Questions tagged [windows-server-2003]

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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How can I prevent Windows Server 2003 from trimming a process's working set?

There are two different, though I believe related, issues I have with how Windows Server 2003 handles processes's working sets. First, there are GUI applications running on the console session whose working set is trimmed, when their top-level…
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Opening certmgr.msc to display the Machine level certificates

I want to view the certificates installed at the machine level, if I open certmgr.msc. I am aware that we can open an mmc and app a snap in for certmgr. But I dont want to go that way. I am aware that we can use the certmgr.exe with the -s and -r…
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Change IP in all DNS zones on Microsoft Windows DNS Server

We host about 125 DNS forward-lookup zones on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 DNS Server. We need to migrate to a new block of IPs and don't want to go through each zone manually. What's the best way to globally change one ip (1.1.1.1, for example)…
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How do I find the reason for the last shutdown in Windows Server 2003?

I have a windows server 2003 system which restarted for no apparent reason. Everything seems to be running fine now, but I want to know why it shutdown. I don't see any obvious signs of problems in the event logs. It is running on a UPS so I don't…
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I have administrative rights on Windows Server 2003, so why am I denied access to a folder?

A recent attempt to upgrade a piece of software failed because it couldn't access a folder. I tried to take a look at the folder in Explorer and was told: D:\folder is not accessible. Access is denied. When I look at the properties of the…
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Windows File Cache drops suddently

I have a 64-bit Windows 2003 server with 48 CPU cores and 128GB of RAM running a single application (SQL 2008 Analysis Services). SSAS is currently using about 50GB of memory. SSAS relies to a large extent on the Windows File Cache to hold…
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I have a 21TB array but only 16TB is visible from Windows

CONTROLLER Raid Controller: 3Ware 9650SE-24M8 Disks: 21 x 1TB RAID5 Stripe 64KB WINDOWS OS: Windows Server 2003 SP2 32x Disk: Dynamic 19557.44GB Volume: Capacity 15832.19GB I guess my array must have a 4KB block size which is limiting it to…
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Renaming a windows 2003 domain?

we currently have an office server running on Windows 2003. The server hosts e-mail (exchange) and active directory. Also we have two client pc's which get their internet connection and their profiles through the server. The server is currently…
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IIS 6.0 vs IIS 7.0

My client has most of the applications in .NET, he is changing his hosting provider, now he is asking for advice whether he should use the Windows 2008 with IIS 7.0 or good old Windows 2003 with IIS 6.0 What advantage does 7.0 offer over 6.0?
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How to access shared locations between two Amazon EC2 instances

I have two Amazon EC2 Instances running Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0. Both the instances are created in the same region and have the same Security Group. I enables icmp for all ports and connection methods, and am able to successfully ping…
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Push new registry keys via group policy

Recently I have added registry keys in active directory and I need to push them via group policy instead of going to each PC to apply the new ones. How can I push new registry keys (not modify existing ones) via group policy? Note: I'm using…
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Must I install every possible printer driver for RDP clients?

I have users connecting with remote desktop and some have things like Quicken which has a PDF driver installed on their machines at home. We want them to be able to redirect to print at home, but do we have to really install something like Driver…
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Windows 2k3 and RDP issue over Internet issue (RDP works locally)

I was asked to take a look at a family members' friends' Win2k3 server - Remote Desktop was no longer working, and they were trying to figure out why. This server is running Win2k3 SP2. I determined that the License services were having some issues…
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bad network adapter takes down entire network?

I came in to my office this morning and the entire network was 'down'; meaning that no computer could establish connectivity to another computer on our network, and no one could get out to the internet. The network consists of a few unmanaged…
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Installing IIS on windows 2003 without the windows CD

Ihave a server that I need to install IIS on - however I don't have the windows 2003 CD available. It prompts me to insert the CD labeled "Service Pack 2 CD-ROM" - I've downloaded the service pack and it's not able to find the file it needs in…
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