Google Apps DNS Setup

Google Apps is a cloud computing suite of services that includes web-based email, documents, and other services. Unlike standard Gmail, you can use it with your own domain (i.e. instead of yourname@gmail.com, you would have yourname@yourdomain.com).

Exact IT Utilises Google Apps fo all its online needs. (Website, Email Calendar, Cloud Documents etc.)

In addition We have a number of clients using the Google Apps Suite and have assisted them in the Setup and implementation. In general moving them to the cloud.

One of the things you need to get right is the DNS setup at you domain host so I thought I would post our setup here as its handy for all to see.

You would log into you domain host dashboard or cpanel for your domain and go to the DNS settings page. There you would add the required MX records A records and CNAMES's below is a snapdhot of our Setup.

 

The top 9 entries are all you need to get going below that is additional setup for customised links and because we host oour website on google sites.

Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt

I Had this old chestnut appear at a clients the other day.

“Windows could not start because the following files is missing or corrupt
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE”

 or

\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM”

I remembered this easy fix. 

Step 1 : Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD

Step 2 : At the first R=Repair option, press the R key

Step 3 : Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically this will be #1

Step 4 : Enter in the administrator password when requested

Step 5 : cd \windows\system32\config

Step 6 : Depending on which section was corrupted:
ren software software.bak or ren system system.bak

Step 7 : Depending on which section was corrupted
copy \windows\repair\system
copy \windows\repair\software

Step 8 : Take out the CD ROM and type exit

Network error unable to connect to google

While setting up a client with google apps we kept getting the above error when we tried to use apps sync or apps migration after alot of looking online there was not alot of results
the below action fixed it for us

1. Click the "Start" Button, click "All programs", and click "Accessories".
2. Right-click “Command Prompt” Run as administrator". If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3. Type "netsh winhttp reset proxy" (without quotes) at the command prompt, and press Enter.
4. Try the update again.

Thats it