I'd like to install and learn Windows Power Shell, but every time I try to
install it I get the following error:
Setup could not verify the integrity of the file Update.inf.  Make sure the
Cryptographic service is running on this computer.

I was wondering if anyone could better explain the /Z and /B flags and
how they work exactly?  I understand that they help robocopy restart
where it left off in case of a networking issue, but I guess I'm
looking to see if it is causing the issue I am seeing.

Hi -
We had a server that we needed to demote.   Due to some replication
problems, it would not do the dcpromo --- without adding the force to the end
of the command.

I have a windows 2008 server and it intermittently loses connection.  I have
2 NIC cards in it.  I have disabled one nic card.  I have noticed that if I
changed netbt to restart on all errors, it seems to help.  Most of the time
when this happens, the only way to get connectivity ...

Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
is what I am studing I guess this is the right newsgroup can somebody
confirm and if there is a current FAQ

1) Short for Domain Name System (or Service or Server), an Internet
service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain
names are alphabetic, they're easier to remember. The Internet
however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain

I have a W23k server running an app that uses MSDE. I have renamed the
administrator user. Since I have done that I keep getting this error in the
event log.
Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM'. Searching the net - I have

Can someone tell me how to determine on a server what the Windows Collation
is? and how do I change it?

We have Windows 2003 SBS SP1 installed, and I am trying to install the R2
components on top of it. The WSUS install is failing during the final
configuration. The log errors are below. I searched the registry for that COM
component, and did not find it. I searched the Internet ...

I have Win2K3 STD with SP1 with several automatic updates ready to "install".
What is the impact of me applying SP2 prior to isntalling the updates? Or
should I go ahead with installing the "automatic" updates and then apply SP2?
Thanks

W2K3 ASR backup insists on creating a floppy disk which must be located in
the A: drive.
How archaic is that? Very few of my servers have floppy disks drives.
I gather that this floppy disk stores information on the hard disk

I have a Windows 2003 standard server connected to a SAN that has one
volume.  The OS is on a mirrored drive of the server and the data is on the
volume of a SAN.
If for some reason that server fails and I build a replacement server - how

I have backuped of my dhcp server is on dc.
And i want to restore to different DHCP which is also on DC with the same
domain. (First one is PDC second one is ADC)
I will start second service when first is down.

I have a domain, with a PDC emulator, and a BDC. The PDC gets time from an
external source, and the BDC gets its time from the PDC. Then BDC is then the
server for all of the member servers and clients on the network.
One of the member servers w32time service is reporting an even ...

I have a problem where DCOM and WMI work fine locally , but they do not work
remotely. this is on Server 2003 SP2. I feel like I've given permission from
Everyone to Anonymous to every part of DCOM and WMI! WMIDIAG does not give
any errors except that everyone has too many ACEs. ...