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Event 37: The speed of processor # in group # is being limited by system firmware

On some of our HP DL360G6 servers, the following warning (event id 37) showed up in the event log of Windows 2008 R2

Log Name:      System
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date:          12/21/2009 5:04:12 PM
Event ID:      37
Task Category: (7)
Level:         Warning
Keywords:     
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      <servername>
Description:
The speed of processor 0 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 2139 seconds since the last report.”

Add multiple e-mail adresses to a mail contact with Powershell

In Exchange 2007, mail contacts can have multiple e-mail addresses assigned. You can add these e-mail addresses with the Exchange Management Console. However, if you have to add multiple e-mail addresses or edit multiple mail contacts, it’s often faster to do this with Powershell.

View message headers in Outlook 2007

It took me some time to find out (searching on Google would’ve been much faster!), but here’s how to view message headers of an email in Outlook 2007.

  1. Open a message (double click)

Insert random text in Word 2007

Although it’s pretty basic, I didn’t know about this “secret”  and therefor I’d like to share it with you: the random text in Word!

Typing the following in Word will add a random text:

=rand(5)

This text is readible for most people.

However, if you want some Latin, you can type:

KB968930 fails at installation with Automatic Updates

I recently faced the problem that I could not install KB968930: Update for Windows XP. Installation failed.
This update contains the Windows Management Framework Core.

This installation failure only occured on a desktop computer, which had Windows XP Sp3 workstation and the Exchange 2007 Management Console installed.