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In Windows 7   Microsoft decided to disable the ability to copy profiles to the Default profile using this classic method. In fact, the only profile you can copy from is the “Default” profile itself! This prevents you from customizing a profile, and copying it anywhere. There is a piece of software that will enable this button again. Simply download "Windows enabler"( it s a freeware Utility you can download it from internet) and start it as system administrator (right click on programs symbol) on the box where you want to copy the local user profile to the roaming profile. Go to the system tray and activate the "windows enabler". Now the "copy to" button gets enabled once you click on it.

From  Outlook client: Press Alt+F11 which will open the VBA window.  In the left pane, navigate to Project1-MS Outlook Object and double-click 'ThisOutlookSession'. Paste the code into the window in the right pane. Press the green arrow button to execute the code. Script Sub FixCopy() Dim calendar As MAPIFolder Dim calItem As Object     Set calendar = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").GetDefaultFolder(olFolderCalendar)         Dim iItemsUpdated As Integer Dim strTemp As String iItemsUpdated = 0 For Each calItem In calendar.Items     If Mid(calItem.Subject, 1, 6) = "Copy: " Then       strTemp = Mid(calItem.Subject, 7, Len(calItem.Subject) - 6)       calItem.Subject = strTemp       iItemsUpdated = iItemsUpdated + 1     End If     calItem.Save Next calItem MsgBox iItemsUpdated & ...

Compacting the AD DS database NTDS.DIT improves performance. The improvement varies depending on amount of changes to the database. Stop "Active Directory Domain Services" (also stops the services below) -File Replication Service -Kerberos Key Distribution Center -Intersite Messaging -DNS Server ntdsutil ntdsutil: activate instance ntds Active instance set to "ntds". ntdsutil: files Service "NTDS" is running. Stop the service before binding to this Active Direct ory database. ntdsutil: files file maintenance: compact to c:\temp Initiating DEFRAGMENTATION mode... Source Database: C:\Windows\NTDS\ntds.dit Target Database: c:\temp\ntds.dit Defragmentation Status (% complete) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| ................................................... It is recommended that you immediately perform a full backup of this database. If you restore a backup made before the defragmentation, the database wi...

   ntdsutil ntdsutil: activate instance ntds Active instance set to "ntds". ntdsutil: semantic database analysis semantic checker: help ? - Show this help information Check Quota - Integrity-check quota-tracking table Get %d - Get record info with given DNT Go - Start Semantic Checker with No Fixup Go Fixup - Start Semantic Checker with Fixup Help - Show this help information Quit - Return to the prior menu Rebuild Quota - Force asynchronous rebuild of quota-tracking table Verbose %s - Turn verbose mode on/off semantic checker: verbose on Verbose mode enabled. semantic checker: go fixup Fixup mode is turned on Opening DIT database... Done. Done. ......Done. Writing summary into log file dsdit.dmp.0 SDs scanned: 91 Records scanned: 3470 Processing records..Done. Elapsed time 3 seconds.

You may want to create a child domain and then delegate the Domain Name System (DNS) namespace to a domain controller located in this child domain for any the following reasons: ·          Added DNS servers can reduce network traffic. ·          Added DNS servers can provide redundancy. ·          Active Directory namespace delegation and DNS namespace delegation remain consistent, simplifying your overall namespace design. Global catalog and domain records exist only in parent (root) DNS server. Manually Create a Delegation for the Child Domain on the Parent (Root) DNS Server Right-click the root zone, click New Delegation, and then click Next. Type the domain name for the child domain, and then click Next. Add the child DNS server to host the new zone, and then click Next.NOTE: A domain controller that is a DNS server shoul...

Turn off the virtual server. Open the "Virtual Machine Properties" panel by right-clicking on the virtual server, and go to the "Options" tab. Select the "Memory/CPU Hotplug" option on the left pane. Select "Enable Memory hot add for this virtual machine" and press "OK." Right-click on the Virtual Machine and select "Virtual Machine Properties." Go to the "Hardware" tab and select "Memory" on the left tab. Change the amount of memory on the right tab when the Virtual Machine needs it.

 Windows 2008 R2 introduces the Active Directory Recycle Bin Feature in addition to a number of other enhancements and features . Before we begin, we need to ensure that we have met the minimum requirements allowing you to enable the Active Recycle Bin.  In summary, your Domain Forest Functional Level needs to be at least Windows 2008 R2.  More information can be found in the following TechNet article; http://technet.microsoft.com/tr-tr/library/dd379484(WS.10).aspx Now that we have met those requirements, we need to run the following command on the AD Domain controller where the Schema Master Resides.  If you are not sure where the Schema Master role resides, follow the below TechNet article on How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003. On the Schema Master Domain Controller, run Start / Administrative Tools /  Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell. Type in the following command; N.B replace yourdomain.com with...