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OE 0x800CCC0E & 0x800CCC0B

2009-11-10T11:39:00.002-06:00

After receiving errors 0x800CCC0E & 0x800CCC0B from Outlook Express while trying to send mail, I accidentally corrected the trouble by using a test PC. The account was configured and failed just like the first system, but then the trouble magically went away and both are now able to send mail.

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LinkSys RV042 & Microsot PPTP VPN connectivity

2009-09-16T10:45:00.001-05:00

Replaced working LinkSys RV042 firewall/vpn/router after lightening strike, but Microsoft VPN fails to connect with new router. Current firmware on new router is 1.3.12.19-tm. Swap out RV042 with BEFSX41 router and VPN connects just fine.

Discover another location with RV042 is working just fine with MS PPTP VPN clients. Note the firmware on the working router is 1.3.9

Nothing earth-shattering, but maybe this info will save someone a few hours of troubleshooting.

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LinkSys RV042 & Microsot PPTP VPN connectivity

2009-09-16T10:34:00.003-05:00

Discover another location with RV042 is working just fine with MS PPTP VPN clients. Note the firmware on the working router is 1.3.9

Nothing earth-shattering, but maybe this info will save someone a few hours of troubleshooting.

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USB Drive won't Eject (unsolved)

2009-08-19T11:18:00.003-05:00

Windows Server 2008 running nightly Acronis 10.0 backup refuses to Safely Eject external USB drive after the backup has completed. Using USB Safely Remove results in a listing of the following items that simply refuse to release the drive:

System e:
e:\
e:\$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog\$TxfLog.blf
e:\$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog\$TxfLogContainer00000000000000000001
e:\$Extend\$RmMetadata\$TxfLog\$TxfLogContainer00000000000000000002

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe e:
e:\System Volume Information\tracking.log
e:\$Extend\$ObjId

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OpenVPN 2.0.9 is not compatible with Symantec Endpoint Protection 11

2009-07-10T10:24:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to go ahead and let everyone know before they end up wasting time trying to make this work,

This commend was made March of 2008:
After talking to the symantec support guy, I learned that it is currently not supported and their next version due out in april has better vpn support.

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LinkSys GRE Protocol 47

2009-04-17T08:33:00.002-05:00

LinkSys BEFSX41 firewall router failed to allow VPN connection from Windows XP client to Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit with port 1723 forwarded. Upgrade firmware from 1.45.6 Oct 20, 2003 to 1.52.9 and discover all settings have been lost. Reconfigure IP addressing and port forwarding on router and successfully connect!

fyi: Port 47 is not the same as Protocol 47

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Server 2008 notes

2009-02-16T09:29:00.002-06:00

ODBC configuration on 64-bit Windows server 2008 had me looking in the SysWOW64 folder and running Runas /user:admin... ODBCad32.exe (use correct name here)

The RemoteApps feature is awesome !

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Activate Windows Server 2008

2009-01-28T00:17:00.002-06:00

Enter the following in a command prompt window (use your volume license key):

slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Business, or Windows Server 2008: "Code 0x8007232b"

( 0x4004f00c )

AS/400 notes QDLS

2008-10-29T15:07:00.001-05:00

I just found these old notes so I'm not sure, but it seems as though the trouble was related to browsing the AS/400 file system from a Windows workstation.

wrkdire

QDLS - office vision

wrkusrprf *all

F21 to select assistance

"yes" officeVision user

System Directory

rtvscst F4
*transform

Kyocera Mita
KM-3035 KX

The trick was to add the user to Office Vision so he/she could access the file system (by way of the "directory" service?).

( as400 )

Outlook scroll and font fix

2008-10-20T11:36:00.001-05:00

If you are having trouble with small text or lines that continue too far to the right causing you to have to scroll back and forth to read them, perform the following fix:

In Outlook, click the "Tools" menu and select "Options" ...

Click the "E-mail Options" button ...

Check the box next to "Read all standard mail in pain text" and click OK

Click the "Mail Format" tab and then the "Fonts..." button

Click the "Choose Font..." button next to "When composing and reading plain text"

Modify settings as desired. (I increased my font size to 12 and changed to Comic Sans)

Messages with pictures or other formatting will have a notification to let you know. Clicking the notification displays the message as it was intended with pictures, but removes the custom font size temporarily.

