Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Features I would like to see improved in Windows 8

- I think it would be great if the switcher interface had aero peek. Alt+Tab thumbnails have aero peek, so should Switcher, when in mouse mode. Switcher thumbnails should also show program icon, like alt+tab interface (making it much faster to find the window). Switcher should allow scrolling down, to allow more than seven thumbnails.

- Ability to open multiple apps, without leaving the start screen, by holding down shift while clicking app would be a useful function. Open all your apps first, at start of workflow. Thus less back and fourth with desktop and metro

- Add tile for "All Apps", because right clicking with mouse to access this important functionality is quite slow, and not very discoverable.

- Shutdown by right clicking start thumbnail, and also from Start screen, under user photo tile.

- Jumplists added to metro mode, so I can access them more easily, whether on not I have icons pinned to taskbar

- Aero snap still doesn't work in between monitors, this should be easy to fix

- Drag and drop on to sub folders on breadcrumb bar, would be nice. By dragging file to drop down arrow, then folder off this.

- Win+left and right, should also snap metro apps, not just desktop windows.

- When hovering with mouse over new UI elements, eg charms, add tool-tips for hot keys, making them very discoverable

- Add ability to right click alt+tab thumbnails, to close them (similar to how switcher currently allows this).

- Click and drag scrolling with mouse is also needed for the start screen (in empty regions)

- Scrolling on multi-monitor edge doesn't work, extend the area of influence to fix?

- left click in empty region to clear selection or close app bar in Start screen, to avoid mouse travel, and it would feel more natural than right click to dismiss (though keep this option also)

- Rename tile groups without needing to zoom out, by right clicking titles, or where title would be

- Rearrange tile groups without needing to zoom out, by selecting titles (or where title would be) and dragging

- Renaming applications, shortcuts, and folders should be allowed, otherwise another trip back to desktop

- Switcher should show desktop windows and apps, becoming a universal way to switch. It's weird having the desktop displayed as only one thumbnail. With some improvements Switcher could be great.

- Dragging metro apps down, or right click close on Switcher should completely close app immediately (gone in task manager)

- Add tooltips (name of open windows) to switcher thumbnails, like alt+tab interface

- Should be a way to check recent notifications (after they disappear)

- Pin folders to taskbar

Changed type Arthur XieModerator Monday, March 5, 2012 7:07 AM

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- Aero peek should preview pages when hovering mouse over page thumbnails in IE Metro

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- All metro apps should have a close button in app bar, for straight forward way to close (Less mouse travel for mouse users)

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- Considering Windows 8 has native PDF reading, why can't they show up in Window Explorer's preview pane, it's a hassle having to switch to full screen

- Images shown in Windows Explorer also default to Metro Photos App, it should default to Preview, thus keeping you in desktop

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- All metro apps should have a close button in app bar, for straight forward way to close (Less mouse travel for mouse users)

It's useless you close metro apps you know. They are suspended when not being used and stored into RAM. If the system needs more RAM, it will kill them for you.

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Keeping the switcher (and alt+tab) interface relatively clean, is one reason I like to close apps. Also because:

I believe the implementation of switcher makes it difficult to close a series of apps, thus is why I suggested a close button in the app bar for every app. Because a user typically will:

1. Decide they have to many apps open, making it slow to find the right thumbnail on switcher. So they want to close an app

2. Thumbnails are small, and have no app icon (like alt+tab interface), or tooltip

3. Sometimes user is not sure which thumbnail, represents what app. Thus they click a thumbnail to check it

4. Switcher interface disappears. If this is correct app the only way they can close it is drag from top to bottom

5. So they cannot close many apps in one go.

Suggestions:

- If using a mouse on switcher thumbnails, the app window should be revealed as you hover over each thumbnail (like aero peek on taskbar icons). So user can find window, before committing to changing to it

- App icons and tooltips on switcher thumbnails

- By allowing peeking to preview app window on switcher, user can find window, then right click to close, in one action. Thus they can close a series of apps in a row.

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Secure in saying... <-- wee pun

Oh & allow me, please... Having MSE/Defender embedded & ON, by default... from an IT Pro YEA!!!!! Absolutely brilliant & fantastic to see!

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Found 1

Many ppl will have or try many different items, most will work, some won't... likely that'll get better; still few months to go. Some websites aren't there, yet & some software won't 'take' or not properly. Of anything I've had or tried, so far, only encountered 1 trivial item that would not go... TrendMicro's BrowserGuard.

Oh & allow me... Having MSE/Defender embedded & ON, by default... from an IT Pro YEA!!!!! Absolutely brilliant & fantastic to see!

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Can there be good news?

Between the gear in the box, the external drive, printer, web cam, so far no hardware issues.

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Sure, I'll byte

Be glad to discuss W8 performance.

Fast, smooth, so far problem-free. Amazing boot times!! No compatibility issues so far, except for an unnecessary, trivial TrendMicro BrowserGuard.

Dual-boot W7 & W8, both x64. Gauges on both. Readings significantly & substantially lower on W8 and activity (whilst doing much of the same stuff) is 'calmer' on W8.

This thing, especially being a fresh & early beta, is bloody impressive!! In terms of performance :)

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Windows authenticaion in Windows XP & IE8

Hello All,

I use SP object create asp.net 4.0 web site. The web site use Windows Authentication and support user upload file to Sharepoint. when I use Windows 7 & IE9 upload file, it's okay. but, if I use Windows XP & IE8, it not works. The IE show login popup again. I don't know why.

I hope get your help.

jingbo.yang

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I had a problem with XP and IE8 giving login pop ups....

see if this helps

http://sharepointsurfer.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/continual-login-prompts-on-xpie-8-clients/

http://sharepointsurfer.wordpress.com/.

Edited by SharePointSurfer Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:55 AM

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did the above help?

http://sharepointsurfer.wordpress.com/.

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Calendar App

This 1 is very cool! Simple but, just very cool! Fine idea having it on Start.

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Issue discovered in FIM Update Rollup 2 tabular functions feature

FIM 2010 Update Rollup 2 (build 4.0.3606.2) contains a feature that is intended to improve Query performance in the case of certain complex queries. This "tabular functions" feature is turned off by default. The product team wanted to get experience among a controlled group of customers before announcing the feature for general use. However, we inadvertently included information about this feature in the original KB for Update Rollup 2 and have since removed it. However, we understand that information about how to turn on the feature is circulating among the FIM community. Once the feature is turned on it cannot be turned off.

The product team has discovered an issue in this feature that could return incorrect query results when the query includes at least two statements and the same attribute is referenced in the statements. For example:

/Person
[(AccountName='A' and JobTitle='Developer')

or (AccountName'='B' and JobTitle='Accountant')]

Since it is likely that typical installations will use this query pattern we strongly advise customers NOT to turn on the Set Partition feature. We will update the community as we understand the issue more completely and have developed a recommendation for addressing it.

Larry Buerk Senior Program Manager Forefront Identity Manager Team

Changed type Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:46 AM

SCHannel 36887, NAP 15 & 17 errors

I am having the following errors in the system log of 3 of my Domain Controllers:

1 event; SChannel 36887 The following fatal alert was received: 47
2 events; NAP 15 A malformed RADIUS message was received from client DC01. The data is the RADIUS message.
1 event; Then NAP 17 An Access-Request message was received from RADIUS client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX without a Message-Authenticator attribute when a Message-Authenticator attribute is required. Verify the configuration of the RADIUS client in the Network Policy Server snap-in (the "Client must always send the Message-Authenticator attribute in the request" checkbox) and the configuration of the network access server.
3 events; NAP 15 A malformed RADIUS message was received from client DC01. The data is the RADIUS message.
1 event; Then NAP 17 An Access-Request message was received from RADIUS client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX without a Message-Authenticator attribute when a Message-Authenticator attribute is required. Verify the configuration of the RADIUS client in the Network Policy Server snap-in (the "Client must always send the Message-Authenticator attribute in the request" checkbox) and the configuration of the network access server.
1 event; SChannel 36887 The following fatal alert was received: 47

The above all happens over 51 seconds and then there is a 23 minute and 58 second break and it repeats itself again. DC01 holds all the Operations Manager Roles and is also the Schema Manager. DC01 gets the same SChannel 36887 error but none of the rest.

I am running Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 all on virtual servers. NAP is installed on all of them for Wireless Authentication which is not . working because of the above errors I would guess. They are not running any other server software just LANDesk Client software and a virus scan application. This problem started about 2 months ago. Prior to that I had no problems at all.

I have looked all over the internet and have been unable to find a solution. Any help that can be provided will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Changed type Tiger LiMicrosoft employee Wednesday, March 7, 2012 2:20 AM

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Hi c5411,

Thanks for posting here.

>This problem started about 2 months ago.

Do you still remember what modification did we performed to our system before we encountered this issue ? have we modified the virtual network setting on virtual machine host? How many domain controller do we have ? have we check the replication status if we have multiply ones.

