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After repairing or installing FAX on SBS 2008
When we try to add Fax account Under Tools in Windows Fax and Scan
Click on connect to Modem
we get the error

Cause

The error message is misleading
Even though the user maybe a member of the SBS Fax Administrators group.
This due to User Account Control 

Resolution / workaround

Launch the Windows Fax and Scan as the administrator
we are able to complete the configuration (i.e. Run as Administrator)

The Microsoft Terminal Services Client ActiveX control (also known as Microsoft RDP Client Control) Is ActiveX is component offered by the server  This is a downloadable ActiveX control provides nearly the same functionality as the full Terminal Services Client, but is designed to deliver this functionality over the Web. The ActiveX control does not come installed as part of any Windows client system. Instead, clients obtain the control from web servers that offer terminal services. The configuration process that enables an IIS server to provide terminal services involves installing on the server a file containing the control. The server then delivers this file to any client system that needs it, and the client installs the control

When trying to browse remote web workplace hosted on a Small business Server 2008 we get the following error

VBScript: Remote Desktop Connection

The wizard cannot configure Remote Desktop Connection settings. Make sure that the client version of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 6.0 or later is installed on this computer.

When we verify the version of mstsc .exe 6.0.6001.18000 however when we check the add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer 7 it show

  Microsoft RDP client Control ActiveX control     (Msrdp.ocx)

This is terminal services client add-on for Remote Desktop Protocol 5.0 as per the above mention error message we need Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 6.0 or later when we install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) The Microsoft Terminal Services Client ActiveX control is already includes this ActiveX control and installs it by using the Mstscax.dll file. By default, this ActiveX control is disabled in Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).  

if we disable Microsoft RDP client Control ActiveX control (Msrdp.ocx) add-on we get the error as follows:

VBScript: Remote Desktop Connection

The Microsoft Terminal Services Client ActiveX control (also known as Microsoft RDP Client Control) is either not available, or is not enabled. For more information about installing and enabling this ActiveX control, see the Microsoft TechNet Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=103719).

do backup the favorites in Internet explorer

Reset the Internet Explorer Settings to defaults

Regsvr32 Mstscax.dll located in %Windir% \system32 

Close all open all instances of Internet Explorer

Try browsing Remote Web Workplace now The Microsoft Terminal Services Client ActiveX control should be offered by the server install this ActiveX

1. First, you have to determine the Storage-Repository-UUID:

xe sr-list

-> write down / take note of SR-UUID of the SR to delete

2. Find the corresponding Physical Block Device (PBD):

xe pbd-list sr-uuid=your-SR-uuid

-> write down / take note of PBD-UUID of the PBD to unplug and delete

3. Unplug the PBD:

xe pbd-unplug uuid=your-PBD-uuid

4. Delete PBD:

xe pbd-destroy uuid=your-PBD-uuid

5. Delete the association of your SR and the PBD:

xe sr-forget uuid=your-SR-uuid

Hope that helps.

Best regards,

John

1.Open the Active Directory Users And Computers management console.
2.Navigate to the organizational unit wherein the new contact should reside.
3.Select the organizational unit.
4.Click the Action menu and select New and then Contact.
5.Provide a name for the contact.
6.Provide a display name for the contact. This name will be used in the Active Directory Global Catalog. Click Next.
7.Enable the Create an Exchange Email Address checkbox on the New Object page.
8.Click Modify.
9.Create the external SMTP email address where messages are to be forwarded to. Click Next.
10.Verify the information displayed on the Summary page.
11.Click Finish.

1.Open the Active Directory Users And Computers console.
2.Navigate to the organizational unit wherein the new contact should reside.
3.Select the organizational unit.
4.Click the Action menu and select New and then Contact.
5.Provide the details for the new contact and click Next.
6.On the Email page, provide the alias for the contact.
7.Select the Create an Exchange Email Address checkbox so that an email address is created for the new contact.
8.Click Modify.
9.Select the SMTP Address option.
10.Provide the fully qualified Internet email address that should be used for the new contact.
11.To override the default Internet mail message formats, click the Advanced tab.
12.Click OK.
13.Click Next and then click Finish.

1.Click Start, All Programs, Microsoft Exchange, and then select Exchange System Manager.
2.Exchange System Manager opens.
3.In the left pane, right-click the storage group container and select New and then Mailbox Store from the shortcut menu.
4.On the General tab, provide the database name, default public store, and the offline address list to use.
5.You can also enable message archiving and specify whether clients support S/MIME signatures and whether plain-text should be displayed in fixed-sized font.
6.On the Database tab, provide the location the database locations.
7.On the Limits tab, specify the message storage limit, the deleted items policy, and the deleted mailbox policy.
8.On the Full-Text Indexing tab, specify the frequency at which the full-text index is updated or rebuilt.
9.On the Details tab, specify which configuration information needs to be manually inputted by administrators.
10.On the Policies tab, specify the system mailbox store policies for the mailbox store.
11.Click OK.

How to create storage groups
1.Click Start, All Programs, Microsoft Exchange, and then select Exchange System Manager.
2.Exchange System Manager opens.
3.In the left pane, right-click the Exchange server and select New and then Storage Group from the shortcut menu.
4.In the Properties dialog box which opens, in the Name textbox, provide a name for the new storage group. This is the name that will appear in Exchange System Manager and in the Active Directory Users And Computers management console.
5.In the Transaction log location box, provide the location for storing the transaction logs. Click the Browse button to navigate to the location.
6.In the System path location box, provide the location for storing temporary files. Click the Browse button to navigate to the location.
7.In the Log file prefix box, the specific log file prefix is automatically assigned by the Exchange server.
8.Enable the Zero out deleted database pages checkbox to have all deleted data removed from the drive.
9.The Enable circular logging checkbox should not be enabled.
10.Click OK.

1.Open the Active Directory Users And Computers console.
2.Proceed to select the user account objects that should be modified.
3.Using the Exchange System Manager menu, click Action and then select Exchange Tasks.
4.The Exchange Task Wizard starts.
5.On the Exchange Task Wizard Welcome page, click Next.
6.Select the Configure Exchange Features option. Click Next.
7.Select the Exchange features which should be enabled or disabled.
8.Select either the Enable or Disable tab and then change the options accordingly. Click Next to proceed.
9.Review the displayed summary information.
10.Click Next. Click Finish.

1.Open the Exchange System Manager.
2.Select the Exchange server that will run the Mailbox Manager tasks.
3.Click the Action menu and select Properties.
4.Click the Mailbox Management tab.
5.Select the Start Mailbox Management Process option if you want to specify one of the predefined schedules.
6.If you want to create your own schedule, click Custom.
7.Select the Reporting option to send a report to the administrator account indicated on the Administrator tab.
8.Select the Administrator option if you want to specify the administrator account to which reports should be sent.
9.Click OK.