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Flush DNS on Mac OSX
OSX 10.4 lookupd -flushcache OSX 10.5-10.6 sudo dscacheutil -flushcache OSX 10.6-10.8 sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.9 dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.10 sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches
read moreFind file paths that are over 260 character limit
Run this tool to find out which files have a file path that is too long. Useful if you’re having issues with automated backups and restores, for example. Sources http://pathlengthchecker.codeplex.com/
read moreFile Replication Service won’t stay on, corrupted FRS Jet Database
You can run cmd as administrator and input the following commands to stop NetLogon and Ntfrs services and rename the database files and then restart the services (If any other dependecies are stopped, you can restart them after that.): net stop netlogon net stop ntfrs ren %SystemRoot%\ntfrs\jet\ntfrs.jdb ntfrs.old ren %SystemRoot%\ntfrs\jet\sys\edb.chk edb.old ren %SystemRoot%\ntfrs\jet\log\edb.log edblog.old ren %SystemRoot%\ntfrs\jet\log\res1.log res1.old ren %SystemRoot%\ntfrs\jet\log\res2.log res2.old net start ntfrs net start...
read moreExtract files from Offline Files when the shared folder is no longer available
So when you use offline files, it stores the offline changes in a binary database in c:\windows, you cannot access it natively. You can view the contents of the binary database, and it seems to follow that if you can view them you can move them.. Attempting to do this gave an error along the lines of the source file or disk could not be read. The solution? Download Microsoft’s csccmd.exe tool. This is a command line tool that reads the CSC directory (offline files cache database) and allows you to manage it manually. You can see which...
read moreExtend system partition on Server 2003 using Dell’s ExtPart
The normal method (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590/en-US) using diskpart doesn’t work on the C drive. Supposedly if you can put in the server 2003 boot disc you can make it work, but I did not have that option. Dell has a tool called ExtPart that may be able to help you, especially if you are working remotely. You can download it at the following link: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/driverdetails?driverid=R64398 (now located in Resources / Hard Drive & Partition Tools) Make a backup of everything you can first,...
read moreExport mail from IncrediMail to Outlook
Download this tool: http://code.google.com/p/incredimail-converter-reynardware/downloads/detail?name=ReynardWareIncredimailConverter-0.53-Setup.exe&can=2&q= Before running this tool, it may be prudent to remove the Deleted.imm file from the IncrediMail database, as the database holds messages that have been “permanently” removed, so the deleted database can have hundreds of junk messages that will take forever to export Run it on the IncrediMail database: Documents and settings\Local settings\applicaton...
read moreExport IE settings for import on new computer
Export and Import PopUp Blocker Settings Export this key, and reimport it HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows Export and Import Trusted Sites Export this key and reimport it HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains Export and Import Zone Security Settings Same, export and import the following keys HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet...
read moreExchangeStoreDB error 231 and MSExchangerepl error 3154 after removing Exchange 2003 manually from ADSI Edit
After deleting a reference to exchange 2003 manually I started getting these errors after the next reboot every 2 minutes: ExchangeStoreDB 231Log Name: ApplicationSource: ExchangeStoreDBDate: 3/13/2014 8:55:48 PMEvent ID: 231Task Category: Database recoveryLevel: ErrorKeywords: ClassicUser: N/AComputer: Servername.domain.comDescription:At '3/13/2014 8:55:46 PM', the copy of database 'Public Folder Database 1463691576' on this server encountered an error during the mount operation. For...
read moreExchange will not allow you to Send As a user even though you have Send As permissions
Even after adding Send As permissions to an account, Exchange will deny your ability to send as that address. In order to force Outlook to download the latest Offline Address Book which contains permissions for all of the addresses in Exchange, you need to first close Outlook, then navigate to C:\users\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook\offline address books\ and then move the folder that should be a jumble of numbers and letters out of that directory structure. The next time Outlook starts, it will be forced to download a new instance of the...
read moreExchange mismatch internal server / Outlook popup / SSL certificate contains internal names
For those who don’t know, we can no longer use internal domain names like server.domain.local as of 2015. The people who manage SSLs decided that is no longer accepted. This poses a problem for many of our SSLs where we use that to avoid internal resolution issues as now any Outlook connecting to server.domain.local will pop up a message error constantly. These are the steps I’ve done to fix it in the past combined with a related issue today. Check the internal DNS on the server and make sure the correct address is there. I...
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