Administration

DST 2007: I rebased appointments and nothing moved!

It’s natural to question what the rebasing tools did – after you rebased items, they didn’t seem to move them! Appointments show up in their correct time slots. Wasn’t this what you wanted to see – appointments appear in their correct time slots? :) I’ve covered this in a previous post titled “DST 2007: Understanding […]

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DST 2007: Script to export Calendar items (before you rebase!)

MIIS (Microsoft Identity Integration Server) MVP Jason Sherry recently shared this script to export Calendar items, which should come in handy to export items from the affected “extended” DST period, before you start rebasing items. In case something goes wrong during rebasing and appointments are off by an hour or two before or after their […]

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DST 2007: Updating Front-End Servers

Another common question related to the DST updating process: do I need to do anything on my Front-End Exchange servers? Front-End servers do need the Feb. 2007 Cumulative Time Zone Update (KB 931836), and the Exchange CDO patch (KB 926666 for Exchange Server 2003 SP2, KB 931978 for Exchange Server 2003 SP1). When do we […]

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DST 2007: Heading into the weekend… list of relevant links

Some of us will probably be working on DST 2007 issues over the weekend. Here’s a list of some quick links to get you to relevant web pages for Microsoft KBAs, downloads, and BlackBerry DST 2007 resources. (My list of DST 2007 posts can be accessed from the navbar link on the left side of […]

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DST 2007: Clarification on using /ONLYCREATEDPREPATCH option

Update on the previous post titled “DST 2007: Hotfix for Outlook Calendar Update Tool“, and the patched Outlook Calendar Update Tool (KB 933146) from PSS. KB 933146 states:We recommend that you do not use the /ONLYCREATEDPREPATCH command-line option with the Exchange Calendar Update Tool (MsExTmz.exe). The /ONLYCREATEDPREPATCH command-line option uses the local operating system as […]

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Where is TZMOVE.EXE?

Just installed the Outlook Calendar Update Tool and can’t locate it in the Windows Start menu (All Programs, or in the Microsoft Office program group)? After installation, the tool starts running and shows the start-up screen. If you’ve already run it once or chose to run it at a later time, here’s where you’ll find […]

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DST 2007: Hotfix for Outlook Calendar Update Tool

As noted in previous post titled “DST 2007: Understanding what needs to be done and how to do it“, Microsoft has released a hotfix for the Outlook Calendar Update Tool (aka “Time Zone Update tool for Microsoft Office Outlook”). This addresses some key issues mentioned in the previous post, and adds some new command line […]

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DST 2007: Understanding what needs to be done and how to do it

As we head closer to March 11, which is when the extended Daylight Savings Time kicks in – 3 weeks earlier this time, thanks to the Energy Policy Act, here are answers to some more commonly asked questions. This is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to DST 2007 (at least as of writing) […]

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DST 2007: Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool and Outlook Cached Mode

This seems to be a source of confusion judging from the questions asked in the few Microsoft webinars/conference calls I attended throughout last week on the DST 2007 issue, and the webinar held by Zenprise on Friday that also covered guidance about updating BlackBerry devices and BlackBerry Enterprise Server for DST 2007: do I need […]

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DST 2007: Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool v2.0

For those glued to the DST 2007 issue, this may not come as a big surprise, but judging by the questions I had at this morning’s webinar held by Zenprise for DST issues, apparently not a lot of folks are aware that version 2.0 of the Exchange Calendar Update Tool is now available on microsoft.com. […]

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