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Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1

August 31, 2008

I finally decided to install this on my laptop yesterday since I already wiped it out to prepare it for VMware ESXi (which unfortunately doesn’t support the onboard NIC on my laptop). I got this copy for free from the Microsoft Heroes Happen Here event and I’ve been avoiding it all this time because of all the complaints about it.

Well, after a few hours of working with it, I have to stay that I’m …

How to query Active Directory using SQL Server

August 25, 2008

Here is one of those things that I wish I had known much sooner. Very useful and a big time saver. I just found out about this a few months ago when I wanted to run a report against AD to see if the account info are consistent and up to date, to see which accounts have passwords set to never expire, when they were created/last updated, etc.

So I asked myself whether it’s possible …

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file

March 17, 2008

Error Message:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

If you get this error when you tried to run an executable file, simply do the following:

  1. Right-click on the file and choose Properties.
  2. In the General tab, click the Unblock button at the bottom and hit OK.

Try running the executable file again and it should now work.

Exchange 2007 SP1: Message rejected as spam by Content Filtering

March 11, 2008

Error Message:

550 5.7.1 Message rejected as spam by Content Filtering.

One of our users reported that after we applied Service Pack 1 and Update Rollup 1 to Exchange Server 2007, some of the emails that he has scheduled to send daily were getting rejected with the message above.

I guess the integrated anti-spam in Exchange got updated as well.

You can configure Content Filtering in Exchange to bypass specific users or domains.

Open the …

Exchange Management Tools SP1: Service Remote Registry failed to reach status “Stopped”

March 10, 2008

Error Message:

Service Remote Registry failed to reach status “Stopped”

I got this error while upgrading the Exchange Management Tools on my Windows XP computer at work to Service Pack 1. I checked the services and the Remote Registry service is stuck at “Stopping” status.

To fix this, simply set the Remote Registry service’s startup type to Manual, reboot your computer, try installing Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Management Tools again and it should now …