Exchange 2016 CU3

The newest release of Exchange 2016 is CU3 released on Sept 14th 2016.  Here is a link to download CU3 the newest version of Exchange 2016. Exchange 2016 CU3 does contain AD Schema updates, so please factor this into your upgrade strategy Exchange 2016 on Windows Server 2016 must use .NET framework 4.6.2. Exchange 2016 on Windows 2012/2012 R2 must continue using .NET framework 4.6.1 until support for a newer .NET framework has been announced. WARNING: At this time Microsoft is recommending Read more [...]

Process pending SSL cert request and install certificate on Windows 2003 (IIS6)

Issue: You need to process a pending SSL certificate request by installing the completed cert downloaded from your certificate authority. Solution: Follow the below instructions for Windows 2003 IIS 6 to install your certificate and complete your pending certificate request. Note: These steps assume you have already successfully generated a CSR and submitted it to your chosen third party certificate authority. Steps: Go back into IIS Manager, expand Web Sites, right click Default Website, click Read more [...]

How to create a CSR in Windows 2003 IIS 6

Issue: You need to create a certificate request as part of the process in obtaining an SSL certificate Solution: Follow the steps below to create your CSR and submit to your Certificate Authority. If you haven't already, you need to purchase an SSL certificate credit from your Third Party Certificate Authority (like GoDaddy, Geotrust, or Comodo). Open IIS Manager, expand Web Sites, right click Default Website, click properties. Click Directory Security > Server Certificates Read more [...]

How to create an SSL Certificate Request in IIS 7.5 (Windows 2008 R2)

Issue: You need to obtain a third party SSL certificate Solution: The steps below show you how to create a cert request in Windows 2008 R2 which you will submit to your third party certificate authority (GoDaddy, NameCheap, etc).  Note, you'll need to buy a 'certificate credit' from the third party Certificate Authority (CA) of your choice and then you can run through the below steps to generate a CSR, submit it to your CA, and download your completed SSL Certificate. Click Start > Administrative Read more [...]

How to recover deleted mailbox items in Office 365

Occasionally, Office 365 users will delete important mailbox items accidentally. Fortunately, in most cases such items can be recovered for a short period of time after their deletion. In this article we will discuss what happens when mailbox items are deleted and the circumstances required to successfully recover them. What happens when mailbox items are deleted? When Office 365 end users soft-delete (Ctrl+D) an item from their mailbox, it goes to the Deleted Items folder from which it can Read more [...]