Re: A good setup guide?
- From: "Louis Vitiello Jr." <louv-mcse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:24:28 -0400
Hey Jepp,
It's always a best practice to make sure you have all the drivers for your
hardware, make sure you perform any BIOS updates if need be. And if this is
a RAID setup, make sure you have your RAID drivers. Install Windows 2003, a
Wizard will walk you through the setup process. You can always install
Server 2003 like any other Windows OS. However, if you want to partition
your drive for best optimization and for disater recovery there are a
variety of options: C drive for OS, D Drive for Programs, and E Drive for
Page File (Swap D and E for your choice). Personally if the drive was 100GB
I would do 15-20GB OS, then the rest for files.
Once you have your Windows Installed, download and run MBSA.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx
This will help you fix simple security risk in Windows. For more advance
lock down, install Security Configuration Utility in Add\Remove Programs,
Windows Components.
Hope this helps,
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Louis Vitiello Jr.
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MCSE, MCSA, MCP, A+/N+
ERCP XP Pro / Net Concepts
"jepp" <jepp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Could someone point me at a good 'best practices' document that sets up a
basic Windows 2003 server?
I can't seem to locate one that meets my needs in the database.
My goal is to set up a machine with Terminal Services and basic file
sharing
that runs on an internal network. There is little need for extensive
security. This would be the only 'server' on the network. I don't see
the
need for a domain controller or active directory. I also plan to run DSN.
It would help if there was a checklist of what should be turned on and
off.
I've made some modifications already without yielding the proper result.
It is with the file sharing piece that is giving me trouble. I can't
attach
any of the XP workstations to any shares. I am prompted for security as I
attempt to mount the drive but it rejects even administrative credentials.
I assume I want to turn off the Internet connector and use basic firewall.
.
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