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Outlook working Offline fix

2008-10-20T10:56:00.001-05:00

If Outlook stops checking mail automatically and you have to click "Send/Receive" to get your messages (or to send them), check to see if you have gotten switched to "Offline" mode.

The bottom right corner of Outlook should display your connection status. If it shows Offline, click to uncheck "Work Offline" and you should see "Connected" instead.

(If Outlook has to "play catch-up" with the server, you may see a notification or two for the next few seconds)

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Outlook 2003 set column spacing for all folders

2008-10-17T11:44:00.003-05:00

There is a way to reset all folders in Outlook so that the column spacing is uniform in all folders. (I located this information after constantly having to resize the columns to be able to view date or size information each time I changed folders.) It is not a difficult procedure, but took me a few tries to get it to work properly. Below is a brief summary of the steps and a link to web pages with the information:

(Warning this will reset all your Views to default)
Close all instances of Outlook 2003
Click Start
Click Run
Type: Outlook /CleanViews
Click OK

Open Outlook 2003 (if it isn't already opened)
Click View
Select Arrange By
Select Current View
Click Define Views...
Clicked Messages
Click Apply View
Click Close

The above information was gleaned from these forums:
Outlook 2003 - how do you change the columns displayed for all subfolders?

Applying views to all folders | MSOutlook.info

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Outlook 2007 locking up

2008-09-11T10:21:00.005-05:00

(sorry about the formatting)

We have a customer experiencing locking up in Outlook 2007 with a hosted Microsoft Exchange 2008 server. Here are several suggestions that I found when researching the trouble:

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update for Outlook 2007: April 13, 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933493/

1. Exchange users: Remove Outlook 2003 and do a clean install of Outlook 2007, making sure that a new offline store is created from scratch.
2. Run on Vista.
3. Turn off indexing. Tools - Options - Search options - uncheck all folders. Its a shame to do this as the indexed search is useful.
4. Let indexing complete. Might be worth leaving the machine running overnight.
5. Reduce the size of your mailbox (of course).

http://www.itwriting.com/blog/54-outlook-2007-is-slow-rss-broken.html

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(The following article lists out some good information for troubleshooting the application) Problem with Outlook 2007 - Email Receive is Broken!
http://www.roundtripsolutions.com/blog/2007/02/19/208/problem-with-outlook-2007-email-receive-is-broken/

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Look for this item:
Tools->Trust Center and went to the Add-Ins tab. Sure enough, Windows
Tools->Search Email Indexer
uninstall "Windows Desktop Search"

The solution is to disable the live desktop search indexing for Outlook in the preferences (right click on the magnifying glaas icon in the tray bottom right on your screen), edit and deselect Outlook (and anything else if you want it to stop completely).
Enjoy fast(er) Outlook again.
http://www.embracingchaos.com/2007/06/outlook_2007_lo.html

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After installation of Office 2007 SP1, I noticed Outlook 2007 was hanging when navigating from Calendar to Mail panes. I regularly had to end Outlook with the Task Manager.
Until now, I had the "To-Do Bar" displayed with the Mail pane. Removed it. I can confirm that navigation between the two panes is now smoother.
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I just spent $49.00 to pay for support on Microsoft to get the hanging and freezing problem fixed. While I hate the idea that I had to pay for it (since Gateway Tech Support was clueless on this problem), I had not choice but to pay the fee. Nevertheless, after trying everything in the book, they fixed the problem.

Let me tell you what DID NOT work so that I can save you the agony of spending hours.

* Re-loading my Outlook 2007 did not work.

* Re-loading Office Vista did not work.

* Re-loading Vista Operating System did not work.

* Installing and re-installing updates did not work.

* Removing Adobe Acrobat did not work.

* Reducing the size of the .pst file did not work.

Here are the steps that I did to stop the freezing and hanging so that you don't have to pay the $49.99 fee that I had to pay.

