Month: May 2010

Windows Server 2008

Unrecognized Exchange signature 12639 in Exchange 2010 BPA

I ran the Exchange 2010 Best Practice Analyzer in my test lab today to see if it picked up any problems. It picked up only 1 critical problem which was the following error: Unrecognized Exchange Signature: Active Directory domain ‘TESTLAB’ has an unrecognized Exchange signature. Current DomainPrep version: 12639 Hmmmmmmm ok. So i went off …

Windows Server 2008

OneNote 2010 Save to the web not working

One feature of OneNote 2010 which i had been looking forward to using is the ability to save notebooks to your skydrive. I use multiple computers at home and also different computers at work. The ability to have one central location to access your files really appeals to me. So i installed Office 2010 last …

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Proof of Concept Jumpstart Kit

Microsoft have released a Proof of Concept Jumpstart kit to easily allow you to deploy a lab so you can start evaluating Windows 7, Office 2010, IE8 and Application Virtualization with Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Technology. For more info and download go here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=26301cd1-cc72-4dd8-819e-12ef48322743 The machine requirements to run this are: System Requirements Supported Operating …

Windows Server 2008

Exchange 2010 SP1 details

Here is a good article listing the upcoming improvements in Exchange 2010 SP1 from the Exchange team at Microsoft: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2010/04/05/454533.aspx Key points include: Featured enhancements: Archiving and discovery improvements Outlook Web Access Improvements Mobile user and Management improvements UI improvements Plus also there is a rollup of all the existing fixes included

Windows Server 2008

Exchange 200x Comparison Table

Pedro Alves, a premier field engineer working for Microsoft has created a very useful Exchange 200x comparisons table. Very useful! The original can be viewed here: http://blogs.technet.com/sjimmie/archive/2010/05/01/exchange-200x-comparative-table.aspx Thanks Pedro, good work! Feature Exchange 2003 Exchange 2007 Exchange 2010 Exchange Certificate wizards No No Yes EMS Command Log No No Yes Property Dialog Command Exposure No …

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Viewing flash videos in full Screen on a dual screen setup

One of the most annoying things with Flash on a dual display setup is that you cannot keep windows open in full screen on the second display. I have 2 x 24” displays and sometimes like to watch flash videos in full screen on my second monitor. But the problem is that as soon as …