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Saved passwords and plugins reading them

Saved passwords and plugins reading them

When you store passwords in IE9, can flash viruses read them?  Does the 'keep me logged in' checkboxes store your password in a sandboxed location where plugin (flash) viruses can't read them?  I'm just wondering what is safe and what is not since flash is a reality we're stuck with right now.

I've just seen cases where people save their passwords in IE9 and then get hacked.



  • Edited by Negativë Sunday, December 23, 2012 12:14 AM
  • Changed type tracycai Tuesday, January 8, 2013 2:08 AM

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I personally don't like the features,

Form data or Passwords because of the high possibilities for corruption and loss of data,

This is the first place these corruptions tend to exploit, be it email accounts/ bank accounts/ credit card account logins, fairly risky for such simple tasks where there are other alternatives,

Personally I let Cookies be installed to retain who i am/ where I am,

I feel it's a bit safer and delete everything else on exit,

This is my settings to delete browser history on exit,

The only item I do not delete on exit is Cookies,


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Would just be nice to get the official word on what add-ons can and can't access.

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You'll get a security warning about every third party browser plugin/ addon you have installed,

Does this narrow the field down ?

You might list some you have worries about and list what security suite/ suites you have installed because this is your first line of defense.

Second defense is just not leaving information readily available/ easy to find.

Flash viruses is a fairly vague term,

Is your concern adobe products because that is the only "flash" product I'm aware of.


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What?  I'm just looking for an official definition of what Internet Explorer add-ons like Adobe Flash can access.  If it's everything, it's not safe at all to save any passwords or even click the 'keep me logged in' checkboxes on websites.


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Hi,

The passwords are stored as encrypted data in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2.


Tracy Cai

TechNet Community Support


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The passwords are stored as encrypted data in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2.

That helps find a more complete list of locations...

http://blog.nirsoft.net/2008/11/

(BING search for
    Intelliforms  site:nirsoft.net
)

 

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Hmm and I'm assuming plugins can't access them there in the registry and even if they could it's encrypted.  What about saving passwords via 'keep me logged in' checkboxes?  Can plugins access those?
  • Edited by Negativë Tuesday, December 25, 2012 6:30 PM

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extraction failed/operation successfully completed

When run program from microsoft packed in sfx cab (NetFx20SP2_x86.exe, scripten.exe, etc.) comes out error
"Extraction failed" "The operation completed successfully."
All rights to installer checked belong to the Administrators group.
Create a new user with Admin rights, are not help.
safe mode does not help.
attempt to unpack and run also did not work.
from the command line gives the same error.
attempt to reinstall ie8, the same error.
  • Changed type Jeremy_Wu Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:16 AM

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you will have to use the process monitor to know the root cause of the issue, why the installation is getting failed.

you may download process monitor from the below link 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx


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Thanks for link MYousufAli but earlier i tryed there, don't helped.

posted there social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/netfxsetup/threads


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i used. All that i saw it's process "self-extracting cabinet". What it could mean?


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you will have to apply the filter and monitor the traces. I would like you to post this in the sysinternal forums they will sure help u 

http://forum.sysinternals.com/


http://www.arabitpro.com


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Use Connection String in javascript

Hi Team,

I want to connect my database with my application by using javascript. Please find the details below.

1. Server Name:- 10.195.12.20\UAT

2.DB Name:- EmployeeDetails

3. User ID:- Test

4. Password:- Test@123

I use the following method.

function loadDB() {   var connection = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Connection");      var ConnString = "Data Source='10.195.12.20\UAT Catalog=EmployeeDetails;User ID=Test=Test@123;Provider=SQLOLEDB;'";   connection.open(ConnString);   var rs = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Recordset");   rs.Open("SELECT Username FROM Users", connection);   rs.MoveFirst();   while (!rs.eof) {   document.write(rs.fields(1));   rs.MoveNext();   }   rs.close();   connection.close();   }

Please provide some plausible solution for this.


Regards Sourabh Soni


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I use this Javascript Function on "onload" Event.

Regards Sourabh Soni


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Hi Uri,

Thanks for the reply, but i also used the same piece of code, when i debug my JS code, it gives an following error.

ADODB.Connection: Supplied provider is different from the one already in use.

Please reply it's really very urgent.


Regards Sourabh Soni


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Just my thought, Using client side scripts to connect to a db is a major security concern. I believe you should think of an alternate solution

Regards
Satheesh



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I agree with Satheesh that you should not perform database access from client-side javascript for security reasons.  Database access should be done through a service layer. 

