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  • MS Exchange – The provided ContentFilter value is invalid

    Have been playing with New-MailboxExportRequest cmdlet exporting emails for specific date ranges and found what looks like Exchange Management Shell bug. On Exchange 2010 SP2 server with UK English region run following command: New-MailboxExportRequest -ContentFilter {(Received -ge ’01/05/2012′) -and (Received -le ’01/06/2012′)} -Mailbox “user.name” -FilePath “\\server\share\username.pst” Everything works as expected and all May 2012 emails…

  • Exchange – The term ‘New-MailboxExportRequest’ is not recognized

    Trying to run New-MailboxExportRequest cmdlet on Exchange 2010 SP1 or later and getting following error.The term ‘New-MailboxExportRequest’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. The most likely reason is that your user account doesn’t have Mailbox Import Export role. To add it run: New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role “Mailbox Import…

  • Exchange 2010 SP1 – Export emails for specified date range to .pst

    Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1 introduces new cmdlets to export and import mailbox data: New-MailboxExportRequest New-MailboxImportRequest This replaces previous Export-Mailbox cmdlet and the main advantage is that new methods don’t require you to run Outlook in order to import and export to .pst files. To export whole mailbox run:New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox “user.name” -FilePath “\\server\share\user.name.pst” To export only…

  • Enabling Smart Duplex on Kyocera Copiers

    If you have duplex (printing on both sides) enabled on Kyocera copier, even when you print a single page, it will be turned around before printing, which doubles the printing time. To avoid this, you need to enable print driver option called Smart Duplex: Open Devices and Printers Right click on your Kyocera Printer open…

  • Microsoft Office 2013 – Change Fahrenheit to Celsius

    Microsoft Office 2013 includes a little weather widget in calendar view which shows current temperature for your chosen location. By default temperatures are displayed in Fahrenheit. To change it to Celsius: File > Options > CalendarScroll down to the very bottom where you will find an option to change it:

  • Add operation failed. Unable to extract deployment information from the package

    I was recently setting up Group Policy software deployment on Windows Server 2008 R2. Everything went fine until I came to Adobe Reader 10.1. Server was refusing to add the package with following error. Add operation failed. Unable to extract deployment information from the package. Run validation to the package to ensure that the package…

  • Find empty PCI / PCIE slots without opening computer case

    Sometimes you need to find what empty PCI or other slots are available on your PC without opening computer case. For example when you have only remote access to the PC, or simply don’t fancy crawling under a desk and disconnecting bunch or cables. Problem is that not all system information utilities reliably display such…

  • Channels Missing on Windows Media Centre Freesat

    Default TV Signal Setup often misses many channels available on UK freesat. If only couple of channels are missing, you can use Single Transponder Scan to scan a particular transponder for your missing channel:Tasks > Settings > TV > TV Signal > Satellite Transponder Scan > Single Transponder ScanProvide transponder details for your channel and…

  • Automate Symantec backup Exec 2010 backups to rotating NAS devices

    Background Customer is using Symantec Backup Exec 2010 Small Business Server Suite to perform daily data and Exchange backups. Backups are saved to two rotating NAS devices. One of them is kept off-site and devices are manually swapped every Friday. Issue User has to open Backup Exec and manually select which device is online, which…

  • iPhones don’t sync with Exchange 2010 – connection to the server failed

    After completing Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 migration, couple of users stopped receiving emails on their mobile devices. iPhone would go through account verification successfully, but when trying to pull actual emails would show an error “connection to the server failed“ Exchange client access server application logs were recording following error: Source: MSExchange ActiveSyncEven ID:…

  • Can’t move Exchange mailbox – Insufficient Access Rights to Perform the Operation

    Trying to move Exchange mailbox (via Console or Shell) fails with error: Active Directory operation failed on [domain-controller-name]. This error is not retriable. Additional information: Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. This may happen because inheritable permissions are disabled for the user (which is normal for domain admins). I experienced this issue with some…

  • Customize look of Exchange 2010 Web App

    It’s pretty easy to customize look and feel of Exchange 2010 Web App to fit your requirements. To change logon / logoff logo edit file lgntopl.gif which by default is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\ClientAccess\Owa\14.X.XXX.X\themes\resources To change header logo (and other graphical elements) edit file csssprites.png which by default  is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\ClientAccess\Owa\14.X.XXX.X\themes\base…