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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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How to identify who/what uses a Windows 2003 server?

How can I determine if a Windows 2003 server is still being used by anyone/thing, and if it is, what it is being used for? I'm drawing a blank on what else to check other than event viewer to see what accounts are connecting to the server.
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Why does my server play an E minor arpeggio through the PC speaker every five minutes?

I'm running Windows Server 2003. When I log on to the server using Remote Desktop (from Windows XP) it plays an E minor triad - long E, G B G E - through the PC speaker. We've tried setting Remote Desktop to leave remote sound at the remote…
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Windows - Release & Renew IP in one step?

Is a batch file the only way to release and renew an IP in one step? ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew I unfortunately have to admin some Windows servers using Remote Desktop. Obviously if I type ipconfig /release, then I'll loose my connection and…
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What is the $hf_mig$ directory for in Windows Server 2003?

What is the $hf_mig$ directory for in Windows Server 2003, and can I delete it?
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Install Windows 2003 Server R2 Std on PowerEdge 2950 without Floppy

I can't seem to get Windows installed into this Dell PowerEdge 2950 server (As embarrassing as it is). The server has no floopy and the install needs a RAID driver (Perc 5/i). So far I have tried: A usb floppy drive 2 Thumb drives after turning…
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What causes winsock 10055 errors? How should I troubleshoot?

I'm investigating some issues with winsock 10055 errors on a chain of custom applications (some of which we control, some not) and was hoping to get some advice on techniques to troubleshoot the problem. No buffer space available. An operation…
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Windows Server 2003 -- deleting millions of files in a folder?

I have a runaway process or infestation that is creating files. It has created over 20 M files in one folder. Is there any way to delete this folder regardless of the number of files in it. The creating of files was halted by changing the name of…
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Starting/Stopping a service on a remote server

I am looking for a method of starting/stopping a service on a remote Windows 2003 Server. Locally I know that the net command works, but is there a way to do this over the network? EDIT: Looking to be able to do this in a script, external GUI tools…
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How to stop DW20.exe running on Win 2003 Server

Periodically my ASP.NET application crashes (usually because memory consumption exceeds maximum allowed by application pool) and DW20.exe starts up. This is a big problem because it uses huge amounts of memory and CPU for minutes at a time. I want…
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Access Denied when trying to access local server after upgrading to Windows Server 2003 SP1

I am unable to access a local machine through a CNAME alias and receive an "Access denied" error after upgrading to Service Pack 1 of Windows Server 2003.
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Can't remove Read-Only attribute in Windows 2003 Server

I've got a folder on a Windows 2003 R2 machine. I uncheck the "read-only" checkbox option, tell it to apply to all subfolders, and click ok. it appears to work, except when I check it again, the read-only checkbox remains checked. I'm logged in…
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Windows event logs - server crash

A Win2k3 box crashed earlier and now it is back up. You want to know the exact minute it went down. Where do you look? Event viewer? What are you looking for exactly?
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Windows Server 2003 - Inactivity Logout

I login to a dedicated Windows 2003 server, under Administrator, with a remote desktop client, Microsoft RDC. After 5 minutes of inactivity the server shuts me out and I have to reload RDC and login to the server again. This is good for security but…
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How to enable shutdown option on windows 2003 server login screen?

How can I enable the immediate shutdown without logging in on the windows 2003 server login screen. I know it is less secure because anyone can shut the machine down then. (But "they" could always pull the power plug anyway ;)
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Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service

When logging in to my file server with Remote Desktop, I occasionally get a message saying, "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service" and it fails to load my profile. I started getting this message a few months ago, at…
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