Delete specific message from all mailboxes on Exchange 2010 server

What:

Microsoft Windows 2008R2 with Exchange 2010 SP1

Problem:

You have been asked to delete message with subject "Confidential" from all mailboxes in the organization.

ActiveSync devices still sync after disabling account or changing password

What:

Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010

Problem:

In case when employee is "walked out the door", access to account and emails has to be terminated immediately, but ActiveSync can work up to 24h after disabling Active Directory account.

Can't activate Windows 0x8007232B or 0x8007007B

What:

Windows Server 2012 Standard

Problem:

Wile attempting to activate Windows you get the following message:
Error: 0x8007232b
Description:
DNS name does not exist.

Remove previous Microsoft SQL backups automatically

What:

Windows Server 2008R2 with SQL Server 2005

Problem:

Every time backup runs it creates new .bak file, old backups are never removed.

Restore deleted SRV DNS records in Windows 2012

What:

DNS in Windows 2012

Problem:

SRV records were mistakenly deleted, how to recreate it?

Revers DNS entries are not updating, Windows 2012 R2

What:

Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller with DHCP, DNS

Problem:

DNS PTR records are not updating when DHCP is installed on the domain controller.

Huge DHCP log folder filling up C drive, event id 1016

What:

DHCP server on Windows 2012

Problem:

C drive on the server is gradually filling up, eventvwr shows below error.
Event ID: 1016
The DHCP service encountered the following error when backing up the database: An error occurred while accessing the DHCP database. Look at the DHCP server event log for more information on this error.

Import Outlook Auto-Complete list from another computer

What:

Microsoft Outlook 2007/2010/2013

Problem:

One of the most important functionality for Outlook users is autocomplete. After moving user to a new computer you want to preserve that list to avoid complains.

Sage 50 Accounts 2015 (UK) with network share on SBS 2008

What:

Sage 50 Accounts and Small Business Server 2008

Problem:

Customer has Sage data on the network share. He upgraded Sage Accounts software to 2015, which now requires installing Data Service on the SBS 2008. After installing service I still get the following error on the client's PC:
"Unable to connect to the Sage Data Service on machine <hostname>"

Simple tool to sync folder with a network share on Windows

What:

Microsoft Windows XP/VISTA/Seven/8

Problem:

I had a requirement to keep network shares from two different servers in sync, I needed free, simple solution which will be in place only for a few weeks.

Windows 2008 R2 Backup Failed, The system cannot find the file specified

What:

Windows Backups on Microsoft Windows 2008 R2

Problem:

Windows Backup Failed: The system cannot find the file specified. or
Windows Backup Failed: The device is not ready.

RDP connection hangs on "estimating connection quality"

What:

Windows 8 client connecting to Window 2012 R2 RDS server

Problem:

Remote user tries to connect via rdp, but connection hangs on "estimating connection quality".

Windows Server 2012 RemoteApp post installation tweaks

What:

Remote App server on Windows 2012 R2

Problem:

Tips & Tricks

How to configure Trend Active Directory Sync Client for Hosted Email Security (HES)

What:

Windows Domain Controller with Trend Active Directory Sync Client

Problem:

Default configuration works only for user email address's, not groups.

Cannot archive mailbox, Some items could not be copied. They were either moved or deleted, or access was denied.

What:

Microsoft Exchange 2003

Problem:

Error while archiving folder "Inbox" in store "Mailbox". Some items could not be copied. They were either moved or deleted, or access was denied.

Allow a distribution group to receive external emails in Exchange 2010

What:

Microsoft Exchange 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2

Problem:

People from outside the company can't email distribution group.

Configure Windows Server 2008 domain controller to sync time with an external NTP

What:

Windows Server 2008 R2

Problem:

Clock on domain controller is drifting.

Event ID 12: Time Provider NtpClient: This machine is configured to use the domain hierarchy to determine its time source, but it is the AD PDC emulator for the domain at the root of the forest, so there is no machine above it in the domain hierarchy to use as a time source. It is recommended that you either configure a reliable time service in the root domain, or manually configure the AD PDC to synchronize with an external time source. Otherwise, this machine will function as the authoritative time source in the domain hierarchy. If an external time source is not configured or used for this computer, you may choose to disable the NtpClient.

You have been logged on with a temporary profile

What:

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server

Problem:

User is being logged on with a temporary folder.

How to redirect OWA to https, Microsoft Exchange 2010

What:

Windows 2008 R2 with Microsoft Exchange 2010

Problem:

Users can't access webmail (OWA - Outlook Web Access), they are getting error 403.4 and complain...

The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections

What:

Windows Server 2003/2008

Problem:

Can't log on to the server via RDP, disconnected sessions used up allowed number of connections.