Restore Favorite Folder and/ or Unread Mail in MS Outlook

Restore Favorite Folder in Outlook

for Outlook 2010

First Close the MS Outlook application and then click start and paste the below command in search field and press enter:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\outlook.exe" /resetnavpanel

Or you may click Window key + R and execute the above command.

Tips: windows key 

for Outlook 2007

First Close the MS Outlook application and then click Start >> Run "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" /resetnavpane

check if the favorite folder has come back or else in Outlook 2010 do the following as indicated with arrow marks:

In Outlook 2007 click View >> Navigation Pane >> Favorite Folders

this will turn favorite folder to display back properly.

Restore the Unread Mail Folder in Outlook Application

The "Unread Mail" folder is MS Outlook's default Search folder. It contains a count of the number of mails that are unread in the configured e-mail account. Sometimes, it may happen that this search folder would not be displayed or you might have accidentally deleted it. If so, you can easily Restore the "Unread" mail and display again.

In Outlook 2007

1. click the File menu, point to New, and then click Search Folder.

2. In the Reading Mail section, click Unread Mail.

3. click OK.

Shortcut to open the New Search Folder dialog box: Press CTRL+SHIFT+P (for both Outlook 2007 & Outlook 2010)

OR  do the selection as seen  

Now the Unread Mail will be visible under Search Folders. You may now add "unread mail" to the Favorite Folder by a right click and options available as seen below:

or 'Add to Favorite Folder' in Outlook 2007

that's it.

Legal Notice before you get to Windows Logon prompt

Adding the legal framework notice on corporate systems.

 

open registry and locate for System under Policies

(Computer\HLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System).

Make sure you backup the System registry folder before making changes.

i)  Right Click from System folder and Select New – String Value. Name it as legalnoticecaption. DoubleClick to modify the Value Data and name it Legal Notice.

ii) Right Click from System folder and Select New – String Value. Name it as legalnoticetext. DoubleClick to modify the Value Data and enter the following text:

 

This Computer System and Network is sole property of your company name full (companyshortname) and may be used only by companyshortname employees for official purposes. Any sort of unauthorized use of this system is strictly prohibited and may be subject to criminal prosecution. Users should have no expectation of privacy as to any communication on or information stored within the companyshortname systems and network. The companyshortname reserves the rights to monitor any activity or communication on the system and retrieve any information stored within the system. By accessing and using this computer and network, you are consenting to such monitoring and information retrieval for law enforcement and other purposes.

this can be very well be added at domain security policy level.

 

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RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 1+0 explained

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, originally known for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks.

Most commonly used RAID levels:

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 5

RAID 10 (also known as RAID 1+0)

In all the explanation below:

• A, B, C, D, E, F - represents blocks.
• p1, p2, p3 - represents parity.
• Parity - an error protection scheme which is a widely used method in information technology to provide fault tolerance in a given set of data.
• Strip - chunks of data are spread across multiple arrays, possibly all the drives in the system.

RAID LEVEL 0

RAID 0 – Blocks striped. No Mirror. No Parity.

Key points:

• Minimum 2 disks.
• Excellent performance ( as blocks are striped ).
• No redundancy ( no mirror, no parity ).
• not recommended to be used with critical systems.

RAID Level 1

RAID 1 – Blocks Mirrored. No Stripe. No Parity.

Key points:

• Minimum 2 disks.
• Good performance (no striping. no parity).
• Excellent redundancy (as blocks are mirrored).

RAID Level 5

RAID 5 – Blocks Striped. Distributed Parity.

Key points:

• Minimum 3 disks.
• Good performance ( as blocks are striped ).
• Good redundancy ( distributed parity ).
• Best cost effective option providing both performance and redundancy. Use this for DB that is heavily read oriented. Write operations will be slow.

RAID Level 10

RAID 10 – Blocks Mirrored. Blocks Striped.

Key points:

• Minimum 4 disks
• Also called "stripe of mirrors"
• Excellent redundancy ( as blocks are mirrored )
• Excellent performance ( as blocks are striped )
• If you can afford the dollar, this is the BEST option for any mission critical applications (especially databases).

Detailed explanation on RAID levels @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels

VMWARE VMDK to HyperV VHD

wonderful free converter to switch from vmware storage to hyperv storage.

I could convert vmware machines (server 2008 R2/ SQL 2008 R2) to hyperV machines using 2Tware convert software without any hassles. After the hard-disk conversion, bring the machine online for which the process of attaching the vhd file remains same.