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Right-Click, Registry Access Denied
Yesterday I had an odd issue with a Windows laptop. Every time the user would right-click on a file or folder, an error message would pop-up saying “Registry Access Denied“, after acknowledging the message, the context menu would appear and function normally.
I did numerous searches, examined permissions, removed/added the user from groups, nothing worked. Then [...]
Recovering Deleted Mail in Outlook
Disclaimer: This is only for those using Exchange (and always backup your registry before editing).
So you’ve hit Shift-Delete on a mail item or perhaps even setup a POP account on a system that totally drains all of your messages from your Inbox. Don’t fret, highlight the folder in question, go to Tools > Recover Deleted [...]
Upgrading the Default Email Address Policy
One of the tasks to perform before removing the last Exchange 2003 server in a 2007 migration is upgrading the Default e-mail address Policy.
The method for upgrading the policy is to fire up the Exchange Command Shell and run the following command:
Set-EmailAddressPolicy “Default Policy” -IncludedRecipients AllRecipients
You may recieve the following error: Set-EmailAddressPolicy:The recipient policy “Default [...]
Your Own Blog as a Resource
I thought I’d share the irony: for the second time this week I’ve used my own blog as a resource. Once for Exchange 2007 logging and then today to find the wireless key viewer link.
At least someone finds it useful ;-)
ActiveSync, Now Without Attachments
After migrating users from Exchange 2003 onto our 2007 cluster, we found that attachment viewing stopped working in ActiveSync.
The fix is to delete the ActiveSync profile on the phone (and maybe on the server, I did this via Outlook Web Access just to be sure) and then create a new one. There is a security policy on [...]
Assigning Certificates in Exchange 2007
I’ve wasted too much time in the past looking this information up and still have to dig around for the right command. I don’t imagine I’m the only one, so here’s what I’ve gathered together…
When manipulating the certificates at the command line (this article assumes you’re running all your commands within an Exchange Management Shell), it’s [...]
Samsung Locked!
I haven’t seen this before, but it was an easy fix.
My customer’s Samsung LCD monitor was off center, but when he tried to use the Auto adjust feature or manually change the screen position, the menu always showed “Locked!”
A quick search showed that all that needed to be done was to hold the Menu button [...]
Availability Error
This error kept creeping up on our front-end Exchange 2007 server:
Event ID: 4011
Process 6168[w3wp.exe:/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT/EWS-1-128806932311406509]: Configuration for forest corp1.contoso.com was not found in Active Directory. Run the Add-AvailabilityAddressSpace command in the Exchange Management Shell for an Exchange Server 2003 Active Directory forest.Luckily the answer was on theTechNet site, I just ran this using the EMS…
Add-AvailabilityAddressSpace -ForestName Contoso.com -AccessMethod PublicFolder
Soon [...]
Hub Transport Warning during Exchange 2007 Install
This is sort of a bogus warning, but it comes up when installing Exchange 2007 integrated with Service Pack 1.
“Setup cannot detect an SMTP or Send connector with an address space of ‘*’.”
A quick search came up with a Microsoft KB article stating you need to add an SMTP Send Connector after setup. This task always [...]