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Adding Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to a Pool on a Subdomain

Written by: Lee Kohn

Let’s say you want to install Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 onto a subdomain (i.e. installing OCS onto a domain such as lab.domain.net instead of domain.net).  If you are logged in as a domain administrator on the subdomain, you will get access denied errors when the installer attempts to write information into the top-level

Office Communicator 2007 R2 Missing Registry Key

Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez

I love technology, however, when someone forgets to add very simple comments, it drive me crazy. Today, I needed to figure out how to add a Custom Tab onto Microsoft’s Office Communicator 2007 R2. According to the documentation provided by Microsoft, it is a very simple process Configuring Context-Sensitive Custom Tabs http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb963929.aspx Step 1: Define

Mostafa Elzohgbi presenting at Microsoft’s 2010 MVP Summit

Written by: Daniel Nguyen

MetroStar Systems is pleased and proud to announce that our team member, Mostafa Elzohgbi, will be presenting at Microsoft’s exclusive 2010 MVP Global Summit which takes place February 16-19, 2010 at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Mostafa’s presentation will cover both C# and Sharepoint with his session titled “LINQ in Sharepoint 2010 Development.” He will

Windows Phone 7 Series

Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez

Earlier this week, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft unveiled “Windows Phone 7 Series“.  This new phone, which Microsoft is targeting to unleash by the 2010 holiday season, will take a stab at the iPhone and its market by providing a completely new user experience (a Zune HD like experience) extensive integration with

Surface SDK and Windows 7

Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez

I recently upgraded my computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7.  And while setting up my computer, I discovered that the Microsoft Surface SDK only works on Windows Vista. I am not going to lie, but I was very disappointed and could not see why the SDK could not work on Windows 7. Hence, I went ahead and searched

Please wait while Setup finishes determining your disk space requirements

Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez

.MSI files can act strangely at times. Causing us to explode in anger as to why it decided that it must check your disk for space requirements. Is this a sign that I must take a break and get a cup of coffee? Hence, I clicked on “Return” on the above message and took a

Corporate Culture and Collaboration in Community

Written by: Tanya Hilleary

It is amazing how much one can learn in a month after being immersed in an environment. I’ve learned  that while our SVP of Business Development can salsa, it’s the Bhangra music and rhythms that get my new colleagues on the dance floor at a company party. I’ve learned that, true to its name, if