Two domains, two dhcp servers (help with subnet)
Hi all, I am having some trouble and I can’t get forward… I have two different domains running, both are in the same network. (Scenario is that DC1 is the primary domain of an existing company and DC2 is a new domain for a new company) The DC1 of Domain1 has the ip 10.128.101.3 and [...]

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2011  4:58 PM
DHCP, DHCP commands, Subnet mask, Subnets, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain

Problem with roaming profiles in Windows server 2003
Hello I would like to ask a question about a recent problem in a pc belongs to active directory with roamin profile enable. Actually the pc was virus attacked and we formatted it. But after that the profile couldnt log in and we were receiving an error message  ”Windows did not load your roaming profile [...]

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2011  6:02 AM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows XP

adprep/rodcprep not yet run…what should i do?
Im adding a domian controller on an existing domain. im getting a massage stating that “Will not be able to install a read-only domain controller “adprep/rodcprep” was not yet run. How and should i run it?

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2011  5:55 AM
Adprep, Domain Controller, RODC, RODC Installation, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Copy Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2
How to copy or move active directory of win2003(32bit) to new server with win2008 R2[o:p][/o:p]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2011  1:28 PM
Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 migration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Setting up DYNDNS with Windows 7
How can I set up DYNDNS with my Windows 7 desktop to automatically update my host name to DNS address?

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2011  7:39 PM
DNS, DNS management, DNS server, DYNDNS, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 desktop

Setting up administrative access in Windows 7
We have two groups of users. Execs and end users in a Windows Server 2003 domain. We want the execs to have full administrative access on the Windows 7 desktops. We want the end users not to have admin access. How can we set this up?

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2011  7:36 PM
Administrator account, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain

SMTP Inbound port keeps changing on its own .
Hi all, I have a issue with my smtp inbound ports. It’s supposed to be set @ port 25 and it keeps changing to port 31432 . If I change it to port 25 it reverts back to 31432 Has anyone seen this or have any ideas on how to fix it . Thanks in [...]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2011  4:52 PM
SMTP, SMTP Configuration, SMTP Ports, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Disk Icon?
Hi, I know how to get an icon for a shortcut to be what you want it to be, but can anyone tell me how to get an icon image in the disk views.

Answer Question   |  May 12, 2011  1:38 AM
VB4, Visual Basic, Visual Basic 4, Windows Server

Corrupt Windows Server 2003 User profile needs help
We have a roaming profile that appears to have become corrupt, and needs tending to. I have worked with correcting corrupt user profiles on a Linux server, but not on a Windows Server 2003, in and Active Directory environment. Any thoughts, comments, best practices would be greatly appreciated……Thanks

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2011  7:53 PM
Active Directory, Corrupt user profile, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server User Profiles

How to determine proper max memory setting
How do I determine the proper max memory setting for our system? We have Windows server 2003 R2 entreprise ed, sp2. It is 32 bit. There is 8.00 Gb of ram. We have just upgraded to SQL Server 2008 sp1, enterprise ed. Now we’re having some memory problems. Thanks very much for any help with [...]

Answer Question   |  March 16, 2011  7:05 PM
SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2

Using multiple NIC’s in Notes Client machine
I’ve searched high and low for an answer to this but this answer eludes me and I’m sure there is a relatively simple fix that I am just not recalling. Scenario: I have a machine running a Windows Server OS (Server 2003) that has 2 NIC’s in it. Onto this machine was installed a single-user [...]

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2011  2:18 PM
Dual NICs, Lotus Notes 7.x, Lotus Notes client, Networking, Windows Server 2003

Impact of Transaction logging on Windows Server 2003
I have 4 mail servers that all backup to one other server. The backup has started taking a very long time to run so I have been asked to look into enabling transaction logging on that particular server. Can anybody advise the pros and cons of doing this on such a server please? Will this [...]

Answer Question   |  March 22, 2011  9:38 AM
Domino 7.0.2, Lotus Domino, Mail servers, Transaction Log, Windows Server 2003

Hide User PO Box from displaying in Windows Server 2008
We use Server 2008 without Exchange. We would like to use PO Box field of the user profile for a PIN. We don’t want users to see this field

Answer Question   |  March 15, 2011  6:48 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server User Profiles

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Answer Question   |  March 14, 2011  4:08 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Contests, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows 7, Windows Server

How to create a user(mailbox) with multiple display names in Exchange
How to create a user(mailbox) with multiple display names in AD and exchange

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2011  7:35 AM
Active Directory, Exchange, Exchange user, Exchange user profile

Windows Server 2000 certificate expired
I m using win 2000 xp sp2OS and from last a weak whatever web page i m trying to open then server certificate expired error comes in all browers like opera, chrome, firefox, IE, and asks for accept and all. so, please help me out how to sort this bug.

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2011  3:45 AM
Certificate renewal, Windows Server 2000, Windows XP SP2

Windows server 2003 file server configuration
i have server 2003 install in acomputer.i will like to install a file or an application on the server, which could be access by the other workstation connected on the network.please what is the procedure on the server and the workstation to accomplish this tax.i mean how will i configure both the server and the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 12, 2011  1:09 PM
File Server, File server software, Windows 2003 File Server Cluster, Windows File Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 configuration

Earning badges pays off – TODAY!
We recently announced that the IT Knowledge Exchange Badge Program is beginning its reward phase, meaning that you can earn great prizes just for doing what you’ve already been doing in the community! Initially we planned to send out a first-time prize for everyone who has been active in the past six months and has [...]

Answer Question   |  March 28, 2011  4:32 PM
AS/400, Badges, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE, ITKE Community, ITKE Feedback, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Virtual server is running very slowly
WMWare ESX 4.0.0 We are running Softshare on a virtual server: Windows Server 2003 1 CPU 8Gb of memory This server is running very slowly and when I open Task Manager I see that Task Manager is hogging all the CPU time (91% – 100%), but when I close the Task Manager the performance doesn’t [...]

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2011  4:43 PM
Task Manager, Virtual Machines, Virtual Server, VMware, Windows Server 2003

The DNS server could not bind a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) socket to 192.168.0.4.
i have two dns servers on our network, (windows server 2003 standard); (a) the dns server1, (has both forward lookup and reverse lookup zones configured), to which all hosts on the network are pointed, this same server has forwarders configured, pointing to our dns server2.  (b) the dns server2 has only reverse lookup zone configured. [...]

Answer Question   |  March 8, 2011  1:38 PM
DNS errors, DNS server, UDP, UDP port, User Datagram Protocol, Windows Server 2003