Windows Server - File filters in 2003 SP2?

Asked By A

30-Jul-08 11:37 AM

How can I apply a file filer in Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise?
Im starting to see a lot of MP3s appere on my server and Id like to stop
them being copied to the shares file server space.

Iv tried installing FSRM but it errors saying my version of windows is not
compatible.

Any ideas??

- A

03-Aug-08 06:19 AM

Hello A,

To use FSRM your server needs to 2003 R2? Is this the case? FSRM with file
screening is exactly what you can use for this. So how did you try to install
FSRM and what was the exact error message?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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31-Jul-08 03:03 PM

No, we are running just 2k3 SP2.  Cant move upto R2 for a while yet.  Budget
issues.

So, how come I can install FSRM on my XP Pro desktop and not the SP2 server.
That seems a little silly to me.
The message I get is this:
trying to install"

So, you Have to have R2 to run FSRM.
Thats one thing I can throw at the boss to warrent upgrade (but one is not
enough).

Okay, any other options I can try to prevent unwanted files from being
copied from the local machine to the server?

01-Aug-08 09:11 AM

Yea.  I read about R2 and how its not really much of an update to the core
OS.  Then you read deeper and most of the helpful toys only work with R2.
Odd that.

Well, Ill have to see if I can fiddle a GPO, or make a script for the
server.  Ah, at least we are running 2003 R1 instead of 2000 now.  :-)