The reason for the error is that you connection string is incorrect.  Assuming UAT is a named instance and EmployeeDetails is the database name, the connection string should be:

var ConnString = "Data Source='10.195.12.20\UAT;Initial Catalog=EmployeeDetails;User ID=Test;Password=Test@123;Provider=SQLOLEDB;";


Dan Guzman, SQL Server MVP, http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/dang/


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Timer Job name corresponding to the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application service that manage IIS sites.

Timer Job corresponding to Stop the service: Disabling Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application service on Server Name ;

Start the service: Provisioning Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application service on Server Name.

If the service is stucking on start or stop, we may check the status of the timer jobs.


GuYuming
TechNet Community Support

BizTalk: Internals: Schema Uniqueness Rule

Hi,

I frequently see the questions about the same schemas which are deployed in several assemblies and the following errors.

So I've created couple projects to demonstrate how it works in BizTalk.

Please, see this blog article with source code: BizTalk: Internals: Schema Uniqueness Rule

Feel free to add comments and any feedback. 

Thank you!


Leonid Ganeline [BizTalk MVP] BizTalk: Internals: the Partner Direct Ports and the Orchestration Chains


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Hi,

Thanks for your real wonderful blog article about the hot question. It's pretty kind of you.


Your Name
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report in crm 2011

Hello Dear Friends

When i create a report in crm 2011 and transfor that report to visual studio(report server project) to modify my report , i find vs create fetch xml but i

want to write sql expresion not xml.

what i have to do?

thank you


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Hi NeginAzadi, 

This is not possible with SSRS  which is integrated to CRM. All the reports talking to SSRS is through the  CRM data fetch extension which understand only fetch XML. Hence sql query would not work unless you switch the data extension to SQL Server.

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Vineet


Vineet Ghatge H|SSRS Team| To reduce your efforts, check our support blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverfaq


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Bombed a Interview

Today I had a interview and I feel like I really bombed it. I mean I did fairly bad. I think I did well with the HR guy/questions but the Tech guy was a Network Admin and he was asking me a bunch of Database questions. Which is great but I'm a programmer and I develop games. So Ive never really worked with data bases that much so I bombed most of the questions and constantly said "I'm sorry I don't know". However, that had asked if I would be willing to learn about databases, of course I said yes. So now I'm setting here with a pile of books and 50 million tabs open for video tuts on databases (Microsoft SQL). I was thinking about making a short video and emailing it to them; showing them me making a simple VB database program to show them Yes I am willing to learn. However, I'm debating in my mind if that would be to pushy or unprofessional?
  • Moved by Bob Wu-MT Tuesday, December 25, 2012 6:39 AM (From:Windows Forms Sample Applications)

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Why was this reported? I was asking for suggestions.

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Hi mholmes_3038,

I'm sorry that this forum only support Winform technology. For this kind of issue, I suggest you to ask in some recruitment websites/forums.

I'm now move this thread to off-topic.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best Regards,


Bob Wu
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us
Develop and promote your apps in Windows Store
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OSR - not retrieving all the attributes

I have created an OSR which is passing the values of only a few attributes from FIM to the external sql table. Other attribute values are always passed as NULL to sql.. I searched the connector space of sql. The attributes are not available there. I could see the values in the extended properties of the user in FIM. How to  retrieve and pass those values?

Thanks!


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Did you add the import flow for this attribute in FIMMA(properties-->configure attribute flow)?

Tracy | Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.


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How long (ish) till Windows 8 MCTS

Hello,

When I got my Win 7 MCTS cert, it had been out for 1.5 years, so I have no idea how long it usually takes for TS classes to be available after release of a new OS. I like the TS certification as it teaches you all the ins and outs about an OS. I wasn't really excited about 7 until I took the class and learned a lot of stuff I wouldn't have found otherwise.

Does anybody how when I can roughly expect it for 8?

Thanks!

Maike


  • Edited by Maike W Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:01 PM
  • Changed type Arthur Xie Thursday, November 8, 2012 9:16 AM

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More Win 8 training than you can take in a year :

http://assets.msleap365.com/content/lpguid/htmh/250ED933C4A146A4BC59BA835603DBEF.htm

enjoy


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Calculated member using SQL?

Hi

I have a CUBE containing Revenue amounts for 36 months.

I want to add a field that calculates the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).

