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Can I enable user password changes through Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange 2003?Yes, although this behavior is not enabled by default.In order to do so you must first configure your server to use SSL.Then, you need to create a new Virtual Directory called Iisadmpwd under the Default Web Site. Open Internet Information Services Manager…

How can I enable transfer of MP3 files through Microsoft Windows Live Messenger? Microsoft Windows Live Messenger is the new version of the old MSN Messenger client (read Download Windows Live Messenger for more info). Although in general this version is pretty nice and lacks some of the annoying “Features” that were part of the…

Standard message-only journaling simply delivers a copy of a message flagged for archival to a designated journal mailbox. Envelope journaling instead delivers archival messages using an envelope message containing a journal report with the original message as an attachment. In order to enable envelope journaling please read Enable Envelope Journaling in Exchange 2000/2003. To enable…

When you connect to the Internet through a NAT connection you’ll discover that you will no longer be able to transfer files to and from your ICQ program. This is because your NAT connection is actually acting as a kind of firewall, and we must tell ICQ that it is working behind a firewalled connection….

How can I enable graphic acceleration in Windows Server 2003? Windows Server 2003 Graphics Acceleration is disabled by default, which disables DirectX functionality. This is to enhance server stability and is not needed in standard server scenarios. To enable DirectX, you must first enable graphics acceleration. To do so follow the next steps: Right click…

How can I enable the “Compressed Folder” feature in Windows 2000? The Compressed Folder feature that exists in Microsoft Plus! 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and Microsoft Windows XP was not included in the Microsoft Windows 2000 family products. In order to open compressed file (with a .zip extension) in Microsoft Windows 2000, you have…

How can I enable CD Burning in Windows Server 2003? Windows Server 2003 has the CD burning drivers disabled by default. The IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service required by this peripheral device is disabled, so to make it work we need to enable it. Note: With some third-party software, you may be able to burn CDs…

As with many network-related systems, sometime we are faced with specific network issues causing us to lose connectivity to certain systems. These issues could be caused by an assortment of reasons, beginning with basic TCP/IP configuration errors, network device malfunctions, cabling problems, firewall configurations and other problems. Most of these issues might be easily overruled…

One of the most significant security enhancements to Windows Vista was the addition of a technology called BitLocker Encryption. Unlike EFS, rather than simply encrypting a single file, BitLocker, combined with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip on a PC’s motherboard, encrypts the entire hard disk or partition, thus making the system more secure. Since…

Perhaps one of the biggest problems with e-mail (besides the spam issue) is the fact that not many people know how to properly format their e-mail messages. Properly writing your e-mail is generally known as “e-mail netiquette”. The rules of e-mail Netiquette are not “rules” that are written or governed by any authority, but are considered…