Questions tagged [windows-server-2000]
Windows Server 2000 is one of the four editions of the Windows 2000 operating system line, and is intended for use on server systems. It is the most basic server edition available in the Windows 2000 line. Released on 17 February 2000, it is the successor to Windows NT 4.0 Server, and was succeeded by Windows Server 2003.
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Remote Desktop Session Black after Minimize
PROBLEM: When I minimize a remote desktop session and restore it, the remote desktop screen shows up black. This only happens when connecting to a particular computer.
DETAILS: If I start clicking ...
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How do you limit the bandwidth for a file copy?
I've got an old windows 2000 box in a remote location with a T1 connection and a vpn to my location. I normally use smb mounts to transfer files but now it's time to decommission the server and copy ...
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How to properly migrate file server data?
We are in the process of decommissioning our old file server in a much-needed upgrade. It goes without saying that this needs to be as seamless as possible, as to affect the end-users as little as ...
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Unable to dcpromo new 2008 Server in 2000 domain
I'm trying to replace an old Windows 2000 domain controller with a new Windows 2008 Server. I have the Active Directory Domain Services role installed on the new server and joined it to the domain. ...
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Wrong SID for Administrator account
In researching my problem for this question, I discovered that the SID for the account in the domain named "Administrator" account is:
S-1-5-21-2025429265-492894223-1708537768-1124
That's got to be ...
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Replace 2000 domain controller
I have a pair of Windows 2000 domain controllers. The machine that currently hosts GC is getting tired and is pretty old as far as hardware. I want to replace it with a newer machine I have lying ...
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Windows AD dcpromo /demote, who gets the roles?
I've got three Windows servers running Active Directory: Two Win2000 Servers and a Win2003 Server. For a long time there was only one Win2000 AD server, so it probably has all the roles (although I ...
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Win2008 DC in a Windows 2000 domain: can I keep the old DC?
Will be putting a new Windows 2008 R2 Server into a single domain network with two domain controllers, both running Windows 2000 Server. The functional level of the domain is mixed mode/2000.
Until ...
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Windows Server 2000 hardware question
I’m the resident IT Guru for a Non-Profit and we have an Exchange server that has issues and I’m wide open to any suggestions.
The server is an older DELL PowerEdge 1400 with 1GHz Processor, 512MB ...
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Run shutdown script on a Domain Server to shut down Windows 2000 servers in a different workgroup?
We have two Windows 2000 servers which run our Cisco Call Manager software. The servers are in a workgroup. We also have one Windows 2000 server running Cisco Unity which is part of our main domain,...
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Using XCACLS to set permissions with long filenames
We need to set permissions on users' directories on a Windows 2000 Server. This happens regularly enough and they must also be set in the order below or the backups crap out. This is the basic script:
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Windows 2000 Server Auto-Reboot Script
I'm running a legacy network app on an antiquated server OS(Win2k Web Server) running off-site. The app is a commercial(i.e. I don't have the source) product that's been discontinued by the developer ...
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Repeated SMB QUERY_PATH_INFO Packets for Windows file share
This is related to my previous question here, but I have narrowed it down and want to open another one.
I have windows 2000 server on its own domain, there is no trust between the clients domain and ...
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Unable to query LDAP server on port 389 on the Win2K domain controller from a different subnet
I have a rather puzzling problem with the LDAP access to Active Directory in a Windows domain. The configuration is as follows:
There are two main networks: 192.168.0.0/24 and 192.168.100.0/24
These ...