>2 events; NAP 15

>1 event; Then NAP 17

I suspect these are NPS related events not NAP, can you confirm that ?

Event ID 15 — NPS Server Communication

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc735403(WS.10).aspx

Event ID 17 — NPS Server Communication

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc735350(WS.10).aspx

I'd first like to check the connectivity between virtual NPS server and clients with following the procedure in the articles above .

Meanwhile , could we enable the audit feature for NPS and that should help us to verify the root cause of the connectivity issue :

NPS events and audit policy

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverNAP/thread/064f3e68-42fa-4669-aede-838e7cc7df92/

Could also please post the full description (XML) of the error SChannel 36887 here ?

Regards,

Tiger Li

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Tiger Li

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Hi c5411,

If there is any update on this issue, please feel free to let us know.

Regards,

Tiger Li

TechNet Subscriber Support in forum
If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tnmff@microsoft.com.

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Should remote management scipts be written to start with creating here-strings?

Using a remote session in Powershell means you are going to be dealing with deserialized objects, being created and passed to you from a constrained runspace at wire speed. In the local session you do not have any artifically imposed memory constraints, and objects are passed at memory-bus speed.

Working in Powershell you obviously want to work with objects, and many times will create custom objects for the task at hand.

You can easily create custom objects from hash tables, and you can easily create hash tables from a here-string of key/value pairs. In script that's intended to run locally this would be unnecessarily complicated, and you'd want to avoid doing it.

However, if you're designing a script that's going to be leveraging remote run spaces I'm starting to wonder if it might be something to consider. If you build it properly, the here-string will contain all the data necessary to ultimately consruct the object. But the here-string is a much simpler object than the custom psobject it will ultimately result in. It takes less memory to create, and serializes into a much smaller package than a hash table or custom object.

If you do this: here-string => hash table => object you can port the first step to the remote session and then do step 2 and 3 in the local session. You should ultimately end up with the same custom object, but you dramatically reduced the bandwidth it took between you and the computer that's hosting that remote session, and the time it took to get that information back to you.

Dealing with small returns, the difference would be trivial. If the script needs to be able to scale to handling thousands of objects the difference could get to be substantial.

Thoughts?

[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Edited by mjolinor Monday, March 5, 2012 5:16 PM

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It's an interesting idea, but I can't quite see it. Can you give a simple code example?

Grant Ward, a.k.a. Bigteddy

What's new in Powershell 3.0 (Technet Wiki)

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I'll see what I can work up.

[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

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gwmi win32_logicaldisk |   foreach-object{  $hs =   @"  Disk = $($_.deviceid)  Size = $($_.freespace)  FreeSpace = $($_.freespace)  "@  $obj = new-object psobject -property (convertfrom-stringdata $hs)  $hs | export-clixml here-string.xml  $obj | export-clixml object.xml  "Here-string size is: $((gci here-string.xml).length)"  "Object size is: $((gci object.xml).length)"  }

Pass the here-string from the remote system, and wait to do the new-object until you get that home, and you should cut the bandwidth required to less than half.

[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

Edited by mjolinor Monday, March 5, 2012 7:55 PM

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Wow, that is a difference in the contents fo the xml file for the here-string vs the object:

here-string

gc .\here-string.xml

<Objs Version="1.1.0.1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04">   <S>Disk = C:_x000D__x000A_Size = 8981766144_x000D__x000A_FreeSpace = 8981766144</S>  </Objs>

Object

gc .\object.xml

<Objs Version="1.1.0.1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04">   <Obj RefId="0">   <TN RefId="0">   <T>System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject</T>   <T>System.Object</T>   </TN>   <MS>   <S N="FreeSpace">8981766144</S>   <S N="Size">8981766144</S>   <S N="Disk">C:</S>   </MS>   </Obj>  </Objs>

Boe Prox

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And everything you get from that remote session gets serialized to xml and sent to you over the wire, and then de-serialized.

If that export-clixml is anywhere near an accurate representation of what that serialization looks like then it seems like building and passing that here string instead of the object could be a measurable advantage if you're needing to get a lot of objects from a remote session on a server at the end of a slow or congested WAN link.

It's obviously not as nice as just building the hash table and then creating and sending the object, but using that remote session may mean that what's tidy may have to take a back seat to what serializes efficiently.

[string](0..33|%{[char][int](46+("686552495351636652556262185355647068516270555358646562655775 0645570").substring(($_*2),2))})-replace " "

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CodeMeter Runtime

This is more of an FYI. I installed W8 over a W7 ultimate install. I am a traffic engineer and I use a program called VISSIM which utilizes a hardlock that is made by WIBU called Codemeter. It's a USB stick that W8 read as removable memory but did not pick up as a hardlock. I was directed to install the 4.4 version of the driver, but the installation failed. After some back and forth with their support staff, they put the following up on their website:

http://www.wibu.com/en/support-downloads/developer/faq-developer/question/single/the-installation-of-codemeter-runtime-on-windows-8-beta-fails-is-there-a-way-to-test-with-windows-8.html

UPDATE:Creating a full system image in W7 before returning to W8. Will update once I can confirm whether or not this fix works.

2nd UPDATE:

Running version 4.4 of the CodeMeter runtime. It does not appear to make a difference. The codemeter event log keeps repeating this:

2012-03-02 15:50:10: Box Event HW410-535 (1587924) occurred.

2012-03-02 15:50:25: Box Event HW410-535 (1587924) occurred.

2012-03-02 15:50:25: Box Event HW70-536 (1587924) occurred.

Edited by fuzzysmith Friday, March 2, 2012 11:50 PM

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I should add to your note here that these CodeMeter sticks seemed to work for me in Windows 8 Developer Preview, but now don't work in the Consumer Preview.

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Systemwide spellchecker and hyphenation built directly into Windows instead into single applications

Instead of giving every application its own spellchecker and hyphenation, it would be better, more user-friendly and less redundant to have it integrated in Windows so that every application can use it.

That would be a big improvement for Windows 8 and a benefit for the whole Windows-platform.

Changed type Niklas74 Monday, March 5, 2012 9:07 PM
Edited by Niklas74 Monday, March 5, 2012 9:12 PM

SCOM 2012 RC and SCSM 2012 RC install on same server

We are trying evaluating SCOM 2012 and SCSM 2012 and running into problem trying to install both on the same machine. I wanted to know if anyone has run into the same problem and if they have is there a way to resolve it or they can't be installed on the same machine.

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Hi,

It is not possible to run Operations Manager and Service Manager om the same servers, as they share components. They are both built on the same platform.

Anders Bengtsson | Microsoft PFE | blog at http://www.contoso.se

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Please Reply -Sync outlook with calendar view list for a group of people using sharepoint 2010

hii

I have created a Calendar view list in SP 2010 to keep track of meetings for my team. I want the meeting calendar to sync with each team member's outlook mail calendar so that they dont have to any extra work to do the same.

I have noticed that one way is each person in my team clicks sync with outlook in the calendar view list seperately. I want to sync the calendar for all my team members in their outlook mail from my side only without making them to do any extra work.

Reply Soon

thanks

sunny

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hii,

I would like to rephrase my question :

I have created a Calendar view list in SP 2010 to keep track of meetings for my team. Now i don't want my team members to use the sync to outlook option as I cannot give permission to each one of them as it is a huge team.

But i want that when a member schedules a meeting in the calendar he should get a mail in his outlook about the meeting or get the meeting updated in his outlook calendar.

Is it possible to get the meeting scheduler person information such as email id from his log in credentials.???

sunny

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Flash website issue with certin website(s) features

I have the Windows 8 Consumer build 8250 installed on my Toshiba NETBOOK. Everything is all dandy except certain features on certin websites.

I am unable to actually upload pictures to flickr. Like when I click the "Choose files to upload" nothing happens, no box allowing me to choose the files in explorer appears and nothing happens. I have tired with adblock on and adblock off and it makes no difference. Also when trying to play games within facebook. The games do not load or nothing appears.

Its like as if the adblock is on but there is no adblock on. When right clicking it shows that the flash plugin/extension is running but not the product. This only started when i installed windows 8 consumer. The developer build did not have the issue. I also have tried Chrome, Firefox, and Internet explorer and all errors/issues are reproduced.

Anyone have any ideas?

~Just a boy and blob in a small town world.

Moved by Jie Bao Monday, March 5, 2012 3:46 AM (From:Application Compatibility for Windows Desktop Development)

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I think it is a Flash Player compatibility issue in Windows 8 Consumer Preview, not a software development compatibility issue. So could post it on the Microsoft Answers forum for Windows 8: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8. But suggest you consult this issue with Adobe http://forums.adobe.com/community/flash

Sincerely,

Bob Bao [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

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weird that flash works fine in other some other stuff but it almost seems like it is a flash files access system issue or directory issue, but then again nothing has changed about the file access using explorer as the file system so I agree this is possibly a flash issue I would like to express attention toward the topic. Does anyone else have a similar issue???

