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Comprehensive Guide on Addressing Exchange Calendaring Issues

Jeff Guillet — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:31:06 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...article covers lost appointments, duplicate appointments, odd delegate issues, etc. This article is based on the real-world experience we as a company have gained working with many organizations of all sizes...my recommendation is to adjust the Cached Mode latencies to 1 second using Group Policy. There is virtually no network performance impact and it..." more

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:31:06 GMT

Exchange Hotfix Rollup for Microsoft Forefront Protection - v11.0.689.0

Aaron Tiensivu — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:17:18 GMT

Aaron Tiensivu writes, "A hotfix rollup is available for Forefront Protection for Exchange with some noteworthy fixes. This rollup will bring the build version to 11.0.689.0...The following fixes are issues I've personally seen with the RTM version of FPE...You can request the hotfix rollup here..." more

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:17:18 GMT

Disabling an Existing Exchange Email Address Template Objects in PowerShell

Michael B Smith — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:17:00 GMT

Michael B Smith writes, "...in this case, we are trying to take a "currently enabled" object and make it disabled, we should be able to use a reference to the existing object. ...given what we know now, what does the script look like? There are some similarities, but now it doesn't feel like a hack and it is much easier to read and understand:" more

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:17:00 GMT

How to Apply a Default Managed Folder Mailbox Policy to All Users in Exchange 2007

Jeff Guillet — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:55:29 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...Exchange 2007 provides a way for you to apply message retention settings to default and custom folders in user mailboxes. This process is called Messaging Records Management (MRM) and is covered in..." more

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:55:29 GMT

Install an Exchange 2007 Server Before Installing Exchange 2010

Magnus Björk — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:36:55 GMT

Magnus Björk writes, "...after you install Exchange 2010 you can no longer install a previous version of Exchange into the same organization (in a supported way). You might think that that is not a problem and you are probably right but there are two scenarios when you might run into problems....why this might be a problem..." more

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:36:55 GMT

Trouble with ActiveSync with iOS4 for iPhone

Jeff Guillet — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:50:47 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...But take a look at that Apple article. There's virtually no technical content or explanation that describes what the new profile does, other than saying it increases the timeout value. To what? From what? What was it in previous iOS versions? All this demonstrates how the iPhone is not an enterprise ready device, primarily because Apple...." more

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:50:47 GMT

Fix for Exchange Protected Service Host Service Failed to Start

Jeff Guillet — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:11:23 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...If you install Exchange Server 2007 SP3 on a Windows Server 2008 R2 all-in-one server, you may get an error during installation of the Hub Transport role...This happens because there is a dependancy in the Microsoft Exchange Service Host service on IPv6. Check to ensure..." more

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:11:23 GMT

How to Enable the New Exchange 2007 SP3 Password Reset Tool

Jeff Guillet — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:23:29 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 includes a handy new web page that allows users to change their password before logging into Outlook Web Access...This new functionality is not enabled by default, since some organizations do not allow password changes from outside the internal network. To enable it:..." more

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:23:29 GMT

Add a "Log On Again" button to Exchange 2007 OWA Log Off Page

Jeff Guillet — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:50:04 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...By default when you click "Log Off" in OWA 2007, Exchange 2007 directs you to a page that explains that you have successfully logged off from Outlook Web Access. The only button available, "Close Window", closes the existing browser window or tab. This article explains how to add a "Log On Again" button..." more

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:50:04 GMT

How to Securely Deploy iPhones With Exchange ActiveSync in the Enterprise

Jeff Guillet — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:16:55 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...I consolidated my 7-part series "How to Securely Deploy iPhones With Exchange ActiveSync in the Enterprise" into a single PDF document...." more

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:16:55 GMT

Exchange 2010 SP1 Automation Goodness

Jeff Guillet — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:49:15 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...I've found that quite a few customers didn't know that you can install Exchange directly from the SP1 update bits. There's no need to install Exchange 2010 RTM and then upgrade it to SP1...In previous versions of setup, you were required to manually stop and decouple FPE 2010 from Exchange before running the upgrade as described in. This is now handled automatically during setup, as shown below:..." more

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:49:15 GMT

Big Win Adding "Sequencing" to Forefront Endpoint Protection

Scott Ladewig — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:11:14 GMT

Scott Ladewig writes, "...The addition of CPU throttling is a big win, as we often receive complaints from our users that FCS has started a scan and is impacting performance right when they need to get something ready for class. The addition of “sequencing” to its behavioral analysis will help catch things that are..." more

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:11:14 GMT

TechEd: 10 Most Common Questions on the Exchange CAS-Array.

Tino Donderwinkel — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:12:25 GMT

Tino Donderwinkel writes, "...at TechEd 2010 in New Orleans, I had to work the Exchange Server 2010 Flexibility and Reliability booth...the 10 most predominant questions...So where are my iPhone and BlackBerry questions?...Well, since the implementation of the iPhones ‘ActiveSync’ is lacking a lot of functionality...As far as BlackBerry’s go..." more

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:12:25 GMT

Free Certificate Manager for Exchange 2007

Rui Silva — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:32:01 GMT

Rui Silva writes, "...Exchange 2007 enables SSL within IIS by default. Using PowerShell commands, certificate creation and management is quite confusing and often results with incorrect results due to the nature of the syntax. U-BTech Solutions is providing Certificate Manager for Exchange Server 2007...easy to use GUI which enables you to..." more

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:32:01 GMT

Best Dressed: The T-Shirts of TechEd 2010

Edgardo Vega — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:01:24 GMT

Edgardo Vega writes, "...I took photos of all the t-shirts I collected. I have both the fronts and the backs pictured...If there is a shirt that I am missing and you want it displayed here, make a comment and I will stop by and pick one up and add it to the photos below..." more

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:01:24 GMT

Notes from the PRC08: Best Practices for Deployments & Upgrades Session

Hunter French — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:55:01 GMT

Hunter French writes, "Exchange 2003 to 2010, David Elfassy and Jim McBee sprinkled PRC08 with tips that would be helpful for anyone looking to upgrade to Microsoft’s latest Exchange release. Below you will find a few of the things I gleaned from their session..." more

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:55:01 GMT

Host File Shows Who Hijacked Your Browser

Marlon Ribunal — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:54:43 GMT

Marlon Ribunal writes, "A couple of days ago, all my browsers – IE, Firefox, and Chrome – were kind of hijacked. So thinking that a malware was running behind, I run a couple of virus/malware scans but to no avail. I remember to check my host file...and this is what I found out:..." more

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:54:43 GMT

How to Create Dynamic Signatures in Exchange 2010

Jeff Guillet — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:42:41 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...how to create a Dynamic Signature based on the user's name, department, phone number, company name and address in AD. The signature will also include a custom image for each user, as shown..." more

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:42:41 GMT

7 TechEd NA Announcement Speculations

Stephen Forte — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:11:01 GMT

Stephen Forte writes, "...Since there is no PDC this year, TechEd is an opportunity for Microsoft to make some BI, developer or IT pro announcements. There are two keynotes by “Microsoft executives” and I’ll be looking (hoping) for Microsoft to make the following announcements, in order of probability..." more

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:11:01 GMT

Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow Leads to What Motivates

Stephen Forte — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:51:46 GMT

Stephen Forte writes, "...explaining issues around the Stack Exchange on Stack Overflow and spoke about what motivates employees...money was not the top item on the list...Today most people work in a knowledge economy. Dan Pink makes the argument that once someone have to use their brain at work, money is less and less of a motivator...video...what motivates us..." more

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:51:46 GMT