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Larry Robins: Lync 2010 hotfixes cumulative update - January 2011 (CU1)

nospam@example.com (Larry Robins) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:16:33 -0500

Very good info on the updates. I do hope these are added in Windows Update.

Paul-Christiaan Diks: Lync 2010 hotfixes cumulative update - January 2011 (CU1)

nospam@example.com (Paul-Christiaan Diks) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:22:58 -0500

Do you know if they will make these updates available through Windows Update?

Aaron Tiensivu: Outlook 2007 Cumulative Update to support Exchange 2010 RTM/SP1 archive mailboxes now available!

nospam@example.com (Aaron Tiensivu) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:13:41 -0500

I updated the blog post after getting updated links from MS. The KB article release notes are not online yet.

Robert: Outlook 2007 Cumulative Update to support Exchange 2010 RTM/SP1 archive mailboxes now available!

nospam@example.com (Robert) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:07:31 -0500

"The KB article has no public hotfixes. Please contact support if you need immediate assistance."

world: OCS 2007 R2 CU7 released

nospam@example.com (world) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:31:15 -0500

are there any issues with installing the server updates before getting them pushed out to clients?

Aaron Tiensivu: OCS 2007 R2 CU7 released

nospam@example.com (Aaron Tiensivu) — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:39:32 -0500

http://www.confusedamused.com/notebook/ocs2009-dbupgrademsi-with-a-32-bit-sql-server-back-end/

Do that - you do need SQL 2005 Server Client Tools unfortunately.

John Jennings: OCS 2007 R2 CU7 released

nospam@example.com (John Jennings) — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:54:55 -0500

AARON! Im running OCS 2007 R2 on Server 2008 R2, with SQL 2008 R2 as my backend. All was going just fine, until I installed the CU7 update (ServerUpdatePackage)...

now after reboot, my FE wont start!!!

Please help, it's Friday, and I broke the cardinal rule of trying to update on a Friday.... please help me enjoy at least SOME of my weekend??

This error it throws, "The Office Communications Server Front-End service terminated with service-specific error %%-1007781640"

and some Googling said to run OCS2009DBUpdate, but when I run it on the main FE server, it says to install SQL Server 2005 Client Tools, and when it run it on my SQL 2008 R2 back-end server, it says the same thing!!

Jay: OCS 2007 R1 and OCS 2007 R2 in environment cannot upgrade to Lync

nospam@example.com (Jay) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:40:40 -0500

Just a headsup, BES 5.0.3 will actually resolve this problem, it is currently in BETA and should be available in Dec, 2010.

Jason: Vista - If you really want to disable IPv6, you can.

nospam@example.com (Jason) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:19:18 -0500

Can you tell me why I shouldn't disable IPv6? I know the cable guys says not to but we have a v4 infrastructure and it's already confusing our techs. If we don't need it, why bother- like AppleTalk?
Thanks

incoremedia: My personal wishlist for OCS 2007 R2 - if anyone from MS is watching, please comment!

nospam@example.com (incoremedia) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:50:26 -0500

Привет. Странаня ситуация, пытаюсь зайти на блог, меня постоянно выкидывает. Сейчас зашел через прокси и все нормально. Можно попросить разблокировать ип адрес 192.48.250.80
Так уже с недели две не могу попасть со своего ип в блог.

Jose candelaria: Windows 7 fix for crashing Windows Installer errors - cannot install or uninstall MSI packages

nospam@example.com (Jose candelaria) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 11:37:52 -0500

Possible solution: I have seen this posted and tried on 4 Win7 64 bit pc's. They all had the value which I changed and all now are able to install/unintall which they could not earlier. Hope it helps!

HERE IS THE FIX THAT WORKED FOR ME : Start, then Run, then type regedit Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENT CONTROL SET\SERVICES\MSIserver\WOW64 Right click on WOW64, then select Modify Set Value Data to 0 (mine was set at 1) and Base should be Hexadecimal Close everything, reboot, and see if you can uninstall or reinstall...............it worked for me. Don't bother with Office XP Pro and Windows 7..............it screws up everything.

Matt: 300 baud - where it all began - Atari XM-301

nospam@example.com (Matt) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:45:03 -0500

This was my first modem, I saved up any penny I could get back when I was 10 years old. I spent many a day connecting to the local Rochester, NY Atari BBSes (Thanks Bob Puff!). This thing hauled for the day.. had to leave it behind when I picked a 1200 baud.

Robert: Lync 2010 has gone gold/RTM.

nospam@example.com (Robert) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:23:45 -0400

Typo... I would hope 2001 is RTM...

Emily: Little known Office Communicator 2007 feature - Custom Presence States

nospam@example.com (Emily) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:40:51 -0400

GRR shout out! and thanks for the info, works like a charm in 2007R2.

Elad Karako: DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES in Vista?

nospam@example.com (Elad Karako) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:41:39 -0400

Here a simple 3 lines sample, copy it to notepad and then save it as "Show All Devices.cmd" (make sure you do write the inverted commas in the file name so the extension will be .cmd and not .cmd.txt)

@echo off
Set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
mmc devmgmt.msc /s

put the cmd file anywhere (you can create a shortcut and set it to launch the window minimized so you won't see a bit black cmd window in the back... but it does not really does anything...)

to see really all of the hidden devices you TICK the 'V' in the view menu that says "show hidden devices".
also- a small tip, you view the devices tree sorted by type (default view) in this case you should browse the tree and open sub-nodes to find out what your looking for, or change the view to "devices by connection" (in the "view" menu), this way you've got a wider perspective, you can try to type the first few letters of the device's name to jump right into the relevant line.

