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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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Need for another Domain Controller

I have two domain controllers (Windows 2003) in one site where most of the department I support resides. There is another building (at another site) where my department resides as well, but they have no DC. This probably a classic question of…
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how do i find application name using GUID from error in event viewer on Windows Server 2003?

A Windows Serve 2003 machine logged an error in Event Viewer with the COM+ Event System, saying it could not marshal the subscriber for a particular subscription and then gave the SID/GUID, which…
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How do I determine what application is leaking nonpaged memory?

We recently had an issue on our live server that caused our Web App to stop responding. All we were getting were 503 errors until we rebooted the server then it was fine. Eventually I traced it back to the httperr.log and found a whole lot of…
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Can 'Domain Users' join computers to the domain?

That sounds very unlikely to me, but just to be sure: Can a member of 'Domain Users' join a computer to the domain (granted that he has the local administrator account)? The instructor said it, and it sounds very wrong. I tested it and I got 'Access…
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Ways to convince management of a high cost

new here, greetings and such. My problem is relatively simple, but the situation is a tad odd. Currently, I have just been hired on to improve (essentially fix) a server room for a health care dispatcher. However, their server room is in…
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Is there a group policy that would push a new user name and password to all local machines on a network?

I work on a small network that runs on windows server 2003, and with machines running xp. Is there a group policy that could push a new user name and password to replace our old local administrator user accounts?
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What is SMS Agent Host?

What is SMS Agent Host service (CcmExec)? I have failed to find this information (e.g. there is no Wikipedia entry) - besides for information in some error cases on how to restart this service for dependent software. (The best I could find was:…
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Reverse DNS not automatically updating on Windows DNS server

We use windows server 2003 for DNS on our network. The forward DNS entries ("A" records) for windows machines on the domain are populated automatically. However, the reverse DNS entries ("PTR" Records) are not. The reverse lookup zone exists, and I…
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Disabling Windows 2003/2008 "reason for shutdown" dialog

I our lab environment I have several Win2k3 and a couple Win2k8 servers. I don't really care why the servers reboot, and would like to be able to disable the shutdown dialog (and the "why did this server shutdown" on reboot in the event of power…
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How to shut down Windows Server 2003 without using RDP?

I'd like to know if it is possible to shut down a Windows Server 2003 box, without have to log into the machine via remote desktop. The server is on my network, I know the IP address and host name, as well the Administrator password. I want to…
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Mercurial browser on Windows 2003 takes several refreshes before displaying repositories

When attempt to browse my Mercurial repositories it usually takes several refreshes before the repository list is displayed. The configuration is as follows: Windows Server 2003 (Dedicated machine hosted by http://www.server4you.com/. Site has…
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IIS application pool failed to respond to ping

I have been investigating a problem that occurred on a Windows 2003 server a few days ago. there are about 15 app pools, and within a few minutes, they all produced the error below in the system log: A process serving application pool 'Pool 31x'…
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Constant disk activity - how can I tell what files are being accessed nonstop?

On my Windows 2003 Server, the disk activity has been out of control recently - the disk queue is getting long, and I'm getting heat on the wait time for resources. I'm looking for a tool that will let me view two things: What processes are causing…
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Leave Windows Session Logged On

Is a bad idea for any reason to leave accounts logged onto Windows remote desktop sessions? So instead of logging off, just closing the session so it locks. In this case, the limited number of remote desktop connections is not an issue. I am just…
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Remotely Trigger WSUS Downloaded update Installation

This has been bugging me for a while. We have our Servers set to download only windows updates to stage them to be installed during one of our bi-monthly patch windows. I have looked high and low for a way to trigger the installation remotely on the…
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