Exchange 2007 installation
This is a very general question. Please consider attending a course at a Microsoft Authorized Training Center or reviewing the information on the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/default.mspx”>Microsoft Exchange website</a>. *********** Here is a <a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb691354.aspx”>good guide</a> to get you started. Here is a <a href=”http://www.zdnet.com.au/whitepaper/0,2000063328,22447232p-16001220q,00.htm”>white paper</a> you can download also. ~ technochic

View Answer   |  February 25, 2009  7:38 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 installation, Exchange installation, Windows Server 2008

Can I link items between Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access, through the Calender view?
The only way I can think to accomplish this is to create a calendar entry and attach whatever document files you want to that entry. Name it something that will help you find what you are looking for.

View Answer   |  February 25, 2009  6:14 PM
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook 2007, Outlook calendar

Outlook export
Go to file – import and export – choose to export to a file and select the type of file you want it to export to. Have you tried this and gotten an error?

View Answer   |  February 25, 2009  5:44 PM
Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Outlook Backup, Outlook Exports

How to Change from Reply to Reply all In Outlook 2007
I know of no way to do this. I just close the open message and then hit “reply all” as I intended. Truly it takes so little time to do this, probably less time than anything else you could try. Of course if you have already begun the response and then realize you meant to [...]

View Answer   |  February 25, 2009  4:01 PM
Exchange 2007, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook Reply All

Outlook requests Exchange Password, why?
I am sure, or hope, you are aware that installing Exchange on a Domain Controller is not recommended. This could be the root of the problem, but I would get on a call with Microsoft support to verify it. Here is an <a href=”http://rhymeswithgeek.com/blogs/someone_else/archive/2006/01/04/2029.aspx”>excellent article</a> about why it is not recommended to install Exchange on [...]

View Answer   |  February 25, 2009  3:56 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 authentication, Exchange permissions, Outlook, Outlook permissions

Outlook Others Calendars Limitations
Yes, unfortunately there is a limit of ten on the file-open-other users folder list you are talking about. You could instead add all the users to your folder list, but first they have to add you to permissions on their mailbox, the top level. Reviewer permissions are all that are needed. Then you can add [...]

View Answer   |  February 24, 2009  10:29 PM
Outlook, Outlook calendar, Outlook folders, Outlook Shared Calendar, Outlook Shared Mailboxes

How to recover archived .PST file larger than 2GB
You will not be able to repair the corrupted PST. I would restore the original mailbox from a backup and then break the pst down into several smaller pst’s keeping them under the 2GB range. For this you can use scripts that can easily be found on the internet. One such site is <a href=”http://gsexdev.blogspot.com/2007/01/exporting-mailbox-larger-then-2-gb-and.html”>http://gsexdev.blogspot.com/2007/01/exporting-mailbox-larger-then-2-gb-and.html</a> [...]

View Answer   |  February 24, 2009  4:09 PM
.PST files, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Backup, Exchange administration, Outlook, Outlook 2003 archive

Exchange 2007 Storage Quotas
Here is a <a href=”http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/09/20/428965.aspx”>comprehensive article </a>regarding quotas on mailboxes and mail store data bases. This will help you figure out what you may have missed. I suspect if you set the mailbox first then the database next, the database took precedent. Go back into the mailbox user and make sure “use mailbox data base [...]

View Answer   |  February 24, 2009  3:05 PM
Email storage limit, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 administration, Exchange 2007 mailbox quotas, Exchange database, Exchange mailbox management, Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox Quotas, Exchange Server store size limit, Mailbox management

Outlook 554 transaction failed
I have seen the dreaded 554 in conjunction with being blacklisted. AOL is infamous for throwing the 554 back at you like this: I’m sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be be delivered to one or more recipients. It’s attached below. For further assistance, please send mail to If you [...]

