Restore Organization Management Role Back to Default Settings
I had a client who, while was working to better lock down and delegate Exchange administrative access, accidentally changed the…
Tips and Tricks: OpsMgr 2012 SP1- What Web Service URL, IP and Ports does the Management Pack Catalog web service call
A client was curious how to connect to the MP Catalog if the Server did not have Firewall ports opened…
Exchange 2010 upgrade sets all Exchange Services to Disabled
During a recent Exchange 2010 SP3 upgrade (direct from 2010 to SP3, no SP1 or SP2 incremental upgrade), the…
Exchange 2010 Management Console can’t be opened after SP3 upgrade
I recently installed Exchange 2010 on the E: drive of the server. The C: drive is the traditional OS drive,…
Sessions, Podcasts, and Congratulations (#MMS2013)
MMS 2013 was last week and it was an incredible one from my perspective. I had a chance to spend…
Last week I encountered an issue with what initially appeared to be a problem with DNS scavenging, but after hours…
Azure Developer Camps!
Microsoft, Catapult, and PluralSight are presenting a series of Developer Camps across the country. These are full day, hands on,…
This patch package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package. WSUS Hotfix Update
Recently I was trying to install hotfixes for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) but the setup program would immediately…
Adding Clients to SCCM Collections Using “Add Resources”
In the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, there are multiple ways to add your clients to SCCM collections. A common…
Office 365 Support for Internet Explorer 8 Ends April 2014
While the headline does not constitute an emergency for anyone, I want to get this out to as many Office…