MIS Technology

SBE backup to a network share on a remote USB HDD

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:22 +0000

Categories: FAQs

What to do when you want to back up to an external (USB) hard disk on a remote server inside your local network? SBE does not accept a mapped drive. You will need to access it as a network share. Create a network share on the destination server’s external hard disk Create a folder on the external hard disk. Configure Network and Sharing and share this folder to specific people. To do this, right click on the folder -> Share with -> Specific people. Add

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What to do when a VM refuses to be deleted

admin — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:09 +0000

Categories: FAQs

You try to delete a VM client from the Hyper-V Manager, but it fails. It says: “An error occurred while attempting to delete the virtual machine”. What should you do? Open Events Viewer (Custom Views –> Roles –> Hyper-V). You will see a list of errors. Take note of the Virtual Machine ID of the latest error where the event source is Hyper-V-VMMS. Open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the path %systemroot%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Virtual Machines (Note: “ProgramData” is a hidden folder. Use Control Panel -> Folder Options ->

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Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 support ends on April 8, 2014

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:31:58 +0000

Categories: MISTECH Buzz

Microsoft has announced that it is ending support for the 10-year-old Windows XP and Office 2003. This means that by April 8 next year, there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, and free or paid support. Also, there will be no new, upgraded nor updated applications for Windows XP. Your business’ computer network will be vulnerable to security risks, which may compromise your valuable business data. If your business is still using these products, then it is time to seriously consider migrating to

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Live backup of virtual machines using Symantec Backup Exec 2012

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:10:47 +0000

Categories: FAQs, MISTECH Buzz

Virtual machines (VMs) have become a boon with small businesses, even here in Metro Chicago. With VMs, small businesses are able to maximize limited IT budget to expand the computer systems supporting their businesses’ growth. As providers of managed IT services, we needed to find ways to backup not only the content of their VMs, but their whole virtual machines. Traditional ways of duplicating whole servers, physical and virtual, require taking the machine offline. However, we needed to backup their VMs while running. We needed

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Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall: Silent Efficiency

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:17:01 +0000

Categories: MISTECH Buzz

Last month, during Christmas season, we started testing Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 300 on our network. Our senior Network Engineer set it up using the firewall’s out-of-the-box default options. He warned us that the month-long test was about to begin, and that we should be prepared for the firewall’s initial learning period, where we would teach the firewall which emails to whitelist or not. Being the Christmas season when emails from various sources peak, I prepared for the worst. Well, it was anti-climactic. The

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How to import contacts from an .NK2 file into Outlook 2010

admin — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:00:29 +0000

Categories: FAQs

Unlike Outlook 2002/2003/2007, Outlook 2010 no longer uses .NK2 files to cache email addresses for its AutoSuggest/AutoComplete feature. Instead, it now stores these addresses in a Suggested Contacts folder. When you upgrade to Outlook 2010, the .NK2 file is automatically imported when you start Outlook 2010 for the first time. However, when you will use a new computer, or create a new mail profile, you can import the .NK2 file this way: Copy your current .NK2 file from the following folder: Windows Vista and Windows 7

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How to Configure FTP User Isolation in IIS 7.5 on Windows 2008 Server R2

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:01:31 +0000

Categories: FAQs

This guide shows how to use the FTP User Isolation feature of IIS to control access privileges of FTP users. This guide also shows how to create and control access of two user types: domain user and local user. Requirements: IIS 7 must be installed on the Windows 2008 Server, and the Internet Information Services Manager must be installed. The new FTP service must be installed. Creating an FTP user First create a user account. It is important to establish what type account to use:

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Sage 100 ERP 2013 to be released this December

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:00:10 +0000

Categories: MISTECH Buzz

The latest release of Sage 100 ERP will be coming out this mid-December. Main feature and functionality enhancements of Sage 100 ERP 2012 are in: Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable; Bank Reconciliation; Inventory Management; Paperless Office; Sage CRM; Intelligence Reporting; and Credit Card Processing through Sage Exchange Highlights include the following: Reduce time navigating through the system using customizable Visual Process Flows; Simplify the process of matching invoices using the expanded vendor invoice number field; Experience the increased flexibility of Credit Card processing through Sage Exchange

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Blocking users from sending and receiving external emails

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:45:32 +0000

Categories: FAQs, MISTECH Buzz

There are times when a company requests us to block certain users from receiving or sending emails to external addresses, for various reasons. One of the ways to accomplish this, especially for our managed services, is by using transport rules. How to create a rule to block a user/group from sending emails outside of the company: Launch Exchange Management Console. Go to Organization Configuration -> Hub Transport. Click the Transport Rules tab. Click the New Transport Rule on the Actions pane to create a new

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MAS 100 ERP Tax Table Updates

admin — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:17:32 +0000

Categories: MISTECH Buzz

There are important updates to federal tax calculations and to some states, including Illinois that will affect your business. Sage has incorporated these changes into the Sage 100 ERP (formerly Sage MAS 90 and 200) 2013-Q1 Tax Table Update (TTU). This Sage update will be ready for download starting on December 17, 2012. This update will be available for the following versions: 4.3.0.18+, 4.4, 4.5, and 2013. Contact us to help you update your Sage 100 ERP. For more information, please follow this link.

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