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WARNING: 5 Reasons why you should NEVER fix a computer for free. DrDamnit12/16/2009, 12:00 AM It is in our nature to love the puzzle. We are obsessed. The lot of us. We love puzzles. We love the challenge. We thrive on finding the answer. We hate disarray. It bothers us deep in our soul. We love the accolades. We love to be seen as the di Topic: ConsultingTags: consulting, free, billing, clients Views: 258031Comments: 281
www.gmail.com – The Beginners Guide to Gmail, Email from Google mstanford1209/26/2011, 12:00 AM Known by most simply as Google’s version of web-based email, Gmail has quite a fascinating background. Released to the public in 2004, Gmail was actually in beta for five years. This means that users have only known the official Gmail for a little m Topic: Email ClientsTags: Gmail, Google, email, tutorial, how to, tips, tricks, shortcuts Views: 164152Comments: 7
Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2 demazter04/16/2010, 12:00 AM This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010. For this migration to work you will need the following software: Windows Small Business Server Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Exchange 2010 Migration, SBS2003, Small Business Server 2003, migration to Exchange 2010 Views: 84163Comments: 249
SCCM OSD Basic troubleshooting HayesJupe07/30/2009, 12:00 AM SCCM 2007 OSD is a fantastic way to deploy operating systems, however, like most things SCCM issues can sometimes be difficult to resolve due to the sheer volume of logs to sift through and the dispersed nature of the blog posts that deal with some Topic: MS System CenterTags: SCCM, OSD, Task Sequence, Operating System Deployment Views: 68958Comments: 17
Outlook continually prompting for username and password demazter01/20/2010, 12:00 AM There have been a lot of questions recently regarding Outlook prompting for a username and password whilst using Exchange 2007. There are a few reasons why this would happen and I will try to cover the most common ones here. Exchange 2007 Service Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Outlook prompting, autodiscover, exchange, autodiscover.domainname.com Views: 66822Comments: 67
Backup Exchange 2010 Information Store using Windows Backup demazter02/12/2010, 12:00 AM There seems to be quite a lot of confusion around the ability to backup Exchange 2010 using the built in Windows Backup feature. This stems from the omission of this feature prior to Exchange 2007 service Pack 2 Exchange 2010 includes a plug-in Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Exchange 2010, backup Views: 50418Comments: 42
Exchange 2003 - Activesync Connection Problems FAQ alanhardisty10/19/2009, 12:00 AM On numerous occasions I was seeing questions pop up that involved Exchange 2003 and problems getting iPhones / Windows Mobile phones and now more recently, iPads, to work with Activesync, so after answering several questions, I decided to write the Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Exchange 2003, Activesync, iPhone, Windows Mobile Views: 44446Comments: 232
Windows 7 Sysprep ivanoviola05/15/2010, 12:00 AM I've spent numerous hours getting the sysprep right for Windows 7 images for my organization. I'll share what I've learned to make the process easier. Files you will need: WAIK for Windows (Windows Automated Installation Kit) installed on a co Topic: Windows 7Tags: Windows 7, Sysprep, Unattend.xml Views: 35090Comments: 128
Copy files to USB drive under VMware ESX4/ESXi4 (vSphere) console ryder070712/12/2009, 12:00 AM This article describes how you can connect a USB drive directly to an esx4/esxi4(vSphere) host As most people know, this is an unsupported method and undocumented by vmware Refer to KB Article: 1015 ... Topic: VMwareTags: usb drive, esx, esxi, vsphre, console, unsupported, copy Views: 31005Comments: 19
Exchange 2007/2010 Web services and Autodiscover Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide busbar04/30/2010, 12:00 AM Hi, during my online activities I can see that Exchange 2007/2010 web services are causing a lot of issues to people, and lots are suffering from it. I decided to put this ultimate guide to spare the hustle and allow smoother and nicer web services Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Views: 29037Comments: 6
Configure Exchange 2007 or 2010 to relay email for an additional domain. demazter02/26/2010, 12:00 AM The most common request is how to configure Exchange Server to receive and deliver mail for an additional domain name. This could be because of a company merger, a change in name or you could simply be hosting multiple domains within a single Excha Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, addtitional domain, relay Views: 28515Comments: 14
Configure a shared mailbox in Exchange 2010 demazter06/07/2010, 12:00 AM We see 3 or 4 requests every day for how to configure a shared mailbox. Now that Exchange 2010 is growing in uptake, more of those requests are for this facility in Exchange 2010. With Exchange 2010 the process has slightly changed, for the better Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: exchange 2010, shared mailbox Views: 26538Comments: 16
