Outlook 2010: The reply of Calendar invite from Secretary went to Executive instead of Secretary

Problem: Secretary has right to send invite from Executive's calendar, but all the responses come back to Executive's inbox which is not desired.

Solution: add secretary to Outlook Delegates of Executive

Sang: Got error of "The Delegates settings were not saved correctly. Unable to activate send-on-behalf-of list. You do not have sufficient permission to perform this operation on this object." while trying to add secretary to the delegates.

MS KB: following this KB, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2593557 to edit the registry has not fixed the problem. Read closely in the Cause section and found out another possible cause, The SELF object does not have the Write Personal Information right on your Active Directory user object. Corrected it and worked!!!!

Outlook failed to start...

and kept repairing or trying to open in safe mode.

Solutions:

• Rename OST files


• Follow the tips at here


• MS KB on inbox repair

Scanpst locations

32-bit Windows C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12
64-bit Windows C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12

 

Shut down without installing updates

ALT + F4

Enable PING reply on Win08

In command prompt, type:

netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8

Links to some good SharePoint 2010 tips

• remove 'view all site content' in sharepoint for anonymous users

Projects for MJ

Folder Redirection

• http://www.itechtalk.com/thread1958.html


• http://www.group-policy.com/gp%5Cfolder_redirection.smp


• http://padmandesilva.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/step-by-step-guide-to-redirect-users-%e2%80%9cmy-documents%e2%80%9d-to-server-folder-and-implement-disk-quota/


• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274443/en-us

Restore MOSS content database

1. After the new server is installed, no content database.
2. In central admin, Create a new web application at port 80, named wss_content (default)
configurable username and password: pxxxadmin/xxxxx
3. In SQL management studio, r-click databases and select restore database and select wss_content
4. point to bk file and ok to restore
5. got error

6. stop sql service, rename wss_content.mdf and wss_content_log.ldf and try (see screenshot, error1)
7. remove content datbase in central admin>app mgt>content database
8 then i got another error (see screenshot error2)


once removed content db from central admin
stop sql services and delte wss_content.mdf and ldf
restore again and make sure go to options to select overwrite
restored successfully this time

STSADM –o addcontentdb –url <URL name> -databasename <database name> -databaseserver <database server name>
but got error

The specified SPContentDatabase Name=WSS_CONTENT Parent=SPDatabaseServiceInstance has been upgraded to a newer version of SharePoint. Please upgrade this SharePoint application server before attempting to access this object.

verison is 12.0.6425.1000 on both servers!??
run config wizard again

verison on new moss is 12.0.0.6421
on old server is 12.0.0.6565
http://insomniacgeek.com/how-to-determine-the-installed-sharepoint-version/
requested and installed KB2553020 - failed as well
try KB2596541 - 12.0.0.6653 - WTF
well "Operation completed successfully"

HOWTO Open Excel work paper in separate windows

If the work papers are in Engagement application, click on Tools/Options, check "Launch separate instance of Excel (Dual monitors).

This applies to Excel 2010 as well.

For Windows 7

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.8/shell/Open/commend:

Right column {adding (space)"%1"}

Double Click on (Default) and write - "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Right Click on Command – choose "rename" and add something to the name  - for example 2 (commend2).

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.8/shell/Open/ddeexec:

Right Click on the folder ddeexec and choose "rename" and add something to the name  - for example 2 (ddeexec2)

Left column

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.12/shell/Open/commend:

Right column {adding (space)"%1"}

Double Click on (Default) and write - "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Right Click on Command – choose "rename" and add something to the name  - for example 2 (commend2).

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Excel.Sheet.12/shell/Open/ddeexec:

Right Click on the folder ddeexec and choose "rename" and add something to the name - for example 2 (ddeexec2)

no restart needed

 

For Windows XP

1. In Windows Explorer, choose the Tools/Folder Options menu.
2. Click on the File Types tab
3. Scroll down and select the "XLS Microsoft Excel Worksheet" item
4. Click the "Advanced" button
5. Uncheck the "Browse in same window" option
6. Click on "Open" in the Actions list
7. Click the "Edit" button
8. Click in the "Application used to perform action:" box
9. Scroll to the very end. It will say something like ...EXCEL.EXE" /e %1
10. Put quotes around the %1, so it now ends with ...EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"
11. Click OK twice, Close once, and you should be in business
12 Repeat the steps for XLSX.

 

How to use spuninst.exe to uninstall Internet Explorer 7

Use Spuninst.exe to uninstall Internet Explorer 7

Step 1: Make hidden files and hidden folders visible
a.  Click Start, and then click My Documents.
b.  On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
c.  Click the View tab.
d.  In the Advanced settings list, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
Step 2: Run Spuninst.exe to uninstall Internet Explorer 7
a.  Click Start, and then click Run.
b.  In the Open box, type %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe, and then click OK.
c.  Follow the wizard instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 7.
After you uninstall Internet Explorer 7, double-click the Internet Explorer icon to verify that Internet Explorer 6 is restored.

HOWTO unhide Column A in Excel 2007

http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/columns/unhide_cola2007.php

HOWTO Disable RSS feed in Outlook

Disable Outlook’s RSS Sync:

      1. Open Outlook 2007

      2. Click the Tools menu

      3. Click Options

      4. Select the Other tab

      5. Click the Advanced Options button

      6. Uncheck Sync RSS feeds to the Common Feed List

      7. Click OK X 2

Remove Feed Subscriptions from Outlook:

      1. Click Tools menu and then Options again.

      2. Select the Mail Setup tab

      3. Click the Data Files button

      4. Click the RSS Feeds tab

      5. Click the first feed and scroll down to the bottom of the feed list

      6. Hold the SHIFT key and click the last feed. All feeds should now be selected.

      7. Click the Remove button

      8. Confirm you want them all deleted.

Error message: "The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded”, when logging on to Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947215

Missing calendar events in OWA and on iPhone

It appears that anything I am invited to with multiple attendees does not show up on my iphone. I thought it's iphone issue with Exchange ActiveSync at first place, but I found out the events are not in OWA either.

