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MIX 11: Hardware-accelerated HTML5, IE9 & Mango

Posted over 2 years ago

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Last March 2010 @ MIX 10, we (MS) announced Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud Development. Also MS released first platform preview for Windows Internet Explorer 9, highlights commitments to jQuery, OData, expanded support...
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Download: Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1

Posted over 2 years ago

by Deva [MSFT]
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Here we go… you can download the latest released Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Issues that are resolved in the update is published @ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2529939 .
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Exchange Server Protocol docs

Posted over 2 years ago

by Deva [MSFT]
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You can find the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RTM Protocol technical documentation set provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft protocols and extensions to industry-standards or other published protocols that are implemented and...
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What you mean by Recommended vs. Supported vs. Deprecated vs. Deemphasized?

Posted over 2 years ago

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When we talk to customers they want to know what is the difference between Recommended, Supported, Deprecated and deemphasized means. This is already well explained in Patrick’s what unsupported mean article. In simple terms, “Recommended vs. Supported...
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Exchange Server 2010 Architecture and its feature set

Posted over 2 years ago

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You can download the following PDF file - a poster, which highlights the architecture and feature set of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Apart from showing the high-level architecture, it highlights the feature set of Exchange Server 2010 and sections...
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Download: Exchange Server 2001 SP1 standalone help

Posted over 2 years ago

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You can download a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help, which may help you plan, deploy and manage your Exchange 2010 SP1 organization.
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Windows Phone: How to get first Windows Phone update?

Posted over 2 years ago

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…my Windows Phone first update? This first update for Windows Phone is designed to improve the software update process itself. How to update? You’ll need to connect your phone to your computer and update it using either...
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How to:Get MAPI Header and library files

Posted over 2 years ago

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Want to get and install MAPI header and library files? MAPI header and library files are included as part of the Microsoft Windows SDK. Once you have installed Microsoft Windows SDK, you can access MAPI header files by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008...
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Download: Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Posted over 2 years ago

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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. It also provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing...
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MFC MAPI: How to view GAL entries

Posted over 2 years ago

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You can download the latest MFC MAPI utility to view GAL entries, which uses the Messaging API to provide access to MAPI stores through a graphical user interface. Try the following steps: 1) Open MFC MAPI utility. Select Session menu and select “Logon...
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"MAPI_E_FAILONEPROVIDER" when you try to connect to a mailbox on an Exchange 2010 from an Exchange 2003 server

Posted over 2 years ago

by Deva [MSFT]
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Recently one of my customer updated that when he tried connecting to a mailbox that is located on a Exchange Server 2010 from Exchange Server 2003 by using a custom MAPI/C++ application. But it failed and it thrown the following error message: ...
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Installing Ubuntu 10.10 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Posted over 2 years ago

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I used the following steps to install Ubuntu (10.10) version in the my Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V machine. 1) Created a new Hyper-V machine 2) Downloaded the latest Ubuntu ISO . You can notice few options on this page: (a) Download Desktop Edition...
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@ DevConnections 2010

Posted over 3 years ago

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Listen or watch the latest series of Bytes by MSDN as 17 influential community members and Microsoft developers, interviewed at DevConnections 2010 , talk about user-experience, the cloud, mobile, and a variety of additional topics that they are...
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Bytes by MSDN Interview: Visual Studio 2010 and IntelliTrace

Posted over 3 years ago

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One of the most talked about features in Visual Studio 2010 is IntelliTrace. Dave Mendlen, Senior Director at Microsoft, and Tim Huckaby, founder of InterKnowlogy, cover the latest and greatest with Visual Studio 2010, including LightSwitch, Intellitrace...
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Windows Phone 7 Sales: 1.5 million units sold @ first Six weeks

Posted over 3 years ago

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According to Achim Berg, Corp. Vice President of Business and Marketing, Windows Phones, Windows Phone manufacturers sold over 1.5 million phones in the first six weeks . It shows the customer momentum and retail presence. The Sales figures shows that...
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Feedback: Go Live, VS 2010 SP1, .Net Framework 4 KB2162169 Beta

Posted over 3 years ago

by Deva [MSFT]
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We are pleased to declare that Visual Studio (VS) 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta and the .NET Framework 4 KB2162169 Beta will be supported as a “go live” release. This means that this software has met high standards of quality for a pre-release, and we are...
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Book review: Programming Windows Phone 7

Posted over 3 years ago

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Are you the Windows Phone 7 developer or want to know how to create WP7 apps? Then this book is meant for you. To give you a sense of this offering, here is Charles’s Introduction—beneath that you’ll find the ebook’s full Table...
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Security/Privacy: How safe are you while you browse web?

Posted over 3 years ago

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Do you know the new feature “Tracking Protection” of Internet Explorer? It is the new privacy feature in Internet Explorer 9 designed to help keep third-party websites from tracking your Web behavior. With Tracking Protection, consumers can...
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Why using Custom Outlook forms and HTTP scenarios not recommended?

Posted over 3 years ago

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In Outlook, custom Outlook forms are not supported for use with HTTP-based mail services (such as Microsoft Hotmail). Outlook does not prevent you from using custom form features if you are using an HTTP-based mail service. However, some features do not...
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How to: Configure Outlook Social Connector for Facebook?

Posted over 3 years ago

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If you had followed my previous blog post , downloaded and installed Outlook Social Connector (OSC) for Facebook, you can have a look at this video: If you want to configure just follow the steps to configure it: Once you install the download, restart...
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Review: Microsoft Outlook Social Connector (OSC) Provider for Facebook

Posted over 3 years ago

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Do you use Facebook, look forward to integrate with Outlook and change your existing world? Yes, you can can connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything...
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How to: Determine which Microsoft .Net Framework version and service pack installed?

Posted over 3 years ago

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This is one of our frequent question: How to determine which version(s) and service pack level(s) of the Microsoft .NET Framework are installed? You can use the registry information below to determine which version(s) and service pack level(s) of the...
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How Microsoft Product Activation works?

Posted over 3 years ago

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To reduce software piracy and to make sure that all Microsoft customers receive the product quality that they expect, Microsoft is now including product activation technology in several products. Product activation is a simple, straightforward process...
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Download: EWS Managed API 1.1

Posted over 3 years ago

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If you use EWS (Exchange Web Services) Managed API 1.0 or 1.1 beta, then its time for downloading its latest update: EWS Managed API 1.1 (Version 14.02.0051.000) The Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) Managed API 1.1 provides a managed interface for...
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EWS: Delegate can’t cancel meetings in organizer's calendar & throws “ErrorItemNotFound”

Posted over 3 years ago

by Deva [MSFT]
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Earlier I created a delegate in a Exchange Server 2007 environment. I tried creating, sending and then updating meeting requests for the organizer by using Exchange Web Service (EWS). However, the operation does not work if the delegate tries to cancel...