I have narrowed this issue down to Windows Server 2003 not allowing
my
web application to connect to the SQL 2000 DB.
I have an ASP.NET web application running on my machine that is

I'm using domain policies with restrictions for WinXP software like Internet
Explorer, etc.
I noticed that when an domain administrator logs in, the restrictions are
not applied. This is ok for me.

I need to setup a 2003 Terminal Server for an outside agency. This server
needs to access our TS License Server and another stand alone server within
our domain. I'd don't want to add the server to our domain or create a new
domain for it. If I make the admin password the same as ...

I apologize for the crosspost, but we are hurting here without a resolution
to this issue.
We have just setup a Windows 2008 PKI Infrastructure in our Windows 2003
based domain.  We need to issue certificates to Windows 2003 servers and

We recently installed Windows Server 2008 on a server and we have
noticed that the Windows Security Log is crowded with events like the
ones below (several thousands every day). We realize that they are
from some kind of multicast, but we just want to get rid of them. It

We have several windows 2003 servers that we are trying to join to a domain
controller but we do not want to change or reset their current firewall
settings.  When we join a windows 2003 server to the domain the firewall
rules are reset.

Is there an option to let specific user the option to enable / disable other
users account, where the permit users cant be locate in administrators user
group.
I'm using server 2003, stand alone

I am using windows server 2003, the hard disk format is NTFS, when I try to
give file permission it asked to change the format to NTFS in order to use
this feature, I can't understand that, its NTFS..
Appreciate your help.

I have a Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise box which is an ADC and
runs SMS 2003 SP3 primary site, a FTP web site and ISA 2006 to protect
the FTP as well provide Web Proxy services. My FTP site is running
quite nicely though I've heard the above mentioned setup is not good

this is quite a basic question but where can I find the security patch
that Microsoft has published after the SQL SP3 and SQL SP4 please ?
Thank you

Everyone knows that you can set security permissions for a file or
folder (in NTFS) based on specific user accounts or groups. But can
you set the permissions based on a computer account or group?
I want to be able to deny access to specific folders or files based on

we want to disable all of the wireless network cards and bluetooth devices
on notebooks with Group Policy. is it possible?
if not how can we accopmlish this issue?
Thanks..

Strange Stuff
I am a domain admin. The domain has more or less 300 PCs and users. And this
is the first time I am seeing this error in several years i work in IT.
I never use any roaming profiles. The laptops are entirely new ones. The OS

I had a consultant give me the fire drill about how our network is at risk
because we have 2 people connecting via remote desktop to 1 server.    These
are set in GP to enforce high encryption level.   My understanding is this
is secure- and according to the technet article I read- ...

I want to rename Domain Admin Account in my windows 2003 Domain Controller.
Can i use Domain Controller Security Policy to rename it and what will
happen if i use domain security policy to rename it?
Thanks!