The formula is ((Oldest Revenue amount/Newest Revenue amount)^(1/2.25))-1

The '2.25' represents the part of a 36 month period (in months) we are currently in - not importtant right now).

I've tried entering the above formula as an 'IIF' statement as below;

(((IIF([DATE 2].[Clndr Month Id] = (MAX([DATE 2].[Clndr Month Id])), [Measures].[New Chrgs Amt], 0))/(IIF([DATE 2].[Clndr Month Id] = (MIN([DATE 2].[Clndr Month Id])), [Measures].[New Chrgs Amt], 0)))^(1/2.25))-1

The separate parts work ok but trying to get one figure for the Oldest & Newest Revenue amount doesn't work - gives the monthly result per month.

My original idea was to use a select statement like this;

SELECT New Chrgs Amt WHERE Clndr Month Id = MAX([DATE 2].[Clndr Month Id]) For the Oldest Revenue value

SELECT New Chrgs Amt WHERE Clndr Month Id = MIN([DATE 2].[Clndr Month Id]) For the Newest Revenue value

etcetera for the rest of the Calculation.

My question is...

Can I use the SELECT statement to do this & if so Where / How do I use it?

Thanks 

 


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OK, I have worked out that I need to write this in MDX script.

As a first test to find the Revenue for a given month, I have the below working;

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//SELECT REVENUE FOR A CERTAIN MONTH - '201101'

Select [Measures].[Total_Billed] on Columns
  
From [CAGR_TRIALS_1_CUBE]

Where [DATE 2].[Clndr_Month_Id].&[201101]

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I need to write a line that adds the condition that the month must be the First month in the dataset.

I would then have a statement selecting the Revenue value where the month value is the first month.

Thanks for any suggests.


Woofybear


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Is this what you requirement?

(((Value of firstmonth in cube)/Currentmember)^(1/2.25))-1

with member [Firstmember] as
Sum(OpeningPeriod([Date].[Calendar Time].[Calendar month],Ancestors([Date].[Calendar Time].CurrentMember, 4).Item(0)),[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount])
member [CAGR] as
((Sum([Date].[Calendar Time].Currentmember.lastchild,[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount])/
Sum([Date].[Calendar Time].Currentmember,[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount]))^(1/2.25))-1
Select {[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount],[lastmember],[CAGR]} on 0,
{[Date].[Calendar Time].[Calendar Month].members} on 1 from [Analysis Services Tutorial]

Regards,Eshwar.


Please use Marked as Answer if my post solved your problem and use Vote As Helpful if a post was useful.


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Thanks Eshwar,

I'm using this code in the BIDS environment under the 'Calculations' tab & entering the code in the 'Expressions' text box.

The error I get is the 'The syntax for 'with' is incorrect'.

Am I putting this in the right place?

I think your code looks good, Cheers

Peter


Woofybear


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if you have adventure works cube then make changes according to your requirement and execute i am see the results:

with member [Firstmember] as
Sum(OpeningPeriod([Date].[Calendar Time].[Calendar month],Ancestors([Date].[Calendar Time].CurrentMember, 4).Item(0)),[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount])
member [CAGR] as
((Sum([Date].[Calendar Time].Currentmember.lastchild,[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount])/
Sum([Date].[Calendar Time].Currentmember,[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount]))^(1/2.25))-1
Select {[Measures].[Internet Sales-Sales Amount],[firstmember],[CAGR]} on 0,
{[Date].[Calendar Time].[Calendar Month].members} on 1 from [Analysis Services Tutorial]

P.S: Change the type of question to "Question" to get better response in future.

Regards,Eshwar.


Please use Marked as Answer if my post solved your problem and use Vote As Helpful if a post was useful.


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Hi Eshwar,

I had a look at the code in the AdventureWorks Cube under 'Calculations' tab & in the 'Expressions' text box.

First question, your code begins with 'with', is this correct as I get the error I described earlier.

I notice none of the calculations in Adventureworks cube begin with 'with' so I need to clarify this point with you.

What code exactly do I need to add to the expression text box?

Also, this question has been lodged as a question, what do you see it as?

