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"I knew it. Even in the early days of Microsoft Hyper-V, I used to tell my guys - you can't ignore this 800-pound gorilla sitting in the corner named Microsoft - it's soon gonna come in and take over the place"
--GM of a Microsoft Partner in QatarAuthor
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Tag Archives: Windows Server 2003
Using Windows File Servers with Macintosh clients
This article used to exist on www.shijaz.com before it was taken down in May 2009. This article gives helpful hints on how to successfully interoperate Windows Server with Mac clients. Areas covered are: Accessing Windows File Server from Macintosh Using … Continue reading
How to enable Remote Desktop remotely
This article used to exist on www.shijaz.com before it was taken down in May 2009. Originally published in January 2008. This article explains how you can enable Remote Desktop on a server that you do not have physical access to. … Continue reading
Server service not starting: "Access Denied"
Recently, I noticed that many of the computers running Windows Server 2003 SP2 had the Server service in the stopped state. When I tried to manually start the service I got an Access Denied error. A restart of the server … Continue reading
Tagged update, Windows Server 2003
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Unlocking files that are in use
Sometimes you cannot delete or rename a file that is currently in use. You might receive an access violation error, or simply a message telling you that your action could not be completed because the file is open in another … Continue reading
Slow Remote Desktop on Dell PowerEdge 2950 running Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
I’ve seen this problem when I prepare Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant 5.3 to install Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 with Service Pack 2. Once the OS installation is complete, if you enable Remote Desktop … Continue reading
Tagged Dell, PowerEdge, RDP, Windows Server 2003
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Crash-proofing the Enterprise Root CA
Your enterprise root CA is an important piece of your enterprise network. Especially if you issue a lot of certificates for a wide variety of purposes to your users. A root CA also needs to be highly secured, both physically … Continue reading
