Unified Communications

Communicator 2007 – cannot synchronize address book

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When this error is seen in the Communicator 2007 and Communicator 2007 R2 client, it can be a number of issues. Here’s a few steps to check: Validate the password for the service account (RTCComponentService) used on the AppPool “LSGroupExpAppPool” Make sure the AppPool is started “LSGroupExpAppPool” Make sure the default website running the /Abs – application has a SSL certificate applied and that it’s responding on port 443 (https) Shut down and restart the …

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Communicator 2007 and Outlook 2007 integration error

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Error seen in Communicator 2007 R2: There was a problem connecting to Microsoft office outlook. Your profile is not configured correctly. contact your system administrator with this information. It can be solved in several ways: Make sure the default Outlook profile matches the “profile” = e-mail used for signing into OCS, equal your sip address: Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindows Messaging SubsystemProfiles Change DefaulProfile to your default profile name (Control Panel > Mail > Profiles)   Or …

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Forefront Security for OCS available

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Microsoft has released Forefront security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) as RTM. FSOCS provides fast and effective protection against IM-based malware for OCS 2007 and OCS 2007 R2 environments by including multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners. FSOCS also helps reduce corporate liability by blocking instant messages containing inappropriate content. This release includes: 64bit support Support for OCS 2007 R2 Support for OCS 2007 Enterprise Edition server roles Integration with OCS 2007 Access Edge …

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OCS 2007 R2 – fresh install – Monitoring service fails to start

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I’ve seen this a few times during the installation of OCS 2007 R2, the “Office Communications Server Monitoring Agent” wont start, it immediately stops, with no real errors on screen or in the event log. Error that pops up, on screen: “some services stop if there is nothing to do”. Reason, it’s because the pre-requirements for Monitoring Service is not meet, it needs the Microsoft Message Queuing Service (MSMQ). If you need the Monitoring Service, …

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