I've got two DCs both running w2k with:
- forest functional level Windows 2000
- domain functional level Windows 2000 native
I need to upgrade the domain prior to implementing e2007 and I am looking

Can you send me a document on how to install a Root CA in my private domain.  
I primarly want to install this on a member server (VMware server).  I then
want to assign private certificates to my domain controllers to encrypt
communication amongs them and possibly other servers ...

As we now, in Windows, even Administrator user can't read files for
which he doesn't have access permissions (i.e., a file with all
permissions removed).
To access such files in Windows, a program needs to use a special Backup

I have a W2K3 R2 server. It installs fine, but as soon as I try and upgrade
it to W2k8, the install fails. The following message is logged to the System
Log after the eventual roll back:
Event Type:    Error

why is it that when i run sysprep on a machine it changes these settings for
me
The time to display list of operating systems on bootup changes backto
30secs from 5 secs (under startup and recovery)

Hi, when I configure my server I get Access is Denied (or just when I try
installing sonething).  I can't copy files out of my user profile, I can't
even view my windows folder.  I am logged in as administrator.  I think I did
something when I was in 'local security policy'.  ...

Hi, when ever I try to configure my server it says that Configure Your Server
(cys.exe) is already running.  I tried task manager to stop it and it did
nothing.  Then I restarted the computer and when I loged back in it restarted
and locked up again.  Any help would be thanked.

W2008 enterprise include 25 CAL's, where can I add more??

I am trying to setup RPC over HTTP on a Windows 2003 server.  The server is a
domain controller and is running Exchnage 2003.  I do not have any other
servers in my enviroment.  I have followed all the steps that Microsoft lists
in the KB articals.  I have updated the registry ...

We are looking into transitioning over to Server 2008 servers. I had
heard that when bringing 2008 servers into the environment, you should
start with your DC's (either upgrade or clean) before moving over
anything else. Is there any truth to this? Our environment would be a

The 'default' size when W2K3 is installed is 1.5 times RAM up to 4096 Meg.  
Will I jeapordize my ability to get a crash dump if I have say 10 GIG of RAM
but I only have a pagefile of 4096 Meg?

I have installed the "printer website" on a windows 2003 Server, so that I can view and connect all the printers on the following URL http://SERVERNAME/printers.
Now I only see 10 Printers. Is it possible, to customize this site that I can see more printers, if yes how can I do ...

I setup roaming profiles by setting up user folders on the server, then I
mapped the workstation to the folder and set up the profile path under active
directory but yet when I log in and out of a computer, I still see the user
folder as empty.  Please advise what I did wrong?

When trying to install Server 2008, after entering the product key, I get the
following error, "Windows installation has encountered an error and needs to
be restarted. The only option at this point is to select the red x and force
a restart.

I always used to use NTbackup from a command line, with a bks script to run
custom full and incremental backups of my servers. The functionality appears
to be gone in W2K8, or am I missing something? If the latter, how do I
reproduce the same result (I don't need or want to ...