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Updated on 2025-04-09

Windows 2003 Workbook (3)


21. How to disable the NetBT proxy for incoming connectionsCopyright

Summary
By default, on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003-based systems, the Netbios proxy is enabled for incoming Remote Access Services (RAS) or Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections. This setting allows RAS clients to resolve Netbios names in the local area network (LAN) they are connected to. On a computer configured as a RAS or VPN server, if you run the Ipconfig/all command from the command shell, the return message displays the WINS Proxy Enabled value is set to Yes. In some cases, this setting may need to be disabled.
More information
After enabling the incoming connection settings, the EnableProxy value is set to 2.

Note: The EnableProxy value is located in the following registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters\EnableP roxy 

To disable Netbios proxy on a RAS or VPN server, follow the steps below xx.

Warning: Improper use of the "registry editor" can cause serious problems, and these problems may require reinstalling the xx system registry editor" at your own risk.

Start Registry Editor ().
Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Remoteaccess\Parameters\ 
Ip\EnableNebtBcastFwd 

Change the EnableNebtBcastFwd value to 0.
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.

22. Configure the computer running Windows Server 2003 as a Web server


Summary
This step-by-step guide describes how to set up a WWW server for anonymous access in the Windows Server 2003 environment.

Install Internet Information Service
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a Web service integrated with Windows Server 2003.

To install IIS, add optional components, or delete optional components, follow the following steps xx:
Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

The Add or Remove Programs tool will start.
Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

Displays "Windows Component Wizard".
In the Windows Components list, click Web Application Server.
Click Details, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS).
Click Details to view the IIS optional components list.
Select the optional components you want to install. By default, the following components are selected:
Public documents
FrontPage 2002 Server Extentions 
Internet Information Services PLC
Internet Information Service Manager
NNTP Service
SMTP Service
World Wide Web Services

Click "World Wide Web Services" and then click Details  to view a list of IIS optional subcomponents such as Active Server Pages components and Remote Management (HTML) Tools. Select the optional subcomponents you want to install. By default, the following components are selected: World Wide Web Service

Click OK until you return to the "Windows Component Wizard".
Click Next and complete the Windows Component Wizard.


Configure anonymous authentication
To configure anonymous authentication, follow the following steps xx:
Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS).
Expand * Server Name (where the server name is the name of that server), right-click the Web site, and then click Properties.
In the Web Site Properties dialog box, click the Directory Security tab.
Under Authentication and Access Control, click Edit.
Click the Enable Anonymous Access check box to select it.

Note: The user account in the "User Name" box is only used for anonymous access through the Windows guest account.

By default, the server creates and uses the account IUSR_computername. Anonymous user account passwords are only used in Windows; anonymous users do not log in with their username and password.
Under Authenticated Identity Access, click the Integrated Windows Authentication check box and select it.
Click OK twice.


Basic Web site configuration
Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS).
Expand "* Server Name" (where the server name is the name of that server), and then expand the Website.
Right-click the default Web site and click Properties.
Click the Web Sites tab. If you have assigned multiple IP addresses to your computer, click the IP address you want to assign to this Web site in the IP Address box.
Click the Performance tab. Use the Web Site Properties - Performance dialog box to set properties that affect memory, bandwidth usage, and the number of web connections.

By configuring the network bandwidth on a specific site, you can better control the traffic of that site. For example, by limiting bandwidth on low-priority Web sites, you can relax restrictions on visits to their sites. Similarly, when you specify the number of connections to a certain Web site, you can free up resources for other sites. The settings are site-specific and should be adjusted according to network traffic and usage changes.
Click the "Limit the bandwidth available for this Web site" check box and select it to configure IIS to adjust the network bandwidth to the selected maximum bandwidth in kilobytes per second (KB/S).
Click the Web Service Connection check box and select it to select a specific number or unlimited number of Web Service Connections. Restricting connections allows computer resources to be used in other processes.

Note: Each client browsing a Web site usually uses about three connections.
Click the Home Directory tab.
If you want to use the Web content stored on your local computer, click "Directory on this computer" and type the path you want in the Local Path box. For example, the default path is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot.

Note: To increase security, please do not create a Web content folder in the root directory.
If you want to use Web content stored on another computer, click "Shared Location on another computer",
Then type the desired location in the displayed network directory box.
If you want to use Web content stored at another Web address, click Redirect to URL and type the desired location in the Redirect to box. Under Customers will be delivered, click the corresponding check box to select it.

Summary
This step-by-step guide describes how to configure a Windows Server 2003-based server to notify you when the computer resources are insufficient. The program in Windows Server 2003 defines the performance data it collects from three aspects: object, counter and instance. A performance object is any resource, program, or service that can be measured. You can use System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts to select performance objects, counters, and instances to collect and display performance data for system components or installed software.

You can set an alert on the counter so that messages can be sent, programs, or logs can be started when the value of the selected counter exceeds or is lower than the specified setting.


How to add counters to system monitor
Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Performance. If you select an object on a remote computer, there may be a brief delay when the "System Monitor" refreshes the list to reflect existing objects in the computer.
Right-click the Details pane of System Monitor and click Add Counter.
To monitor any computers that are running the monitoring console, click Use Local Computer Counter. Or, if you want to monitor a particular computer regardless of where the monitoring console runs

Line, click "Select counter from computer"
”, and then specify the computer name.
Under Performance Objects, click the object you want to monitor. By default, the processor object is selected.
Click All Counters, or click Select Counters from the list and click a list item.
Click Add.

How to define counters and alarm thresholds
Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Performance.
Double-click Performance Logs and Alerts, and then click Alerts.
Right-click the alert, click New Alert Settings, type a name for the alert, and then click OK.
Click the General tab, type a descriptive comment for the alert, and then click Add.
For each counter or counter group to add to the log, perform the following steps:
To monitor counters from computers running the Performance Logs and Alerts service, click Use Local Computer Counters.

