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Excel files don’t open, instead an empty Excel screen opens
If you can use the File -> Open menu to open a file, but double clicking and opening the file from a folder never actually loads the file. Open a file through the file menu and go to Tools, Options, General and uncheck the box for Ignore Other Applications. Click OK and close excel, then try...
read moreError “This voicemail is in use” when attempting to access voicemail
In the NBX main menu on the server there will be an icon for NBX Messaging. In NBX Messaging if you hit “Status” this will show you all the voicemails that are on hold or are being currently used. You should be able to click the name of the person’s voicemail you are trying to fix and hit RESET at the very bottom of the window.
read moreEncrypted files in NTFS, shown using a green font
I ran into some encrypted files. You can tell because the font is green instead of black. To decrypt, go to the properties of the file. On the General tab, go to Advanced and uncheck the “Encrypt contents to secure data” box. In my case, no password was...
read moreEnable Remote Disk Management on Hyper-V Core OS
On the HyperV Core, under PowerShell run the following Enable-NetFirewallRule -name RVM-RPCSS-In-TCP,RVM-VDSLDR-In-TCP,RVM-VDS-In-TCP Configure-smremoting.exe -enable Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Disk Management” Enable-NetFirewallRule -displayGroup “Remote Volume Management” Now, from your management machine, you should be able to open Server Manager, right click on the Server and select Computer Management. From here you should be able access Disk Management to see the layout of the...
read moreEmail rejected by MXLogic
If you USED to be on a blacklist you can still come up as a threat on here, which is run by McAfee. Here is how they want us to fix it: Sender receives bounce message “554 Denied” The error message “554 Denied” means that McAfee has rejected the message as spam. This is either due to the content of the message or the reputation of the sending IP address. Example Error host domain.com.inbound15.mxlogic.net[208.65.144.12] said: 554 Denied (Mode:normal) (in reply to end of DATA command) Resolution/Workaround For...
read moreDisable user registration in Joomla
Disable user registration by changing the Allow User Registration field in Global Configuration to No. Sources http://docs.joomla.org/Disabling_user_registration
read moreDisable security warning in IE when you allow EXE files to run automatically
If you need to allow exe files to run without be interrupted with a single click, you can allow that in the IE settings in security. However, IE will then freak out and make you click the home page every time you open IE with a big warning about it. To resolve that, Run local group policy editor (gpedit.msc) User Configuration > Administerative Templates > Windows Components > Internet ExplorerEnable “Turn of the Security Settings Check...
read moreDisable caching on “Open additional mailboxes” for exchange account in Outlook
Office 2003 and prior does not cache external mail folders. Office 2007 caches external contacts and calendar only (not email) Office 2010 and beyond caches everything. This can be a problem if someone has a large archive mailbox and a small hard drive. There are two solutions: Disable shared folder caching. This will give the 2003 functionality ie. no caching of anything. Go to the exchange account properties, select “More settings”, then go to the advanced tab and uncheck “Download shared folders” Disable shared...
read moreDisable Java update checks from the Windows registry
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy\ In that folder, change EnableJavaUpdate from 1 to 0. Java should not ask to update...
read moreDisable Automatic RAID Rebuild on Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2)
If a dying hard drive is causing your RAID to rebuild constantly and bringing your server to a halt, follow the procedure below to manually disable the auto rebuild feature. Boot the server up and press Ctrl + E when prompted for Intel Raid Configuration Utility. Select Objects, then Adapter, and from their you’ll see the Auto Rebuild option. By default it is set to On, switch it to Off, then continue to boot server. It is recommended to install the graphical Intel RAID software, Intel RAID Web Console 2. From this console you can then...
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