Windows Small Business Server 2003 is the Microsoft operating system in the `SBS` line based on Windows Server 2003.
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Bizarre file system errors, SBS2003
As a follow up to this question. I've been able to do further testing, and here is what I've found. I'm also working with Dell support on this, here is the email to them. This is not an actual file system corruption, but something else. While I…

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Windows 2003 SBS - Default Share Size
I setup a server for myself about 6 months ago but have only recently noticed that the network shares all have a default maximum size of 1GB.
How do I adjust this upwards, as I have other servers that do not have this restriction in place?
Thanks

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Win 10 PRO users don't get access to RDP
On the user PC (in domain) in settings they can see that RDP is turned off but the possibility to turn it on is disabled with the message:
"Some settings are managed by your organization".
Some other PC in the same domain has RDP turned on while the…

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Windows Server 2003 SBS domain in multiple sites
We have about 25 employees in our current office and are looking to open up another office in another capital city housing about 15 employees. In our current office, we are running a domain hosted by a 2003 SBS server and I've been tasked by the…

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fsutil can't query quota usage?
This is a followup question from Disk quota problem in Windows Server SBS 2003, which has not yet been resolved.
When I run quota query (fsutil quota query e:) under the administrator account, I get an error saying "Error: Access is…

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Web monitoring on SBS2003
Quick question, shouldn't Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 be able to report back on Web usage as well as email usage. I am currently getting a report back with all the email, flaws, memory usage but nothing on web usage. I have been given full…
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Need to migrate Windows Server 2003 for Small Business to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
I've already found : "Migrate Windows Small Business Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials" and "Migrate from Previous Versions to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or Windows Server Essentials Experience"
I didn't read them yet (I'm going…

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Virtualize SBS 2003 - P2V vs migrating to new VM
I need to virtualize a SBS 2003 server in my work environment. I need some tips on what people think is the best way to proceed.
Background:
The SBS 2003 server is the primary DC for the domain and also hosts FTP, RRAS(VPN), DNS, and file shares. …

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Folder access per user
I have a Windows SBS 2003 R2 server with a shared folder (S drive) on it for everyone. Our client PCs use XP Pro.
When on the shared folder, you see the size of the folder as 230 GB.
I have one user that only sees 1 GB when on shared folder,…

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Cannot connect to domain error: The format of specified network name is invalid
I cannot connect clients to sbs2003 domain because of this error: The format of specified network name is invalid.
Before that there is a prompt for a login and password, so the server is found. I can't also view the server resources via \ \…

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One domain user unable to browse network shares
We have an SBS 2003 server, with a Windows XP Professional (domain-joined) PC connecting from a remote site via VPN (LogMeIn Hamachi).
One domain user account is unable to browse any shares on the server from the remote PC (despite having the same…

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What is the *optimal* virtual memory configuration for this server?
I am maintaining a Small Business Server 2003 (x86) server, that was originally installed and configured by someone else in early 2009.
Recently, although we have never had any obvious memory-related performance issues, I have started to wonder if…

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If I reinstall SBS 2003, will I lose exchange mailboxes?
I have forgotten the main admin password for my server, and I used a linux boot disk to change it, but now the server wants me to login in repair mode which never works. I have OEM server disks, if I reinstall the operating system on the original…