Yesterday I (not me really) fixed a couple of problems that have been bugging me with my Windows 2003 server. First, my clock has been off by exactly 2 hours. I put in Central Standard Time (which is what we run on here in Memphis) and Windows displays the time as if I were in California. I had no idea why, so I put the problem up on Experts-Exchange.com. A guy there instantly told me to check the BIOS clock. That indeed was the problem. Who knew? Not me.
Here's a link that the Experts-Exchange guy sent me that explains how to get Win 2003 server to get its time from an ntp server. I haven't tried it yet. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042.
Also I was having trouble changing a user name on Win 2003 server. This is in what is called ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers). I would right click on the user to be changed, go to properties, change the name, and click OK. But the name would never be changed. So I put THAT problem up on Experts-Exchange too. Again the experts at the exchange immediately solved my problem. There is a specific choice called "Rename" on the context menu if you right click on a user. Go to that and enter the changes and it works fine. Well....... I'm the Win2003 admin, but I don't admin it too often. I'm so used to going to the properties tab in Windows that I just didn't notice the "rename" choice..... My bad. I have to wonder why Microsoft displays the user name in "Properties" in an apparently editable box when you can't edit it there at all........
Good thing I'm a premium member of Experts-Exchange.com (which means I have to actually pay money!). Well worth it.
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