Microsoft Update Catalog
Microsoft has a searchable catalog of all their updates located here: http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx. You will find links to standalone installers and other resources.
CRM not loading
If CRM hangs you just need to clear the cache for the browser you are using.
Outlook Search Fails
In June Microsoft released a patch for Office that breaks the index on some PCs (users can no longer search Outlook). To fix this install optional update “2017-06 Preview on Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows…”. This only applies to Windows 7.
Clonezilla
Clonezilla is a free partition and disk imaging/cloning program. It runs from USB and works with basically every OS. It can be used to do a direct clone to a new drive or backup to an image that can be restored to bare metal. Instructions:
Convert KMS to MAK
If Windows is setup for Key Management Services activation it can be converted to Multiple Activation Key. slmgr.vbs /ipk “MultipleActivationKey”
MFP Color
A vendor recently sent an army of technicians, over four visits, to address the color disparity between 2 identical Xerox MFPs (one had been used twice as much over 3 years). They began by replacing all the consumable parts, calibrating both units and color correcting via the driver (helped a little), but the unit still had a red… Read More »
Exchange Email Format
In Exchange, emails sent outside the organization are converted and the format of these can be set per domain or for all domains. If messages are sent in text format, some recipients will have issues viewing attached images. ContentType should be MimeHtmlText not MimeText when running: Get-RemoteDomain |fl To update it run the following with either a domain… Read More »
Brightmail Antispoofing
There has been a rise in the number of instances of email addresses being spoofed. A new technique of masking the sender address by adding a “direct reply to” address, has increased the likelihood that a user will be fooled. The real sender address can only be detected when the user hits reply, at which point the new… Read More »
Brightmail Upgrade
To update the Symantec Gateway run this from the console Block inbound SMTP from Router Backup VHD Check Version: show –version update list update check update download update install or update install–version 10.6.6-5 Monitor with: tail -f update.log Read Agreement (space) and agree (Y) Verify Version: show –version Enable SMTP from the router If step 6 fails use:… Read More »
Restore Brightmail
Block inbound SMTP from router Mount ISO and boot Logon with: admin & symantec Set time zone: 10 Add ALL previous Ethernet Interfaces Load license and add basic settings Restore the last backup From console reboot Login and verify settings Enable inbound SMTP from router
AutoCAD install fails
The AutoDesk installer does not do any prequalification checks. This means that when a deployment, which has a dozen or more components, begins it will install what it can until it finds a resource missing and then it will stop without any notice. You will be left with some of the components, but AutoCAD will be missing.
Installing Windows 10
Windows is 10 is finally stable, but not easy to deploy. Here is what I have found:
Repair Revit Files
To repair a corrupt Revit file that will not open, copy the file locally, from File>Open check “Audit” and open the file.
WordPress Plugins
These plugins extend WordPress functionality.
Uninstall Office 2016
IMPORTANT: Before you start, you need to know removing Office manually is a long, complex process and might require that you reinstall the operating system if certain steps are done incorrectly.
Clean All Temp Folders
$tempfolders = @(“C:\Windows\Temp\*”, “C:\Windows\Prefetch\*”, “C:\Documents and Settings\*\Local Settings\temp\*”, “C:\Users\*\Appdata\Local\Temp\*”,”C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\*”); Remove-Item $tempfolders -force -recurse
Exchange 2003 to 2010
There is no direct upgrade to 2013. 2010 is the preferred intermediate version
Migrate Public Folders
This will work for moving PFs from 2007 or 2010 to 2013 or 2016
0x80070520 when adding SSL binding in IIS
This is caused when the SSL certificate is imported into IIS and the selection to allow it to be Exported is not chosen.
ATT DSL Arris Modem
To enable inbound traffic for a client network follow these steps.
Exporting Mailboxes
You can export entire mailboxes (smaller than 50GB) to PST, from the Exchange console: New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox “Amy Smith” -FilePath “\\Server\Share\AmySmith.pst” To get Status of the request: Get-MailboxExportRequest | Get-MailboxExportRequestStatistics | fl These should be output to a fast drive with plenty of capacity (not a shadow copy volume). When decommissioning a user account move the file to the… Read More »
Windows 7 Updates
Microsoft is limiting the performance of windows updates from their end for Windows 7. If you need to clean install a PC that will require updates to reach full functionality I would build it 24 hours in advance to allow windows updates to download and install. Set client expectations.
Buzzsaw: Clear Cashe
To Clear the Cache follow these steps: · Close out of Buzzsaw · Navigate to C:\Users · Open the folder labeled with your username · Open the folder labeled “AppData” · Open the folder labeled “Roaming” · Open the folder labeled “ProjectPoint-2013” · Delete only the “Cache” folder To Reinstall: · Click on this link http://getbuzzsaw.com · Follow… Read More »
Reverse DNS
Reverse DNS or rDNS is one of the older methods used to verify an email was sent from the domain. It is a record created by the ISP and not the DNS records associated with the domain. It should be setup anytime an ISP is added or changed. Each ISP has their own way of setting these up… Read More »
EDB Recovery
To recover an Exchange database: 1) Run eseutil /mh E:\Exchange\mailbox.edb If the state is Clean Shutdown skip to step 4 2)Verify Logs are not damaged: eseutil /ml E:\Exchange\Log\E01 (path ends with the first 3 characters of log files to be inspected) 3) Try eseutil /r E00 /a /t /d E:\Exchange\Mailbox.edb /l E:\Exchange\Log For this error: “Operation terminated with… Read More »
Bootable USB installer
Make sure that you use 8GB or larger USB drive. All existing data will be deleted. Diskpart list Volume select volume “X” (where X is the USB vol. number from 2) clean create partition primary format fs=ntfs label=OS_Install quick active Copy the contents of a bootable ISO to your USB.
iPhone 7 Reset
Force reboot: Hold power and down volume for 10 Seconds. Apps stop loading: General>Reset>Reset Network Settings.
Virtualize a server
This post will walk through the NMS standard process for virtualizing a server using the utility Disk2vhd v2.01 or greater.
Convert .pfx to .pem
Download and install OpenSSL then run the following: openssl pkcs12 -in “certificate.pfx” -out “certificate.pem” -nodes
Scan to Email
Find the Scanners IP For a local scanner find the LAN IP of the Scanner For a remote office: Find the external WAN IP of the office via www.aboutmyip.com Go To: Exchange admin center>MailFlow> receive connectors Find the connector that works on port 25 and go to scoping Add the IP From step 1 to the section:“Receive mail… Read More »
Reset Apple TV Remote
Aluminum remote: Hold menu and left for ten seconds Hold menu and right for ten seconds
New Category
I have added Client Intranet as a new category. Add this to any post you think might be helpful to clients for example new threats, a walk through on how apps works, etc.
Ajera Passwords
The next update of Ajera 8.10 will require more advanced passwords. The requirements: Minimum of 8 characters An upper and lower case letter A number A special character
Remote Desktop Connection Manager
RDCMan makes it really easy to organize your hosts into groups, each group can have its own defaults that are automatically used (unless you choose to manually override), you can connect groups of servers with one click, plus many other nifty features. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21101
Disable Aggressive Mode on Cisco ASA
Configuration > Remote Access VPN > Network (Client) Access > IKE Parameters > Check the box where it says “Disable inbound aggressive mode connections (IKEv1 only)