#AD FS - Can't install Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell

In order to install Windows Azure Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, you must have Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant version 7.0 or greater installed on this computer.

Cause:

.NET Framework 3.5 Features.

Solution (Method 2 preferable) 

Method 1:

1. Go to regedit, navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\MSOIdentityCRL
2. Double click on MSOIDCRLVersion, change value from 7.250.4303.0 to 7.250.4551.0
3. Install Windows Azure Directory Module.
4. Change back the value from 7.250.4551.0 to 7.250.4303.0
5. Restart Computer.

Method 2:

http://ms.darrenongpt.com/2015/07/connect-msolservice-fail-unable-to.html

#O365 - Create Microsoft O365 Office ProPlus Offline Installer

1.    Office Deployment Tool

1.1.  Download Office Deployment Tool

Download here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36778

1.2.  Install Office Deployment Tool

a)      Create 2 new folders on C: drive. Name it as O365 Pro Plus_32 and O365 Pro Plus_64

b)      Run the office deployment tool.

c)       Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms.

d)      Extract to C:\O365 Pro Plus_32                                   

     

1.3.  Edit Configuration.xml file

a)      Open C:\Office Pro Plus_32\configuration.xml

b)      Edit the file as below. <Configuration>

<Configuration>

  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" >

    <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">

      <Language ID="en-us" />

    </Product>

  </Add>

  <Updates Enabled="TRUE" />

  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />

  <Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="1" />

</Configuration>

** If 64 bit, change <Add OfficeClientEdition="32" > to <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" >

For XML Configuration Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/jj219426.aspx

2.    Microsoft O365 Pro Plus Installer

2.1.  Download the Installer

a)      Open Command Prompt, run the command as below:

setup.exe /download configuration.xml

b)      An office folder will created automatically. (It will take few minutes to hours to complete. Office -32 about 0.9GB, Office 64-bit about 1.1 GB)

c)       Once completed, you will have the content as below. 

2.2.  Installation

a)      Create a .bat in same directory with where you extract the office deployment tool.

   

b)      Content of .Bat file as below:

c)   Run the .BAT file.

#Windows Server 2012 - How to add other workgroup server manage in server manager

Fail to add workgroup server to server manager.

Error: Configuration refresh failed with the following error. The metadata failed to be retrived from the server due to the following error: WinRM cannot process the request. The following error occurred while using Kerberos authentication. Cannot find the computer servername. Verify that the computer exist on the network and that the name provided is spelled correctly.

Solution:

1. Login to the management server.
2. Run the Windows Powershell as Administrator.

3. Type:

• Set-Item wsman:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts Servername -Concatenate -Force.

4. Open Server Manager, select Add other servers to manage.

5.  Select DNS, and then enter the server name/IP that you want to manage. Click > to add the server.

#install 64 bit printer driver in 32bits OS (ntprint.inf)

You can copy ntprint.inf from any 64bits OS.

1. On 64bits OS, go to C:\Windows\winsxs\
2. Copy the folder similar below to the 32bits OS.
    amd64_ntprint.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_9926a270d1526b79

3.  Browser the ntprint.inf from the folder.

#Hyper-V - Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Machine - The chain of virtual hard disk is corrupted

Error: The chain of virtual hard disks is corrupted. There is a mismatch in the identifiers of the parent virtual hard disk and differencing disk

Cause: Mount VM's VHD that VM with snapshot(s) with Disk Image Tool.

Resolution:

1. Go to the settings of the VM. Select the hard disk and click on Inspect. 

2. Click on Reconnect. 

3. Browse and select the parent VHD. Check the Ignore ID mismatch. Then, check finish.

4. Repeat the step to other VHD if have. 

5. After reconnected. Power on the VM, Windows scan disk will run. Let it finish the scan. It may take time.

6. Log in to windows as usual. Done

Hope this will help.

#Lync 2013 - management power shell hang, black screen or not working

Lync 2013 management power shell hang, black screen or not working.

Resolution/workaround:

1. Run Windows management power shell, follow with command below.

    Import-Module Lync

2. Now you can run any Lync command on windows management shell.

*Try to restart server after the command. Lync management shell should work now. 

#Lync 2013 - Object reference not set to an instance of an object

Lync 2013 Prepare Forest failed.

Error:

Resolution:

Run the following parameter in Lync power shell management.

Enable-CsAdForest -GroupDomain domain.local -GlobalSettingsDomainController dc.domain.local -GroupDomainController dc.domain.local -GlobalCatalog dc.domain.local

OR

Enable-CsAdForest -GroupDomainController dc.domain.local -GroupDomain domain.local