Windows SBS Company Web Connector error when preparing for SBS 2011 Migration

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now but somehow never found the time to do it. When migrating from SBS2008 to SBS2011 I have come across this issue a number of times now and each time I seem to get caught up in the moment and try to find another way [...]

Migration Tip #5 – The Aftermath ( SBS 2011 migration )

Welcome to my series of short tips on migrations. Whilst based on Microsoft migrations the same principles can be applied to any type of migration. My first tip Migration Tip #1 – Source Server Health can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/migration-tip-1-source-server-health/ My second tip Migration Tip #2 – The Practice Run can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/migration-tip-2-%e2%80%93-the-practice-run/ [...]

Migration Tip #4 – The Migration ( SBS 2011 migration )

Welcome to my series of short tips on migrations. Whilst based on Microsoft migrations the same principles can be applied to any type of migration. My first tip Migration Tip #1 – Source Server Health can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/migration-tip-1-source-server-health/ My second tip Migration Tip #2 – The Practice Run can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/migration-tip-2-%e2%80%93-the-practice-run/ [...]

Migration Tip #3 – Preparing for Live Migration ( SBS 2011 migration )

Welcome to my series of short tips on migrations. Whilst based on Microsoft migrations the same principles can be applied to any type of migration. My first tip Migration Tip #1 – Source Server Health can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/migration-tip-1-source-server-health/ My second tip Migration Tip #2 – The Practice Run can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/migration-tip-2-%e2%80%93-the-practice-run/ [...]

Migration Tip #2 – The Practice Run ( SBS 2011 migration )

Welcome to my series of short tips on migrations. Whilst based on Microsoft migrations the same principles can be applied to any type of migration. My first tip Migration Tip #1 – Source Server Health can be found here: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/migration-tip-1-source-server-health/ My second tip is about making sure you are familiar with the technology you are [...]

Migration Tip #1 – Source Server Health ( SBS 2011 migration )

Welcome to my series of short tips on migrations. Whilst based on Microsoft migrations the same principles can be applied to any type of migration. My first tip is around source server preparation. No migration is an easy migration, there is always potential for something to go wrong. All we can do is try to [...]

Choosing the correct domain name

Introduction Domain Names are a critical part of your Windows Environment.  The DNS (Domain Name System) is a foundation upon which Active Directories and Resources rely upon.  It can be a real problem if you need to go back and change your Domain Name. So, before building your Windows domain it is important to choose [...]

2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 39,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj [...]

Outlook 2007 now supports personal archive with Exchange 2010 SP1

Since Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 we have been promised an update for Microsoft Outlook 2007 that will provide support for the Personal Archive feature of Exchange 2010. Previously this was only available using Outlook Web App or Microsoft Outlook 2010. The update to allow this support in Microsoft Outlook 2007 is now available. See [...]

Outlook Prompting for Username and Password when using Exchange 2010

I have written a guide here on how to resolve a common authentication problem when using Exchange 2007: http://demazter.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/outlook-continually-prompting-for-username-and-password-2/ Through my own problems I have also identified a configuration problem which can cause Outlook when used with Exchange 2010 to cause a similar issue. This is caused by a mismatch in the configuration of Exchange [...]