Store user pictures in AD using thumbnailPhoto attribute

We can store user pictures in AD using thumbnailPhoto attribute of AD user object. That picture can will be showing in Outlook 2010 contacts and user profile page on SharePoint 2010. Here are some helpful links on understanding and implementing the concept:

1. Configuring thumbnailphoto attribute in AD : http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/management-administration/configuring-using-display-picture-exchange-server-2010.html

2. Free tool to store pictures to AD: http://www.cjwdev.co.uk/Software/ADPhotoEdit/Info.html ( paid version is also available at  lower cost)

3. How SharePoint 2010 fetch the user picture from AD using thumbnailphoto attribute: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2010/02/27/sharepoint-2010-profile-picture-property-101.aspx

4. Few other resources to understand the concept:

- http://blogs.technet.com/b/ilvancri/archive/2009/11/17/upload-picture-in-outlook-2010-using-the-exchange-management-shell-exchange-2010.aspx

- http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2010/03/10/454223.aspx

- http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ITCG/thread/403cda19-7a63-4d95-a273-8f7885e836cd

5. Another licensed tool for uploading pictures in AD: http://www.dovestones.com/products/Active_Directory_jpegPhoto.asp

Microsoft Fix it Solution Center

Microsoft Fix it Solution Center is a great tool to solve many common issues we face with many Microsoft applications.

Microsoft Fix it Solution Center has automated solutions to fix common windows problems, which can run by novice users . Of course admin rights are required on the system to run the tool.

MS has also launched the online version of Fix it called “Fix it Center Online” , which scans the the system and suggest the solutions automatically if is find any issue in the system. Click here to go to the Fixit online web site:

cell drag-and-drop not working in Excel 2007

Today I found that cell drag-and-drop not working in Excel 2007....here is the procedure to enable that:

1.Open Excel 2007
2.Click on Office button
 
3. Click on Excel Options
 
4. Go to Advanced tab and select “Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop

Excel 2007 error - There was a problem sending the command to the program

I came across this issue with Excel 2007 installed on a Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit machine. Here is the solution I found at Technet:

Open Excel –> Go to Excel Options –> Advanced –> Scroll down to General section and make sure that “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)" is unchecked.