Alternatively, to monitor a counter from a specific computer, regardless of where the service is running, click Select Counter from Computer, and then specify the name of the computer you want to monitor.
Under Performance Objects, select the object to monitor.
Then select one or more counters to monitor.
To monitor all instances of the selected counter, click All instances. Note that binary logs can contain instances that are not available at log startup but then become available. Alternatively, to monitor a specific instance of the selected counter, click Select Instance from List, and then click one or more instances to monitor.
Click Add, and then click Close.
In the Will Depart Alert, if the value is the box, click Less than or greater than. In the Limit to box, specify the value that triggers the alarm.
In the Data Sampling Interval box, specify the value and unit of measurement for the update interval.
Click the xx action tab to determine the xx action that is triggered when the alarm is triggered.
To record an alert in the Event Viewer log, click the Log Item to Application Event Log check box and select it.
To send an alert message to a computer, click the Send Network Message to check box, select it, and type the name of the computer where you want to receive the alert message.
Click the Start Performance Data Log check box and select it to start the log file.
If you want the program to be started when the alarm condition is met, click "Execute this program". You can directly type the path to the program or click Browse to manually select the program you want to use.
Click the Schedule tab and configure the appropriate settings to start or stop logging manually or at scheduled times.

How to select the data to monitor
Start monitoring the activity of the following components in the following order:
Memory
Processor
diskCopyright
network
The following list shows the minimum counters recommended for server monitoring. Note that when you check a specific resource, additional counters should be included for the relevant performance objects.
Component: Disk
Performance aspects being monitored: Usage
Counters to monitor:
Physical disk\ Disk Reads/sec (disk read/sec)
Physical disk\ Disk Writes/sec (disk writes/second)
Logical disk\ % Free Space (free space)
You must carefully interpret the %Disk Time counter. Since the _Total instance of this counter may not accurately reflect the usage on multi-disk computers, %Idle Time is used at the same time
Counters are very important. Please note that these counters cannot display values ​​above 100%.


Component: Disk
Performance aspects that are being monitored: Bottlenecks
Counter to monitor: Physical disk\   Queue Length (Average Disk Queue Length) (All instances)
Component: Memory
Performance aspects being monitored: Usage
Counters to monitor:
Memory\ Available Bytes (available bytes)
Memory\ Cache Bytes (cache bytes)
Component: Memory
Performance aspects being monitored: bottlenecks or vulnerabilities
Counters to monitor:
Memory\ Pages/sec (pages/second)
Memory\ Page Reads/sec (page read/sec)
Memory\ Transition Faults/sec (transmission error/second)
Memory\ Pool Paged Bytes (Paginated Memory Pool Bytes)
Memory\ Pool Nonpaged Bytes (Unpaged Memory Pool Bytes)
Although the following components are not specialized memory object counters, they are useful for memory analysis:

Pagination file\%Usage object (all instances)
Cache\ Data Map Hits (data map hit)%
Server\ Pool Paged Bytes (Paginated Memory Pool Bytes)
Server\ Pool Nonpaged Bytes (Unpaged Memory Pool Bytes)
Component: Network
Performance aspects being monitored: Throughput
Counters to monitor:
Protocol transmission counters (varies according to network protocol); for TCP/IP, they include:
Network interface\ Bytes total/sec (total bytes/second)
Network interface\ Packets/sec (packets/second)
Server\ Bytes Total/sec (total bytes/sec) or Server\ Bytes Transmitted/sec (send
bytes per second)
Server\ Bytes Received/sec (number of bytes received/second)
You may need to monitor network and server throughput for other objects as described in the Monitoring Network Activity section.

Component: Processor
Performance aspects being monitored: Usage
Counter to monitor: Processor\ % Processor Time (processor time) (all instances)
Component: Processor
Performance aspects that are being monitored: Bottlenecks
Counters to monitor:
System\ Processor Queue Length (processor queue length) (all instances)
Processor\ Interrupts/sec (interrupt/second)
System\ Context switches/sec (context switch/second)

23. Clear the fault and make Windows 2003 more friendly

In response to the server needs, Windows 2003 handles the default settings of hardware such as sound cards and graphics cards, and individual users often encounter some "faults" when using them.

1. The picture is rough when playing the movie
Many friends have such "experiences": their computer configuration is quite good, and the graphics card can be automatically recognized and installed when Windows 2003 is installed, but the picture is very rough when playing movies, and the picture quality is still the same after installing the latest version of the graphics card driver. In fact, this is because the default display options of Windows 2003 are not optimized according to the needs of individual users.

The solution is very simple: right-click on the desktop, enter "Show Properties → Settings → Advanced → Troubleshooting", drag the "Hardware Acceleration" cursor to the right to "Full", and click "OK" to exit. Then go to "Start → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools → System Information", select "Tools → DirectX Diagnostic Tools" (because the program collects system information, you need to wait a little, and a splash may appear), select the "Display" tab, enable the "DirectDraw Acceleration" and "Direct3D Acceleration" items in turn, and click "Exit".

2. The sound card does not work or the sound is severely lagging when playing games
In Windows 2003, most sound cards can continue to use their drivers in Windows 2000/XP, while older sound cards (such as Dimeng S90, etc.) can only be manually installed. After installing the sound card, users often encounter the following two problems.

1) The sound card does not work
After the driver is installed, the sound card can be used normally in the Windows 2003 standard version, but in the enterprise version, the system still cannot make sound. The solution is: go to "Control Panel → Sound and Audio Control Devices", check the "Audio Service" option, click "OK" and restart the computer.

2) The sound is severely lagging when playing the game
The solution is: enter the "DirectX Diagnostic Tool", select the "Sound" tab, drag the cursor to the right in the "Accelerating Level", and click "Exit".

Always remind you of safety risks
"I always think the latest version is the safest. I didn't expect that when browsing web pages under Windows 2003, IE will remind you of security risks every time you visit a page and ask whether to continue accessing. It's too inconvenient." Friends often complain like this.

