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So been automating some global configuration in Exchange 2007 today and wanted to share this.  I need to enable web distribution of the oab and couldn't find the Powershell ''check box''.  But cracked it.  You need to just populate the VirtualDirectories entry and it ''checks'' the Enable Web-bases distribution. The cheat was ...

Interesting Source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/19/449621.aspx Today Microsoft announced some significant changes to its licensing and support policies for applications in hardware virtualization environments. There are two key parts of the announcement worth highlighting for Exchange customers: Microsoft now supports ...

If you try and access OWA 2007 you may see this error   440 Login Timeout   It would appear that this error happens if the IUSR_<Servername> and / or IWAM_<Servername> accounts are disabled on the server.   Using Computer Mangement on the server, navigate to Local Users and Groups and select the disabled acount and ...

Theses are the mutts nuts.  Good old Ross Smith IV up's the bar again. Check them out here http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/08/07/449497.aspx and here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc533547(EXCHG.80).aspx ...The following Exchange Server installation guides can be used as a starting point for formalizing your server build ...

Rui does it again, this is a sweet article, read it and weep! Source: http://www.msexchange.org/articles-tutorials/exchange-server-2007/planning-architecture/exchange-2007-sizing-cheat-sheet.html Implementing a complete Exchange 2007 solution requires not only good planning, but also a good understanding of all the technical requirements and a ...

Just found this up on the Forefront blog http://blogs.technet.com/fss/archive/2008/08/11/forefront-for-exchange-sp1-rollup-3-has-been-released.aspx   Forefront for Exchange SP1 Rollup3 has been released.  The fixes that are included with in Forefront for Exchange SP1 Rollup3 are as follows. Prior to full publication of Forefront for ...

So every day is a school day and today I learnt two thing, which means that is enough for one week ;-) So first off is BES.  If you use Exchange 2007, you MUST have public folders for BES to work?! Yeah! BlackBerry Enterprise Server obtains free/busy data from the Schedule+Free/Busy Public Folder on the Microsoft Exchange Server. When ...

Update to this script too, basically a change from using Get-ExchangeServer in places to Get-TransportServer.  Also add a size column to the message tab. It will also log data to c:\ps\logs\<datefolder> Let me know what you think ;-)  

So another script .. This is actually a one liner but this is an easy wrapper.  The one liner is: Get-TransportServer | Get-Queue

Recreation of an old script.  Basically this will run get-help for all commands and output it to c:\ps\help .. I like it ;-) ######################################################################################### $AppName = ''Dump-Help.ps1'' $AppVer  = ''v1.0 [7 August 2008]'' #v1.0 6 August 2008 : A script is Born # #This script ...

The Future of Exchange? Well this is an interesting article check it out! http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Microsoft-Exchange-Online-Beta-Performs-Well/?kc=rss Microsoft's hosted Exchange offering is easy to configure, maintain and use, but it's tied too tightly into Windows. In one of the most substantial incarnations ...

So just got this in an email and wanted to share with you: Thank you for registering for and/or attending our Microsoft Certified Master Live Meeting on July 30, 2008. You'll find a link to the session recording and a few other resources below. To those of you who had trouble logging in to the morning meeting due to the incorrect link we sent ...

Damm is that a month already :-| It's all downhill now .. only 146 days until Christmas! #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in July 2008 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help [July2008] The Exchange Server 2007 SP1 ...

I Dunno if you remember this and my little picture: BUT, you have spec'ed ur server, you have enough disk, proc and memory.  Any idea on how you know when ur are running out of memory?

Sean pointed this one out to me, and I can't see I had noticed this before.  Check out in perfmon, on an Exchange 2007 Mailbox Role server: MSExchangeIS Mailbox\Messages Queued for Submission and then select _Total or a mailbox database. perfmon says "Messages Queued For Submission is the current number of submitted messages which are ...

Damm, has this script grown up recently. In a nut shell, this is the daddy of all scripts and gathers chunks of information from the Exchange Organisation and each Exchange Server by using a mixture of WMI, .Net and Exchange 2007 Powershell commands. The script can be run for just one server, by appending an server name to the command or with no ...

So I just stumbled upon this blog ... very interesting and one for adding to your favourites for when you need it.

