Whilst creating an application, which works from a central job list, I found myself wanting to perform both a select and update query at the same time. Essentially, marking jobs as collected, at the same […]
If you have a large table of data in a SQL server database, and you want to add a new index, but can’t afford to lock the table, then this article will help you. However, […]
If you run a busy SQL server an experience performance issues, there are several things you can do to diagnose issues. I’ll ignore the obvious ones for now (ensuring your queries are streamlined and using […]
If you have a need allow a user to access the mailbox of another user, please first notify the users beforehand or ensure that you have the necessary policies in place to cover you. How […]
If you’ve installed Firefox, logged into your account and the sync isn’t working. There appears to be a bug that stops this from working, but luckily there is any easy fix, just follow the below: […]
If you are seeing the ‘Microsoft Word experienced an error trying to open the file‘ error, this might be misleading and the cause is likely nothing like what the error message says. In fact, it’s […]
If you are seeing the ‘Microsoft Excel cannot open or save any more documents because there is not enough available memory or disk space‘ error, this might be misleading and the cause is likely nothing […]
Sometimes tracking down the exchange mailbox which is linked to a specific email address can be time consuming, but you you make this task easier by using the Exchange Management Shell. To do this, follow […]
If you have upgraded to Skype version 5.3 and you are getting the ‘Skype has stopped working’ error message (shown below) it could be easily solved. In previous version of Skype when running on a […]
To allow a user to be able to send on behalf of a distribution group, simply follow the below: 1) Logon to your Exchange 2007/2010 server 2) Open the ‘Exchange Management Shell’ 3) Type the […]
If you have installed Exchange 2010 in and Exchange 2007 environment, you may come across the below error: An IIS directory entry couldn’t be created. The error message is Access is denied. HResults = 2147024891 […]
This article will help you if when installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 you receive a message like below: Exchange 2007 SP2 setup cannot continue with the upgrade because the beremote has open […]
If you want to purge all your mailboxes in Exchange 2007, simply follow the below: 1) Open ‘Exchange Management Shell’ 2) Add all the disconnected mailboxes into a var by typing the below: $users = […]
To enable auto hyperlinking of website url’s and email addresses in Outlook 2007, simply follow the below steps: 1) Open ‘Microsoft Outlook 2007’ 2) Select the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘Options’ 3) Select the ‘Mail […]
Users often don’t remember to use https:// when access Outlook Web Access, they simply just use https://. So to automatically redirect them to the same address but with https:// simply follow the below: 1) Logon […]
If when using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to amend a table you encounter a dialog box saying: Saving changes is not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped […]
If when trying to install something in Internet Explorer with an ActiveX pluging and you get a message saying, ‘Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher’, like below: Windows has blocked […]
If you experiencing problems with emails not delivering to Exchange 2007 Distribution Groups from external sources, but it works internally, then the below is likely to be the cause as it is 9 out of […]
Annoyingly it’s not possible to view mailbox sizes in Exchange 2007 via the Exchange Management Console, so if you need to get them, follow the below: To view them on screen 1) Open ‘Exchange Management […]
Exchange Server 2007 Outlook Web Access might stop working after installing Rollup 6 which is available via the update service. Other areas affected are that exchange and world wide web publishing services will be set […]
For some reason when you use the Public Folders tool in Exchange 2007 SP1 you can’t change the client permissions for the public folders. So to do so, follow the below steps: 1) Logon to […]
If you have installed Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server and are receiving the below error when using Outlook 2007, there is a solution. The message ‘Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or changed […]
If you have a need to enable users in your Microsoft Exchange 2003 / 2007 environment, then it’s really quite simple, just follow the below process: 1) Open Outlook for the user who’s calendar you […]
If you run Microsoft Exchange 2003 (should work with 2000/7) and wish for the email addresses of users to be setup automatically, in a specific format that is different to their username, then this article […]
If like us you have had problems installing QuickTime on Windows Vista, then here’s the solution: You need to register the ‘vbscript.dll’ file located in the System32 directory. Run a ‘Command Prompt’ as an Administrator […]
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