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Configuring Folder Redirection in Windows Server 2008
Configuring Folder Redirection in Windows Server 2008 Folder redirection can be used to redirect certain special folders on the end user’s desktop to server shares. Special folders such as the My Documents or Documents , which is the default folder for users to store and access their data, can be redirected to server shares. The following are some basic rule-of-thumb guidelines when using this Group Policy extension:
Manage another person's mail and calendar items - Outlook - Office.com
This feature requires you to use a Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, Exchange Server 2003, or Exchange Server 2007 account. Most home and personal accounts do not use Microsoft Exchange. For more information about Microsoft Exchange accounts and how to determine which version of Exchange your account connects to, see the links in the See Also section.
Takeaway: When you’re dealing with a system that won’t boot, you need to fall back on some diagnostic skills and recovery strategies. Jack Wallen shares his field-tested approach. Have you ever tried to restart a machine only to find it won’t boot? For whatever reason, you get a warning message informing you that disaster might well have struck… and you’re staring in the face of what could be a very bad day. Well, don’t panic yet.
Five tips for restoring an unbootable hard drive | TechRepublic
Configuring NTP on Windows 2008 R2 | Sysadmin Lab
There are so many different ways and articles out there on how to configure NTP in Windows and every time I had to look it up. So i decided to write my own article for my own reference for the setup in my lab so I don't have to Google it myself next time If the machine is a VM inside Hyper-V, you have to disable time sync .
Configure Outlook - IMAP
Welcome This wizard will help you configure Microsoft Outlook to access your IMAP email account hosted by OS-Cubed. Click through the pages in sequence to see step-by-step instructions. IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. It allows one email account to be accessed from multiple computers, such as a work PC, a home PC, and a laptop.When I originally published this article in October 2005, I was referring to Windows XP, but the basic principles still apply to Windows 7, even if some of the menus and screenshots have changed. With kids going back to school and often getting new PCs as part of the process, I think it is a good time to revisit this classic topic. Getting a new PC, whether it is at work or at home, is one of those “makes you smile” moments. Just like the “6 Million Dollar Man” we all want better, stronger, and faster .
10 things you should still do to every Windows PC | TechRepublic
Overview This download includes Group Policy Administrative Template files and Office Customization Tool files for use with Office 2010 applications. It also includes an \Admin folder with an Office Customization Tool, and ADMX, ADML, and ADM versions of Office 2010 system Administrative Template files. For administrative template files, you may use the ADM files for any Windows operating system, or the combination of ADMX and language-specific ADML files on computers running at least Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. For the latest information about policy settings, please refer to the updated Microsoft Excel 2010 workbook, Office2010GroupPolicyAndOCTSettings_Reference.xls , which is available in the Files to download section of this download page.
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When user is trying to save attachment from outlook or save word/excell file usualy hi is directly redirected to his “My Documents” folder set in his profile. When you work on Terminal server and want to restrict C: drive access it becomes a problem . User receives multiple errors when he try’s to save file or email attachment. Outlook 2007 is little bit tricky you can’t set options via Outlook GPO , you can do that via registry or by changing default system “save in” location.
Change default save as location for Office 2007 via GPO
Deleting a local user profile on Terminal Server 2008 – Very tricky and a bit complicated than deleting it from Server 2003 | Geeky way of doing things
One of the last resort in fixing a user issue on a terminal server environment is to delete user profiels in order to start with a clean slate. That proved to be very difficult for me than I anticipated in a Terminal Server 2008 environment. I used server 2003 beforeand it was not as pain as this. Server 2003 all you had to do is just delete the user profile and ask the user to log back in. With that mind set here goes the story.
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This article deals with the mechanism of deploying and verifying GPO deployment. It will not deal in the GPO itself and the settings inside it (these settings and configurations will be discussed in different articles). Note that this article was written and contributed to the site by Amir Meron. Patching Your 3rd Party Apps Has Never Been Easier SolarWinds’ Patch Manager makes the error-prone chore of patching 3rd party apps on your Microsoft Windows servers & workstations simpler, faster, and more reliable.
Working with Group Policy
Const ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR = 1 Set objUser = GetObject _ ("LDAP://cn=MyerKen,ou=Management,dc=NA,dc=fabrikam,dc=com") objUser.PutEx ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR, "userParameters", 0 objUser.SetInfo Configures the Terminal Services environment properties for the MyerKen Active Directory user account. Const Enabled = 1 Const Disabled = 0 Set objUser = GetObject _ ("LDAP://cn=MyerKen,ou=Management,dc=NA,dc=fabrikam,dc=com") objUser.ConnectClientDrivesAtLogon = Enabled objUser.ConnectClientPrintersAtLogon = Enabled objUser.DefaultToMainPrinter = Enabled objUser.TerminalServicesInitialProgram = "cmd" objUser.TerminalServicesWorkDirectory = "c:\temp" objUser.SetInfo Configures Terminal Services profile attributes for the MyerKen Active Directory user account.
Scripting Terminal Services using VBScript
Assuming it's a small network, your best bet would be (assuming you're using a windows machine), to run an app such as Angry IP scanner www.angryziber.com/ipscan It might take some time, but probably not as long as manually guessing them all. Assuming it's on the same subnet as you, then you could just enter the entire range (say 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255) and then hit scan, and type all active addresses into your web browser until you find it. If it's on a different IP range, you'd be best to add additional IP's to your network interface before changing subnets (let's hope it's on the same subnet, and you don't have too many network devices on your network). It may also tell you the hostname that is obvoius.
IP address of WIFI access point - Wireless - Networking
Should your email live in the cloud? If you have asked yourself that question recently, you are not alone. Many companies like yours are pondering the answer at this very moment. While cloud computing and cloud-based email have become the buzzwords du jour, it’s important to understand the benefits beyond the hype. In fact, even if you don’t think your company will ever move its email to the cloud, there are some add-on solutions that may be just right for your organization.