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February 2006 - Posts

  • Rename Quick Flags in Outlook

    I use the Quick Flags feature in Outlook a ton, and have a different purpose for all five colors. Only problem is that Outlook only knew them as Red Flag, Blue Flag, etc.

    This Office Online document shows how you can sort of rename these flags to better suit your needs. It isn't quite what has been promised in Office 2007, but it will have to do for now.

    Posted Feb 28 2006, 10:22 PM by Tom with 1 comment(s)
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  • Outlook Folder Size

    If you are concerned about the sizes of your folders in Outlook, take a look at this cool Outlook add-in. It provides you with folder information textually and graphically and also lets you create alerts so that you know when a folder is reaching a specific size.
    Posted Feb 01 2006, 10:06 PM by Tom with no comments
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  • Terminal Server Sessions Take 60 Seconds to Log Off

    Awhile back I helped a client setup a Windows Server 2003 to run as a dedicated Terminal Server for an accounting application.

    I configured a GPO (Group Policy Object) that would automatically launch the application when a user logged in, and then would also force the user's Terminal Server connection closed when they exited out of the application.

    After a few weeks, the client told me that it was no longer working. The application was launching automatically just like it should, but when users exited out of the app the Terminal Server connection remained open and sitting at a blank screen.

    A quick Google Groups search helped me find that this was a known problem when Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 is installed.

    The problem has to do with the fact that SP1 launches two instances of userinit.exe at logon. One of these instances is there for the sole purpose of performing Certification Auto Enrollment and can take up to 60 seconds to complete. If a user tries to close out of their Termianl Server session prior to this process completing, the session will remain open at a blank screen.

    There is a Citrix KB article that describes both the problem, and a solution. You can create a GPO for the Terminal Server users to simply disable Certification Auto Enrollment when connecting through a Terminal Server session.

    So far, this has resolved my  issue.

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