You may experience such error while opening “Failover Cluster management console”

It usually happens when server service is in stoped state.
In order to fix it open service management console and start the server service

Some times we need to use PS script to send email, script can be used in Task Scheduler or any other program

BatchFile to run script: Create *.bat file

C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:Program FilesMicrosoftExchange Serverbinexshell.psc1" -noexit -command ". C:scriptslocationscriptname.ps1"

PS Script to send mail: Create  .ps1 file

$filename = “c:filelocationHtmlFIleyouwant torecieve.html”
$smtpServer = “SMTP Servername”

$msg = new-object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$att = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment($filename)
$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)

$msg.From = “sendername@domainanme”
$msg.To.Add(“recipient_address@domainanme”)
$msg.Subject = “Subject”
$msg.Body = “Body ”
$msg.Attachments.Add($att)
$smtp.Send($msg)

In Previous version we used to work with CPL File Names  to define which one of control panel applets will be displayed.

In order to make it work Use Canonical names instead.
It should Look like that

You can get the full list from here

Terminal Server Office 2003/2007/2010 Installation issue

If you installed office in the same way you install it on your desktop.
Your user information will be replicated to all other users.

You may receive complaints that some excel or word files are been hold by your username or username you used to install Office.

You can fix it the following way.

Search for the user in registry
One of the keys under HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurentVersionInstallerUserData will have office instalation details.

Delete user RegOwner key Information.

Continue searching the registry right-click and delete the Username and UserInitials with problematic username

Additional information can be found here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2001595

When you try to to install x64 printer driver on 32bit server you may receive “selected driver must be installed remotely” error.

To solve this go to your x64 machine.

run and type \32bit machine servername

In the list of shares open printers folder – in windows 7 or 2008 press on view remote printers

Right click on empty place and select server properties.

Navigate to Drivers and press on Add.

Uncheck the x86 check box and select x64 one.

After installation completes you can use the x64driver from your 32bit machine

Please note however that both x86 and x64 drivers must have the exact same name! “HP LaserJet 4200PCL 5″ and “HP LaserJet 4200PCL 5″  only if  they have the same name, they will appear automatically in additional drivers  under your printer’s sharing properties.

When you have limited size profile or limited user permission on Terminal Server.

Even if Autoupdate is running user will be unable to install it and will get stuck in some temporary folder.

To disable Adobe autoupdate you have 2 oprions.

First is:Go to c:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeUpdaterX (where X can be a number depending on you Adobe version)
Rename the following files Adobe_Updater.exe and AdobeUpdaterInstallMgr.exe

Second is:By deploying the following registry file via GPO

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAdobeAcrobat Reader9.0Updater]
"bShowAutoUpdateConfDialog"=dword:00000000
"bShowNotifDialog"=dword:00000000
"iUpdateFrequency"=dword:00000000

Change the [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAdobeAcrobat Reader7.0Updater according to your Acrobat version

Scenario:

User is not been reconnected to same Terminal Server session.

The consequences can be duplicated sessions, profile location lose, locked files on storage and more.
After few hours I found that Microsoft have A HotFix that addresses the issue

KB article is: KB977541

I got this after installing some update, can’t say exactly which.
The problem symptom is that when you type anything in search bar it looks like that

To solve it.

Go to Run> type regedit.exe

Navigate to :HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerFolderTypes{EF87B4CB-F2CE-4785-8658-4CA6C63E38C6}TopViews

You will see a key named {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
Just rename it to anything else like {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}.Orig

After you rename the key , start Task manager and kill the explorer.exe process

Run the process again from file>New Task (Run..)

Type in bar explorer.exe

And Walla!

It works!

Microsoft published a hotfix that addresses the issue in Windows 7 and 2008R2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977380

In Vista Windows 2008  or Windows 7 when  you right-click the network icon in the navigation area, but it does not take you directly to the Network Connections properties as we are used to in Windows XP 2000 or 2003 .
You can access Network Connections management menu by running ncpa.cpl from run menu or you can create a shortcut that will access those menu by key combination.

To create ncpa.cpl shortcut

• Right-click on the desktop
• Click: New>Shortcut
• Type the location of the item: ncpa.cpl 
  
• Choose a suitable name, e.g. ‘Network Connection’
   
• Right-click on the newly created shortcut
• Select Properties and seek the dialog box called Shortcut Key.
      Simply over-type ‘None’ with the combination that suits you, for example:
      Ctrl +Alt +N.  Start by holding the Ctrl key, ‘None’ should change.
   
• Now by pressing on Ctrl +Alt+N Network Connection Properties will Open.

Creating shortcuts using control panel applets (CPL files) can be be very useful.
Here is a list of common CPL files which can be used.

If “Install virtual machine guest service installation” is unavailable and grayed out, don’t panic. Just shut down the guest machine and it will become available.
It is not a bug, it is by design.