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I AM STUMPED- 2003 SERVER TO XP PRO WORKSTATIONS PROMPTS FOR .EXE FILES

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp,
I have just upgrade our office form a peer to peer on xp pro to a a dedicated server using 2003 server. First off the server file transfer is s l o w e r than the peer to peer. and get this, everytime i open a .exe file over the network, it prompts me if i want to open the file??!! any clues would be greatly appreciated. thanks

jodypeet

That is strange but sounds like a config problem..the first things i would check are;
is the XP Pro inbuilt firewall on or off ?
Using netbios over tcp/ip or not ?
Do the workstations have Oplocks enabled or disabled ?

My first guess would be the firewalls, disable one and try a file copy.

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Gareth Gudger

Do you also have DNS/WINS running on the 2003 server yet?

And if so, are the clients (XP boxes) configured to use that servers IP for DNS/WINS?

Glenn Abelson

Set your Internet Explorer Security settings lower - to medium low.
Mine were set to high when I had the problem.
I moved them to medium low or low and it went away.

You could also try medium.

In internet explorer
Tools, Internet Options, Security.

ernewman1

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this is what i see. on my workstation under my network places, my peer to peer is listed under 'local network', but my server is listed under 'internet'!!! this seems to go along with the fact that my computer will not open .exe files from the server without a prompt. any suggestions as to how this came about??

lrobertg

What are you useing for your DNS server? What are the DNS settings on the new 2003 server and on the workstations? It sounds like the worksation is having a difficult time locating the server.