Thanks

Peter


Woofybear


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Conexant High Definition Audio issues with Windows 7

After installing windows 7 i have had several audio issues that after awhile developed into worse issues. Until one day i got the blue screen after playing an mp3 and said there has to be a solution. I have a HP dv1000. After searching the internet i found a link that after installing the program (simple 123 setup) fixed everything hassle free. Hope this helps someone, just type this into your web browser:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34501-35000/sp34770.exe

Hit Enter
Download
Install
Good 2 Go

:)
  • Changed type Linda Yan Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:55 AM solution sharing

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Thank you for sharing this to us. J

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audio controller  for Altec Lansing speakers for HP Pavilion dv 1000.  Thanks Jetson324..........recently upgrade-installed Windows 8 pro and lost my sound speaker........looking at internet, found this advice,  and just copy paste the link you gave above, follow instruction as 123.....and Whalaaa!...sound is perfect again. is the second time I have this trouble, the first happend when  up date my lap to Windows 7. cheeers.

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OneNote 2010 not syncing with SharePoint 2010

We are having trouble with OneNote syncing with notebook files on SharePoint.

There is a red indicator on the sync icon on the notebook. Hovering over indicates that the notebook is not connected. Clicking sync now shows a green indicator for a moment, then it turns back to red. Viewing Sync status Shows Not Connected and in Errors tab, An error occurred while attempting to sync this section or notebook.

Error code# 0xE4010646

This is happening with a notebook that worked/synced properly with Office 2007/SharePoint 2010/Windows 7.  I just installed Office 2010 (SharePoint 2010/Windows 7) and the existing notebook will not sync.

I also created a new local test notebook and attempted to share that in the same document library on my SharePoint site; it acts as if it's connecting/syncing, but then I get the red indicator and it is not connected.

Side note, I am having trouble updating Word files that are posted on SharePoint. This did work with the same computer but running Office 2007. I have had others try the same thing and it works with Office 2007 but not 2010.

Any and all thoughts/ideas would be helpful.


UPDATE:

We have found out that is we turn off form based authentication that it works. BUT, after doing so we could not use any of our document library with check in/out enforced.

UPDATE:

As mentioned in some of the below posting we have found this is no longer a problem once going to share point 2010.

  • Edited by DLCurtis Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:01 PM Update

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We are having the exact same problem.  Has anyone out there found a solution to this?

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I am having this same issue. My notebook files are on my SharePoint 2010 site and I can't even open them in OneNote 2010. I also have Windows 7 64bit Ent.


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Did you resolve, we are having same problem.....


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Nope, still a problem

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This is also happening to me.

We are going to have to bag sharepoint for Onenote collaboration and just put it on a network share.

Not as visible from TFS, but at least it will work.....


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same problem here
MickyD | http://mickyd.wordpress.com/ Help others by voting my post as 'Helpful' if you think it is so.

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According to this article...

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-foundation-help/synchronize-sharepoint-content-with-sharepoint-workspace-HA101854201.aspx

(you can find the relevant section if you search for "OneNote")

...it is simply not supported.

Yep, MS developed the technology to sync with Skydrive, but left out the technology to sync with SharePoint 2010.


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@McCodeWriter,

The limitation in the article you reference is concerning SharePoint Workspaces.  The OP is about syncing directly to a SharePoint document library.

As the OP notes in an update, the issue is Microsoft's frustrating limited support for forms based authentication that more and more organizations need to facilitate collaboration with persons outside their company or employee's using personal devices and therefore not on a corporate AD domain.

This same limitation appears to exist in SharePoint implementations that use claims-based authentication (via ADFS), as I can't sync a OneNote document either, with the same error.  Which is a bummer as I was hoping to find a corporate equivalent for Evernote.

Mike


  • Edited by Mike Hays Tuesday, November 8, 2011 6:54 PM

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Any word from Microsoft on this?  Very frustrating.

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Had the same problem and solved it by setting the 'Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited' option to No.


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This may not work as a fix, but I would be curious to see the results for this:

On a test client machine, try uninstalling the OneNote update KB2553290, and then delete the OneNote folder here:
C:\Users\(USERNAME)\AppData\Local\Microsoft  (delete the whole OneNote folder)

Then, try to open the notebook from scratch...

  • Are you able to open it?
  • If you can open it, can you make a change and properly sync it?

NOTE:  do this on a test machine where OneNote changes have not been made & you can afford to lose connection to your notebook; deleting the OneNote files will delete changes you've made since sync started failing and you may not be able to reopen the notebook when testing this out

We are having the same problem and have seen mixed results when we were testing with that update.  One notebook opens and syncs properly now, and another notebook we are not able to open at all anymore. 



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Is this still an issue as of March 2012?