Add a Delete Button to the Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar DanRollins12/30/2009, 12:00 AM This article describes how to add a Delete button to the Windows 7 Explorer toolbar. In the followup article, we'll see how to add your own custom buttons to that Win7 toolbar. With Win7, if you want to delete a file, you can drag it to the Recy Topic: Windows 7Tags: Win7, Explorer toolbar, FolderTypes, command bar, Delete button, RegEdit, registry, 5c4f28b5, Dan Rollins Views: 26453Comments: 7
Windows 7 and the Samsung NC10 netbook tigermatt10/25/2009, 12:00 AM by Matt Huxtable (tigermatt) As part of the hype surrounding the Windows 7 release last Thursday, one of the lesser promoted aspects of the new Operating System is the improved support for netbooks. These machines are becoming increasingly popula Topic: Windows 7Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, Samsung, NC10, netbook, drivers, performance Views: 25135Comments: 9
How to DELETE Windows Local & Domain Cached Credentials ashwynr02/08/2009, 12:00 AM Hallo! I guess almost every Windows Administrator must have got stumped with this question "Where does WINDOWS store a users cached credentials? Every user who had once logged onto a Server/Desktop while it was connected to the domain could sti Topic: Microsoft Operating SystemsTags: Cached, Credentials, Windows, Registry, NL$, Domain Cached Credentials Views: 24353Comments: 3
How to Install Asterisk on Ubuntu 9.04 / 9.10 from Scratch DrDamnit12/08/2009, 12:00 AM The point of this post is to give you a copy/paste installation solution to setting up Asterisk 1.6 on Ubuntu 9.04 (or similar) server. # Setup the system apt-get install subversion apt-get install make apt-get install linux-source kernel-p Topic: Asterisk Open Source TelephonyTags: asterisk, linux, ubuntu Views: 23882Comments: 4
Activesync Working But Only For Some Users On Exchange 2007 / 2010 alanhardisty04/13/2010, 12:00 AM There are some issues with ActiveSync for both Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 users whereby some users can connect their Mobile Devices (Windows Mobile Phones / iPhones / Motorola Droid etc) quite happily and ActiveSync pushes mail to the devices, Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Activesync, Exchange, 2007, 2010, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, iphone, droid, AdminSDHolder, SDPROP, EAS Views: 22094Comments: 36
Reset HP servers ILO password remotely WITHOUT rebooting the server (Windows 2003 / 2008) ashwynr06/02/2009, 12:00 AM The HP utility "HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility for Windows Server 2003/2008" could be of great use when it comes to remotely configure a HP servers ILO WITHOUT rebooting the server. We would only need to create and run scripts using thi Topic: Windows 2003 ServerTags: Reset, ILO, Password, HP Server, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, HPONCFG Views: 21355Comments: 9
Importing PST files in to Exchange 2010 demazter03/22/2010, 12:00 AM Importing PST’s in to Exchange 2010 is a lot easier than it was in 2007 due to the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) feature. Before we can import PST’s to Exchange 2010 there are a few pre-requisites and they are: You must have the x64 version Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: import-mailbox, get-mailbox, exchange 2010 mailbox import, import pst Views: 20355Comments: 30
Mailbox Recovery Exchange 2010 demazter04/27/2010, 12:00 AM In previous versions of Exchange Server, we had the recovery storage group, or RSG, which allowed us to restore a copy of the EDB file associated with the Mailbox Database and recover individual mailboxes or mail/calendar/contact items. In Exchan Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: recovery database, RSG, Exchange 2010, recover mailbox, restore-mailbox, backup, restore Views: 19504Comments: 11
Hyper-V Network Card not working dariusg05/14/2009, 12:00 AM Hyper-v Network Card not working There are two common mistakes that people make when they setup a Hyper-V VM. First problem is that they don't install the integration components before they start troubleshooting problems with the Hyper-V VM fu Topic: Hyper-VTags: Views: 18546Comments: 2
Why you shouldn't use PST files tigermatt10/24/2009, 12:00 AM by Matt Huxtable (tigermatt) They have been around for years and for thousands of Microsoft Outlook users and email administrators out there, they'd be lost without them: Personal Storage Table (PST) files. If you've worked with Outlook for very Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Microsoft, Outlook, Exchange, PST, database, personal folders file, personal storage table Views: 17856Comments: 64
VMware vConverter - P2V for Windows Servers BestWay08/29/2010, 12:00 AM In this article I will like to share some of my experience in P2V Physical Windows Servers. This tutorial will use as a Single Cold Migration, but many of the pre and post tasks, can be used in a Standalone Migration. Additionally, this article Topic: VMwareTags: P2V, Windows Servers, VMware, vConverter, Cold Migration Views: 17327Comments: 49
Understanding Group Policy Loopback Processing Arenar10/28/2009, 12:00 AM A Little on Standard Group policy Processing Before we look at how loopback processing works it may be beneficial to have a quick refresh on how standard group policy processing works. Group Policy Objects (GPO) are a collection of configurable Topic: Active DirectoryTags: AD, Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy, Loopback Views: 17033Comments: 11
Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Small Business Server 2011 demazter12/19/2010, 12:00 AM This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Small Business Server 2011. NOTE: This guide has been written using the preview version of SBS2011 therefore some of the screens may Topic: SBS Small Business ServerTags: SBS, migrate, SBS2003, SBS2011, SBS7 Views: 16947Comments: 67
How Do I Know What to Charge as an IT Consultant? leew11/04/2009, 12:00 AM As a full time independent consultant for the past five years, I've heard that question all too often. Typical rates charged by a professional IT consultant or small consulting firm can range from $75 to $200 per hour or more. Other professional Topic: ConsultingTags: Views: 16603Comments: 60
Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 R2 tigermatt07/26/2009, 12:00 AM The upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 has a wealth of new features and improvements over the original 2008 release. One such improvement is in the built-in backup tool, Windows Server Backup. Some History of Server Backup In the early Windows 2 Topic: Windows Server 2008Tags: Windows Server Backup, Server 2008 R2, Backup Technology Views: 16601Comments: 6
How to Disable Cellular Data Network (Internet) on iPhone? Mortaza_doulaty05/06/2009, 12:00 AM How to Disable Cellular Data Network (Internet) on iPhone? (Taken from my web) You may need to disable cellular data network on your iPhone in some conditions, after tapping menus and wasting your time, you may find out it is impossible, or may Topic: iPhoneTags: cellular data network, internet, iPhone Views: 16558Comments: 2
Forward Email to External Email Address - Exchange 2003 tigermatt11/21/2008, 12:00 AM Sometimes, having the ability for a user to forward their email to another user in the organization, or indeed outside the network, is important. Ignoring the legal issues of having company information immediately forwarded to another user, the proc Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Microsoft, Exchange 2003, email forwarding Views: 16260Comments: 30
How to configure Site to Site VPN on a Cisco ASA Jay_Gridley08/04/2009, 12:00 AM How to configure Site to Site VPN on a Cisco ASA. (version: 1.1 - updated August 6, 2009) Index 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ... Topic: Cisco PIX FirewallTags: Cisco, ASA, VPN, tunnel, configure, how to Views: 15835Comments: 17
How To Resolve "An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist" on an IIS 5 server Tray89606/21/2009, 12:00 AM Here are the symptoms: You start receiving calls from users that one of your legacy web apps isn't coming up, so you log into your IIS 5 server to check it out. When you pull up the services, you notice that the WWW Publishing service isn't runn Topic: Microsoft IIS Web ServerTags: IIS Views: 15725Comments: 2
Replace a Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller tigermatt11/21/2008, 12:00 AM It is a known fact that servers reach the end of their lives. Some get there quicker than others, based on age, manufacturer, usage and several other factors. However, if your organization has spent time deploying Microsoft's Active Directory server Topic: Windows 2003 ServerTags: Microsoft, Windows, Server 2003, R2, non-R2, domain controller, active directory, replace Views: 15671Comments: 9
QuickLaunch Toolbar for Windows 7 DanRollins01/25/2010, 12:00 AM Coming to Win7 from XP, you might wonder where the QuickLaunch toolbar went. This article describes how to get back that "QuickLaunch" functionality. First, be aware of the Win7 idea of pinning programs to the Taskbar; that feature provides some Topic: Windows 7Tags: Win7, Taskbar, quicklaunch, Explorer toolbar, New Toolbar, Explorer bar, Dan Rollins Views: 15330Comments: 15
Extending Outlook Rules via Scripting BlueDevilFan01/18/2009, 12:00 AM Scenario. Outlook rules are a great way to automate message processing. Using rules you can organize your messages, forward or reply to messages automatically, display custom message alerts, set reminders, and more. Unfortunately, rules have two Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: Microsoft, Office, Outlook, VBA, Macro, Rules Views: 15134Comments: 2
Keyboard Remapping: CAPSLOCK to Ctrl and Beyond DanRollins12/27/2009, 12:00 AM In this article, I'll describe how to make registry changes that will remap low-level keyboard scancodes and I'll also show you how to set/change the functions of the extended-function buttons and controls that may be on your keyboard. Background Topic: Microsoft Windows Operating SystemsTags: Scancode Map, registry, keyboard, WM_APPCOMMAND, Flip3D, 3dFlip, Win7, Vista, dwmApi Views: 14899Comments: 28
Step by Step guide on how to install Exchange Server 2010 - Part 1: Install adiloadilo04/05/2010, 12:00 AM Step by Step guide on how to install Exchange Server 2010- Part 1: Install April 8, 2010 by adiloadilo Introduction It has been a long time since; I wrote an article or a tutorial for any Microsoft products. I noticed that exchange 2010 is out Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Single Exchange 2010 install Views: 14552Comments: 25
Free Up Disk Space On Your C: Drive ValentinoV02/10/2010, 12:00 AM Introduction Running out of space on the C: drive of your Windows XP machine and no budget for a new PC? Then this article is for you! Even though this article was written for Windows XP, I believe the tips should also be applicable to any othe Topic: Windows XP Operating SystemTags: cleanup, disk space, free up, windows, out of space Views: 14527Comments: 23