Just discovered this blog and found a freebie ... Can't be bad.  All you need to do is provide an email address you can download the 379 pdf doc that is made up from thses books: Mastering Exchange Server 2007Chapter 2: Exchange Server ArchitectureChapter 6: Scaling Upward and Outward Exchange Server 2007 Infrastructure Design: A ...

Heard a rumour today, that RIM are taking the european datacentre down for 7 hours on Friday (25th July 2008) night! Yeah, you read right, that it they are taking EUROPE out! .. All BES devices that use the European NOC will not be working! Oh my GAWD! time to get those Windows Mobile devices out!  Couldn't find anything on Google about it ...

So Anderson posted this, and my initial thought was huh?  The KB didn't really explain either, so it was time for a test.  So the KB will allow you to remove the circled text below: And it's a nice simple PowerShell Command: Set-TransportConfig WritingBrandingInDSNEnabled $false But you do need to have Exchange 2007 SP1 with RU3

This is a handy little KB from RIM, it enables you to determine the software version of your BlackBerry Enterprise Server ;-)  Source: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/dynamickc.do?externalId=KB05131&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=KB05131

Not sure how I found this, but have a read.  It is not a very good comparison, as it shuold be Exchange 2007 vs Gmail or actually Windows Live vs Gmail http://lifehacker.com/398778/outlook-vs-gmail++the-definitive-comparision  

I saw this on Jason's Blog .. AstraSync is scheduled to be released in July 2008 at $49 for a one mailbox 12 month subscription. You can register your interest by filling in the form below. Once you have submitted your details our sales team will contact you to provide further information on the product and release date. Could be an interesting ...

Just in case you missed this, Brett posted yesterday. So for the Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) on HP Active Answers go here:http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/561453-0-0-0-121.html Found the Exchange link too ;-) The Microsoft Exchange Server link on HP Active Answers is ...

FYI Event Name: TechNet Webcast: High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 2 of 2): Disaster Recovery and SCR Deep Dive (Level 300) Event ID: 1032381322 We have rescheduled this event for the following date: Date: 08/15/2008Start Time: 09:30 AM PacificOriginally scheduled for 31st July 2008

Did anyone have any issues last night with your Exchange 2007 Edge Servers rejecting all messages by marking them as SCL9?Look like it might have happened after this update?  Product: Microsoft Exchange 2007 Enterprise Block List Updates - Update 'Update to 3.3.6710.001' installed successfully. Let me know

Interesting article up on the computer weekly website about moving towards webmail.! <SNIP>Businesses with less than 1000 staff should consider replacing in-house e-mail servers with webmail to reduce the cost of providing e-mail for end users, analyst firm Gartner has advised. Matthew Cain, research vice-president at Gartner, said ...

Okay so Tuesday and a bunch of us headed to Microsoft's office in Victoria to hear from Gordon McKenna talk about Managing and Monitoring Exchange using SCOM 2007.  Here are my notes from the event ... hopefully its not to disjoined ;-) So eight of us joined Gordon who is actually a Windows Management MVP. Check out the Windows ...

Okay that was a smoother installation than I expected.  So Ari recommended using this from the command prompt Exchange2007-KB949870-x64-EN.msp /quiet /lxv* KB949870.log I Did bit found it a bit scarey that you get no feedback on what is happening so I tried /passive instead.  But what I did find was this in the Application event ...

I found this up on BlankMan's Blog and it's damm cool. ... One of the frustrating realities about OST files is that they become progressively slower as they become older. One of the factors influencing this is fragmentation.  As the Exchange Team blog says: ''We usually recommend no more than about 2500 - 5000 messages in any ...

This makes an interesting read .. Found it up on the Security Vulnerability Research & Defense Blog Today we released MS08-039 which addressed several XSS vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange’s Outlook Web Access component.  While this is an update to be applied to the Exchange server, the clients who use OWA are the computers ...

So we have a KB, Download and a Security Bulletin ;-)  NOTE: This also affects Exchange 2007, but is included in RU3 for Exchange 2007 SP1 and RU7 for Exchange 2007 RTM Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e099c1d1-5af6-4d6c-b735-9599412b3131&DisplayLang=en This update addresses the Microsoft Exchange ...

ohh .. Rollup, rollup (sorry couldn't resist!) HOT off the press! Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB949870)http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=63E7F26C-92A8-4264-882D-F96B348C96AB&displaylang=en Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in ...

