In order to install Exchange 2010 there are various prerequisites that are required. One of those is .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1, If you try and install the dotnetfx35Setup file you’ll get the following error:- What you’ll need to do is install .NET framework...

  ServerManagerCmd is deprecated in R2 (we are trying to move away from that model although it still works) See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354(EXCHG.140).aspx#WS08R2   (The new command is now Add-WindowsFeature) Written...

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Download Exchange 2007 SP2 and see what's new:-   Deploying Exchange Server 2010 Exchange Backup Functionality Enhanced Auditing Dynamic Active Directory Schema Validation Public Folder Quota Management Centralized Organizational Settings

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6d27da1-ba2c-4570-a491-c0d7b39ede8b&displaylang=en Have fun!

Take a look at the new guidance for combing HT and CAS and you can install both roles by running Setup.com /mode:install /role:H,C (nice and easy) Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith

Having spoke with a few customers about whether a local CCR and SCR is the best solution or a stretched CCR across 2 data centres I thought I'd write a post. There is no right and wrong answer to that question, in typical consulting style 'it depends...

Check out the WindowsITPro ‘ Guide to Migrating Public Folders to SharePoint’ well worth a read Written By Daniel Kenyon-Smith

In order to relocate the ADAM database and logs on Edge you need edit the ConfigureAdam.PS1 to update the location of dsbutil.exe as shown below Then for example run:- configureAdam.PS1 –logpath:”E:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TRansportRoles...

In Exchange 2007 SP1 the default database cache size is set to 128MB, to allow for better cache growth. The new guidance is to increase the DatabaseMaxCacheSize from 128MB to 512MB (on Hub Transport servers with more than 4GB of RAM) This can be done...

Whilst working for a customer they had a specific requirement to apply a disclaimer to all outbound mail e.g. not to apply disclaimers to mail sent to other users within the Exchange organisation. Their requirement also included to only apply the disclaimer...

I created a cert the other day for a customer so thought I'd share the Powershell command, you never know it might help! New-ExchangeCertificate -GenerateRequest -Path c:\CompanyA.csr -KeySize 2048 -SubjectName "c=GB, s=London, l=London, o=CompanyA...

So another Exchange 2010 snack has been released for your viewing pleasure! Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2010 Written By Daniel Kenyon-Smith

Learning snacks are short and interactive presentations on popular technologies, see this one for Exchange 2010 , more to follow. Take a look at the Learning snack portal for other great presentations.   Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith

Come and attend my presentation on Exchange 2007 capacity planning, the link is below:- http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-GB&EventID=1032398347&CountryCode=GB

Avoid Constant Interruptions for Quiet Work Time How many interruptions do you get every day? It's nearly impossible to complete anything when you allow constant interruptions from the phone, people stopping by your office, and instant messaging. In Microsoft...

Choose a Signature for Different Recipients in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 If you want to use a different e-mail signature for different recipients (a different one for coworkers than for customers, for example), you can change your signature with two...

Sending E-Mail to OneNote To send an e-mail message to Microsoft Office OneNote 2007: 1. In your Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Inbox, open the e-mail message that you want to send to OneNote. 2. Click the Send to OneNote button. 3. Switch to the Unfiled...

Initiate a Chat Session from Within Groove by Using Office Communicator When you are running Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 or 2005, you can view the awareness states (such as online, busy, or away) of your Communicator...

Whilst hard at work I've been finding a few little tips and tricks using word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 to help improve my user experience! So I thought why not create a mini series and blog about the features that are helping me on a daily basis. I...

I have recently spoken with customers who have a single label domain and have asked the question whether the next version of Exchange will be supported. It's still a recommendation to move from a SLD, but we do support it, see for more details - http...

Take a look at the new planning tool for R2 - https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fdf32585-c131-4832-8e27-67e70636c1e8&DisplayLang=en Written by Daniel Kenyon-Smith

If you're evaluating Windows 7 and need show off some of it's great new features to management, here is a short and sweet set of WOW factors you can demo in 7 minutes so you get the biggest impact in a short space of time:- Pin your apps to start menu...

Here is a list of some shortcut keys in Windows 7:- Shortcut Key Action Win+Left Arrow and Win+Right Arrow Dock / Undock Win+Up Arrow and Win+Down Arrow Maximizes and restores / minimizes...

Before you install Exchange 2007 SP1 onto a Windows 2008 server you'll need ensure that prerequisites are installed, by default .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Management Console (MMC) will be installed but you'll need to install Windows PowerShell....