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DHCP error 1059 “fail to see Active directory” in windows 2008 r2

I was having the DHCP server fail to see active directory with error number 1059, where I was unable to authorize the DHCP server for IP address leasing. I have parent – child domain environment where I was trying to deploy DHCP server in the child domain.

There are plenty of forums out there concentrating [...]

Adobe Reader X (10.0.1) problems with Microsoft outlook 2010

Since upgrading to Adobe reader X, I am having problems previewing and opening pdf attachments within the Microsoft outlook 2010. Searching through Adobe’s own forums and internet was waste of time as still it needs to be solved. you can access the topic at the following link: http://forums.adobe.com/message/3363074?tstart=1.

Now this is my solution which involves [...]

Microsoft excel 2010 errors unable to open or find files

If you came across the following errors from Microsoft excel 2010 while opening files either saved on your computer or as an email attachment

Errors

Cannot open file. check whether the path is correct or file exists Cannot send command to the file.

Make sure the option “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange [...]

Remove Win 7 antivirus 2011

I have read plenty of blogs and have tried the suggested manual way to delete files and registry entries from the infected windows machine. The problem I faced in manual removal process is the files are locked even in safe mode and you are unable to get rid of all files of the virus.

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Outlook 2010 hangs frequently during start up.

My Microsoft outlook 2010 was playing up during start ups. Most of the time during send and receive of the emails it use to freeze and I have to end the process in the Task manager.

During Microsoft outlook 2010 start up I noticed that the outlook is processing quiet a few COM addins before [...]

Outlook error msg when opening attachment: “cannot create file”

This error message “cannot create file” in outlook 2010 has given me pain for quiet a while now. During my searching in Google I came across the solution from Microsoft at the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305982.

I guess there are two solutions for the issues which are detailed as follow. The common ground for both solutions [...]

How to Sysprep windows 2008 R2

If you are experiencing SID issues for Windows server virtual machine, then sysprep tool in windows 2008 R2 can save you time and might as well your bacon.

Go to C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\sysprep.exe and double click on the file to start the sysprep tool as shown below.

Once sysprep will finish its processing it will [...]

Exchange 2010 SP1 Management Console Error – Object (Server SID) cannot be found on DC. It was running the command ‘Get-LogonUser’

It took me nearly a week to find a solution for the following error message in exchange 2010 SP1 management console:

The following error occurred when retrieving user information for ‘Domain\administrator’:

The operation couldn’t be performed because object ‘S-1-5-21-…….’ couldn’t be found on ‘DC.domain.local’. It was running the command ‘Get-LogonUser’.

I will start with little [...]

Recovering Exchange Server 2010

Last night I was playing with my Exchange 14 virtual machines and thought of a disaster scenario and how to recover it if it happened in real world with one of my clients. So here it goes.

Thanks to new Vbox 4 (http://www.virtualbox.org/) I was able to export and import fresh copy of my Windows [...]

Troubleshooting common wireless connectivity problems

The most support requests received so far are on issues relating to wireless connectivity between computers, devices and modem. Following are the different solutions advised:

Make sure wireless adapter is enabled on the computer or device. If wireless network name (SSID) is hidden, make sure to type the exact name as on wireless configurations in [...]