~Just a boy and blob in a small town world.

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Lync Study Material

I'd like to pass exams 70-664 & 70-665 to become a Lync MCITP. Does anyone know of any books or CBT style training videos I can buy to help me along the way??

http://lync2010tips.blogspot.com - ucottonk@hotmail.com - If this post has been useful please click the green arrow to the left or click 'Propose as answer'

Changed type Sharon.Shen Tuesday, March 6, 2012 2:15 AM Not a Tech issue

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Hi,

As per microsoft learning center there are no microsoft press books currently available to achieve your requirements. How ever i would suggest you to take the coruses from Microsoft learning partners find the following courses

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-665#tab3

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-664#tab3

Also you can purchase a book Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Unleashed which will help you alot about the Lync. There are some CBts out there but not sure about that.

If answer is helpful, please hit the green arrow on the left, or mark as answer. Salahuddin | Blogs:http://salahuddinkhatri.wordpress.com | MCITP Microsoft Lync

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FE server master and slave

I have a pool of FE, where I have two servers, both servers are currently labancel DNS load, I'm going to move a server to an alternate computer center, I need a server to continue operating as a master and I will move to work as slave, to do for this to work, because as I have dns load balancing, users are logged into both servers.

thanks

Alexander Rico Arias

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If you'd like to take one FE server in the pool offline and stop users using it so you can move it, you can achieve this using server draining. Users will have to reconnect to the other FE server, but their calls will remain active.

From the Lync Server Control Panel, select the FE server you'd like to move, click Actions and then click Prevent new sessions for all services.

For more information on server draining, check out Chris Norman's blog post on it here http://voipnorm.blogspot.com/2011/03/lync-server-draining.html

Justin Morris | Consultant | Modality Systems
Lync Blog - www.justin-morris.net
Twitter: @justimorris
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ok, thanks, but this ismanually, There will be away to do thisautomatically. I need high availability and have two pools, one as master and one slave.

thanks

Alexander Rico Arias

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Ok, I didn't understand your requirement completely. If you are using a combination of DNS load balancing and a backup registrar (with prioritised SRV records), this failover is automatic.

If you remove a FE server from the primary pool, users signed into this FE will failover to the remaining FE server using DNS load balancing.
If you remove the primary pool entirely and you have a backup registrar defined (and the clients can find it using prioritised SRV), Lync will sign into the backup registrar pool in Limited Functionality Mode. You will have voice resiliency but no contact list and limited IM and Presence in this scenario.

Hope this helps.

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ok, thank very much...

Currently, I have two servers, with load balancer for dns, the users are logged in the server 1 to server 2 and the traffic load is distributed in both; I need not balance the load, but all traffic will go to server 1 and server when this server 1 fails, the traffic go to server 2.

thanks muchs

Alexander Rico Arias

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That high availability scenario is not supported I'm afraid.

There's no way to have an "active/passive" relationship with your Front End servers in a pool so users only ever use one server and then fail over to a second server automatically if the first server in the pool fails. All Front End servers in a pool are active at all times.

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Discuss Planning Guide for Infrastructure as a Service

The Private Cloud Planning Guide for Infrastrucutre as a Service describes Infrastructure Layer capabilities and the impact of Private Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) patterns on their planning and design. These patterns are defined in the Private Cloud Principles, Concepts, and Patterns document and are summarized here:

Resource Pooling: Divides resources into partitions for management purposes.
Physical Fault Domain: The group of physical resources dependent on a single point of failure such as an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
Upgrade Domain: A group of resources upgraded as a single unit.
Reserve Capacity: Unallocated resources, which take over service in the event of a failed Physical Fault Domain.
Scale Unit: A collection of resources treated as a single unit of additional capacity.
Capacity Plan: A model that enables a private cloud to deliver the perception of infinite capacity.
Health Model: Defines how a service or system may remain healthy.
Service Class: Defines services delivered by Infrastructure as a Service.
Cost Model: The financial breakdown of a private cloud and its services.

Hope you enjoy the article and let's talk about it here!

Thanks!

Tom

Learn more about Private Cloud at the Private Cloud Solutions Hub

Thinking about working on an Office module for Codeplex (for backward compatability) - Anyone interested?

I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in helping out. Seems like a good way to learn how to work on community projects and get some in depth experience working with Powershell. If anyone knows whether I'm reinventing the wheel, please stop me before I start. : )

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If you don't know about PowerTools, you'll want to check this out first:

http://powertools.codeplex.com/

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Reply:

Thanks Marco. I had seen that one a while back and never delved too far into it. I'll revisit.

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I have heard that some mvp has been at it for at least more than a year now. If I had more time I would have collaborated with you gladly, but my health has deteriorated and cannot dedicate as much time to the PowerShell community as before, but if you have any questions post them here, if the other luminaries cannot help I could give it a shot and try. I can only test on Outlook 2010 though…

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If you would, send me a message (wlsteele@gmail.com) with the MVP name. I'll try to reach out to them and see if I should put energy into it. If someone is 85% of the way done with the project I won't start. Thanks and hope your health improves! I can understand how hard it is putting energy into external projects when getting through the day is a challenge.

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I do not know the mvp's name, maybe Marco Shaw can help you find out. I was asked to join forces to write an Outlook module, but —soon after— was informed "an mvp" was at it already, I was not aware there were module claims to stake. If there is a public project already, and it is almost done, it makes sense not to start a new one; but maybe if the person who asked to join forces had not withdrawn the invitation, we could have finished it before my health regressed. I have lost ties with that person since.

Hopefully Marco can help you find out through his fellow mvps, maybe the person has stopped working, or would like your collaboration, on the project.

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No, sorry, I have no idea... I've pointed out an existing project. I'm sorry, but I don't see the use of yet another one...

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Reply:

Sorry Marco. I was thinking COM based and didn't connect the dots. If the Powertools project is already covering this I'll move one.

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Newer is NOT always better

Grrrrrrrrrrr
I've just bought a brand new 18" LCD widescreen monitor.
I was using my at least 15 year old 17" square FST CRT monitor.
My old monitor gave a comfortable resolution of 1600w x 1200h x 100 Hz
My new LCD monitor at best only achieves a paltry 1366w x 768h x 60 Hz
The 'intensity" (i.e. mix of contrast & brightness) of the CRT outmatches the LCD.
The images are a tad more vibrant and clear on the CRT.
Even the colour saturation is better on the CRT (the LCDs look a bit washed out in comparison - kind of like a slightly over-exposed colour photograph.
The images on the CRT always look good no matter what the viewing angle is between the viewer and the screen - although I must say that LCD monitors have gotten better than they used to be - horizontally, it's good at any angle - but vertically the LCD angle viewing problems remain (though to a lesser degree than used to be the case with LCDs).
The 'response' time of the LCD is 5 ms - which is just about ok for movies. The CRT monitor's response times are waaaaay faster.
The real let-down for me is that sw I've developed on the old CRT just won't fit onto the LCD's screen (due to lower resolution) which is a real bummer - as it means that I would have to redesign all my Windows Forms grrrrrrrr
So, in effect I've just wasted £105.00 (roughly $200) o the new LCD mo9nitor but I can't really take the LCD back as it's working perfectly (as designed and detailed in the manuals) and I've opened all the packaging etc. I had hoped that being 20" (and the latest technology) it would perform at least as well as my old CRT - but it doesn't even come close really. The only good things about the LCD, in comparison, are a) it looks modern, shiny, sleek and sexy (kind of like black glass) - although that makes it a real dust magnet, b) it's very light in weight (less than 1/10th the weight of the CRT), c) it has the 16:9 letter-box aspect ratio d) is more 'intelligent'/automatic and e) uses a tiny fraction of power consumption compared to the old CRT, f) Can be easily wall mounted.
In contrast the CRT is a) much, much more solidly built, b) has a better image quality and specifications, c) is big enough to temporarily put things on top of - like say ashtrays, books and papers, cups of coffee etc. (very useful - you can't do any of that with the wafer thin LCD monitor), d) helps keep the room warm with the heat from its vents.
In short, I'm going back to using my old faithful CRT monitor on my new 64-bit PC (despite the CRT monitor looking 'out of place' visually - being a CRT and beige while the PC case, keyb and mouse are all black and new) - and I'll stck the new LCD monitor on an old 32-bit PC and just use it for watching movies (although the old 32-bit pc has an old 15" square CRT monitor). Again, the new LCD monitor kind of looks 'out of place' on an old 32-bit PC.
It seems again that when they have near perfected older technology it gets replaced with some new upstart technology with much inferior performance. It reminds me of when digital cameras first appeared. But at least DSLRs are [only] now as good [image wise] as SLR film cameras were at their peak. Digital cameras do have many advantages nowadays although there is I still I feel some sense of indefinable/elusive 'magic' with many of the old film SLRs (usage wise) that modern DSLRs still seem to kind of lack. But some/maybe many, DSLRs have a different kind of magic of their own. But some of the old SLR bodies still have an ace up their sleeve - namely, native purely manual 'mechanical/clockwork' modes - show me a modern DSLR or digital compact that can work without batteries lol
I guess I'm still feeling annoyed at 'wasting' a lot (to me) of money today on a still, imho, inferior technology - when I have perfectly good better old tehnology.
Ok rant over lol
Allan

Big Al

Moved by Reed KimbleMVP Tuesday, February 21, 2012 5:53 PM (From:Visual Basic General)

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In contrast the CRT is a) much, much more solidly built, b) has a better image quality and specifications, c) is big enough to temporarily put things on top of - like say ashtrays, books and papers, cups of coffee etc. (very useful - you can't do any of that with the wafer thin LCD monitor), d) helps keep the room warm with the heat from its vents.

