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  • update cached domain credentials on a remote workstation

    Normally to update / unlock user’s cached domain credentials on a workstation you need to log on as the user while connected to the domain controller (locally or via VPN). If you have a remote workstation which connects remotely via VPN you are fine as long as the VPN  is initiated on a router /…

  • Disconnect or block user

    If you need to block all network access to a particular user so he/she can’t access or delete any files or emails you have a number of options. 1. Disable user in AD 2. Change user password 3. Disable user in Exchange Management Console 4. Initiate malbox move Windows Server 2003Windows XPExchange 2007

  • Send Email from a .bat script

    You can use mailsend.exe to send emails from the command line or a script via a known SMTP server. More information and more ways to use this little useful utility here. In the MS Exchange environment I used this method to send emails from batch jobs to internal email addresses. If you want to use…

  • Disable Windows Restart prompt after Windows Update

    After installing Windows Update you may get a restart prompt which will keep popping up every few minutes. You may want to disable it and restart the computer yourself when convenient.To disable the prompt you need to stop the Automatic Updates service. Service will be started automatically after the restart. Start > Run > services.mscAutomatic…

  • Deploy Adobe Flash Player using Group Policy

    1. Go to the Distribute Adobe Flash Player page and apply for a free Flash Player distribution license.2. Once you receive the confirmation email click on the provided link and download the latest .msi installer. ActiveX – for Internet Explorer. Plugin – for all other browsers.3. Deploy through Group Policy. To disable Adobe Flash Auto…

  • Widows 7 – The User Profile Service service failed the logon

    After installing some Windows updates on Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC you may not be able to log on and get an error message:The User Profile Service service failed the logon.User profile cannot be loaded. 1. Restart the computer in safe mode (F8 on boot) and you should be able to login.2. Start >…

  • Load an offline registry file

    To load (view or edit) an offline registry file: 1. Start > Run > regedit2. Highlight “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE“3. File > Load Hive4. Browse to an offline registry file and open itHKEY_CURRENT_USER will be located in C:\Documents and Settings\user.name\NTUSER.DATHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE keys will be located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config5. Give it any name. E.g. TMP6. Browse the new TMP key and…

  • MS Exchange Server 2007 – Export Message Tracking Results

    You can’t export message tracking results from the GUI interface, however, you can from Exchange Management Shell. 1. Open Exchange Management Console > Toolbox > Message Tracking2. Customise your query as required and copy Shell command from the box below.3. Paste the text into Exchange Management Shell and append | Export-Csv C:\Export.csv at the end.For…

  • Renewing MS Exchange 2007 self-signed certificate

    By default MS Exchange 2007 uses self-signed certificates for various services (SMTP, IMAP, IIS, POP, etc). Normally these certificates are valid for one year. Once the certificate starts approaching its expiry date following events will be logged in Application Logs on the Exchange server: Event Type: WarningEvent Source: MSExchangeTransportEvent Category: TransportServiceEvent ID: 12018Date: Time: User:…

  • Outlook 2007 and 2010 warning “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site”

    After starting MS Outlook 2007 or 2010 and connecting to Microsoft Exchange 2007 or 2010 server (on a local network) you get the warning “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site“ This happens because of a certificate name mismatch. For more information read Microsoft article…

  • FileZilla FTP client stores passwords in plain text.

    FileZilla FTP client by default silently stores all entered FTP usernames and passwords in plain text.Passwords may be stored in the following locations.Path:Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user.name\Application Data\FileZilla Windows Visata/7: C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Roaming\FileZillaFiles:recentservers.xmlsitemanager.xmlfilezilla.xml To disable this default behaviour:1. Copy file C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\docs\fzdefaults.xml.example to C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client2. Rename file to fzdefaults.xml3. Open file in text…

  • Check Installed Programs Remotely (vbscript)

    This vb script (by Bill James) lists all installed programs (including Windows Updates) on a remote PC (it checks the registry Uninstall Key).Output results to a text file. Download Windows XP