Author Archives: Paul Bonathan

Allowing Out Of Office (OOF) messages through Microsoft Exchange

EXCHANGE 2003 Open Exchange System Manager. Go to First Organization (exchange) -> Global Settings -> Internet Message Form. Right click on “Default” in the right panel Click on the [Advanced] tab at the top Put ticks into “Allow out of office responses”, “Allow automatic replies” and “Allow automatic forward” EXCHANGE 2007 Open Exchange Management Console… Read More: Allowing Out Of Office (OOF) messages through Microsoft Exchange »

Blackberry – Using the Security Wipe to erase information?

Before using this function, it is recommended that you back up any data and applications that you like to use on your new BlackBerry smartphone. For information on how to back up and restore your smartphone using BlackBerry® Desktop Software for Windows® or Mac, review the product documentation for your specific version of BlackBerry Desktop… Read More: Blackberry – Using the Security Wipe to erase information? »

How to clear and refresh the service book database if the BlackBerry smartphone is unable to send or receive data.

If a service book is corrupted on the BlackBerry® smartphone, email messages might not be sent or received. To correct this, clear the service book database, then restore the service books on the BlackBerry smartphone. If the BlackBerry smartphone is associated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, either generate a new key or receive a new… Read More: How to clear and refresh the service book database if… »

NoviCorp Win to Flash – Convert CD’s or DVD’s to Bootable USB flash drive

WinToFlash can transfer your live CD or DVD to USB card, for example, BartPE. After all you can erase your USB media and format it with Windows for everyday use. Functions list Pull the contents of a Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8 install disc and prep the USB drive to become a bootable replacement Windows 32 bit and… Read More: NoviCorp Win to Flash – Convert CD’s or DVD’s to… »

Icacls.exe – Back Up and Restore NTFS and Share Permissions

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/how-to-back-up-and-restore-ntfs-and-share-permissions.aspx From time to time we are asked how to backup and restore NTFS file system permissions as well as network share permissions. KB article 125996 talks about the network share piece of it, but it does not talk about NTFS permissions.One thing that has made the NTFS permissions piece of this simpler is the… Read More: Icacls.exe – Back Up and Restore NTFS and Share Permissions »

Buy a Windows 7 PC and upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for £14.99

Buy a qualified Windows 7 PC today Register for the offer (http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-GB) Redeem your upgrade Eligibility Details The offer is for customers (e.g. home users, students, and enthusiasts) who purchase a qualified PC. A qualified PC is a new PC purchased during the promotional period with a valid Windows 7 OEM Certificate of Authenticity and… Read More: Buy a Windows 7 PC and upgrade to Windows 8… »

ACT! Has Detected The Protexis Licensing Service May Not Be Started Or Installed Properly

http://kb.sagesoftwareonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27479/~/error%3A-%22act!-has-detected-the-protexis-licensing-service-may-not-be-started-or You are attempting to register the Sage ACT! program and receive the error: “ACT! has detected the Protexis licensing service may not be started or installed properly”. This error can be caused by a damaged Verdana bold font. To determine if this is the cause, check the ACT! Log Viewer for the following error… Read More: ACT! Has Detected The Protexis Licensing Service May Not Be… »

Blackberry Enterprise Activation App

http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/33609/ The free Enterprise Activation application download enables activation of BlackBerry® smartphones for use with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express or MDaemon® Messaging Server, BlackBerry® Edition over the wireless network using a compatible BlackBerry data plan. The application is designed to give users access to advanced functionality in a few easy steps and to help make… Read More: Blackberry Enterprise Activation App »

Windows 8 Shortcut Keys

  Windows logo key+spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout Windows logo key+O Locks device orientation Windows logo key+Y Temporarily peeks at the desktop Windows logo key+V Cycles through toasts Windows logo key+Shift+V Cycles through toasts in reverse order Windows logo key+Enter Launches Narrator Windows logo key+PgUp Moves Metro style apps to the monitor on… Read More: Windows 8 Shortcut Keys »

Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8 Before upgrading to Windows 8, we recommend that you run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. It scans your current PC to see if it is ready for Windows 8 and then provides a compatibility report and optional steps for you to buy, download, and install Windows 8.

Desktop shortcuts disappear in Windows 7

  The System Maintenance trouble-shooter performs a weekly maintenance of the operating system. The System Maintenance trouble-shooter either fixes problems automatically or reports problems through Action Centre. When there are more than four broken shortcuts on the desktop, the System Maintenance trouble-shooter automatically removes all broken shortcuts from the desktop.   To work around this… Read More: Desktop shortcuts disappear in Windows 7 »

Configuring a Windows Phone 7 device to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server

  1. Browse to ‘Settings’ on your phone 2. Select ’email and accounts’ 3. Select ‘add an account’ 4. Select ‘advanced setup’ 5. You will now be prompted to enter your email address and password. Note: The email address should be your default email address (i.e. normally the email address that appears on your business… Read More: Configuring a Windows Phone 7 device to connect to Microsoft… »

Configuring Android devices with Exchange Server

What you will need..   First and foremost, you will need an Android phone with a data plan. You will also need a working Microsoft Exchange account that is available externally to your company.  The following information is necessary in order to set up your Exchange account: Exchange server address (this will most likely be… Read More: Configuring Android devices with Exchange Server »