Dusty


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Sorry to say but yes. This is still an issue.

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Is there any resolution to this issue as of the end of May 2012?

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I've got the same situation which solved by simply UN-CHECKING the "Required Documents to be checked out before they can be edited".

I do believe it is a missed functionality from the Office team on this one, which should behave as Word in this situation.

Hope it helps,
C:\Marius


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that did it for me. thank you

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So, I think everyone's suggestions so far are really not that effective (no offense), because I have tried them all and it doesnt work.

One thing I did find is Microsoft's hint to client integration with forms based authentication (which would likely apply to CBA client integration).

If you look on the authentication provider's page for a web app you see there message near the bottom regarding forms based and anonymous access. Is anyone will to try this?

"Client Integration

Disabling client integration will remove features which launch client applications. Some authentication mechanisms (such as Forms) don't work well with client applications. In this configuration, users will either have to use browser-based editors to edit their documents or work on them locally and upload changes. Note: If client integration is turned on in conjunction with Forms mode, anonymous access should also be turned on or Forms aware client applications may fail to authenticate correctly. "

Unfortunately can't test this sufficiently because our farm has patient senstive information (and we have a forefront UAG in the way that might complicate this). But is anyone able to try their CBA enbled web app with anonymous turned on? (I know for most of us this would defeat the security config) but it does explain a work around for some people.


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Hey guys, this was a frustration for us with SharePoint 2007 but not as much so with SharePoint 2010. The issue for us came after we had installed SSRS integrated into our SharePoint 2007 environment; we had enabled Kerberos which was part of the underlining cause. The Notebooks that were on another web application without Kerberos enabled worked fine (even copying some notebooks from one to the other showed the same results). So pay attention to details about Kerberos in the environment if you are struggling through this. SSRS is not part of our 2010 environment (yet) so, not sure if it will show up again! During the troubleshooting we learned that for OneNote files, it is best practice to keep version control turned off and also leave the require check out feature off. This functionality, when enabled resulted in oddities. Some other things we looked at were the versions of the actual OneNote files. I believe we ended up forcing everyone to ON 2010 and converting the files to ON 2010 format. - I hope this helps, it was a struggle for us for quite a bit of time.

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I agree that this has been fixed for SharePoint 2010

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Just a few observations from this thread (I was looking for info on a different topic):

I can't speak to the specific issues re: claims based authentication, but we use OneNote extensively with SharePoint on our intranets, and here's what I can tell you:

 

The best way to store OneNote notebooks in SharePoint 2010 is to create dedicated libraries for them. Don't store them alongside other documents in the same library, especially if you need versioning on the non-OneNote docs.  Why:

 

  • OneNote Notebooks are "special" in a few ways.  The application stores its own versioning and permissioning information, embedded within the notebooks themselves. This is pretty different from any other type of document you might find in a typical SharePoint library.
  • As a result, you'll want to make sure to turn off versioning on these libraries, or you are going to get a very bloated library and are likely to exacerbate sync problems.

 

As far as local/synced copies in SharePoint Workspaces...

I think the desired experience from some people here is to keep a local copy of OneNote Notebooks in the SharePoint workspace. I don't recommend that.  OneNote 2010 is designed to sync with SharePoint 2010 natively. OneNote knows how to handle synchronization quite well as long as the notebooks are stored in a SharePoint library. (It's possible I'm reading the earlier threads incorrectly; if so, apologies.)

 

A few links and resources for OneNote/SharePoint users / admins:

Here's some additional information I dug up a while back on configuring SharePoint for use with OneNote.  

From Microsoft (source here):

 

"Unlike Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft OneNote stores version information within the file itself. For this reason, administrators should follow these recommended practices when storing OneNote notebooks in a SharePoint Server document library:

  • Do not enable minor versioning. This is the default setting in SharePoint Server 2010.
  • If major versioning is enabled, set a reasonable maximum number of versions to store. By default, major versioning is not enabled in SharePoint Server 2010."

 

Daniel Escapa referred to some of this important OneNote "Co-authoring" information on TechNet on the Engineering OneNote Blog a while back. Note: this blog appears to have been handed off to Varun Srinivasan some time ago.


  • Edited by Miller Systems Monday, December 24, 2012 9:59 PM formatting

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Windows Live, Hotmail, or Live ID

Windows Live, Hotmail, or Live ID
  • Moved by Max Meng Wednesday, December 26, 2012 8:09 AM (From:Office 2010 - IT Pro General Discussions)

Reply:

pls refine your query??


