Activesync error from application log, Event ID: 3005 status code: [409]

Error: Unexpected Exchange mailbox Server error: Server: [EXCHANGE.yourdomain.local] User: [youruser@yourdomain.com] HTTP status code: [409]. Verify that the Exchange mailbox Server is working correctly.

Solution:

1.Start the Internet Information Services (IIS) Microsoft Management Server (MMS) snap-in on the Windows SBS 2003-based computer.
2.Expand Server_Name\Web Sites\Default Web Site.
3.Right-click Exchange-OMA, and then follow these steps:
1.Verify the following settings on the Virtual Directory tab:
–> The following check boxes are selected:
–> Script source access
–> Read
–> Write
–> Directory browsing
–> Log visits
–> Index this resource
–> Application name is unavailable, and Default Application is listed.
–> The Execute permissions setting is None.
–> The Application pool setting is unavailable, and ExchangeApplicationPool is listed.
2.Verify the following settings on the Directory Security tab:
–> The Enable anonymous access check box is not selected.
–> The Integrated Windows authentication check box is selected.
–> The Basic authentication check box is selected.
–> The Require secure channel (SSL) check box is not selected.
3.Close the Exchange-OMA Properties dialog box.
4.Right-click OMA, and then follow these steps:
1.Verify the following settings on the Virtual Directory tab:
–> The following check boxes are selected:
–> Read
–> Log visits
–> Index this resource
–> The Application name setting is /LM/W3SVC/1/root/OMA.
–> The Execute permissions setting is Scripts only.
–> The Application pool setting is ExchangeMobileBrowseApplicationPool.
2.Verify the following settings on the Directory Security tab:
–> The Enable anonymous access check box is not selected.
–> The Integrated Windows authentication check box is not selected.
–> The Basic authentication check box is selected.
–> The Require secure channel (SSL) check box is not selected.
3.Close the OMA Properties dialog box.
5.Right-click Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync, and then follow these steps:
1.Verify the following settings on the Virtual Directory tab:
–> The following check boxes are selected:
–> Log visits
–> Index this resource
–> The Application name setting is /LM/W3SVC/1/root/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync.
–> The Execute permissions setting is Scripts and Executables.
–> The Application pool setting is ExchangeApplicationPool.
2.Verify the following settings on the Directory Security tab:
–> The Enable anonymous access check box is not selected.
–> The Integrated Windows authentication check box is not selected.
–> The Basic authentication check box is selected.
–> The Require secure channel (SSL) check box is not selected.
6.Run the iisreset /noforce computer_name command to restart IIS on the Windows SBS 2003-based computer.

Redirecting New Users and New Computers to a Specified OU

Either on you computer or on a domain controller run the below commands to make the changes.

To Redirect Users
C:\Windows\System32\redirusr DN_of_new_OU
For example:
C:\Windows\System32\redirusr ou=myusers,DC=mydomain,dc=com

To Redirect Computers
C:\Windows\System32\redircmp DN_of_new_OU
For example:
C:\Windows\System32\redircmp ou=mycomputers,DC=mydomain,dc=com

Note: Your domain functional level must be at at least Windows Server 2003.
If your DN contains spaces etc you will need enclose the DN with quotes.

SEP installation RollBack Issue on Windows 7 -Fix

Issue:

When attempting to install the Symantec Endpoint Protection client onto a machine, the installation fails and rolls back around the point of registering with LiveUpdate.

Solution:

In the registry,

Find

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\AppData
value=%APPDATA%

and change it to

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\AppData
value=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming

Restart Windows 7 and then install SEP client again.

Source:http://www.symantec.com

Shadow a Terminal Server Session Without Prompt for Approval

Using windows 2003 and want to gain session access to another users session. Perhaps the person you are asking for shadow permission has an issue on his desktop and cannot figure it out,

To “Shadow” you have to know the session id of the user’s session that you want to view and or take over. Right click on your taskbar and select task manager. Go to Users and pick the users name and the session number should be located to the left of the name.
Shadow 0 and on the users session it will pop up a dialog box asking the other user for permission for you to access the session.

