Remote access to Active Directory 2003 network for non-administrator
We have a user on our 2003 AD network that needs to be able to access their PC remotely using remote desktop. They are not a local administrator. How can I make this work? Is this a safe practice?
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| November 26, 2010 2:25 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Local Administrator Rights, Remote access, Remote Access Privileges, Remote access security, Security in 2010
We have a user on our 2003 AD network that needs to be able to access their PC remotely using remote desktop. They are not a local administrator. How can I make this work? Is this a safe practice?
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| November 26, 2010 2:25 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Local Administrator Rights, Remote access, Remote Access Privileges, Remote access security, Security in 2010
changing user profile path
hello we have two servers the first one dc (domain controller) and the second one is adc(addtional domian controller). this two servers are geographically located in diffrent areas. we have 300 users / all the user default file location is getting synchronized with adc resulting in using high bandwidth. but i want to be [...]
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| October 10, 2011 10:01 AM
Additional Domain Controller, Domain Controller, Domain Controller configuration, IBM Servers
hello we have two servers the first one dc (domain controller) and the second one is adc(addtional domian controller). this two servers are geographically located in diffrent areas. we have 300 users / all the user default file location is getting synchronized with adc resulting in using high bandwidth. but i want to be [...]
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| October 10, 2011 10:01 AM
Additional Domain Controller, Domain Controller, Domain Controller configuration, IBM Servers
SQL server files/programs vanished
have domain server and sql server on network, each backs each other up. users cannot access files on sql and some things seems to be missing on domain as well. Older restore won’t work, it states that files unavailable. I backed up everything I could on ext. hd’s and am attempting to restore locally from [...]
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| September 15, 2010 7:19 PM
Data backup and recovery, Disaster Recovery, SQL Backup, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
have domain server and sql server on network, each backs each other up. users cannot access files on sql and some things seems to be missing on domain as well. Older restore won’t work, it states that files unavailable. I backed up everything I could on ext. hd’s and am attempting to restore locally from [...]
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| September 15, 2010 7:19 PM
Data backup and recovery, Disaster Recovery, SQL Backup, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Switching from FTP to SFTP
How can we switch our FTP server to SFTP? We want to secure our files going into and out of our Windows 2003 FTP server. What steps can we take without having to purchase additional software?
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| September 14, 2010 1:35 PM
FTP, FTP management, FTP Server, Security in 2010, SFTP, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management
How can we switch our FTP server to SFTP? We want to secure our files going into and out of our Windows 2003 FTP server. What steps can we take without having to purchase additional software?
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| September 14, 2010 1:35 PM
FTP, FTP management, FTP Server, Security in 2010, SFTP, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management
DNS server configuration in Windows XP
how to configure dns server in XP
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| September 14, 2010 12:32 PM
DNS, DNS configuration, DNS registration, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, Domain Name System, Windows XP, Windows XP administration
how to configure dns server in XP
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| September 14, 2010 12:32 PM
DNS, DNS configuration, DNS registration, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, Domain Name System, Windows XP, Windows XP administration
Crystal Reports 2008 in VB6 application
How can I use Crystal Report 2008 R2 in my VB6 application?
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| October 18, 2010 11:28 AM
Crystal Reports, Crystal Reports 2008, LogOffServer, VB 6.0, Visual Basic 6.0, Windows, Windows Server 2008 R2
How can I use Crystal Report 2008 R2 in my VB6 application?
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| October 18, 2010 11:28 AM
Crystal Reports, Crystal Reports 2008, LogOffServer, VB 6.0, Visual Basic 6.0, Windows, Windows Server 2008 R2
Help me get a bat file to kill an exe with an if statement
anybody help me get a bat file to kill a exe with a if statement . TASKKILL /F /IM “test.exe” solves but another supporting exe which monitors the test.exe kicks in and relaunches the exe again. I need to run this as a scheduled task daily once and kills until test.exe is killed.
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| September 13, 2010 4:29 AM
.bat file, .exe, excel, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003
anybody help me get a bat file to kill a exe with a if statement . TASKKILL /F /IM “test.exe” solves but another supporting exe which monitors the test.exe kicks in and relaunches the exe again. I need to run this as a scheduled task daily once and kills until test.exe is killed.