Okay so just for everyone (and for me to blow the dust off a few brain cells .. and what I understand the issue to be) .. This is a problem introduced with Exchange 2007, and affects any BES or Outlook 2003 user that is on Exchange 2007. Essentially, a users Exchange 2007 OoO is actually stored at the top of the information for a users mailbox, ...

So at last RIM confirm they have a problem! .. Rumour control has the fix scheduled for BES 5.0 ... god knows when that will hit the streets!. So esentially you when you migrate a Blackberry user to Exchange 2007 they shouldn't set an OoO from the BES device!? Source: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/article/458/KB15155_f.SAL_Public.html ...

Boyz & Girlz gentle remind if your interested in spending an evening with Gordon McKenna discussing SCOM 2007 and Exchange 2007. This event will be held in London at the MSFT offices in Cardinal Place near Victoria. The meeting will be a mixture of PowerPoint and Discussions so there will be plenty of time to run through your questions. The ...

I just have to share this with you, as I was quite impressed by how quick I knocked this script up.  Basically I wanted to see how much email was queued up on my Exchange 2003 servers.  I had a feeling that a WMI object existed so I ran scriptomatic on a server a behold under root\MicrosoftExchangeV2 was Exchange_SMTPQueue. So the rest ...

This arrived in my inbox Event Name: TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Storage Deep Dive (Level 300) Event ID: 1032379718 We have rescheduled this event for the following date: Date: 07/18/2008Start Time: 08:00 AM PacificEnd Time: 09:30 AM Pacific You are still registered for this event and will continue receiving ...

Just found this on the EV blog (https://forums.symantec.com/syment/blog/article?blog.id=EV_team_blog&message.id=65#M65) Shame I can't get to the FTP link and give you more info.  Once I do i will be back There are also Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Symantec Compliance Accelerator 6.0  and Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Symantec Discovery ...

Thanks to Ari for this nugget ;-) The following events are visible:Event Source: Service Control ManagerEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 7000Description:The Microsoft Exchange Monitoring service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.  Event ...

Damm is that a month already :-| It's all downhill now .. only 176 days until Christmas!#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in June 2008 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Release Notes (June2008)The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Release ...

So we had this issue today on an Exchange 2000 SP3 Public Folder Server When we tried to mount a database it logged this in the Application Eventlog Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: ESEEvent Category: Logging/Recovery Event ID: 454Description:Information Store (2892) Database recovery/restore failed with unexpected error ...

Sweet .. this is basically ExMap but built in to Visio 2007.  but I found it doesnt work :-|  It baiscally says that is it no a ''valid Office Add-in'' Anyone else get it working? Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0140bc6d-1c51-41f6-a473-d0e04690ee5e&DisplayLang=en Although Exchange Management are ...

Noticed some updates to this site (thanks Ari) that have happened so far in 2008. Looks what I just found too: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc655656(EXCHG.80).aspx and http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/category/11153.aspx Planning for a Simple Exchange OrganizationTopic Last Modified: 2008-03-13 ...

Looks like an update over the weekend, but no details on what has been updated! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1A83E112-8677-4E03-83C3-F1B7EBFC3A4B&displaylang=en The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 management pack is designed to be used for monitoring Exchange 2007 events, collecting Exchange ...

oh, oh, oh, oh get ur web browsers at the ready ... just seen this on Henriks Blog. Start here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/master/default.mspx The new Microsoft Certified Master series offers advanced technical training and certifications on Microsoft technologies that go beyond any product training offered outside of Microsoft today. ...

Interesting Mr Bond .. via Scott & Rui, basically the Windows Server Backup utility that ships with Windows 2008 will support Exchange 2007 backups.  ..Although streaming backups have been deprecated for Exchange Server 2007, it is still possible (and supported) to use this kind of data protection with the NTBackup utility from Windows ...

Humm so maybe an iPhone 2.0 is going to be my new phone? Source: http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/messaging_collaboration/applemicrosoft_friendly_exchange.html ... In March, Apple announced that iPhone 2.0 software would support Microsoft's ActiveSync, offering full synchronization fidelity with Exchange Server. The update is coming soon, ...

