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Questions tagged [windows-server-2003]
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How do I find the location of an executable in Windows?
I remembered that I used a tool called as where to find locations for any executable programs like this in a console:
C:\Tmp\Where myTool.exe
C:\Program Files\MyApp\myTools.exe
....
Now I cannot find this tool. Not sure if Windows has a build-in…
David.Chu.ca
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How to measure disk-performance under Windows?
I'm trying to find out why my application is very slow on a certain machine (runs fine everywhere else).
I think i have traced the performance-problems to hard-disk reads and writes and i think it's simply the very slow disk.
What tool could i use…
Alphager
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Folder keeps changing back to read-only. What permissions setup causes this in Windows?
I think I'm going crazy. Every time I create a folder it automatically is set to readonly, but I can still then rename the folder or add folders to it. If I attempt to uncheck the readonly flag it becomes checked again when I next open the folder…
Luke
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Is there a limit to the number of files I can place in a given folder?
How many files can a folder contain? I have 30k folders inside 1 folder. Each of the folders has 1 image file. Is there a limit on the number of files a folder can store?
I am using Windows Server 2003, IIS6.
curiousdev
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How do I extract a list of services AND what account they run as?
The emphasis of this question is on the second half.
I know how to extract a list of all the services and how to filter on their state. However, what I am unsure how to do is to extract the user account the service is set to "run as".
I don't have…
Petay87
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Detect Windows Server version 32/64-bit in CLI
What's the best and quickest way to detect whether you're running a 32 or 64-bit version of Windows Server from the command line?
(Cygwin is installed)
romant
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Give access to a subdirectory without giving access to parent directories
I have a scenario involving a Windows file server where the "owner" wants to dole out permissions to a group of users of the following sort:
\\server\dir1\dir2\dir3: read, write and execute
\\server\dir1\dir2: no permissions
\\server\dir1: no…
allquixotic
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Windows vs Windows Server
How does Windows Server differ from any other Windows, say Windows XP?
Does it have an inbuilt server of some kind? I can always start a server on any Windows machine, so I don't understand what Windows Server OS is for?
Lazer
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"net share xyz /DELETE" fails if a file is in use on that share
I'm attempting, using NAnt, to disconnect a share (in order to redirect it somewhere else) but my attempt fails:
[exec] Starting 'net (SHARE ad3-config /DELETE)' in 'c:\NAntDistributorBuilds\LocalInstallations\ad3config_master_1.0.19.4006'
[exec]…
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How to disable file download popup in Internet Explorer?
I was able to disable file download popup in all popular browsers except Internet Explorer.
This is the popup:
I thought this would do it, but I still get the popup:
Internet Explorer -> menu Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> select zone…
Željko Filipin
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What is the default administrator password?
Sorry if this is an overly simplistic question, but I'm a bit stuck here.
I need a Windows machine for me to do some programming for class. Since I have my Macbook with me everywhere I go, I figured that it would be easiest to install a VM. …
Jason Baker
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What's the difference between "default gateway" and "preferred DNS server"?
TCP/IP Properties of a network connection in Windows Server 2003 has two different options, "Default gateway" and "Preferred DNS server".
Kev
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Create network shares via command line with specific permissions
This is sort of a two-pronged question.
I am developing an application that will need to be able to create network shares in Windows Server 2003 via the command line. So, firstly, how do I create shares in Windows via the command line? I tried…
Derek Maciel
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How do I automate an MSI installs?
I have about 20 applications that need to be run in a specific order. I want to script them so that I can do this remotely.
Each one of the applications has a Setup.exe and an MSI.
I was hoping just to have a simple script that called the MSIs with…
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How to replace a single character in Windows filenames using a batch file?
I have a Windows Server 2003 server that has a whole bunch of filenames that need renaming. Basically, I just need all - (hyphens) replaced with _ (underscores), no matter where they are in the filename. Assume that there are no duplicates.
I can do…
Matt Rogish
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