Add a URL to Clients “Trusted Sites” with Group Policy
KB ID 0000146 Problem You want to have a URL added to everyone’s “Trusted Sites” list, and to avoid visiting each machine you want to use Group Policy, Or users don’t have the rights to do this themselves and you want to add one for them, i.e. the URL of your corporate CRM System. Solution The Group Policy you need to edit is, Computer Configuration > Policies (This level is on Server 2008 only) >...
Windows – Stop “Do you trust this printer?” Message
KB ID 0000508 Problem While setting up a new printer you might see this message on the screen, if you are manually installing a printer that’s fine, but if you are scripting the printer installs you DONT want all your users to see this popping up on their screens, it makes them flap, and then they will ring you up. Printers Do you trust this printer? Windows needs to download and install software from the {print server name}...
Connecting Evolution Mail Client to Exchange 2010 (and Exchange 2007)
KB ID 0000378 Problem Out of the box Evolution can only connect to Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003, this is because it uses OWA to connect, when Exchange 2007 was released, the way OWA was presented changed a great deal. So if you try and connect to a newer version of Exchange it will error. (Before you email in, I know in 2010, its now called Web App not OWA). But there’s nothing to stop you connecting to Exchange 2007 and...
Exchange 2010 (c/w SP1) Install – Greenfield Site
(Installing on Server 2008 R2) KB ID 0000416 Problem Microsoft have not only slipstreamed the service pack into the install media, they have (Finally!) got the install routine to put in all the usual pre-requisites, roles, and features, that you had to do yourself before. (With the exception of the Microsoft 2010 filter pack, but even then you can do that after the install). The procedure below was done on a single server in a test...
ADPREP /FORESTPREP error “There is a schema conflict with Exchange 2000”
KB ID 0000257 Problem Seen when running “adprep /forestprep” to raise the domain schema to Windows Server 2003. Error: Adprep was unable to extend the schema. [Status/Consequence] There is a schema conflict with Exchange 2000. The schema is not upgraded. [User Action] The schema conflict must be resolved before running adprep. Resolve the schema conflict, allow the change to replicate between all replication partners, and...