The reason for this problem is that the default security level of IE in Windows 2003 is "high". Although the security is improved, it brings a lot of trouble to our daily Internet access. It is recommended to adjust the security level to "Medium", by starting IE, selecting "Tools → Internet Options", and setting the security level to "Medium" in the "Security" tab.

4. The system reacts slowly when running large software
The requirements for system resources of servers and workstations are different. If we want to run software such as Photoshop, 3DSMAX, etc., we should reassign the system resources and modify them to a state similar to Windows XP.

The setting steps are: go to "Control Panel → System" to select the "Advanced" tab, click the "Settings" button in the "Performance" column, select the "Advanced" tab, select "Program" in both "Processor Plan" and "Memory Usage", and finally click "OK" and restart the computer.

After the above settings, do you think Windows 2003 is more friendly?

24. Windows 2003 practical skills

1. Skip the disk maintenance waiting time
Once the computer is unexpectedly caused, such as a sudden power outage or crash, the next time the computer restarts, the system will take about 10 seconds to run the disk scan program and check whether there are any errors in the disk. If you were a person who cherished time, you would definitely not wait for it in vain. Then come with me and skip this check waiting time:
1. In the Start menu, execute the "Program"/"Attachment"/"Command Prompt" commands in turn to switch the interface to the DOS command line state;
2. Directly enter the "CHKNTFS/T:0" command, and after clicking the Enter key, the system can automatically change the waiting time of the check disk to 0;
3. The next time you encounter an abnormal situation, after restarting the computer, and the system calls the disk scanner program, there is no need to wait.

2. Cancel the security check of the website
After newly installed Windows Server 2003 operating system, when I opened the browser to query online information, I found that IE always prompted us "did not tire of" whether we need to add the currently visited website to the site we trust; if we don't trust, we cannot open the specified web page; if we trust, we must click the "Add" button to add the web page to the list of trusted websites. However, every time you visit a web page, you have to go through such steps, which is obviously too tedious. In fact, we can use the following methods to make IE cancel the website security check:
1. Execute the "Start"/"Settings"/"Control Panel" commands in turn. In the open control panel window, double-click the "Add and Delete Programs" icon with the mouse to switch the interface to the "Add and Delete Windows Components" page;
2. Select the "Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration" option with the mouse, continue to click the next button, and you can delete the option from the system;

3. Click the "Finish" button again to exit the component deletion prompt window. In the future, when I go online again, IE will not automatically check the security of the website, which will reduce a lot of trouble.

3. Automatically enter the Windows Server 2003 system
Every time you boot and run the Windows Server 2003 system, you need to press and hold the Ctrl+Alt+Delete compound key at the same time and enter the login password to enter the system. If you need to log in to the system frequently, you may not be able to stand such long-lasting steps. At this time, you might as well follow the steps below to let the system automatically complete the login operation:
1. In the Run dialog box, enter the registry edit command regedit to open the registry edit window;
2. In this window, expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESSOFTWAREMicrosoft WindowsNTCurrent VersionWinLogon key value in sequence;
3. In the corresponding sub-window on the right, right-click the blank space, and from the pop-up shortcut menu, execute the "New"/"String" command in turn to create a string-type key name, and set the key name to "AutoAdminLogon" and set the value of the key name to "1";
4. Find the "DefaultDomainName" key name, and double-click it with the mouse. In the subsequent window, enter the domain name to log in, such as Department;
5. Double-click the "DefaultUserName" key name, and in the window that opens later, directly enter the user name to log in to this domain, such as "test";
6. In the sub-window on the right side of WinLogon, right-click the blank space, and from the pop-up shortcut menu, execute the "New"/"String" commands in turn to create a string-type key name, and set the key name to "DefaultPassword", and set the value of the key name to the user's login system password, for example, the login password of the user test is "123456";
7. After completing the settings, when restarting the computer, we will find that we can automatically enter the Windows Server 2003 system without logging in again. If you want to cancel the automatic login function in the future, you can set the "AutoAdminLogon" key value to "0".

4. Tips for canceling the shutdown reason
When closing the Windows Server 2003 operating system, a prompt window will pop up, asking everyone to choose the reason for shutting down the computer; although this method can enhance the security of the system and ensure that users manage and maintain the computer more effectively; however, every time the system is shut down or restarted, it is really unnecessary. Therefore, in order to turn off the computer quickly, you can follow the steps below to cancel the prompts for the shutdown reason:
1. Open the control panel window, double-click the "Power Options" icon, and enter the "Advanced" tab page in the subsequent power properties window;
2. At the "Power Button" setting item on this page, set "When pressing the computer power button" to "Shut down", click the "OK" button to exit the settings box;
3. When you need to turn off the computer in the future, you can directly press the power button to turn off the computer directly. Of course, we can also enable the hibernation function key to achieve rapid shutdown and boot;
4. If sleep mode is not enabled in the system, you can turn on the power option in the control panel window, enter the Hibernation tab page, and select the "Enable Hibernation" option.

5. Call Windows XP style interface
After installing Windows Server 2003 system, when we enter the desktop, we will find that the display style of the system desktop is "Windows Classic Style". After getting used to this style, you will feel a little boring. Do you want to change the display style of the desktop? If you try to call other style interfaces by displaying the appearance settings of the properties, you will find that this "way" is blocked; when you call it through Group Policy, you will find that only the current style can be selected. So is there a way for us to call other styles, such as Windows XP style? By following the following method, we can easily achieve the calling purpose:
1. In the system start menu, expand the control panel, management tools and service windows in turn. In the sub-window on the right of the corresponding service, select the "Themes" option with the mouse;
2. When you carefully check the parameters of this option, you find that the service is prohibited by default, so we cannot call other styles;
3. To do this, we must start the service; double-click the service option with the mouse, then open the general tab, set the startup type of the corresponding service to "Auto", and click the "Apply" button;
4. At this time, the "Start" button in the "Service Status" setting item will be automatically activated. Click the "Start" button to enable the Themes service in the system;
5. Return to the system desktop, right-click the blank space with the mouse, execute the "Properties" command from the shortcut menu, and then open the Appearance tab page. At the "Window and Buttons" in it, select Windows XP style or other display styles.
6. At this point, the toolbar menus, windows and other styles in the system will be displayed in the specified style.

