Hi Michael,

I administered the server until I performed the final data archive, then I
turned it off about three years ago (in a few weeks time actually)

Server hardly missed a beat in the time in use.

Old Boss has just opened a new office so I initially copied all business
data from it which was about threemonths ago, when one HDD in a striped array
went faulty and took out the raid array. (Its an Intel Server Board which
Idon't think can have the mac addresses changed.)

I didn't do the original install though, the boss paid for it to be loaded
by a company. I just took over support after 15 minutes training.

The only thing I did after the drive failure was replace the HDDs and raid
card. Couldn't restore as stated previously, so thought a total reload was in
order, but without the raid and tape drive (HDD on standard IDE, one system
drive, a data partition and a second drive to backup to overnight, then a
copy to an external drive during the day.)
This was when the CALs wouldn't load, and thanks to help from other
communiity members I have discovered this problem where the CAL setup
progrram reports a fictitious MAC every time, which is probably where the
dodgy MAC came from.

Incidentally, if you run setup -v with the disk in any 2k or XP box, it will
report the details and in my desktop it still gave a different MAC address
every time.

Unfortunately the server guys where I work are unable to help as we have a
replace the server antotal reload policy (company has about 2000 servers in
about 100 locations hence their reasoning.)

I think I will need to place a call to MS although there is a MS technical
guru giving a pesentation about W2k8 sbs in about three weeks time so I might
ambush him about it.

I will be installing the box with the 5 cals as outlook web doesn't consume
CALS and there are only two people in the office at the moment, and only one
or two might VPN in to do some file work. Gives me time to sort out the
problem.

Kind regards,

John