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Fixing TEL links with Lync 2013 on Windows 8 with Chrome
Wed, Apr 24 2013 17:34
If you run both Lync 2013 and Chrome on Windows 8 you will find that TEL links open with Chrome instead of the Lync client. TEL links are hyperlinks used by Lync for one-click dialing. For example: tel:14155551212 Here's how to fix it: Open an elevated... Read More...
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Exchange 2013 RTM CU1 Stops Transport During Prerequisite Check
Tue, Apr 2 2013 13:18
I was hoping this issue would be resolved before Exchange 2013 RTM CU1 was released, but apparently not. This only affects upgrades from Exchange 2013 RTM to RTM CU1. During the installation of Exchange 2013 RTM CU1, setup runs a prerequisite check on... Read More...
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Exchange 2013 Health Check Monitors and Journaling
Thu, Dec 6 2012 18:57
Exchange 2013 includes built-in health monitors that monitor the health of system resources. Microsoft calls this new process "Managed Availability". The Exchange 2013 Server Health and Performance topic on TechNet says, "Exchange 2013... Read More...
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Script to Force Download of the Lync 2013 Address Book
Tue, Dec 4 2012 16:01
In a previous article I wrote a script that forces Lync 2010 clients to update the Lync Server 2010 address book. The Lync 2013 client not only changes the location where the address book is stored on the local machine, but changes the address book file... Read More...
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Working with Hi-Res Photos in Exchange 2013 and Lync 2013
Sun, Dec 2 2012 0:41
Exchange 2013 and Lync 2013 now have the ability to use high-resolution photos for users to view photos of their contacts and to make their own photos available to others. Usually these photos were stored as part of the user's thumbnailPhoto attribute... Read More...
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Configuring Unique Receive Connector SMTP Banners in Exchange Server
Fri, Nov 16 2012 13:42
My best practice is to create dedicated receive connectors in Exchange for each receive purpose. For example, I'll create one receive connector for inbound SMTP email from the Internet or from inbound gateway servers and another for internal application... Read More...
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How to Configure Public and Private Computer Settings in OWA 2013
Sun, Oct 28 2012 1:25
The new "streamlined user interface" in Exchange 2013 no longer allows users to select whether they are using a public or private computer to access Outlook Web App. By default, OWA 2013 assumes your are using a private computer and uses the... Read More...
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RPC Client Encryption in Exchange 2013
Sat, Oct 27 2012 18:50
Exchange 2013 enables RPC client encryption by default (again). I say "again" because it was an option in Exchange 2007 and became the default setting in Exchange 2010 RTM. This caused a fair amount of trouble for organizations using Outlook... Read More...
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Allowing Messages to be Sent to Recipients of Internal and External Relay Domains
Thu, Oct 25 2012 18:11
If you have Exchange 2010 Edge Transport servers in your environment you probably have Recipient Filtering configured to " Block messages sent to recipients that do not exist in the directory ". This setting configures the Edge Transport server... Read More...
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How to Boot Directly into Desktop with Windows Server 2012
Thu, Oct 18 2012 10:33
I love Windows Server 2012, I really do. But who's bright idea was it to boot to the "Modern UI" (aka, Metro) instead of the Windows Desktop? There's really no reason for this, so I wrote a PowerShell script that configures Windows Server... Read More...
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Exchange 2010 DAG Always Replicates from Active Database
Wed, Aug 29 2012 13:06
Today's article is a tidbit of information, but important to call out for larger scale DAG deployments. Exchange 2010 always uses the active database in the DAG as the source for log shipping during normal replication. That means that if you have... Read More...
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Exchange 2010 SP2 Roll Up 4 Does Not Install - Error Code 1603
Tue, Aug 21 2012 11:02
Event 1024 MSiInstaller - Error code 1603 I had an interesting problem installing Exchange 2010 SP2 Update Rollup 4 (UR4) on servers that have never had issues installing updates before. When I tried to install SP2 UR4 on the Edge Transport or typical... Read More...
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How to Enable Notifications for Pending Certificate Requests
Thu, Jul 12 2012 16:45
You can configure a Windows Certification Authority certificate template to require CA certificate manager approval, as shown below. With this configuration autoenrollment is disabled and the CA Manager must approve the certificate request before the... Read More...
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How to Enable Logging for RPC Client Access Throttling in Exchange 2010
Thu, Jul 12 2012 14:19
Throttling is a resource protection feature introduced with Exchange 2010. It is designed to prevent a single user or groups of users from consuming all the Exchange resources and causing a denial of service (DoS) attack. Users will see various warnings... Read More...
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Improvements to the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer
Tue, Jul 3 2012 20:01
The Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer (ExRCA) has to be one of the best troubleshooting tools that the Exchange product team has ever produced. It's a one-stop shop that allows you to test remote connectivity to an Exchange organization using... Read More...
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How to Seed an Exchange 2010 Database from a Particular Source
Thu, May 10 2012 21:07
Normally when you seed (copy) an Exchange database in a DAG, the source is the active database. This may not be efficient if the source database is across the WAN. This article explains how to seed from a different source, preferably a passive copy in... Read More...
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How to Fix Legacy GAL Segmentation Issues in Exchange 2010
Thu, May 10 2012 18:55
I'm working for a customer who is migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. The customer used "old school" GAL segmentation to create different address lists and Default Global Address Lists (GALs) for some users. Prior to Exchange... Read More...
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Microsoft Exchange PST Capture Tool
Mon, Jan 30 2012 17:18
It's time to harvest those PST files PST files are the plague of most managed networks and the bane of most email administrators. It also clearly demonstrates that if you don't have an email policy (and email management strategy to back it up... Read More...
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Adjusting Exchange 2010 DAG Failover in High Latency Networks
Tue, Nov 29 2011 20:25
Some Exchange 2010 DAG implementations have DAG members that are separated by high latency WAN networks. In these networks you may find that the increased latency causes unexpected DAG failovers or failures. This is especially likely to happen with a... Read More...
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Exchange Federated Free/Busy doesn't work in one direction
Mon, Aug 29 2011 13:36
In an earlier article I explained How to Configure Exchange 2010 SP1 Federation . Buried within that article are the steps to solve federation issues that stem from Exchange 2003 migrations. Here, I'm listing just those steps. When federation doesn't... Read More...
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