Windows Servers

Windows Server 2008 Configuration
We are setting up a network that currently uses WindowsNT Server (yes, you read that correctly). We are going to use Windows 2008 R2 Standard. This network only has 6 clients. Should we use the router as the DHCP server or should we use the Server for both DNS and DHCP? The clients are XP Pro and WIndows7 Than... 13 May 2010 21:36

permissions on a share
Hi, I have a windows 2003 server which has a share. The share called PShare is inheriting permissions from the F drive. The permissions for 'Everyone' are prograting to PShare. I am trying to remove this by right clicking on PShare -> Properties -> Security -> Advanced and then removing the checkbox ... 17 May 2010 16:55

DHCP reservations
Is there a way to easily make a reservation from a leased IP address? The MAC address is already there so I would thing it would be sensible to have the option to just right-click on a particular lease and choose reserve or something. Maybe I'm missing something and the option exists somewhere else. If so can someo... 16 May 2010 00:37

Desktop appearance with a Remote Desktop Connection to W2003
+Bob+ wrote: I log into my Win2003 server from a Vista desktop using RDC. When I log in, I see all the same Desktop icons that I would have if I logged into the server at its keyboard. However, they are not organized on the screen properly. So... it's obviously using my profile (it has all the icon... 12 May 2010 05:54

Microsoft .Net Framework on a file server
Is Microsoft .Net Framework needed on a file server that uses Veritas Backup Exec? I have a server that is running out of space on the system partition and am wondering if I need Microsoft .Net Framework or if I can just uninstall it. I will be moving to a different file server in the next few months. ... 11 May 2010 20:09

Have to log on to shut down win2003?
+Bob+ wrote: Is there some option I need to enable to have "Shutdown" available at the initial logon screen? After booting my server, it normally just sits at the logon screen. With a previous win2003 build, I could either hit ctrl-alt-del and click "Shutdown" or just push the power button to initiali... 12 May 2010 12:31

disaster recovery active directory
Hy, one of my two DCs has broken due a hardware failure and I have an old image disk (8 months back) that is OK, I build the image in a virtual environment (ESX) and run it ok, but obvious without nic plugged. I have some doubts if when I plug the network, the old DC will synchronize with other healthy DC, what c... 11 May 2010 17:56

Delaying printing
A customer report that users cannot delay printing. If a user need to print a document (or a file) at a given time (let's say, at 10 PM) they don't know the way to get the result they want. Users use XP or Windows 7 clients and printers are shared by Windows Server 2003 servers. A possible solution could be... 11 May 2010 17:56

Duplicate Computer name
I am getting an Event log error, indicating that I have a duplicate computer name on the LAN THE COMPUTER NAMES ARE SIMPLE - LIKE NCS1234. MOST DO NOT HAVE A DESCRIPTION - WISH I HAD! Short of going around to each computer, how can I search for it on the lan? ... 13 May 2010 11:37

Windows 2008 Physical Disk Permon Counter Instance
I'm trying to use Windows 2008 Reliability and Performance Monitor to keep track of some Physical Disk Stats. When I go to select instances of the object, I'd expect to see the Physical Drives (letters) on my computer, but I see many more choices than the number of physical drives - things like '10#1, 12, 12#1... 10 May 2010 21:02