Technical Support for the GTA
Problem: Auto-mapping, the ability for Exchange to add a shared mailbox to Outlook needs to be turned off for whatever reason. Solution: Connect to Power Shell (please make sure that you set up Power Shell properly for this access): Run Continue reading Remove Auto-Mapping
Setting up WSUS: (h/t Boris) Open Server Manager, go to Tool and select Windows Server Update Service from the drop down When the window opens, expand the left pane tree to All Computers, right click on it and select Add Continue reading How to install and setup WSUS for the first time
Problem: You try reusing an SSL from an old server but the application (eg RDS), doesn’t recognize the SSL. When you try to import it, it looks for a .pfx and you can’t seem to generate it. Solution: Go to Continue reading Moving SSL to another server
Problem: Sharepoint tells you it’s out of storage but you’re not storing much. Solution: The problem is that the storage management is set to manual In Office365, go to Admin Sharepoint Click on Settings Under Site Collection Storage Management, set Continue reading Sharepoint Says that it’s out of Storage
Allow configuration of Automatic Updates in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Symptoms Assume that Automatic Updates is enabled on a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012-based computer. You choose the 4 – Auto download and schedule the install option, Continue reading Automatically Restarting Server 2012 and Windows 8
Problem: Doing Command Line work on Office 365. Side problem, getting statistics on on-line archive mailbox sizes. Solution: Load up Powershell on your PC (it usually comes installed, you just have to search for it) Run as Administrator Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned Continue reading Office 365 – Powershell and Statistics
Problem: Server gets updates and reboots in the middle of the day. Solution: (h/t Michelle T link) Allow configuration of Automatic Updates in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Symptoms Assume that Automatic Updates is enabled on a Windows 8 Continue reading Configuring Automatic Updates in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 Via Group Policy
Problem: After installing SP3 on Exchange, any connection to OWA gives the following result: EMC may or may not work (it didn’t and then it did for me). Solution: I went to the web.config file located in the snapshot and Continue reading HTTP Error 500.19 – Internal Server Error – OWA
Problem: Starting December 9, 2015, Outlook opens only in Safe Mode. Solution: (h/t LP) In Outlook 2010, all of my options were reset to their defaults and when I change them, the changes don’t stick. As soon as I close Continue reading Outlook Will Only Open In Safe Mode
Problem: When accessing files on the server, you find that loading Word, Excel etc. files to be slow. Solution: (h/t JRS Systems) I’m hoping that this is the correct solution. We’ll wait and see. Solution 1: Open up Group Policy Continue reading Accessing Files on Server 2012 is Super Dooper Slow