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Import NK2 files into Outlook 2010 suggested contacts

Outlook 2010 does not use an NK2 file anymore to store suggested contacts instead it uses a file called Stream_Autocomplete.dat located in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\RoamCache, this means you can’t copy the NK2 file from one machine to another when upgrading.

What you need to do now is import the NK2 file into suggested contacts to do this follow these steps

1. Copy your NK2 file into the following location c:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook making sure it has the same name as your outlook profile.

2. Click start and type in the search box outlook.exe /importnk2 and hit enter.

Outlook will start and import the contact into the new suggested contacts

August 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Office 2010 | Comments are closed

Netgear VPN problems

I had a strange problem occur today between two Netgear IPSEC vpn’s one was an FVS336Gv2 and the other end was a DGFV338 where they just wouldn’t connect i kept getting ‘Phase 2 negotiation failed due to time up waiting for phase1. ESP (ip address)’ in the vpn logs after checking the connection setting at both ends and rebooting everything several times it just would not come up.

The strange thing was i had another vpn to another site that was working ok  after the first reboot of the box it would appear the settings became corrupt somehow but the other strange things was i had to remove the settings from both firewalls and put them back in again to get it to connect

August 9th, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed

Sage Line 50 corrupt licence file

Today I had an issue with the licence file within line 50 going corrupt, so it wouldn’t let me change the activation key to upgrade the program it just kept saying the serial number and activation key combination was incorrect.
To solve this issue you need to rename the licence key file so the program can generate a new one the file is located in the following location.

Windows XP
C:\documents and settings\all users\application data\sage\accounts\2010\sage.usr

Window 7
C:\programdata\sage\accounts\2010\sage.usr

August 4th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: Uncategorized, Windows XP | Comments are closed

Server backup will not run

When trying to run the server backup in the SBS2011 console after installing sp1 for SharePoint 2010  it was failing with the following error logged in application event logs

‘Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Failed resolving account spsearch with status 1376. Check connection to domain controller and VssAccessControl registry key.’

I found the solution on the SBS Blog it doesn’s appear to complete the PSConfig to update the SharePoint Database and one of the effects of this is

Without completing PSCONFIG, you might experience unexpected SharePoint search failures and all backups may stop working on the affected server.

To determine if this applies to your situation run an elevated SharePoint Management shell and when the shell opens type

(get-spserver $env:computername).NeedsUpgrade

If the result of this command is True then you need to complete the following steps

  • Open an Administrative command prompt
  • Change the directory to c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\14\bin
  • Run PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -force -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures

This process will take a while so just let it run it took about 10mins on my server.

July 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: SBS 2011 | Comments are closed

Cannot print from Terminal Services on Windows server 2008

To resolve this issue, follow these steps

1.        On the Terminal Server locate the Printers folder.  This is normally located at: to c:\windows\system32\spool\printers

2.       Right-click on the Printers folder, and then click Properties.

3.       Click Security, and then add everyone to the security permissions.

4.       Click Apply, and then OK.

July 6th, 2011 | Category: Terminal Server | Comments are closed

How to Make Terminal Servers Appear in Remote Web Access on SBS 2011

  1. Log on to SBS 2011 as an Administrator
  2. Open Registry Editor. In the Registry Editor, navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer“
  3. Create a sub-key “RemoteUserPortal” under the key “SmallBusinessServer“, if it does not already exist
  4. Under the “RemoteUserPortal” key, create a new a Multi-String Value with the name”TsServerNames” (without the quotes; note the capitalization)
  5. Edit the “TsServerNames” value, add your TS servers name into the value data (one server per line), and then click OK to save them
  6. After completing this, the servers you added into the registry will show to all RWA users in their computer selection list.
July 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: SBS 2011, Terminal Server | Comments are closed

Connecting Windows 2008 Terminal Server to SBS 2003

When joining a Windows 2008 server to a SBS 2003 network to be used as a terminal server it doesn’t automatically show up on the RWW as an Application Sharing Server to add the server to RWW you need to modify some registry keys on both the SBS2003 server and the 2008 server.

First on the SBS 2003 server modify the following registry key.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer\RemoteUserPortal\KWLinks\AppTS is set to 1

Next on the 2008 server modify the following key, this key was actually missing on my installation so i created a new dword value key

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\TSEnabled =1  

May 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: SBS 2003, Server 2008, Terminal Server | Comments are closed

The system must be restarted before installing this product

I have this a couple of times installing various products with slightly different variation of the error message that cure in all the cases i have come across has been to delete the files in a specific registry key located at

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager

You will see a key called “PendingFileRenameOperations” i deleted the files in that key and the installation worked correctly.

March 16th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Sophos | Comments are closed

“Error applying transforms” during Uninstall

I came across this error whilst trying to uninstall CA ITM on our Server, after a little bit of research it was because the original location of the installation media had moved, for example in our case I originally installed the product from the d: in the server i have subsequently move the installation files to one of our NAS drives.

To correct this problem you need edit a registry key located at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\ I then did a search for the product name and in the right hand column it listed a Transform key with a file path which pointed to the old location, I simply changed the path to the new on and then uninstalled from add/remove programs and it worked fine.

March 16th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed

CD/DVD unable to load devices drivers after removing Roxio

I didn’t think this problem happened anymore i first saw it on Windows 2000 but i came across it again on a Windows 7 machine, to get your DVD/CD working you need to delete the upper and lower filters in the following registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

 

March 15th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed
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