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No local access on a SharePoint 2010 server

yves — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

If you try to log in on a site on the SharePoint 2010 server you may be asked for your credentials. Even if you use the right credentials you are asked for it three times and then you get a 401-error or a blank page. The cause of that is a Loopback check which is a security fix introduced in Windows Server 2003 SP1. This fix prevents reflection attacks (i.e. pretending to be ...

Userfull @ Extreme CRM 2012 - Berlin

cdr — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Van 5 tot 8 Februari 2012 organiseert Microsoft: ' eXtremeCRM 2012 Berlin'.

Uiteraard kan Userfull hier als Microsoft Partner niet ontbreken.

Userfull zal met een paar medewerkers deelnemen aan deze conferentie om zo nieuwe ideeën op te doen en zich verder te specialiseren in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Nuttige tips en meer info volgen tijdens en na de beurs.

Moest je nu reeds geïnteresseerd zijn, neem dan zeker eens een kijkje op volgende website: http://extremecrm.com/eXtremeCRM2012BerlinH.aspx

Samenwerking Userfull & Belgacom

cdr — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Userfull mag zich sinds kort ICT expert Partner noemen van Belgacom. Deze richtte vorig jaar Belgacom Bridging ICT op om beter te kunnen beantwoorden aan de noden van de KMO-markt. Belgacom ging hiervoor een partnership aan met 8 externe ICT bedrijven. Door onze krachten te bundelen met Belgacom willen we een koploper worden in het voorzien van zowel IT-als telecom producten en -diensten.Bart Van den ...

Backup exec: hyperV backup fails with unexpected provider error

Steven — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:17:45 GMT

Error The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshot provider selected returned: "Unexpected provider error". Ensure that all provider services are enabled and can be started. Check the Windows Event Viewer for details. when backing up certain volumes on a Windows 2008 server. Environment Windows 2008 R2 Server, including SP1 and all available updatesHyperV roleBackup exec ...

Servers in the cloud bij Facebook

wp — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT

In een recent verschenen artikel werden twee door facebookontwikkelde servers onder de loep genomen. De reden waarom facebook dezeservers ontwikkelde is voornamelijk om efficient aan kostenbesparing te doen. Deze kostenbesparing wordt vooral verwezelijkt door hetefficient omspringen met het kiezen van de juiste power supply voor de serverom zo een positieve impact te hebben op de “Power Usage Effectiveness ...

Scheduled Task

Stefan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:35:30 GMT

Today I had a strange problem. I created a scheduled task on Windows Server 2008R2. It was a very simple task which only had to run a simple commandfile (.cmd).The task scheduler said it started the commandfile, and that it ran without error. However, when looking at the result, nothing had changed. It seemed that the commandfile did not run.The solution to this problem was: when creating the task, ...

UF XBox & movienight Deluxe

charlotte — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:26:27 GMT

Vrijdag 7 oktober 2011 organiseerden Paul, Stefan en Tom een gezellige XBox & Movienight Deluxe voor alle collega's. Een leuk initiatief dat door velen positief onthaald werd.Eerst gezellig samen aperitieven en een hapje eten alvorens de ware game-skills boven te halen en met elkaar incompetitie te treden. Om de avond/nacht rustig te beeindigen keken we samen nog een film.Bij deze nogmaals bedankt ...

Error 'Picture printing not available from desktop printing experience' on Windows 2008 Server

Stefan — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:40:56 GMT

If you get the following error: 'Picture printing not available from desktop printing experience' on a Windows 2008 Server, it means you have to install the Desktop Experience Feature. (Needs a reboot)To install this feature, go to start, Administrative Tools and choose Server Manager.In the server manager, go to Features and choose to install 'Desktop Experience'.It is possible that you need to install ...

Userfull @ Talentum

Charlotte — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:32:00 GMT

Op 19 oktober 2011 zal Userfull aanwezig zijn op Talentum, een jobbeurs georganiseerd door Vacature.Deze beurs gaat door in Brussels Expo, Paleis 1. Graag ontmoeten wij daar nieuwe gemotiveerde kandidaten die geïnteresseerd zijn in een uitdagende job bij Userfull.Als leuk extraatje kan je bij ons WINDOWS8 zelf testen op onze eigen 'salon surface'.Breng ons gerust een bezoekje op stand 314. Wij kijken ...

