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How to implement SSL Certs (for OWA, etc.) in Exchange 2007
These instructions were prepared for QuoVadis (great place to get your SSL and Unified UCC SAN Certs from – www.quovadis.bm Document Deliverables Microsoft Exchange 2007 requires SSL certificates to be configured/installed in a particular manner, to ensure support of the various ‘Subject Alternative Names’ the server might be found on, depending on the service one …
Read onI’m now an SharePoint MVP – How cool is that?
Well, what do ya know? Apparently, Microsoft loves, my love for SharePoint (and all those other related things I do – SharePoint, Windows Server, Exchange, SQL, IIS, ASP.NET – you know, all those things that SharePoint works with – I think I was ‘built’ to be a SharePoint Guy). I was awarded with …
Read onCommon Security Mistakes – By End Users, Executives and IT Departments
First off, apologies to the original author of this content… I had tucked this away in an Outlook note probably 8 years ago (I’ve updated it a little as it references modems, thankfully of which, I haven’t touched one in nearly that long). I didn’t note the author at the time and if they want …
Read onSharePoint 10016 CLSID DCOM Errors and How you fix ’em
I’m constantly seeing this in environments where the simple fix is applied (darn you IIS WAMREG and your damned Local Activation whining). On a Windows 2008 R2 box and finding that registry key is greyed out/unavailable? Be sure to check this out first… http://www.wictorwilen.se/Post/Fix-the-SharePoint-DCOM-10016-error-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx 1. Go into regedit and expand out HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT 2. Go …
Read onSolution for event id 5172, 5036 and 5005 (Windows Process Activation) redirection.config missing error
Wow, what an ugly problem tonight. And a whole bunch of FUD I found on Google that produced no help whatsoever. Inventory Here’s the inventory of systems I had here (yours may differ) Windows Server 2008 IIS 7 WSS 3.0 Errors Event ID 7023, 7036, 5172, 5036 and 5005 Error text included things …
Read onBrainLitter – Now you can give Beers of Thanks
Beer Me! Ok, I’ve been told I’ve helped a number of people, over the years, with my postings (in newsgroups and such) and my blog (blog.brainlitter.com). And people always tell me oh, I owe you a beer”, or “if you were nearby, I’d drop you a six pack” or “if you are ever in …
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