Questions tagged [windows-server-2003]

Windows Server 2003 (sometimes referred to as Win2K3) is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003.

Windows Server 2003 (sometimes referred to as Win2K3) is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005. Its successor, Windows Server 2008, was released on 4 February 2008.

According to Microsoft, Windows Server 2003 is more scalable and delivers better performance than its predecessor, Windows 2000.

On 13 July 2010, Windows Server 2003's mainstream support expired and the extended support phase began. During the extended support Phase, Microsoft continues to provide security updates; however, free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes are no longer being offered. Extended support is expected to last until 14 July 2015.

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Figuring out if a server you are connecting to is virtualised?

Is there a way to figure out if a win 2003 server server you are connecting to is virtualised? I tried asking but not 100% sure of the answer is correct.
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Getting Working Processes within IIS App Pools

I am looking for a way to enumerate through the Virtual Directories (Windows Server 2003) in an App Pool and get diagnostic data (specifically WorkingSet, Private Bytes, and Virtual Bytes). I've found plenty on how to enumerate through a server's…
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Check anti-virus status in C#

I need to check a group of servers to see whether the anti virus is up-to-date and running. Tricky thing is that they are spread over Windows 2003 and 2008 servers and I need to be able to check them all. Is there any way of doing this with C# or…
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ASP.NET MVC: How can IPrincipal be null?

I'm running a website on IIS6 / Server 2003 which uses Integrated Windows Authentication on a local intranet. I can browse to the site but get intermittent "Object null" errors when calling the following C# code, which is called on every…
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ASP.NET MVC and .NET 3.5 SP1 on Windows Server 2003 and IIS

I am writing a website for a client who says their servers run the following: "Windows 2003 with the latest IIS". What do I need to do to get them ready for hosting my ASP.NET MVC website built with .NET 3.5SP1?
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Performance monitor shows 4294967293 sessions active

I have an ASP.Net 3.5 website running in IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003 R2. It is a relatively small internal application that probably serves less than ten users at any given time. The server has 4 Gig of memory and shows that 3+ Gig is available…
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How to enable Windows 2003 as a WebDAV client?

I have written a program that uses webDAV to download documents from a sharepoint server. It works well with client OS (XP, Vista, 7) but it doesn't on the 2003 server it's supposed to work. How can I enable WebDAV client (not server) on Windows…
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CruiseControl.Net on Windows Server 2003 x64

I'm having an issue with CruiseControl.net where the web dashboard just won't work in IIS. I have tried switching ASP.Net between 64 and 32 bit modes and reinstalling cruise control, but nothing seems to work. Has anyone else had issues with…
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Why is CreateProcess failing in Windows Server 2003 64-bit?

We have a 32-bit application that launches other 32-bit applications during its process. The application is working fine on other 64-bit platforms but on Windows Server 2003 64-bit, we get an error trying to launch the apps: error 193 (not a valid…
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Port number handling on a multi user Windows server

I am working on a tool that will be run by multiple users on the same terminal server. This tools uses TCP sockets to IPC between multiple processes. As multiple instances of the tool will be running at the same by by multiple logged in users, I…
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Single Remote Desktop session in Server 2003

I have a headless server running Windows Server 2003, and administer it via VNC. It is set to auto login to a specific user account. I want to change to using Remote Desktop/Terminal Services. However, when I log in remotely a new user session is…
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Temporary ASP.NET directory: Which folder for which website?

We have a multi-use web server that has a bunch of separate web applications hosted on the same server (IIS6, Windows 2K3). Now, I'd like to clear the contents of the temporary asp.net files for a certain web application, however, how do we find…
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How do you run jvisualvm.exe under the local system account under Windows Server 2003?

I am running GlassFish 3.0.1 as a windows service under Windows Server 2003 with Java 1.6 u 20, and am generally happy. I would like to be able to use VisualVM on this JVM and used Unable to use JConsole with Tomcat running as windows service as a…
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Run Windows application as a service?

What is the cleanest, most reliable way to run a Windows application as a service without touching its code? Use case: NorthScale's 64-bit Windows version of memcached runs as a generic application. I'd like to stick it into a Windows 2003 or 2008…
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Why migrate from IIS6 to IIS7?

I have a number of web apps running on several IIS6/Server 2003 boxes. They run well and are happy. They are all asp.net web apps and use .NET 3.5. What, if any, would be valid reasons for contemplating moving the web apps to IIS7/Server 2008?
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