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Remote Web Workplace for SBS2003

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

See: Remote Web Workplace Part 1 (PDF) for more info

Basic Setup:

Configure Internet and Email access settings to allow access to the Remote Web Workplace web service from the Internet (Server Management -> Connect to the Internet -> Web Services Configuration)

Configure the IIS Web application named Remote to Allow access by Default ( ISS Manager -> Web Sites -> Default Web Site -> Remote -> Properties -> Directory Security -> IP address and Domain Name restrictions -> Edit)

Configure the Firewall to allow SSH (Port 443)  to the SBS box from the WAN.  Create a custom service for RWW (Port 4125) and allow access to that service from the WAN to the SBS box.

Connecting client machines must be Windows XP Pro or better

Access the site to test:
From the LAN  https://SBSSERVER/Remote
From the WAN:  https://mail.domainname.com/Remote

Business Contact Manager Team Blog : Database Tool Released

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Business Contact Manager Team Blog : Database Tool Released

Restore an Outlook BCM Database

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Restore a BCM Database

Rule #1 - Back up your data often! BCM includes a backup utility that makes it easy - use it.

If you don’t have a recent backup, you may be able to recover the data, if you have a copy of the two database files, ending with the extension LDF and MDF.

  1. Create a new database in BCM, naming it the same as your old database.
  2. Exit Outlook and stop the BCM service in Admin Tools, Services.
  3. Replace the new database files with your old ones, making sure the file names are identical.
  4. Restart the BCM service and Outlook.

Microsoft Exchange PFDAVAdmin

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Download details: Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder DAV-based Administration Tool

MSExchange.org link

Using PFDAVAdmin to get the item count within the folders on mailboxes on an exchange servers - link

How to find public folder calendars and their owners? - link

Get rid of annoying security alerts in Microsoft Outlook!

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Makes it possible for the user to specify what status this program should have: allow access, block access or run the default Outlook handler. Later on you can change or delete the decision taken.

http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/security/

Vista Gadgets

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

http://gallery.live.com/default.aspx?l=1

SBS SP1 download and installation instructions

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Link from Microsoft Website

Double clicking on a VHD to mount it

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Virtual PC Guy’s WebLog : Double clicking on a VHD to mount it
Double clicking on a VHD to mount it
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 2 includes ‘vhdmount’ - a tool to allow you to mount a virtual hard disk directly on your host operating system. While vhdmount is provided as a command line tool - a very small amount of work will allow you to mount VHDs by just double clicking on them. By creating a .reg file with the following contents:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesVirtual.Machine.HD]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesVirtual.Machine.HDshell]
@=”Mount”
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesVirtual.Machine.HDshellDismount]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesVirtual.Machine.HDshellDismountcommand]
@=”"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Vhdmount\vhdmount.exe” /u “%1″”
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesVirtual.Machine.HDshellMount]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesVirtual.Machine.HDshellMountcommand]
@=”"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Vhdmount\vhdmount.exe” /p “%1″”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.vhd]
@=”Virtual.Machine.HD”
And then double clicking on the .reg file (to load it into your registry) you will be able to double click a VHD to mount it, and right click on it to dismount it.
Cool…

Resize a Virtual Hard Drive

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

A link to another blog to resize a fixed .vhd

 Another link to a tool called vhd Resizer

Group Policy for Locking Down a Terminal Server

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Microsoft Whitepaper to lock down a Terminal Server

How to lock down a Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Terminal Server session