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[(DELETE WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 BACKUP VERSION HISTORY / CATALOG)]

(DELETE WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 BACKUP VERSION HISTORY / CATALOG)
wbadmin delete catalog

Backup Version and Space Management in Windows Server Backup
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/06/22/backup-version-and-space-management-in-windows-server-backup.aspx

How to Download OEM Software Pre-Bundled with Dell PCs
https://smartsource.dell.com

[Windows 8 Pro goes to Sleep after 60 Seconds of Inactivity]

Windows 8 Pro goes to Sleep after 60 Seconds of Inactivity

Export and Remove:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\238C9FA8-0AAD-41ED-83F4-97BE242C8F20\7bc4a2f9-d8fc-4469-b07b-33eb785aaca0\DefaultPowerSchemeValues

SOURCE: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/35767-sleep-return-timeout-unattended-wake-up.html

[How to Restore Exchange Mailbox from a Windows Backup]

How to Restore Exchange Mailbox from a Windows Backup

1.) Restore Database from Windows backup to an alternate location.

2.) Run ESEUTIL /MH "e:\recovery\recovered_exchange.edb" to check the database state. (i.e. dirty shutdown)

3.) Run ESEUTIL /P on restored database to get to a clean state (will take a long time).

4.) Run ESEUTIL /MH after repair, to confirm database is in a clean state.

5.) Once in a clean state. Create the database so it will show up in ESM.
New-MailboxDatabase -Recovery -Name RDB1 -Server TAGOSEX -EdbFilePath "e:\Recovery\RDB1.EDB" -LogFolderPath "e:\Recovery"

6.) Go to ESM and mount the database.

7.) Once the database is mounted.  Restore the recovered mailbox from the recovered database, to a mailbox on your production exchange server/database.
New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceDatabase RDB1 -SourceStoreMailbox "jdoe" -TargetMailbox jdoe

or if you are restoring from jdoe to another mailbox like an admin mailbox use the -AllowLegacyDNMismatch parameter.
New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceDatabase RDB1 -SourceStoreMailbox "jdoe" -TargetMailbox jdoe -AllowLegacyDNMismatch

8.) To check the restore progress type: Get-MailboxRestoreRequest

Stop the Digital Delivery service under Windows.

1.) Stop "Dell Digital Delivery" Service
2.) Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Dell\Digital Delivery
3.) Rename ClientFulfillmentService.State.settings to ClientFulfillmentService.State.settings.old
4.) Start "Dell Digital Delivery" Service
5.) Launch Dell Delivery Service, or let it start on its own.  Download will start after a few seconds.

Dell Thermal Hardware Diagnostics
FN+Shift+1+5+3+2+4 then Fn+r

[Google Apps Status Dashboard]

Google Apps Status Dashboard
http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=status&ts=1379977199000

(SOLUTION TO INSTALL GOOGLE APPS SYNC FOR OUTLOOK 2010 WITH OFFICE 2013 APPS INSTALLED)

1. regedit.exe

2. Rename
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\15.0
to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0.org
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\15.0.org

3. Download and installed Google Apps Sync for Outlook.
4. After installed and config, rename office 15 reg keys back to original name.

My solution worked because I have Outlook 2010.  This may not work for you if you have click to run office

Uninstall Office 2013 automatically using a Fix it
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501?wa=wsignin1.0

[Show Wireless Networks]

Show Wireless Networks
netsh wlan show profiles

Show stored key for a Wireless Network
netsh wlan show profiles name=[profile name] key=clear

Delete Stored Wireless network
netsh wlan delete profile name=[profile name]

[( HOW TO INSTALL .NET FRAMEWORK 3.5 on WINDOWS 8 )]

( HOW TO INSTALL .NET FRAMEWORK 3.5 on WINDOWS 8 )
In Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, open a Command Prompt window with administrative credentials (that is, choose Run as administrator).

f installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on demand or enabling it in Control Panel fails, you may get one of the following error messages:

0x800f0906: "Windows couldn't connect to the Internet to download necessary files. Make sure that you're connected to the Internet, and click Retry to try again."

0x800F081F: "The changes could not be completed. Please reboot your computer and try again."

To install the .NET Framework 3.5.  Install from the installation media.  Located in the D:\sources\sxs directory.  Run the following via at a command (run as administrator).  Please note to change the drive letter or path to the respected media location:

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /LimitAccess /Source:d:\sources\sxs

SOURCE: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh506443.aspx

[(NEW SSL SECURE METHOD)]

(NEW SSL SECURE METHOD)
Server: smtp.gmail.com
Authentication: Yes
Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587
or
Port for SSL: 465

(IF YOUR DEVICE DOES NOT SUPPORT SSL)
To connect with SSL, you need to provide a Google username and password for authentication. Ensure that the username you use has cleared the CAPTCHA word verification test that appears when the user first logs in.

Server: aspmx.l.google.com
Authentication: Yes
Port: 25
SSL or Encryption: NO or OFF

Source: Sending mail from a printer, scanner or app http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=176600


(ALTERNATIVE SMTP SERVER SOLUTIONS)
Use: http://www.hmailserver.com/
Doc: http://www.ceics.com/support/google-mail-smtp-relay-solution

[PLEASE NOTE: THIS WORKED IN 2012. WE HAVE NOT TESTED ON NEWER BUILDS OF DROPBOX.]

