When you try to activate Windows 7 Enterprise you may receive the following error message: “Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist”. This issue may occur if you use volume-licensed version downloaded from MSDN to install Windows 7.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 will not be supported any longer. These products have reached the end of their lifecycle on 4/14/2009.

Microsoft published Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1. Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (KB959241) is now available for download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=93cb3f66-ae72-4356-bdbf-35029cff6df1&displaylang=en

During submition of a certificate request on a Certification Authority server when you use Certification Authority console, you can see this error:
The request contains no certificate template information. 0×80094801 (-2146875391) Denied by Policy Module 0×80094801, The request does not contain a certificate template extension or the Certificate Template request attribute.

Safelist aggregation in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 refers to a set of anti-spam functionality. This functionality is shared across Microsoft Office Outlook (Junk E-mail Options in Outlook 2007) and Exchange with Edge Transport server role. You should schedule periodic updates of safelist aggregation to make sure that the most up-to-date safelist aggregation information is in the Active Directory directory service.

When you want to create a collection with computers without specific software in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 you should use a dynamic method for creating your collection (query-based membership). You define the rules by which those members are placed in the collections. These rules form a query, and Configuration Manager periodically reruns the query to keep the collection up to date.

The Directory Restore Safe Mode (DSRM) administrator password is set up during the promotion process for the domain controller. To change this password you can use Microsoft NTDSUTIL tool.   Steps to reset DSRM password Click Start and Run. Type ntdsutil and click OK. Type the following command: set dsrm password. Type one of the [...]

Microsoft published new guide about custom reports in System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Documentation package “Creating Custom Reports By Using Configuration Manager 2007 SQL Views” is now available for download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=87BBE64E-5439-4FC8-BECC-DEB372A40F4A&displaylang=en   Package CreatingCustomReportsByUsingSQLViews.msi includes the following files: Before You Use – Readme document (BeforeYouUse_Readme.doc) Using Configuration Manager 2007 SQL Views to Create Custom Reports [...]

When you want to create a custom report in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 you can use existing objects in SQL SCMM database or you can create? new SQL objects using SQL Server Management Studio.   1. Create a new SQL object Open SQL Server Management Studio Use Object Explorer: [Server name] > Databases > [...]

Useful links: The OpenSSL Project: http://www.openssl.org/ OpenSSL for Windows: http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html   We want to get an official SSL certificate from well-known public Certificate Authority (CA). We have to generate a certificate request, for example using OpenSSL.   Steps to request a certificate – to generate a CSR file (Certificate Signing Request) 1. Creating a private [...]