Solution for Windows 7RC - Remote Server Admin Tools and Exchange Management Tools WC_TSA06/09/2009, 12:00 AM With the introduction and testing of the newest Windows OS from Microsoft, system administrators are actively seeking ways to remotely manage their servers and networks. In order for this to take place administrators have to resort to several dif Topic: Windows 7Tags: Windows 7, Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003 Views: 14359Comments: 12
Outlook 2007 error in EMSMDB32.DLL when performing search BrainPicker01/13/2011, 12:00 AM Today I have discovered the solution to a problem that began yesterday. Some of our client computers running Office Outlook 2007 (connecting to Exchange 2007) started crashing, when performing a search on any folder. The error would crash Outl Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: KB2412171 Outlook 2007 EMSMDB32.DLL error crash Windows XP Views: 13897Comments: 26
Exchange DNS Configuration demazter02/01/2010, 12:00 AM I have seen a number of questions over the past few months regarding DNS configuration for an Exchange Server. Incorrectly configured DNS can cause your server to be rejected by receiving servers that are performing certain types of checks on the ma Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: MX, Exchange, DNS Views: 13819Comments: 27
Dual Monitor and Remote Desktop tigermatt11/22/2008, 12:00 AM Having a dual- or triple-monitor configuration does a lot to boost your productivity, but what about when you want to connect to a Terminal Services session? By default, a Terminal Services screen can either be configured to fill your screen, or to Topic: Remote Desktop/Terminal ServicesTags: Microsoft, Remote Desktop Connection, Terminal Services, Dual Monitor Configuration, Multiple Monitors Views: 13492Comments: 11
import self-signed certificates into iPhone rduke1502/06/2010, 12:00 AM If you need to import self-signed SSL certificates into your Apple iPhone, you may get the cryptic error message: "Invalid Profile - Profile format not recognized". Apparently, the iPhone doesn't understand the usual PEM (Privacy-Enhanced Mail) c Topic: iPhoneTags: iPhone, SSL, certificates, invalid profile Views: 12712Comments: 2
How to Remove a Failed Domain Controller mkbean05/22/2009, 12:00 AM One of the tasks that every Active Directory administrator has to learn is how to remove a failed or offline Domain Controller (DC) from the environment. The easiest method is to use DCPROMO, however if the DC is already offline or had a catastro Topic: Active DirectoryTags: Active Directory, DCPROMO, NTDSUTIL, Domain Controller Views: 12535Comments: 6
Migrating Printers from Server 2003 x32 to Server 2008 R2 x64 jjdurrant07/01/2010, 12:00 AM This article is the step-by-step process from migrating printers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 using the Printer Migration Wizard. If you are migrating Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003, you must use Print Migrator Topic: Windows Server 2008Tags: Printer, Server, Migrate, 2003, 2008, R2 Views: 12459Comments: 4
Automatically Printing/Saving Emails/Attachments in Outlook BlueDevilFan04/22/2010, 12:00 AM Automatically Printing/Saving Emails/Attachments in Outlook Issue. One of the more frequent Outlook questions I see here on EE is "How can I automatically save or print an email and/or its attachments?" There are a number of variations to the b Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: Outlook, macro, message, attachment, print, save Views: 11893Comments: 50
Importing and Exporting Outlook 2007 Categories BlueDevilFan05/31/2009, 12:00 AM Issue. "How do I copy my categories to another computer?" and "How can I share a set of categories with a group?" are two of the more frequent category related questions I see here on Experts-Exchange. The answer is that Microsoft, unfortunately, Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: Outlook 2007, Categories, Import, Export, Share Views: 11810Comments: 34
Unable to remove Exchange 2007 because of Public Folder Replica. Exchange_Geek11/21/2008, 12:00 AM 1) While uninstalling Exchange server, an error was shown in Exchange setup logs. Checking whether the public folder database "Server Name\Storage Group Name\Public Folder Database" has local replicas. Unexpected Error The public folder dat Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Microsoft Exchange 2007, Setup Views: 11676Comments: 2
Migrate Windows 2003 with Exchange to Small Business Server 2008 demazter02/16/2010, 12:00 AM This guide is intended for migrating Windows 2003 Standard with Exchange 2003 to Windows Small Business Server 2008. You will need the following: Exchange Best Practice Analyzer: ... Topic: SBS Small Business ServerTags: Exchange 2003, Migrate, SBS 2008 Views: 11539Comments: 29
Setting up PHP to use Oracle Instant Client (oci8) under RHEL/Fedora/CentOS distributions mwecomputers05/14/2009, 12:00 AM Currently, there is not an RPM package available under the RHEL/Fedora/CentOS distributions that gives you a quick and easy way to allow PHP to interface with Oracle. As a result, I have included a set of instructions on how to do this with minimal Topic: LinuxTags: Oracle, RPM, Red Hat, CentOS, PHP, Fedora Views: 11455Comments: 8
