Tag Archives: microsoft

September 23, 2011
13:19
by: nerenther

Setting NTFS permissions using Powershell

I am currently working on a script similar to the Mass import of users in Active Direcory post I published earlier (as promised ). In the new script I wanted to only use powershell, so I had to find a … Continue reading →

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September 13, 2011
15:03
by: nerenther

Robocopy backup script

This is a script I have used on several of my relatives computers for backing up their data. Windows backup won’t do for them because they feel the need to see the actual files on the external drive… Anyway, heres … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft, Windows 7 Tagged , , ,

September 12, 2011
14:28
by: nerenther

Enable Resource Booking Attendant on all Room Mailboxes

The Resource Booking Attendant should be enabled on all your Room Mailboxes. If it is not, the room will not accept or decline incoming meeting requests. Which is somewhat the whole point right? Heres a powershell command to enable it … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2011
01:10
by: nerenther

Mass import of users in Active Directory

Tried sleeping……That obviously didn’t work out, so here’s a guide on how to import a number of users in Active Directory and then creating and sharing out their home folder. Note: This guide uses dsadd for creating users and cacls … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2011
08:09
by: nerenther

Quick guide for setting up Libraries in Windows 7

Libraries can be a nice feature to use if you have your pictures, music, movies and whatnot spread across several different locations, be that discs, servers or folders. It’s really simple to setup too! Open up explorer and look to … Continue reading →

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August 18, 2011
09:44
by: nerenther

Editing permissions on all mailboxes in one command, Exchange 2010/2007

If you have some sort of 3rd-party application that needs access to all of your mailboxes, it can be a pain to set the permissions on all of your mailboxes. Except if you use this nice little powershell command: Get-Mailbox … Continue reading →

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August 17, 2011
16:27
by: nerenther

Receive connector allowing anonymous relay on exchange 2010/2007

Often it’s a good idea to have a receive connector allowing certain devices to send mail through you exchange server without having to authenticate. One example from where I currently work is printers. We never set up the printers ourselves, … Continue reading →

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August 4, 2011
11:56
by: nerenther

Activesync issue on Exchange 2010

At work we are currently migrating to a new active directory domain. The migration hos gone rather smoothly except for a couple of users who are not able to sync mail on their phones. After a little research I found … Continue reading →

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August 3, 2011
14:04
by: nerenther

Deploying Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on USB Flash Drive

Just thought I should share this link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee731893(WS.10).aspx I have tried this on a HP DL380 G6 and it worked like a charm. One of the advantages of using that kind of server is that it has internal usb ports … Continue reading →

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August 3, 2011
08:48
by: nerenther

Set event logging for the offline address list generator to medium

In a default exchange 2007/2010 installation the logging level for OALGen is set to lowest. That means that if you have users who do not show up in the Global address list (GAL) or they are missing some info, you … Continue reading →

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