Monthly Archives: January 2013

How to Turn off Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration | Step-by-Step

A very annoying thing in Windows 2008 R2 is the Internet Explorer’s error: “content from the website listed below is being blocked by the internet explorer enhanced security configuration“.

Ok now, but how do we disable this security setting ? ( it is called Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration – IE ESC ).

FOR WINDOWS 2008:

1. If you have it enabled, or freshly installed the Windows 2008, you will get this error:

2. Go to Start / Administrative Tools / Server Manager:


3. Click on Server Manager / Expand the Security Information Section / click on Configure IE ESC:


4. Turn OFF the IE ESC ( for Administrators / for Users / or for both, depending of your scenario ):


FOR WINDOWS 2003:

1. Close all Internet explorers
2. Open Control Panel
3. Go to ADD or Remove Programs 
4. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components 
5. Uncheck the checkbox named Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration / click NEXT
6. You’re done, and you can now open a IE.

ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.

How to Determine What Domain Controller Authenticated the User ?

This is quite a frecvent question: How do I know what domain controller logged me in?

1. Go to start / run / cmd

2. Type:

a. set logonserver


b. echo %logonserver%


ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.

VPN Error 691: Access denied because username and/or password is invalid on the domain

Error 691: Access denied because username and/or password is invalid on the domain.

Solution: 
A. Verify the logon ID and password are correct.
B. Make sure the Include Windows logon domain check box is unchecked in the Options tab of the dial-up connection’s Properties dialog box.
C. Make sure the dial-up connection’s security option is correctly configured to use the Require secured password setting.
D. Delete all of the *.pwl files and reboot if you are using win9x.
E. Try another logon ID or create a new Logon ID because the profile may be damaged.

ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.

WordPress Solved 500 Internal Server Error at 1and1 hosting

Problem: WordPress admin pages get a  “500 Internal Server Error”

Why? PHP is running out of memory.

Solution: If you are running your own root, dedicated or virtual server this is an easy bugfix: You just have to change the php.ini of your server and provide more memory to your PHP installation. On a shared hosting server – like 1and1 you don’t have access to that central php.ini. But there is an easy workaround:

Create a text file and name it “php.ini” (without the quotes ) and with a single line of code in it:

memory=20M

This file has to be placed into the directory /wp-admin/ within your WordPress installation.

Enjoy !

How to disable junk folder | Outlook 2010 | Step-by-Step

A very usual problem that helpdesk and administrators occur is:
“Help me, i don`t receive e-mails from X”
When the IT guy checks the station he see that the junk folder is full of e-mails.

So, to disable the junk folder do:

1. Open Outlook 2010 / Go to Home tab / Junk / Junk E-mail Options:

2. In the Junk E-mail Options window, go to Options tab, and select “No Automatic Filtering…”:

ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.

When I reply to all, my e-mail address is on the TO field | Outlook 2010

A quite common problem on Outlook 2010 is that when you reply to all your e-mail address is automatically added on the TO field.

Reason: This bug occurs when you have more then one Outlook account.

How to solve:

1. Close Outlook
2. Go to Control Panel / Click on View By Small Icons ( up-right-corner ) / Click on MAIL / then Click on the affected account (probably your exchange account) > make sure it is set as default.

If it is default, click on another account and make it default, and then click on the primary accountand make it default.

3. Reboot machine and restart Outlook.

ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.

How to import .nk2 file into Outlook 2010 | 2 Methods

This a very usual problem when migrating from Outlook 2007 to 2010.

Before we start you have to know that outlook 2010 does not use the NK2 file anymore. It stores the list as a hidden file in the inbox and creates ‘suggested contacts’ for everyone you send mail to

A. Method 1

1. Copy your nk2 file to the folder: %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook

*Your nk2 file should have the same name of your outlook profile, by default it is: “Outlook“. If you already know what your profile name is, go directly to step 6 !


2. To find out what your Outlook profile name is, go to Start / Control Panel :

3. Then select Small Icons from the up/right menu and click on Mail:

4. Now select Show Profiles:

5. And here you have the name of your Outlook account, in our case ( the default name ) Outlook:

6. Then go to Start / run and type this command and click OK:

outlook.exe /importnk2

After you made the import of the .nk2 file, the contents of the file are merged into the existing nickname cache that is stored in your mailbox.

B. Method 2

Download the Microsoft Fix IT 50584 from here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9758283

Notes

  • Please select an .nk2 file that you want to import into Outlook 2010.
  • This wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.
  • If you are not using the computer that has the problem, save the Fix it solution to a flash drive or a CD and then run it on the computer that has the problem.

 

ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.

 

Solved | Cannot save the attachment. Cannot create file: .xls. | Outlook 2010 / 2007 / etc. Windows 7

An usual error in Outlook 2010 / 2007 / 2003 / XP that appears when you try to save an attachment is: ‘Cannot save the attachment. Cannot create file . Right-click the folder you want to create the file in, and then click Proprieties on the shortcut menu to check your permissions for the folder‘.

1. Go to Start / regedit and press ENTER:

2. Now browse to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\<version*>\Outlook\Security

*replace <version> with: 14.0 ( if you have Outlook 2010 ) / 12.0 ( Outlook 2007 ) / 11.0 ( Outlook 2003 ) / 10.0 ( Outlook XP )

3. Double click on OutlookSecureTempFolder, and the pop up with the Edit String will appear. Here you replace Value data with the new location of the folder ( EX: D:\HereIwantMyAttachments )

4. Close and reopen Outlook, and now you should be able to save the attachments in the mail.

ENJOY.

And if you encounter any problems feel free to comment / contact me.