Issue: Outlook starting in Safe Mode

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Issue: A recent Microsoft Windows Update is causing Outlook to start in Safe Mode as shown below: Background: Safe Mode causes any add-ins, macro's, plugins including things like WorldDox to be disabled. Cause: The Microsoft update causing the issue is KB3114409. Solution: Uninstalling the Microsoft Update KB3114409 and then rebooting the desktop (or remote desktop / terminal server) will resolve the issue. Recommendations: I'd recommend declining update KB3114409 from your WSUS Read more [...]

How to install firmware on a Dell PowerEdge Server

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Issue: You need to install drivers and firmware on a Dell PowerEdge Server running Windows Solution: 1) logon to support.dell.com 2) Enter your service tag and OS which will bring you to a page with all the drivers and firmware for your server.  Note: If you have Open Manage installed (step 8) you can see the systems service tag using open manage. 3) The problem here is that the firmware/drivers will show for any hardware that was available for your model of server, not necessarily the hardware Read more [...]

How to change IP Helper setting on an HP switch

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After a recent change in DHCP servers, we had to update the IP helper setting so that workstations and phones on other VLAN's could get DHCP addresses (they were getting 169.x addresses after changing DHCP servers).  Here is an example of the procedure: Portland core switch (all their floors trunk into the core switch): enable config term show ip helper-address vlan 2 ip helper-address 192.168.0.45 show ip helper-address no vlan 2 ip helper-address 192.168.0.12 show ip helper-address Did Read more [...]

parameter cannot be found ‘SourcePublicFolderDatabase’

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Issue: When migrating public folders to Exchange 2013 you receive the following error: "parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'SourcePublicFolderDatabase'" Background: You are using Microsoft's recommended batch migration method for migrating your public folders.  You used a command similar to the following from the Exchange Management Shell: New-MigrationBatch -Name PFMigration -SourcePublicFolderDatabase (Get-PublicFolderDatabase -Server Exch2) -CSVData (Get-Content C:\PFs\PFmapFolderToMailbox.csv Read more [...]