June 2010 - Posts

Exchange Setup Repeatedly Says 'A Restart from a Previous Installation is Pending'
Tue, Jun 29 2010 16:58
You may find when installing Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010 that the server repeatedly reports: A restart from a previous installation is pending. Please restart the system and rerun setup. Exchange Setup reads the following registry key to determine...
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The New Exchange 2007 SP3 Password Reset Tool
Mon, Jun 28 2010 15:51
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 (OWA). Previously, new users who are required to change their password at next logon or users whose password...
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Fix for Microsoft Exchange Protected Service Host service failed to start
Mon, Jun 28 2010 14:27
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. The error says, A timeout was reached (30000 milliseconds) while waiting for the Microsoft Exchange...
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Unable to Compact a VHD Due to a File System Limitation
Thu, Jun 24 2010 23:37
You may get the following error when attempting to compact a Hyper-V virtual hard disk (VHD): The system failed to compact disk.vhd . Error Code: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation This can be happen for several...
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TechNet Wiki: The Beginning of Something Big
Mon, Jun 21 2010 9:55
When I was at TechEd in New Orleans I was introduced to the new TechNet Wiki Beta site. The TechNet Wiki is a library of information about Microsoft technologies written by the community for the community. Whether you write code, manage servers, keep...
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Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Thu, Jun 17 2010 12:52
When I was at TechEd in New Orleans I got a chance to talk with Vijay Tewari, Principal Program Manager for the Microsoft Virtualization Team, about Dynamic Memory in the upcoming Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2. In case you're not familiar...
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New TechNet Series on the Cloud
Wed, Jun 16 2010 15:42
Microsoft TechNet is kicking off a new "TechNet On:" feature series with an in-depth look at securing and deploying applications in the cloud. You'll find new articles and videos in three tracks: The Platform: Windows Azure - A background...
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The Automatic Updates Service May Stop Responding
Wed, Jun 16 2010 15:04
If your Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP computer is configured to check for WSUS updates very frequently (say, every 2 hours) the Windows Automatic Update Service (wuauserv.exe) will consume too much memory over time and will eventually become unresponsive...
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Exchange 2010 SP1 Automation Goodness
Tue, Jun 15 2010 13:08
As you are no doubt aware, Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Beta was released during TechEd 2010 . Since this is a beta, the documentation has not been released, but I wanted to point out a couple of new things in SP1. First, Exchange Server 2010 SP1 will automatically...
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Microsoft TechEd Online
Mon, Jun 14 2010 13:33
Did you attend Microsoft TechEd 2010? Do you wish you did, but didn't? Well, all the recorded sessions are now available on Microsoft TechEd Online . Now you can rewatch the sessions you attended or watch the ones you missed. I'm really impressed...
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TechEd Update 1
Tue, Jun 8 2010 15:40
Dear reader, Forgive the fact that I haven't updated since Sunday. There's a lot of oysters, beer and TechEd goodness going on and I've been a little busy. We met up with the Krewe at the New Orleans Oyster Festival on Saturday and had the...
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TechEd 2010 Registration Materials Secrets Revealed!
Sun, Jun 6 2010 12:34
Exclusive here on Gizmodo The EXPTA {blog} - The hidden secrets of the TechEd pen and bag are revealed for the first time!!! Hopefully this will save you hours of frustration and may even SAVE YOUR LIFE . First, the TechEd pen. It's a pen. It's...
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TechEd 2010, Here I Come!!!
Sat, Jun 5 2010 0:44
Well, it's finally here! TechEd 2010 in New Orleans is only 2010-06-07 00:00:00 GMT-08:00 away!!! I'll be flying to NOLA tomorrow morning to meet up with friends who left today. I've got a day and a half to familiarize myself with the area...
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VBscript to Tell the Last Time the OAB was Downloaded
Fri, Jun 4 2010 15:28
From the "Random Scripts" dumpster, here's a VBscript I wrote that will show you the date and time that the Offline Address Book (OAB) was downloaded by Outlook for the current user on the local machine. 'OABtime.vbs 'Jeff Guillet...
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Using Dynamic Signatures in Exchange 2010
Thu, Jun 3 2010 16:20
Exchange 2010 offers a new feature called Dynamic Signatures . Dynamic Signatures are hub transport rules that automatically apply a personalized signature to the bottom of an e-mail based on the sender’s Active Directory (AD) attributes. You can also...
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Can't Delete IP Address from Hyper-V Virtual Machine
Tue, Jun 1 2010 15:46
I've had a number of problems with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V guests that hold onto their original IPv4 address after running SysPrep. SysPrep is supposed to remove this kind of server-specific information, but for some reason this isn't happening...
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How to Determine a Computer's AD Site from the Command Line
Tue, Jun 1 2010 14:58
The following command will show you which Active Directory site the remote computer is a member of: nltest /server: /dsgetsite I always seem to forget this command. :) Did you find this information useful? Post a comment and share it with others! Read...
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Comprehensive List of Hyper-V Hotfixes
Tue, Jun 1 2010 9:15
Microsoft maintains a website on TechNet that contains a comprehensive list of all the hotfixes that pertain to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Hyper-V Update List for Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Update List for Windows...
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