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SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan and Edwin Joseph] SBS 2008 includes a brand new...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 07/01/2009
SBS 2008: Introduction to Remote Web Workplace
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan and Moloy Tandon] Just as it was in SBS 2003,...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/25/2009
Update Services in SBS 2008
[Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan] SBS 2008 includes the Update Services...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/23/2009
SBS Migrations: Troubleshooting Moving Public Folder Replicas
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre] We are seeing quite a few calls where public...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/21/2009
Common Remote Web Workplace (RWW) Connect to a Computer Issues in SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre, Damian Leibaschoff, and Justin Crosby] The...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/19/2009
SBS 2003 to 2008 Migration Best Practices Post Has Been Updated
We have updated the SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration Best Practices blog post with a few new...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/18/2009
Server & Tools Business Exec Discusses State of IT, Answers Your Questions on June 23
Are you interested in hearing about how other IT pros are reacting to economic conditions and where...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/18/2009
How to Configure the RWW Timeout
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett] There are two places you can do this (copied...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/15/2009
Error While Installing SQL 2005 Express on SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby, Shawn Sullivan, and Mohammed Sabir Chandwale]...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/11/2009
How to Change the CompanyWeb Timeout in SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett] The CompanyWeb site in SBS 2008 is configured...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/09/2009
OWA on SBS 2008 Incomplete / Corrupt / Red X
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] We have noticed a few cases where customers are...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 06/01/2009
SBS 2008 Fax Routing to Email Fails with "The following error occurred: 0x80040211"
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Rod White] Customers are currently seeing issues where SBS...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/28/2009
No Exchange Mailbox Created for New Users in SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Kim Oehmichen] We have recently seen a few cases where...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/27/2009
Windows 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 2 Available Now
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby]Windows 2008 SP2 and Vista SP2 has been...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/26/2009
Repair Microsoft Exchange Server Roles on Windows Small Business Server 2008
Repair steps for Exchange 2007 on SBS 2008 have been posted to the SBS TechCenter. These steps cover...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/21/2009
Cannot Reply To Old Emails Or Modify Old Calendar Items After PST Mail Migration
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre and Justin Crosby] Note: This article has you...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/21/2009
BITS, IAS, VSS and RRAS May Stop Responding on SBS 2008 With a Particular NIC Driver
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby and Damian Leibaschoff] We are investigating an...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/18/2009
Installing Windows 7 in a SBS 2003 Environment
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby]If you want to use...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/14/2009
Files in Companyweb are Opening Read-Only After SBS 2008 UR2
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of the Rod White, Chris Puckett, Damian Leibaschoff, and Justin...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/07/2009
SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 (KB 960911) Installation Failure
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of the SBS Support Team] When you attempt to install SBS 2008 UR...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/07/2009
Event 2436 for SharePoint Services 3 Search
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Eric Sun] You may experience SharePoint Search issue when...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/07/2009
Companyweb Inaccessible After Sharepoint 3.0 Service Pack 2
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of the SBS Support Team] After installing Sharepoint 3.0 SP2 (KB...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/06/2009
SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration to a Different Domain Name
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Wayne McIntyre and Justin Crosby] There are many reasons why a...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 05/01/2009
SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 Released (KB960911)
Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 Update Rollup 2 is now available on Microsoft Update and...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/29/2009
SVCHOST May Spike the CPU
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff, Justin Crosby and Chris Puckett] You may...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/25/2009
MS09-012 and ISA Server Standard Edition 14109 Failures
If you cannot start ISA on SBS after installing MS09-012 and receive "Event ID 14109: (The ISA...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/20/2009
TS Gateway Service Not Started After Restart in IIS Manager
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett]When you select the server and click Restart in...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/20/2009
Authentication Issues Accessing Companyweb from the Server Itself after 963027 or Windows 2008 SP 2
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Ketan Thakkar, Manish Kapoor, Chris Puckett, and Justin...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/17/2009
How to Backup, Restore and Re-link Group Policies in SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Ed Walters] Some of the steps in this post have been taken...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/16/2009
SBS Support Team Receives Community Award
At the recent MVP Summit in Redmond Washington, the Microsoft CSS Support team for SBS and EBS was...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/09/2009
One Server Does Not Fit All Webcast
What: Part 1 of a webcast series on ‘How to Invest in the IT Infrastructure You Have While...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/02/2009
Installing the IIS SMTP Service on SBS 2008 Breaks Mailflow
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan] Exchange 2007 is not designed to co-exist with...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 04/02/2009
SBS 2003 BPA Has Been Updated
The configuration file for the SBS 2003 BPA has been updated with new rules. Some of the new checks...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/31/2009
Requirements for Installing SQL 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff] Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/23/2009
SBS console crashes when duplicate entries from AV products are written into Security Center
We have seen some cases where the SBS Console crashes over and over every time you open it. It has...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/12/2009
Upcoming 5W/50 Webseminars
Check out these upcoming web seminars: Title Date 5W/50 Series - How can the Microsoft Office Client...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/10/2009
SBS 2008: IAMW (Internet Address Management Wizard) Screencast
Peter Gallagher and Damian Leibaschoff have created a Screencast covering the SBS 2008 IAMW. You can...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/09/2009
Hyper-V Certificate Expiration and Resolution
The Windows Virtualization team has blogged about a certificate error that can occur resulting in...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/03/2009
Error 0x80004005 When Accessing /EXCHANGE or /PUBLIC Virtual Directory
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby, David Santamaria, and Damian Leibaschoff] Users...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 03/02/2009
What Username and Password Do I Need to Use for Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) in SBS 2008?
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan] The method in which the Directory Services...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/27/2009
Known Issues After Installing IE 8 on Small Business Server 2008 and the Vista Clients That Are Joined to the SBS Domain
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of the SBS SE Team] This article lists the known issues and their...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/24/2009
SBS 2008 Will Not Perform an Online Backup of Exchange if LCR or SCR is Enabled
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan] SBS 2008 Backup is not designed to work with...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/23/2009
The Network Policy Server Service (IAS) Fails to Start or be Installed
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff and Wayne McIntyre] We have seen some cases...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/20/2009
How to Send Email from the Internet to Sharepoint on SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Shawn Sullivan] We have been receiving a number of inquiries...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/20/2009
How to Install SBS 2008 CALs
We have been receiving several support calls on how to install SBS 2008 CALs. In SBS 2008 you do not...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/19/2009
5W/50 Series - Virtualization for the SMB 2/20/2009
Heard the buzz around Virtualization, but not sure how it fits into your offering? Do you think...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/19/2009
SBS 2008 Migrations from SBS 2003 – Keys to Success
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Chris Puckett, Damian Liebaschoff, Mark Stanfill, Justin...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/19/2009
Outlook 2007 Out of Office Feature May Be Out of Office
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of John Bay] If you are using Outlook 2007 with an SBS 2008...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/16/2009
How to Add 32-bit Print Drivers to SBS 2008
[Today's post comes to us courtesy of John Bay] If you try to connect to a printer that is shared on...
Author: SBS Bloggers Date: 02/13/2009