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Category: Windows

  • Disable add-ins in Outlook 2010

    If you are experiencing issues with MS Outlook 2010, one of the first things you should try is disable add-ins as they often are reason for Outlook crashes and other problems. First of all disable all of them and if problem is solved, re-enable one by one until you find the offending add-in. Click on…

  • Clean computer from viruses and spyware

    Some Windows infections can be quite difficult to clean, but majority of them can be resolved using pretty standard procedure: First off all try to do a full computer scan with any exiting antivirus you may have. Unfortunately because it allowed infecting your computer in the first place there are not many chances this will…

  • Disable Skype 5.5 Home Screen auto pop-up

    Update This issue has been resolved in Skype release 5.5.0.119—————————————————————————————————————————————————– Since version 5.5 Skype introduced a new “feature”. If “Compact View” is enabled, every time Skype starts, a second Window called “Skype Home” is displayed. For many people this is a completely useless addition, especially since the whole purpose of Compact View is to have…

  • Outlook favorites disappear

    If your favourites in MS Outlook keeps disappearing you can try resetting the Navigation Pane. Simply close MS Outlook, the run Outlook with /resetnavpane switch.Start > Run > OUTLOOK.EXE /resetnavpane This will clear and regenerate the Navigation Pane.

  • “Enable Third Party Browser Extensions” grayed out in IE

    If none of your third party browser extensions (toolbars, etc) work open Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced and check “Enable Third Party Browser Extensions“.If this option is grayed out it probably means this setting is managed by group policy. To enable it permanently you obviously need to change group policyComputer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows…

  • Outlook NDR “None of your e-mail accounts could send to this recipient.”

    Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.       Subject:    Test      Sent: 08/08/2011 10:00 The following recipient(s) cannot be reached:       ‘test@test.com’ on 08/08/2011 10:00              None of your e-mail accounts could send to this recipient. This error often occurs when user tries to send an email after copying recipient address from…

  • Disable Adobe Flash Auto Update Notifications using Group Policy

    By default Adobe Flash Player periodically checks for new versions and gives users option to update. This may be not a desirable behaviour if flash player is deployed centrally. This also may cause a problem if users do not have local administrator rights. Installation not only fails but often breaks existing installation. To disable auto…

  • Recall a message in MS Outlook

    If you sent a message to someone by mistake or you forgot to add or attach something you can try recalling the message. Outlook Message Recall feature only works if both sender and recipient are using Outlook and their mailboxes are hosted on Microsoft Exchange Server. Recall a message in MS Outlook 2003 Mailbox >…

  • View emails filtered by Exchange Intelligent Message Filter (EIMF)

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 comes with Exchange Intelligent Message Filter v2 built in. Intelligent Message Filter uses heuristic analysis to stop SPAM by either by blocking them or directing to user’s Junk-Mail folder. To configure EIMF settings open MS Exchange System Manager > Global Settings > Message Delivery > Properties > Intelligent…

  • Restore Windows XP zip file association

    Restore native Windows XP .zip file association with Compressed Folder utility Option 1 Start > Run > CMDREGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL Option 2 Start > Run > CMDcmd /c assoc .zip=CompressedFolder Windows XP

  • Google Search missing from IE search providers list

    Internet Explorer uses Microsoft Live / Bing as its default search provider, which is nowhere near as good as Google Search. It should be pretty easy and straightforward to add Google Search and make it the default search provider: just click on a little arrow next to the search box, click on “Find More Providers…”…

  • Change OS partition drive letter prior to Windows installation

    Although Windows XP can work with OS partition placed on D: E: or any other drive, it’s normally recommender to place it on the usual C: drive. You shouldn’t change system partition letter after Windows installation therefore you need to ensure that system partition has correct letter during the installation. If you have multiple partitions…