Export mailboxes using Exmerge and Exchange 2003 demazter03/22/2010, 12:00 AM There could be many reasons why you would want to export mail directly from the Exchange Mailbox Store. You may be migrating to a hosted solution, you could be moving to a different Exchange organisation or you may simply be using Exmerge as a way Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: exmerge, export mailbox, import mailbox, exchange 2003 Views: 10365Comments: 15
How to make your own Joomla template V4nP3rs1301/07/2010, 12:00 AM Here is a tutorial for making your own Joomla templates. Note before reading, you should have some existing knowledge of web development using HTML and CSS. Design your template in a graphics program like Adobe PhotoShop or Corel Draw for examp Topic: JoomlaTags: joomla, joomla 1.5, template, html, css Views: 10294Comments: 8
Solid State Drive / SSD Performance and Optimization Tips Tribus02/22/2010, 12:00 AM Solid State Drive Performance Tips: Solid state storage technology has become a standard now. After using one myself for quite awhile, I decided to put together a collection of tips/suggestions that I have found around the internet here on EE fo Topic: Hard Drives & StorageTags: SSD, Solid State Drive, Storage, Optimization, TRIM, AHCI, Windows 7, Microsoft OS, General Hardware Views: 10264Comments: 14
Resetting the Exchange 2000/2003 Log Sequence jjdurrant04/14/2010, 12:00 AM Unlike Exchange 2007, which supports a logs sequence of 2,000,000,000, the largest transaction log number for Exchange 2000 and 2003 is FFFF0. That number in decimal is 1,048,560. (Which is the maximum number of log files that can be written sequent Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Reset Exchange Log Sequence Views: 10185Comments: 31
Installing ADMX Administrative Templates in Windows Server 2008 Group Policy KTN-IT09/25/2010, 12:00 AM When I went to try to install Office 2007 and Office 2010 ADMX Group Policy administrative templates on my new Windows Server 2008 R2, I couldn't find any straightforward guidance on how to do it. I muddled my way through it, but I thought I'd shar Topic: Windows Server 2008Tags: ADMX, Group Policy, Windows Sever 2008 Views: 9817Comments: 7
THINGS YOU NEED TO DO WHEN YOUR PC IS INFECTED rpggamergirl11/18/2009, 12:00 AM For those who are facing the challenge of malware removal, here's a basic guide on what to do when the system is infected. But I strongly recommend posting a question for there are times when ComboFix and MalwareBytes are unable to remove the infe Topic: Anti-Virus ApplicationsTags: Views: 9683Comments: 35
Import mailboxes from PST into Exchange 2007 using Powershell shauncroucher09/05/2009, 12:00 AM In Exchange 2003, one of the simplest ways to move mailboxes from one Exchange organisation to another was using exmerge. It was particularly useful for sites using 'Small Business Server' where the level of data and requirements were low. In Exc Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Import-Mailbox, Exchange 2007 PST, Exchange 2007 Mailbox Import Views: 9207Comments: 13
Internet Explorer 9 Crash Restart Loop PeteLong09/21/2010, 12:00 AM Problem I downloaded the Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Beta, today, to give it a test drive and maybe write a review for the site, and it failed miserably and got stuck in a crash restart loop. The error message given is as illustrated below i Topic: Internet Explorer Web BrowserTags: IE9, Crash, Event ID 1000 Views: 9021Comments: 20
Diagnosing and repairing Events 1030 and 1058 ChiefIT06/28/2009, 12:00 AM Let's say you are going through your server's event viewer logs, under START>>Control Pannel>>Administrative Tools>>Event Viewer>>system logs and you see a lot of errors saying: --Event ID 1030- Windows cannot query for the list of Group Policy o Topic: Windows 2003 ServerTags: Group Policy, event 1030, event 1058 Views: 8971Comments: 15
Viruses in the System Volume Information (System Restore). rpggamergirl11/10/2009, 12:00 AM System Restore -- is a Windows utility that periodically saves the changes made in the system, e.g., backup monitored files, registry, drivers and allow users to roll back the system to its previous state in the event of PC instability or program fa Topic: Anti-Virus ApplicationsTags: Views: 8882Comments: 73
SAN 101 Basics of administrating a SAN. NeilChak02/25/2010, 12:00 AM IBM Storage and Cisco Fabric SAN 101 By Neil Chakrabarty My class notes from the class taught by David Lawrence of IBM on 30 April to May 2, 2007 and supplemented by screenshots of the software systems used. Disclaimer This information is provid Topic: Storage TechnologyTags: Fiber Channel Storage IBM DS4400 CISCO 9216 EXP710 BladeCenter Views: 8832Comments: 1
Getting Started with Server Core - Networking Commands mkbean10/08/2008, 12:00 AM The purpose of this article is not to give you every last detail to Server Core but to provide you with what you need to know it get it up and running in your environment in particular to networking commands. I will be writing other articles that g Topic: Windows Server 2008Tags: Microsoft, Server 2008, Server Core, Configuration Views: 8769Comments: 1
DOS: ECHO text to previous line - by Paul Tomasi t0t007/23/2009, 12:00 AM One of my most closely kept secrets is revealed in this discussion How to output text on the same line This question was recently posted in EE by Simon336697 Consider the problem: ECHO Hello ECHO World ... Topic: MS DOSTags: DOS ECHO "previous line" "same line" "batch file" "Paul Tomasi" Views: 8750Comments: 33