Trend micro viruswall - ERROR DELIVERING MAIL-MESSAGE TIMESTAMP HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR RETRY

ss — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:32:41 GMT

A few days ago, people were complaining that they didin't receive any mail coming from other companies. So, I had a look on the exchange 2007 server. Seemed like there was nothing wrong. So I decided to look on the trend micro viruswall server. This error kept repeating: ERROR DELIVERING MAIL-MESSAGE TIMESTAMP HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR RETRYSo we started looking at the viruswall settings, we rebooted the ...

Creating a bootable USB drive to install Windows (The easy way).

Joeri — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:56:55 GMT

Installing your OS without the use of an optical drive is becoming more popular, especially with the rising popularity of netbooks. Microsoft has a nice tool to make this "job" a No-brainer and make you a bootable USB-drive in just a matter of seconds. Installing your OS goes faster aswell. You need 3 things:Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (Download: here.)USB flash driveISO file of a windows OSOnce ...

Belgacom Netcenter visit

jp — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:17:07 GMT

Ever visited a datacenter? The 26th of July we had the opportunity to do so. We went to the (at this moment) biggest Netcenter owned by Belgacom. At arrival there was a short presentation with some impressive facts and numbers. It really shows how they take security to a new level, taking profound care on every aspect. As you will find redundancy everywhere, one of the most impressive aspects ...

Migrate SBS 2003 to server 2008 R2 and exchange 2010 SP1

Steven — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:11:16 GMT

Migrate SBS 2003 to server 2008 R2 and exchange 2010 SP1 You can use this guide: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Server_Software/Email_Servers/Exchange/A_2881-Migrate-Small-Business-Server-2003-to-Exchange-2010-and-Windows-2008-R2.htmlIt is a very good article. Still, there are some things you have to take into account:If you want to use DAG (database availability groups) or want to use it ...

Ping-Pong

Stefan — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:18:00 GMT

Indeed, as you can see on the picture above, WE HAVE A PINGPONG TABLE!

To celebrate this, Steven organised a huge pingpong tournament in which a lot of colleagues challenged each other.

The ones who did not participate, enjoyed cheering for their colleagues or prepared a delicious diner (thx Tom Smet!).

Upcoming: Pingpong final between Steven and Didier!

Windows XP Mode

Stefan — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:12:00 GMT

A lot of companies are now working with Windows 7 and are very happy with their choice. Those who still haven't switched from XP to Windows 7 are afraid that they will loose functionality. Meaning that they have some programs which only run under Windows XP and have to be rewritten to run under Windows 7, which is quite a cost. (Assuming that Windows 7 Compatibility Mode options do not work)Luckily, ...

Autodiscover Troubleshooting in Exchange 2007

Tom S — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:46:35 GMT

Autodiscover Troubleshooting in Exchange 2007SymptomsUsers are getting a certificate warning on "autodiscover.domain.ext"It is not possible to autoconfigure a e-mail account using Autodiscovery.The repair option for your account in exchange does not work.SollutionsIIS console:If you want to use autodiscover you have to configure your IIS http redirection correct.- Enable the redirection on the top ...

Microsoft Techdays!

Stefan — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:50:46 GMT

Last week we went to the Microsoft TechDays 2011! TechDays, for those who don't know, are 3 days packed with Microsoft Goodies. The TechDays were organised at the Metropolis Cinema Complex in Antwerp.At the event Microsoft Evangelists and Experts took the time to introduce, explain or enlighten us with their brand new products. As they are experts at what they do, they know all the tricky parts in ...

Cisco introduceert 'Containerized Data Centers'

Wouter — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:57:39 GMT

Cisco heeft de markt voor 'portable datacenters' betreden, waarbij het een serverpark in een standaardzeecontainer heeft verwerkt. In de Containerized Data Centers kunnen maximaal zestien racks worden geplaatst. De portable datacenters zijn volgens Cisco vooral nuttig voor bedrijven en overheden die op korte termijn extra capaciteit nodig hebben; een container kan binnen twaalf weken worden geleverd. ...

