I am new to windows server 2008 and would like to know what windows clients
are still compatible with the new server operating system. I have a mixed
environment with server 2000 and server 2003, with desktop clients of windows
2000 and windows xp. I am looking into building an ...

I want to upgrade my Windows server 2003 to a powerful machine. I will use
the same product key as same as the old machine has. My first question is if
there is any problem to activate the new server ? Should I contact Microsoft
for transfer the license? Should I remove the OS ...

I'm trying to setup Automated Deployment Services, and I'm having real
problems with the deployment agent & WinPE installation.
So far I've setup 2 boxes, one is the Master Device Controller, running
Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 & ADS. The other is the Master Image

I have two servers.
one say it is a Windows Server 2003 enterprise
the other say Windows Server 2003 enterprise 64 bit
both are listed as (Build 3790: Service Pack 2).

Using Window 2008 SP1.
I've installed both core and gui version on the same harddisk and the menu
appears the same to me.
Where do i change the menu items ?

How does one configure Windows 2008 Server Core to download and install
updates automatically?

We are currently running a Server 2003 AD domain. I plan on adding a couple
of Windows Server 2008 this year. I can't seem to find any documentation
regarding extending the schema for the new network OS. Would someone be kind
enough to point me to it? Thanks...

I have an FTP server that our external customers use to view and save files.
I have a folder on the FTP server that stores an excel file and a few PDFs.
In the excel file, i have links that, when clicked on, will automatically
open the pdf.

I have a Windows 2003 server and it is the domain controller & a file server.
It became extremely slow today (it's the second time) and users couldn't
even save files. In addition, browsing folders on the server was also
extremely slow.

Hello, and a good day to you all.  I just deployed a 2003 Standard
server at work, and for some reason one of the cores is always pegged at
100%.
The box itself is 2003 STD, 2 x 2.5 quad core xeon, 6 x 160 SAS drive

I have just installed Windows 2008 server, and am attempting to add my
network printers.  When I specify the IP address of the printers it searches
for a few seconds, and then gives an "Access denied" message.
I can ping the printers from the server, and can ping the server from

What ist the best way to configure the storage of the server for the hyper-v
role?
For the core server one raid 10 and for the data partion of the vm's raid 5
ore multiple raid for the vm's partitions?

How do you edit the registry to boot straight in without having to logon? I
realize that it is not encouraged but I wish to trial some features. Thank
you.

We just started using our new Win2003 r2 server (that replaced a Netware 5.1
server) this past Monday (Domain NOT Workgroup setup) and it's going great
except for 1 problem.  Note - Our server is a brand new HP Proliant DL385
loaded up pretty well (4gb RAM, RAID 5 w/ 4 SAS 15k ...

How do I setup Windows server 2008 to reset the hardware based watchdog timer?
Thanks,
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