Getting Started with Server Core - Installing Roles and Features mkbean10/08/2008, 12:00 AM Server Core is a version of Windows Server 2008 that has a minimal Graphical User Interface (GUI). I say minimal when most say command-line only because there are GUI tools available such as Notepad and Task Manager. One thing that definitely does Topic: Windows Server 2008Tags: Microsoft, Server 2008, Server Core, Configuration, Roles and Features Views: 8700Comments: 1
How to Remove a Vista Partition from a Vista/Windows 7 Dual Boot Installation BitsBytesandMore08/12/2009, 12:00 AM This is the scenario: You've been using Vista for some time and have a lot of applications and data; you don't want to delete your Vista install just yet so you decide to create a dual boot system with your RTM of Windows 7. After a while you get Topic: Windows 7Tags: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Dual Boot, Partitions, Acronis Views: 8661Comments: 19
How to get into safe mode andrew_aj111/20/2008, 12:00 AM One question I get asked a lot is how do you get into safe mode. This is actually quite easy. When you boot your computer you usually see a splash screen or a screen with information about your computer. After this you usually here a beep from your Topic: Microsoft Operating SystemsTags: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2000 Views: 8646Comments: 6
Top 10 Must have Windows Applications. bromy200403/04/2010, 12:00 AM by Nathan Brom/Bromy2004 Introduction There are numerous websites out there for any different type of program you can imagine. Of those, you'll need to decide which ones are legitimate and aren't trying to steal your money or infect your comput Topic: Microsoft Operating SystemsTags: Views: 8623Comments: 5
Build Your Own FreeBSD Update Server jghelfman4011/11/2009, 12:00 AM Jason Helfman (jhelfman@experts-exchange.com) FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designat Topic: FreeBSDTags: freebsd freebsd-update Views: 8557Comments: 25
Building Android app with NDK - integrated in Eclipse with CDT alexcohn11/16/2010, 12:00 AM Update (December 2011): Since this article was published, the things have changed for good for Android native developers. The Sequoyah Project automates most of the tasks discussed in this article. You can even find instructions for debugging your n Topic: EclipseTags: Android NDK, Eclipse Views: 8524Comments: 5
Windows Mobile Barcode Readers carlo_vanorsouw04/21/2010, 12:00 AM Windows Mobile Barcode Scanning These days almost every product has a barcode in some way... amongst there are 1D barcodes en 2D barcodes.. From http://www.barcodeman.com/faq/2d.php I found some handy definitions and insights. 1D barcodes Topic: Windows Mobile (Pocket PC / Win CE) Operating SystemsTags: Windows Mobile Barcode Readers 1D 2D Views: 8470Comments: 4
Manually remove a Hardware Device and its Drivers from Windows johnb676706/09/2009, 12:00 AM I wanted to pass this along in case anyone has a problem removing a device from the Device Manager, or if you suspect a corrupted Driver that you want to remove in its entirety. I know it is kinda lengthy and very basic in its format, but I figured Topic: Windows XP Operating SystemTags: Windows XP Views: 8460Comments: 15
Never Again Forget to Add that Attachment to your Outlook Email BlueDevilFan04/25/2010, 12:00 AM Issue. Have you ever sent an email and forgotten to add the attachment? How embarrassing!!!! Here's a short Outlook macro to make sure this never happens again. As I’ve gotten older I’ve noticed that my memory and attention to detail have both Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: outlook, attachment, vba, script, macro Views: 8112Comments: 56
Modify Distribution Group Members endital109709/08/2010, 12:00 AM Managing distribution groups always seems to be changing from one version of Exchange to the next. In Exchange 2003 you would modify the properties of the group by updating the Managed By tab and enabling the Manager can update membership list. To a Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Exchange Server, Powershell, Active Directory, Outlook Views: 8062Comments: 6
Problems sending mail to one or more external domains alanhardisty02/09/2010, 12:00 AM I have seen a lot of questions on EE where there have been problems sending out emails to one or more external email domains and most issues can be resolved fairly simply by checking to see that your Mail Server configuration is setup optimally and Topic: Email ServersTags: Sending Mail Problems External Domain Views: 8028Comments: 14
Adding Split MySQL database read/write capibilities to Drupal 5 mwecomputers11/20/2008, 12:00 AM Drupal 5.x currently does not have a production-ready patch bundle to allow for split read & writes for a MySQL master/slave replication setup. After reading a open discussion/thread on the Drupal site (http://drupal.org/node/147160) and a doing a b Topic: Web-Based CMSTags: drupal, mysql, replication Views: 8026Comments: 1
Understanding Ingress and Egress in General (Part 1) moodjbow03/13/2010, 12:00 AM There are numerous misunderstandings of the Ingress and Egress concepts when related to different OSI layers, so here is a brief overview: There is no big philosophy when one keeps in mind that Ingress/Egress-terms were originally explaining OSI Topic: Miscellaneous NetworkingTags: switching, routing, ingress, egress, network Views: 8014Comments: 7