PLEASE NOTE: THIS WORKED IN 2012.  WE HAVE NOT TESTED ON NEWER BUILDS OF DROPBOX.

(DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL DROPBOX)
1.) Download and install Dropbox to Windows Server 2008 R2
2.) Right+Click on the dropbox icon on tray bar (next to clock) and select "Preferences".
3.) Uncheck "Show desktop notifications" and "Start Dropbox on system startup"
4.) Click "OK".
5.) Right+Click on the dropbox icon on tray bar (next to clock) and select "Exit"

(ADD DROPBOX AS A SERVICE)
1.) Download and install Windows 2003 Resource Kit Tools http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657
Note: OK to proceed with installation, if you get a known compatibility warning error message. 
2.) Open a Command Prompt as Administrator.
3.) Execute the following: [ sc create Dropbox binPath= "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\srvany.exe" DisplayName= "Dropbox Service" ]
4.) If the service was created successfully, you will recieve message: [SC] CreateService SUCCESS

(CHANGE THE DROPBOX SERVICE SETTINGS)
1.) Open Server Manger, and go to services.
2.) Open "Dropbox Service"
3.) Chose Startup Type to "Automatic" from the General Tab.
4.) Click on the Log On Tab and change Log on as: to this account and add the admin account you want to run the dropbox service as. 
5.) Set the appropriate password.
6.) Click "OK".

(ADD DROPBOX.EXE TO DROPBOX SERVICE VIA REGISTRY)
1.) Start, Regedit in search box.
2.) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dropbox
3.) Create a new key "Parameters"
4.) Add a new string value "Application", (type REG_SZ)
5.) Set the value to the path to the dropbox.exe binary. Find the location by right clicking on the Dropbox icon on the desktop. i.e.: C:\Users\administrator\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
6.) Close the Registry Editor.

(COPY DROPBOX ROAMING FILES TO SYSWOW64)
1.) Copy the files from C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox

(START THE DROPBOX SERVICE)
1.) Open Server Manger, and go to services.
2.) Right+Click the "Dropbox Sevice" and "Start".

(TEST TO SEE IF DROPBOX IS WORKING AS A SERVICE)
1.) Logon to http://www.dropbox.com
2.) Click on the Name in the upper right hand corner, to open the drop down context menu.
3.) It should show you Xmb out of xxxGB. 
4.) Refresh and confirm it is growing.

[Safari]

(HOW TO ADD A GOOGLE SHARED CALENDAR TO AN APPLE IOS DEVICE)

Works as of 12-19-2014

1.) From your iOS device, open "Safari"
2.) Go to https://google.com and click "Sign In"
3.) Sign in with your google account.
4.) Go to https://m.google.com/sync/settings/iconfig/
5.) You will see your shared calendars under the "Shared Calendars" section.
6.) Put a check mark in the shared calendars you want to sync to your iOS device.
7.) You are done.

Happy Trails my fellow Google'rs.

[(HOW TO CHANGE EVERYONE'S PASSWORDS)]

(HOW TO CHANGE EVERYONE'S  PASSWORDS)
Run the below from a Windows Powershell to change all passwords. Change the query to match your path.  Change NEWPASSWORD to the password you want.

To test the DSQuery path is pulling the users correctly:
DSQUERY user "OU=users,DC=cognetic,DC=com"

To change the passwords and set must change password to no:
DSQUERY user "OU=users,DC=cognetic,DC=com" | dsmod user -pwd NEWPASSWORD -mustchpwd no

C:\> diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7601
Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: %COMPUTERNAME%

DISKPART> list disk

  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online          12 GB      8033 KB
  Disk 1    Online          100 GB    2008 MB

DISKPART> select disk=1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list partition

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    Primary            100 GB    32 KB

DISKPART> select partition=1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> extend

DiskPart successfully extended the volume.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\>

[(UNITED STATES NTP SERVER POOL)]

(UNITED STATES NTP SERVER POOL)
us.pool.ntp.org

(FOR WINDOWS PDC SERVERS)
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:"us.pool.ntp.org,0x8" /syncfromflags:MANUAL /reliable:yes /update   <<set time
w32tm /query /status   <<Confirm source has been set to us.pool.ntp.org,0x8
net stop w32time
net start w32time
w32tm /resync /rediscover   <<force a time synchronization

[(MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 and 2013 DOWNLOAD LINK]

(MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 and 2013 DOWNLOAD LINK
https://downloadoffice.getmicrosoftkey.com/

OLDER LINKS
(MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 DOWNLOAD LINK
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/using-the-product-key-card-FX101853163.aspx

(PATH WERE OEM IS PREINSATLLED)
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\OEMOffice14

Remove Send to Bluetooth from Office Addins:
(note: path may be vary)

regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\syswow64\btsendto_office.dll"

OWA 403.4 HTTPS Redirect

1.) Open IIS Manager
2.) Default Web Site
3.) Error Pages
4.) Add
5.) 403.4 for Status Code
6.) Respond with a 302 Redirect: Absolute URL = https://webmail.company.com/owa