Hope that helps,
Elad Karako
http://iCompile.0fees.net

jm: Fun fact of the day: exFAT driver from Vista runs under XP and 2003

nospam@example.com (jm) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:42:12 -0400

i put formatted my internal slave & 3 ext hd's in exfat,works ok but those disks allways get write protected somehow.i can unlock the ext's but not the slave,then on a reboot they lock down again.i'm putting fat32 on slave for now,maybe on ext's later.all above dfrives are used for jusst data.

Elízabeth: Exchange 2010 SP1 released - prereq hotfixes needed for Server 2008 R2

nospam@example.com (Elízabeth) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:36:54 -0400

Thank you for you help. I really need this updates for contine the instalation the exchange

I'm so sorry for my english T_T

reverentsentinel: Windows 7 fix for crashing Windows Installer errors - cannot install or uninstall MSI packages

nospam@example.com (reverentsentinel) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:30:31 -0400

I have the exact same issue, and also nothing but the un-deleteable "Default" registry key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions. Did anyone ever find a fix for this?

Jose: Installing OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server on Server 2008 R2

nospam@example.com (Jose) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:04:21 -0400

I followed all your instructions and I can't login with the Admin tool. I'm running ocs group chat on windows 2008 r2 and on 2008 r2 domain. What can be causing for me not login to the admin tool.

Jason Saggers: Demystifying the WinSxS directory in Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003/2008

nospam@example.com (Jason Saggers) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:02:03 -0400

On my partners laptop the winsxs foler is 11GB.
80gb hdd, 12gb for hidden factory restore image, windows uses 50%, hiberbation is about 2gb, system restore is over 10gb and that doesn't leave much for general apps etc, I know a 500gb laptop hdd is only about $55AU but we dont have that free.
This to me doesn't seem to be a very slip streamed operating system so to speak.
I have tweaked system restore and hiberbation etc, is there a way to cut this folder down or loose it all together, her laptop only has about 20 small things installed, itunes, firefox, office (word, excel) and that is about it..

Nick: OCS 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) has been released

nospam@example.com (Nick) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:46:11 -0400

Microsoft pulled CU6 apparently due to some issues.

Logan: Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard without the Microsoft dongle - what is the trick to get it working?

nospam@example.com (Logan) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:08:54 -0400

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Devin L. Ganger [MVP]: Exchange 2010 SP1 prerequisites for Server 2008 R1/R2 and Windows 7 - all in one download area

nospam@example.com (Devin L. Ganger [MVP]) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:14:22 -0400

Not sure why I didn't see the updated version, but you are correct. Whew! I confess to being extremely surprised that you of all people would have done that; I know you're conscientious!

Aaron Tiensivu: Exchange 2010 SP1 prerequisites for Server 2008 R1/R2 and Windows 7 - all in one download area

nospam@example.com (Aaron Tiensivu) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:38:55 -0400

Your RSS reader might have the original post cached. I updated the post soon after to take out the downloads. The last thing I want is to do something that would violate the license.

The list of updates is still valid though and the request links go directly to Microsoft, so it should clear up any confusion on the matter, hopefully.

Devin L. Ganger [MVP]: Exchange 2010 SP1 prerequisites for Server 2008 R1/R2 and Windows 7 - all in one download area

nospam@example.com (Devin L. Ganger [MVP]) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:53:17 -0400

Since you're putting these up for redistribution in violation of the license, are you going to commit to keeping them up to date?

Michael Schiff: 2 new recently discovered issues with Server 2008 R2 and OCS 2007 R2 - ABServer errors and moving users

nospam@example.com (Michael Schiff) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:57:58 -0400

Hi,

th move user problem can be solved by righ tclick on the OCS 2007 R2 Console - properties - shortcut - advanced "Run as administrator".
Afterwards I was able to move users from OCS 2007 to OCS 2007 R2 Server installed on a Windows 2008 R2.

Best Regards
Michael

Network administator: Why www.msftncsi.com keeps showing up in firewall logs with Vista and why it can cause problems with internet captive portals and WiFi hot spots

nospam@example.com (Network administator) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:06:23 -0400

Thanks for the info!! I was wondering what it did in our logs.

Carsten: Exchange 2010 SP1 released - prereq hotfixes needed for Server 2008 R2

nospam@example.com (Carsten) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:02:03 -0400

Hello Aaron, great job!! Thank you very much for this download collection, it saves a lot of (confusing) time.

Regards,
Carsten

Aaron Tiensivu: Installing OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server on Server 2008 R2

nospam@example.com (Aaron Tiensivu) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:37:12 -0400

They are waiting on the TechNet folks to get the references updated. That link above is most likely the one that is going to change/be updated, so keep an eye on that link.

This link comes up too quite a bit: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621311.aspx

All in all, good news.

Matt Wade: Installing OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server on Server 2008 R2

nospam@example.com (Matt Wade) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:25:45 -0400

Sweet, now you know that I am going to ask. Do they have this published anywhere?