Install Citrix XenServer 5.6 on softraid dr-evil09/14/2010, 12:00 AM Citrix XenServer 5.6 has a bug which causes inability to boot after you create any FD-type partition (0xFD=Raid Autodetect). To workaround this issue I suggest doing the following: In the file /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit comment out the line: && ech Topic: XenServerTags: XenServer, raid Views: 8005Comments: 8
Block Access to Facebook on Cisco ASA with MPF (Modular Policy Framework) PeteLong10/15/2009, 12:00 AM If you have an ASA5510 then this sort of thing would be better handled with a CSC Module, however on an ASA5505 thats not an option, and if you want to throw in a quick solution to stop your staff going to facebook during work time, then this is the Topic: Cisco PIX FirewallTags: Cisco ASA MPF Views: 7982Comments: 0
Troubleshooting File Sharing Issues with With Mac OS X and Windows renazonse01/15/2011, 12:00 AM Connectivity using SMB Symptoms When connecting to Windows Server shares from a Mac you receive an error similar to "Connection failed because the original item could not be found"Authentication persistently fails to a Windows Server from a Mac wi Topic: Mac OS XTags: AFP, SMB, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Server 2008, Mac OS 10.4, Mac OS 10.5, Mac OS 10.6, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Views: 7893Comments: 11
Fixing drive problems after installing or upgrading iTunes on Windows franked_it06/16/2009, 12:00 AM iTunes uses a third party component from GEAR Software for accessing the CD/DVD drives in Windows computers. This component is registered as a filter driver for all CD/DVD drives. Sometimes the iTunes installation or upgrade process can cause thi Topic: Windows XP Operating SystemTags: Windows, itunes, drives, gearaspi, upperfilter, registry, vista, x64, missing, burning Views: 7839Comments: 15
Registry Cleaners - Good or harmful to your PC? rpggamergirl10/01/2011, 12:00 AM It is only natural that we all want our PCs to be in good working order, improved system performance, so that is exactly how programs are advertised to entice. They say things like: • PC crashes? Get registry cleaner to repair it! Topic: Windows XP Operating SystemTags: Views: 7732Comments: 22
Avoiding Blank Subject Lines in Outlook BlueDevilFan04/24/2010, 12:00 AM Issue. Have you ever received an email with a blank subject line? Have you ever clicked "Send" only to realize that you forgot to add a subject? It’s frustrating to receive a message with no subject. You’ve no idea what the message is about, how Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: outlook, macro, script, blank, subject Views: 7695Comments: 22
How to make the Lotus Notes 8.x Standard client run faster. jvutechnc01/11/2010, 12:00 AM For users on the Lotus Notes 8 Standard client, this article provides information on checking the Java Heap size and adjusting it to half of your system RAM in attempt to get the Lotus Notes 8.x Standard client to run faster. I've had to exercise t Topic: Lotus NotesTags: lotus notes, notes eclipse Views: 7637Comments: 10
Exchange 2007 / 2010 Backpressure – Quick Fix alanhardisty12/20/2010, 12:00 AM What is Backpressure? Backpressure is a new ‘feature’ in Exchange 2007 / 2010 where Exchange actually monitors resources such as Free Disk Space on the disk where the Exchange Message Queue / Message Queue Transaction Logs live and the Memory that Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Backpressure Views: 7586Comments: 22
Symantec Endpoint Protection: SEP Client Status Utility jmlamb09/24/2010, 12:00 AM PREFACE The purpose of this guide is to explain what the SEPC Status Utility is and how it works. I have written the utility using AutoIt and have included the source code for your review. You are welcome to modify the code to your liking, but I wi Topic: Symantec Anti-Virus SoftwareTags: Symantec Endpoint Protection, SEP, Managed client, Status, Health Views: 7489Comments: 14
Notify External Recipient of email arrival demazter03/02/2010, 12:00 AM N.B. This process will work with Exchange 2007 running on Windows 2008, Small Business Server 2008, Essential Business Server 2008 & Exchange 2010 only. You may have reason to send a notification to an external recipient informing them that they Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: external recipient, exchange, transport rule Views: 7451Comments: 10
IF YOU CAN'T RUN .EXES IN AN INFECTED SYSTEM rpggamergirl11/20/2009, 12:00 AM When a system is infected, one of the symptoms might be the failure to run executables. Any virus or malware scanners that you've downloaded and try to run may trigger an error, you may be alerted that the file is infected, or it might just not open Topic: Anti-Virus ApplicationsTags: Views: 7383Comments: 39
Windows OS migration to dissimilar hardware. How to migrate to new hardware without OS reinstallation. noxcho02/26/2010, 12:00 AM History I think many of us have had this question - how do I transfer my well-adjusted and smoothly running OS plus all applications to new hardware. Because normal attempts (normal to user's point of view) to move the HDD with OS from one PC to an Topic: Backup & Restore SoftwareTags: Hardware independent restore, P2P, Intel to AMD, crossplatform migration, migrate to dissimilar hardware Views: 7179Comments: 19
Demystifying the Active Directory FSMO Roles tigermatt04/02/2010, 12:00 AM By Matt Huxtable (tigermatt) If you've spent any time administering Active Directory, you've probably come across the concept of Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles. Their introduction is arguably one of the most important but misunder Topic: Active DirectoryTags: Microsoft, Windows Server System, Active Directory, Directory Services, FSMO Roles, Multi Master, Operations Roles Views: 7155Comments: 49
