Some people like to turn off Outlook Web Access (OWA) for certain employees for security reasons. Of course, you can individually double-click users in the console to see if OWA is enabled… …or via the Exchange Management Console… …but there is no speedy way in the SBS 2008 console to get a master list of [...]

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Here’s another batch of new/updated SBS KB articles SBS 2008 Recent KBs: KB #2097035 – SBS 2008 – Installation on Hyper-v Server fails with an Error "The User Role Cannot be found. Select a different User Role" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2097035 KB #2291678 – SBS 2008 – Windows SBS Console may crash because of incorrect Environment Variables http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2291678 [...]

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KYSBSUG August 2010 Meeting #78 – SBS 2008 Disaster Recovery Using Hyper-V Presenters: Tim Barrett & Kevin Royalty Date: Wednesday August 18, 2010 Time: 6:30-8:30 PM Eastern Venue: Money Concepts Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY 40243 Map: Click here Registration URL: Click here to register today! Description: Your customer calls and says, "Our server [...]

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Here’s the latest info on new SBS KB articles. SBS 2008 Recent KBs: KB #2275538 – SBS 2008 – Migrating Exchange Data from SBS 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2275538 KB #2275779 – SBS 2008 – Migration Source Server Retirement and Environment Health Check http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2275779 KB #2275550 – SBS 2008 – Migrating Folder Redirected Shares from SBS 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2275550 [...]

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Do you miss the handy “Mailboxes” view from SBS 2003 that showed you how big the mailboxes are in Exchange 2003? Unfortunately, the Exchange 2007 Management Console in SBS 2008 doesn’t come with that nice handy feature baked into the console. But you can still get that information using (gasp) PowerShell. It’s as easy as [...]

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This is one webcast you definitely don’t want to miss! Title: “Third Thursday Webinar: Hyper-V 101” Presenter: Wayne Small [SBS-MVP] Date: Thursday 04/15/2010 Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight (GMT –4) Host: Third Tier Link to attend: Click here for Live Meeting Description: Wayne Small from Sydney Australia, Third Tier consultant and owner of SBSFAQ.com has [...]

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Microsoft has (finally) released the wrapper / installation tool for the Exchange 2007 SP2 install on SBS 2008 (and there was much rejoicing!) Previously, if you tried to install SP2 for Exchange on SBS 2008 you had to start messing with the registry per KB 973862. Thankfully, that’s no longer necessary with the installation tool. [...]

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If you’ve been wishing for some structured Windows Small Business Server 2008 training offered by Microsoft, wait no more.  Microsoft has announced a set of four hands-on labs for SBS 2008, and (it gets better) it’s free! Title: Windows SBS 2008 Hands-On Labs for Partners Release Date: 9/25/2009 Version: 2.0 Download Size: 12.5 GB The [...]

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You’re invited to attend the November 2009 KYSBSUG meeting next week: Group: Kentucky Small Business Server User Group (KYSBSUG) Meeting #: 69 Date: Wednesday November 18, 2009 Start Time: 6:30 PM Eastern (GMT -5) Location: Money Concepts Address: 323 Townpark Circle, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40243 USA Map: Click here for map on Bing.com Topic: [...]

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Join Susan Bradley and I this week as we combine super-forces to to give the following presentation: Title: “Windows 7: It’s Like Crystal Meth for Geeks” Presenters: Susan Bradley [SBS-MVP] & Tim Barrett Date: 10/22/2009 Time: 12:00 PM Noon Eastern (GMT –5) Host: Third Tier Link to attend: Click here Description: This presentation will help [...]

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