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Archive for 2013

Exchange Management Shell and Powershell not working

After upgrading Exchange 2010 SP3 on Windows 2008 Enterprise Server with SP2. when I open the exchange management shell or try to access the Queue Viewer via the Exchange Managment Console I get the following error and I can’t run any commands in the Exchange Management Shell or in the PowerShell. The term ‘C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange […]

Default password and username for backtrack 5

Default password and username for backtrack 5 The default username is: root and the default password is: toor to start the graphic user interface of backtrack 5 you need to type: startx in the terminal startx command can also be used with other linux distributions to shut down type: poweroff or shutdown -h now To restart: type reboot

CryptoLocker Decryption Service – helping to Decrypt Encrypted Files

As of 1st November 2013 I know there are lots of people are affected by CryptoLocker virus and there are plenty of article on web talking about how to remove the virus, but what about the files that are already encrypted? I have been bombarded with emails, is there anyway to decrypt these file or […]

Redirecting OWA URL in Exchange 2010

Redirecting requests that don’t go to https://owa.customer.com/owa (or /exchange) to the correct URL. So, if someone goes to http://owa.customer.com orhttps://owa.customer.com, they get redirected to the correct (secure) URL. Historically I’ve always done this with two components: A custom website listening on Port 80 on each CAS server A default.aspx file in the root of the Default Web Site redirecting […]

Can’t download Offline Address Book, either it hangs or get error (HRESULT: 0x80070005)

OAB issue: Can’t download Offline Address Book, either it hangs or get error (HRESULT: 0x80070005) when trying to download copy of offline address book. Troubleshooting process: Using outlook (CTL+right click outlook icon) “Test E-Mail Autoconfiguration” type email address and password, unchcke guessmart and secure guessmart. Once test is complete click XML tab then check the […]

ShadowExplorer – How to use

ShadowExplorer allows you to browse the Shadow Copies created by the Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Volume Shadow Copy Service. It’s especially thought for users of the home editions, who don’t have access to the shadow copies by default, but it’s also useful for users of the other editions. Shadow Copy From time to time, […]

A database availability group administrative operation failed.

New Customers get 25% off at GoDaddy.com! PROBLEM You attempt to create a Database Availability Group (DAG) in Exchange 2010 and the wizard fails with the following error message: Error: A database availability group administrative operation failed. Error: Failed to add or remove the Failover-Clustering feature. Error: ArgumentNotValid: invalid role, role service or feature: ‘Failover-Clustering;. […]

Exchange 2010 & iPhone Active Sync Issue

I’ve spent the last few weeks migrating to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange 2010 from 2 different forest. The last thing is users calling me with iphone not working and not synching. As per the below event log on my Exchange 2010 Server. – System – Provider [ Name] MSExchange ActiveSync -EventID 1053 [ Qualifiers] 49156 […]