27
May
2015
Unable To Launch Legacy Java Applications With Java 7.x Installed ISSUE You are unable to launch older Java applications with Java 7 Update 45 or higher installed. Java application may show “Application Blocked For Security” message box in web browser with text similar to “Failed To Validate Certificate. The Application Will Not Be Executed. Publisher: […]
14
May
2015
Power Shortcut Is Missing On Windows 8.1 Metro Screen ISSUE The power shortcut is missing on Windows 8.1 Metro Screen (sleep, shutdown, restart options). APPLIES TO Windows 8.1, Surface Pro 3 CAUSE This is an informational article. RESOLUTION You must add a registry key to correct this issue. The key is located at : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell […]
2
April
2015
Hosted E-mail – Local Outlook Junk E-mail Filtering Microsoft Outlook offers a SPAM prevention feature called ‘Junk E-mail Filtering’ – it’s built into the product and offers a few settings “No Automatic Filtering”, “Low”, “Medium”, “High” and “Safe Lists Only”. Although this feature may be useful for personal residential based accounts, when using DNS Texas […]
9
March
2015
Setting A Reliable Time Server For Your PDC Emulator ISSUE You need to set an authoritative time server on your PDC emulator and make it remain a reliable time source for your domain. APPLIES TO Windows Server 2008/2008r2/2012/2012r2. The authoritative time is configured only on the PDC emulator for your domain. The other domain controllers […]
10
February
2015
Remove UM Language Packs For Service Pack Upgrade ISSUE You are trying to install a service pack on Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging server and receive an error that you need to remove certain language packs before the service pack can be installed. APPLIES TO Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 CAUSE This issue is caused by the […]
29
January
2015
Java 7 Downloads Archive ISSUE You need an older copy of Java 7 to support legacy applications. APPLIES TO Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2008R2, Server 2012, Server 2012R2 CAUSE SUN has abandoned Java 7 and is currently forcing updates to Java 8.x – this […]
27
January
2015
POODLE Vulnerability In IIS – Windows ISSUE More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POODLE SSL “POODLE” vulnerability disclosed in September 2014. Allows for man-in-the-middle type data loss, which takes advantage of internet and security software clients fallback to SSL 3.0. This attack is not as serious as Heartbleed and Shellshock attacks that also hit earlier in 2014. This article […]