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I am trying to upgrade and repair an existing (dual processor, dual HD) NT
4.0 PDC Server (very small network for a small job shop/manufacturing
business.) Some hardware is being upgraded (RAM & an additional external or
removable HD for data storage and barcode terminals installed on the shop
floor). My initial problem/question is with the server operating system (NT
4.0 Server), and I think this has to be solved first, before we can move
forward with the rest. Everything was wonderfully set up at first, appx 6-7
yrs. ago, but an inexperienced "network admin" has changed that over the
years. (And I'm a small business owner, not an IT person and am unsure and
hesitant about how best to proceed.) The system is miraculously stable,
considering all it's gone through, but many of the services, etc. can't be
run because they've been fouled up with "tinkering". I'm wondering if there
is a way to repair the system without doing a reinstall, without a repair
disk and without undoing disk formatting, partitioning, striping, etc.. I'm
not concerned about losing the user accts since rights & permissions have
been set for individual users rather than groups, sometimes on folders,
sometime on individual files, sometimes they work like they're supposed to,
many times they don't, etc., etc. It's terribly confusing and difficult
trying to track down who has what rights and permissions to what, if they
should or shouldn't and why they do or don't....... that's a mess too. If
I can first get the Server system back to a smooth, effective operating
state, with all its capabilities "intact", I think we can move forward from
there and navigate through issues with network users and resources. (But I
could be wrong!) I am very appreciative of all input
I am trying to upgrade and repair an existing (dual processor, dual HD) NT
4.0 PDC Server (very small network for a small job shop/manufacturing
business.) Some hardware is being upgraded (RAM & an additional external or
removable HD for data storage and barcode terminals installed on the shop
floor). My initial problem/question is with the server operating system (NT
4.0 Server), and I think this has to be solved first, before we can move
forward with the rest. Everything was wonderfully set up at first, appx 6-7
yrs. ago, but an inexperienced "network admin" has changed that over the
years. (And I'm a small business owner, not an IT person and am unsure and
hesitant about how best to proceed.) The system is miraculously stable,
considering all it's gone through, but many of the services, etc. can't be
run because they've been fouled up with "tinkering". I'm wondering if there
is a way to repair the system without doing a reinstall, without a repair
disk and without undoing disk formatting, partitioning, striping, etc.. I'm
not concerned about losing the user accts since rights & permissions have
been set for individual users rather than groups, sometimes on folders,
sometime on individual files, sometimes they work like they're supposed to,
many times they don't, etc., etc. It's terribly confusing and difficult
trying to track down who has what rights and permissions to what, if they
should or shouldn't and why they do or don't....... that's a mess too. If
I can first get the Server system back to a smooth, effective operating
state, with all its capabilities "intact", I think we can move forward from
there and navigate through issues with network users and resources. (But I
could be wrong!) I am very appreciative of all input