There are situations for IT administrator wants to reboot the server remotely. Fortunately there is Shutdown command from Microsoft. Shutdown command is in-built in XP, Windows 2003 and Vista machines (and Windows 2008 obviously). You can also write a simple batch file to reboot the server once a week or say shutdown your desktop every … Continue reading Reboot, Shutdown the Windows Servers remotely
Outlook Address Cache aka Auto Completion Cache and Offline Address book
In a medium to large companies, there is lots of change continually happening in Exchange Servers and Active Directory, like new mailboxes, migrations, Name changes, deletions, etc., The reason I bring this up is the Outlook Address Book. Is your Outlook Address Book (Exchange GAL) is current? Is your auto completion cache valid anymore? In … Continue reading Outlook Address Cache aka Auto Completion Cache and Offline Address book
Address bar in Task Bar
My last tip was how to get Run menu in the Start menu. You can make even more easier to open web sites, hard disk location, etc., I put the Internet Explorer Address Bar in Task Bar...like this, What you gain is, Address bar is available right on the desktop (task bar), where you … Continue reading Address bar in Task Bar
RPC Cancel Request dialog box or otherwise called “Outlook is trying to retrieve data from Microsoft Exchange….”
I blogged about the Outlook RPC dialog box while ago. I found out more users seek out cure for the Outlook RPC pop-up cancer. Here are some step by step information you can check to resolve the issue. 1. Outlook Cached Mode. I repeat...Outlook Cached Mode. Most user's Outlook RPC issues end here. I know … Continue reading RPC Cancel Request dialog box or otherwise called “Outlook is trying to retrieve data from Microsoft Exchange….”
Do you miss ‘classic’ RUN dialog box in Vista Start menu?
I don't. Some do. Let me first inform you about the advantages of RUN dialog box. 1. Run dialog box saves history of commands or programs 2. It has a Browse button, so you can browse through the hard disk or network to find your file Note: RUN dialog box can be reached in older … Continue reading Do you miss ‘classic’ RUN dialog box in Vista Start menu?
Updated: “Message Submitted to Categorizer”, Then What?
Man, Oh Man!! I came across this dreading mail issue. Here is the problem description. Users complained that they were not receiving emails sent to a Distribution List. Mails were sent from an external application to the Exchange DL. When I track the mails in Exchange, I see the mails came into Exchange and got … Continue reading Updated: “Message Submitted to Categorizer”, Then What?
Windows Vista Shortcuts (Consolidated)
I saw this posting few days ago. I hope it's useful for everyone time to time. Check out Here: Windows Vista Shortcuts
Optimize Windows Vista for better Performance: Help from Microsoft.
Microsoft posted Windows Vista Help page for Optimizing Windows Vista for Better Performance. Read it here: MS Vista Site
Print anything to PDF file for FREE
There is a FREE tool called "CutePDF Writer" which can print (convert) anything into a PDF file. It installs itself as a printer, so you print any document and select CutePDF as your printer. It will ask you for a PDF file name and location. It works very well my Vista system as well as … Continue reading Print anything to PDF file for FREE
“Outlook is trying to retrieve data from Microsoft Exchange….”
As a Exchange administrator, I get to dodge this particular Outlook RPC-dialog pop-up issues for users. Sure enough, everyone must have seen the following dialog box at some point of time. Let see the following excerpt from this MSKB 892764 You receive this message as part of the standard inter-operation of Outlook and … Continue reading “Outlook is trying to retrieve data from Microsoft Exchange….”
Anand, the Architect 