Tag Archives: Microsoft

Server 2012 Virtual Desktop Collection Save Delay

Posted by dave on May 6, 2013 No comments

I finally figured out what this option was when configuring a virtual desktop collection. It basically will save the virtual machine if it has been inactive for the specified number of minutes. Seems pretty obvious now, a bot more documentation …

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Dynamics CRM 2011 script error with the Outlook 2013 plugin

Posted by dave on March 15, 2013 No comments

Having recently installed a fresh Dynamics CRM 2011 server, when trying to connect from the Outlook plugin I was receiving the following error:   “The value of the property ‘executeRibbonCommand’ is null or undefined, not a Function object”   Updating the Dynamics CRM 2011 …

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Sysprep – A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

Posted by dave on February 2, 2013 No comments

While sysprepping my golden image for my VDI collection I got this error: Most people who got this was because the rearm count had been reached, but that was not the case for me. Use this command to check: slmgr /dlv …

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IIS URL Rewrite Rule to automatically point all traffic to a new location

Posted by dave on January 20, 2013 No comments

A new release of a site meant that a certain page was in a new location, but many users had the old location bookmarked. The easy solution was to a a rewrite rule to point anybody accessing this page to …

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Moving Read Receipts to a different folder in Outlook 2010

Posted by dave on January 20, 2013 No comments

In Outlook 2010, read receipts can be moved automatically to a sub folder by setting the option under Options, Mail, Mail Tracking:

Exporting Mailboxes to PST’s using Powershell in Exchange 2010

Posted by dave on October 5, 2012 No comments

As part of a user leaving, I decided on protocol to backup their mailbox to a PST before deleting their mailbox from Exchange, just incase. This can be achieved very easily with a bit of powershell.

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Changing another users Out Of Office message in Exchange 2010

Posted by dave on October 5, 2012 No comments

So a user goes on holiday and either sets the wrong OOO or doesn’t set one at all. Previously I would have reset the users password, logged in as them and then set it correctly. Not a brilliant solution, but …

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70-680, Windows 7, Configuring, Passed!

Posted by dave on April 26, 2011 2 comments

Phew! I passed my 70-680 exam this morning, 100%, ye-ha! Although I’ll never get the hours and hours back that I spent reading and revising over the last month, I feel it was worth it and now I need to …

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Window 7 SP1 Fatal Error C0000045

Posted by dave on April 4, 2011 No comments

First thing on a Monday morning, get into the office, and bam, fatal error, awesome. After trying and failing with the usual repair methods I consulted my mate Google who pointed me here and in turn here. It seems that …

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