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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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Error 1069 the service did not start due to a logon failure

Our CruiseControl.NET service on Win2003 Server (VMWare Virtual) was recently changed from a service account to a user account to allow for a new part of our build process to work. The new user has "Log on as a service" rights, verified by checking…
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Reset Local Administrator Password remotely

Back in the Windows 2000 I remember being able to reset and change the local administrator password on remote workstations with the following command from MS KB 272530: The following .bat file will change the local administrator password to newpass…
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Windows server. The difference between organisation units and groups? (Active directory)

So they are both objects that you use to organise other objects. You can add users, groups and computers to both of them. What is the difference between them? What is the best way to divide users and computers of different departments in a company…
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IIS6: How to troubleshoot a 404 error in an ASP.NET application?

I have an ASP.NET application on a Windows Server 2003/IIS6 that refuses to run for some reason (it's the Xerox Centre, if that info helps). It has been working flawlessly before though on this server. Now, all I get if I try to open the app…
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Setting up Redmine With the Bitnami stack installer on Windows Server 2003

I'm running into a problem with the Redmine Bitnami stack intaller on Windows Server 2003. Setting up my project, I'm trying to add a remote subversion repo to the project, but it's erroring out. A little googling led me to some discussions on the…
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Can't install Active Directory Management Gateway Service on Windows Server 2003 DC because hotfix 969166 is missing

I need to install the Active Directory Management Gateway Service on two Windows Server 2003 domain controllers, in order to be able to use the Active Directory PowerShell module on other computers in the environment; this is required as a…
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How to find out who deleted Event Viewer logs

On Windows Server 2003 someone has deleted the Security and Application logs. I would like to know when the logs have been deleted and if possible who this criminal is. :)
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Force outlook to refresh/update calender more often?

I work as a sys-admin at a lawyer office. They have a lot of meetings and their schedule is very important to them. Outlook 2007 does a fine job. The server is Windows Server 2003 running Exchange 2003. The problems are with the secretaries, who…
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Can not RDP to Win 2003 box or initiate remote restart

I've got a Windows 2003 server that's at my remote data center. This morning I tried to connect to it via RDP, but the connection fails with the following error: This computer can't connect to the remote computer. Try connecting again. If the…
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AD: Can you be member of unlimited groups?

How many groups can an Active Directory account be member of? Is there any hard limit, or do you know of other problems that can arise when you go over a certain number of group memberships? Background: We have one account that is member of ca. 400…
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Cannot add a 2012 server to a 2003 domain as it says forrest functional level is 2003 but domains and trusts shows it as 2003

I have a single 2003 DC (Enterprise edition 32 bit SP2) that according to AD Domains and Trusts is at functional level Windows Server 2003. According to AD Users and Computers my Domain functional level is also 2003. However when I try add a 2012 R2…
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Delegating account unlock rights in AD

I'm trying to delegate the rights to unlock user accounts in our Active Directory domain. This should be easy, and I've done it before... but every time the user tries to unlock an account (using the LockoutStatus tool), he gets denied with the…
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Getting a BSOD after upgrading to MOSS SP2

Recently we updated a SharePoint test server to MOSS SP2. After doing so, a series of errors appeared in the error log, along with a random blue screen of death. After the BSOD, the following screen appears: [tried attaching but cannot because I'm…
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When to add a domain controller at a remote location?

In a location that has 1 T1 connection with ~ 40 - 50 ms ping latency to the closest domain controller, about how many normal users would it take before you would recommend putting a domain controller there with a windows 2003 environment. The T1…
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How to determine domain controller used for authentication

I run several web sites using IIS on both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. These web sites use windows authentication with only the NTLM option specified (no Kerberos). These servers are both members of the same active directory domain,…
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