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SRV records are the important elements for Active Directory to function properly. In this session, just a quick share on What SRV records used for Active Directory: _msdcs This is a Microsoft-specific subdomain that stores SRV records for domain controllers with roles in AD. These roles include domain controllers, global catalog servers, and primary domain controller emulators. _sites This contains records for domain controllers based on site. Microsoft Clients like Windows 2000/XP/Vista can use this record to locate domain controllers and global catalog servers that are in their site, so that they can avoid using services across the WAN. _tcp This contains domain controllers in the AD domain. If windows clients need to find a DC in a specific site, they will look here. The TCP protocol will be used to request the information. _udp Kerberos clients can use UDP port 88 to request tickets and port 464 for password changes. DomainDnsZones Zone information that sh...

After upgrade to IE7/8, or when you install Windows 2008 by default, when you download files from the internet, you will see the following error: "Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded" Microsoft do so is to fight unwanted program to be download to the PCs. However, if you would like to enable the mentioned settings: On your IE, click Tools -> Internet Options . Click on Security tab, on Internet , click Custom Level . On settings, find a section that shows download . On File download, put it Enable .

One picture is max 10k, will not really add size to AD Database. 1) Get ready your picture, ours in jpg format, less than 10k, remember. 2) In Exchange 2010, launch Exchange management shell and type this command: import-RecipientDataProperty -Identity poo -Picture -FileData (Byte[]] $(Get-content -path "C:\Photos\poo.jpg" -Encoding Byte -ReadCount 0)) 3) Launch your Outlook 2010 and mouse over the account in your e-mail

Let’s begin the guide without wasting time. Just make sure that you have a pen drive with 4GB + capacity if you are making a bootable USB flash drive. Requirements to create bootable Windows USB: # Windows 7 or Vista ISO # Pen drive with 4GB+ (2 GB is sufficient for XP) # 15 Minutes of free time Procedure: 1. Insert your USB flash/pen drive to your system and backup all the data from the USB as your USB drive will be formatted during the process. 2. Now download WinToFlash tool (free) from here . 3. Run the tool, and browse to your Windows 7, Vista, or XP DVD files (make sure that your USB drive letter is correct). 4. Click Create button to begin the bootable USB process. Wait for few minutes to see the bootable USB. 5. That’s all!

Snapshots serve as a mechanism that allows us to revert virtual machines back to a previous state in a timely manner. A common issue when dealing with virtual machines and taking multiple snapshots occurs when the virtual machine will no longer stay running. In these scenarios, the VM will typically pause itself and reported to be in a “Paused-Critical” state. This issue is caused by a lack of system resources available to the host. More specifically, this occurs when there is not enough free hard disk space available on the host drive where the virtual machine snapshots are stored. So how does this happen? Well, an AVHD file is created every time you create a snapshot of the VM. The problem is that these files are often quite large and can add up on you before you know it. Also, deleting the snapshots from Hyper-V manager will remove the link to them but won’t delete the AVHD files off of the physical disk. Your initial reaction when winding up in a Paused-Critical state ...

I just fixed this one. I had to create a registry entry in " \HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer " with the version information. Make a new string value called " Version ", and enter the version information, in my case I entered "7.0.5730.13". I don't think that it matters too much what version you enter as long as it is later that the 4.01 that is required.