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We all know that Windows Active Directory (AD) Group Policy is very powerful. It can apply policies on the PCs in your Windows AD domain. However, the list of policies is limited as are the scheduling and reporting of those policies. While you might be able to run a Powershell script or VB script on…

Error message 401.3 when setting up RPC over HTTP/S on Exchange 2003, after installing SP1 for Windows Server 2003 RPC over HTTP/S is a cool method for connecting your Outlook 2003 client to the corporate Exchange Server 2003 from the Internet or WAN, without the need to establish a VPN session to the corporate LAN…

Most of us use the MMC to administer Windows 2000 RRAS. But what happens when you need to route an incoming VPN client back to the net and you’re using NAT with private, non-routable addresses? Users of the company’s VPN used complain about losing internet access while using VPN. The usual way to avoid this…

Imagine the following scenario: You perform a full backup of mailbox store on Exchange 2000/2003.   You move a mailbox from the backed-up store to an Exchange 2007 server.   You try to leverage the Recovery Storage Group feature on the Exchange 2000/2003 server to restore the contents of the mailbox in question using ExMerge…

How can I restore the IFS Mapping for Drive M in Exchange Server 2003? MS KB 305145 has more info (Remove the M Drive Mapping in Exchange 2000). To restore the drive M mapping, use the script that is provided here: [this_link_has_been_removed] – 2kb) After you download and extract the drive M removal script, you…

Lately I began to use Windows Vista on my laptop computer, needless to say that one of the basic and first tasks that one will stumble upon when switching operating systems is the need to safely restore files and items from the old machine to the new one. Although Windows Vista comes with a file…

How do I restore my Exchange 2000/2003 server? One of the most important tasks for an Exchange administrator is the regular, day-by-day, backing up of all the Exchange databases. This can be easily accomplished by use of the built-in NTBACKUP.EXE software found on your Exchange 2000/2003 server. If the server running Exchange 2000/2003 is still…

In Windows XP, how can I revert to the good old search window that I used in Windows 2000? Windows XP has a sick and ugly search window which not only slows down your system but also personally makes me sick (not to mention that sorry-looking excuse of a dog they have there…)  To go…

In the Windows Server 2003 family, you can restore the Active Directory database if it becomes corrupted or is destroyed because of hardware or software failures. You must restore the Active Directory database when objects in Active Directory are changed or deleted. Note: There is an option to restore Active Directory objects that have been…

How to reset a forgotten password on your Alcatel SpeedTouch Home/Pro ADSL modem? This document describes how you can reset a forgotten password on an Alcatel SpeedTouch Home/Pro ADSL modem. Note: This is NOT the EXPERT password! This is the password you can configure (if you want) through the web interface of the modem, and…