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  • Microsoft Outlook 2010 with instant search disabled (Windows Desktop Search not installed).Contact searches unreliable, sometimes returning sometimes not returning results for the same search queries. Fixed by: File > Options > SearchUncheck “Improve search speed by limiting the number of…

  • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is normally is installed via Windows Update and runs automatically in a silent mode and only reports if an infection was found.It is not a replacement for Antivirus software as it only finds active malware…

  • Sub Reply()Dim msg As Outlook.MailItemSet msg = Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection(1).Replymsg.SentOnBehalfOfName = “email@domain.com”msg.DisplayEnd Sub Microsoft Outlook 2010

  • To create a new email template: 1. Home > New email2. Customize email as required.3. File > Save AsChange File Name (e.g MyTemplate) and change Save as Type to Outlook Template (.oft)4. Click Save. By default file is saved in…

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  • This guide helps to restore an Exchange 2007 mailbox to a test lab server on an isolated network and extract restored mailbox as a .pst file.Normally you can only restore Exchange within the same organisation. If you want to restore…

  • Statistics Get-MailboxStatistics -server <ServerName>Get a list of all mailboxes, number of items, Storage Limit Status and Last Logon Time Get-MailboxStatistics –server <ServerName> | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | ft DisplayName,@{label=”TotalItemSize(MB)”;expression={$_.TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}},ItemCount, storagelimitstatusGet the list of all mailboxes, sizes in MB, number of…

  • There are a number of places to limit message size in Exchange 2007: 1. Organizational limits: Apply to all Exchange servers in the OrganizationEMC > Organization Configuration > Hub Transport > Global Settings tab > Transport Settings > Properties >…

  • Normally to update / unlock user’s cached domain credentials on a workstation you need to log on as the user while connected to the domain controller (locally or via VPN). If you have a remote workstation which connects remotely via…

  • If you need to block all network access to a particular user so he/she can’t access or delete any files or emails you have a number of options. 1. Disable user in AD 2. Change user password 3. Disable user…

  • You can use mailsend.exe to send emails from the command line or a script via a known SMTP server. More information and more ways to use this little useful utility here. In the MS Exchange environment I used this method…

  • After installing Windows Update you may get a restart prompt which will keep popping up every few minutes. You may want to disable it and restart the computer yourself when convenient.To disable the prompt you need to stop the Automatic…