Outlook Express message appears blank and has no attachment

1) To resolve this behavior, clear the Temp and Temporary Internet folders:
2) In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3) On the General tab, click Delete Files, click OK, and then click OK again.
4) In Windows Explorer, click to expand the hard disk letter, click to expand Windows, and then click to expand Temp.
5) Select all of the files, and then on the File menu, click Delete.
Click Yes.

hard drive icon missing from MyComputer

Download Tweak UI and install it
Start Tweak UI
Click the (+) sign near the My Computer section
Select Drives
Put a checkmark near the drive-letters that you want to unhide
Click Apply, OK

TweakUI
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-8...fb2a267

Configure outlook to be the default mail client

A. Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 will prompt you when starting to set as the default mail client if they are not already configured as such however if you checked the "Don't ask me this again" box you cannot display this dialog.

To force Outlook 98 and 2000 to check type the following:

C:\> "c:\program files\microsoft office\office\outlook.exe" /checkclient

Click Yes to the

"Outlook is not currently your default manager for Mail and News.
Would you like to register Outlook as the default manager?"

displayed message.

Clicking Yes updates the following registry entries which you can also manually update (and will need to for older Outlook clients such as Outlook 97)

Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail
Double click the (Default) value and set to "Microsoft Outlook" (don't type the quotes)
Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto
Double click the (Default) value and set to "URL:MailTo Protocol" (don't type the quotes)
Double click the EditFlags value and set to 02 00 00 00
Double click the URL Protocol value and clear
Move to the DefaultIcon folder (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon)
Double click the (Default) value and set to
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\outllib.dll",-12
Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command
Doucle click (Default) and change to
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\outlook.exe" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"
Alternate values (such as Lotus Notes) are:
"C:\Program Files\notes\notes.exe"=C:\WINNT\notes.ini %1
Reboot the computer

.Net framework issues

a) Go to add/remove programs. Click the "show updates" checkbox at the top if you
are running Sp2. Remove any versions of .Net framwork showing up.

b) If the above steps fail, go ahead and rename the folder C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322 to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322old.

c) Delete the following registry keys if they are present:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\PendingUpdates\v1.1.4322
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v1.1.4322
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\v1.1 and v2.0 and v3.0

d) Download Windows Install Cleanup Utility by following the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 and remove any other versions of .Net framework showing up in cleanup utility.

e) Also download the Net Framework cleanup tool from http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/04/08/406671.aspx and you can download the tool from the left side of the page under the section "USEFUL TOOLS".

f) Download and run the tool and select the option "Remove All Versions" and click Remove all and all versions of Net framework will be removed if you have not completely removed Dot Net in previous steps.You may have to restart your computer after this step for the changes to take effect.

g) Download the following files from the links given below and Install them.

DOTNETFX

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en
.NET FRAMEWORK 1.1 Service pack 1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a8f5654f-088e-40b2-bbdb-a83353618b38&displaylang=en
h) Then Visit windows update website and you will get the prompt to install both the updates 928365 and 928366 and install them on the system and this time they will get installed without any issues.

i) Then you can download the latest versions of Net framework like 2.0 and install them if customer wants. Also you can install Net framework 3.0 if its being used by the customer. But make sure you install 2.0 first and then install 3.0 as you may encounter some issues if you try installing 3.0 directly after installing Net Framework 1.1.

Unable to start any service. (error 1084 this service cannot be started in safe mode)

Go to Start > Run > type 'regedit'
Take registry backup( Go to file-) Export-> Save)
Then Go to-:
Edit > Find > 'SafeBoot'
When the SafeBoot key is found in the registry there should be two subkeys, 'Minimal' and 'Network', if there is a third subkey 'Option', delete the entire option subkey and the problem will be solved

Unable to print(Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close.)

Step 1:
Restart your computer in Safe mode

Step 2:
Delete the printer and driver files

Browse through the following locations and delete all the files:

C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers.
C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\w32x86


Step 3 : Remove the Windows NT Subkeys
Take registry backup.
Got to :-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86

In the subkey list, there should only be the following subkeys:
a.Drivers
b.Print Processors

If there are any subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed delete it.

Step 4:

Go to :-

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors

In the list of subkeys, there should only be the following subkeys for the default print monitors:

BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor

If there are any subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed delete it.

Exit Registry Editor.
If a printer is attached to the computer, disconnect the printer cable from the computer, and then restart the computer in normal mode. Reinstall printer driver.

Office 2007 Configuration wizard runs every time I start any Application (word, excel, etc)

For Office 2007:-
Check logs in event viewer.

Then go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12

Solution : You will find a file named ID_100012.DPC

Copy the same file and paste it on desktop the rename the file on desktop as ID_100053(Same as missing file mentioned in event viewer log).

Now run any office program will work....

Unable to open window media player and sidebar in window Vista

Follow these steps :-

1. Open command prompt by going to Start/all programs/accessories/ and right clicking on the icon - select 'run as administrator.

2. When the command window opens type:
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
and press the enter key

3. Now type
regsvr32 jscript.dll
and press the enter key

4. Now type
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
and press the enter key.

5. Now type
regsvr32 atl.dll
and press the enter key.

6. Restart your computer and check

Unable to install window XP service pack 2

When installing window XP service pack to it got stuck on "checking product key screen"

Follow then these steps- :

1) Please go into the command prompt.
2)on c:\ type cd /d %windir%\inf
3)Then type ren oem*.inf oem*.old.
4)Then type ren oem*.pnf oem*.old1.
5)Then go to run type "%windir%\inf click ok.
6)Take the backup of INFCACHE.1 on desktop and delete it from inf folder. Reboot computer in safe mode and install Service pack 2.

Note :Please note the product key of your Window XP.

If you don't have window XP disc or don't know the product key of your window XP....
Downloaded and run keyfinder to know product key of your window XP.

Registry tweaks

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

http://www.instant-registry-fixes.org/category/registry-tweaks/

http://www.optimizingpc.com/optimize/registrytweaks.html

How to recover formatted or deleted data

Have you formated your hard driver, or deleted your data accidently????????

Contact :

Shashi.chandran@gmail.com
Shashi_chandran@yahoo.com

Remove compress old files from registry

Go to-:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Volume Caches\ Select and remove the compress old files

Unable to open .XLSX files or XLS file(error - " "Windows cannot find 'C\( path to ") in Excel

1.Try openig any saved xls file.
2.Try create an xls file and open it.
3.Uncheck "ignoure other application" from Excel option->general tab.
4.Uninstall Microsoft Excel and re-install if required.

"Can not create toolbar" error when enabling quick launch

When you try to enable the Quick Launch or the Desktop bar, you may get the error "Cannot create Toolbar". This might happen if the Quick Launch folder is missing in this location:
%Appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
Resolution:-
To resolve the problem, type this command from Start, Run dialog:
IE4UINIT.EXE
The above command creates the Quick Launch folder automatically, if it is missing in the above location. Now, try to enable the Quick Launch bar. If the problem persists, run the following command:
REGSVR32 /i SHELL32.DLL

Not able to access secure web sites(https://www.gmail.com)

Optimize Internet Explorer:
Tools->Internet Option
Delete temporary Internet Files, Reset all zones, clear ssl state, enabled ssl 2.0 & 3.0 from advance option