While performing maintenance to Exchange 2010 DAG server you should first remove the DAG member from DAG group.Other wise you may have unwanted DB failovers and many other unexpected issue that may affect company mail services availability Shutting Down DAG Members The Exchange 2010 high availability solution is integrated with the Windows shutdown process. If an administrator or application initiates a shutdown of a Windows server in a DAG that has a mounted database that's replicated Read more

  Microsoft released set of Daylight Saving updates back in December 2009. Time Zone changes since last MS update Argentina Standard Time: Removes DST for 2010 and later years. Central Brazilian Standard Time: Updates dynamic DST table. Changes DST end date for 2010. E. South America Standard Time: Updates dynamic DST table; Changes DST end date for 2010. Egypt Standard Time: Changes the DST end date for 2009. Changes the TZI for 2010. Georgian Standard Time: Read more

  If you’re planning reinstall of your Windows VistaXPServer 200020032008  you’ll need to locate your copy of your product installation key. An easy way is to use Product Key Viewer utility to find forgotten Windows Office or SQL Product Keys. Read more

Unusually Operating System is installed on C drive and whenever you install new program it goes to C:Program Filesprogram name I is because the default suggested installation path is C:Program Files. It can cause a problem when C drive is been wrong partitioned and the size of C drive is small You can use registry to change the default application installation path to for example install in D:Programs, To set different default installation path, follow the steps bellow: Pres on Read more

$dcname = <DomainDNSName>
$newSite = "NewSite Name"
$context = New-Object
System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext(‘DirectoryServer’, $dcname)
$dc =
[System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DomainController]::getDomainController ($context)
$dc.MoveToAnotherSite($newSite)

 

Where DomainDNSName – Enter your DNS domain name

To clear user local profile via registry : Press on Start > Run >Regedit Navigate to the following registry key :“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionProfileList” Under ProfileList navigate to  binary key’s like this :S-1-5-21-3656904587-1668747452-4095529-500 On the right side under  ProfileImagePath you’'ll see the username and profile path. Chose the one with the desired user and delete the long reg key like :“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows Read more

If you want to redirect domain user folders to NTFS or Storage share, you need to set the permissions like in the list bellow: Creator Owner => Full Control on “Subfolders and Files Only” Security group of users needing to put data on share => List Folder/Read Data, Create Folders/Append Data  on “This Folder Only” System =>  Full Control, on “This Folder, Subfolders and Files” In addition you can add Domain Admins security group to have permissions on user folders: Open Read more

Open Group Policy Editor: Link Policy to relevant OU Navigate to User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Start menu and taskbar. Edit “Prevent Changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings” Set it to enable Pres OK Note: To enforce group policy: Navigate to Start>Run type gpupdate /force and hit Enter Read more

If you Windows Desktop icon is disappeared , there is a quick way to restore it. Follow the steps bellow: Open Notepad Paste the text bellow [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop Save the file as Desktop.scf and drag it to your Quick Launch bar Note: If you can’t place it you Quick Launch bar may be locked. To unlock it :Right click on it , and remove selection Read more

list of available commands for service management in Windows Net pause : Pauses service Usage : net pause servicename Net continue : Continues a service that has been suspended by net pause Usage : net continue servername Net stop : Stops running service Usage : net stop service name Net start : Start stopped service Usage : net start servicename Sc:A command line program used for communicating with the Service Control Manager and services. Usually used in scripting Usage : type sc in command Read more