- In Outlook, go to "Tools";

- Select "Trust Center"

- In Trust Center, click "Add-Ins"

- At The Bottom Make Sure That "Com Add-Ins" is selected and Click "Go"

- You must uncheck, as many of the add-ins as possible. There may be some Microsoft programs that it will not let you uncheck. That's OK. Uncheck as many items as possible.

- After you are done, you must close Outlook 2007 completely and restart Outlook.

When I did this, the hanging and freezing stopped and my computer also stopped crashing. You should note that if you are using add-ins like Plaxo, MagicJack, or similar applications, these programs may re-appear in your Outlook the next time you boot your computer unless you remove them completely. So if the problem appears fixed, but it re-appears, you may want to check to be sure that some of those add-in's didn't re-appear in Outlook 2007.

I hope this is helpful to you.
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outlook /resettodobar

outlook /cleanprofile

outlook /cleanviews

outlook /cleandmrecords
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http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2755269&SiteID=17

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Outlook 2007 just started freezing for me today. I had just applied a handful of updates from Microsoft update and after doing so, Outlook was freezing when I launched it. I was going to begin uninstalling all of the patches one-by-one, and by coincidence, the first one I uninstalled (KB934062) seemed to fix my problem with Outlook 2007. I hope this helps you and others experiencing the same problem. Post either way.
http://office-outlook.com/outlook-forum/index.php?t=msg&th=60188/

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outlook 2007 hangs search Google

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SOLVED: WMS IDLE Not Responding

2008-08-25T17:17:00.002-05:00

Disable Nero Scout from scanning for media when the system is idle.

(sorry for not writing this up completely on my own. I fixed a PC via remote with these instructions and didn't have an opportunity to take down the information myself) I've copied the following information:

Start / All Programs / Nero 7 Essentials / Nero Scout
then Nero Scout Options Windows / Indexing / folder / Clear All / Apply / Uncheck Enable Nero Scout (not "Unable") / Apply / OK.

MSCONFIG and removing NMBgMonitor (which is a Nero Essentials component) from Startup

Thanks to the good folks at TechArena Community and their helpful article "WMS IDLE Not Responding" when logging off or shutting down

( WinXP End Task Nero Ahead )

Add default route to AS/400

2008-07-30T10:35:00.002-05:00

CFGTCP
add *DFTROUTE *NONE 192.168.1.254

( AS400 TCP/IP internet gateway )

Windows XP open file Annoyance

2008-06-04T11:45:00.003-05:00

I've been seeing this on a few systems, but it hasn't been an issue until it cropped up on only one workstation out of 30.

When trying to access a program located over a Windows network, the following annoyance appears so the user has to click an extra time:

The fix is to disable the Automatically detect intranet network selection if it is available after opening up Internet Properties, Security tab, click Intranet, and then click Sites.

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Can't access server share with Domain User account

2008-06-04T11:01:00.007-05:00

Windows XP Pro workstation would not access Windows 2000 server shares. I think the error mentioned "invalid username" even though both systems are on a Windows domain and the user in question is a domain user. All other network connections to other servers appear fine.

Turns out, the workstation had somehow saved a different password specifically for this server's connection. Removed it by going through Control Panel, User Accounts, Advanced, and Manage Passwords.

Here are some sample images of this bizarre area:

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XP Home Permissions Fix

2008-05-06T11:00:00.003-05:00

Here's a handy command for allowing access to a permission restricted folder on XP Home:

cacls dir /e /c /g everyone:f
(where dir is the folder to target)

QuickBooks failed to install on a PC because of some restriction on a folder in the "All Users" folder. After making the correction, it appeared as though the permission had been removed by the loss of any users (or groups) that had been listed previously.

Everyone listing similar commands also mentioned to be careful with permissions because of potentially locking up your computer, but I didn't have any trouble.

( Win WinXP Windows XP Home Security Permissions )

Time Policy Lockdown

2008-01-27T18:33:00.000-06:00

(incomplete) Control Panel .. Administrative Tools .. Local Security Settings Change the system time .. remove all entries --- change the key at the following location .. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config from .. "UpdateInterval"=dword:00057e40 to .. "UpdateInterval"=dword:00000e10 360000

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old, but still good NTFS file system tweak

2008-01-01T00:31:00.000-06:00

This information was fairly easy to come by, but I wanted to keep it in my files anyway.

