How to Mount Mailbox Database

By Joseph Piggee Sr.

1. In the console tree, expand Server Configuration, and then click Mailbox.

2. In the result pane, select the server on which the database is located.

3. In the work pane, select the mailbox or public folder database that you want to mount.

4. In the action pane, click Mount Database.

5. Verify that the status indicated in the Status column has changed from Dismounted to Mounted.

Unable to Install Exchange 2007 Admin Tools

By Joseph Piggee Sr.

When attempting to install Exchange 2007 Admin tools on Windows 7 a common error is encountered, that points to Admin Tools.

Error msg:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
if($RoleInstallWindowsComponents){# Install any Windows Roles or Features required for the Management Tools role Install-WindowsComponent -shortNameForRole "AdminTools" -ADToolsNeeded $RoleADToolsNeeded}" was run: "The system cannot find the file specified".

1. Open Control Panel, and then select Programs.
2. Click Turn Windows features on or off.
3. Select Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1.
4. Navigate to Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility.
5. Select the check box for IIS 6 Management Console, and then click OK.
6. Restart you PC
7. Install Exchange admin tools

Your Mailbox Appears to be unavailable. Try to access it again in 10 seconds.

 

This is a VERY common error, due to various reasons. Bottom-line, either your database isn't mounted or you have a service issue.

By Joe Piggee Sr.

1. Open services applet, by click start-> run.

2. Type Services.msc

3. Scroll down to Microsoft Exchange Information Store"

4. If it is started, restart it. If is isn't started, Right click and select start.

5. Take a look at the other related Exchange services. All that are configured to start automatically, make sure they are all, started.

Disable IPv6

 

By Joseph Piggee Sr.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852

IPv6 can be disabled either through the DisabledComponents registry value or through the check box for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) component in the list of items on the Networking tab for the properties of connections in the Network Connections folder. The following figure shows an example.

The DisabledComponents registry key affects all interfaces on the host. However, the check box on the Networking tab affects only the specific interface. The DisabledComponents registry value does not affect the state of the check box. Therefore, even if the DisabledComponents registry key is set to disable IPv6, the check box in the Networking tab for each interface can still be checked. This is expected behavior.

Note Unchecking the checkbox on a network adapter will not disable IPv6 on the host. It will unbind IPv6 from this adapter. To disable IPv6 on the host, follow the steps below.

To use the DisabledComponents registry value to check whether IPv6 was disabled, run the following command at a Windows command prompt:
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters /v DisabledComponents

You may receive the following error message:
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
If you receive this error message, the DisabledComponents registry value is not set. If the DisabledComponents value is set, it overrides the settings in the connection properties.

To enable or to disable IPv6 or to selectively enable or disable components of IPv6 automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then, click Run in the File Download dialog box, and follow the steps in this wizard.

End Users using Windows 7 Professional, Keeps losing their Network Drives

 

*Note: Before proceeding, make sure you have updated drivers for your adapter.

1. Open a command-line, Start\Run, and type cmd. Press enter
2. In the console enter the following commands to change the MTU:
   Type into command window "netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces" without the quotes. Take note of the id number of the wireless interface.
   Then to change to mtu 1500 use the following command.
   "netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface id mtu=1500 store=persistent"

Windows Activation Error - 0x80072EE2 & 0x8007EFE

By Joe Piggee

Error x80072EE2 & 0x8007EFE

This error normally indicates a connection issue. Very vague, but true. To fix this try the following:

• Turn off the firewall, and retry activation
• Check Date & time settings. If you needed to change anything on the date or time, restart the server before retrying the activation
• Finally, make sure you aren't using a KMS key without a KMS server.
• And verify the key code is correct.

How to Restore Deleted Items in Outlook 2003 & 2007

If you accidently deleted items like Emails, contacts, calendar, tasks, etc from your mailbox using Outlook, you can recover them as they are first transferred to the Deleted Items folder of that mailbox. But even if you delete them from the Deleted Items folder you can still recover them. This feature is enabled by default in Outlook 2007 but if you are using 2003 then you’ll have to modify your system registry.

Enabling recovery of deleted items in Outlook 2003:

1. Start Registry Editor(Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate and click the following key in registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Options

3. On the edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: DumpsterAlwaysOn
Data type: DWORD
Value data: 1

4. Close the Registry Editor.

Now when you start Microsoft Outlook 2003 you’ll be able to see a new option Recover Deleted Items in the tools menu.

 

Recovering deleted items in Outlook 2007:

1. In the folder from where you deleted the item, or in the Deleted Items folder, click 2. Recover Deleted Items on the Tools menu. Click an item and then click Recover Selected Items