SBS 2008 and Blackberry Internet Service

Recently I was trying to activate a blackberry using Blackberry Internet Serivces ( BIG )  on a new Small business server 2008 Box. I went through the normal settings of Username : domain\username Password : password Webmail Address : https://mail.domain.com/owa Mailbox : username However the server address could not be verified, I checked the link and tried to login as the user through webmail and logged me in fine. I then tested the server through the EWS ( Exchange Web Services )  by trying to log the user in via https://mail.domain.com/ews using the same username and password. This did not let me in which would explain why the blackberry wasn’t validating. A server reboot did not fix the issue so ran “iisreset /noforce” which fixed the issue and allowed me to validate the email , however it seemed to go back to its old ways 30 Minutes later I downloaded Update rollup 10 installed an rebooted into the server , and seems to have rectified the issue

Tags: Blackberry Internet Service, Exchange Web Services, SBS 2008, Update rollup 10

Lupdate Mfc Application – Has Stopped Responding

A computer running Windows Vista had the error message “Lupdate Mfc Application Has Stopped Working” appear on every startup. Google results suggested the computer was infected by spyware , but after a scan with malware bytes and Microsoft Security Essentials , there was no sign of any infection. Further searches showed that Printer Programs could be the issue. I used MSconfig Startup Options to remove the Samsung Printer Control panel and restarted the computer. This fixed the issue. Further diagnostics prove that is could be a program called “openwares liveupdate” If removing the printer software from startup did not fix the issue

Tags: Lupdate Mfc Application

Outlook Webmail Shows Red Cross on New Message Content Text Box

When going into Microsoft Exchange via Webmail and Internet Explorer and opening a New Email to compose , the text area where you enter the content of the message displays as a Red Cross. This only happens in Internet Explorer and not other browsers such as firefox, reports show this is a problem with internet explorer and the solution is to install the S/MIME install manually: The Solution: 1. In OWA, click on the “options” in the left Task Pane. 2. Under “E-mail Security” and Click Install or Upgrade the S/MIME Control. This will download a new add-on. 3. Click “RUN” when asked about the Microsoft Outlook Web Access S/MIME install and security warning. 4. Restart IE ( Computer does not need restarting ) However installing this fixed the problem , but when sending or closing the box it crashed Internet Explorer. This KB article described the issue http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924334 However I did not have access to the exchange server , I did login to another exchange server which had been updated and downloaded the latest setupmcl.exe which can be downloaded here: http://filevo.com/i3gmicvqvhvs.html After installing this , it fixed both problems!

Tags: Outlook Webmail Shows Red Cross on New Message Content Text Box, setupmcl.exe, Upgrade the S/MIME Control

Activation error. Digital signature is either missing or corrupted

After installing Kapersky Antivirus from fresh and trying to activate the product with a Key file , it came up with the following error “Activation error. Digital signature is either missing or corrupted” I redownloaded the key file and it still brought up the message. After looking on Kav Knowledge base , and looking to check if the Ask toolbar was installed (which it wasn’t). I unistalled Kapersky , Restarted the Computer and rinstalled. This resolved the problem!

Tags: Activation error. Digital signature is either missing or corrupted

Google Apps Email not being downloaded randomly via POP3

Recently a user had issues with Google Apps email. Emails stopped being downloaded to his machine randomly during the day. For example 2pm – 6pm emails just not  did download to Outlook via POP. Logging to Google Webmail showed the emails had actually arrived at Google so it was down to a pop error not mail transportation. I reset the POP counter by going into settings in Gmail and changing “Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on”. However this did not fix the issue. Upon further investigation with outlook and a look at the Add In’s that might be interfering with outlook , Incredimail was installed. Uninstalling this resolved the problem, so watch out installed 3rd Party Apps, I’ve also seen Smiley Central totally break the MAPI Protocol for Outlook!