How to navigate your computer without your mouse masmus08/05/2009, 12:00 AM There are plenty of situations when you need know how to operate your computer without your mouse: like that time you kept putting off replacing the batteries on your wireless mouse until that day there was no more juice and you were out of AA's or Topic: Windows XP Operating SystemTags: without your mouse, without mouse, Windows XP, vista, mouse broken Views: 7136Comments: 16
Configure iPhone for use with Exchange Server demazter06/04/2010, 12:00 AM With more and more people using iPhones and iPads for email collection we are seeing more problems arising from misconfiguration. Preparation The first thing to be aware of is that for ActiveSync to work correctly you must be using Exchange 2003 Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: iphone, activesync, Exchange server Views: 7088Comments: 14
Encrypt your Thumb Drive at Work and Use it at Home -- PART ONE DanRollins08/09/2009, 12:00 AM USB "Thumb Drives" are convenient and cheap. They are great for making quick backups and for transferring data from one place to another. But if you lose a portable flash disk, anything it contains is easily read by whoever finds it. It turns out Topic: Microsoft Operating SystemsTags: encrypt thumb drive, EFS, Encrypting File System, USB Drive, thumb drive, NTFS Views: 7039Comments: 25
PXEClient, dhcp option 60, what is it for? Can I use PXE without it ? vivigatt04/27/2010, 12:00 AM Ever wondered why you had to create a custom DHCP option (dhcp opt 60) with "PXEClient" in it in order to use PXE? Well, you don't! You have to create this dhcp option only if: - You have a PXE Service that binds on UDP 4011 and that runs on th Topic: Miscellaneous NetworkingTags: PXE, RIS, WDS, DHCP, option 60 Views: 7033Comments: 2
Export or Strip Email Attachments in Outlook alainbryden08/12/2010, 12:00 AM Intro I've seen a few requests floating around for scripts that will export or strip attachments out of emails, and so far have never encountered any high quality implementations of this feature, so I created this method with a little flavor. Whe Topic: Outlook Groupware SoftwareTags: Outlook, Attachment, Strip, Archive, Save, Button, Manage, Email, VBA, Macro Views: 6853Comments: 29
Windows 7 Review: Seven Reasons Windows 7 Could be a Success/Failure BMilneSLO10/15/2009, 12:00 AM I got my first look at Windows 7 this week and my initial reaction was "so far, so good." "So far" being the key phrase of that statement. New operating systems (Microsoft officially releases Windows 7 on Oct. 22) are almost always an improve Topic: Windows 7Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Windows, OS, Vista, Windows XP Views: 6849Comments: 16
Exchange Offline Defrag demazter03/25/2010, 12:00 AM With Exchange 2003 Enterprise, Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 there is no need to run an offline defrag of the Exchange database. All of these versions will allow the creation of another mailbox store. Once you have another mailbox store you can Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: ESEUTIL, offline defrag, event 1221 Views: 6704Comments: 27
Windows XP/Vista Recovery rogue - Desktop icons missing - Empty program files rpggamergirl06/14/2011, 12:00 AM Most PC repair technicians (if not all) always start their cleanup process by emptying the temp folders before running any removal tools. It makes sense because temp folders are common places for malware installers to lurk and removing all the junk Topic: Anti-SpywareTags: Windows Recovery, windows Restore, missing files Views: 6687Comments: 38
Exchange Server Mail Flow demazter05/10/2010, 12:00 AM One of the most common problems with co-existing Exchange Servers (an organization consisting of an Exchange 2003 server and Exchange 2007 or 2010 server) is mail flow between the servers. When Exchange 2007 or 2010 is installed in an existing Ex Topic: Exchange Email ServerTags: default smtp virtual server, mailflow, send connector Views: 6634Comments: 7
Configuring DHCP server from command-line iSiek08/02/2010, 12:00 AM Many of us need to configure DHCP server(s) in their environment. We can do that simply via DHCP console on server or using MMC snap-in on each computer with Administrative Tools installed in a network. But what if we have to configure many DHCP ser Topic: Windows 2003 ServerTags: DHCP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server2008 Views: 6544Comments: 9
SharePoint permissions reporting tool dp_expert11/17/2009, 12:00 AM Recently Microsoft has released the Fourth Release of the Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit. It was announced on the SharePoint team blog. A very interesting part of this toolkit is a permission reporting tool. I think that every admin Topic: MS SharePointTags: Effective permissions, reporting tool, permission inheritance, Sharepoint Views: 6455Comments: 6
DNS Troubleshooting made easy ChiefIT11/30/2008, 12:00 AM Most DNS problems are VERY easily troubleshot and identifiable if you can follow the steps a DNS query takes. I would like to share the step-by-step a DNS query takes from the origin to the destination. ... Topic: Domain Name Service (DNS)Tags: DNS troubleshooting Views: 6358Comments: 10

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