Category Archives: Technical

How to install vSphere Client 5.0 on Windows 8

Extract the installation package for VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-######.exe using 7-Zip. Go to the “redist\dotnet” folder from the package you extracted and install dotnetfx35.exe.  If prompted, let it download and install additional files. Go to the “redist\viresist” folder from the package you extracted and install vjredist64.exe for … Continue reading

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How to get a Cisco 7941/7961 Message Indicator light working in asterisk!

I recently had the pleasure of trying to make the message indicator light work in several of our asterisk boxes for our Cisco phones. Chances are you may share the same frustration of trying to get this seemingly simple feature … Continue reading

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How to Disable Anti-Spam (spam filtering) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

A client of ours who subscribes to our Spam Filtering service recently reported that a message from a vendor of theirs was rejected.  We checked our message audit logs and discovered that the message in question was tested by our … Continue reading

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Reinstall applications deployed via GPO Group Policy

Reinstall applications deployed via GPO Group Policy If an application that was deployed via group policy (GPO) is uninstalled using Add/Remove programs (appwiz.cpl), it will not be automatically reinstalled via GPO Group Policy processing on the next restart. When an … Continue reading

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“Auth Fail” when upgrading Cisco 7941/7961 firmware

“Auth Fail” message received when upgrading the firmware on a Cisco 7941/7961 phone. While attempting to convert a couple of Cisco 7941G phones from the SCCP-8-5-4  to SIP, I encountered an “Auth Fail” message after performing a factory reset on the … Continue reading

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Tuning SBS 2008 (Small Business Server 2008) to free up disk space

Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) out of the box needs optimizations that, without regular maintenance and supervision, will consume all of your disk space in several places. In this article, we will cover the tuning and optimization of WSUS in SBS 2008 to … Continue reading

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Resetting Cisco IP Phone Models 7941 and 7961 to factory default

Resetting Cisco IP Phone Models 7941 and 7961 to factory default Complete these steps: Cycle the power of the phone by unplugging the power cord and then plugging it back in. If your phone is powered over Ethernet, unplug the … Continue reading

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Elastix 2.2 with Exchange 2007 SP3 Exchange Unified Messaging integration – Asterisk

Open Source Software, such as Asterisk, can be very useful. What I’ve found, however, is that there are many cases where getting an Open Source Software package to work properly for your requirements can suck you into a focus where … Continue reading

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UPS Worldship 2012 – Transfer Administrative WorldShip Workstation to another computer

A client called in today with a dead WorldShip Administrative Workstation.  The computer running the UPS WorldShip 2012 Administrative Workstation role had a hardware failure. Fortunately the hard drive was not the failure, so I pulled it out, connected it to … Continue reading

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Exchange 2007 SP2 SP3 – A reboot from a previous installation is pending

When attempting to install Exchange Server 2007 SP2 (Service Pack 2) on an SBS 2008 server, it failed at the readiness check – Organization Prerequisites – “A reboot from a previous installation is pending.  Please restart the system and rerun setup.”  SBS … Continue reading

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