Tags: Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on, Google Apps Email not being downloaded randomly via POP3, Incredimail

Joining Windows 7 to SBS 2008

When trying to connect a Windows 7 machine to a fully updated Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 you might get the error message “This computer does not meet the maximum operating system requirements for running client setup”. This is because you need to install Rollup 3 for Windows Small Business Server 2008. It should install off Windows Updates for but some reason sometimes needs to be done manually. To do this manually follow the steps

• http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/
• Install the Active X Control
• Search for “rollup 3″
• Find “Update Rollup 3 for Windows Small Business Server 2008 (KB969121)”
• Add To Basket and Download to Server
• Extraxt, Install and Restart

Tags: Joining Windows 7 to SBS 2008, KB969121, SBS2008-KB969121-x64-ENU.msp, Small Business Server 2008, This computer does not meet the maximum operating system requirements for running client setup, Update Rollup 3 for Windows Small Business Server 2008, Windows 7

TS Web ActiveX control not installed or not enabled

With XPSP3, the RDP plugin sometimes gets disabled by an update – there are 2 registry keys to delete which should fix it:

1. Open Regedit and find the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings 2. Within the Settings sub-key, delete the following sub-keys: {4eb89ff4-7f78-4a0f-8b8d-2bf02e94e4b2} {7390f3d8-0439-4c05-91e3-cf5cb290c3d0} Then reboot and try it again.

Tags: TS Web ActiveX control not installed or not enabled

Small Business Server Backup Not Truncating Exchange Logs

A server was sucessfully completing it’s backup of Exchange, however the Log files where not being truncated. I resolved the issue on the server by performing the below in the order:

• Backup Manaully , then Delete old log files
• Turn on Circular Logging
• Restart Information Store
• Turn off Circular Logging
• Restart Information Store

Tags: Exchange 2003 log file truncation, Exchange not truncating log files

Printing Errors with Terminal Services 2008 and Easy Print

Microsoft has improved the Printer Redirection on Terminal Services in 2008 by Ultilising their own print driver called “Easy Print”. This means the specific printer driver doesn’t need to be installed locally on the server for the redirection to work. There are some minimum requirments for this to work:

• The RDC 6.1 (6.0.6001) client supports Remote Desktop Protocol 6.1
• At least Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

If you are using Windows Vista you will need to have Service Pack 1 Installed. If you are using Windows XP you will need to have Service Pack 3 installed. Windows 7 out the box supports this. This will fix any issues with the printer not being redirected on the Terminal Server. Sometimes with all this enabled, the printer being redirected, easy print will still have problems interfacing with the printer. If this is the problem , try the following : Turn Off Advanced Printing Features Log Off your Terminal Server Session ( To Remap the printer after ) On your local PC, you do the following: Go to Control Panel. Select Printers. Right-click on your Printerand choose Properties. This will bring up a window similar to the one below – select the “Advanced” tab. On the Advanced tab, uncheck the option that says “Enable Advanced Printing Features” Log Back onto the Terminal Server and try printing again Download Easy XML Update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2431806

Tags: Easy Print Advanced Printing, Printing Errors Easy Print, Symbols Easy Print

Entourage Issues – Crashing on “Checking for Mail”

A friend has issues with his Entourage crashing when he opened it from scratch. It would the program then as soon as it checked for new email with the IMAP server it would lock Entrouage , and the only way to close it would be using the Force Quit option (right click on the icon in the task bar and choose Force Quit). A few shortcuts can be used to open Entourage with given options. Holding down the ALT Key while clicking to open Entourage will start the database checking and repair options Holding down the Shift Key while clicking to open Entourage will stop the automatic Send and Recieve on startup. I tried a Database Rebuild , with no luck , so I launched the program with SHIFT which stop the program freezing , however it would still freeze up when send and recieve was clicked. I tried a reinstallation of Entourage to no avail. I then updated the to the latest update, then opened up Entourage , right clicks on the Inbox and choose properties. Emptied the Cache and also a Fix Mailbox. Entourage was then able to send and recieve sucessfully

Tags: ALT Key Entourage, Entourage Checking for Mail, IMAP Entourage Crashing, No Send and Recieve Entourage, Safe Mode Entourage, Shift Key Entourage