How to increase the Exchange Server 2003 SP2 18GB database size limit

The release of SP2 for MS Exchange 2003 has changed the default database limit from 16GB to 18GB. In addition, SP2 allows you to further increase the size a MS Exchange 2003 Standard Edition database to a maximum size of 75GB. Exchange Server 2003 version Licensed limit Default configuration limit Standard Edition before SP2 16 GB Not applicable Standard Edition with SP2 75 GB 18 GB Enterprise...

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Error message when you try to perform a system state backup in Windows 2008 and 2012 Servers

Symptoms: When you try to perform a system state backup to a volume on which the system state file resides, you receive an error, as mentioned below:In Windows Server 2008, you receive the following error: ERROR - The location for backup is a critical volume. In Windows Server 2008 R2, you receive the following error: ERROR - The backup storage location is invalid. You cannot use a volume...

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System writer is not found in the backup

Symptoms: When you perform a system state backup using Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2008, the backup fails with the following error: System writer is not found in the backup. Cause: The system writer fails because permissions to files in the %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\ or %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames directories are incorrect. Resolution: To resolve this issue, type the...

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Server: Memory\Pool Non-Paged and Pool Paged Bytes

Memory\Pool Non-Paged Bytes This measures the size, in bytes, of the non-paged pool. This is an area of system memory for objects that cannot be written to disk but instead must remain in physical memory as long as they are allocated. A typical Event ID 2019 is recorded in the system event log. Memory\Pool Paged Bytes This measures the size, in bytes, of the paged pool. This is an area of system memory...

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Server: WSUS uninstallation

To uninstall (remove) the Windows Update Services (WSUS) you should navigate to the Control Panel and simply remove it. In the first step you have 3 options, select everything and follow the wizard. Sometimes this is not enough, you cannot delete the database and you have to manually remove the WSUS. To do that please follow the steps bellow: 1. Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility and...

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