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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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How to authorize standard users to install drivers on Windows XP

I'm currently looking for a way to autorize my non administrators users to perform an installation of drivers. Here is the speech: All my users are standard users, they got a VirtualBox Hypervisor if they need the administrator rights. But if they…
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Users vs. Active Directory Users

What's the difference between users and active directory users in Windows Small Business Server 2003? Which should I use to manage user accounts under which circumstances?
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Can't Remote Desktop to server after rebooting via Remote Desktop

When I reboot a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 server via a Remote Desktop connection, the server comes back up and will not accept any RDP connections: the RDP client errors out with "Connection Refused." The Terminal Services service is running on…
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Install Windows 2003 Server R2 Std on PowerEdge 2950 without Floppy

I can't seem to get Windows installed into this Dell PowerEdge 2950 server (As embarrassing as it is). The server has no floopy and the install needs a RAID driver (Perc 5/i). So far I have tried: A usb floppy drive 2 Thumb drives after turning…
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Does Windows Defrag utility reports fragmentation correctly on a RAID system?

We have a server with a RAID volume. Windows DEFRAG shows very high fragmentation (90%) on the volume. My chief asked if DEFRAG reported fragmentation is correct (or near correct) or not. We don't have any defrag being made for a long time (at…
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"Rolling back" to Default Domain Controller Policy

I asked a similar question to this last week...now that I'm ready to move forward I'm just running this by all to make sure I don't screw it up I have inherited a new office which until last weekend when I upgraded them had W2K domain…
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When is sustained 100% CPU utilization not a worry?

Please help refine a discussion going on in our shop. Consider the following scenario. There is a Microsoft VPC running several apps and services (Windows 2003 server). The server has two or three critical roles. Every so often, CPU utilization goes…
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Getting Started with NIC and Switch Redundancy

Currently with my servers, they all or almost all have 2 nics with one in use. Each NIC is is of course connected to a single switch. What do I need to do to make this redundant in that both NICs are used and connected to different switches, but…
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GPO to remove "Highlight new programs"?

I need to disable the "highlight new programs" feature in Windows start menu via a GPO but can't find such a setting. Does such a thing even exist or is it achievable only through registry modification? Client machines are Win XP, server is Win 2003
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Only enable console session RDP on Windows server 2003

I need to limit 1 machine's RDP capabilities to only allow the console session(much as the windows client behaviour). It is a windows server 2003 R2 std. As far as I know I can limit the number of sessions(Active) in server 2003 rdp config. But no…
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Where do files go if I lose a Remote Desktop session?

Where do files go if I lose a Terminal Services session and could reconnect until after my session had expired? Are they lost in the ether or would Windows save them somewhere? Not sure if this matters, but I was working on a text file in Notepad…
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Need to run an IIS website in 32bit mode on a 64bit Windows Server

I have an IIS6 server setup running Windows Server 2003 x64, R2, SP2. Everything is working great I can host websites in IIS, and it works exactly how I want. The catch, I've got an ASP.NET WebApp that needs to use a 32-bit only Odbc driver. I've…
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Windows Server 2003 - Black screen with cursor on boot

IMPORTANT UPDATE: I tried to use the oldest VM I have, 275GB in size. As soon as I resize it to 500GB to make more space (it needs it), it will show the "Error loading operating system" now. What could cause this? Can I shrink it back? -- Original…
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What's the best way to migrate from a Windows NT domain to Windows 2000/2003 domain?

I have an old Windows NT domain in need to upgrade to Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory. There is one PDC and two BDCs. What should my next steps be?
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Can i have a 'limited Administrator' for the purposes of unlocking workstations?

I work for a school and a constant problem is staff leaving themselves logged on at workstations and leaving their sensitive materials exposed to other users and potentially students. I applied GP to lock the workstations via the screen saver but…
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