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| September 13, 2010 4:29 AM
.bat file, .exe, excel, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003
RDP suddenly stopped working on one server
Hi all I have a weird problem where all of a sudden RDP on one of our 5 server 2003 servers stopped working. The erro it comes up with is that it cannot connect. I tried RDPing to the server from itself and nothing. Using the IP address doesn’t work either. ANy suggestions?? Thanks Tracy
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| September 13, 2010 1:13 AM
RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages
Hi all I have a weird problem where all of a sudden RDP on one of our 5 server 2003 servers stopped working. The erro it comes up with is that it cannot connect. I tried RDPing to the server from itself and nothing. Using the IP address doesn’t work either. ANy suggestions?? Thanks Tracy
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| September 13, 2010 1:13 AM
RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages
Process ID 174:102 owns resources that are blocking processes on Scheduler 2.
Looking for solution to Process ID 174:102 owns resources that are blocking processes on Scheduler 2. We recently installed our Lucent Vitalnet app with SQL 2000. it runs fine for 2-3 days, then the app stops when the above SQL error message occurs. Rebooting the server temporarily fixes the problem until another 2 days. Also [...]
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| September 10, 2010 4:15 PM
SQL 2000, SQL 2000 to 2005 Migration, SQL 2005, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server upgrades, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
Looking for solution to Process ID 174:102 owns resources that are blocking processes on Scheduler 2. We recently installed our Lucent Vitalnet app with SQL 2000. it runs fine for 2-3 days, then the app stops when the above SQL error message occurs. Rebooting the server temporarily fixes the problem until another 2 days. Also [...]
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| September 10, 2010 4:15 PM
SQL 2000, SQL 2000 to 2005 Migration, SQL 2005, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server upgrades, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
Changing remote access permissions for Windows Server 2008
I want to provide access to my file server to my CEO. He uses a laptop which is not in my domain as he keeps on traveling between countries. Is there a way I can provide him access to my file server data by doing some chnages on permissions/rights on my Windows 2008 server.
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| November 17, 2010 4:03 AM
Remote access, Remote Access Privileges, Remote access security, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration
I want to provide access to my file server to my CEO. He uses a laptop which is not in my domain as he keeps on traveling between countries. Is there a way I can provide him access to my file server data by doing some chnages on permissions/rights on my Windows 2008 server.
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| November 17, 2010 4:03 AM
Remote access, Remote Access Privileges, Remote access security, Security in 2010, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration
Upgrading from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2008?
What has to happen before I can do an upgrade from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2008? I have a new server if necessary but would like to perform an upgrade. This is running on a Windows 2003 server.
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| November 24, 2010 8:33 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange 2008, Exchange upgrades, Windows, Windows Server 2003
What has to happen before I can do an upgrade from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2008? I have a new server if necessary but would like to perform an upgrade. This is running on a Windows 2003 server.
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| November 24, 2010 8:33 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Migration, Exchange 2008, Exchange upgrades, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Can I restore a SQL 2000 backup to a new SQL Server 2005?
Can I restore a SQL 2000 backup to my new SQL Server 2005? Will I have to perform any other steps or can I do a simple backup and restore? Windows 2008 Server.
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| September 8, 2010 8:32 PM
SQL 2000, SQL migration, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server backup, SQL Server migration, Windows Server 2008
Can I restore a SQL 2000 backup to my new SQL Server 2005? Will I have to perform any other steps or can I do a simple backup and restore? Windows 2008 Server.
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| September 8, 2010 8:32 PM
SQL 2000, SQL migration, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server backup, SQL Server migration, Windows Server 2008
Migrating a brightstore installation to a new box
server. We want to install on a new box and migrate our database and any other information needed from our old system to facilitate full restores from tapes going back 5 years. Old server win 2000 new server 2008. [!--[If !supportLineBreakNewLine]–] [!--[endif]–]
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| September 13, 2010 3:18 PM
Backup, BrightStor, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 12, brightstore 12, lto3, LTO3 Tape Drive, Windows Server 2008
server. We want to install on a new box and migrate our database and any other information needed from our old system to facilitate full restores from tapes going back 5 years. Old server win 2000 new server 2008. [!--[If !supportLineBreakNewLine]–] [!--[endif]–]
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| September 13, 2010 3:18 PM
Backup, BrightStor, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 12, brightstore 12, lto3, LTO3 Tape Drive, Windows Server 2008
Translating windows error messages from the event viewer. What does that hex mean?