6. Adjust the playback mode of Windows Media Player
If we use Windows Media Player to play music, we also open multiple working windows, so we often need to switch back and forth between the working window and the WMP playback interface, which will greatly affect work efficiency. Now, the following method can be used to adjust the playback mode of WMP, so that the operator can control the playback of music without opening the main interface of WMP, so as not to affect other working windows:
1. Right-click the blank space in the system taskbar, and from the open shortcut menu, execute the "Windows Media Player" command under the "Toolbar";
2. After that, the play button in the Windows Media Player interface will automatically shrink and be displayed in the system taskbar. Using the buttons here, we can execute the music play, pause, previous or next commands;
3. Through this adjustment, we no longer have to switch back and forth in the program window and WMP playback interface.

7. Add new users to the specified group
When I wanted to add a new user to the Windows Server 2003 system, I found that the "User" icon we are very familiar with in the control panel window of the system. So where should we start to add a new user to the designated group of the system? Haha, Windows Server 2003 seems to be different! After several explorations, the author found the method of adding new users to the specified group. The specific steps are as follows:
1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop, execute the "Manage" command from the opened shortcut menu, and a computer management window pops up;
2. Expand the "Local Users and Groups" folder in this window, and then select the "User" option below the folder. At this time, in the sub-window on the right, we can see all users already in the current system. The user marked with a red cross indicates that it has been created but has not been enabled;
3. Right-click the blank space in the right sub-window, execute the "Add New User" command from the right-click menu, enter the relevant information of the user you need to add in the subsequent window, and finally click the "Create" button to end the addition of new users;
4. If you want the user to add to the specified group, you can select the "Group" option, then select the name of the group you want to add from the sub-window on the right, and right-click it with the mouse to execute the "Add to Group" command in the shortcut menu;
5. In the subsequent interface, click the "Add" command and add the user created earlier.

8. Cancel the IE Enhanced Security Configuration Dialog
When browsing web pages using the IE browser that comes with Windows Server 2003, a security prompt dialog box will appear every time. In fact, this is because Microsoft sets the default security level of IE to "High". You can cancel the security prompt dialog by selecting the "Security" tab in the "Internet Options" dialog box in IE, drag the scroll bar at the "Security Level in this area" in the "Internet" and set it to "Medium".

9. Enable Windows XP desktop theme
Enter the command in the Run dialog box of the Start menu to enter the Services configuration operation window. Double-click the "Themes" service in the right window and select the "General" tab in the pop-up window, select "Auto" in the "Startup Type" drop-down menu, and then click the "Apply" and "Start" buttons respectively to enable the Windows XP desktop theme function. Finally, you can select the corresponding desktop theme in the "Show" property window.

10. Disable startup CTRL+ALT+DEL and realize automatic login
1: Open the registry (run->"Regedit"), and then open: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHIN|SOFTWARE|MicroSoft|Windows NT|CurrentVersion |Winlogon segment. Right-click in this segment to create two new string segments, AutoAdminLogon="1", and DefaultPassword="Password set for the super user Administrator". Note that you must set a password for Administrator, otherwise you will not be able to start it up. Then, restart Windows to achieve automatic login.
2: Administrative Tools -> Local Security Settings -> Local Policy -> Security Options -> Interactive Logon: Do not required CTRL+ALT+DEL, enable it.
3 (Automatic login): Use Windows XP's Tweak UI to realize Server 2003 automatic login. After downloading, execute directly. Select Logon -> Autologon -> Tick Log on  autologon -> On the right, enter your username and domain name (if not, don’t write it), click Set Password below, enter the username password, and then click OK.
4: You do not need to press the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" combination key to log in to the system
Click "Administrative Tools → Local Security Policy" in the "Start" menu to enter the "Local Security Settings" operation window. In the left window, select "Local Policy → Security Options", and in the right window, double-click "Interactive Login: No need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del" and select "Enabled" in the pop-up window.

11. Enable hardware and DirectX acceleration
1: Hardware acceleration: Right-click on the desktop - Properties -> Settings - Advanced - Troubleshoot. Pull the hardware acceleration scroll bar of the page to "Full", and it is best to click "OK" to save and exit. It is completely normal that a black screen may occur for a moment during this period.
2: DirectX acceleration: Open "Start" -> "Run", type "dxdiag" and press Enter to open "DirectX Diagnostic Tools", on the "Display" page, click DirectDraw, Direct3D and AGP Texture Acceleration buttons to enable acceleration. Pull the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" scroll bar to "Full Acceleration".

12. Enable the sound card:
After the system is installed, the sound card is in a prohibited state, so you must enable it in the control panel -> Sound ->, and then set it to display in the taskbar after restarting. If you are using Windows Server 2003 standard version, please do it from the second step xx, because the standard version already allows sound services.
1: Open "Start" -> "Run", type " ", find "Windows Audio" in the window that appears and double-click it, then select "Automatic" in the drop-down menu of startup mode (startup type) and click "Apply" -> "Start" -> "OK"
2. Open "Start" -> "Run", type "dxdiag" and press Enter to open "DirectX Tools", and on the "Sound" page, pull the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" scroll bar to "Full Acceleration".

13. How to enable ASP support:
Windows Server 2003 is installed by default, and does not install IIS 6, and needs to be installed separately. After installing IIS 6, you also need to enable ASP support separately. The method is: Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Web Service Extensions -> Active Server Pages -> Allow.

