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Office System (2003) SP1 Patches You should consider installing SP2 Office System 2003 Service Pack 2 was released in the end of September 2005. You can download SP2 for Office System 2003 right here: Download Office System 2003 SP2 – Client only (50.5mb) Download Office System 2003 SP2 – Full administrative installation (101mb) For detailed…

Office System (2003) Hotfix Slipstreaming You should consider installing SP2 Office System 2003 Service Pack 2 was released in the end of September 2005. You can download SP2 for Office System 2003 right here: Download Office System 2003 SP2 – Client only (50.5mb) Download Office System 2003 SP2 – Full administrative installation (101mb) For detailed…

How can I slipstream service packs into Office System (2003)? Like in previous versions of Office and their corresponding Service Packs, SP3 can be slipstreamed into an administrative installation point of Office 2003, in order to allow for a fully integrated installation. This scenario explains how to create an integrated installation of Office System (2003)…

How do I obtain a Digital Certificate from my Certificate Authority (CA)? This article will describe the 2 most popular methods for obtaining a Digital Certificate from your online Certificate Authority (or CA). I will not elaborate on the reasons for doing so, and if you feel uncomfortable about these issues I suggest you take…

How do I obtain a Digital Certificate from a 3rd party Certificate Authority (CA)? Digital Certificates are used to verify identity and are used in a variety of scenarios, such as e-mail protection and validation, secure websites and online shopping carts and more. On a secure website, when customers are required to provide their credit…

OBJ::SID and vice versa Description OBJ::SID and vice versa is a program written in C++ and used to translate SID/OBJ conversions. The program is able to detect object or SID that can be queried by the Global Catalog or the local SAM within the process machine. Querying OBJ/SID is within the scope of the user…

Offline Address Book Integrity (OABInteg) Utility Explained In this article I’ll introduce you to the Offline Address Book Integrity (OABInteg) utility, which can be of great help when troubleshooting Offline Address Book (OAB) generation issues as well as OAB download issues. Note: This article is published with permission from www.msexchange.org Introduction OABInteg is a nifty…

If no DNS servers were detected during the initial configuration of Windows 2000 DNS, the system will typically designate the new DNS server as a “root server”, which is the ultimate authority for all naming resolution activities. As a result, the new DNS server will not be able to forward any name resolution queries that…

What are the new EFS features in Windows XP? Microsoft Windows 2000 introduced the capability for data recovery with the implementation of Encrypting File System (EFS), and this capability has been enhanced in Windows XP. Microsoft Windows XP provides many enhancements in the area of data protection – especially Encrypting File System (EFS). Windows XP…

I was recently informed by GFI Software that they have a new white paper that explains what NDR spam is and how administrators can take effective measures to reduce the impact on their email servers. As an email marketing manager, I found this white paper very helpful in understanding what NDR or non-delivery report spam…