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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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\\tsclient share is blank when RDP'ing to remote Windows server

I'm logging into a Windows 2003 system from a Windows 7 workstation using Remote Desktop. I'm aiming to try and copy some files to the server from the client. In the 'local resources' section of the RDC, I've got all the drives ticked so it should…
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"The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" when joining a computer the domain

I was trying to join a fresh installed Windows 7 laptop into Windows Server 2003 and after entering the domain username and password, I got the error message The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. How can I fix this?
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Can I just delete leases in DHCP to force a new lease on client?

I need to force a DHCP renewal on all my clients (to make them point to my new DNS server). Some of them have about 4 days left in their leases. Can I just delete the leases from the server? Will this force them to check in to DHCP again and grab…
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Recommended software for a Centralized logging server?

I'd like to centralize logging for all my servers. Server operating systems include Windows 2003, 2008, Ubuntu and Redhat. I think Splunk is too expensive, has anyone set up something like this using open source or reasonably priced software. …
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Change DPI of one user using W2K3 Remote Desktop / Terminal Server

In short: How do I increase the DPI of some (not all) of our customers connected to our RDP server? We are running a W2K3 Terminal Server that our clients connect to to run our application. One of our clients complains that all fonts / icons etc…
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Securing Active Directory domains on a potentially hostile network

Active Directory is one of the best features of Windows Server, but it's also a big shiny target. If compromised it gives the attacker your Windows network. In an environment with externally facing Windows servers (web servers in my case), what…
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How to best migrate a server to new hardware

I'm getting ready to migrate a server from old hardware to new hardware. I'm thinking of doing a P2P migration rather than actually rebuilding, reinstalling and migrating databases. The servers are Dell 2950s with Hardware RAID, running Windows.…
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Are there any programs that log all activity on a Windows 2003 file share?

I'm looking for a simple way to log when a file/folder has been deleted or moved. I'm sort of surprised there doesn't seem to be a way within Windows to do this. I see there's several programs out there to do this, what should I go for? Edit: I'd…
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Getting rid of your server in a small business environment

In a small business environment, is it still necessary to have a central server? Speaking for my own company (a small charity with about 12 employees) we use our server (Windows Server 2003) for the following: Email via Microsoft Exchange Central…
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What is the recommended size for a server 2008 system partition?

What is the recommended size for a server 2008 system partition? I've seen 20GB as well as 49GB suggested but I can't seem to find any white papers or best-practices documents on the subject.
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How to disable System service from listening on port 80 in Windows Server 2003

I'm trying to install a service on a Windows Server 2003 machine which is supposed to listen on port 80 but it fails to start because some other service is already listening on that port. So far I've disabled the IIS Admin service and the HTTP SSL…
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How to synchronize the clock of a windows server 2003 domain server?

Given a windows server 2003 domain server, I'd like to sync it's time to (any) external time services (it's off a couple of minutes). How to do this 1, manually; 2, in an automated manner every week?
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Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7 - ASP.NET - Does my web server go to sleep? How do I keep it awake?

It seems that my asp.net sites on my web server are very slow to load if they have not been accessed in a while. Does the ASP.NET processor go into suspend or sleep mode if it has gone unused for a period of time? Is it better for me to fix this by…
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Searching nearly free Security-Solution for School-Computer-Network

I am currently searching a (if possible completely free security-solution for a Computer-Network of a really small private School in the USA. The Infrastructure: Currently the school has one Server running Windows Server 2003 Small Business Version…
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How do I tell if a certain AD user has admin rights on Windows Server 2003?

How do I tell if a certain AD user has admin rights on a Server 2003 box? I'm using Enterprise Edition.
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