Is there a way to translate the characters in the hex of Windows errors in the event viewer into meaningful text? What does this represent?
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| September 8, 2010 3:17 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Event log errors, Event logs, Event Viewer, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages, Windows Server 2003 Event Log
Is there a way to translate the characters in the hex of Windows errors in the event viewer into meaningful text? What does this represent?
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| September 8, 2010 3:17 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Event log errors, Event logs, Event Viewer, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages, Windows Server 2003 Event Log
Can bios updates be pushed out to Dell desktops with Windows 7?
Can we push out bios updates via active directory? Our dell desktops have an update. We want to automate it. Can this be done with Windows 7 and AD?
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| December 4, 2010 3:11 PM
Active Directory, AD, BIOS, BIOS Update, Windows 7
Can we push out bios updates via active directory? Our dell desktops have an update. We want to automate it. Can this be done with Windows 7 and AD?
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| December 4, 2010 3:11 PM
Active Directory, AD, BIOS, BIOS Update, Windows 7
Adding Windows Firewalls to all computers via group policy
How can I add Windows Firewall rules to each computer via group policy? We have a new application that needs a port open both ways. What is the easiest way to do this? Windows 2003 Server, Vista desktops.
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| September 8, 2010 1:40 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Windows firewall, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Vista
How can I add Windows Firewall rules to each computer via group policy? We have a new application that needs a port open both ways. What is the easiest way to do this? Windows 2003 Server, Vista desktops.
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| September 8, 2010 1:40 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Windows firewall, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Vista
Merging Excel or CSV file to Active Directory
How can I automatically add users email addresses to their active directory profile? Their email address is their first initial followed by their last name at our domain dot com. I can create an excel or csv file with the data necessary but how can I merge it into AD?
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| September 8, 2010 1:32 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, CSV, CSV file format, Excel functions
How can I automatically add users email addresses to their active directory profile? Their email address is their first initial followed by their last name at our domain dot com. I can create an excel or csv file with the data necessary but how can I merge it into AD?
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| September 8, 2010 1:32 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, CSV, CSV file format, Excel functions
Windows Server 2008 R2 classic start menu
how do I set up the classic start menu in windows 2008 server r2. We used to be able to go to properties of taskbar and select classic menu but not in window 2008 server. is there a way to recreate this?
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| September 8, 2010 2:12 AM
Virtual Server, Virtual Server Management, Virtualization in 2010, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
how do I set up the classic start menu in windows 2008 server r2. We used to be able to go to properties of taskbar and select classic menu but not in window 2008 server. is there a way to recreate this?
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| September 8, 2010 2:12 AM
Virtual Server, Virtual Server Management, Virtualization in 2010, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Restoring shadow copy files from recovery console Windows Server 2003 SP2
Is it possible to restore shadow copy files from the recovery console? Windows Server 2003 SP2. I need to access a previous version of a file and the system will not start up. I am open to any ideas or suggestions.
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| December 4, 2010 8:03 PM
Recovery, Windows, Windows Recovery Console, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
Is it possible to restore shadow copy files from the recovery console? Windows Server 2003 SP2. I need to access a previous version of a file and the system will not start up. I am open to any ideas or suggestions.
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| December 4, 2010 8:03 PM
Recovery, Windows, Windows Recovery Console, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
Authentication against Active Directory
How can I only allow employees to connect to our WiFi? Is there a method of authentication against active directory? Is there a guide on setting this up?
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| September 7, 2010 8:01 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Permissions, Active Directory security, Network security, Network Security Management, Security in 2010, Wireless security
How can I only allow employees to connect to our WiFi? Is there a method of authentication against active directory? Is there a guide on setting this up?
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| September 7, 2010 8:01 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Permissions, Active Directory security, Network security, Network Security Management, Security in 2010, Wireless security
