Reduce the amount of spam you get by blocking email in Windows Mail by the domain of the country they come from.
These options are only available in Windows Vista.
1. in Windows Mail, click Tools > Junk Mail Options.
2. Click the International tab.
3. Click Blocked Top-Level Domains List… .
4. You can then select the top level domains you wish to block. Selecting some of these coutries will help reduce the amount of spam you receive.
Prevent recipients from being able to forward your message.
While you are writing a Memo, click on ACTIONS>DELIVERY OPTIONS
Check the PREVENT COPYING option.
Now forwarding will be disabled for this message when you send it.
You receive an error message when opening an email in Outlook Express:
Message message number could not be retrieved.Account:’MSN Mail’,Server: ‘pop3,email.msn.com’,Protocol:POP 3,Server Response:’March 19-21-Baton Rouge #193-First Book of the Play’, Port:110,Secure(SSL); No,Server Error: 0×800CCC90, Error Number: 0×800420CD
You receive the same email over and over and others aren’t received.
Contact your internet provider and have them delete the duplicate messages. They will need to be resent.
To work around this issue, perform these steps:
1. Click Tools–>Message Rules–>Mail.
2. In the Select the Conditions for your rule box, click to select the Where the message size is more than size check box.
3. Click the size link in Where the message size is more than size in the Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it) box.
4. In the Set size dialog box, type 1000, and then click OK.
5. In the Select the Actions for your rule box, click to select the Delete it check box, and click OK.
6. Restart Outlook Express
When trying to open a file, you get an error:
Windows cannot find America.exe
This happens commonly with ZIP and PDF files. You must reinstall the application associated with the file to resolve this issue.
If you are trying to open a ZIP file, you can download and install WinZip.
If you are trying to open a PDF file, you can download and install Adobe Reader.
Use these commands or shortcuts to directly access Windows Media Center features.
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /directmedia:discplayback - Begins playback of the disc in the drive
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:VideoFullscreen.xml /PushStartPage:True - Live TV
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:VideoGuide.xml /PushStartPage:True - TV Guide
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:RecordedTV.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Recorded TV
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:VideoToBeRecorded.xml /PushStartPage:True - Scheduled Recordings
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:Radio.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Radio
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:Radio.xml - FM Radio
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:MusicBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Music Library
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:VideosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Video Library
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:PhotosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Picture Library
%SystemRoot%ehomeehshell.exe /homepage:Options.Home.xml /PushStartPage:True - Settings Menu
You can use Virtual PC to run multiple operating systems.
Microsoft has made Virtual PC available for free download.
“Save time and money as Virtual PC allows you to maintain the compatibility of legacy and custom applications during migration to new operating systems and increases the efficiency of support, development, and training staffs.”
You can download it here.
Your installation of Norton Antivirus freezes at
Symantec Product configuration is not complete
and nothing happens when you click Continue.
1. Click Start > Run.
2. Type regedit and click OK
3. Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
4. Delete the AuditInProgress key.
5. Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
6. Delete the AuditInProgress key.
7. Restart the computer and try again.
You receive an error message:
Localization.xml cannot be found
When you install World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.
First try cleaning the CD and see if that helps. If the problem persists, try copying the entire contents of the installation CDs to your hard drive:
Repeat steps 8-14 to get the “Installer Tome” files off of the remaining install disks. If you receive any error while copying any of these files, that typically indicates damage to the disk.
I have used both programs, and TaxCut blows TurboTax out of the water.
My taxes are very complex each year, so I needed a lot of help from the software I chose to do my taxes. I orignally purchased TurboTax and immediately started punching in data. However, the help file was very hard to search and most of the data I needed was non-existant. The software skips screens and it’s often difficult to find that one magic screen you are looking for so you can re-enter data. I swear it seriously has a mind of its own sometimes. I like to consider myself fairly sharp when it comes to computers. For some reason. TurboTax just makes me feel stupid.
I used TurboTax for 3 years and expected revisions to fix these small problems I had with the software. In disgust, I finally switched to TaxCut and found what I had been missing. The help file is filled with the information I had been looking for and it’s all easily searchable. I can instantly find the screens I’m looking for also.
