Bare Metal Recovery Issue

Hello, I have an SBS2008 server running on a whitebox server that I would like to move to an HP ML350 G5 server. I have been attempting a bare metal recovery by booting from the SBS2008 cd following the recovery option then attaching the USB drive afterward selecting the backup and attempting to recover. I get an error that says the drive selected as active in the bios is not large enough. White box server: AMD Chip 8 GB Ram 2 Sata Drives (1TB drive with a 240 GB partition, 500GB drive with a 240GB partition) HP Server Intel quad core processor 10 GB Ram 5 SAS drives o

RWW, VPN, Exchange connection problems

Running SBS2003 on an HP server. 3 PCs used by onsite staff. 4th PC used for remote access via RWW. Having intermittent connectivity issues. I sign in remotely using an XP workstation w/RWW. I have another PC that I use to access Exchange, and occasionally connect with VPN to access files on the server at the office. I keep getting dropped on RWW with the error "VBScript Remote Desktop Disconnected. An internal error has occurred". When that happens, I also notice that my Oulook client on the other PC shows an error that the connection to Microsoft Exchange has been lost.

SBS 2003 to Standard 2008 transition?

I've got a client wanting to 'breakout' from SBS 2003, but then want to go to 2008 Standard, not 2003 Standard. You used to be able to transition from SBS 2003 to Standard 2003 to get a good discount on migrating your CALs etc. Is it possible to go straight to Standard 2008, to migrate their CALs and get the transition discount?

Physical location of My Docs redirected on client

Where are the physical files in the My Documents folder that are redirected to the server (SBS 2003) - if you are on the client and right click on a file it shows the path as \\server\users\...etc But, it has to physically by somewhere on the hard drive, correct? Because you can use it offline, so obviously the file is on the drive... I need to find the actual location of the files please... thanks, jared

NPS Starting

Hi! I've have a sbs 2008. The Network Policy Server just hangs on starting. I cannot do anything with it. Tried to stop it disabled it but still just starting when i take it back. I get nothing in the eventlog on this error. This also causing that the ts gateway want start. This happend after 1 update on the business program, but the company with the Busninessprogram says that it has to be something else. Any ideas? Regards Jimmy

source for all updates

new SBS 2008 install...checked for updates when first completed and showed it was all up to date...went to join client, got an error, researched and found that needed SBS 2008 Rollup 4 update...wondering if there is a task list out there online somewhere that shows what updates need to be manually found (exchange, SBS rollup, etc) and in what order to apply? jared

SBS2000 -> SBS2008 Migration.

I am performing a migration from my SBS 2000 server to new SBS 2008 one; I spent all day prepare old server, and now I would like to create the migration answer file, but launching SBSAfg.exe from SBS 2008 DVD, I got this unexpeteced error : EventType : clr20r3 P1 : sbsafg.exe P2 : 6.0.5601.6 P3 : 48e6faff P4 : sbsafg P5 : 6.0.0.0 P6 : 48e6faff P7 : a4 P8 : 1e P9 : system.entrypointnotfound Could someone help me ?!?! Thanks you. -- _________________________ Luca P.

Exchange 2007

Greetings and Felicitations In my Exchange Server 2007, I have a D:\ drive where I keep the logs for my first, second and third storage groups. My log files have grown tremendously. In my first storage group folder, I have 8270 files adding up to 8.07Gb. In my second storage group folder, I have 1210 files adding up to 1.18Gb. In my third storage group folder, I have 4851 files adding up to 4.73Gb. Can I just delete these *.LOG files? They date back many months. Is there a setting where I can auto-purge them? (Or limit their creation???) Any help, very appreciated. Than

SBS2003 Account but no Exchange

I run an SBS 2003 server for an office. I want to move their email off SBS and back to the ISP, but leave their PC connected to the domain so they have access to shared drives and WSUS. How do I delete thir Exchange account without deleting them completely? By the way...all the user's email cones in using the POP3 connector. .....thanks for any suggestions.....brian

New SBS2008 - cannot install program on WinXP 32 bit system from shared folder

SBS2008 (just loading clients on new system) Shared folder -> everyone full control WinXP SP3 32 bit First setup as standard user Trying to install Symantec endpoint protection 32 bit package Installer launches then I get -> "This version of Symantec Endpoint Protection requires elevated privileges in order to install. Please login as administrator" I changed to network administrator and re-ran with same result. Is there something else I must do to install a program from a server shared folder? THX I will work the kinks out on this first client before installing the

SBS2003 backup failures

Hello, I am using SBS2003 with SP2 and my my failes backup start failing through NTBACKUP and start showing the following system error: Event id 10021,Event Source:-DCOM The launch and activation security descriptor for the COM Server application with CLSID {56BE716B-2F76-4DFA-8702-67AE10044F0B} is invalid. It contains Access Control Entries with permissions that are invalid. The requested action was therefore not performed. This security permission can be corrected using the Component Services administrative tool. and also in application warning: Event id 4354, Event

Exchange transport error

WE are running our mail trhu a mail server at our webhosting company and pulling it down to the exchange server thru Pop Manager. Recently got these errors in my nightly report: 1> A non-delivery report with a status code of 5.4.0 was generated for recipient rfc822;skidd@skhlawfirm.com (Message-ID <65AE6F1B8DA51C4AB3965FFDA1D0812627500D@sc-server.SCLLP.local>). Causes: This message indicates a DNS problem or an IP address configuration problem Solution: Check the DNS using nslookup or dnsq. Verify the IP address is in IPv4 literal format. For more information, click http://

SBS2003 Migration Problems

Hi, I have badly failing hardware on a SBS2K3 box we have had for some while. I am working hard to try and migrate to some new hardware using MS instructions (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc747454(WS.10).aspx) and am having problem after problem. Having finally got to a state where the dcdiag is free, I just get error after error (seems like they are different everytime) when I try to reinstall Exchange. The latest one is "Setup failed while installing sub-component Exchange ActiveSync with error code 0x80072030" Any help would be very gratefully receiving - t

SBS2003 R2 with Windows 7 Pro

Not tried connecting Windows 7 Pro to SBS 2003 ... I've just been given 4 new Windows 7 Notebooks to setup for new employeed (One of the directors has just ordered 4 Dell Notebooks with Windows 7 while I was on Holiday) Is this a question of just running connect computer?