14. How to enable XP’s desktop theme:
1: Open "Start" -> "Run", type " ", select themes "Theme" (default is prohibited), then change to "Auto", press "Apply", and select "Open".
2. Then click the attributes of "Desktop" and select "windows xp" in "Theme"
3. My computer ----properties -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. Selection of shutdown reasons that occur when shutdown is prohibited:
Shutdown Event Tracker is also a setting that distinguishes Windows server 2003 from other workstation systems. This is a necessary choice for the server, but it is useless for the workstation system. We can also ban it.
Open "Start"->"Run"->Input" ", in the left part of the window that appears, select "Computer Configuration" (Computer Configuration)-> "Administrative Templates"-> "System" (System), double-click "Shutdown Event Tracker" in the right window. Select "Disabled" in the dialog box that appears, click and "OK" to save and exit. In this way, you will see a shutdown window similar to Windows 2000.

16. How to use USB hard drives and USB drives to add hard drives with partitions
My computer (right click) ----Management ----Disk Management --------Import and allocate disk letters on the corresponding hard disk.

18. Display all components in the control panel:
Replace "hide" in the file in the Windowsinf directory.

19. Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security and prohibit the appearance of security inquiry boxes
Customize the security level of IE in the IE tool options. Pull the scroll bar on the Security tab to set Internet Area Security to Medium or Medium Low. Change the relevant selection "Prompt" to select "Disable" or "Enable" in the custom settings.

20. Windows Server 2003 3790 version identification
RTM=release to manufacturing (publicly issued mass production) is the version for hardware manufacturers! It was sent to the plate, not sold.
OEM=Original Equipment Manufacturer can only be installed completely new, which is similar to RTM, but it is just a different name.
RTL=retail (retail) official retail version, can be upgraded or newly installed.
VLK=Volume License is a large number of licensed versions, also known as the enterprise version.

21. Activation of Windows Server 2003 3790 version Before the official version of the arithmetic device came out, now

There are several popular activation methods:
1: Reset5.02 can be activated when running in safe mode. It is no problem to adjust the time to 2008, and everything is used normally. Can be upgraded.
Disadvantages: The activation program is completely blocked, manifested as running msoobe /a without any display, and there is a reset5 in the service, which automatically runs this service when opening the opportunity. C:\WINDOWS\system32\. This program should be added to the system by reset5.
2: Russian cracking. Remember in the XP era, just replace it before installation and then activate the phone to reach the perfect activation state. It can be done in 2003. After doing this, the current display has been activated. However, if you adjust the time and turn on the computer, it will be displayed to activate, and it will even not be used. It is estimated that the key to the problem every time is still in that file.
3: Someone posted a file on the forum, claiming to be activated, but in fact, this is still a fake activation. The activation program is temporarily blocked and the time cannot be modified.
4: There is no problem with the pseudo VLK made by the replacement method, but it cannot be upgraded. VLK is a 8 file that replaces the English version. However, SN has been blocked by Microsoft. Therefore, it cannot be upgraded.
Conclusion: It is recommended that you use reset5.02 to activate it!
Reset5.02 Download address:
    http:///?id=1052&url=1  

22. Disable the Configuration Server Wizard
Disable the appearance of the "Configure Your Server" wizard: run it in Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Manage Your Server, and then check "Don't display this page at logon" in the lower left corner of the window.

23. Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security and prohibit security inquiry boxes to customize the security level of IE in the IE tool options.
On the "Security" tab, pull the scroll bar to set Internet area security to "Medium" or "Medium Low". Change the relevant selection "Prompt" to select "Disable" or "Enable" in the custom settings.

24. Disable shutdown event tracking
Start -> Run ->  -> Computer configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Display shutdown event tracker ->

Set to Disable. If it is the Chinese version, then: Start -> Run -> ->Computer Configuration-> Administrative Templates-> System-> Show shutdown event tracking-> Disable.

25. Enable desktop themes and hidden files
1: Open "Start" -> "Run", type " ", select themes "Theme" (default is prohibited), then change to "Auto", press "Apply", and select "Open". Then click the properties of "Desktop" and select "windowsxp" in "Theme"
2: Windows Server 2003 displays all folders by default. If you can hide them by the following method: Open any folder, select "Tools" -> "Folder Options" -> "View", select "Don't show hidden files and folders", and click "OK".

26. Allow built-in IMAPI CD-Burning service and support for Windows imaging device services.
1: Enable the built-in IMAPI CD-Burning service in Windows: Open "Start" -> "Run", type "", find "IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service" in the window that appears and double-click it, then select "Automatic" in the drop-down menu of Startup type, and click "Apply" -> "Start" -> "OK"
2: If you have imaging devices such as digital cameras and scanners, you should turn on the Windows Image Acquisition service. Open "Start" -> "Run", type " ", find "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) " in the window that appears and double-click it, then select "Automatic" in the drop-down menu of Startup type , and click "Apply" -> "Start" -> "OK)

27. Advanced settings
1: Disable error reporting
Right-click "MyComputer" - Properties - Advanced - Click the "Error Reporting" button, select "Disable Error Reporting" in the window that appears and select "But, notify me when critical errors occur" (But, notify me when critical errors occur.)
2: Adjust virtual memory
Some friends are often helpless about the slow shutdown and logout. The solution is to disable virtual memory, so that your logout and shutdown time may be much faster. Right-click "My Computer" - Properties - Advanced - Performance - Setting - Advanced, click "Change" in the "Virtual memory" part, and then select "No paging file" in the window that appears. Just restart the system.

