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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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Select emails being sent

I have recently been approached by an employee who claimed he was not getting all of his email sent from our server. Therefore I opened up exchange system manager and navigated through message history. I found out that only 2 internal emails were…
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Failed RAID 5EE array

I've got failed RAID 5EE array (on a server running Windows Server 2003). After controller initialization it saysarrays have missing required members and cannot be configured. Adaptec Storage Manager shows all drives in optimal state but array is…
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DNS to \\Server\ wrong - \\Server.company.local\ works fine

I had a little network glitch and since then one of my servers shows up wrong at some workstations when typing in \\server\. Example: On workstationA I go to Explorer and and type \\server\ and it brings me to our copier at 192.168.2.101.…
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Deploying Printer with GPO W2K3R2 - isn't working

I am trying to deploy a network printer from my DC to my users. This is what I have done so far: Created a GPO: Named: Deploy printer login script has: pushprinterconnections.exe I have linked that GPO to a test OU that has both a test computer,…
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Older windows server update with a safety net

I inherited a network with several servers running Windows Server 2003. They have not been updated for several years because my predecessor was concerned that updating Windows Server 2003 might render it useless in case there's a problem. Here are…
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Why do I see different TCP behaviour between IIS and FTP server applications on Windows 2003?

I am comparing Wireshark traces of a 10MB file download file from: the FileZilla FTP server and IIS (using HTTP) on the same Windows 2003 server. The FTP download performs faster and the trace shows the server behaving as expected, sending more…
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Symantec Endpoint Protection Virus Definitions

I have done some Googling but I cannot get a definitive answer certainly not from the Symantec KB. I have a Virtualised Win 2003R2 server 32bit. It has been provisioned to me with Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.62xxx CLIENT (not a definitions…
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Which versions of .NET framework should I install?

I'm installing Windows Server 2003 and I need to ensure the following services are installed and enabled: -.NET framework -ASP.NET & latest device updates Which version of .NET do they mean? Do I need to download them all? (v 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4)…
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Text entry out of order during slowness Windows Server 2003 terminal server

When the server is running slowly, anything I type in any text entry box comes in out of order. For example, IPCONFIG might become IPFIGCON. Basically, our Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Terminal Server is getting incredibly slow at times even under 1-2…
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Why would permissions for Administrators group be inherited from the drive root, when it has been explicitly removed from the permissions list of the drive root? (Windows Server 2003)

I removed the Administrators group from the security tab for the drive root "C:\" on a Windows Server 2003 system, to prevent granting Full Control to all Administrators. Now, when I create a file in the drive root (or subfolders set to inherit…
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Determine when a Domain Controller was promoted

On Windows Server 2003 standard is there a way to determine when a domain controller was promoted? This is for an Active Directory 2000 functional domain. The event logs don't go back far enough.
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possible efficient ways of transferring files from one server to another

what are the possible good and efficient ways of transferring files from one server to another? In this case it will be from windows server 2003 to windows server 2008 r2. I am thinking Powershell cmdlets or batch files could be a help here but not…
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IIS 6.0 / 2003 errors after app pool recycle

We're running IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003. The server is set up as UK English, which may have a bearing. Occasionally after an app pool recycle we'll see the corresponding ASP.NET 2.0 website start to throw errors with the message String was not…
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Changing Domain Admin Password on Live Running System

I have an employee that is taking some forced time off, but I need to mitigate risks in case they go AWOL. If I change a domain admin password on a live running system can anything go wrong? I don't always follow best practices and I have a few…
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Symantec backupexec troubleshooting issues with a Dell Robotic tape Library in Windows 2003

I’m running Symantec BackupExec 12.0 on a Windows 2003 server. After I powered down my SCSI tape drive (Dell PowerVault 124t autoloader) it no longer shows up in Backup Exec in the device pool. So far, I have updated firmware on the tape unit…
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