Tutorials

Tutorials

• Two useful tools for documenting an Exchange Server installation

  Exchange BPA and ExchDump tools let you collect data about your Exchange installation, including settings and server configuration information. Learn how to translate this data and include it into your installation documentation.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of Outlook 2007's storage engine redesign

  The release of Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 brought about a redesign of Outlook's internal storage engine. However, with the increase in performance comes bloating of your .ost and .pst files. Learn about the performance improvements this new file ...  Continue Reading

• Lock down direct file access and protect OWA users

  Built-in OWA security features may not be enough to secure direct file access. If you can't disable the feature, what's the next best security measure?  Continue Reading

• Controlling spam in Exchange 2007 at the edge transport server level

  While having an effective antispam and antivirus plan is critical in Exchange organizations, improperly configuring it can cancel out even the best product. Whether you're planning to use hosted filtering or protecting user mailboxes locally, ...  Continue Reading

• Simplify an OWA URL on Windows Server 2008

  Although the process is fairly straightforward, the method to simplify an OWA URL for users is different if you're running Windows Server 2008. Get the steps to simplify an OWA URL redirect and learn about some possible side effects.  Continue Reading

• Restore Exchange storage groups with DPM 2007

  Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 can be used to back up and restore Exchange servers, but how do you restore your backups? Here are the steps to restore a storage group using DPM 2007 and some tricks that will help save valuable network bandwidth ...  Continue Reading

• Fix Outlook 2007 and SharePoint synchronization breaks

  The .pst file that is created when synchronizing Outlook and SharePoint is linked to a user's profile. However, synchronization can break if roaming profiles are being used. There are a couple of settings you can enable to work around this ...  Continue Reading

• Windows Mobile 6.5 touts Internet Explorer, OWA improvements

  Improvements to Windows Mobile 6.5 include enhancements to Internet Explorer Mobile and Outlook Web Access viewing. These upgrades let you efficiently view and use OWA while also allowing you to work with advanced Web applications .  Continue Reading

• Avoid Outlook 2007 performance issues during repairs

  Premature shut downs of Microsoft Outlook 2007 can lead to performance problems. Educating your users and downloading patches can help smooth out the reconciliation process.  Continue Reading

• A behind-the-scenes look at Outlook 2007 and SharePoint integration

  The first step to automating integration between SharePoint and Outlook 2007 is to understand how the two applications work together. Get the steps involved and see where SharePoint is copied and stored once it's linked to Outlook.  Continue Reading

• How DSAccess service improves Exchange Server 2007 reliability

  On a smaller network, DSAccess service will work with a couple domain controllers and a single global catalog server. On a larger network, however, DSAccess service can choose up to 10 domain controllers and 10 global catalog servers. What are the ...  Continue Reading

• Windows Server Security Guide

  Take an in-depth look at Windows server security. This guide features information on common network vulnerabilities, server hardening best practices, security improvements with Windows Server 2008 and more.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer tool

  A beta version of Microsoft's Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer tool assists administrators with remote end-to-end validation and diagnostics. Use this free tool perform a variety of connectivity tests for everything from Outlook to Exchange Web...  Continue Reading

• Organize meetings with Outlook 2007 and Meeting Workspaces

  MOSS 2007 Meeting Workspaces can help users prepare for meetings, access data relevant to the meeting and more. Learn how to create Meeting Workspaces and link to them in Outlook 2007.  Continue Reading

• Windows Mobile 6.5 touts ActiveSync and Outlook Mobile improvements

  One of the biggest differences between Windows Mobile 6.1 and Windows Mobile 6.5 is a redesigned user interface. That's not the only change, though. Microsoft also changed how to access ActiveSync and made Improvements to Outlook Mobile.  Continue Reading