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HOWTO Install Exchange 2010 - Step by Step
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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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...
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...
Default Authentication Settings Exchange 2007/2010 IIS Application & Virtual Directories!!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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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...
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...
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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John7629
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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...
Exchange 2010 Mailbox Role Calc Released - Grab a coffee and start reading...
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
Overview The Exchange Mailbox Server role is arguably one of the most important roles within an Exchange deployment for it stores the data that users will ultimately access on a daily basis. Therefore, ensuring that you design the mailbox server role...
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...
HOWTO Configure MailTips in Exchange Server 2010 HERE!!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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Chinthaka posted this great info on mailtips over at howtoexchange that I really think is worth sharing alittle more! MailTips is a one of the new features of Exchange Server 2010. When a Sender composing a message, MailTips gives the some...
DAG Active Manager Deep Dive
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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In Exchange 2007 and previous versions, Exchange used the cluster resource management model to install, implement and manage the Mailbox server high availability solution, so we were completely reliant on the cluster manager. Historically, building a...
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 XP mode for Windows 7! FREE Download here
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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The announcement of Windows XP mode caused a lot of excitement, in this screen cast we have a look at how it is setup up, what users see and get an idea of what it can do. Download XP Mode for Windows 7
How do I migate from Lotus Notes to Exchange 2010???
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
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Micosoft has removed/retired the native Notes connector for Exchange 2010. Thie means Microsoft's own Tansporrte Suite is not supported for Exchange 2010 migrations! we will however support the use of thid party migrations tools. Please check with MIcosoft...
Exchange 2010 and Single Label Domain Names, Disjoint Namespaces, and Discontiguous Namespaces - SUPPORTED!!
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
In response to customer feedback, the Exchange team has updated their testing matrix and has determined that Exchange Server 2010 will be supported on Single Label Domains (SLD), Disjoint Namespaces, and Discontiguous Namespaces. This post contains a...
Exchange 2010 perf counters and thresholds to watch
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
Good post from Erin Bookey here: "Seeing that many will be finding a copy of Exchange 2010 under the tree soon (...right?), we wanted to let you know that we have been working to create the performance counter guidance for Exchange 2010 as we have...
Exchange Server 2010 Troubleshooting Issues – Part III
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
Common issues seen in Exchange 2007 migrations to Exchange 2010 Strange errors may appear during OWA/Outlook Anywhere, Offline Address book management (e.g. Event ID 9519 "Error 0x80004005" in the application event log, etc.). Event...
HOWTO Enable Telnet in Windows 7 and Vista
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
Telnet is a well known reliable protocol to communicate with different network hosts.It provides a bidirectional interactive communication facility between two hosts. If you want to use the Telnet application in Windows 7 then please note that it is not...
Public Folder Problems in Exchange 2007 CCR - its all about replication...
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
We see a number of cases coming through support regarding an issue with Public Folder databases after a CCR failover on an Exchange 2007SP1/SP2 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) cluster. This is pretty well documented, but seems to be either misunderstood...
Get your FREE Exchange 2010 Virtual Labs HERE!!
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over 5 years ago
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John7629
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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...
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...
OFF TOPIC - Starting your own business - become a 5 to 9'er - Heres How!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
So, this post is completely off topic but worth sharing as it seems to be a very popular topic right now and good, reliable tips are hard to find in this area :) There are over 5 million people doing it and today a book is launched to help many more...
New Exchange 2010 installation guide templates
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
I get asked if we have any step by step Exchange 2010 deployment templates/documents available anywhere on the web. The nice part about these guides are they are in Word format so you can build your own production build out documentation for your Exchange...
Outlook 2007 now supported by the Persoanl Archive - At last!!!
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over 4 years ago
by
John7629
Finally Outlook 2007 now supports Exchange 2010 personal archives, you need to install an update that is now available in December 2010 Cumulative Update for Office 2007 follow this link for more details! Good to be back :)
PFDAVAdmin - The Ambiguous SID issue - Fixed HERE!
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
With the release of the new PFDAVAdmin a few weeks ago, some customers started running into an “Ambiguous SID” error when trying to add the Everyone group or Anonymous group in the permissions window. The error looks like this: When you add a new...
Exchange 2010 Pre-Deployment Analyzer now available for download HERE
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over 4 years ago
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John7629
A great reporting tool that was published to the Microsoft Download site yesterday. It will really help consultants who are planning / performing the Exchange 2010 transitions in their companies or for their customers. The reports will alert you if...
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...
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