Hi,

WARNING: Doing the above is extremely hazardous even if 'temporary'.

I hope you never ever put any full cups of coffee or any liquid on top of any electrical equipment, especially a CRT monitor.

There are voltages in the region of thousands of volts on the tube itself in order to pull the electrons to the phosphor dots.

Apart from the above, a moderator may move this thread as it is 'off topic' in this VB.Net forum.

Regards,

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Hi John

Damn I meant 1900w x 1400h x 100 Hz for the CRT (the list of modes available and greyed out altered when I put the new LCD on). Which is why I can't fit many of my VB projects on when I tried them for size on the LCD. What surprised me is that w7 didn' automatically give some kind of scroll-bars for the screen (although it does for the drop-menus that don't fit within the screen area).

BTW I agree with the coffee cup thing - but my 17" CRT has a 4" wide (in the z-plane) flat sectioned-part of its case at the top-front of the case (which looks as though it was deliberately designed to be used as a shelf) before a little bit of a drop and then sharply tapering to the rear.

Allan

Big Al

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Hi Al,

I moved this to the Off-Topic section. Its ok to continue the rant in here. =)

By the way... what did you pay for that CRT 25 years ago? Probably more than $200!

There is a huge variety in quality on LCD screens... I give about $400 a piece for Dell Ultrasharp 24" monitors and they are well worth it... anti-glare, wide viewing angles, and extremely bright and crisp.

Also, is the monitor using DVI or VGA? There can be quite a difference between feeding an LCD an analog signal versus a digtial one.

I guess my point is to be sure you are giving all LCD as a whole a fair shot - because it sounds like you may just be disappointed with that particular model.

I will say that if you happen to have a Trinitron CRT, that was some awesome technology and those images still look better today than most lower-end LCDs. But high-end LCD (especially stuff like Sharp Quattron) can produce bright images and vivid color beyond anything else so far. There can be a pretty good argument for doing away with the PC monitor entirely and just using an HD TV.

Reed Kimble - "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all"

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Hi Reed

Hmmm I feel that we are being made even more of guinea pigs to try out new technologies and that social pressure & clever/cunning marketing is being used to drive new technologies down our throats before the new technologies are really mature enough to make the change to them really advantageous to us.
I've no doubt that eventually LCD technology may/will advance beyond CRT technology - but it's not there yet.
I have to say that I'm using the LCD monitor in order to give it fair assessment. It is better for watching movies on - if I sit around six feet/two metres away and watch movies in the dark (then even the colour saturation looks ok). BTW I have a 5.1 surround sound system attached to my PC - but I didn't think much of the 5.1 system's audio quality - so I removed all the satellite speakers and instead use three decent hi-fi systems connected to the sub-woofer's amplier giving me 8 full range high-powered speakers plus the sub-woofer (I could put out around 400w RMS per channel if I were to push the systems - but its not the power that matters, it's the sound quality). (My 'main' hi-fi is a set of technics separates and the technics amp itself drives 4 speakers). So sound wise, I can match/put to shame the going to the cinema experience. And the new letter-box 16:9 widescreen LCD monitor has the same aspect ratio as a cinema screen (though obviously way much smaller). I've already decided that I'm going to update my motherboard (processor, RAM, and hd are all fine) on the new 64-bit PC and then get and fit an additional graphics card so that I can use both the CRT and the LCD monitors simultaneously on my 64-bit PC and use the LCD for movies and the CRT for everything else. But the LCD monitor has made me think about how I'm going to write sw in future - I will determine before hand (in the 1st form's load event) what display(s) metrics that the user has available and modify the sw on-the-fly (i.e. in real-time) to match the metrics (if possible).
This 'complicates' the writing of the sw - but will give it more flexibility. I've been spoilt by having high-resolutions for so long that I assumed most people would have similar resolutions by now - but the LCD monitor has corrected me on that point. So now I have to think that most new users will be LCD based and have only fractionally the resolutions that I'm used to. It seems that paradigm shifts won't ever reduce much in the computer world.
Using the LCD monitor I do miss all the screen estate that I'm used to - it feels like I'm working with only half a screen. This will take some getting used to. For example, where I'd normaly be able to see this post in it's entirety, on the LCD I can see about half at a time.
Allan

Big Al

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PS I can't remember what my CRT cost - but it was expensive (and quite a lot more than I paid for the LCD monitor). The price I paid for the LCD monitor was a bargain (it was going for less than 1/2 normal price in a sale - which is why I decided to take the plunge). At the moment I'm using VGA for the LCD monitor but when I get the new motherboard and graphics card I will make sure that the graphics card has VGA and DVI & HDMI ouputs. I'm also getting a LCD HD tv. (not for broadcast TV - but because it has a DVD player built in - so I'll use that as my main DVD disc movie player - freeing up the DVD on the PC).

Anyway, rant over for now.

Allan

Big Al

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Hi Al,

That's kinda what I thought - you have what was once a high-end CRT monitor but you've replaced it with just a mid-range LCD, and the LCD isn't being given enough data to do its job to the fullest potential.

Using DVI or HDMI is critical to getting the full effect of the monitor's capability. The 1366x768 resolution is a mid-range value; full HD wide-format should be at least 1920x1080. Some manufacturers may not offer that resolution until you get sizes over 20".

Before LCD, I was a Trinitron user. I still have a few 20" Trinitron CRTs and a 13" Sony TV with Trinitron display. When LCD monitors first started to become mainstream, I was still using Trinitron for high quality/accurate color purposes. But over the last few years the display quality on the LCDs has gotten so good that they can exceed the quality of the Trinitron.

Take a look at these two for instance:

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/sna.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~topic=monitor_gaming

Note that the second monitor is simply an Ultrasharp suggested for gaming rigs. You can browse to the Ultrasharp catagory and look at other WLED monitors. I promise that if you could see one of these in action, or the screen on one of the Alienware laptops, LCD would look much more mature than it currently appears.

I'm not sure what size TV you'll need, but take a peek at these:

http://www.sharpusa.com/ForHome/HomeEntertainment/LCDTVs/LC40LE835U.aspx

Anything in the LCxxLE835 series should make you very happy. Not only do these tvs have amazing pictures, but they have some cool features as well. The built-in Netflix and Vudu are great for content and the IP command ability is kinda fun too (you can control the entire tv - even stuff you can't control with the remote - by sending TCP/IP packets via the built-in WiFi =P).

On the subject of designing program windows to fit all these screens, it should be noted that there are a number of ways to handle this now. .Net applications have long offered us the ability to design our forms so that they scale with resolution and dpi changes, but now we can also design multiple GUIs targeting entirely different devices for a single application. SilverLight makes strong use of this concept. With the lines between desktop, web, and mobile computing being blurred, there are a number of solutions out there for providing your application with user interfaces for all three platforms.

So some of it will come down to changing the way we think about designing a window, but the more important change will be getting to know the new tools which are being created to address these issues directly.

Reed Kimble - "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all"

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Hi Reed

As usual you are a voice of reason. I've been tweaking W7 quite a bit to get the colours 'acceptable' on the LCD. The main downside now is its lack of resolution - nothing I can do about that unfortunately. It's taking quite some getting used to having only about half the screen estate that I'm used to. Even my 'muscle memory' gets fooled :( - and I'm not used to the amount of scrolling needed when using the LCD.

But I've decided that asap I'm going to get a new motherboard, power supply and graphics card where I can use both moniors at once. I've already paid a deposit on a LCD tv - not that I'll use it as a tv (I don't bother with tv), but it has a built-in DVD player so I'll use that for playing DVD movies (in the proper aspect ratio) and free up the PC's DVD a bit.

Yeah handling different resolutions reminds of the bad 'old days' when the DOS programs I wrote had to test for what graphics card the user had and what modes it supported. I remember how glad I was when VGA, VESA, SuperVGA etc. finally become the norm and one could finally start to ignore CGA, EGA, Hercules etc.

