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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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How can you get a .NET 4.5 website to run on IIS6?

I've got an old Windows 2003 server running IIS 6, and I chose .net 4.5 for my latest web app. Problem is I can't get it to run on the server... .NET 4.0 framework is installed. I've run aspnet_regiis and deployed the website. I gave it it's own…
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Should SQL Server be on the same machine as your IIS installation?

I'm listening to podcast #19 and Joel and Jeff are arguing about running SQL Server on the same machine as your IIS installation. I have to say that it sounds like Jeff folded to Joel, but then again I am only guessing which one is which. ;) What…
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how to allow files starting with period and no extension in windows 2003 server?

How can I create this file in a directory in windows 2003 SP2: .hgignore I get error: You must type a file name.
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Is LDAP a TCP or a UDP protocol?

I have got some wireshark captures, and it shows that it is UDP. But in theory it says that it uses both TCP and UDP. So I m confused. And what is the difference b/w LDAP and CLDAP? Are they both UDP protocols?
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How to restart program automatically if it crashes in Windows?

How can I start my program automatically if it crashes on windows 2003 server? Sometimes my program just crashes, is there a way in windows or settings that I can set?
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Sed creates un-deleteable files in Windows

I'm trying to run the following command in Windows Server 2003 but sed creates a pile of files that I can't delete from the command line inside the current directory. for /R %f in (*.*) do "C:\Program Files\gnuwin32\bin\sed.exe" -i "s/bad/good/g"…
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Batch Script to Install or Uninstall a .NET Windows Service

I have no experience writing batch scripts, but I was wondering if there was a way to install a .NET Windows service using installutil.exe using such a script, or uninstall the service if it is already installed, ideally with some kind of…
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C# System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send

I'm getting this error on just one server running Windows Server 2003: System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. Here's my code... Any ideas? HttpWebRequest request =…
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The MSDTC transaction manager was unable to pull the transaction from the source transaction manager due to communication problems

I have hosted my WebApp on server 1 and my database on server 2 But I'm getting following error Communication with the underlying transaction manager has failed. I googled and found a post which mentioned that it is the issue of DTC(Distributed…
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Client collation and SQL Server 2005

We're upgrading an existing program from Win2k/SQL Server 2k to Windows 2003 and SQL Server 2005 as well as purchasing a new program that also uses 2k3/2k5. The vendor says that for us to host both databases we need to get the Enterprise version…
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How do you tell IIS 6 to set the .NET version to 2.0 (not 1.1) When New sites are created?

We create new sites in IIS 6 (Windows Server 2003) using IIS Manager. When these sites are created in IIS 6, the ASP.NET version defaults to ASP.NET 1.1. We would like it to default to ASP.NET 2.0. The reason this is a problem for us is that when…
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Access to the registry key 'Global' is denied

While giving permissions to the 'defaultAppPool' user I am getting the message 'There is no such global user or group: DefaultAppPool.' Can anyone help me here! However, using command 'net localgroup "Performance Monitor Users" DefaultAppPool /add'…
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Installing ImageMagick extension with php/windows

Running PHP Version 5.2.5 on Windows Server 2003 with IIS. Have virtually an identical server where we were able to install ImageMagick with no issues. It's running exactly the same version of php. Used the following steps to install, but it just…
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ODBC Administrator Can't Find Oracle TNS Names File

With a new Oracle Installation when I go to Configuration Management Tools > Microsoft ODBC Administrator > System DSN > Add > [new installation] it does not have the TNSNAMES.ora connection name in the drop down. With the old installation, this…
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Why would Process.WaitForExit throw a "no process" exception even when a process does exist?

I have a windows service containing this code: public static void ExtractTextInner(string source, string destination) { ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(); startInfo.FileName = EXTRACTOR_EXE_FILEPATH …
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