Windows Mail can’t connect to Exchange
Nov17

Windows Mail can’t connect to Exchange

KB ID 0000662 Problem Seen when trying to connect the Windows 8 mail client to Exchange 2010 (that is using a self signed certificate). Error Unable to connect. Ensure that the information you’ve entered is correct. Solution This is a right pain! My Exchange 2010 server is using a self signed certificate, and even though the Windows 8 client trusts my domain CA, and it has imported the cert that Exchange is using, it still would...

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Microsoft Exchange RPC Client Access Service Does Not Start
Nov17

Microsoft Exchange RPC Client Access Service Does Not Start

KB ID 0000802  Problem I build a new SBS 2011 environment last week, and I had just put on the new digital certificate, and as no one was using it, I simply rebooted the SBS Server and went for a coffee. From that point forward all the new Outlook 2013 clients give me this error, Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of folders cannot be opened. You must connect to Microsoft Exchange with the current...

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Outlook Blocks    Attachments
Nov17

Outlook Blocks Attachments

‘Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments’ KB ID 0000058 Problem Yes it is annoying, someone tries to send you a copy of an program, a database r you are the one doing the sending, and your Outlook client blocks it, but this is done for a good reason. Microsoft have classified 39 different file types as being “dangerous” to your system and have categorized them into two levels....

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Microsoft Outlook Working With Shared Calendars
Nov17

Microsoft Outlook Working With Shared Calendars

KB ID 0000186 Problem You either want to share your own calendar, or get access to another users calendar. Solution Outlook 2010 – Shared Calendars Topics covered in the video below, Outlook 2010 – How to grant a user rights to your calendar (Delegate Access). Outlook 2010 – How to grant a user Read rights to your calendar (Via Email). Outlook 2010 – How to grant a user rights to your calendar (Direct...

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Outlook – The {name} Column is Missing from my Inbox
Nov17

Outlook – The {name} Column is Missing from my Inbox

KB ID 0000198  Problem I don’t know why, but the From column disappeared from the Outlook (2007) Inbox this morning. Should this happen to you, and you need to restore (or add/remove) a column to/from your inbox. Solution 1. Within Outlook > Click View > Current View > Customize Current View. 2. Click Fields > Select From (Or the one you are missing/want). > Add > You can then move it up and down the list. >...

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