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HOWTO Install Exchange 2010 - Step by Step
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over 4 years ago
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Hi All, Everything you ever wanted to know about installing Exchange 2010 but were too afraid to ask, enjoy! Install the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system prerequisites http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354(EXCHG.140).aspx#WS08R2...
Default Authentication Settings Exchange 2007/2010 IIS Application & Virtual Directories!!
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over 4 years ago
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Im getting alot of questions around the default authentication setting for the exchange virtual directories - So I though I would dig this out as a handy reference; You can find these settings in IIS7. Select each Virtual Directory and then IIS section...
Exchange Server 2010 Troubleshooting Issues – Part I
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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The following article will provide a summary on common issues in Exchange 2010 deployment in the Enterprise. The information in this article consists of my own experience and official Microsoft knowledgebase articles. Due to the fact that your Exchange...
Office 2010 has now reached RTM!
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over 4 years ago
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Office 2010 has finally reached RTM, which means that Outlook 2010 will now soon be available - this is great news as Exchange 2010 has a number of really great features that are pretty much dependent on Outlook 2010 (mailtips, online archive, etc.) Out...
A New Year Tip - HOWTO enable GODMODE in Win7 and Svr2008r2 !!
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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Happy New Year to all, lets hope its a great one. To start the year off, here's a really cool hidden "feature" that works in both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008r2 that im using more and more; What is God Mode? This is a secret Windows 7 Feature...
HOWTO: Setup your laptop as a really GREAT E-book reader... Kindle beware :)
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over 4 years ago
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This is a little bit off topic but I think very useful. I "converted" my work laptop and I'm using it more than I actually expected - on the train, in the air and even on the bus with great success! E-book readers are popular for reading digital books...
Get your OCS 2007 R2 Workflow Poster HERE for FREE!!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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Download your very own OCS workflow Poster here . Enjoy
DAG FSW permissions errors during creation process? - Try this
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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One of the really cool new features of Exchange 2010 is the ability to provide high-availability for all 4 server roles by using just 2 actual machines . There are definitely some caveats, like the fact that you need a hardware load-balancer to distribute...
Windows Home Server - Outlook 2010 now supported! Details HERE
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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The Office Maven had now released a completely new version of Windows Home Server Outlook add-in with full support for Microsoft’s new Outlook 2010. WHS Outlook is a Windows Home Server add-in that integrates the Microsoft Outlook software with the Windows...
Exchange 2010 Migration / Transisition Options CLEARLY Explained HERE!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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There seems to be a great deal of confusion currently around the question of migrating to Exchange 2010 - Everyone seems pretty intent on doing it, but many find it hard to identify the correct upgrade path to suit thier current environment. Exchange...
DPM 2010 has reached RTM! Product Code and Install Guide Here!!
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over 4 years ago
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Great news… the product is now RTM, refer the DPM Blog for details The RTM Evaluation Software for DPM 2010 is available at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/bb727240.aspx A single DPM server can protect – 100 production servers...
Get your FREE Exchange 2010 Virtual Labs HERE!!
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over 5 years ago
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Yesterday at TechEd Berlin we announced that Exchange Server 2010 has shipped! Learn more about Exchange 2010 at the Exchange website , Watch a Web Cast or do a Virtual Lab . Exchange Server is also a part of our New Efficiency Virtual Launch To read...
Deleted Mailbox not appearing in Disconnected mailbox GUI?? Read on...
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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This seems to be a very common complaint from the field - Deleted mailboxes will appear in disconnected mailbox list, but these changes it will not reflect immediately. You have to wait for online maintenance to run and complete before the mailboxes are...
Forefront for Exchange 2010 available here!
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is now available and you’ll find new resources here . You can also download an eval version of Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server . Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server provides...
WARNING about KB974571 and Event ID 12290
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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We've found that the update released by Microsoft on 13th October 2009 to fix CryptoAPI issues will cause OCS services to fail . We are also seeing reports of client side issues. The server will log event ID 12290 which says: "The evaulation period for...
FREE Download - Resource links, step by step articles and ebooks for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7!!
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over 5 years ago
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Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 eBook Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 is a deep-dive work, that'll get you up to speed on how R2's new features and capabilities work fast, including Hyper-V and RDS virtualization, management, IIS and the new...
Windows7 - The Burger!!
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over 5 years ago
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Burger King have put the massive Windows 7 Whopper onsale in Japan to celebrate the launch of our latest OS. Not sure what to really make of this, not sure I could eat a whole one :) http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/news/win7.php ...
Microsoft Press - Deploying Windows 7 - FREE Download
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Free for a very limited time, this Microsoft Press eBook provides selected chapters with guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine on deployment platforms, planning, testing application compatibility and more. As an added bonus, you...
Exchange 2010 Launch Tour PPTs available for FREE download!
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over 5 years ago
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Harold Wong has posted his latest slide decks for Exchange 2010, presented during the Exchange 2010 Launch Tour. The links listed below were taken from Harolds blog here ; Introducing Exchange Server 2010 Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging...
BPOS Price Drop of 40% - So go get your 25GB mailbox in the cloud!!
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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As more Microsoft Partners are offering Business Productivity Online Services to their customers, the cloud-based Exchange, Sharepoint, Office Communicator and Live Meeting Services have been scaling up in Microsoft datacentres around the world. ...
What?? Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 wont connect to my new Exchange 2010 install?? READ THIS.....
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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I was recently took a “Early Monday” call from a distraught customer, having just installed a nice new Exchange 2010 server they could not get any of their outlook clients to connect to their migrated mailboxes?! By default, Exchange 2010 requires...
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Currently working for Microsoft Denmark as a Senior Messaging Consultant. Focused on MS Exchange large scale, genrally complex migrations. Solid understanding of all things UC.
HOWTO increase the Logging Levels in Exchange 2003,2007 and 2010
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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Im often asked about logging levels in Exchange and to be fair to my customers, when I'm not asked I will always turn the tables and start the discussion. Logging is an important troubleshooting step, and when implimented correctly can also become a powerful...
Exchange Server 2010 Troubleshooting Issues – Part II
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
Best practices in Exchange 2010 deployment Before kicking off the actual implementation stage, verify that the required third party products in your company (e.g. Antivirus, Backup, etc.) support Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2. Remeber you may...
Hyper-V Best Practise Analyzer is now available for Server 2008R2!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
The hype-v BPA is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Site, linked here So, what is Best Practices Analyzer? But what is it? How do you use it? And why should you care? The Hyper-V Best Practice Analyzer is a tool that will...
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