Fortunately, Windows palette is also a LOT better and easier to handle nowadays than in the bad old days of 3.x

Allan

Big Al

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Hi Reed

I've begun re-designing my big Vb.Net project - loads of Forms and 1000's lines of code. But, in dong so on the new LCD monitor, the lack of high resolution forces you to think more and reduce things (e.g. only a few items per drop-down menu instead of like 30-ish). One good thing is that by making it fit the LCD monitor I know it'll fit and look good on laptops too (an advantage that hadn't occurred to me before). I'm forced to use more 'groups' of menus than previously - but having started that it's actually a good thing - even if more mouse clicks/shortcut keys are involved. One thing I'm doing at the moment is determing the maximum size available - and setting the maximum and minimum size options for the forms.

I've also adjusted 'Clear text' for what's best for the LCD - and that, surprisngly, helps a lot with the display. I'm still missing the higher-res but getting slowly used to it. The colour tweaks I did for w7 help a lot too. The LCD display isn't that far behind the CRT now for 'quality' of display - the biggest issue will of course always be the [lack] of resolution. Both horizontally and especially vertically. I'm going to leave the LCD on the 64-bit PC for quite a bit until I've written a new version of the app (which will take quite a long while). Then the sw should (after the rewrite) run on anything from a 32-bit laptop/tablet upwards - and still look good and perform well.

Now that I've tweaked w7 a lot for the LCD the LCD's display is nice and clear and sharp and the colours ain't too bad now. The CRT is still better - but I'll stick with the LCD until the rewrites are done. I really do miss all the extra space in the IDE that the CRT gives me - but I'm coping with the LCD.

Allan

Big Al

Edited by bigal69 Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:05 AM spelling

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Hmmm It's damn hard re-designing the forms for the low(er) resolution. It's taking p to a day per Form grrrr - and often was easier to write from scratch. I've had to take a lot of stuff out but I've made an improvement here and there. Being much more constrained screen-wise, does kinda make you re-think and, in a few cases, improve your designs for the better, although most of the time it feels like programming in the dark ages when high-resolution was a 'holy grail'.

At the rate the re-designing is taking, it'll be months before KAOS10 is ready - but it should then fit on any netbooks, lap-tops, tablets and indeed most LCD screens and any modern CRT.

But it does entail a lot more scrolling around. For example I have around a million pixels on the LCD screen - but my DSLR produces pictures with more than six million pixels. Designing and programming for the LCD is a pain-in-the-a*s but gradually getting there. One thing, the 'objects' (e.g. text characters, icons, etc.) on the LCD are larger so should, in theory, aid my poor vision nowadays - but because the 'intensity' is less than the CRT I actually need my specs even more when working on the LCD. And light through 'real' glass still has that certain effect that LCDs just don't give - no wonder that churches have stained-glass windows - and cameras and refracting telescopes will probably always use glass lenses to focus light onto the film/sensor/mirror. It's also noticeable that eltronic viewfinders on cameras are inferior to optical viewfinders (especially on SLRs).

Allan

Big Al

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After much tweaking I've got the LCD looking ok - even the colours aren't bad now. I do miss the [much] higher resolution of the CRT, but in redesigning for the LCD I've (amazingly) actually added more stuff to the multi-media suite - even though I've had to get rid of loads of buttons and use a lot more menus instead. But I've also taken the opportunity to improve the project and also add more features and actually improve the visual design. So the LCD (and it's smaller resolution) has actually helped a lot and the project should now run ok on almost anything from a netbook upwards - without requiring the user to have insanely high screen resolutions.

Allan

PS Reed can you send me an email as I've lost your email address.

Big Al

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Always look on the sunny-side, eh? :)

The address is rkimble at the domain microplastics.com.

Cheers!

Reed Kimble - "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all"

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Web Access 2010 Requery based off of ComboBox

I have a combobox that updates a query and changes a report I am outputting. The combobox updates the query fine on Access 2010. When I bring it to the Sharepoint site, it no longer works. It says I have a invalid reference. I could use some help on how to fix this.

Thanks!

-T

Content Access Account in Search

Hi All,

Well we have configured a search server,everything is fine but when we try to initiate the crawl,it gets stopped and we get following error in crawl log.

"Search couldn't access the resource as the password is changed. Please reset the password and try again"

though all necessary precautions have been taken in terms of the content access account.

Immediate help would be highly appreciated.

Reply:

You need to update the service account password. Refer http://blogs.technet.com/b/seanearp/archive/2011/01/25/updating-passwords-on-sharepoint-2010.aspx

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Reply:

Thanks for the reply.

But i have changed the password several times,just the crawl says "starting" and then goes "idle".

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Reply:

Hi.

Did you checge the password in the 'Default content access account' setting in Search Administration to mirror the new password? This is what crawl uses to access content, if the account password has changed then you will have to change the password here as well.

Regards

Thomas Balkeståhl - Technical Specialist - SharePoint - http://blog.blksthl.com
Download the SharePoint Branding Project here

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Hi Thomas & senthil,

yes i did the changes there as well i dont know whats going wrong.??

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Reply:

Hi.

If you have any special characters in the password, try to have a password without the spacial characters and see if it works then. Not at all sure that this is the problem but I have had problems with too complex pasword, secure but if complex in the wrong way, not compatible.

Try it at least.

Regards

Thomas Balkeståhl - Technical Specialist - SharePoint - http://blog.blksthl.com
Download the SharePoint Branding Project here

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"Item was not crawled because of a password change.update password and retry crawling."Above is the error i see from begining.

And i am not using too complex passwords.

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Reply:

Hi again. More things to try...that should help either solve it or narrow down what the issue is.

Error: Item was not crawled because of a password change. Update password and retry crawling.

-Verify that the Search Server user account has permission to read and write to the content database.
-Make sure that the domain accounts used for Search and for Crawling are not disabled or set to 'Require password change at first logon'
-You can also check the accounts by trying to run something under that ID/PWD, such as Notepad. Simply hold shift down when you right click on a shortcut to notepad and select "Run as Different User" and then enter the credentials. If there is a problem with the accounts themselves, this should show you what it is.
-If the above works properly then you might need to make sure that your crawl account has Read permissions to the site in the Web Application Policy in Central Admin

Good luck

Regards

Thomas Balkeståhl - Technical Specialist - SharePoint - http://blog.blksthl.com
Download the SharePoint Branding Project here

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Reply:

Error: Item was not crawled because of a password change. Update password and retry crawling.

Verify that the Search Server user account has permission to read and write to the content database. You may have to create a unique user on the content server for this purpose.

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You may have to create a unique user on the content server for this purpose.

why do i need to create another user?

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Help trying to get FIM 2010 DL management to work

Hello,

I am trying to get a basic demo of FIM doing Exchange self service DL management working and it's just not playing.

I have built the servers as per the FIM instructions below, I have the FIM portal all working and can go in and now create a DL, but whilst it does say the DL has been completed groups are not getting created in AD, nor being stamped by Exchange (FIM has E2010 tools installed)

I have the FIMMA and the ADMA in and the only error I am getting going through the sync is during the FIMMA export where I get this below:

Is it this process when you export from FIM it then goes to create the group in AD and then then mail-enabled the object in Exchange?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee534915(v=ws.10).aspx

Changed type Markus VilcinskasMicrosoft employee Friday, June 1, 2012 12:13 AM

Reply:

Confirm you have the Sync Rule, the group object has the ERE and the Enable Provision from Sync is enabled in Tools, Options.

Your screen shot was of a Export to the FIM MA. A view of a Sync from the FIM MA would be better. Also, an export on the AD MA.

Eric

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Reply:

Hi Eric,

Thanks,

I only have inbound sync rule from AD in FIM Portal, there's nothing in the instructions about creating an export to AD? Here are some more screenshots though, but I do have the Enable Provision Sync in Tools/Options.

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Reply:

Can someone confirm that the instructions here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee534915(v=ws.10).aspx are sufficient to set-up a self service DL management demo?

It appears to be missing these export steps back to AD?

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Reply:

Hello,

You don't seem to have any exports to ADDS in your run profiles, as you noticed yourself.

Please follow the instructions found here to find out how to provision and synchronize the information back to ADDS http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff686261(v=ws.10).aspx .

Edited by Mikko Hellstén Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:22 AM correct link

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Thanks, I'm really surprised that this is not in the actual Technet article on how to do this.

That link appears to be just for security groups, are there additional steps specifically relating to Distribution Lists?

Edited by SixFooter Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:29 AM

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A security group is a "distribution list + SID".
There are no steps that are distribution list specific.

Cheers,
Markus

Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

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Reply:

Regarding your error, have you looked at this article yet?

Cheers,
Markus

Markus Vilcinskas, Knowledge Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

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Reply:

Thanks Markus. I was thinking there needs to be a step/config that tells FIM to run the Exchange tools to mail-enable the group? Which accounts need which permissions etc..

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No, thanks! Will look now.

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Right, following the above article I can now get FIM provisioning DL's to AD/Exchange. You do need to add the mailnickname as an additional attribute otherwise the update-recipient command wont work, but at least we're almost there.

