server 2003

Hi, there right now i am in the middle of server management. I am using server 2003 right now and I have two OU's in the server (student and staff) and i have created a group policy for both OU's for sharing files. I have created two folders(student and staff) which is shared for each one. The...

July 14th will mark the end of life / support (security updates, etc.,) for Windows Server 2003 (the XP Server equivalent). http://www.computerworld.com/article/2872316/laggards-face-looming-windows-server-2003-retirement.html I still run one of these in a VM for the occasional support question...

We have a small network having downsized some years ago. Currently we have two 2003 servers and 6 workstations. Originally we were running Exchange on one of the servers, but now Exchange is remotely hosted. I have a new server that will be running Essentials. I want to replace both of the old...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (January 13, 2015): V1.0 (January 13, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends specially...

Original release date: November 14, 2014 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, RT, and RT 8.1 Microsoft Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2 Overview A vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) could allow...

Microsoft are making it known that support for Windows 7 and other products will soon be changing. Vista and Win 7 will see extended support until the early 2020's but it seems Microsoft wants to close the chapter that was originally called 'Longhorn'. Mary Jo Foley writes in her article: Ref...

Hi, Sys: Windows 8.1 Pro clients attached to MS 2003 server domain. (yes I know its best to have a higher win server version with 8.1, but i do not have that currently) Ok, so the problem is that roaming profiles and folder redirection work but on only SOME of the windows 8.1 clients!!!! How...

Today we provide advance notification for the release of four bulletins for January 2014. All bulletins this month are rated Important in severity and address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, and Dynamics AX. The update provided in MS14-002 fully addresses the issue first described...

I'm having a strange issue with a new Windows 8 machine - whenever I try and access a DFS share on one of our servers, I get one of two error messages, either: "\\server\folder1\folder2\ is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the Administrator...

Today we released Security Advisory 2914486 regarding a local elevation of privilege (EoP) issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003. Windows Vista and later are not affected by this local EoP issue. A member of the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Link...

I am getting a notification to install an update almost daily. It is a Security Update for Microsoft.NET Framework 4 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 x86 (KB2487367) and also Security Update for Microsoft.NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista...

I cannot get the following to install, any ideas why or the fix for this issue? Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2468871) Download size: 27.5 MB Update for...

I've tried posting this question to the MS pro forums and a couple of other places with no luck, and am getting truly desperate. At this point, I'd be happy just to know if it's something wrong with the configuration, or if this is a fundamental Win7 problem. I recently started managing a...

We have server 2003 - 32 bit, and have added some Win 7/64 bit machines to the domain. For a while, everything was great. Recently though, the Win 7 machines do not keep the same time as the domain, they all go 10-15 minutes fast. When we run the w32 commands, it shows that it is getting the...

Describes an overview of memory dump file options for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. More...

I'm having the following issue. Server 2003 crashes 2-3 times a week. Time in most cases is between 1500-1700 at afternoon. In event viewer I can see the BSOD event: Source: EventLog Category: None EventID:6008 Description: The previous shutdown at "time and date" was unexpected. System is...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.3 (February 1, 2012): Corrected registry keys and installation switches in the deployment tables for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, and installation switches in the deployment table for Windows Vista. This is an informational...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.3 (February 1, 2012): Corrected registry keys and installation switches in the deployment tables for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, and installation switches in the deployment table for Windows Vista. This is an informational...

I don't know if this is being posted in the correct forum so feel free to move if necessary. I'm also not sure if this is a Windows 7 issue or a Server 2003/2008 issue. I'm trying to figure out where the printers that appear in the initial Add Printer list are pulled from. Link Removed We...

We have a GPO that has a shutdown script that runs on our XP machines, but does not run on our win7 machines. Our DCs run Server2003. The script is simply a shortcut to an hta file on the hard drive of the clients machines. I have checked several win7 machines and the hta files are present in...