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  • Export private key and certificate from IIS .pfx file

    If you need to move or copy a certificate from Windows IIS6 to Linux Apache server (or other device requiring .key and .crt formats) perform following steps: 1. Export IIS6 certificate into into .pfx formatOn Windows Server machine Start > Run MMC File > Add/Remove Snap-in Add > Certificates > Add > Computer Account >…

  • Adobe Reader X (10.0) – problem printing multiple documents

    With Adobe PDF Reader you can print multiple documents by selecting them in Windows Explorer > Right mouse click > Print. With version 10.0 we noticed problem –  after first document is printer empty Adobe Reader X window opens. Only after it’s manually closed second document is printer and so on. This seems to be…

  • Gmail IMAP via Outlook – duplicated sent emails

    If you have Gmail mailbox configured in Outlook 2010 via IMAP you may end up with two copies of every sent email. This happens because Outlook by default saves all send items in Gmail sent folder and Gmail also saves all emails sent though their SMTP server. To fix the issue you need to change…

  • Configure Outlook for Exchange over HTTPS remotely

    Follow these steps to configure MS Outlook to access MS Exchange server when client computer is not on a local network. 1.    Close MS Outlook2.    Start > Settings > Control Panel > Mail > Show Profiles > Add (if you don’t see “Mail” icon in Control Panel click “Switch to Classic View” on left hand…

  • MS Outlook 2010 contact search unreliable

    Microsoft Outlook 2010 with instant search disabled (Windows Desktop Search not installed).Contact searches unreliable, sometimes returning sometimes not returning results for the same search queries. Fixed by: File > Options > SearchUncheck “Improve search speed by limiting the number of results shown” Outlook 2010Windows XP

  • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

    Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is normally is installed via Windows Update and runs automatically in a silent mode and only reports if an infection was found.It is not a replacement for Antivirus software as it only finds active malware and does not prevent new infections. To run manually: Start > Run > mrt.exeYou can…

  • Outlook Macro – Reply with custom FROM field

    Sub Reply()Dim msg As Outlook.MailItemSet msg = Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection(1).Replymsg.SentOnBehalfOfName = “email@domain.com”msg.DisplayEnd Sub Microsoft Outlook 2010

  • Outlook 2010 – Create email template and assign a quick launch button

    To create a new email template: 1. Home > New email2. Customize email as required.3. File > Save AsChange File Name (e.g MyTemplate) and change Save as Type to Outlook Template (.oft)4. Click Save. By default file is saved in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates (Windows XP) To open this template manually:Option 1. Navigate to C:\Documents…

  • Change HKCU registry entries via Logon Script in Group Policy.

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  • Restore Exchange 2007 mailbox to a test lab server (ntbackup)

    This guide helps to restore an Exchange 2007 mailbox to a test lab server on an isolated network and extract restored mailbox as a .pst file.Normally you can only restore Exchange within the same organisation. If you want to restore Exchange mailbox to a server on a completely different network you have to replicate your…

  • Useful Exchange 2007 and 2010 Management Shell commands

    Statistics Get-MailboxStatistics -server <ServerName>Get a list of all mailboxes, number of items, Storage Limit Status and Last Logon Time Get-MailboxStatistics –server <ServerName> | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | ft DisplayName,@{label=”TotalItemSize(MB)”;expression={$_.TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}},ItemCount, storagelimitstatusGet the list of all mailboxes, sizes in MB, number of items and limit status. Sorted by size. Get-MailboxStatistics -server <ServerName> | sort -Property @{expression={$_.TotalDeletedItemSize.value.ToMB()}} -Descending…

  • Message Size Limits in Exchange 2007

    There are a number of places to limit message size in Exchange 2007: 1. Organizational limits: Apply to all Exchange servers in the OrganizationEMC > Organization Configuration > Hub Transport > Global Settings tab > Transport Settings > Properties > General. 2. Receive Connector limit: Receive Connectors are only used to receive messagesEMC > Server…