Upgrade windows server 2003 to windows server 2008 Domain
If you domain is at Windows 2003 functional level you can only have Windows 2003 domain controllers so this is fairly easy. I assume from the information given you only have a single domain. I also assume you are using AD integrated DNS You don’t say if you are using Windows 2008 or 2008 R2. [...]

View Answer   |  June 25, 2010  7:28 PM
Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain, Windows Server Upgrades
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Windows 2008 Server R2 and XP Clients don’t have Internet access
Pinging 127.0.0.1 only confirms it can ping itself not dns. ping tests just confirms it’s able to talk to the other devices on the network. On your XP machine go the command line and type this: nslookup You should get something like: Default Server: name_dns_server_fully_qualified_domain_name Address: 192.168.0.100 now type: www.google.com What is your response? If [...]

View Answer   |  June 24, 2010  7:48 PM
Active Directory, D-Link DIR-655, DHCP, DNS, Domain Controller, Networking, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP clients, Windows XP Professional SP2
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Multiple Event Errors on member server 2003
try to change parts of hardware, network card or try to connect to internet via usb network card. have similar problem in 2006 – “The system failed to register host (A) resource records (RRs) for network adapter” resolved by changing cables, router, network card hope this helps good luck

View Answer   |  June 24, 2010  3:41 PM
DNS management, Event ID, Member Servers, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller
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3,070 pts.

Windows 2003 Security Audit: Need help blocking and tracking consistent hacker
You would need to do a few things first as a protection and then 2nd is the remediation. Phase 1) Download the following tools which may help to clean your environment (free and trials) a) Active Ports b) GFI Languard c) ADAudit Plus Install Active Ports on the server in question. Install GFI Languard and [...]

View Answer   |  June 23, 2010  7:03 PM
SBS, Small Business Server, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Security Audits, Windows Server Security Logs, Windows Small Business Server 2003
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Can anyone tell me the best way to query Active Directory in SQL?
Here are instructions step by step to query AD from SQL: http://www.gchandra.com/scripts/?p=79

View Answer   |  June 22, 2010  7:37 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory query, LDAP, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Management Studio 2005, T/SQL
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Cannot Change Time-Zone or Time on Windows XP Pro, Member of AD2003 Domain
There is no option for time zone within Group Policy. However you can use Group Policy to execute a login script which may include the command to change the time zone to Eastern. Sample of the contents of a login script: CONTROL.EXE TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Eastern Standard Time If that is the case, create a copy of [...]

View Answer   |  June 22, 2010  7:35 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Group Policy, Windows XP Pro
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Update schema for Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers into Windows Server 2003 forest?
You will need to update the schema to introduce any new domain controller level beyond it’s current.

View Answer   |  June 22, 2010  6:56 PM
Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003 Forest, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Best Practices for Updating Win Server 2003 Patches
You can find it at microsoft website which is <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx”>here </a> I too hardly patch the servers in my office. i only patch after reading the content. if your server is not connected to the internet, it is the best as it is safer from viruses or any other attacks.. anyway i don’t update [...]

View Answer   |  June 22, 2010  3:22 AM
Updates, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security and patches, Windows Server Update Services
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Considering MS Exchange 2010 but I’m getting mixed advice from Microsoft Exchange Online help and my MS reseller
The Exchange CAL is per user, not per deivce. So however many mailboxes you will have, that is how many CALs you need. From MS site: Q. If several users share the same desktop, do they each need an Exchange Enterprise CAL? A. Customers may still license Exchange Server 2010 with either per-user or per-device [...]

View Answer   |  June 22, 2010  12:31 AM
Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 Administration, Exchange calendar, Windows Server 2008 R2
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DRM Capabilities in SharePoint 2010
AD RMS requires an existing active directory and is most commonly used to tie RMS policies to a particular group membership. There aren’t a lot of changes (if any) to DRM/IRM in SP2010. Start here: <a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974462(office.12).aspx”>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974462(office.12).aspx</a> <i>This question was answered by Spencer Harbar, Enterprise Architect at Microsoft and Dan Holme, Consultant and Trainer, Intellium.</i>

View Answer   |  June 17, 2010  7:43 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Settings, Sharepoint 2010
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Need to deploy 4000 global users. Should we use SCCM to replace Marimba?
We currently use Marimba for patch deployment but we’ve are in process (final) in bringing in the components for SCCM to manage our Windows Infrastructure. JAMF will be utilized to managed our MAC infrastructure. Great option with SCCM.

View Answer   |  June 17, 2010  2:48 PM
Office 2007, Office 2007 deployment, SCCM, SCCM 2007, Windows Server 2003
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ID always Disabled Without Doing Anything
Check the security logs for failed logons. It will give you the IP and username, and the reason code. If you have the same username on your local PC as well as the server, if they don’t match, it will automatically try to log on to the share with the incorrect password. Reset the password [...]

View Answer   |  June 16, 2010  8:02 PM
Dell servers, Server Connection Failed, Windows Server 2003
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DNS zone problem
you have to creat a froward from the parent domain to the clild domain

View Answer   |  June 16, 2010  7:44 AM
Active Directory, AD, DNS server, Domain Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
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Binary Math windows server 2008 sql server 2008 r2
So you are using a bitwise operator to figure out what permissions a user has? What data type are you using? BIGINT supports a value up to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807. You might want to find a better way to store permissions.

View Answer   |  June 16, 2010  12:31 AM
Binary Math, SQL Server 2008 R2, User Permissions, Windows Server 2008
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live & local NIC problem
Remove the DNS settings from the public IP nic.

View Answer   |  June 16, 2010  12:17 AM
LAN, Local area networks, NIC, NIC Problem, Web Server, Windows Server 2008
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to set Remote Desktop Policy…..
This GPO is for Server 2003 and up. Are you running on a Server 2000 domain?

View Answer   |  June 15, 2010  3:58 AM
Domain Administration, Domain Controller, Group Policy, Remote Desktop Policy, Terminal Services Client Control
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DCDIAG search failed with error 58
I would setup a temporary DC to replicate data to. Then rebuild the original DC.

View Answer   |  June 15, 2010  3:39 AM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, File Replication errors, Windows Server 2003
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Exchange server 2003 mail sending problem
telnet is connot connect to this servers ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You want to confirm the error a remote mailserver provides to help pinpoint what the problem may be. You may not be blacklisted but you may not have a reverse lookup IP entry. Most servers to fight spam use this method in addition to RBL. Definitely telnet [...]

View Answer   |  June 14, 2010  6:46 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange administration, Exchange email servers, Exchange errors, Windows Server 2003
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Sorting address list in Outlook 2003/Exchange2010
Try within AD Users and Group, modify the particular name’s properties of “display name” and add a empty space in the beginning and see what happens. Save Changes, wait the 15 minutes for all DC’s to receive the changes.

View Answer   |  June 14, 2010  5:30 PM
Exchange 2010, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2003 Address Book, Windows Server 2008
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8,120 pts.