How to Search Email Address in Active Directory

Once in a while when you try to assign a new email address to a user account, you encountered a specific email address you would like to assign has been taken. In a small Active Directory environment, the task to find an email address is easy, but if what if your environment consisted of thousands of accounts?

Here is the simplest way to find an email address that has already been assigned to a user account.

1. Go to Active Directory User Computer
2. Right click your Domain and select Find
3. Under the drop down menu of Find, select Custom Search
4. Under the drop down menu of In, select Entire Directory
5. Click on the Advanced tab, then type

proxyaddresses=smtp:emailaddress@yourcompany.com 

Note: change 'emailaddress' with email address you'd try to search and replace 'yourcompany.com' with your domain.

Microsoft Offers Free Windows 8 RTM

Two weeks ago Microsoft announced that Windows 8 has reached Release to Manufacture milestone. As promised, Microsoft released the finale version to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. However, 90-day evaluation copy of Windows 8 RTM is also available for everyone to download.

Unlike the versions distributed via TechNet and MSDN to paying subscribers, the evaluation expires after 90 days of use. At that time, Windows 8 blackens the desktop background, displays a persistent notice that the OS is not genuine. Then, Windows 8 shuts down the PC every hour without giving the user a chance to save works in progress. When the evaluation period expires, users will have to replace it with a purchased copy or another operating system, and reinstall all applications, other software and files.

Microsoft Drops "Metro Style" Description

Microsoft has decided to drop the term "Metro Style" or "Microsoft Metro" for its tiled interface of the upcoming official release of Windows 8. The now familiar colorful layout and built for touch-interface will remain, but without a branded name. 

Here’s Microsoft’s official statement:

"We have used Metro style as a code name during the product development cycle across many of our product lines. As we get closer to launch and transition from industry dialog to a broad consumer dialog we will use our commercial names."

Rumor has it  to the reason of sudden description changed is the possibility of legal threats by German retail company, Metro AG. Due to this sudden description change, Microsoft has not had the time to announce a new name. For now it's simply "Windows 8-sytle UI".

Office 2013 Consumer Preview Released

Microsoft's CEO, Steve Balmer, unveiled the next generation of Office suite during a press conference in San Francisco, California. Office 2013 is available for testing in a public Consumer Preview for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Office 2013 will be available for both tablet PC and traditional computers.

How to Add Internet Search in Windows 7 Start Menu

In Windows 7 you can enable default Internet search function of your default browser in Start Menu.

1. Run GPEDIT.MSC from Search programs and files box
2. Go to User Configuration then select Administrative Templates
3. Double click Start Menu and Taskbar
4. On the right pane, edit Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
5. Select Enable then click Apply

How to Fix Incorrect Time in Windows 2008 Domain Controller

Here is the command line to fix computer time synchronizing problem in Windows 2008 Server.

1. Go to Command Line with Administrator privilege
2. Type the following command w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:pool.ntp.org
3. Then w32tm /config /reliable:yes
4. w32tm /config /update
5. w32tm /resync
6. net stop w32time
7. net start w32time

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect" When Click Link in Outlook

When clicking on a hyperlink in Outlook, you get this message : "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer." and your Windows 7 or Vista computer has just uninstalled Google Chrome. Uninstalling Google Chrome does not remove the registry value of HTM/HTML association key. The following steps will fix the error.

STEP 1: Set Internet Explorer as your default program

1. Go to Default Programs from your Menu
2. Select Set your default programs
3. Click on Internet Explorer on the left hand side
4. Then click on Set this program as default

STEP 2: Restoring HTM/HTML registry key

1. Type Regedit in Search programs and files
2. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.html
3. Right click on the value of the .html and select Modify
4. Change the value from ChromeHTML to htmlfile
5. Click OK to accept it.