Despite the fact Windows 7 has been in circulation since before October 2009 there still appears to be no official support for the Microsoft Exchange System Management tools for the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Console applet (dsa.msc).
Luckily there is a work around to enable the installation of Windows Vista Exchange System Management tools on Windows 7.
All you need to do is, download a copy of the MSI from here extract the contents to a folder of your choice, and then run the following from the command line:
MSIEXEC /IESMVISTA.MSI /Q
Doing this will prevent the MSI checking that you are running Windows Vista and should install without any issues.
Restarting Active Directory Users and Computers should enable the add-on and you should now see the additional tabs as pictured in the screen shot above.
Simple really!
If you use Exchange ActiveSync on a windows mobile device which enforces that useless ‘lock’ facility on your phone. You may want to consider disabling it and finding an alternative.. No matter how many registry hacks I tried to switch off or delay the lock, it kept coming back. Now, I understand the reasons behind the lock being enforced. However I already use a 3rd party locking app for the phone, so wanted to use that instead.
After a long winded hunt around the internet I have finally managed to locate the perfect solution.
Firstly, you are going to need a registry editor for your device. You can download Total Commander here, once you have downloaded and installed total commander navigate to HKLMSecurityPolicies 0001023 and change the 0 to a 1.
Now download Zenyee’s Stay Unlocked cab file here, once installed perform a soft reset on your device. Once it’s rebooted navigate to the lock applet in the settings folder, and switch off that annoying lock once and for all.
Don’t forget to install an alternative to the lock app, otherwise you may find you are in breach of your companies IT Security Policy.
If you know of an alternative way of doing this, get in touch using the comments box.
