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Thanks to: http://blogs.technet.com Problem: Exchange Management Console in Exchange 2010 will not open and references a server that is down or has been removed from the environment. Error Verbiage: Initialization Failed The following error occurred while attempting to connect to the specified Exchange server 'exchange.contoso.com': The attempt to connect to http://exchange.contoso.com'/powershell using 'Kerberos' authentication failed: Connecting to the remote server failed with the following error message : WinRM cannot process the request. The following error occurred while using Kerberos authentication: The network path was not found. Resolutions: Method 1: Close all MMC/EMC instances before proceeding. Open Registry Editor (regedit) as the user you run the EMC under. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\v14\AdminTools Look for value NodeStructureSetting. If it is there, back it up and then remove it. Method 2: Close al

Thanks to: http://4sysops.com Defining the restriction One important thing to keep in mind is that Microsoft made it MUCH easier to control removable drive access in Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy. If you need to restrict USB drives on earlier client operating systems (including Windows Vista), then one of the following links should prove helpful to you: How can I prevent users from using USB removable disks (USB flash drives) by using Group Policy (GPO)? Group Policy..Block USB HOWTO: Use Group Policy to disable USB, CD-ROM, Floppy Disk and LS-120 drivers Step-by-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation Using Group Policy Now then: from one of your Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers or from an administrative workstation, open the Group Policy Management Console and link a new GPO to the appropriate target (domain, OU, etc.). Within the Group Policy Editor, navigate to \Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Sy

Thanks to:  http://prajwaldesai.com In the previous posts we have seen  Installation ,  Configuration ,  Managing  and  troubleshooting  the WSUS server. In this post we will see how to configure client side targeting in WSUS. When you configure the Group Policy settings for WSUS, use a Group Policy object (GPO) linked to an Active Directory container. The container contains the computers for which the updates are to be deployed. In Client side targeting you use Group Policy objects (GPOs) to add computers to computer groups. Client side targeting is required when you might have multiple GPOs linked to several organizational units (OUs), which enables you to have different WSUS policy settings applied to different types of computers. On the Domain Controller we will create a OU called  Workstations . We will move a client computer called  CLIENT  into the OU. Login to the WSUS server. Launch the  WSUS Console . Click on  Computers . A new windows pops up, under  General

Thanks to:  http://prajwaldesai.com/ Troubleshooting WSUS 3.0 SP2 on Windows Server  – In the post we will see steps to troubleshoot WSUS 3.0 SP2 related issues. We will see the most common issues related to WSUS 3.0 SP2 and their resolution. In the previous posts we have seen Installation ,  Configuration ,  Managing  the WSUS 3.0 SP2. Before we start troubleshooting WSUS issues, lets take a look at some of the log files created by WSUS server. WSUS Log Files  -WSUS setup creates the following four log files that can help you diagnose problems with setup. These log files are located in the  %temp%  folder of the user who installed the WSUS software. WSUSSetup.log : The status of each of the component installations that are performed during WSUS setup is logged to this file. You can check this log to see whether any component installation failed. If you see a failure, check the corresponding log to see what went wrong during the installation of that component. WSUSSetupMs

Thanks to:  http://prajwaldesai.com Managing WSUS 3.0 SP2 on Windows Server  – In this post we will see managing the WSUS Server, generating reports, we will also explore all the options in the WSUS console. In the previous post we saw the  installation  and  configuration  of WSUS 3.0 sp2 on windows server. What exactly is WSUS synchronization  – During synchronization, a WSUS server downloads updates (update metadata and files) from an update source. It also downloads any new product classifications and categories. When a WSUS server synchronizes for the first time, it downloads all of the updates that were specified in the synchronization options. After the first synchronization, a WSUS server downloads only updates from the update source, metadata revisions for existing updates, and expirations to updates. On the  WSUS Server,  login with user account  wsusadmin , Click  Start , click  All Programs , click  Administrative Tools , and then click  Windows Server Update Servi