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Fixed POP3 Service after Exchange 2013 CU6

In a previous post I wrote about my Exchange 2013 CU6 Adventure and how it caused my Exchange Replication Services to crash. That wasn’t the only issues faced after updating to CU6.  It seems that the CU6 upgrade had crippled my ability to use the POP3 service. I have been waiting for a week now for […]

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How to submit malware / virus to antivirus and malware companies

So you got yourself infected with a virus and hopefully you got rid of it before it did any serious damage.  If it had you may wish you had something like “CrashPlan” to get your files back. And while a backup solution is always the best tool to recovery today we are going to talk […]

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Set SharePoint Content Database in Read-Only Mode

This weekend I am working on a SharePoint 2010 to 2013 upgrade. One of the steps; the beginning steps I will do is set the databases I am upgrading into read only mode to prevent users or automated process from upgrading the database during the upgrade window. Now I could have taken the system offline […]

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Possible solution to the lsass Issue – event 1000 application error

Back in July of 2013 I faced an issue with my Exchange 2013 Server running on Microsoft Server 2012. Our server would unexpectedly reboot ( — chuckles  — aren’t all reboots without notice unexpected). The message I kept running into was regarding a faulting application which caused the reboot was the local security authority subsystem […]

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Installing Cumulative Updates for Exchange Server 2013

Tonight’s “home work” Assignment: Update  Companies Exchange 2013 to Cumulative Update 3 Purpose Address many of the issues that existed in Cumulative Update 2. Bring additional value to the company Oh and some of the newly introduced features / enhancements should help also: Usability improvements when adding members to distribution groups in the Exchange Administration […]

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire

“There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time,” Ballmer said. “We have embarked on a new strategy with a new organization and we have an amazing Senior Leadership Team. My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement happen in the middle of our company’s […]