Not only was I happier with the performance of TaxCut, I was also pleased they didn’t start sending me a million things in the mail like Intuit did. I now get junk mail for every one of Intuit’s products at least twice a month.
Useful software that transfers the data and images from the cell phone onto your computer.
I was looking for something the transfer items from my Motorola RAZR to my computer and I came across this Datapilot Motorola Mini Usb Kit. I have to say the software works extremely well.
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Lego Star Wars II error1330. A file that is required could not be installed because the cabinet file F:\defaul~1.cab has an invalid digital signature. This may indicate the cabinet file is corrupt. Error 3 was returned by Win Verify Trust.
Work around #1
Work around #2
Update: An official patch is available at http://support.lucasarts.com/patches/LSW2_Update1_01.htm
Microsoft has a little visited site with some interesting software (free for non-commercial use)
Scalable Fabric- a task switcher tool
Conference XP - rich conference client/server
Outlook Mobile Messaging - redirects emails to your mobile device
Virtual WiFi - allows connections to multiple wifi networks
Mesh Connectivity Layer - network protocol for ad-hoc networks
F# compiler - development tool
Group Shot - a tool to autostich images together
When trying to install Visual Studio 2003 or 2005 you might get the following error “Windows files must be installed for your installation to proceed” because the Windows 2000 Frontpage Extensions are failing to load. Follow these steps to fix this problem:
Copy the files Fp4autl.dll, Fpencode.dll, and Fp4awel.dll from the \i386\Fp40ext.cab file on the Windows XP or Windows 2000 CD-ROM to the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40\Bin folder on your computer.
If you are prompted to overwrite files do so, as the files may be corrupt or a different version than the installation requires.
When installing an application, you might get “Error 1324 The Folder Path Contains an Invalid Character”. This is usually caused by an invalid character in the User Profile.
Determine if your user profile contains an invalid character by navigating to C:\Windows\Profiles\Your Profile, where Your Profile is the name of your user profile, such as James Jones. If your profile contains characters, such as “/”, for example, James/Jones, your profile may be damaged. Windows should not allow you to create a user name with invalid characters.
There are two possible fixes: You can turn off user profiles and then run the installation or you can install the software under a different user profile. Turning off user profiles installs the software for all users of the computer. Installing the software under a different profile may install the software for only that profile.
To turn off user profiles, follow these steps:
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Lotus Notes users experience a problem when trying to launch Lotus Notes. They get an error message that says “An Error Occurred While Opening a Window.”
To solve this problem, all of the Lotus Notes processes have to be terminated. There is a utility available at Lotus.com called KILLNOTES.EXE. Download and run it and it will kill all processes used by Notes. You should then be able to launch Notes without a problem.
Follow these directions for manual removal of the W32.Klez.H@mm worm.
Hold down F5 while booting up Windows to start up in Safe Mode. Go to START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK
Find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Remove the key that looks like the following: Wink %System%Wink.exe
Also check for the key below and remove the key related to Wink:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SystemCurrentControlSet\Services\Wink[random characters]
Symantec has released a removal tool. It is available
here.
Users are experiencing problems connecting to the iTunes music store to download music. Here is the fix that worked for us.
Problem summary: When you go to purchase songs in the iTunes music store, your login comes up and you enter your username and password, but you get a message:
iTunes could not connect to the music store
Make sure your connection is active and try again
There is a security setting in Windows that sometimes prevents the Sign me in automatically option from appearing in MSN Messenger. Here’s how you get it to appear.
Go to START–>RUN–>REGEDIT
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Lsa
Double click disabledomaincreds and set it to 0
Close out of the Registry editor. Restart your computer and you should now have the option for Auto Sign In.
Some spyware cleaners do more harm than good. They can install more spyware on your computer than you had before and shut you down completely. Use this guide to decide which spyware cleaners to use. Read more… »
When you try to view a web page that was created with Visio 2003, you get the following error message:
“Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site file://file_path/vml_1.htm Operation aborted.”
In Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)
To work around this issue, use an output format other than VML when you save to HTML from Visio 2003. To do this, follow these steps:
1. On the File menu, click Save as Web Page.
2. Type the file name and the output location.
3. Click Publish.
4. Click the Advanced tab. Select a format other than VML (Vector Markup Language) in the Output formats list. Click OK.
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