I now have 2 new issues:

1.) FIM isn't adding anyone to the DL. Do I need to have inbound sync rule for FIM to be able to do this?

2.) I get the following error when attempting to modify/delete the objects? failed-creation-via-web-services/MembershipLocked/An attribute is required to complete the operation.<

Edited by SixFooter Monday, March 5, 2012 5:39 PM cleaned up

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FIM is driving me nuts!

Why can't there be a simple how to guide to get self service DL's working, you have to piece together 3 or 4 articles, all with some form typo or error with the end result that nothing works :(

For something that is such a big selling point for FIM, a simple step by step procedure would surely be warranted? Has anybody seen one, I'd even buy it!

This article purports to be a design and deployment guide, but really..honestly isn't: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645313(WS.10).aspx

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Excerpt from another W8 tech forum & fine here, too

You know the irony is 2 of the Members cited as shunning & knocking Windows 8, 2 days later are discovering it, enjoying it and praising it!

2ndly, when the Start-up settings are changed such that boot goes directly to Desktop, the "damn the (Metro) Start screen" bit, really doesn't have much clout or strength, @ all.

3rd, will avow it is strictly & solely a matter of attitude... I have (not counting months w/ the DP) running Windows 8 BETA for ONLY 5 days:
There is no issue not having the old Start Menu... there just isn't! I even grabbed a 3rd party one, after about 2 days, just curious... after a few minutes it was uninstalled due to being a distracting, unnecessary nuisance. It is so slick, quick, easy & pleasing, almost fun to fly around finding, getting to & doing things. It's actually very intuitive & User Friendly. And very little moussing.

There is no need or craving for Touch & it, certainly, is not required.

Kids will love it & I hear reports older folks are taking to it well, also. I'm 59 & it took little time, no horrid effort or caused great stress. In fact, it's made me smile & laugh, more than a few times. As in, "Oh, that's so cool" grin, chuckle.

You Pin things, enable Quick Launch, learn & use Keyboard Shortcuts... using Win8 is a joy.

And the above is w/out even, yet, mentioning anything about performance. That came pretty much be summed up in a word... WOW!!

and, of course, the CP is a beta, so was the DP & this like will not be the only beta... even the RC is beta. Nothing is non-beta 'til RTM, OEM & GA... around Sept/Oct, maybe.

My private notion... w/out having a chip on one's shoulder, being mules about going forward, listen to ppl who are using it, try it yourself but, w/ an open mind, even a sense of adventure. Take the tips & 'tricks' & travels through this OS of others to expedite, facilitate & guide your enthusiastic journey.

& lastly to repeat this again... NO, it's not like the DP. We knew it would not be. But, the difference is that the Beta is far superior to the DP. Galaxies ahead of & beyond the DP; and on that note I, for one, can't wait to see what comes next...

Cheers,
Drew

Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com

Edited by Drew1903 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 5:12 AM

Calendar Overlay

Hi,

I have created multiple views and used Calendar Overlays ..The colors are showing up..but after clicking the view from calendar Views ..It is not retaining the colors....Even after clicking view I want the same color to be shown..Instead of default green color in Sharepoint 2010.

Thanks

Reply:

When you click you'll be transfered to that view in question, so the colors and views are defined for that view only.

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Sharepoint Reporting Server

Hi all,

I am going to configure Sharepoint reporting Server for my enviroment in Windows 2008 R2 and Sharepoint 2010 with 24 GB Ram.

Should i have to go for another standalone server to configure a reporting server, Please advice.

SSA999

SSA

Reply:

Are you going to install Reporting Services in native or SharePoint integrated configuration? If in sharepoint integrated, do you have additional SharePoint licence for a standalone server? How many users are there in your enviroment? What is your expected usage of reporting services? Etc Etc ...

Marek Chmel, WBI Systems (MCTS, MCITP, MCT, CCNA)
Please Mark As Answer if my post solves your problem or Vote As Helpful if a post has been helpful for you.

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Reply:

Hi Marek can you please describe the diffrence between Native and Integrated mode.

We have around 1000 user of Sharepoint but reproting usage is not that much expected .

SSA

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Reply:

Hi Marek can you please describe the diffrence between Native and Integrated mode.

We have around 1000 user of Sharepoint but reproting usage is not that much expected .

SSA

With integrated mode you can use SSRS content types in your document libraries, reports are stored in content databases, you can use sharepoint versioning and security http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326345.aspx

Marek Chmel, WBI Systems (MCTS, MCITP, MCT, CCNA)
Please Mark As Answer if my post solves your problem or Vote As Helpful if a post has been helpful for you.

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Reply:

I think i am happy to go with Native Mode as

"In native mode, a report server is a stand-alone application server that provides all viewing, management, processing, and delivery of reports and report models. This is the default mode for report server instances. You can install a native mode report server that is configured during setup or you can configure it for native mode operations are Setup is finished."

SSA

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Reply:

Finally i configured Reporting Server successfully. Thanks alot everyone.

SSA

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How to receive a specific file name xml file from a folder in biztalk..

Example:-I have one folder that contains 4 xml files

biz.xml

sqlbiz.xml

abc.xml

xyz.xml

my requirement is to pick only (biz.xml,sqlbiz.xml) out of above 4 xml file.

Please help me

Thanks

Manoj

Reply:

Hi Manoj,

You can use the file mask property on the receive location for teh same.

Please refer below links for the details.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee253343(v=bts.10).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa578688(v=bts.20).aspx

I hope this helps you.

Thanks With Regards,
Shailesh Kawade
MCTS BizTalk Server
Please Mark This As Answer If This Helps You.
http://shaileshbiztalk.blogspot.com/

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Reply:

Hi Manoj,

in this case set the file mask to either:

*biz.xml

if you want BizTalk to process all files with the suffix biz.xml,

*biz*.xml

if you ant BizTalk to process any files with the biz word inside the filename.

hth

Paul Endras

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If this answers your question please mark it accordingly.

Edited by Paul Endras Tuesday, March 6, 2012 10:14 AM

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Reply:

Hi Manoj,

you can achieve it using the File Masking that is to be done in the console.

as shown below, create a receive port, then create receive location and in the configuration you can add the file mask as shown below.

Don't forget to mark the post as answer or vote as helpful if it does, Regards - Rajasekhar.R

Edited by Rajasekhar.R Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:07 AM

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Reply:

Hi Manoj,

As explained by other members above, You could do this by using the file mask in receive lcoation. However if you only want to pick biz.xml and sqlbiz.xml not anything like abcbiz.xml then you would need to decide the proper filter on the mask property.

As my my understanding you could use only one mask in the receive port.

If you use *biz.xml then it could pic anything which ends with biz.xml it may have abcbiz.xml also. However if you are sure that you would have only biz.xml or sqlbiz.xml files in the folder then i guess your *biz.xml will work.

It would be worth reading this "Restrictions on the File Mask and File Name Properties" msdn article for more details.

I hope it helps!

HTH

Naushad Alam

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Mails are not going in 2010 after configuring out going email settings

Out going mails are not going out from the sharepoint 2010 after spcifying server ip under out going email settings tab.Should any one know how can i go forward.

Reply:

Have a look at the SPTimerv4 service see if thats running.

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Reply:

Maybe you can add the name of the server (e.g.: exchange.domain.com) instaed of an ip.

Is Exchange 2010 the mailserver? You have to create in exchange a receive connector to accept e-mail from Sharepoint.
http://sharepointgeorge.com/2010/configuring-outgoing-email-sharepoint-2010/

This works for me.

May the source be with you!

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Unexpected reboot

Windows 2003 rebooted unexpectedly with stop error BCCode:d1 BCP1:0000000000000028 BCP1:000000000000008 BCP3:0000000000000000 BCP4:FFFFFAD987310E34 OSVer:5_2_3790 SP: 2_0 Product:274_3

Reply:

BCCode:D1 points to driver failure. Can you try to install updated drivers for all components in your server? If you have a dump file available you could use dumpchk.exe to get the driver that caused the failure so you only have to update a single driver.

Dumpchk is a command-line utility you can use to verify that a memory dump file has been created correctly. Dumpchk does not require access to symbols. You can download debugging tools for Windows products from the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/Debugging/default.mspx

Note For Windows XP, Dumpchk is located on the Windows XP CD-ROM. Install the Support Tools by running Setup.exe from the Support\Tools folder on the CD-ROM. By default, Dumpchk.exe is installed to the Program Files\Support Tools folder.

How to use Dumpchk.exe to check a Memory Dump file

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Reply:

Hey Jaap Thanks for your update, the issue is on the Windows 2003 R2 on Sun Fire X4140

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Reply:

Okay then make sure you check out the driver download on the Oracle site:

Oracle - Software Download

If possible try to run the debugchk.exe to find out which driver is causing the failure. If you can post the results of debugchk.exe on the boards I could help you by having a look at it.

