Windows 2003 server.  One client requires passwords to expire in 90 days, but
now another client requires passwords to expire in 360 days.  How can I
support multiple security policies...without dedicating one server to every
client?

'm trying to use XCACLS.VBS to allow our help desk to change the owner on a
user's home directory when it is being created. The command I use is:
cscript xcacls.vbs \\SERVER\users\USERID /T /S /E /O "DOMAIN\USERID"
It works fine under my account, which has Domain Admin rights, but ...

I have an old machine (Win95 SR1) that needs to join my AD domaim in WIn2K3
enterprise.
I set it up but not allowed to jopin. The account is setup but this is a new
install of win 95 to replace an older machine that died. I need win95 and

Win2003 Standard SP1. Member of workgroup. No IPSec enabled.
If I use the windows firewall to disable "File and Printer Sharing",
then as expected, port 445 becomes unavailable to the network. So far
so good.

I forgot my Windows 2003 Administrator Password.
How can i get the password
Regards
Manesh

how can we create a hidden user in windows 2003 server
regards
Manesh N

I run a small "sandbox" server test system - Server 2003 enterprise with
WinXP SP2 and Win98SE clients (<5). Just recently my firewall is reporting
the following error on the internal network:
[227] NETBIOS DCERPC LSASS

I have a question about encrypting the password for a username (Domain
account). Here's the situation.
We want to use an Active Directory Domain Account that will be use to
transfer files from a Mainframe to a Windows server(s). Only the password

I'll cut a long story short...
The permissions of all of the services on a Windows Server 2003 box that I
am responsible for have been manipulated with disastrous results.
The SDDL strings which specify the permissions have been manipulated in a

I read on a NG that exist a Microsoft transparent screensaver
for monitoring server but I not found it where I can download it
or find it
Thanks

I am planning on buying a Dell Server, As I was customizing it , I
noticed the SBS version cost less then the Windows plain server 2003.,
Besides operational differences, I thought SBS had more bells and
whistles then server 2003.

I have a standalone root certificate, and IIS6.0 installed.  IŽ
currently trying to deploy computer certificates, and eventhough IŽ
able to do this using active directory or the cert manager console,
want to deploy the computer certificates using IIS6.0

Greetings.  I am the webmaster for a site where I have limited acces
to the server I work on (I have to VPN into a fixed location in orde
to make changes).  This is a Windows server running IIS, but I don'
know which version for certain

I have a mixed mode Windows 2000 and 2003 AD. There are four AD servers.
There is one main server I always and only use ADUC on. We recently
implemented a password policy for the company. Previous it was blank
passwords or anything goes pretty much. Now, it is 2 passwords ...

I have a folder called Internet that seems to have disappeared on one of
my Windows 2003 servers.  You would think the solution would be to
re-create it and restore from backup, but no.  The folder is there, but
it isn't.  If I try to create a new folder with the same name, it says