Windows 7 Enterprise – What?

Tue, Sep 1, 2009 What is Windows 7 Enterprise? Turns out it’s another way of saying Ultimate, and getting your boss to pay for it. From several sources: the only difference between Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise is the licensing method (as a user, I know that it can be activated online like the other editions, but it evidently uses VLKs instead of.. retail?) And Enterprise looks really good when you’re trying to get a big PO signed – where as Ultimate sounds like you’re trying to buy a gaming machine.

Accented character key codes

Wed, Aug 26, 2009 See below for the key combinations to type certain accented characters in Windows. á = Alt + 0225 é = Alt + 0233 í = Alt + 0237 ó = Alt + 0243 ú = Alt + 0250 ñ = Alt + 0241 ü = Alt + 0252 ¡ = Alt + 0161 ¿ Alt + 0191 Note that some keyboards require the user to use the keypad on the right side (with NUM LOCK enabled).

SSRS: SQL Server Reporting Services Print add-on failure to load – Unable to load client print control.

Wed, Aug 26, 2009 Message from webpage. Unable to load client print control. Also Error could be: (0x8007007E) Instructions written for IE8. Also works for IE7. Works for XP and Vista. If you’re getting this error when trying to print a report from SSRS try these two things: In IE go to Tools > Manage Addons. Choose All add-ons from the drop down menu on the left. Find RSClientPrint 2005 Class. Right click and choose More Information.

BCC an Outlook 2007 Meeting Request

Tue, Aug 25, 2009 To BCC a person on an Outlook Meeting Request: With a new Meeting Request open, click the “To” button. Type the person’s name/e-mail address in the Resource Field. Click Ok. Clear the “Location” field on the main Meeting Request window. Send. To CC, simply type the person as an Optional attendee.

Data Protection Manager – DPM v3 New Features

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 Active Directory: Active Directory will now appear as a resource to protect in DPM. Exchange: Support for Exchange 2010 Better support for mailbox level restores Hyper-V: File level backup and restore of files within guests Recover to other Hyper-v nodes Support of Live Migration clustersSQL: Backup full SQL instances Autodiscover of DBs within these instances SharePoint: Support of new versions of Sharepoint and Office Server Autodiscover of new content DBs on protected resources

MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 Error: Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging software. Please reinstall Outlook. Best solution I’ve found: Delete or rename C:\Program Files\Common FIles\System\MSMAPI\1033\MSMAPI32.DLL Restart Outlook.

Using the Blackberry Enterprise Transporter for BES Migration

Mon, Aug 24, 2009

I performed a migration from BES 4.1 to BES 5.0 recently, and an invaluable tool in this process was the Blackberry Enterprise Transporter, which is part of the Blackberry Enterprise Server Resource Kit, available here: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/server_resourcekit.jsp The solution was almost not noticable for users.  Some BlackBerry’s required a reset, with a message stating that another policy had been put in place on the device.

A prerequisite for using this tool is that the server it is installed on has access to both BES management databases.

HTML e-mail being converted to plain text in Outlook

Thu, Aug 20, 2009 Some users complain that they receive a copy of a message in plain text, while others receive the message in HTML. The question is, why does Outlook show this message as plain text if that’s not how it was sent. Before spending too much time playing in Outlook, check to make sure it’s not your anti-virus software! AVG and ESET both contain options to certify e-mail. Not only is this annoying to others, it also modifies the messages stored in Outlook.

If you save the changes, the message will no longer be digitally signed – Outlook 2007

Thu, Aug 20, 2009 Some users receive this message, even though they’ve made no change to the message: If you save the changes, the message will no longer be digitally signed – Outlook 2007 … while reading digitally signed messages. This can sometimes be related to an Anti-Virus setting that scans email content and then certifies the message, adding a tag similar to this: No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AntiVirus – www.

E-mails not sorting by sender – Outlook 2007

Wed, Aug 19, 2009 Problem: In Microsoft Outlook 2007, e-mails not sorting by From even when the From column header is clicked. Resolution: Click the View menu Click Current View Click Customize Current View Click Reset Current View Click OK