View Answer   |  February 24, 2009  2:48 PM
554 transaction failure, Error 554, Outlook, Outlook error messages, Outlook Errors

outlook authentication
Check the email account properties. (Go to tools, email accounts, leave on “view or change” then click “more settings). On the security tab, make sure “Always prompt for logon credentials” is not checked. It sounds like she is getting prompted on every send/receive. ===== Check also to see if the user is setup to use [...]

View Answer   |  February 23, 2009  10:01 PM
Exchange, Office 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook permissions

Setup of FTP server & Mail server
Check out these <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=ftp+server+setup&aq=9″>videos for FTP servers</a>. The email server is a bit more tricky as there are so many solutions for that. You will need to provide more details to gain assistance.

View Answer   |  February 23, 2009  6:38 PM
FTP Server, Mail server, Server administration

Can I change the GAL view order
Here is an <a href=”http://computerperformance.co.uk/exchange2003/exchange2003_GAL.htm”>excellent article</a> you will want to read. It pertains to Exchange 2003. I did not find anything yet on changing the GAL in Exchange 2007. What the article points out is if you do change the order for the GAL it will affect future new entries, not exisiting entries which will [...]

View Answer   |  February 23, 2009  5:06 PM
Exchange 2007, GAL, Global Address Lists, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007

Moving .PST file from one computer to another
First of all locate the PST file on your computer. It is usually in a hidden folder in the document and settings folder under windows XP called local settings, you can also make a search but dont forget to specify to search hidden folders and system files. You could usually find the location of your [...]

View Answer   |  February 23, 2009  3:43 PM
.PST files, .PST migration, Outlook, Outlook Migration

Replacing the Exchange Front-End Server
Here is a <a href=”http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Restoring-Exchange-Server2003-Alternate-Hardware.html”>useful article</a> for you. Here is <a href=”http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=232591&messageID=2316896″>another article</a> with info on what another Exchange Admin did.

View Answer   |  February 22, 2009  3:00 PM
Exchange 2003 administration, Exchange 2003 configuration, Exchange Front-End Servers, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server Topology

MS Exchange POP3 Connector for SBS
If you popped the email from the account, it will be deleted in the mailbox. Try sending and recieving without check POP.

View Answer   |  February 20, 2009  11:57 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 and Small Business Server 2003, POP3 connector, SBS, SBS 2003, SMTP

IMAP server migration to Exchange 2007
The nice thing about powershell commands is you can use the tab key to scroll through your options. For instance if you type move – i and then hit your tab key each time you click your tab it will show you another command starting with the letter i. I tried this on my exchange [...]

View Answer   |  February 20, 2009  12:15 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange migration, IMAP, IMAP Migration, IMAP to Exchange Migration

Sending more then 1 Access Report to Outlook
Yes, I have also noticed that Access 2007 mails only one report at a time. I generally export the reports to .pdf files & then send the reports via Outlook mail, as attachments. Just right click on the report & then select Export as .pdf. Note: It does require proper .pdf executables to be installed. [...]

View Answer   |  February 20, 2009  12:43 AM
Access 2007, Access reports, Microsoft Access, Outlook

Installing SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Manager in Windows XP Pro
Just ignore the IIS warning. That only applies if you are installing SQL Reporting Services on the machine.

View Answer   |  February 19, 2009  10:30 PM
IIS, IIS errors, SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Manager, SQL Server 2005 error messages, SQL Server Enterprise Manager, SQL Server error messages, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional

Restore backup from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2003
It is possible to move a mailbox from exchange 2007 to exchange 2003, but I do not know about restoring it. Does not sound likely because exchange 2007 has so many different attributes than exchange 2003 does. But you could restore to exchange 2007 and move the mailbox to 2003. I don’t know if that [...]

View Answer   |  February 19, 2009  8:46 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore

Checklist of items before migrating to Exchange Server 2007
It would also be helpful to know what your existing system is. Can you provide any more details for this? Have you found what you needed?

View Answer   |  February 19, 2009  8:29 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 Migration, Exchange migration