DeVa, M.S., {MSFT} Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help


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prize

u sent me a msg 


Reply:

Hello ghias.

If you're talking about a Microsoft e-mail message telling you that you won a prize or a lottery, do not believe that: it's a fake.

Bye.


Luigi Bruno


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How to upgrade from windows 8 to windows 8 pro ?

I just bought a Windows 8 laptop and trying to upgrade to Windows 8 PRO.

I have purchased Windows 8 PRO upgrade and trying to upgrade my laptop. In the step where I get options:

Install Now

Intall with media (USB)

Install with media (ISO)

When I select "Install Now", it gives me error saying "You already have windows 8".

How to solve this ?

  • Changed type Leo Huang Monday, December 17, 2012 9:53 AM
  • Changed type Leo Huang Monday, December 17, 2012 9:54 AM

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Question 1:

I downloaded from my college site because it is available for free for us who are students.

Is this  different from windows 8 pro upgrade available on Microsoft website? Is that the reason why I can't upgrade ?

I downloaded and tried installing this..

Now when I have this screen: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/186664

I select Install only and it tells me that "You already have Windows 8" ?

Question 2: I am assuming this upgrade process must have downloaded window 8 iso or setup somewhere on my local hard drive of laptop. So I don't want to keep the heavy in GBs iso or setup (whatever) on my pc when I can't install it. Where this install download the windows 8 files / stuff ? so that I can delete it ?

Right now I have setup on desktop and clicking on it takes me to the above screen to install only or with media (like USB / Disk) and it is only in kbs so it can't be the windows 8 stuff..




  • Edited by jeffcarter Saturday, December 8, 2012 7:24 PM

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It appears to me that the version offered on your college's website is the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro from older versions of Windows (Windows 7, f.i.), not from Windows 8. To go from Windows 8 to 8 Pro, you need the "Pro Pack" following Carey's link.

Understanding Windows is like understanding women.


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Could you please answer my second question above ?

Thanks for your reply..


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Why don't you use Windows Anytime Upgrade?

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Why don't you use Windows Anytime Upgrade?
What is that ?

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Microsoft has replaced the previous Windows Anytime Upgrade functionality (found in Vista and Windows 7) with the new Add Features to Windows 8. See this this website for information.

Carey Frisch


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All you need to do is enter your Windows 8 Pro 25-character product key in the Add Features application as I mentioned previously.  This will unlock the additional Windows 8 Pro features.  You therefore do not need a Windows 8 Pro setup file to perform the upgrade.

Carey Frisch


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Hi Jeff.

I think you will find it in a hidden folder in the root named ESD.   (ie,  C:\ESD).

If you do find that, I think the actual content is in the ESD\Windows subfolder.  You should be able to run the Setup from there.  You can alternatively copy that to an active partition or UFD and boot that to install.  You might also try putting an EI.CFG file in the Sources folder to induce an installer menu that (hopefully) displays both choices Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.  See this post for info.


Can I delete this folder if I don't want to upgrade to windows 8 pro anymore ?

I see this location: C:\ESD\Windows (SOURCES) named folder is the one which is 2.6 GB and taking space.

Can I just delete the folder or I need to uninstall anything from control panel ?

  • Edited by jeffcarter Monday, December 10, 2012 7:05 PM

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As I don't see any reference to the \WindowsESD folder (for the CP, the hidden ESD\Windows folder for the RP)  in Control Panel (Programs and Features, Installed Updates or elsewhere), you should be able to delete this folder without collateral damage.

Understanding Windows is like understanding women.


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You may have found this out by now, but just in case.... I don't know why they have to make this so difficult.  I also bought a new PC with Windows 8 installed but needed Windows 8 Pro.  After buying the Windows 8 Pro discs and trying to install, it continually errored.   The upgrade is way too simple though...instead of upgrading or installing off the new disc (or new download), simply go to My Computer...select Computer...select System Properties and under the Windows * section, select "Get more features..."....then input your new key code number...no disc needed.  It will install all of the Windows 8 Pro features and you are set....WOW, don't know why this wasn't in the instructions...I guess they are trying to make sure we pay their IT people to solve these issues(?)  (Note...you do have to buy something to get the Pro key code though)

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OCS 2007 R2 Logon Issue - Credentials provided are not authorized to act as specified from URI

