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Windows Server 2003 is a Microsoft server operating system released in April 2003, and reached End Of Life on July 14, 2015. It is the successor to Windows Server 2000 and is based on the Windows XP codebase. It was succeeded by Windows Server 2008.

Windows Server 2003 is a Microsoft server operating system released in April 2003, and reached End Of Life on July 14, 2015. It is the successor to Windows Server 2000 and is based on the Windows XP codebase. It was succeeded by Windows Server 2008.

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Effective permissions different than that of defined permissions?

On my server, the IUSR_MYSERVER account has write access to some directories. I know this because if you check effective permissions, it says it can "Create Files / Write Data" and "Create Folders / Append Data". The trouble is, if I go look at…
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Removing local user accounts from a WDS WIM capture

I'm setting up a WIM to image a set of laptops. I have setup a computer which I have sysprep'ed and then captured the image to the WDS server. I have deleted all the local user accounts using the control panel. However when I image a computer from…
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How would setup a roaming profile for a domain admin?

Something I was kinda wondering about. First, Is it wise to use a roaming profile for a Domain Admin account? Second, Where should it be stored? I would think storing it on the file server with the other profiles would not be good in case the server…
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SQL-Server 2005 default trace log file not inherits directory permissions

I need to backup the SQL-Server 2005 default trace log files (%sqlserverpath%\MSSQL\LOG\log_*.trc) and when it is created it isnt inheriting the directory file permissions (Windows 2003 Server) so I get access denied to do the file copy with my…
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How do I replace hard drives in a Dell PowerEdge 1950

My Dell PowerEdge 1950 has 2x 3.5inch 146Gb SAS attached to a PERC 5/I Raid controller card in a raid1 configuration. I want to replace these with 2x 2TB SATA drives which the Dell documentation says the Server can accept. My questions are: Can I…
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Upgrading from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008

Someone tried the upgrade process from Windows 2003 x64 to Windows 2008 x64? Usually, it would be better to never upgrade a Windows OS; but maybe, since this is a server OS, the upgrade path has been refined? Reinstalling/reconfiguring would be…
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Disable net command

How can I disable the command line net command in windows server 2003? It would probably be good to do so for security purposes.
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Server 2003, How to setup the Firewall for Remote Desktop Connection

My company owns a cloud server having Windows 2003 Web Edition installed on it. This server can be access by anyone through remote desktop connection. I want to place some kind of restrictions on which I need some guidance from you guys. We have two…
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Configure SQL Server 2005 to take advantage of 32GB of RAM on 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003

I'm looking for recommendations/best practices for configuring SQL Server 2005 to take advantage of a recent memory upgrade to 32GB of RAM. The OS version is Windows 2003 64-bit Enterprise Edition. I've read that enabling "Address Windowing…
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Is it possible for me to 'see' an incoming ping?

If I ping one of my servers from another server, is there any log or anything, a way to 'see' the ping from the other server on the target machine and identify it's source IP or something?
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IPsec between Windows 2003 (server) and Redhat 5 (client)

I need to setup data encryption within the network. Linux client machine will connect to a Windows 2003 server. I need to enable IPsec on both the machines. Windows to Windows is working fine but Linux to Windows is failing. Linux is Redhat…
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Can't add domain users to local groups on a server

I'm trying to add a user to a local group on one of my servers. I keep getting the following error once I've selected the user I want to add: Windows cannot process the object with the name 'Domain Account' because of the following error: The…
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partition alignment on fresh windows 2003 ent server

I have this server which has it's physical disks in RAID 5 controlled by a 3com raid controller. size of the stripe unit is unknown for the moment (Can check tomorrow in the office). I need to install windows server 2003 ENT and create 2 partitions…
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Cleanup drive in Windows Server

Is there any problem of compessing the old files option avialiabe with the built-in cleanup Tool to get more free space in windows server???
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monitor a folder and send files via ftp to clients

I am looking for software that will monitor a specific folder and when a file is created in it send that file off via ftp to a client associated with that folder by the software. I have tried software such as smart FTP and cute FTP and they don't…
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