SBS2003 + BES Server on seperate server - upgrade to SBS2008

Hi, Will shortly be having to do an upgrade for a customer who has ans SBS2003 server and is upgrading this to a new SBS2008 server. They also have a seperate Windows 2003 Server running as a BES server, has Exchange 2003 Manager/Tools installed onto it.. Does anyone know if the BES Server will work with Exchange 2007 without any major shenanigans ? Jim.

Migrate SBS 2003 SP/2 to Windows 2003 or 2008 Domain

Good Day, This question keeps popping up but I can't seem to resolve all my questions. I have an SBS 2003 domain. I need to migrate to Windows 2003 or 2008 Domain with Exchange 2007 (or 2010). I can not down the old SBS server as it is running legacy software that can not be migrated. However, it DOES NOT have to be part of the new domain. I have already added a 2008 DC to the domain. 1) Is the Transition Pack for SBS 2003 Stnd SP1 still available? If not: 2) Will ADMT (3, 3.1 or 3.2) work to migrate my Users, Computers, Groups and Mailboxes? 3) Group Policy

Client Password Recovery

Hello, I know this has been asked before but my situation adds a little twist. I have a windows 2003 SBS server. One of the client computers crashed. I had to take this computer out of the network and take it with me to school (200 miles away) to see if I could fix it. I did, by reinstalling windows XP. Now I would like to check that the install went okay and that the local user's desktop is intact and programs untouched. However, the user has forgotten his password so I unable to log into his account. I know I can reset the password on the server but this doesnt help if the comp

reinstall SBS 2003

I have a server with a new customer. Its SBS2003 sp2 and was installed in 2004, with exchange and MSSQL. There are several major apps and many smaller 3rd party apps that connect frequently to provide medical data every day. There are over 12 clients and they can't afford to be down in business hours. It also mates with a terminal server acting as the license server. It has gradually degraded in small ways, monitoring and reporting have failed, some controls have failed and the MMC is sick. I have tried a few fixes etc but it seems it is a bit of a mess now. I suspect some regis

SBS 2008 R2 - one or two NICs?

SBS 2008 R2 - Intel XEON quad, 2 NIC MB NIC #1 WAN -> 192.168.1.3 NIC #2 LAN -> 192.168.16.xxx I am building SBS 2008 R2 as a replacement for SBS 2003 R2 on a new system box. In the configuration, Connect to the Internet, the wizard finds the NIC #1 connected to the router and in Network and Sharing Center, it is labeled WAN. The NIC #2 is labeled as the LAN. However, in DHCP, the scope is on the WAN not the LAN; scope for (192.168.1.xxx). In SBS 2003, the scope is on the LAN side (192.168.16.xxx). Why would the internal clients have an external address? My question is,

SBS 2003 Software VPN

Can someone remind me of what VPN functionallity is built into SBS2003? For a number of years we have been using Hardware VPNs (which have been very reliable) that terminate at the Router and also RWW to allow access to individual workstations from anywhere on the Internet. We now have need to give a number of others access to shared drives on the network via VPN. This will be usually from known trusted laptops but it might also be good to provide occassional VPN access from a public machine if that is possible. Thanks, Nick

SBS 2008 and Exchange Rollup 9

I have a SBS 2008, Exchange SP2. We are having the well known issue of Outlook 2007 clients getting that annoying Username/Password prompt about every 15 min. or so. I have resolved this in the past by installing the "Exchange Rollup 9" update. According to Microsoft's website, this patch is for Exchange 2007 SP1. We have Exchange 2007 SP2. Does anyone know if applying this patch will cause harm, or will this work on SP2? Thanks.

Change password from desktop does not work

Hi, Whenever my users try to change their password (ctrl+alt+del > change password) they are told that their password does not meet the policy requirements - which is not true. I have tried this on my Vista desktop and at first it worked. I then tried it again and it wouldn't work, and the second password was much more complex than the first attempt. So, I tried to reset my password using the SBS Console to this second password that was rejected on the grounds of not meeting the complexity policy requirements and it worked. So obviously this second password was fine, but it was n

sbs 2008 launcher error

just loaded sbs 2008. when i run either the http://connect or launcher i get the errror 'an error occurred while downloading the connect computer application. please run this application again.' i tried this on both a vista and xpp client. i have been reading a few post on this but no solution found. any suggestions? Thanks. -- sgman

Updating clients via GPO

How can I update clients with Microsoft Critical Updates using GPO from a SBS 2003 box? Thanks in advance.

System Event ID 2510

I just picked up a new client that is running Small Business Server 2003 and have discovered an annoying error message in the System Event Log that is posted every 30 seconds. The source is listed as the server name with no category. It is event ID 2510 and includes the following text ... The server service was unable to map error code 3007 The server is up-to-date with all MS Updates and all services are running as they should. I have searched Technet for any information but nothing that lists that error code. Other 2510 IDs are listed, but with different error codes.