Cannot see domain
I have serveral desktops that were setup using XP Pro, and they accesses the domain when I set them up. They worked for a white, but after they are shut off, they cannot find the domain again. The administrator and users cannot log in.  We get the message that the domain controller is unavailable.   [...]

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2010  12:42 PM
Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro
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115 pts.

Acrive Directory Users and Computers
I provide support for a small school network running Windows Server 2003 on its server and Windows XP Pro SP3 on all of its clients. I want to set up user accounts that will remember user default setting no matter which client machine is used. All users need to map a network drive and various [...]

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2010  11:06 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users and Computers, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows XP Professional
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120 pts.

How to trace Password reset in Active Directory ?
How can i trace who among my sys admin team has reset the GM’s password. Is there any ways or tools (except manageengine) to track the password reset in window 2003 AD Domain. Thanks in Advance.

Answer Question   |  December 11, 2009  6:45 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory security, Windows Server 2003, Windows server administration
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90 pts.

2k3 dc w/ MIIS, adprep 2008, what will happen to MIIS?
We are adding a W2k8 server to the W2k3 forest which runs MIIS to link other forests and provide GAL information so that our Exchange systems communicate properly. My question is, will running ADPREP from 2008 on the W2k3 DC with MIIS have any adverse effects? I do not have a test environment so of [...]

Answer Question   |  April 8, 2010  3:20 PM
Adprep, MIIS, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
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5 pts.

Veritas Backup exec 12 with Lotus notes
I have both the veritas and lotus notes on the save server with windows server 2003. I have a veritas backup 12. I can backup other files and I can restore it(i.e. I can see it in the restore list while starting the restore steps). If After Backuping up the mail files of lotus notes [...]

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2009  2:40 PM
Backup, Backup Exec 12, Lotus Notes, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

stub zone
how can we make stub zone in dns

Answer Question   |  September 10, 2009  10:19 AM
DNS, DNS Stub Zones, Stub Zones
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5 pts.

Is it possible to build a 64-bit 2008 server and user hyper-v to install 32-bit 2003 servers on the same box?
Is it possible to build a 64-bit 2008 server and user hyper-v to install 32-bit 2003 servers on the same box? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 9, 2009  8:55 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 32-bit, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit
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16,755 pts.

logging on as administrator on a user’s windows vista computer
how can i login on a user computer(windows vista) on windows server 2003 network. probably the user put certain permissions,how can i change that

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2009  6:26 PM
Network Administrator, User Permissions, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista
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210 pts.

If my main DC crashes how can I change my additional DC to the main DC?
I have two domain controllers, a main domain controller and one additional domain controller with Active Directory running on Windows 2000. My question is if my main DC crashes how can I change the additional DC to the main DC? And do I have to change the Server name?

Answer Question   |  September 9, 2009  4:11 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server
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335 pts.

Connection problem with two PC’s running Windows Server 2003
I am having a connection problem with two PC’s running Windows Server 2003. I’ve confirmed all of the settings, but it’s still not working. If I connect to Windows XP in one system while Windows Server 2003 is still running on the other system things are fine and the two PC’s are pinging.

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2010  4:05 PM
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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335 pts.

SBS 2003 replacing port hub issue
I recently replaced an 8 port hub with a 24 port hub on my sbs 2003 network. This connected fine to the server LAN but with no connectivity to the internet – all other workstations showed “Limited or no connectivity” – any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Answer Question   |  September 12, 2009  3:42 PM
LAN, Network connectivity, Port Hubs, SBS 2003
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16,755 pts.

Oracle ODBC Windows Server 2003 scheduling issue
One of my new servers running Instantclient 10.2 fails when trying to run a query through the Windows scheduler. Running the same query from the console works fine. It’s apparently a permissions problem with the instant client and the Windows local machine system account, but the same process works well on another server with the [...]

Answer Question   |  September 9, 2009  2:39 PM
Instantclient, ODBC Oracle Access, Oracle, Windows Server 2003
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45 pts.

RAID
How do I see the data on the drives after inserting additional drives in an existing 2850 dell server?

Answer Question   |  September 9, 2009  9:51 AM
Dell PowerEdge 2850, RAID, Windows 2000 Server
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10 pts.

Active Directory Account Disappears and hours later Reappears
We have a problem that happened last week.  Where for what ever reason we had some user accounts and a group disappear from our Active Directory.  No one was logged in as an admin and no changes were made that day. This prevented the users from logging into the AD.   Later in the afternoon [...]

Answer Question   |  September 10, 2009  6:06 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory errors, Active Directory Groups
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5 pts.

What are the requirements to be able to run Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008?
What are the requirements to be able to run Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 (hardware/performance)? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  4:04 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27, Windows Server 2008
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16,755 pts.

When will Windows Server 2008 R2 be available?
When will Windows Server 2008 R2 be available? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  4:03 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27, Windows Server 2008 Core, Windows Server 2008 R2
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16,755 pts.

Will oracle 9i with Windows Server 2008 domain controller 64bit
i want to know if oracle 9i it will work with Windows Server 2008 domain controller 64bit?

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  1:23 PM
Oracle 9i, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
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16,755 pts.

Distribution group not showing in Exchange 2007 console
Distribution group not showing in Exchange 2007 console We use AD 2003 which I have installed on my desktop (MMC 3.0) with the Exchange 2007 snap-in added. The problem is if, for example, I add a Distribution Group (Global or Univ) to the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and desire this group to have [...]

Answer Question   |  September 9, 2009  1:18 PM
Active Directory Users and Computers, Distribution Groups, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 Distribution Group list, MMC, MMC 3.0
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16,755 pts.

Domain Controller in Windows Server 2003
Hi, Pls I have a challenge with my Domain Controller. Recently, the DC just lock-out users’ accounts ndiscriminately (i mean a user log-on today and wake up tommorrow and the account is locked out). I have to unlock users’ account almost everyday. Pls what is responsible for this and what can I do? Note: This [...]

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  9:17 AM
Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003, Windows server administration, Windows Server User Profiles
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10 pts.

Routing between two nics on the same server connected to different networks
I have a need to route traffic from 172.16.32.0 network to 159.60.51.84 network.  I can’t seem to access a website from the 159 network from the 172 network. static routing doesn’t work for me. Any help would be great.

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2009  4:55 AM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell Poweredge 6850, Dual NICs, Dual NICs Routing, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.