Debugging Web Server issues resulting in HTTP 1.1 500 Server Error

On Server Side: Enable IIS Web Page Debug Logging: Enable Debug Mode in web.Config Disable CustomErrors Mode in web.Config   On Client Side: Enable Detailed IIS Logging (i.e., disable “show Friendly HTTP error messages”):   Playing around with Web Servers and Web Sites Configuration Files (Web.Config): In the IIS Manager select the Web site and Click on “Configuration editor” Use “Search Configuration” button which launches a Wizard that shows the changes in effect for that selected web site on the IIS server.     Verify the web site bindings (Default web site binding should look like below): < p>

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Automatically Applying Outlook Views via Scripts

Scenario: I wanted to set a default custom view for all users connecting to our XA sessions so that users at every logon will have their outlook views reset and configured the custom view defined by me.   I know that Outlook views are saved to Exchange server mailboxes, however I’ve tried below couple of things to see if they help achieving this from a client side changes but in vain.   Exchange Server’s mdbvu32.exe tool reveals where Outlook stores its folder views. If you use mdbvu32.exe to open the root folder of the mailbox Information Store (IS), you see […]

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Outlook configuration file locations

The following is a list of data store and configuration files used by Microsoft Outlook. Some of the folders might be hidden folders. To view them, do one of the following: Windows XP Click Start, and then click My Computer. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, click the View tab, and then click the Show hidden files and folder option. Windows 2000 Double-click My Computer on your desktop. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, click the View tab, and then click the Show hidden files and folder option. Your configuration may not include all of the following files. […]

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