Scheduled tasks in Windows 2003

I was trying to replace local server administrator to less powerful account in the Sceduled Task definition. But it took some time to set the right properly. Please refer to the following article:

http://www.instant-registry-fixes.org/resolve-error-message-0x80070005-access-is-denied/

to sum up: you can use local account to run as for the task. This account should not be local administrators. Give apropriate rights to the data folders and read/execute to binary folder. Using Local security setting (admin tool) add logon locally and as as a batch. If your script is cmd, add permission to cmd.exe to be exceuted for this account.

Outlook 2007 with Exchange 2003 free/busy problem

The free/busy feature does not work correctly in new Outlook on old server.
Please check this out to fix it: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/17227

Free webparts

A nice collection of free webpart for Sharepoint

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mkruger/archive/2007/06/26/free-sharepoint-web-parts-3rd-party.aspx

How to set Microsoft CA certificate to adventnet AD Manager

The winning combination is

http://forums.adventnet.com/viewtopic.php?t=380101
http://msp.wiki.zoho.com/Import-third-party-SSL-Certificate.html

and

http://yellowcat1.free.fr/keytool_iui.html

This tool will allow to import microsoft p7b certificates or DER certificates to the store. You need to use jks store and then rename it to server.keystore and place to conf folder of the ADManager.

The Url for Microsoft CA is http:\\CAservername\Certsrv

Check your email server

some links to check your email server:

http://www.pagasa.net/test-smtp/
http://dnsstuff.com
http://dnsright.com
http://clearswift.com/support/tools/free_utilities.aspx

Quest: Spotlight-on-windows

Amazing tool, it allows to visually explain to ordinary users what is wrong with PC performance, as well as help IT guys to identify the technical cause.

Even more - it's free! Too good to be true!

http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-windows/

P2V for MS Virtual Server?

Have a look at the method described here:

http://justanothersysadmin.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/reliable-free-p2v-solution/