Bit late this month .. so here we go#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in May 2008 Title Release Date Microsoft Exchange Server Error Code Look-up Tool Determine error values from decimal and hexadecimal error codes in Microsoft Windows® operating systems. 5/29/2008 Swett ...

I know you already know about this, but this is for my reference, so I remember to look here in the morning. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb687789(TechNet.10).aspx Find here Microsoft IT's early adopter experiences, best experiences, and lessons learned from our own deployments of Messaging solutions within our global enterprise. ...

Do you know how sometimes you write a script and the output looks lovely, but for some stupid reason a yellow warning message ruins it. Well my school day learning from today is that you can turn them off! So lets say I run this [PS] C:\PS>get-mailboxdatabase -server ...

Just stumbled across this: https://forums.symantec.com/syment/blog/article?blog.id=EV_team_blog&message.id=58#M58 Symantec Enterprise Vault 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3)Build Number: 7.5.3.2138Documentation link -  http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/304302Installation link -  http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/304217 Symantec ...

The king of exchange powershell scripting .. so here is v5 of the awesome mailbox size gui script by Glen.  This time he has added mailbox growth history.  Check it out and download it! http://gsexdev.blogspot.com/2008/05/version-5-of-mailbox-size-gui-script.html

ooh ooh ooh a new version update as of 29th May 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=be596899-7bb8-4208-b7fc-09e02a13696c&displaylang=en&tm  

As they say, every day is a school day ... todays lesson was learnt while trawling Exchange 2003 Servers and finding a while load of .ifs file in the database folder. So a bit of googling and I discovered this!?! Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260532 Files ending in .ifs may appear in folder containing database log filesDuring the ...

I wrote this a while back, and just blew the dust off it. Meet get-PerfCounters.ps1  Basically you feed the script a csv file that has ''ServerName'' on the first line the first. The script will then loop the servers and get the following perf counters System\System Up TimeMemory\% Committed Bytes In UseMemory\Committed BytesMemory\Commit ...

So I posted this but missed the golden nugget near the end Original Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080519/tc_nm/summit_microsoft_dc_2;_ylt=AsKL2pjELwGF53bquJszSVIE1vAI Microsoft has already signed up large customers to its online services. The company said Coca Cola Enterprises Inc (CCE.N) signed up 70,000 seats for Exchange Online, ...

Off the back of Eileen's post, I just couldn't resist a new ebook. So Exchange Management Shell: TFM is a 386 page secured! PDF document, with the last 8 being adverts for Sapien Press!.  The secured bit is a a major pain in the butt as you can't copy from the PDF doc.  So a PDF ebook, that has code snippets becomes kind like a paper ...

Okay here is a second attempt at getting TechNet Webcasts up with the video  Source: ...

How kewl is this ..  not! .. looks like it all down to Free/Busy lookups Source: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/dynamickc.do?externalId=KB15582&sliceId=SAL_Public&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=KB15582 Microsoft Exchange 2007 can be installed without public folders for environments with Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 ...

Check this out, Sembee just posted an awesome blog Source: http://www.sembee.co.uk/archive/2008/05/12/77.aspx ...A new tool from the Microsoft Exchange team, currently in prototype/development may well be something to help you. https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/ can currently test Autodiscover, Outlook Anywhere (which should work for ...

Good olde Doug has done it again.  Check the docs out they are great Source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/05/12/448867.aspx Download: http://msexchangeteam.com/files/448862/download.aspx The ability to continue to provide a full service to your user community in the unlikely event of the loss of a datacentre is an increasingly ...

Cor blimey look at these fixes .. This is an interesting statement: ''Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers. This update rollup does not apply to ...

So here we are again: #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in April 2008 Title Release Date Microsoft Antigen 9.0 with SP1 Readme The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, ...

I got asked this today and just to confirm I was kinda right I thought I would share it! ;-) Transaction Log File Replay: Soft Recovery and Hard Recovery in Exchange Server 2003http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997761(EXCHG.65).aspx As used in Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, the word recovery must be distinguished from the word ...