Hi All,

My Client Domain is on OCS 2007 R2 (Enterprise) with 4 FE servers, 2 Directors, 2 CWA, 2 Access Edge Server, 1 Backend Cluster (SQL) with two instances. The total population is 39,000 enabled for OC. We have been recieving few users reporting issues with communicator logon. These users are able to login to CWA successfully however when they try logon to Communicator client they are not able to logon the error which they recieve is as below -

Cannot sign in to communicator.You may have entered your sign-in address,user name, or password incorrectly, or the authentication service may be incompatible with this version of the program. If yourr sign-in information is correct and the problem persists, please contact your system administrator

We analyse the UCCP Logs from the client system and we find the following

12/21/2012|101:361:381.8281 1244:1770 INFO  :: Data Received - 110.114.157.123:5061 (To Local Address: 110.155.614.212:63643) 905 bytes:
12/21/2012|101:361:381.8281 1244:1770 INFO  :: SIP/2.0 403 Forbidden
Proxy-Authentication-Info: Kerberos rspauth="602306092A864886F71201020201011100FFFFFFFF47ECAF6856EDF73C6BF8A60E289D5BEE", srand="8BD122CE", snum="1", opaque="9C7C3FBC", qop="auth", targetname="sip/DirectorServer", realm="SIP Communications Service"
From: <sip:username@contoso.com>;tag=79158e56ca;epid=e6d6a238bd
To: <sip:username@contoso.com>;tag=D9E225ABA688783A91CEC22B979FC892
Call-ID: 9899f8115a9c40e3ad415ac04ccfd380
CSeq: 2 REGISTER
Via: SIP/2.0/TLS 10.55.64.232:63643;ms-received-port=63643;ms-received-cid=139A1700
ms-diagnostics: 4004;reason="Credentials provided are not authorized to act as specified from URI";source="DirectorServer.net";AuthenticatedIdentity="Domain\username"
ms-diagnostics-public: 4004;reason="Credentials provided are not authorized to act as specified from URI";AuthenticatedIdentity="Domain\username"
Content-Length: 0
12/21/2012|101:361:381.8281 1244:1770 INFO  :: End of Data Received - 110.114.157.123:5061 (To Local Address: 110.155.614.212:63643) 905 bytes

Options Tried Out so far -

1. Tried with different system: User is unable to access Communicator on ANY machine he logs onto. User has tried to log on to several machines, and each time the same problem occurs. but a different user is able to logon successfully the machines
2. CWA: user is able to logon
3. OS and office communicator version: Vista laptop and communicator 2007 R2 v3.5.6907.261
4. Disabled the office communicator access for more then 24 hrs and enabled the account with email as SIP address - issue still persist
5. Disabled the office communicator access for more then 24 hrs and enabled the account with first name and last name as  SIP address - issue still persist
6. Enabled the logging at client level and analyzed the "Communicator-uccapi-0.uccapilog' logs
7. Error received on logs - "SIP/2.0 403 Forbidden" : ms-diagnostics: 4004;reason="Credentials provided are not authorized to act as specified from URI";
8. Verified and confirmed the AD attribute "msRTCSIP-OriginatorSID" is not set with any value.

Any Suggestion or Areas i should be focusing on the issue.


Regards Sandeep Swarup S


Reply:
Please disable the user and then enable the user from OCS.

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[Microsoft Store][Feedback] How Do I Make Store to Hide or Forget Uninstalled Apps. Reducing Clutter in Store By Not Showing Removed Apps

Hello,

Currently, if you remove an app from one of Windows 8 devices, Store app continues to show you these removed apps on the Your apps screen should you need to compare apps installed on one of your PCs with another.

That makes it hard to tell which apps you want to be installed on your second PC, and which you won't. The reason is simple: the Store app shows ALL your APP history from PC-1 when opening Your apps screen on PC-2 and selecting Apps  not installed on this PC (default option).

Currently if I want apps on PC-2 be synchronized with apps on PC-1, and I miss some apps from PC-1 on the PC-2, I need to drill down through all the apps that have ever been installed on PC-1 and manually find necessary apps in the gazillion of apps that are displayed to me. Say, I want to synchronize only a couple of apps, however Store app on PC-2 will show even those apps that are no longer installed on PC-1 and have been removed from there many days ago.

I find this extremely confusing. Provided how many apps currently in Store may be (how you'd say it politely?) out of the scope of one's interest, you'd expect how many of them get installed and then removed in a couple of days. Keeping ALL the history and showing it when comparing apps across PCs makes it extremely hard to manage your apps.