FIX for a broken Shadow Copy service (eventID: 12293)

Tom VDW — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:06:26 GMT

Hello,We had a problem on one Windows 2003 R2 SP2 server where the shodow copy service kept failing.Opening the Shadow Copy tab on any disc would give and error "failed to retrieve volumes that are eligible for shadow copies Error 0x8004230f" and the application event log showed an entry with Source: VSS and eventID: 12293.Searching the net with various combinations gave a lot of different approaches ...

Trend Micro DUL Blacklist

Tom Smet — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:58:20 GMT

Trend Micro DUL BlacklistIt may happen when a client switches from extrnal IP (for example when he changes his internet subscription), that the new IP address is blacklisted on the Trend Micro DUL. In that case mail messages will be rejected by other Trend Micro viruswalls.You get the following message:550 Service unavailable; Client host [ip address] blocked using Trend Micro RBL+ Trough the following ...

Windows 7 SP1 Update fails

Stefan — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:09:51 GMT

It is only a few weeks that Microsoft brought Windows 7 SP1 to life, and we were one of the few to receive an error during the installation. The error said something like: "C0000034 fatal error".Lucky enough, we also found a solution. Let me share this with you:You don't need a Windows 7 restore cd or something like that, just the pc that is experiencing the problems:1 Boot the PC and press F8 ...

Nostalgia: C64 gets a reboot

Wouter — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:51:32 GMT

We know April fool's is already 4 days away, but even this news article made us weary of trickery. As of today, the rumored but never confirmed reboot of the Commodore 64 has finally been made available to the (American) public. The iconic housing now holds a plethora of modern day technology at a reasonable price. A gadget, yes, but one with great nostalgic value to most of us who have a good memory ...

Microsoft Starts Windows Thin PC Push

Wouter — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:22:17 GMT

An interesting article on the Windows Thin Pc, written by Paul Thurrot of windowsitpro.com InstantDoc ID #129985There's a goofy video making the rounds in which a technology enthusiast installs (almost) every major versions of Windows from MS-DOS 5/Windows 1.01 through Windows 7. There are a number of lessons to learn from this video, but the big take away from this is that Microsoft is serious about ...

Interscan Messaging Security Suite 7.1 delivery problems

Yanissa — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:17:14 GMT

We had some problems delivering e-mails to certain domains. They were sent from Exchange to Trend Micro IMSS 7.1. We saw some errors in the logs, but they did not give much information about the cause of those errors.Mailtrace.log : Network Communication ErrorTsmtpd.log : Relay failed due to ERR_TRANMIT_FAILAfter some packet sniffing, tracing and testing I found the cause of the problem.To relay to ...

Disable Java update notifications

Yanissa — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:20:25 GMT

Java update notifications are reallyannoying. Especially when users get thenotifications, but have no rights to install the update.For this reason I made a .cmd file withregistry keys that prevent these notifications.I added this file in a Group Policy objectand the annoying notifications are gone!JavaUpdate.cmd :reg add"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Javasoft\Java Plug-in\1.6.0_14" /vHideSystemTrayIcon ...

Auto sign off disconnected terminal server sessions

Tom S — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:01:03 GMT

With the following policy settings you can auto log-off disconnected sessions on terminal servers:User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components/Terminal Services/Terminal Server/Session Time Limits- Set Time for disconnected sessions --> time before a disconnected session is logged off- Set Time for active but idle sessions --> time before a session in idle time is logged ...

Use USB devices in Hyper-V Virtual Servers

Tom S — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:52:08 GMT

Use USB devices connected to you hostserver in Hyper-V virtual machines:Till now it was not possible to "share" an usb device in Hyper-V, the software below, will make it possible to share all usb devices connected to your host with your Hyper-V virtual machines.Software: USB over EthernetURL: http://www.kernelpro.comThe software shares your USB devices over the lan network. It consists of a server ...

Mac OS X PubSub Agent

Stefan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:55:30 GMT

A few days ago I was challenged with an interesting problem on a Mac. I was asked to solve an issue with Safari. The iMac was running on OS X Leopard (10.5.8). The issue was that when opening Safari, it got stuck. The window opened, but then it froze.When diagnosing such a situation, it is wisely to open up the Activity Monitor to see what actually goes wrong and which processes are running with their ...

