PM
Antivirus software, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003
Got it… It’s the IMF spam archive folder. http://www.petri.co.il/view_imf_archive.htm
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| February 7, 2011 5:22 PM
Antivirus software, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003
Creating printers using Windows Server 2008 group policy preferences
Assign the GPOs to the OUs containing the computers in that lab. The users will get the settings when they log onto the machine
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| February 5, 2011 7:06 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy Preferences, Windows 7 Professional, Windows Server 2008 R2
Assign the GPOs to the OUs containing the computers in that lab. The users will get the settings when they log onto the machine
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| February 5, 2011 7:06 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy Preferences, Windows 7 Professional, Windows Server 2008 R2
Active Directory Re-Design/Architecture/Migrate
Your questions acnnot really be answered here because you are asking for an AD design to be done for you when there isn’t enough information. I can provide some principles you should work to: 1) Start with a single forest and a single domain 2) Add domains for separation of admininistration or to limit replication [...]
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| February 4, 2011 6:05 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Deployment, Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2000
Your questions acnnot really be answered here because you are asking for an AD design to be done for you when there isn’t enough information. I can provide some principles you should work to: 1) Start with a single forest and a single domain 2) Add domains for separation of admininistration or to limit replication [...]
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| February 4, 2011 6:05 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Deployment, Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2000
Service login on Windows Server 2003 standard server
Go into the Services admin tool on the server. Right click the service. Select properties. Select the log on tab. Change the account as required. Will need to restart the service for the chnage to occur. Make sure the account has the right level of access including Run As Service
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| February 4, 2011 5:55 PM
Login, Windows Login, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows XP
Go into the Services admin tool on the server. Right click the service. Select properties. Select the log on tab. Change the account as required. Will need to restart the service for the chnage to occur. Make sure the account has the right level of access including Run As Service
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| February 4, 2011 5:55 PM
Login, Windows Login, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows XP
Can I install SQL Server 2005 32 bit on 64 bit OS?
It requires ASP.NET 2.0 32-bit and IIS 6.0 configured to run this. With Windows Server 2003, IIS 6.0 can run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit Windows using a compatibility layer which is called WOW64. NOTE: Once it is configured IIS 6.0 to run on 32-bit, it is not possible to run other 64-bit web applications. [...]
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| February 4, 2011 5:50 PM
SQL 2005 installation, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 (32-bit), SQL Server installation, SQL Server Installation Options, Windows Operating System, Windows Server 2003
It requires ASP.NET 2.0 32-bit and IIS 6.0 configured to run this. With Windows Server 2003, IIS 6.0 can run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit Windows using a compatibility layer which is called WOW64. NOTE: Once it is configured IIS 6.0 to run on 32-bit, it is not possible to run other 64-bit web applications. [...]
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| February 4, 2011 5:50 PM
SQL 2005 installation, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 (32-bit), SQL Server installation, SQL Server Installation Options, Windows Operating System, Windows Server 2003
Cannot Save Attachment in Outlook 2003
Check the permissions on the area you are saving to. Does the file get flagged with a Blocked attribute because it has been sent through email. That could be preventing the save as action
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| February 4, 2011 5:48 PM
Exchange 2010, Outlook 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking
Check the permissions on the area you are saving to. Does the file get flagged with a Blocked attribute because it has been sent through email. That could be preventing the save as action
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| February 4, 2011 5:48 PM
Exchange 2010, Outlook 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking
Security audit of access within Active Directory 2008 network
Hi, I can suggest you the following that I already used myself with good results: <a href=”http://www.scriptlogic.com/Active_Directory_Auditing.asp”><b>Active Administrator</b></a> from Scriptlogic; and <a href=”http://www.scriptlogic.com/Active_Directory_Auditing.asp”><b>ADAudit Pus</b></a> from ManageEngine
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| February 3, 2011 10:29 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory security, Network security, Network Security Management, Security Audit
Hi, I can suggest you the following that I already used myself with good results: <a href=”http://www.scriptlogic.com/Active_Directory_Auditing.asp”><b>Active Administrator</b></a> from Scriptlogic; and <a href=”http://www.scriptlogic.com/Active_Directory_Auditing.asp”><b>ADAudit Pus</b></a> from ManageEngine
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| February 3, 2011 10:29 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory security, Network security, Network Security Management, Security Audit
