Category Archives: Tips

Customize Outlook Web App themes in Exchange 2010 sp1

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

Customizing themes for OWA requires understanding the changes Exchange 2010 sp1 has done with theme management and the addition of new themes. OWA Theme selection (about 28 themes to choose from): Customizing all these themes would be painful. Thankfully you can … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 sp1 Mailbox export to PST

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

In Exchange 2010, Outlook was required to be installed on the server in order to export a mailbox to PST. This is no longer the case and the MailboxExportRequest commandlet runs without any additional requirements after the install of Exchange … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 sp1 OWA password reset

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Exchange 2010 sp1 contains the reset user password feature in Outlook Web App, but it’s disabled by default. (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb684904.aspx) To enable this feature, make the following changes on all CAS servers in your environment: In registry editor, navigate to: HLKM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchange … Continue reading →

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Outlook 2010 thumbnailPhoto in Active Directory

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

While testing Outlook 2010 on Exchange 2010, I found the GAL now supports photos (out of the box… almost) Requirements (GAL Photos in Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010): Outlook 2010 (Note: Exchange 2010 OWA doesn’t retrieve AD photos). AD forest upgraded to … Continue reading →

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Show passwords behind asterisks in browsers

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

I found this little script that when pasted into the address bar, it will reveal the password hidden behind the ***** for the current page. Tested in the latest versions of Chrome, IE and FF. You might get a security … Continue reading →

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