Interesting, this was kept quite :-| but indeed it is available for download from https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do Service Pack 5 File name: besx_upgrader_4.1.5.exe File size: 308 MB Date posted: 18-April-2008 And supporting docs are here: ...

Talking to Joe today and he applied Forefront RU2 to an Exchange 2007 SCC Cluster.What he didn't expect what that Forefront stopped updating with the following error: Event Source:   GetEngineFilesEvent Category: Engine Error Event ID:       6012Description:Microsoft Forefront Server Security encountered an ...

Missed this.. but looks like it fixes quite a bit! Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;946864 This hotfix rollup fixes the following issues: 949361 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949361/) The proxy password is reset to a blank or empty password after a cluster node failover occurs in Forefront Security for ...

So here we are again: #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads in March 2008Microsoft Exchange Load Generator [Version: February2008]The Exchange Load Generator (LoadGen) document describes installing Exchange Load Generator on a client computer and then steps through configuring, creating, running, customizing, ...

This is an interesting one I found.  We set Message Tracking on out Hub Role servers so it would purge the logs after 30 days .. nice and simple.  MessageTrackingLogEnabled               : ...

I saw Andy posted this (http://telnetport25.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/quick-ish-tip-exchange-2007-setting-oof-for-users-via-powershell-2/) today and wanted to share my script. It uses the same dll from Glen(EWSOofUtil.dll) to open the specified users mailbox and Enable/Disable a users Out Off Office Setting. This in theory fixes an Issue with ...

I am sure you have seen this on Michaels blog (http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2008/03/25/public-folders-and-e14-the-next-version-of-exchange.aspx) and all I have to say is I am not surprised ... Sharepoint just doesn't cut the mustard!

Just found this .. looks really good http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=45f7ea49-ceb2-4b04-8d46-2b0ae5e10694&displaylang=en

Okay so it's not difficult to install, but as ever I want to share the steps we have used successfully. So before you start yeah a reboot to start with, as we have seen that is just a better place to start the installation!  Generally it takes 10-15mins for the Rollup to install Standalone Servers Reboot Server Apply Rollup 1 Check ...

Remember all the heart ache we had with this ... and having to disable TCP Chimney just for the server to actually stay working :-|  Wel Michael has found the latest installment in the way of a new KB that essentially sets EnableTCPChimney, EnableRSS,and EnableTCPA to 0 948496 An update to turn off default SNP features is available for ...

Okay, this was interesting.  We have four Mailbox SCC Clusters with EMC storage.  Each cluster has a dedicated Replication Manager Server. We found that after upgrading to Exchange 2007 SP1, replication manager failed to generate snaps, but put this in the ERM_Client log (C:\Program Files\EMC\rm\logs\client) 000506 ERROR:Could not ...

A Month in Exchange: March 2008 Bl00dy hell is it the 11th already.  Sorry I am late, had a bit on at work the last few weeks with Exchange 2007 SP1 & RU1.  So lets get this party startedNew Downloads in February 2008   Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB945684)Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 ...

Humm, very crafty, the following articles have been added as ''fixed'' to this KB! Article ID: 945684Last Review: March 5, 2008Revision: 2.1 946958 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946958/) The Restore-Mailbox cmdlet is not successful and you receive an error message in Exchange Server 2007 S946958 In a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service ...

Ignore the issue, unless of course you have the problem .. Instead check out the resolution at the bottom Source: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=947551 To resolve this problem, install Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1. For more information about Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 ...

Okay, here are the steps we documented to reduce the number off installation issues ;-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Exchange 2007 NON Cluster Installationo   Apply OS hotfixes    o   942084    o   938486    o   ...

Okay so we installed a few servers and here a list of the issues that we saw.  This first one is the main issue we saw and a real pain in the butt.  I will share out installation steps with you in another blog so you know how to by pass this  1.1.   Open files setup /mode:upgrade ...

Okay so a few weekends ago we upgraded 29 servers to SP1 and I wanted share some timings with you. CAS servers: ~10mins HUB servers: ~ 15mins Multi-Role: ~20mins Mailbox Single Copy Cluster Cluster Node: ~20mins to 180mins! CMS: ~3mins But that is just for SP1, you need to add time for installing Forefront SP1 too.  The longest ...