Set NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate DWORD to 1 at this location in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Filesystem

Grabbed this tip from: Increase XP NTFS performance

As usual, I got distracted along the way and found this tip at: Show File and Folder Names Using the Correct Case. I frequently capitalize my folders as I wish, but have noticed Windows "corrects" these items for me. This fix removes such behavior.

Set DontPrettyPath DWORD to 1 at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Advanced

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Still using Windows Update ?

2007-12-28T12:03:00.000-06:00

Internet Explorer 6 crashes after you install security update 942615 on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2

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HyperTerminal missing ? Install Fix !

2007-12-10T10:49:00.000-06:00

Surprisingly, the install command for HyperTerminal is significantly difficult to find online. I've copied it from the following article as a quick reference for anyone else searching for this info:

How to reinstall Hyper Terminal on Windows XP

Click "Start" .. "Run" .. and then paste in one of these commands before clicking "OK" ..

install:
RUNDLL32 ADVPACK.DLL,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\communic.inf,Hypertrm

remove:
RUNDLL32 ADVPACK.DLL,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\communic.inf,HypertrmUninstall

( hypertrm hypertrm.exe HyperTerminal WinXP Windows XP Professional Pro Home )

Dell hard drive recovery

2007-12-04T11:43:00.000-06:00

One Dell XPS/Dimension 200/5150C has been reloaded several times since it's purchase. An identical unit purchased at the same time has had no trouble at all.

The latest round has been for data recovery after the unit locks up and then will not boot at all.

clipped from my service ticket...
Hook up on workbench and boot to BartPE CD. Hard drive isn't recognized properly. Reseat SATA cable and power to hard drive. Try booting again, but CD doesn't see drive. Try booting normally, but system crashes. Download Sata drivers to floppy from Dell's website. Boot using drivers on diskette, but system takes a long time to come up. System still fails to run chkdsk and R-Studio on drive. Try Dell hard drive diagnostics, but they don't appear to run completely. Boot to PowerMax utility and receive error code dd69937b after read scan fails. Try recovering data using Windows XP CD with Service Pack 2. Boot to Ubuntu live CD, but receive errors. Download and create "Ultimate Boot CD" but all utilities fail to read drive. Pick up SATA adapter and return PC. Pull hard drive and hook up to another PC using SATA adapter. Drive fails to access, but does display a drive letter. Successfully kick off "chkdsk /f" and allow to run. Successfully access documents! Copy "My Documents" folder and Outlook data from problem hard drive to network server. Replace drive in PC and it boots to desktop without any trouble. Reboot to Dell diagnostic CD and hard drive scan reports numerous errors.

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Change Drive Letter Assignments

2007-11-30T10:12:00.000-06:00

this is a quick email written for a customer to help with a card reader conflict...

Right click My Computer and choose Manage .. Computer Management will open
On the left side under Storage, click to select Disk Management Your drives will display on the right side now.
Look for errors.
Look for conflicts.
Look for missing drive letter assignments.

To change or assign a drive letter...
(don't change C: drive!)

Right click the space to the right beside the drives listed on the bottom right of the window.
Select Change Drive Letters and Paths...
Add or change to prevent conflicts.
Pay special attention to drive letter assignments that conflict with network drives. Windows will automatically handle local drive conflicts most of the time. For some reason, Windows doesn't pay attention to network drives and may assign the same letter twice (only one will work at a time).

There is a software package that I've seen, but never used that boasts that it will automatically monitor and assign correct drive letters for usb drives. It is not free software, but may be handy if you continue to have trouble.

( WinXP Windows XP 2000 Win2k )

Can't access Control Panel

2007-11-13T15:57:00.000-06:00

"This operation has been cancelled due to restriction in effect on this computer."

After receiving the above error, locate helpful suggestions at the following forum:
Control Panel disappear

Type GPEDIT.MSC from the Run box. Navigate to User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Control Panel:Prohibit Access to the Control Panel=enabled.

Make sure this is set to not configured or disabled

Also check HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Policies
and HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Policies

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