RPC server not available
I have two domains, Li350.local and ens01.Li350.local. Each of them has a 2003 SP2 DC. Here is the result of dcdiag /test:dns /DnsBasic /e /v run insp5102000s (ens01.Li350.local DC). I have only kept the lines related with an error. Domain Controller Diagnosis Performing initial setup:    [Insp5102000s] Directory Binding Error 1722:    Le serveur RPC [...]

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2011  8:01 AM
DCdiag, RPC, RPC Server Unavailable, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003 SP2

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Answer Question   |  February 23, 2011  1:31 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, IT Books, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

RPC not available
No way to send you a file ? It would be easier for you to read ! I have two domains, Li350.local and ens01.Li350.local. Each of them has a 2003 SP2 DC. Here is the result of dcdiag /test:dns /DnsBasic /e /v run on insp5102000s (ens01.Li350.local DC) Diagnosis Performing initial setup: * Verifying that the [...]

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2011  10:30 AM
DCdiag, RPC, RPC error, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

System is now configured for Iphone but Webmail has stopped working?
This may seem like a silly question but We recently got our system configured by our IT provider so we can have Iphone access to our SBS 2003, However since this was done the webmail has stopped working on our laptops and we are having to do a remote log in to the server to [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  3:26 AM
ActiveSync, Exchange ActiveSync, iPhone, iPhone Exchange, SBS 2003, Small Business Server 2003

Windows Server 2008 activation
i have installed win 2008 server, but i have seen message down request activate the operatin system(2008 server) what’s the steps which let me make get that. server now not connected by internet immedately

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  11:09 PM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Installation, Windows Server Installation

Raid 5 hardware
Hi all, I have a server (HP) running SBS 2008. It came with 4 same sized disks and RAID controller. The server is in production. Can i setup RAID 5 on the server now by using the present disk to mirror rightnow I have 1 basic drive with 120 Gb. and about 300 Gb of [...]

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2011  3:56 PM
RAID 5, RAID 5 fault tolerance, RAID Array, SBS 2008, Small Business Server 2008

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Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  3:48 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Why do I need a secondary DNS?
why do I want two dns servers to have operating in my IP network envionment

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2011  1:50 AM
DNS management, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, IP networking, IP networks

Imaging Windows Server 2003 to use in virtual machine
How can I image my Windows server 2003 so I can use it in a Virtual Machine on a Windows XP workstation?

Answer Question   |  February 10, 2011  6:43 PM
Imaging software, Virtual Machines, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Workstations

OS suggestions for a small Active Directory network
What is the easiest and cheapest operating system to roll out to a 35 user active directory network?

Answer Question   |  February 13, 2011  6:31 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users, Network management software, Networking, Operating systems

Antivirus software for a virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 R2
What type of antivirus software should I put on a virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 R2?

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2011  6:15 PM
Antivirus software, Cloud Security, Virtual Machine Security Management, Virtual Machines, Virtualization security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 security

Windows 7 not running on Windows Server 2003
Running server2003 cannot connect with win 7 pro active dir domain controller could not be contacted xp works fine , win 7 NOT help

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  5:50 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Domain, Windows 7, Windows 7 performance, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Lotus Notes database to Outlook recipient
When I forward a document from a notes database to an outlook recipient the html font size is set to 1 instead of 2 for fonts smaller then 10(courier new) even if in the ini file these lines were added DOMINO_FONTSIZE_CUTOFF_1=0 DOMINO_FONTSIZE_CUTOFF_2=10 DOMINO_FONTSIZE_CUTOFF_3=12 Environment:Lotus Notes 8.5.2 server lotus notes 6.5.4 clients Windows 2008 server

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2011  3:16 PM
Lotus Notes 8.5.2, Lotus Notes Database, Outlook, Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 cluster server
frequently the resouces are going to ofline, we find chkdsk is running on the task manger, it will come online only when we kill the chkdsk on the task manager. the Disk are looks fine, verified it loooks fine. the error logs Event Type: Warning Event Source: Foundation Agents Event Category: Events Event ID: 1167 [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  12:28 PM
Windows Cluster, Windows Clustering, Windows Server 2003

Copy file to startup folder in windows 7
I would like to use a script to copy a .vbs file to a users startup folder in Windows 7. The user has admin rights but I continue to get “access denied” errors. Any help with this one? I can copy it manually, with no problems Here is my script dim FSO Set FSO =CreateObject(“scripting.FileSystemObject”) [...]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2011  8:23 PM
VBScript, Visual Basic, Windows 7 bug, Windows 7 support, Windows Server 2003

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Answer Question   |  February 17, 2011  5:57 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Active Directory Migration
We want to upgrade from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008. Curretly we have one Domain Controller. Is there a tool available to migrate user accounts and groups from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 Domain Controller. I tried lidifde command but did not work and seemed overly complicated. Thank You.

Answer Question   |  February 10, 2011  4:33 PM
Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade

Windows Server 2008 services won’t start
There’s no network connection, and a lot of automatic services aren’t running. When I try to start any of them I get error 1053. The event viewer doesn’t show anything obvious about services not running (I think that’s another symptom – events just aren’t getting logged – Windows Error Reporting Service isn’t running). Even if [...]

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2012  4:23 PM
SharePoint Server, Windows Remote Agent, Windows Server 2008, Windows Services

SQL 2005 Database instance
Hi there i have a windows 2003 domain in our school, i have a problem with my sql 2005 database. im trying to uninstall a instance from the database engine. it wont uninstall. i believe that this is corrupt. im trying to reinstall sophos but as the old database will not uninstall sophos wont reinstall. [...]

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  12:13 PM
Database Instances, SQL 2005, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 Database, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 SP2

IIS7 – Grant IIS Manager Permissions (SiteAdmin) per Script
Hi, i want to Create WebSites automatically per script and grant a local group as siteadmin. Create site is ok and works fine with appcmd. But can I grant this IIS Manager permission (SiteAdmin) per script (appcmd ?). I don’t found any solution Thanks for Help! Falk

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  8:40 AM
IIS, IIS 7.0, IIS 7.0 configuration, IIS authentication, Windows Server 2008