Install CS4 on Win2008 R2 Terminal server 64bit

Tom VDW — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:21:10 GMT

One of our clients wanted to test the new Win2008 R2 Terminal Server capabilities vs Citrix XenApp.Since the client already had a working Citrix environment it was my job to make the same "setup" but then on Win2008 R2.The trick was that they wanted Adobe CS4 applications on the terminal, sounded fun and the following made it a success.- make a console connection to the TS- put the TS in install mode - ...

Mail body disappearing when entering signature

Steven — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:56:52 GMT

Mail body disappearing when inserting a signature in outlook 2007 Yesterday I spent a few hours investigating an annoying problem in outlook 2007 on windows 7. When inserting a signature, the e-mail body would disappear. This problem was only occurring on one pc and it only occurred some of the time, let's say 2 times out of 5.With all the windows and office updates installed, it could be either a ...

Youtube on WP7 Directly from your browser

Robin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:07:24 GMT

Using Youtube from your Windows Phone 7, was never this easy!
Follow the instructions here:
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2010/12/27/get-embedded-youtube-videos-to-work-on-windows-phone-7.html

The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available.

Robin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Recently we were getting a probably familiar error on a certain outlook client:

“Unable to open your default e-mail folders. The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available. Either there are network problems or the Microsoft Exchange Server is down for maintenance.”

Which normally just means a loss of connectivity.
Although the network connection was fine, and other people were able to connect to exchange without any problem, this user couldn’t.

Change Default OU for users and workstations in AD

Tom Smet — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:30:39 GMT

If you add a new user or a new workstation/server, it will be added in the standard "user" or "computer" OU.With the following commando's you can change the default OU in Active DirectoryRedircmp: command to change the default OU were workstations/servers are added.For Example, if you want to change te value to OU Company\Computers for domain Test.local:redircmp ou=Computers,ou=Company,dc=Test,dc=localRedirusr: ...

Difference between adm, admx and adml files

Tom Smet — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:59:05 GMT

This document describes the difference between adm, admx and adml filesADM-Files- Group Policy configuration files for Operating Systems lower than Vista and Windows Server 2008- Stored in de Windows hive under folder "inf"- You have to add the adm templates manually to your policy- Can still be used in Windows Server 2008ADMX-Files- Group Policy configuration files for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows ...

Group Policy Client Side Extensions for Windows XP

Tom Smet — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:46:50 GMT

In windows server 2008 you can find under the policies extra features (like shares, printers, files) to configure.

You can find the features in the Group Policy Mangement Editor under Computer and User configuration in the folder "Preferences".

Standard these features are only available for computers running Vista or higher.

In order to use these features on Windows XP computers you have to install KB943729.

Owa redirection IIS 7 and Windows SBS

Stefan — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:37:55 GMT

Today I had a problem with setting up an owa (Outlook Web Access). Well actually with accessing the https://owa.company.com/ website, because when I did, I was greeted with a user-unfriendly message "403 - Access Denied".But when I changed the URL manually to https://owa.company.com/owa I was redirected to the correct site which asked for my credentials.In my situation I was using an Windows SBS 2008 with ...

HP server slow after conversion to hyperV

Steven — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:53:41 GMT

I spent a few hours converting a physical server to a hyperV machine today. First of all, I installed symantec backup exec system recovery server edition 2010 and rebooted the server. After creating a recovery point, I converted the v2i file to a VHD. So far, so good. But now the fun part began. The server booted up perfectly well, but when I logged on, it took more than half an hour before I could ...

Customize your Windows 7 DVD

Stefan — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:29:38 GMT

Last week we had to reinstall a laptop and we had to install an Windows 7 Professional OEM. We only had a Windows 7 Ultimate OEM DVD .. so how could we install a Professional with this DVD ?Well, it is actually pretty simple:Transform your DVD into an iso image file.Plug in your USB drive Download the "Windows USB/DVD download tool" (which you can find here: http://store.microsoft.com/help/iso-tool)Use ...

