Month: July 2010

Installing Operating System roles and features automatically in Exchange Server 2010 SP1

By andersonpatrico

Hi folks, Today I’m going to talk about one of the new features of Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 which allows us to install all Operating System prerequisites using just the Exchange Setup wizard. In the past I helped to create a script (http://tinyurl.com/yjqf68y) to do all this process but in this new version that script is not required any more. Basically, when we use the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Setup wizard, there is a new option called Automatically install Windows Server roles and fetaures required for Exchange Server. Just by clickin on that option all prerequisites will be … Continue reading Installing Operating System roles and features automatically in Exchange Server 2010 SP1

Announcing BPOS Deploy Central

By andersonpatrico

Hi folks, BPOS Team released a new page consolidating most of the information required by administrator to start evaluating and planning for a BPOS migration/deployment. The new deployment page will be a one-stop-shop for prospective and existing partners and customers to find BPOS standard deployment resources, guidance and support. Some highlights of this first release of the page: Introducing the Microsoft Online Deployment Guide for Standard Service (MODG). The MODG is a comprehensive guide to deploying BPOS standard. Links to “Migration and Synchronization Help and How-To” as well as the “Setup Accelerator” deployment help wizard Links to the Pinpoint marketplace … Continue reading Announcing BPOS Deploy Central

Expired Passwords and Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

By andersonpatrico

Hi folks, One of the cool features of Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 is the ability to allow end-users to change their expired passwords using Outlook Web Access. Basically, when you have a user configured with the option User must change password at next logon, then the user won’t be able to access OWA right away because it is required to change its password first. However enabling that new feature from Service Pack 3 the user will receive the following page where he is able to change his password. After changing the password the user will be able to … Continue reading Expired Passwords and Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

SCRIPT: EnableOWApwd.ps1

By andersonpatrico

Script Name: EnableOWAPwd.ps1 v1 Log:v1.0 – Initial script. Description: Add the ChangeExpiredPasswordEnable entry in the registry and restart IIS using /noforce option. Code: ## EnableOWAPwd.ps1# Author: Anderson Patricio# http://msmvps.org/blogs/andersonpatricio# Write-Host “Adding ChangeExpiredPasswordEnable key in the registry…” New-ItemProperty “HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSExchange OWA” -Name “ChangeExpiredPasswordEnabled” -Value 1 -PropertyType “DWord” Write-Host “Restarting IIS using /noforce option..” IISReset /noforce

Hotfix Rollup 1 for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is available

By andersonpatrico

Microsoft has released Hotfix Rollup 1 for Forefront Protection for Exchange. This article contains information about how to obtain the hotfix rollup and about the issues that are fixed by the hotfix rollup. Read more at source: http://blogs.technet.com/b/fss/archive/2010/06/30/hotfix-rollup-1-for-forefront-protection-2010-for-exchange-server-is-available.aspx Cheers, Anderson Patricio http://blogs.msexchange.org/patricio Twitter: @apatricio