I currently have windows server 2003 running on an hp ml150 server.

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I currently have windows server 2003 running on an hp ml150 server. I have 5, 6, or sometimes 7 remote connections running to this computer at one time. All these users are doing are accessing a rental property program to update tenant and payment information but when they are connected the software and computers just run really slow. Even without anyone connected to the server for some reason when you get on the internet from the server (not a practice) it runs very slow.

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Nothing. Just routine maintenance and cleaning.

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Hi Customer (name blocked for privacy). Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer. The other experts and I are working on your answer. By the way, it would help us to know:

-What Internet server are you using (Apache, IIS)?
-How much memory is installed in the system?
--How much memory CAN be installed?
-How much free space is on the hard drive(s)

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Reply to Jeffrey Flaker's Post: I believe the server is running IIS. I never configured it for an internet server. Just runs off of a cable modem and other users remote into it. There is currently 1GB of memory and it is upgradeable to 8GB and there is 2 hard drives. I have one drive with c: and t: and then my second hard drive mirrors the first. Both are probably 25% full.

When you say "remote Connections", is this through Remote Desktop Connection??

Reply to Jeffrey Flaker's Post: Yes, they are connecting via ip address with a remote desktop connection.

Understand how remote desktop connection works; A user logs in and is in effect, virtually "in front of the computer" as if they were there. When another user connects, they TOO are virtually "in front of the computer".

You say you have up to 7 users on the computer running programs. When this happens, each user is running their own instance of the program. This tends to get very RAM hungry and can bring your machine to it's knees as far as performance is concerned.

Since you seem to have plenty of disk space, I would suggest adding memory (all 8 GB if you can, or ramp up the RAM over time to 8GB as money allows) to increase your performance under a heavy load. 1GB under Win Server 2003 is really the bare minimum if the machine is to be used for more than just file sharing or printing.

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