28. Speed ​​up the start-up and operation speed
1: Modify the registry, reduce pre-reading, reduce the waiting time of the progress bar: Start → Run → regedit starts the registry editor, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManagerMemory Management\PrefetchParameters, there is a key value called EnablePrefetcher, its value is 3, change it to "1" or "5".
2: Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control, and set WaitToKillServiceTimeout to: 1000 or less. (Original set value: 20000)
Find the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop key, change the WaitToKillAppTimeout in the right window to 1000, (original setting value: 20000) that is, wait only 1 second when closing the program. Change the HungAppTimeout value to: 200 (original setting value: 5000), which means that you wait 0.5 seconds when a program error occurs.
3: Let the system automatically close the program that stops responding.
Open the registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop key and set the AutoEndTasks value to 1. (Original setting value: 0)
4: Disable system service Qos
Start menu → Run → Type, the "Group Policy" window appears, expand "Administrative Templates" → "Network", expand "QoS Packet Scheduler", right-click "Limit Bandwidth Retention" in the right window, there is "Limit Bandwidth Retention" in the "Settings" in the properties, select "Disabled" and confirm. When the above modification is completed and applied, if the user can see "QoS Packet Scheduler" in the general properties tab bar in the properties dialog box of the network connection. It means that the modification is successful, otherwise it means that the modification has failed.
5: Change the speed of the window pop-up:
Find the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics subkey branch, find the MinAniMate key value in the window on the right, its type is REG_SZ. By default, the value of this skill value is 1, indicating that the animation displayed in the window is opened. If you change it to 0, the animation display will be disabled. Next, select the "Login" command from the Start menu to activate the modifications just made.
6: Disable the compression function of Windows XP:
Click "Run" under "Start", enter "regsvr32/u " in the "Run" input box, and then press Enter.
7: Set up personalized startup information or warning information:
Personalized Windows XP startup: Open the registry editor, find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon subkey branch, double-click the LegalNoticeCaption key value, open the "Edit string" dialog box, enter the information title you want in the text box under "Value Data", such as "Hello, buddy!", and then click "OK" to restart. If you want to change the warning information, you can double-click the LegalNoticeText key name, enter the warning information you want to display in the "Edit String" window that appears, click "OK" and restart.

25. Several new line commands commonly used under Win2003 Server

Windows 2003 adds more than 60 new line commands than cmd on the previous Windows system, which is powerful and convenient, making the system management more convenient under the command line. Below is a brief introduction to several lines of commands I personally think are commonly used. For more detailed usage, please refer to the system help.

1. clip imports the output of line commands into the system clipboard
The two steps of selecting and copying command output are eliminated.
Such as: dir|clip
The results of dir can be imported into the system clipboard and the results can be pasted in text editors such as notepad.
clip<
This way, you don't need to open the file, but import the contents directly into the clipboard.

2. bootcfg queries, configures, and modify files on local and remote machines
Too many parameters, I won't go into details.
3. inuse Replace the system files of the locked operating system. Restart takes effect.
Usage: inuse Replace file Replaced file[/y]
like:
@echo off
inuse  c:\windows\system32\ /y
inuse  c:\windows\system32\ /y
inuse  c:\windows\system32\ /y
shutdown /l /r /y
Replace native files with remote files:
inuse \\srvmain\windows\ c:\windows\

4. systeminfo displays the system information of the machine, such as: operating system and its configuration, product ID, hardware attributes, etc.
Usage: systeminfo [/s Computer ][/u Domain\UserName ][/p Password]]] [/fo {TABLE | LIST | CSV}] [/nh]
Here are the results of the systeminfo of the machine:
Host Name: ***
OS Name: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Standard Edition
OS Version: 5.2.3790 Build 3790
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Member Server
OS Build Type: Uniprocessor Free
Registered Owner: xxx
Registered Organization: yy
Product ID: 69712-640-0592892-45260
Original Install Date: 2003-8-17, 0:02:07
System Up Time: 1 Days, 11 Hours, 58 Minutes, 15 Seconds
System Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model: VT82C692BX
System Type: X86-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~501 Mhz
BIOS Version: SOYO - 42302e31
Windows Directory: c:\WINDOWS
System Directory: c:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale: zh-cn;Chinese (China)
Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Total Physical Memory: 639 MB
Available Physical Memory: 327 MB
Page file: Max Size: 2,205 MB
Page file: Available: 1,608 MB
Page file: In Use: 597 MB
Page File Location(s): c:\
Domain: 
Logon Server: \\SERVER-dd
Hotfix(s): 3 Hotfix(s) Installed.
[01]: File 1
[02]: Q147222
[03]: KB823980 - Update
Network Card(s): 1 NIC(s) Installed.

5. taskkill ends the task and process. Many tasks and processes that cannot be completed in the graphical interface of the task manager, it can be completed. It is often used with tasklist.
Usage: taskkill [/s Computer] [/u Domain\UserName ][/p Password]] {/fi FilterName [{/pid ProcessID | /im ImageName}] | /pid ProcessID | /im ImageName} [/f] [/t]
The recent shock wave viruses are killed by it, which is very useful! ! ! In the past, taskkill was called kill, but the system did not come with it at that time, and it was in the Resource Kit.
6. tasklist Displays running process
Usage: tasklist[.exe] [/s Computer] [/u Domain\User ][/p Password]] [{/m Module | /svc | /v}] [/fo {TABLE | LIST | CSV}] [/nh] [/fi FilterName ][/fi FilterName2 ][ ... ]]]
7. where shows the location of the searched file or directory (in the path declared by where the current location and system path environment variable, the same character *,?). A big shrimp here also wrote a batch file with the same name and function in win2003 before. I have used it and it is great. You can sue Microsoft! Ha ha! !
Usage: where [/r Dir] [/q] [/f] [/t] Pattern …
For example: where "program files"
where /r c:\ test 
where /r \\computer1\c /e notepad.*
8. whoami query domain name, computer name, user name, group name, login identifier and current user permissions.
For example: whoami/all

26. The 10 advantages of Windows Server 2003:

1. Easy to deploy, manage and use

 With the familiar Windows interface, Windows Server 2003 is very easy to use. The streamlined new wizard simplifies installation and routine server management tasks for specific server roles, making it easy to manage even servers without full-time administrators. In addition, administrators have a variety of new and improved features designed to make deployment of Active Directory easier. Large Active Directory copies can be deployed from backup media, and upgrading from early server operating systems (such as Microsoft Windows NT®) is easier to use Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) (which copies passwords and fully supports scripting languages). New features such as renaming domains and redefining schemas make maintaining Active Directory easier and give administrators more flexibility to handle possible organizational changes. In addition, crossforest trust allows administrators to connect Active Directory forests, which can provide autonomy without sacrificing integration. Finally, improved deployment tools such as remote installation services help administrators quickly create system images and deploy servers.
2. A secure infrastructure