Of course this can be denied from the other user. Frustrating?

To shadow any other session, without a prompt, you would use the RDP-TCP Properties dialog, on the Remote Control tab, and clear the require users permission box.

To remote control the console (session 0) without a prompt for approval:

1. On the Terminal Services server, Start –> Run –>Gpedit.msc –> OK.

2. Navigate through Computer Configuration–> Administrative templates –> Windows Components –> Terminal Services.

3. Right-click Remote Control Settings and press Properties.

4. Select the Enabled option.

5. Select Full Control without user’s permission, under Options.

6. Press OK.

7. Exit the Group Policy Editor.

8. To force this local policy to update now, open a CMD prompt, type gpupdate /force, and press Enter.

When you establish a Remote Desktop session, you can connect to the console and remote control it:

1. Open a CMD prompt.

2. Type Shadow 0 and press Enter.

The user will NOT be prompted for permission.

Well this can be exploited and used in many wrong ways. So just be careful and use it wisely…

Source :http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292190

Microsoft Download Manager

The Microsoft Download Manager enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone. Using the Download Manager makes it easier to download large files such as an application or multimedia files. Also, it has resume support so that you can continue downloading files from where it left off the last time.

More Information: Click Here
Download: Click Here

Microsoft Fix it Center(currently in Beta)

Fix it Center finds and fixes many common PC and device problems automatically. It also helps prevent new problems by proactively checking for known issues and installing updates. Fix it Center helps to consolidate the many steps of diagnosing and repairing a problem into an automated tool that does the work for you…..

Microsoft Fix it Center Online

“Automated Troubleshooting Services” for Windows XP & Windows Vista

Common system maintenance tasks

Automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors, and incorrect system time display.

What it fixes…

* Problems with desktop shortcuts and icons
o Shortcuts on the desktop don’t work or are broken
o Desktop icons are broken or have not been used in 3 months
o Startup items don’t work or are broken
* System maintenance tasks
o Free up disk space by repairing disk volume errors such as bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files and directory errors
o Free up disk space by removing error reports and troubleshooting history older than 1 month
o Set the correct system time and synchronize system clock with the time server
* You receive the following errors:
o Windows update error 0x80072F8F
o The item that this shortcut refers to has been deleted

How it works…
Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services scans your computer and detects the root causes of common problems, then
Automatically fixes the problems that it finds, and
Offers additional resources if the problem isn’t fixed

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/system_maintenance_for_windows

Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 restores backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers that are running Windows 7.

Download::http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974674

Windows 7′s “God-Mode” Hack

One irritation with Windows – even the well-designed Windows 7 – is that various control panels (Autoplay, Action Center, Administrative Tools, etc.), tend to be spread around the OS in multiple locations, making management more time consuming.

Some may have known this already, but a new tweak is just now gaining public attention, which allows all of these control panels to be congregated in a single folder. To get access to this “God-Mode” super folder, all you have to do is create a new folder named:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Once you’ve completed the (re)name the folder’s icon will switch to a control panel. You’ll then be free to start performing all the administration tasks you’ve been putting off.

Virtual Router Wifi Hotspot for Windows 7

Microsoft’s CodePlex has released Virtual Router that turns a Windows 7 Computer into a Wifi Hotspot using Windows 7′s Wireless Hosted Network (Virtual Wifi) technology.

Virtuual Router turns any Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 Computer into a Wifi Hot Spot using Windows 7′s Wireless Hosted Network (Virtual Wifi) technology.

The Wireless Network create/shared with Virtual Router uses WPA2 Encryption, and there is not way to turn off that encryption. This is actually a feature of the Wireless Hosted Network API’s built into Windows 7 and 2008 R2 to ensure the best security possible.

You can give your “virtual” wireless network any name you want, and also set the password to anything. Just make sure the password is at least 8 characters.

Download : Virtual Router