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Reply:

I am waiting for Customer reply to verify that there is no issue from Hardware perspective..

Once after I verify the logs I will suggest him to run the debugchk.exe to find out which driver is causing the failure.

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Reply:

Where can I download debugchk.exe for windows 2003 R2?

Edited by Srihari Kulkarni Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:00 AM

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Reply:

The link I originally provided you with has an article that contains the download link, here is the direct link:

Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4

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Reply:

Ok i assumed debugchk.exe and Dumpchk.exe are different entity

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Reply:

debugchk.exe was a typo on my behalf, I meant dumpchk.exe

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Cannot load web service in my workstation of the reporting services which is integrated to sharepoint 2010

Our SSRS site is SSRS 2008 R2 integrated to SharePoint 2010. We can successfully load the web servicve URL (https://<OurSSRSEnvironment>/ReportServer) in any of the servers part of the farm, but when we access the same web service URL in our workstation/laptop, I am prompted to provide my domain credentials. right after providing my credentials, it only gives me a blank "white" page.

Similarly, when I press f5 of my browser, I am re-prompted to provide credentials and after doing so, only giving me a white "blank" page.

Is this a known issue? or is there something we can do to make this work.

Your immediate response is highly appreciated.

The following information could probably help:

1) we have two reporting services servers configured with the ff:

a) the ssrs site is https://<OurSSRSEnvironment>/Reports.

b) the ssrs web service is https://<OurSSRSEnvironment>/ReportServer

2) we have separate two sharepoint servers under the same farm of reporting services web servers with the ff:

a) necessary software configured to the previously stated ssrs environment.

b) the site configured (ssrs int to sharepoint) is https://<OurSSRSIntSharePoint>.

3) a database server (same farm) for holding both report server database and content database.

Changed type roel2000 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:19 AM incorrect display
Edited by roel2000 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:23 AM

[Suggestion] mstsc.exe idle when minimized

With the mstsc.exe window minimized, there's a difference between the CPU and GPU load when the remote desktop has windows open, or has all windows minimized (is showing the desktop).

With the mstsc.exe window minimized, the CPU and GPU load is between 2% and 90% (i3-350M) when the remote desktop has windows open and close to 0% when all its windows are minimized.

I suggest that mstsc.exe is idled when minimized regardless of the window activity in the remote desktop.

Thanks!

http://imgur.com/a/UyWUQ

Windows 7 x64

mstsc.exe 6.1.7601.17514

Edited by John S. Peterson Friday, March 2, 2012 3:53 PM

Reply:

Hi,

I understand that it may be useful in some specific scenarios, like yours. We will forward this usage feedback to our product group.

As you know, the design and development of our product are always based on customer requirement. Our product group will analyze this issue and also hear other customers' feedbacks to determine whether this behavior will be changed. Generally speaking, the more customers require a feature it's more likely that the feature will be able to be implemented.

You can also submit feedback to Microsoft Connect ( http://connect.microsoft.com/ ). Your feedback improving the quality and impacting the direction of Microsoft products.

Thank you for your understanding.

Technology changes life……

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Aero peek should preview pages when hovering mouse over window thumbnails in switcher interface

Aero peek should preview pages when hovering mouse over window thumbnails in switcher interface.

So user can find the app they are looking for more easily, or close a series of apps in one go

Changed type Leo HuangModerator Friday, March 16, 2012 7:45 AM suggestion

Reply:

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion.

You can also submit your suggestion on:

http://connect.microsoft.com/

Thank you for your cooperation.

Leo Huang

TechNet Community Support

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HTA to Add computer to a collection

I worked on Role based access for my Support executives.. now i wanted them to add computers to a collection, And this should work from their computer...

I searched in the net and found few of them but they required to create adminui extensions and play from there... in my case i can't create adminUI extensions....(I can create on the server if required..However the users i have 1000 plus and they don't have console installed locally and wanted to grant them the HTA)

So in nut shell I am looking for HTA to add computers to a collection...

Reply:

Here's how to create a static http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc145266.aspx and dynamic http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc145272.aspx collection.

Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de

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App Bar needs to be viewable by default, no more right-click

The app bar is hidden by default on pretty much all of the applications. I think this minimalism is taken too far. Please follow the direction of Windows Phone team. There is always clue in the WP7 to indicate that there're more options available. In fact, most of the time, the app bar on Windows Phone 7 is always visible without labels. I think the app bar on Windows 8 should be similar or identical to that of Windows Phone 7.

1. It should always be visible without the text label and with 3 ellipsis so that users can click on to see the labels (and maybe more options).

2. If it must be hidden, then there must be a thin horizontal band with 3 ellipsis to indicate that there're more options.

3. The command bar should be white icons/text on gray, white icons/text on black, or black icons/text on white. It should not be any other distracting colors. This will also make all app bars to be consistent with each other visually.

I simply DO NOT want to right-click continuously to open the app bar. Why do we must make it MORE difficult to get to the functions that we need? Please emulate the Windows Phone 7 ideas for the app bar. Take instance the Mail app's use of the app bar. To switch between the different folders within two inboxes has a crazy amounts of right-click to bring up the app bar. This is absolutely unnecessary. There's no reason why the app bar is HIDDEN by default. Why are we hiding something that's frequently used? Why do we've to right-click repeatedly to bring up the app bar. This does not make me more efficient.

Edited by kxn84 Monday, March 5, 2012 4:18 AM

Reply:

I wouldn't mind a possibility to have the app bar like on WP, where some icons shows up without description by default (ex: "all apps" on the start screen).

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Reply:

Agreed, more visual cues would be appreciated. Using the Win8 CP occasionally feels like a bad adventure game: clicking (in this case, right-clicking) all over the place just to see if anything happens.

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Reply:

I would also be happy if the app bar sticks into the "open" position if you right-click to open it once. It will only close again if I choose to do so possibly by clicking the 3 elllipsis. Microsoft has a lot of choices on making the app bar efficient. I'm afraid they're not listening simply because their instructions are showing that the user swipe up from the bottom to open the app bar. It's so annoying to having to repeated right-clicking in the Mail app.

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Reply:

I agree with you SimonT, the right hand bar with Search, Settings, Start....irritates me more I keep on moving my mouse up and down for it show

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Cannot copy list items from one list to another

I am trying to copy one list from one web to another.

The list is copied everytime but while copying items it exits with an exception and says that the field cannot be updated.

When i check in the web both lists have same number of fields with same titles but why it is still not copying the data.

foreach (SPListItem item in SourceList.Items)   {   SPListItem newDestItem = Destlist.Items.Add();     foreach (SPField field in item.Fields)   {   if (!Destlist.Fields.ContainsField(field.Title))   {   if (!Destlist.Fields.Equals(field.Title))   {   Destlist.Fields.Add(field);   Destlist.DefaultView.ViewFields.Add(field);   }   }   if (!field.Title.Equals("Title"))   {   newDestItem[field.Title] = item[field.Title];   newDestItem.Fields[field.Title].ShowInViewForms = true;   }         }   newDestItem.Update();   }   Destlist.OnQuickLaunch = SourceList.OnQuickLaunch;   Destlist.Update();   DestWeb.Update();

Above is the code i dont have any idea what the hell is happenig with this why it is not copying the items.

Anyone can suggest anything to me. having hard time with this...

kukdai

Reply:


Try below code




foreach (SPListItem item in SourceList.Items)
                {
                  


                    foreach (SPField field in item.Fields)
                    {
                        if (!Destlist.Fields.ContainsField(field.Title))
                        {
                            if (!Destlist.Fields.Equals(field.Title))
                            {
                                Destlist.Fields.Add(field);
                                Destlist.DefaultView.ViewFields.Add(field);
                            }
                        }






 Destlist.Update();SPListItem newDestItem = Destlist.Items.Add();


  


                        if (!field.Title.Equals("Title"))
                        {
                            newDestItem[field.Title] = item[field.Title];
                            newDestItem.Fields[field.Title].ShowInViewForms = true;
                        }






                    }
                    newDestItem.Update();
                }
                Destlist.OnQuickLaunch = SourceList.OnQuickLaunch;
                Destlist.Update();
                DestWeb.Update();

Rahul Sharma
http://sharepointarrow.blogspot.com/

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Restart Web application pool using Sharepoint power shell commands.

Hi All,

I used the below power shell command to restart the app pool if a web application:

Restart-WebAppPool 'Dev2010'

but I'm getting an error saying "The term Restart-WebAppPool is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script...."

Can anyone please tell me if I'm missing anything?

Thank you.

Reply:

Hi vidon,

By default, Windows PowerShell modules (i.e Web Server Administration module) and snap-ins are not loaded in Windows PowerShell.

So you need to import the module before you can use it. Try the following in powershell first.

add-pssnapin WebAdministration

Now you should be able to use the above cmdlet

//Gutke

Please click "Propose As Answer" if a post solves your problem or "Vote As Helpful" if a post has been useful to you.

