Paul Gilbride

Sharepoint – VMWARE

Run SharePoint Server on VMware vSphere – The Best Platform for Windows for Uptime and Recoverability SharePoint provides business-critical services to organizations worldwide. SharePoint deployments are multi-tier and rely on multiple servers and services, and often grow explosively as workgroups learn to harness capabilities for collaboration, workflow, content management and publishing. VMware vSphere facilitates rapid growth, andContinue reading “Sharepoint – VMWARE”

AV – Some Options for when your “INFECTED” — AHHH !!!!

First Aid

Location of NK2 files of Outlook.

The location of the NK2 file of Outlook The location of the NK2 AutoCompelete file created by Outlook might be different from one computer to another, depending on the operating system and the version of Outlook. Here’s the rules for finding the location of your NK2 file: For Outlook 2003/2007 with Windows 2000, Windows XP,Continue reading “Location of NK2 files of Outlook.”

Using nlite to slipstream Images.

Slipstreaming drivers in to your Windows installation can either make your Windows install super simple or just make it possible. Most modern SATA and RAID controllers need specific drivers for Windows to see and use the hard drive, and with most newer computers not having a floppy drive and most unable to use a USBContinue reading “Using nlite to slipstream Images.”

Whiltelisting in Forefront

Fix corrupt outlook profiles or check for troublesome add-ons in Outlook.

Start>Run>outlook.exe /cleanprofile – This should fix any broken or missing reg entries for outlook Start>Run>outlook.exe /safe – Runs Outlook in default mode without running other 3rd party Apps.

Manually configure Outlook for Office 365 Exchange Online

For many reasons, you might want to manually configure Outlook to work with Office 365.

Here are some obstacles you may encounter:

You don’t have the Office 365 Sign-in assistant available.
No Autodiscover record published.
You’re working on Outlook 2003

This link shows you how to do it:

PowerShell Script to set all passwords to be the same in Office365

Create a CSV file with the following format: UPN,Password mary@mycompany.ie,Ireland1002* save it as resetuserpassword.csv $LiveCred = Get-Credential $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $LiveCred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection Import-PSSession $Session Connect-Msolservice Import-CSV “c:\users\pgilbride\desktop\resetuserpassword.csv” | foreach {Set-MsolUserPassword -userPrincipalName $_.UPN -NewPassword $_.Password -ForceChangePassword $false1} Obviously change the location above (in bold) to be that of yourContinue reading “PowerShell Script to set all passwords to be the same in Office365”

How to setup Web Filtering logging on Fortinet Firewall

There are two ways to have a web filtering report. Both of them require that you enable on the firewall policy under Policy – Policy – Policy section on FortiGate GUI the checkbox Log Allowed Traffic. Then you have to go on UTM Profiles – Web Filter – Profile section and flag the checkbox LogContinue reading “How to setup Web Filtering logging on Fortinet Firewall”

Add multiple members to a distribution group in O365

To create bulk distribution groups at one time, and add multiple members to each distribution group, please take to the following steps: 1. Install and configure Windows PowerShell. 2. Connect Windows PowerShell to Exchange Online. ========= Create bulk distribution groups at one time 1. Prepare a CSV file to import multiple distribution groups, and store it inContinue reading “Add multiple members to a distribution group in O365”