Hope this will be fixed.

Thank you.


Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...

  • Changed type Nicholas Li Friday, November 23, 2012 6:44 AM

Reply:

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback.

Regarding the design of Windows Store, please refer to the following post:

Designing the Windows Store user experience

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/01/20/designing-the-windows-store-user-experience.aspx

Thanks.


Nicholas Li

TechNet Community Support


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Reply:

I second this complaint:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w8itprogeneral/thread/6e0bc496-73fe-45fc-be66-622843a11f4b

It´s very annoying to see how things you removed in the past are "in some way" still in you machine/user account.

Regards.




  • Edited by DRASTOKLOP Monday, December 24, 2012 12:57 PM

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How Do I Synchronize My Library with Another PC?

 Hello,

I've Windows 8 installed across two of my PCs and I see it's capable of synchronizing my libraries. For example, I can use images created on one of my PC and stored in its Picture library on another PC without having to copy these images myself. And that's perfect!

However, I don't quite understand when Windows synchronize these libraries.

  • For example, if I want an image that I've just created be synched with another PC, what should I do?
  • How often Windows performs this synchronization?
  • How do I manually force Windows to synchronize library immediately after I added a document/image to one of my PCs?

Thank you.


Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...


Reply:

Windows 8 will sync your libraries when you sign in with Microsoft account.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/microsoft-account#1TC=t1

They won't sync time to time. You can sign out and sign in again to sync the settings.


Niki Han
TechNet Community Support


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Reply:

Hi, Niki,

Thank you for your response!

Could you please certify that a simple login/logoff step is enough?

Suppose, on a PC SOURCE I am using a regular user account such as a local user account of a domain user account that is connected to my Microsoft account. Logged in to a Windows 8 PC with such an account and having made changes to libraries on that PC, I want to make sure changed data is synchronized with my second Windows 8 PC --- PC TARGET.

Please confirm I have to do the following with my second Windows 8 PC with which I want to synchronize my data.

If on the TARGET I am not logged in with the same Microsoft account as on SOURCE,

  • Make sure to log in to TARGET with the same Microsoft account as used on SOURCE when making changes to libraries.

If on the TARGET I am already logged in with the same Microsoft account as on SOURCE,

  • Make sure to press Start, then choose Sign out from the menu for the logged user account in the top-right corner of the screen
  • On the Welcome screen on the TARGET, when logged off, make sure to log in to TARGET with the same Microsoft account as used on SOURCE when making changes to libraries.

Correct? Is it enough to forcibly synchronize data on TARGET with other PCs using same Microsoft account?

Thank you for your support.


Well this is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given...


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set url set for creating withelist when connecting to isp through web proxy

hi

we have isa server 2006 and i wana to limit users access to just some urls like msn or google by the way we connect to our isp with proxy server that our isa send all web trafic to that proxy server .when i make white list users cant browse withe list cause proxy address didnt mention in the withe list and when i add proxy server ip address then white list made none sence and users can do brose all internet site.

please help me to limit access of users to just few website through isp proxy server

THANKS A MILION


DARIUSHk


Reply:

Hi,

configure the clients in your network to be webproxy clients and use URL sets and/or Domain name sets to allow/block access to specific webseites:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc302531.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc302539.aspx


regards Marc Grote aka Jens Baier - www.it-training-grote.de - www.forefront-tmg.de - www.nt-faq.de


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Reply:

thanks but i dont have problem with webproxy client i configured every thing properly the problem is that the proxy server is out of my network and placed in ISP network (MY network trafic send to proxy server through wan link);when try to create a urlset i have to place proxy address in the list unless all trafic sent to proxy server blocked and at the other hand when I dident insert proxy address in the white list(url set) users cant access all websites inserted on the urls list and white list missed its meaning logically because all trafic first sends to the proxy server then proxy server responce to clients.

please give me a solution.


DARIUSHK


  • Edited by suiraD Monday, December 24, 2012 10:52 AM

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SSPR registration and reset URL's is not working in the internal server

Hi

I installed SSPR portal in internal server successfully. When i am trying to access SSPR registration or reset URL iam getting "Page not found error".

 

When I saw the event logs I found the below logs:

Failure to connect to database 'FIMService' on server FIMPORTAL'. Attempt 6 of 10.

Kindly let me know the solution.

Thanks in Adavance

 

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