Archive for August, 2009

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 Released

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 has been released!

I in particular have been waiting for this as transition from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 and co-existence of both products in single environment requires Exchange 2007 servers running SP2.

If you missed it, it is documented by Exchange Team here in FAQs.

If you are like me, I am sure you can’t wait to download Exchange 2007 SP2. Well, wait is over. Head over to the following link and download it now. I already did!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4c4bd2a3-5e50-42b0-8bbb-2cc9afe3216a

Overview

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been designed specifically to help meet the challenges of any business and the needs of all the different groups with a stake in the messaging system. Exchange Server 2007 SP2 is a mission-critical communications tool that enables employees to be more productive and access their information anywhere and anytime while providing a messaging system that enables rich, efficient access to e-mail, calendar items, voice mail, and contacts. For the administrator, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 provides advanced protection options against e-mail security threats, such as spam and viruses, as well as the tools to help manage internal compliance and high availability needs. For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP2, see "What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2".

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Install Windows 7 from Bootable USB Drive

If you ever wondered how can you make your Windows 7 installation process faster or more convenient (in my case convenient as I don’t have a DVD drive in my laptop, I replaced it with extra HDD), you will be happy to know that it is possible to install Windows 7 from a bootable USB key.

Cesar has documented the process here.

I would like to add to the process documented above. In my experience, I did not have to do Step 1 mentioned above. I decided to skip it and see how it worked. I had a working USB key so I just removed all contents and performed Steps 2, 3 and 4.

I have been using this process since release of Windows 7 Beta so I had to do step 2 only once. Every time I got new build, I just removed all files and replaced from new DVD ISO.

Also, since I don’t have DVD drive, you may be wondering how did I copy files from DVD to USB. Well, I just mounted the ISO using Slysoft Virtual CloneDrive. There are many tools available to mount ISO files. Feel free to use one that best suits your needs. I settled on Virtual CloneDrive as it was the only one that worked on Windows 7 x64.

If you have installed Windows 7 Beta or RC, it’s time to upgrade to RTM. If not, what are you waiting for?

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Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Announced

I have been waiting for this day. I am sure some of you were too!

The Release Candidate for Exchange Server 2010 has been announced and is available for download on Technet. You can download it here.

Exchange 2010 brings unparalleled productivity enhancements, availability features and cost savings. You can read more about new features introduced in Exchange Server 2010 here.

Update: The download link is live now. I still could not find it on MSDN subscriber downloads. Download it from link above.

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Exchange 2007 PowerShell Scripts – What would you like to script?

I am always thinking about how can I script/automate tasks I have to do repeatedly or I see others ask for. I would like to go a step beyond. I would like to ask you – the readers:

If you would want to script something for your Exchange 2007 environment, what would it be?

I am going to keep comments open on this one so please comment and provide me the list you would like to see scripts on. You can also use contact form if you like.

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Microsoft’s Glimpse Ahead Video

It has been sometime since my last post. My trip to Seattle for TechReady and days leading upto the trip were pretty busy.

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While I am working on some articles to share, I hope you enjoy the embedded video. It’s worth it.

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