Secret Project 01

Robin — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:42:00 GMT

Waving our Userfull badge in front of the door magically unlocks it, but what if it could do more?

Maybe welcome you with a song?

Cisco Aironet 1142N

Stefan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:58:20 GMT

IntroductionIn this blogpost I will try to explain the most essential steps for configuring a Cisco Aironet 1142N with WPA Encryption.At the end of this article you can also find a CLI configuration example.Feeding the Aironet with powerThere are three ways to provide the Cisco Aironet with powerA power supplyPower Injector (A little box that you put in between the switch and your Aironet, which will ...

Sound on a Terminal Server

Stefan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:28:22 GMT

A couple of days ago we needed to hear sound from an application that was being used on a terminal server.This means we were connected to the Terminal Server with the RDP protocol and we wanted to hear the sound being played through our laptop speakers.As you can imagine, we do not put soundcards into servers, so the question rose: Is it possible to play sound on a server without a soundcard?Since ...

Blue Screen Of Death viewer

Yanissa — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:21:54 GMT

Blue Screens, don't we all hate them?Your computer suddenly stops workingand it is not possible to make a screenshot. You can start searching for a camera andtake a picture or a piece of paper to write it all down. An easy way to review BSODs (the famousBlue Screen Of Death) is BlueScreenView from Nirsoft. It is freeware and it gives you the possibilityto see all the latest BSODs. At a glance you can ...

.Net applicaties draaien op een 64-bit systeem

jv — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:09:55 GMT

Onze nieuwe computers zijn nu al even ingewerkt maar hier en daar komen er nog wat probleempjes tevoorschijn.We zijn nu fiere eigenaars van een 64-bit core i5 processor. Dit brengt met zich mee dat we andere software kunnen draaien.Maar ook dat er sommige sofware niet kan draaien onder windows 7-x64 zoals de ODAC voor Oracle 10g Database. Dan maar de 11g installeren!Alles hiermee werkend gekregen maar ...

Thwart Hackers with a Dummy Domain Administrator Account

andre@userfull.be — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:18:37 GMT

Source Paul Lemonidis Windows IT Pro InstantDoc ID #128813 When you set up an Active Directory (AD) domain, it automatically creates an Administrator account for that domain. Because the domain Administrator account is responsible for controlling all the objects in the domain, it's a common target for malicious activity. You can tighten your domain's security by changing the name of this account and ...

Userfull @ Job Carreer Launch jobbeurs te Leuven!

Yanissa — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:13:48 GMT

Gisteren was Userfull aanwezig op de Job Carreer Launch in de Brabanthal te Leuven. Robin, Jelle, ikzelf, de JobRover en - ons nieuwste speelgoed - de Arcade kast waren op post om op zoek te gaan naar nieuwe enthousiaste Userfull-gezichten!Vanaf het openen van de deuren om 11 uur tot sluitingstijd zagen we vele interessante persoonlijkheden met ambitie aan onze stand passeren. Het werd een ...

WP7 released in, but not fully supporting Belgium

Robin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:41:48 GMT

Our Windows Phone 7 phones have finally arrived!

But not everything is ready for the European market (or at least not Belgium and Netherland).

Lucky for us this is very easy to fix.

Business Contact Manager Database tool

Stefan — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:57:51 GMT

Last week I had to install the Business ContactManager Database Tool. This allowed us to install the database for the BusinessContact Manager (BCM) on a separate server. That server doesn't necessarily need to have Outlook or the BCM installed, which is quite nice.So in theory we have 2 servers. Let’s call them A and B. We have Outlook with Business Contact Manager installed on server B, and we want ...

Microsoft Gets It Right with Office 365

andre@userfull.be — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:08:34 GMT

Sometimes Microsoft really surprises, in a good way, by actually listening.

HP Silently Releases Slate PC, Hopes No One Notices

andre@userfull.be — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:15:07 GMT

Eight long years after it shipped its first Tablet PC-based slate PC, PC giant HP this past week released a new iPad competitor of sorts called the HP Slate.

Arcade 101 - Part 2 Building the enclosure

Robin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:31:00 GMT

Na het arriveren van ons MultiTouch scherm kon de bouw van de enclosure beginnen!