Purchasing old windows 2000 client access licenses
If I have a terminal server running Windows 2000 am I allowed to purchase old Windows 2000 client access licenses off of ebay? If I have the certificate I am legally good right?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  8:06 PM
Terminal Server, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows Licenses, Windows Server 2000

Old address listed for domain name
One of my Windows DNS servers must have an old address listed for a domain name. How can I fix it manually? Windows Server 2003.

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  1:51 PM
DNS server, Domain Administration, Domain name, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages

Is Backup Exec 12.5 compatible with Windows server 2008 R2?
Backup Exec 12.5 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 continually shows this error in the event log: V-79-57344-65225 – A failure occurred accessing the Writer metadata. V-79-57344-65225 – AOFO: Initialization failure on: “System?State”. Advanced Open File Option used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Snapshot provider error (0xE000FEC9): A failure occurred accessing the Writer metadata. [...]

Answer Question   |  September 6, 2010  1:47 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Backup Exec Error Messages, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 on Windows 2008 server
Hi I have installed Windows 2008 server enterprise edition SP2. Then i want install MOC 2007. But MOC 2007 ca only install on Windows 2003 server SP1 and higher versions. Is there eny hotfixes for Windows 2008 server? What may i do? Is eny latest version MOC ? (MOC 2010)

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2010  11:56 AM
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2, MOC, Office Communicator, VMware ESX 3.5, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition

Adding Linux as a second domain controller
This question will undoubtedly anger many if not all, but after 5 years I am at my wit’s end. Can I install and setup a new domain using linux as a domain controller behind a router in such a way that it won’t interfere with or be seen by the current win 2k3 domain controller?

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2010  5:37 AM
Domain Controller, Linux, Multiple Domain Controllers, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Windows server 2003 update error
I installed a update for windows 2003 server it caused the server to not start up properly. I tried last known good. It brought me right back to the same problem. How can I undo a Windows update?

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  8:19 PM
Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Update, Windows Update Management, Windows Updates

Adprep /domainprep error while upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to 2008
I have a 2003 domain that I want to upgrade to 2008 and the forestprep worked, but have an error on the domainprep.  Below is the information that comes up when I run the adprep command. C:>C:ADPREP2008adprep32.exe /domainprep Running domainprep … Adprep was unable to modify some attributes on object DC=abc,DC=abc,DC=mn,DC=us. [User Action] Check the [...]

Answer Question   |  September 7, 2010  4:15 PM
Adprep, ForestPrep, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2003 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008

Who deleted all the files in Windows 2003 Member Server share?
How can I tell who deleted all the files in one of my shares on a windows 2003 member server? We are running Active Directory 2003 as well and do not have auditing enabled.

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2010  2:59 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, File Shares, Member Servers, Windows 2003 Member Server, Windows Server 2003

Adding company affiliate code to the Amazon URL
Is this doable and legal? We want anyone that uses amazon.com from our company computers to have our company affiliate code added to the url. We would want to do this via our DNS servers which are Windows 2003. Is this possible? Is it a violation of the Amazon TOC or laws?

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  2:27 PM
Amazon, DNS server, URL, URL Encoding, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy

Sharepoint 2010 x64 central administration problem http error:503. The service is unavible
Hi. I installed Sharepoint 2010 x 64 version. My sql server is Sqlserver 2005 + Sp3+ hotfix. I confingured sharepoint central administration with NTLM. When i tryed open central administration it gives me Service Unavailable   HTTP Error 503> the service is Unavailable . My operating System is windows 2008 server enterprise edition x 64 I did [...]

Answer Question   |  August 1, 2011  8:13 AM
Sharepoint 2010, SharePoint 2010 deployment, SQL Server 2005 SP3, VMware ESX 4.0, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition

Domain controller down after changing password
i have server 2008 on server nd windows xp on client nd i creat a domain enviroment but wen i make user in active directory nd then i enter theat user name and password from client using that user name and password then it 1st time enter and a message that u must change ur [...]

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  7:42 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users, Domain Controller, Windows password recovery, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Security, Windows XP

Does Windows Server 2003 SP2 turn on Firewalls?
All of our windows firewalls are off by group policy. I have read that the windows 2003 sp 2 turns it on anyway. Is this true and if so how can I prevent it? Or do I need to do the updates offline and turn it off manually?

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  8:13 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Server 2003 SP2

NPS (RADIUS) Windows 2008 R2
i have a Cisco WLC and 2 NPS (Radius) servers. the latest edition was a win 2k8 R2 server. I installed NPS and imported my config. I have done this before with success. however, on the 2008 R2 DC I am getting this error: Log Name: System Source: NPS Date: 8/27/2010 11:03:21 AM Event ID: 4402 [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  7:48 PM
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, Domain Controller, LAN, Radius Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

SQL 2005 keeps rebooting
My SQL 2005 server keeps rebooting. I can not figure out why. I get an NT SUbsystem message and then a 30 second countdown. This happens 20-40 times in a day. How can I fix it? I can not even run a virus scan to completion. Windows server 2008 SQL 2005. McAfee 8.7.1.

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2010  1:59 PM
McAfee, Reboot problem, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 connectivity, Subsystems, Windows Server 2008

Exchange 2007 connection problem
Hi, I have exchange server 2007 and Dc which is running in windows 2008 .we have mutliple site and each site i have made  one server as Additional DC. Now i am facing problem with outlook 2007 , while trying to connect to the exchange ,its prompting for password always and also its trying to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2010  11:51 AM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP1, Exchange Connectivity, Exchange errors, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 error messages, Windows domain management, Windows Server 2008

How can I access local webmail, I am using windows server 2003
how can i access local webmail, i am using window server 2003

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  6:04 AM
Local Mail, Webmail, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003

After Patch Installation Documentation / Checklist
just wondering once you guys patch windows servers (any type), SQL server, windows xp or even as400, do you guys come out with a checklist or a document to show that the patch has been installed on the servers?

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2010  8:52 AM
Patch management, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, Windows Patch Management, Windows Security, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Upgrading SQL Server 2000/2005 to 2008 with VMWare and EMC SANs
Has anyone ever seen a White Paper on the best way to utilize features of both VMWare and EMC Symmetrix based SANs in a real-time or rapid batch based upgrade from SQL Server 2000/2005 to SQL Server 2008 with minimal downtime for application availability?

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  4:47 PM
EMC SAN, EMC Symmetrix, EMC Symmetrix DMX-4, SAN, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 upgrade, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server Upgrade, Symmetrix, VMware, Windows Server 2008

Crystal Reports XI – SQL table fields that fail all compare tests
I have an SQL table with a field that Crystal XI displays as string 300, call it mytable.mystring. If I create a formula field (myformula) such as… if {mytable.mystring} = “test value” then 1 else 2 This is what happens during execution…  when the the preceding test is true, Crystal returns a value of 1 [...]

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2010  3:15 PM
Crystal Reports XI, Crystal XI, SQL, SQL Server, SQL tables, Windows Server

Can 2 dsl units be connected through separate switches and 2 NIC’s work?
I have a Dell 3G processor and 512k mem, using windows 2003 server and two NIC’s one 24ch sw for all clients, one dsl for internet connection. Question: can 2 dsl units be connected thru seperate switches and 2 NIC’s work?

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2010  12:42 AM
DSL, DSL routers, Dual NICs, Dual NICs Routing, Switches, Windows Server 2003, Wireless in 2010, Wireless Network, Wireless networking, Wireless router configuration, Wireless routers