• Windows Server 2003 support tools can help administrators diagnose and fix issues.pc image by Dron from Fotolia.com
  
  Windows Server 2003 was the follow-up server to Windows 2000, and then Windows Server 2003 was replaced by Windows Server 2003 R2. Windows Server 2003 tools help IT professionals and administrators to manage remote servers and to assist them in finding and diagnosing issues. These tools should be pre-installed on the server, but users can download them if they are not available.
  
  

Ipseccmd.exe

• This tool controls and tracks the IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) policies, which ensures that the Internet Protocol (IP) is safe, and it does this by checking and encrypting individual IP packets. The IPSec tool will do this for computers that have Windows XP installed. Other features of this tool include the ability to maintain IPSec policies on all import and export functions, and users can also remove the Active Directory (a function for network services) storage selection. Users can seek help with this tool by hitting the /? option, and it can also store information on a consistent basis. Ipseccmd.exe has the power to power on or off Oakley logging, which creates a log in the %SystemRoot%\debug folder.
  
  

Dependency Walker

• Administrators can manipulate this tool via a graphical user interface (GUI), which means that they will be able to manipulate information using text and images. This tool allows users to see all the dependencies that exist within a file, and dependencies refer to how individual program modules need other program modules to function. In this case, administrators can see how DLLs (dynamic-link library, which is Microsoft's shared library function) need other DLLs. This tool will scan through systems when a problem occurs with loading and running certain modules, and it can detect whether modules are missing, incorrect and not correctly matched up. It can also find modules that do not initialize correctly or those that have circular dependency failures. The file name for this tool is depends.exe.
  
  

Encrypting File System Information

• This tool runs as efsinfo.exe, and it is a command line tool, which means users can access this tool in the Command Prompt window located in the Start Menu. This tool will give users data regarding files that used the Encrypting File System (EFS) for encryption, which ensures that certain files cannot be read unless they are decrypted. This allows users to see all the files and folders that have been encrypted using EFS. To run this program, open the Command Prompt, and type in efsinfo. The Command Prompt will then display all the encrypted files.