no client internet access SBS 2008
After the weekend some clients on a SBS 2008 network are unable to access the internet???

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2009  6:59 PM
SBS 2008

Windows SBS2003 & SBS2008 premium
Can I have Windows SBS2003 standard as a DC and SBS2008 premium as member server on the same network. I was told SBS2008 will try to be DC and I may run into problem. is it true?

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2009  4:30 PM
SBS 2003, SBS 2003 Premium, SBS 2008, SBS 2008 Premium

Migration: Move a user from one domain (Child Domain) to another domain (Parent Domain).
Hi, Please tell me the step that how to move a user from a child domain to the parent domain. Since if we move a user from child domain to parent domain The SID will change The UPN Prefix will be changed and Etc.. In this case how can we migrate. Note: i know that [...]

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2009  6:01 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, Child Domain, Exchange Server, Parent Domain, SID

Customizing the logging of a Wiindows batch file
I am trying to customize the piped output of a batch file. I am currently using Robocopy to copy/move files to various directories based on the file naming convention. This part is working just fine. I am having problem though with customizing the logging of it. I have the batch file running as a service [...]

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2009  8:11 PM
Batch File Logging, Batch files, Robocopy, Windows Batch Files, Windows Server 2003

AD Domain Admin permissions to SQL
Can a Domain Admin grant himself permissions to a SQL database? Or, put another way, can a Domain Admin make himself equivalent to the SA account?

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2009  5:58 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Administration, Active Directory Permissions, SQL Permissions

Active Directory Properties
How under active directory individual properties or else where to be able to Globally remove the default, under Remote Control for Require user’s permission.

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2009  4:52 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Permissions, Active Directory Remote Control, Remote Control

Running sound over the LAN via Terminal Services
in running terminal servers, has anyone run sound and or video via terminal services and how did it work out?

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2009  3:40 PM
LAN, Terminal Server, VoIP, Windows Server 2003

Mass E-mail
A user has just sent out an e-mail to a group of individuals. Some time after sending the e-mail, she received a phone from one of the individuals within her group e-mail that he has received 500 e-mails of the same e-mail from her. I’m not sure how to look this up to determine the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2009  3:21 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Send/Receive, SBS 2003

Exchange client Inbox Empty, in OWA also. Effecting all clients.
Using SBS 2003 Exchange, SP2 and Outlook client 2003. The Inbox is empty, even though messages were sent, and visible within the Sent Items. The message has got to another mailbox, as the increment has increased. This also effect OWA. However, if I move a message from Sent Items and place into the Inbox., it [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2009  10:24 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 SP2, Outlook, Outlook 2003, SBS 2003

window server 2000 call manger
Is it possible to remote in on a windows 2000 server call manager from a Win XP station?

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  3:08 PM
Call Manager, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server Call Manager, Windows XP

Windows 2003 Enterprise server not seeing new HDrives
Hi there. We have a windows 2003 server here in the office that we just put 4 new 34.6gb HDs in for a total of 6. The drives are running RAID 5. When we first put them in the HP system management software the admin uses to track the RAID arrays and what not had [...]

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  1:51 PM
Hard drives, Logical Drive, RAID, RAID 5, RAID Array, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

OWA access when AD account expired.
In our Exchange environment users whose AD account is expired , they are able to log in to OWA . If i not wrong they should get “HTTP : 403 forbidden access ” error . Please suggest ….

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  1:22 PM
Active Directory, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, OWA 2003

Free Chapter – Manage fine-grained password and account lockout policies
Another free chapter download is available on the IT Bookworm Blog. Written by: John Policelli Book: Active Directory Domain Services 2008 How-To Overview: “Real Solutions for Active Directory 2008 Administrators. Need fast, reliable, easy-to-implement solutions for Microsoft Active Directory 2008? This book delivers exactly what you’re looking for. You’ll find nearly 250 tested, step-by-step procedures [...]

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  11:52 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory Domain Services, Free Chapters, John Policelli, Sams Publishing, Windows Server 2008

How many servers needed for this Exchange 2007 setup?
Hello, Does it possible to host and deploy Exchange server 2007 on the server host domain controller, active directory and DNS ? I would like to open up the Exchange server to the Internet so it can host the public E-Mail ! My question is: How many servers do I need to deploy Exchange 2007 [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2009  7:26 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services, Domain Controller, Exchange 2007 administration, Exchange 2007 configuration, Exchange Server 2007, Windows Server 2008

Extract List of users from a Domain Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller
Hello, I need to extract the list of users from a particular domain. which will contain following fields. full Name, Login name, Location. Etc. I have Windows Server 2003 as domain controller. Please help.

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  8:34 PM
Domain, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Office 2007 apps can’t open or save to Network Share
I had a serious issue this morning with Office 2007 and Server 2003 and I could use any help or ideas that you may have. At around 10 am this morning I started getting reports from around the office that folks couldn’t open network files with Word. Also, spreadsheets being worked on in Excel couldn’t [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2009  12:24 AM
Office 2007, Symantec Endpoint, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Windows Server 2003

How best to control Junior Admins
Hi all, Need to give new member of team Admin rights, but I’d like to know how you all manage your junior admins? I’d like to give restricted rights and have an audit trail. Environments in Use; - Window server 2003 and Active Directory - Vmware ESX + vcentre - Lotus Domino + Notes I [...]

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  10:51 PM
Administrative privileges, IT staff, Junior Network Administrators, Network administrators, Windows Server 2003

WSUS
The update server is set to automatically sync with woindows update every day at 12:15am. It is also set to automatically approve updates. I believe there may be some kind of connection issue because some of the machines, the other servers include, are reporting ” This computer has not reported status in 62 days”. I’m [...]

Answer Question   |  June 5, 2009  4:17 PM
IE7, IE7 mode, Internet Explorer, Window Server 2003, Windows Server Update Services, WSUS

Domain Failover
How domain failover works suppose i have domain controller 1 & controller 2 both are on But if the dc 1 goes down for some reason how will the failover happen

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  4:35 AM
Domain Controller, Domain Failover, Failover

Store.exe allocating memory
Hello: For the last two weeks I have been getting the message: store.exe allocating more memory than usual. It is on a dell server with windows server 2003 and we are using exchange for our email. I have 8 GB RAM. I don’t seem to be having any problems with the server other than receiving [...]

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  5:27 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 SP2, Exchange Information Store, Windows Server 2003