  To maintain the competitiveness of enterprises, efficient and secure computer networking is more important than ever. Windows Server 2003 allows units to leverage the advantages of existing IT investments and extend these advantages to partners, customers and vendors by deploying key features such as cross-forest trust in Microsoft Active Directory® services and Microsoft .NET Passport integration. The scope of identity management in Active Directory spans the entire network, helping you ensure the security of your entire enterprise. Encrypting sensitive data is very simple, and software restriction policies can be used to prevent damage caused by viruses and other malicious code. Windows Server 2003 is the best choice for deploying public key structures (PKI), and its automatic registration and auto-renewal capabilities make deploying smart cards and certificates in the enterprise very simple.
3. Enterprise-level reliability, availability, scalability and performance

 Reliability has been enhanced through a series of new and improved features including memory mirroring, hot memory addition, and status detection in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. For higher availability, Microsoft Cluster Service currently supports clusters of up to eight nodes and separate nodes in locations. Provides better scalability and can support multiple systems from single processor to 32-channel systems. In short, Windows Server 2003 is faster: its file system performance is 140% better than previous operating systems, and the performance in Active Directory, XML Web services, terminal services and networks has also increased significantly.
4. Strengthen and adopt the latest technology to reduce TCO

  Windows Server 2003 provides many technological innovations to help units reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). For example, Windows Explorer allows administrators to set up resource usage (processor and memory) of server applications and manage them through group policy settings. The storage attached to the network helps you merge file services. Other improvements include support for non-unique memory access (NUMA), Intel Hyperthreading Technology, and multipath input/output (I/O), and all of which will benefit "proportionally increasing" server performance.
5. Easy to create dynamic intranet and Internet Web sites

  IIS 6.0 is a web server included in Windows Server 2003, which provides enhanced security and reliable structure (which provides isolation of applications and greatly improves performance). The result is: higher overall reliability and runtime are obtained. And the Microsoft Windows media service makes it easy to generate streaming media solutions with dynamic content programming and faster and more reliable performance.
5. Easy to create dynamic intranet and Internet Web sites

  IIS 6.0 is a web server included in Windows Server 2003, which provides enhanced security and reliable structure (which provides isolation of applications and greatly improves performance). The result is: higher overall reliability and runtime are obtained. Moreover, Microsoft Windows media services make it easier to generate streaming media solutions with dynamic content programming and faster and more reliable performance Integrated Application Server speeds up development

  The Microsoft .NET framework is deeply integrated into the Windows Server 2003 operating system. Microsoft helps you generate high-performance web applications. Thanks to the .NET-connected technology, developers will be able to free themselves from writing monotonous and intricate code and work efficiently with the programming languages ​​and tools they already know. Windows Server 2003 provides many features to improve developer productivity and application value. Existing applications can be easily repackaged into XML Web services. UNIX applications can be easily integrated or migrated. In addition, developers can quickly generate mobile-related Web applications and services through mobile web form controls and other tools.
7. Easy to find, share and reuse XML Web services

  Windows Server 2003 contains services called Enterprise Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration, UDDI. This dynamic and elastic infrastructure based on standards XML Web Services allows organizations to run their own UDDI directory for more convenient search for Web Services and other programming resources on internal or external networks. Developers can easily and quickly discover and reuse Web Services within their organization. IT managers can classify and manage programming resources in the network. Enterprise UDDI services also help enterprises build smarter and more reliable applications.
8. Stable management tools

  The new Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is expected to be available as an external component, allowing administrators to better deploy and manage policies that automatically adjust critical configuration areas such as user desktops, settings, security and roaming profiles. Administrators can script and automate management functions with a new set of command-line tools, and most administrative tasks can be completed from the command line if needed. Support for Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) helps administrators automate the latest system updates. In addition, the volume image replication service will improve backup, restore and system area network (SAN) management tasks.
9. Reduce support costs and enhance user functions

  Thanks to the new image copy function, users can immediately retrieve files from previous versions without the expensive help from support professionals. The enhancement of distributed file system (DFS) and file replication services (FRS) provides users with a consistent way to access their files wherever they are. For remote users who require high-level security, the Remote Access Connection Manager can be configured to give users access to the Virtual Private Network (VPN) without those users needing to understand the technical connection configuration information.
10. Utilize expert knowledge from the Global Partners and Certified Professionals Network

  The unit will receive a wide range of solutions and expertise around the world, including 750,000 hardware, software and services partners and 450,000 Microsoft Certified Experts (MCPs).

27. Top 10 reasons to upgrade to Windows 2003:

In addition to providing the fastest, most reliable and safest Windows Server we promise, Windows Server 2003 also integrates a powerful application environment to develop new XML Web services and business solutions that significantly improve work efficiency. The following major new features and improvements are provided for enterprise users considering upgrading from Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.0.
1. Active Directory 
Microsoft Active Directory ® service simplifies the management of complex network directories and allows users to easily find resources even on the most complex networks. This enterprise-level directory service is scalable, created entirely with Internet standard technology, and is fully integrated with the operating systems in Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition.

Windows Server 2003 provides Active Directory with many simple and easy-to-use improvements and new features, including cross-forest trust, the ability to rename domains, and inactive properties and classes in the architecture so that it can change its defined functions.
2. Group Policy: Group Policy Management Console

Administrators can use Group Policy to define settings and actions that allow users and computers to perform. Compared to local policies, they can use group policies to set policies in Active Directory that are applied to a given site, domain, or organizational unit. Policy-based management simplifies tasks such as system update operations, application installation, user profiles, and desktop system locking.

Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is expected to be used as an add-in component of Windows Server 2003, which provides a new framework for managing Group Policy. With GPMC, group strategy will be simple to use, and this advantage will enable more units to better use Active Directory and take advantage of its powerful management capabilities.
3. Server performance

In internal testing, Windows Server 2003 shows higher performance than previous versions of Windows Server operating system. For example, file and web server performance is three times that of Windows NT Server 4.0. Due to the unique network and computer settings of each enterprise user, the performance they obtain may vary, and Microsoft believes that the improved performance of Windows Server 2003 will help you provide faster services to network solutions.
4. Volume image copy and recovery

As part of the volume image replication service, this feature enables administrators to configure point-in-time copy of critical data volumes without interrupting service. These replicas can then be used for service restore, archive, or restore. Users can retrieve archived versions of their documents, which are not visible on the server. The ability to better restore documents improves efficiency.
5. Internet Information Services 6.0 and Microsoft .NET Framework

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 is a full-featured Web server that enables Web applications and XML Web services. IIS 6.0 is completely rebuilt using the new fault-tolerant process model, which greatly improves the reliability of Web sites and applications.

Now, IIS can separate a single Web application or multiple sites into a separate process (called an application pool) that communicates directly with the operating system kernel. When more active space is provided on the server, this feature will increase throughput and application capacity, effectively reducing hardware requirements. These standalone application pools will prevent an application or site from corruption of XML Web services or other Web applications on the server.

IIS also provides status monitoring functions to detect, restore and prevent Web application failures. On Windows Server 2003, Microsoft uses the new IIS process model locally. These advanced application status and detection capabilities can also be used with existing applications running under Internet Information Server 4.0 and IIS 5.0, most of which do not require any modifications.

.NET Framework provides a programming model for generating, deploying, and running Web-based applications and XML Web services on this highly stable platform. It provides an efficient, basic standard multilingual environment (this environment is used to integrate existing investments with next-generation applications and services) and provides flexibility to solve the difficulties encountered in deploying and operating Internet-wide applications. It is easy to repackage existing applications into XML Web services, and perform less than in the past to integrate and even migrate UNIX applications into solutions.
6. Terminal Service

The terminal server enables administrators to transfer Windows-based applications or the Windows desktop itself to any computing device, including those that cannot run Windows. When a user runs an application on a terminal server, the application will be executed on the server and only the keyboard, mouse, and display information are transmitted in the network. Users see only their own sessions, which are transparently managed by the server operating system and are independent of any other client session.

The remote desktop used for management is built on the remote management mode of Windows 2000 terminal services. In addition to the two virtual sessions available from the Windows 2000 Terminal Service Remote Management Mode, administrators can also remotely connect to the server's actual console.

Terminal servers can improve the software deployment functions of various needs of enterprises, and it is still difficult to achieve these functions using traditional application distribution technology.
7. Cluster (8 nodes support)

This service is only for Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003 Data Center Edition. It provides high availability and scalability for distributed critical applications such as databases, message systems, and file and print services. Maintain consistent communication by enabling centralized work of multiple servers (nodes). If one node in the cluster is unavailable due to an error or repair, another node will immediately start serving, and this process is called failover. Users who are accessing the service will continue their activities without realizing that the service is now provided by another server (node).

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003 Data Center Edition both support server cluster configurations with up to 8 nodes
8. Integrate PKI and support the use of Kerberos version 5

Using certificate services and certificate management tools, enterprise users can deploy their own public key system (PKI, Public Key Infrastructure). With PKI, administrators can implement standards-based technologies such as smart card login using Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), customer authentication (via secure socket layer and transport layer security), secure email, digital signatures and secure connections.

Using the certificate service, administrators can set up and manage certificate authorities that issue and revoke X.509 V3 certificates. This means that enterprise users do not necessarily have to rely on commercial customer authentication services, although commercial customer authentication can be integrated into the public key structure of enterprise users.

Kerberos 5 version is a mature, industry-standard network identity authentication protocol. With the support of Kerberos 5 version, the fast single login process allows users to access enterprise resources and other environments that support this protocol. Support for Kerberos 5 versions includes other benefits, such as mutual authentication (the client and server must both provide authentication) and delegation authentication (the user's credentials are tracked from one end to the other).
9. Command line management

The command line structure of the Windows Server 2003 series has been significantly enhanced, allowing administrators to perform most administrative tasks without using a graphical user interface. The most important thing is to perform the functions of most tasks by using the information storage enabled by the Windows Management Specification (WMI). This WMI Command Line (WMIC) feature provides a simple command line interface, interacts with existing shells and utility commands, and can be easily extended by scripts or other management-oriented applications.

In short, the more powerful command line features in the Windows Server 2003 series are combined with existing scripts to compete with other operating systems that usually have higher cost. Administrators who are used to using command line management can continue to manage from the command line in the Windows Server 2003 series.
10. Intelligent file services: encrypted file systems, distributed file systems and file copy services

Encrypted File System (EFS) enables users to encrypt and decrypt files to protect them from stealing by intruders who gain sensitive, unauthorized physical access to their stored data (e.g., by stealing portable machines or external disk drives).

The encryption process is transparent: users handle encrypted files and folders just like they handle any other files and folders. If the EFS user is the person who encrypts a file or folder, then when this user accesses this file or folder in the future, the system will automatically decrypt the file or folder.Copyright

Distributed File System (DFS) simplifies the task of managing shared disk resources on the network. Administrators can assign logical names to shared disks on the network without the user knowing the physical name assigned to each server that needs to be accessed.

File Copy Service (FRS) is a significant improvement in the directory replication function in Windows NT Server 4.0. For example, FRS provides multi-host file replication for a specified directory tree between a specified server. In addition, DFS uses FRS to automatically synchronize the contents between designated replicas, while Active Directory uses FRS to automatically synchronize the contents of system volume information between domain controllers.