Holy sh1t have you read the fixes that are in this! 925252: The Store.exe process uses almost 100 percent of CPU resources, and the size of the public folder store increases quickly in Micorosoft Exchange Server 2007View products that this article applies to.Consider the following scenario. You create a Contacts folder in public folder tree that ...

WHAT! just found this and in the nick of time Source: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945684 Microsoft has released Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Check the KB for the list of fixes ... and there is a LOT!

Paul sent me this so I could put an Exchange server in to a Lag AD site.  It is very cool! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/55956.mspx?mfr=true Create the following reg key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters Key: SiteNameDataType: REG_SZValue: ...

Any another one .. interesting how you could never find them when you want them  Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937194/  This article describes the product service strategy that Microsoft uses to help support Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The way that we service Exchange 2007 differs from the way that we service ...

Interesting KB! and to keep an eye on! Source: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937052  This article describes how to obtain the latest update rollup for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Update rollups are a common way to distribute Exchange 2007 fixes and Exchange 2007 modifications. You can install the latest update rollup to ...

Sean posted this and I wanted to share it will you all. What is cool is that the Standard Edition - Contains the following Microsoft Products:Windows Standard Server 2008Exchange Server 2007Windows SharePoint Services v3Microsoft Forefront security for ExchangeWindows Live OneCare for the ServerIntegration with Office Live (in countries where ...

Okay so came back with this: Please Update storport.sys to the latest version (946448), and Hp storport drivers (this can be easily accomplish by Update Broadcom nics Turnoff TCP Chimney per kb912222 (I believe It’s already turned off) Disable Checksum Offloading.  Additional ...

Here we go again.  So nice new DL585 G2.  Slapped Exchange 2003 on SP2 and few other fixes and then started noticing there: Event Type:    ErrorEvent Source:    Application PopupEvent Category:    NoneEvent ID:    333Description:An I/O operation initiated by the Registry ...

Remember this? http://blogs.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2007/11/13/exchange-2007-msexchangeis-9646.aspx Interesting how HP has hidden this .. I like the final words .. ''The real fix is to make sure the network card supports the new featured offered in SP1 and SP2 of Windows Server 2003. Consult the manufacture of the network card for updated ...

This just arrived in my inbox ... no mention of support for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1! Packed with new features to simplify administration and increase productivity! Includes BlackBerry® Monitoring Service for high availability through enhanced monitoring, alert, troubleshooting and reporting capabilities. Enhanced security features include ...

So this is a script I knocked up to make sure Exchange is being backed up.  It does it by querying the LastFullBackup attribute of an Exchange Database. It groups servers by AD site, and I have this run as a scheduled task every day.  It also send and email. As a scheduled task I created a .cmd file with the following in ...

So off the back of this post ''942227: You may receive duplicate Out of Office messages in Outlook 2003 after your mailbox is migrated to Exchange Server 2007'' one of the workarounds is to use OWA to set the OOO.  So I wanted to be able to send a link out to a user that will take them direct to  OOO page in OWA So after some surfing I ...

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads in January 2008 Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console Documentation Forefront Server Security Management Console allows administrators to easily manage Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint and Microsoft Antigen, ...

January 25, 2008 947282: Error message when you prepare an Active Directory forest for Exchange Server 2007: ''Schema update failed'' You run the ForestPrep operation by using the setup.exe /prepareschema command in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 domain. You do this to prepare a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory directory service forest for ...

These look familar :-| 948000: You cannot start the Microsoft Exchange Transport service on an Exchange Server 2007 Hub serverYou cannot start the Microsoft Exchange Transport service on a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Hub server. When this occurs, the following error message is logged the Application event log:Event Type: Error Event Source: ...

You couldn't make this up!  We are seeing this mainly with Blackberry users and Outlook 2003 ... gets even better! ''..at the present time RIM do not support Exchange 2007 SP1 for use with BlackBerry Enterprise Server software'' Remind me, how long has Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 been out? January 30, 2008 942227: You may ...

I had this problem before with forefront (http://blogs.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2007/08/17/forefront-for-exchange.aspx) and I thought it was me. Looks like it wasn't! .. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944752/ ... This problem occurs because the affected computer cannot reach the following Microsoft Web site: ...