Exchange suddenly stops receiving email

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I've seen several cases where customer Exchange systems suddenly stop receiving mail.  The most common causes are relatively simple to resolve but are often missed by a panicked IT admin, extending the period of end user impact. Potential Issue #1: You get reports of bounce messages containing "452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources" Cause: The Volume containing the Exchange Transport Queue may be out of disk space link to fix 452 4.3.1 Insufficient system resources. Potential Issue #2: Read more [...]

Move Mailbox fails: “MapiExceptionShutoffQuotaExceeded: IExchangeFastTransferEx.TransferBuffer failed”

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Issue: When moving a mailbox from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, you get the following in the application event log: Source: MSExchange Mailbox Replication Event ID: 1100 Level: Error Computer: server.contoso.com Description: Request 'contoso.com/conto/Staff/John Doe' (fc1b0715-8ba0-4633-bb19-e3a2a937bbbc) failed. Error code: -2147467259 MapiExceptionShutoffQuotaExceeded: IExchangeFastTransferEx.TransferBuffer failed (hr=0x80004005, ec=1245) Resolution: -Verify the Checkbox of Doom Read more [...]

How to delete the contents of a mailbox but keep the mailbox

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You may find a situation where you need to remove all of the email and content in an Exchange mailbox but retain the mailbox itself. Below are the Exchange Management Shell commands to remove all of the contents of a mailbox: Option 1) Search-Mailbox -Identity "April Stewart" -DeleteContent Option 2) Export-Mailbox -identity "April Stewart" -DeleteContent Your account must be a member of the group: "Mailbox Import Export". To find out what Exchange groups you are in: Get-ManagementRoleAssigment Read more [...]

Silently uninstall Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed 10.x

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You may need to remove Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.x from all your end-user desktops in the event you are rolling out a new AntiVirus product.   There are two different ways of achieving the desired results and I'll outline both of them below. FIRST you need to make sure you have disabled the Symantec Antivirus Corp Ed Client Uninstall Password. Silently and Remotely uninstall Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.x via remote command line: Open CMD as administrator and enter Read more [...]

How to find the Symantec Client product code

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How to Find the Symantec Client product code: The Symantec product code is the unique identifier for the product version and it can be found in the Windows Registry. 1) In the Windows Registry Editor, expand the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall This key contains many <Product Code> keys. 2) In the left pane, click each <Product Code> key, and in the right pane look at the DisplayName value. Find the <Product Code> Read more [...]