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Scaned documents not saved readable

When I scan something and save it in documents or pictures and then open it, it is not readable. I get all kinds of numbers and objects scattered all over the place. Can anyone tell me how to correct this?

Reply:

Hi,

Thank you for the post.

Please elaborate more about your issue. Open doc--edit doc--run FCS scan--save doc--reopen doc?

Can you share the screenshot with Sky Drive (skydrive.live.com) to us.

Regards

Rick Tan

TechNet Community Support

Edited by Rick Tan Tuesday, March 6, 2012 6:58 AM

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Navigating Windows 8 with three easy keyboard shortcuts

Greetings - I've spent a few hours with the CP so far and have spent most of my time working on familiarizing myself with the navigation issues that so many people are complaining about. I'm not going to debate the usefulness or efficiency of Metro or how rough it is using a mouse with this OS - I just wanted to offer what I've found to be helpful when navigating throughout the OS.

Not really an acronym for anything, but QIX is all you really need to remember to get to anywhere you need to be in Windows 8.

Win+Q

Listed as the keyboard shortcut to search All Apps it also takes you to the screen where all your apps are listed (same as right-click anywhere in the Metro and selecting All Apps from the bottom menu). So if you're working in the desktop and need to find/launch another application, hit Win+Q and either type in the name of the software needed (a habit I got into on Windows 7) or simply click on it on the All Apps screen.

Win+I

This is most helpful when you're on the Desktop. It brings up, perhaps most importantly, a link to the Control Panel as well as your power settings. It also has a link to the System Info screen (now called PC Info), volume control, wireless/LAN and more. As far as I can tell this is the quickest way to shutdown/reboot your PC.

This shortcut doesn't offer much if you use it from the Metro and it's one of the few shortcuts that cannot be used from anywhere in the OS.

Win+X

Probably the most useful keyboard shortcut for IT Pros. It launches the same menu you get from right-clicking on the Metro/Start in the bottom-left hot corner. It pops up an old-school Windows menu with the following options.

Programs & Features, Network Connections, Power Options, Event Viewer, System, Device Manager, Comp Management, Disk Management, Command Prompt, Command Prompt as Admin, Task Manager, Control Panel, Windows Explorer, Search, Run, Desktop.

The only other navigation tip I have is using the Windows key to go from the Desktop to Metro and using Win+D to go from Metro to the Desktop.

So far I'm in the very tiny group that isn't appalled with Windows 8. Training my users on how to use it is a whole different animal though. I actually like the CP but I've always been a big keyboard guy and always use my mouse as little as possible though I realize that's the opposite of most end-users. I also realize that using Windows 8 with a mouse is a grueling chore with many more steps to do what needs to be done than any previous version of Windows. Finally, it seems like MS is being different and innovative for the sake of being different and innovative. I don't see how the Metro makes anyone's life easier but I don't find it as that big of a hindrance.

Changed type Nicholas LiModerator Wednesday, March 7, 2012 6:49 AM

Reply:

There are a lot of ways to get to stuff it's just finding them. Oddly I think this will affect pros more initially than average users because they use a broader set of functionality.

The shortcut for Explorer is easily recognized and it's already pinned so that's a good option for people used to right-clicking My Computer. Look at the Computer tab and you can see those functions. You know how you can put any function in Office 2010 on the ribbon and make your own tabs? The Explorer ribbon should be the same way so you can create tabs with all the functions and settings you commonly use. It should also be configurable via GPO.

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Reply:

Another thing I thought of is that MS seems to always pick poor defaults. They caved and minimized the ribbon in Explorer by default. So now you have to click the little tiny caret way on the right to expose that useful functionality that everyone will be wondering how to find.

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Reply:

There are other useful hotkey shortcuts in Windows 8 CP:

Windows logo key+C	Shows the charms and the clock
Windows logo key+K	Opens the Devices charm
Windows logo key+H	Opens the Share charm
Windows logo+W	Opens the Search charm with Settings selected
Windows logo+F	Opens the Search charm with Files selected
Windows logo key+Spacebar	Switch languages or input methods (if multiple languages or inputs are enabled)

Windows logo+Z	Open commands or options for the current app (if the app has defined some)
Windows logo key+Enter	Opens Narrator
Windows logo+V	Cycles through notifications on the screen
Windows logo key+Page Up	Moves the Start screen to the left monitor in multi-monitor setups
Windows logo +Page Down	Moves the Start screen to the right monitor in multi-monitor setups
Windows logo key+O	Turns the screen orientation lock on or off (if your PC can detect screen orientation)
Windows logo key+'	When you snap an app to one side, this toggles the focus between the apps on the screen.
Windows logo key+.	When you snap an app to one side, this moves the split to the right
Windows logo key+Shift+.	When you snap an app to one side, this moves the split to the left

Leo Huang

TechNet Community Support

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how to get scroll bar in a report

can any one give me the vb code for this

Edited by v60 Monday, March 5, 2012 5:17 AM

Reply:

Can you elaborate on your requirement? Are you rendering the report directly from Report Manager? The browser will by default include a vertical or horizontal scroll bars depending on the size of your report. This is via HTML viewer which is provided by SQL Server Reporting Services. For more information, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189387.aspx <HTML Viewer and the Report Toolbar>

If you are using ReportViewer control within your application to display report, you can check a similar thread with more details: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sqlreportingservices/thread/71e01e3d-59ef-4ee2-b652-a8b31ce38a13/

Hope this helps..

Chaitanya( Twitter | Blogs )

Any documentation bug? Tell us about it at Connect. Please feel free to add any community comments in any of the MSDN/technet articles.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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VMWARE Workstation

I have been unable to setup a vmware 4.1 Win 8 guest.

I tried upgrade and clean install.

It completes and fails when it boots with an unclear HAL error.

Has anyone resolved this? Or is it because its a preview?

Many thanks in advance

Bill

Bill Dora (mcse,cne,ccna)

Reply:

Are you sure 4.1 is the version of VMWare Workstation you are running?

That's a very old version and doesn't support running Windows 8. You

need the very latest to run it. (Version 8.)

Bob Comer - Microsoft MVP Virtual Machine

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Reply:

Sorry I was not clear.

his is 4.1 server exsi

Not the workstation version.

Thanks anyway

Bill Dora (mcse,cne,ccna)

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Reply:

Ahh, okay, that makes sense -- it didn't sound right.

You might want to make a new thread with that in the title instead of

Workstation.

I haven't tried ESXi in a long time so I don't have any advice on that,

but you probably can get a pretty good answer from VMWare's forums.

Bob Comer - Microsoft MVP Virtual Machine

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Reply:

Hi,

The following posts discussed a similar issue, you can refer to:

What works, what doesn't
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w8itprovirt/thread/c408f6a8-0140-48e6-a517-6a42c8743058

Installing Windows 8 Server beta in VMware
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserver8setup/thread/cc3b40ab-c4d8-49e7-ab07-a506d6dd2ac1

Vincent Hu

TechNet Community Support

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Features I would like to see improved in Windows 8

Features I would like to see improved in Windows 8

Secure in saying... <-- wee pun

Found 1

Can there be good news?

Sure, I'll byte

Windows authenticaion in Windows XP & IE8

Calendar App

Issue discovered in FIM Update Rollup 2 tabular functions feature

SCHannel 36887, NAP 15 & 17 errors

Should remote management scipts be written to start with creating here-strings?

CodeMeter Runtime

Systemwide spellchecker and hyphenation built directly into Windows instead into single applications

SCOM 2012 RC and SCSM 2012 RC install on same server

Please Reply -Sync outlook with calendar view list for a group of people using sharepoint 2010

Flash website issue with certin website(s) features

Lync Study Material

FE server master and slave

Discuss Planning Guide for Infrastructure as a Service

Thinking about working on an Office module for Codeplex (for backward compatability) - Anyone interested?

Newer is NOT always better

Regards,

Web Access 2010 Requery based off of ComboBox

Web Access 2010 Requery based off of ComboBox

Content Access Account in Search

Help trying to get FIM 2010 DL management to work

Excerpt from another W8 tech forum & fine here, too

Calendar Overlay

Sharepoint Reporting Server

How to receive a specific file name xml file from a folder in biztalk..

Mails are not going in 2010 after configuring out going email settings

Unexpected reboot

Cannot load web service in my workstation of the reporting services which is integrated to sharepoint 2010

[Suggestion] mstsc.exe idle when minimized

Aero peek should preview pages when hovering mouse over window thumbnails in switcher interface

HTA to Add computer to a collection

App Bar needs to be viewable by default, no more right-click

Cannot copy list items from one list to another

Restart Web application pool using Sharepoint power shell commands.

Scaned documents not saved readable

Navigating Windows 8 with three easy keyboard shortcuts

how to get scroll bar in a report

VMWARE Workstation

Setup is Split Across Multiple CDs