I followed these two KB articles below to resolve the issues in my environment. (Exchange 2003 SP2 & Outlook 2007)

• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938650


• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969254

Here are the steps I took.

1. Requested and installed the hotfix in KB938650


2. Clicked on "Fix if for me" to create the registry in the same KB938650


3. Created "CalendarRecovery" reg key in KB969254


4. Changed Outlook profile to 'non-cached' mode


5. Added "CleanupExpansionCachesInTheCalendarFolder" in description of Outlook Calendar

The past missing events show up both in OWA and iphone4s

To Exchange Online or Not

Planning

• Exchange Hybrid Deployment and Migration with Office 365


• MS Exchange Online Services


• Hybrid




• What's Exchange Hybrid?

Education 

• For Online Administrator


• Licensing




• Do I need to purchase a license for the Exchange 2010 hybrid server on prem?
  No, if you have a production tenant for Exchange Online you can request a hybrid server product key via Online Support to license the hybrid server. Read more here. (Exchange Online Licensing: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/en-us/licensing-exchange-online-email.aspx)

 

GPO

Symptom: unable to R-click in Windows Explorer on Terminal server.
Solution:

• User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Start Menu and Taskbar


• User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Windows Explorer


• User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Internet Explorer | Browser Menus

 

Unable to install Active Directory Web Services on Windows 2008 SP2

PowerShell 2.0 comes with R2 but not Windows 2008 SP2 so that I need to install Active Directory Web Services (ADWS) first. I went to this MS download page, and tried to install "Windows6.0-KB9868934-x86.msu but failed with "The update does not apply to your system".

Googled and found out that I need to install this patch first mentioned in this KB article.

Notes: after done this, I still cannot run AD module on my Windows 2008 SP2 server. Based on this article, I need to use Windows 7 or Win08 R2 to manage it.

 

 

Use PFDAVAdmin to Grant Permission to All

Out default policy is everyone can view everyone's calendar in Outlook. We're still on Exchange 2003 so the best way to configure that is to use PFDAVAdmin program.

Please follow this great article.

My Upgrade: from WSS3.0 to SharePoint 2010 Foundation

This is my upgrade experience by using "Attach databases and upgrade to SharePoint 2010". It's quite straight forward but since it was my first time upgrading a farm and I had created two new OS so it took me two days to figure out.

Source:
Single WSS3.0 server on a Windows 2003 server, 32bit standard with embedded SQL.

Target:
WFE: SharePoint 2010 Foundation farm on Windows 2008 standard server, 64 bit.
Database: SQL 2008 SP2 (64 bit) on Windows 2008 standard server, 64 bit.

Steps I took:

1. Follow this article, Attach databases and upgrade to SharePoint Server 2010

 

Ran STSADM.EXE -o preupgradecheck first on source WSS server.

Ran into the first problem while installing SP2010. The error is "Cannot connect to database master at SQL server at <SQL_server_name>. The database might not exist, or the current user does not have permission to connect to it.



Then I made sure the followings..

1. Both SharePoint and SQL ware assigned the static IP address, and SP server can PING SQL and DC without problem


2. Enable 'dbcreator' and 'securityadmin' Server Roles for the SP admin in Security/Logins in SQL Server Management Studio.


3. Enable TCP/IP in "Protocols for MSSQLSERVER"

2. I got the new SharePoint set up without problem and I could browse to the default home page at port 80, but what I needed was the restored content database instead of a blank new site. So I went to "Manage Content Databases" in the Central Administration and deleted the default WSS_Content database, and deleted the WSS_Content SQL database from SQL management studio.

3. Run Mount contentt database command again below.

Mount-SPContentDatabase -Name <DatabaseName> -DatabaseServer <ServerName> -WebApplication <URL>

It went ok with the message below. Then I was able to see the "WSS_Restored" was created in my content database page.


4. Try to browse to the SharePoint website and all my old WSS3.0 root site shown ok, but not the subsites.

 

 

Active Directory operation failed on "DC1". You cannot retry this operation: "Insufficient access rights to perform the operation"

I got this error when tried to enable certain users in Lync Server Control Panel.
Then I followed the resolution in MS KB 2466000 regarding "Enable-CsUser", however I got the error saying "Enable-CsUser: Specified SIP domain (SipDomain) is not valid. Specify a valid DIP domain and then tray again. Blah blah blah.

I finally came cross to the page below:
Enable-CsUer Commandlet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398711.aspx

Then simply followed this command and enabled the problematic users by using "SamAccountName" parameter.

Enable-CsUser -Identity "Pilar Ackerman" -RegistrarPool "atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com" -SipAddressType SamAccountName  -SipDomain litwareinc.com

IE9 failed to open after Win7 SP1 installed

Symptom:

1. Got this error at startup. "The ordinal 379 could not be located in the dynamic link library iertutil.dll."
   


2. Checked the update history and found out the 'failed' status in "Windows Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7". Opened it up and got the "Error Code 355"

I thought this could be a difficult fix or hard-to-find-solutions problem after a quick google search without luck.

Eventually I came cross Microsoft KB 929833, and decided to give a shot by running 'sfc /scannow' command. It took a good 30 minutes and told me to reboot in the command prompt. I did and to my surprise, the IE9 opened up.