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WCF WCF stands for Windows Communication Foundation. A communication-oriented set of APIs and a “runtime” inside .NET to make two (or more) systems talk to one another. It basically replaces ASMX (ASP.NET web services), .NET remoting (object remoting) and a few other communication-related API’s and products in the .NET space. It can and should be used any time two systems …
Custom Generic Logging for WFC WebServices Read MoreWe have had a few people ask us how we wrap our code snippets on this site with the yellow background. This is a very simple piece of code using the <pre> function. You can customise it as much as you like with different fonts, sizes, colours and borders but this is our default to get you started: <pre style=”border: …
WordPress – Code snippet display Read MoreIf you want to export a users set of contacts from Exchange directly into a PST file using Powershell, then you can run this command using Exchange Management Shell (EMS): export-mailbox -id User1 -includefolders ‘contacts’ -pstfolderpath C:User1.pst Where: User1 = the mailbox that you want to export from C:User1.pst = the PST filename where you want to export to COMMENTS If …
Exchange – Export Contacts to PST using Powershell Read MoreWe have recently been asked to report on Google Earth installations within our SCCM environment. So, as we were already collecting the EXE file information within our hardware inventory, we could make use of the SoftwareFile data in the SCCM SQL database. Also, having spent some time Googling a query for Google Earth, we found that there were not many solutions …
SCCM SQL Query – Google Earth Installs Read MoreWe are delighted to say that this post is our 1000th post to be published on TechyGeeksHome. Just a few years ago we started this blog site as a place to store information for ourselves just as a reminder more than anything but as more people started to view our guides we pushed forward and started to post many more …
Our 1000th Post! Read MoreMimecast have now released version 7.0.1762.17740 of their Outlook Client. To push this out using SCCM or Group Policy, we recommend using the MSI command below: msiexec.exe /i “MSOInstall.msi” /passive /norestart What this will do is to firstly run the installer, then the /passive will show a basic user interface without user interaction, but will stop and show the error …
Mimecast Outlook Client 7.0.1762.17740 Released Read MoreIf you are using a print server you may find that you come across an error when trying to connect a end user to a printer stating: Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer This is caused when the print driver is updated or a new driver is created on the print server and stops the end user from adding the …
Windows cannot connect to the printer Read MoreMicrosoft have released the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 version 1.2. There does not seem to be much information on what is updated in version 1.2 and we have installed it and cannot find any differences either, maybe just some security flaws fixed. You may also notice that DHCP is not included, but you can get the DHCP console …
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) v1.2 for Windows 10 Released – Full Download and Installation Guide Read MoreWe have teamed up with CDKeys.com to offer our site visitors a great discount on Assassin’s Creed Unity on the Xbox One console. You can now order a digital download code for Assassin’s Creed Unity for just £1.99 – all you have to do is click the link below and process payment. You will then receive the download code to claim on your …
Assassin’s Creed Unity – £1.99 Offer Read MoreSkype version 7.30 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …
Skype v7.30 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreIf you are looking for HP driver packs then you can use the HP Driver Pack Matrix below: Notebooks & Tablets Windows 10 64-bit Windows 8.1 64-bit HP Elite x2 1012 G1 Tablet HP Elite x2 1012 G1 Tablet with Travel Keyboard sp77863.exe (Updated: 2016-10-07) – HP EliteBook 1030 G1 Notebook PC sp77666.exe (Updated: 2016-10-07) – HP EliteBook 1040 G3 Notebook …
HP Driver Pack Matrix Read MoreIf you are using a Shoretel telephony system then you probably are aware of the pain of getting voice recording prompts into the correct format for use with the system. You may also struggle with getting people to record the messages you require unless you go out to a professional recording service. However, text to voice has come a long …
Shoretel – Create Text to Speech Recordings in Correct Format Read More
