Windows – Changing the Unlock Code and Activating
KB ID 0000667 Problem Some versions of Windows 8 (Windows 8 Pro for example) ask for the unlock code as soon as you install them, I installed Windows 8 Enterprise on my PC at home today, and I couldn’t even change my user photo, because Windows hadn’t activated. When I tried, this is what happened. Solution As I had not yet installed a Windows unlock code, it’s safe to assume it had it’s in built KMS code, so...
Exchange – Creating Dynamic Distribution Groups Based on Organizational Units
KB ID 0000820 Problem A Dynamic Distribution list, (as the name implies), maintains its membership for you. Unlike a normal static distribution list that you need to add/remove mailboxes manually. Solution Use PowerShell/Exchange Management Shell 1. I’m assuming you already have an OU populated with mail enabled users, in this example called Engineering. 2. Launch the Exchange Management Shell, Execute the following command, (change...
Installing Exchange 2010 on Server 2012
KB ID 0000785 Problem With the release of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3, Exchange 2010 is now supported on Windows Server 2012, but as there (at time of writing) is no media with SP3 slipstreamed into it, installing the product on Windows Server 2012 is a little problematic. If you got here because you have tried and have got an error, follow the procedure below and you should have the product installed and running without any further...
Bulk Export Users From One Domain, and Import Into Another
KB ID 0000794 Problem I’ve written in the past about bulk importing users with CSVDE, but what if you want to move/migrate your users to another domain? You first need to export all the users, then import them into the new domain. Solution Step 1 Export Domain Users to CSV File 1. Here all my users are in one OU, if that OU has ‘nested OU’s within it that’s OK. 2. The command to ‘export’ is as...
Cannot Remove McAfee – ‘McAfee Agent cannot be removed while it is in managed mode’
KB ID 0000960 Problem If you have the McAfee Agent installed, (particularly if it was deployed via ePO), when you try and remove it you will see this error; Now normally you would just setup a new deployment task in ePO and set it to remove the agent(s), or replace the agent with a newer one. But what if ePO has been removed? Or the client will never be on the ePO network again? Solution Open a command window, (run as administrator)...