Month: September 2013

Exchange, Exchange 2013, Issue, Question of the day, Update Leave a comment

Failed Exchange Server 2013 CU2 & CU3 install due to security update 2874216 (updated again)

Reading Time: 4 minutesToday a customer asked for my help because an installation of Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2  (v2) had failed; Their Exchange environment didn’t work anymore and they were stuck. During the installation from Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) to Cumulative Update 2 (CU2), they encountered the following error: Error: Unable to remove product with code 4934d1ea-be46-48b1-8847-f1af20e892c1. Fatal error during installation. Error code is 1603. Last error reported by the MSI package is 'Unable to install because a previous Interim Update

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ActiveSync, Exchange, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, Issue, Question of the day, Security, Windows Phone / Mobile Devices Leave a comment

Apple iPhone 5s TouchID and Exchange ActiveSync (updated)

Reading Time: 3 minutes2013/10/17: Added support statement by Microsoft below Just today I was curious how the Apple biometric convenience solution TouchID on the iPhone 5s would impact password policies enforced by Exchange ActiveSync(EAS). I frequently run into complaints from Android users who previously used a Pattern Lock instead of a PIN to unlock their phones. When my EAS policy sets specific password requirements, the Pattern Lock is replaced by the phone OS to the more traditional PIN (or alphanumeric password) unlock. Unfortunately,

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Blocking iOS 7 in Exchange 2010 & 2013 (updated)

Reading Time: 3 minutesNow that iOS 7 available, it might be interesting to know how to block this version. In the past there were some issues with the Exchange ActiveSync implementation in specific iOS DeviceOS versions (read this and this). Please note that I did not encountered or heard of any ActiveSync issues with iOS 7, but it might be prudent to be prepared. But first we have to find out which DeviceOS versions are already present, or how they are presented to

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