Windows Server 2003 ping/monitoring capabilities
Does Windows Server 2003 have built in ping/monitoring capabilities to alert us if a server goes down? If so how can we set this up?

Answer Question   |  December 16, 2010  7:33 PM
Ping Requests, Server monitoring, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server Management, windows server monitoring tools

Setting up Windows Server 2008 alerts
How do you set up alerts on a Windows Server 2008 to email an administrator if certain thresholds are broken? What are our available options with built in tools?

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2010  7:27 PM
Windows administration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Administrative privileges, Windows server administration, Windows Server Alert Service

Windows 7 network to Windows Server 2003
How do I network windows7 to a windows server 2003 sp2? Can it be done?

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2010  3:44 PM
Network Server, Windows 7, Windows 7 Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Blocking personal webmail from Windows Active Directory 2008 network
Is there any way to block all personal webmail from our Windows Server 2008 Active Directory network? All communications need to be logged.

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2010  6:24 PM
Active Directory security, Webmail, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security

Blocking Skype and bandwidth hogging applications
Can we block all skype and similar bandwith sucking applications from our network?

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2010  6:22 PM
Bandwidth, Bandwidth management, Bandwidth monitoring, Skype, Windows Network Administration, Windows networking, Windows Server 2003

Setting up a message once users login to their Active Directory workstations
We want to display a message after users successfully log in to Active Directory and their workstations. Can this be done? where can we set this logon text?

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2010  6:19 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory User Profiles, Active Directory Users, Active Directory Users and Computers, Login screen

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Answer Question   |  December 6, 2010  4:13 PM
Giveaways, HTTP, IT answers, IT Books, ITKE Contests, Radius Server, SAN, Sybase, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Wireless router

ERROR by ImageOle Dbl_Click opening a JPG file
I am using VB6, and OLE Object for linking and oppening files, now I am getting error oppening Files in JPG Format. Is there any way I can resolve this issue?

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2010  12:28 PM
OLE objects, VB 6.0, Visual Basic, Visual Basic 6.0, Windows Server 2008 R2

Is windows 7 desktop compatible with the Windows server 2003
I have 14 windows 7 computers and a 2003 server 33computers that are on the server are windows xp. Is the window 7 compatible to the server?

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2010  2:17 PM
Windows 7, Windows interoperability, Windows networking, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003

Batch file for remote shutdown of Windows Server 2003
Hi, I want to make a batch file and remotely shutdown a Windows 2003 Server. Is it possible?

Answer Question   |  May 7, 2013  9:08 AM
Batch files, Remote shutdown, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Remote Access

Error message when installing Windows Server 2008 onto Dell PowerEdge 2800 x64bit
I’m trying to install 2008 x64bit on a poweredge 2800. RAID 1 is configure. When W2K8 installation cd ask where to install I select load driver, select the right PERC 4e, format the drive and click next, I get and error saying unable to find drive for installation…Can you help!

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2010  5:21 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge 2800, PowerEdge servers, RAID 1, RAID configuration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 error messages

Mac filtering via Windows 2008 RADIUS server
Trying to Configure a RADIUS server 2008 r2 to house a set of Mac addresses that are allowed to connect to the network. I’m using Cisco aironet 1142N. I’m pretty new at this and will need some major help. Thanks to anyone who can help.

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2010  10:46 PM
Aironet, Cisco Aironet, Radius Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

DNS log filling with errors in Windows Server 2003
I have a problem that is really driving me crazy at the school where I provide technical support. I think it is a DNS issue that I can’t seem to resolve. My DNS event log is filling up with errors (well – warnings) but I think that are really causing problems. They are Event ID 3000, [...]

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2010  8:05 PM
DNS, DNS errors, Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Wireless

Exchange Server 2007 not receiving attachments over 4MB
We don’t receive emails with attachments greater than 4 MB. I’ve keep off all the marks restriction in send and received. THANKS

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2012  10:21 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 error messages, Microsoft Exchange Rules, SBS 2008, Small Business Server 2008

Routing problem with two Windows Server 2003
I need some help here please Scenario: Devices: Three routers and one hub; 2 servers 2003 (one with two NICs) in its own forest; and 3 Windows clients. Each router is on a different subnet (ISP and two private subnets). Note: The ISP is using broadband router, and the two private networks is using Linksys [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  5:34 PM
Broadband, Network routers, Routers, Routing table protocols, Subnet Setup, Windows Server 2003

Preventing users from installing Flash through SonicWALL or Barracuda
We want to prevent users from installing or running flash. Can we block all flash from the sonicwall firewall or our barracuda web filter? We also want to block downloading the installer/ running the installer. This is on an Active Directory 2003 network with Windows XP SP3 clients.

Answer Question   |  December 13, 2010  3:47 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Barracuda, Firewalls, SonicWALL, Web filtering, Windows XP SP3

Getting a list of all apps installed on domain workstations in Windows Server 2003 environment
We need a list of all installed applications on all domain workstations. How can we create this report? Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows 7 desktops.

Answer Question   |  November 23, 2010  3:46 PM
Application management, Windows 7, Windows Application, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2

Creating template of Active Directory user
I want to create a template of an Active Directory user and use that to start when adding a new user instead of the blank template we get now. Basically login script, office address and that kind of stuff everyone should have.

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2011  3:39 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory scripting, Active Directory User Profiles, Active Directory Users, Login scripts

Setting up NTP time source for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory network
How do you set the NTP time source for a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory network and force all clients to sync to the 2008 ad server for time? Will this keep the network in sync for Kerberos?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  3:34 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Kerberos, Network Authentication, NTP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

Migrating mailboxes from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003
We are in the process og migrating from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003.  Before we go through this process I was wondering if there was a method out there to use to determine how many mailboxes or the total size we can migrate within an 8-hour window.  What we are trying to do is to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2012  1:53 PM
Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange Mailbox Migration, Exchange migration, Exchange upgrades, Windows Server 2000