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Fix: Error: Windows - Low On Registry Space : The system has reached the maximum size allowed for the system part of the registry. Additional storage requests will be ignored.

2011-09-24T20:45:00.001+03:00

Symptoms:

On a Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server you get a warning window giving you the following error message :

Window Title : Windows – Low on Registry Space

The system has reached the maximum size allowed for the system part of the registry . Additional storage requests will be ignored.

Problem:

The main cause is that Windows page-file is corrupted.

This problem seems to occur in the following circumstances :
– After the installation of Service Pack 2 on Windows 2003 servers.
– After a change of hardware
– And by far the most common occurrence that we have seen is when a change of antivirus software, or a major update to antivirus software, is performed. For example, upgrade from ESET NOD32 v4.2 to v5.0.

For anyone else experiencing this specific “Low on Registry Space” error who does not fall in either of the above two categories, the corruption may have occurred during a power surge or power cut (if your PC is not protected by a UPS), or during a freeze of your PC/server, or, lastly , your hard disk may be going bad and starting to corrupt files and the paging file (if you think it may be the latter, monitor the situation carefully – check, in particular, for NTFS errors in the System log of the Event Viewer).

Solution:

Go to the Control Panel.
Open the System icon.
Choose the Advanced tab.
Click Settings in the Performance sub-section.
Choose the Advanced tab.
Click CHANGE in the Virtual Memory section.
Choose the Advanced tab.
Click CHANGE in the Virtual Memory section. You will now see that the paging file has a zero size (shown at the bottom under "Currently allocated")
Change the paging file setting to System managed size.
Click SET.
Click OK.
At this point you may be asked if you want to overwrite the old paging file - Answer YES !
Click OK all the way out back to the Control Panel.
You may or may not be asked to reboot your computer. Reboot anyway.

That’s it.

Fix: Outlook Error "Sending reported error (0x800CCC13) : ‘Unable to connect to the network. Check your network connection or modem"

2011-09-24T20:14:00.003+03:00

Known fix:
Delete the mail account from the active profile.
Re-create the mail account. That's it!
I've came across this problem under Windows XP(SP3) + Outlook 2010 using POP3 account.

Other possible fixes:

Start the Office program in safe mode
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Microsoft Office.
2. Press and hold the CTRL key, and then click the Outlook Application.

If the problem does not occur in the safe mode, this issue might be related to some third-party add-ins in the Office program, we can try to disable them. Normally, you could do the following to disable the conflict add-ins in your Office program:

Disable add-ins
a) Click File menu, click Options > Add-in, click Go button in the Manage: Com-in Add.

b) Check if there are any add-ins, clear the checkbox to disable them.

c) Close the Office program and restart it.
d) Add one check back each time to the list of Add-In, restart the Office program, and repeat the above procedure. Once the issue reappears again, we can determine which add-in causes this problem and then disable it.

"0X800CCC13" error message when you try to send an email message by using a POP3 account or an IMAP account in an Outlook profile that has an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox configured

Fix: Problem Installing HP OfficeJet 6500 on Windows 7

2011-08-11T11:54:00.000+03:00

Problem:
When trying to install the printer while connected to the network using wire to wireless connection, you get errors during installation process.
if you check your System Event Log you notice some DCOM errors 10016 saying stuff like this (Hebrew):

‏‏הגדרות ההרשאה המהווה ברירת מחדל של המחשב אינן מעניקות הרשאת הפעלה מקומית עבור יישום COM Server עם CLSID‏

{10DA4F3C-CC99-4190-BE4D-58330754E882}

ו- APPID‏

{7DDEFEA6-98EE-4F13-A25B-EC83D9BC5541}

ל- SID של המשתמש NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE‏‏ (S-1-5-19) מהכתובת LocalHost (באמצעות LRPC). ניתן לשנות הרשאת אבטחה זו באמצעות כלי הניהול 'שירותי רכיבים'.

Another example (English):

The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{10DA4F3C-CC99-4190-BE4D-58330754E882}
and APPID
{7DDEFEA6-98EE-4F13-A25B-EC83D9BC5541}
to the user NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE SID (S-1-5-19) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.”

On the other hand, it you try to install using a USB connection, everything goes well.

Solution:

As HP recommends, make sure you have your Antivirus & Firewall disabled to avoid conflicts.

Uninstall the HP OfficeJet 6500 software, if already installed. This will require a reboot, do so before proceeding
Launch the Component Services administrative tool
You should be able to locate this tool from the Search bar of the Start menu
With the Component Services window open
1. Expand the Component Services console listed on the left side
2. Expand Computers under Component Services
3. Right click My Computer and choose Properties
Select the COM Security tab
Under the section titled “Launch and Activition Permissions” click the Edit Default…button
Click the Add button
Enter “Local Service” in the field provided and click OK
With the Local Service account selected, place check marks next to Local Launch and Local Activition under the Allow column

Launch and Activation Permissions
Click OK
Click OK again
A warning may appear alerting you that you are about to change DCOM settings, clickYes
Close the Component Services window
Install the HP OfficeJet 6500 software

Fix: Can't open Bin in Avid, Error "Can't Open File xxx"

2011-07-13T12:08:00.000+03:00

How to Fix Corrupted Bin in Avid Project?

Problem:
The project is loaded fine. when trying to open a specific bin, you get an error saying "Can't Open File xxx", where xxx is the name of the bin.

Solution:
The bin file got corrupted. we need to replace it using an older version that Avid auto-saved in the Avid Attic. The Avid Attic is usually located at:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Avid Media Composer\Avid Attic
Inside there are folders for each project. inside the project folder there's a Bins folder with sub-folders for each Bin.
The versions are saved with incremental numbers such as: master.1, master.2, master.3 etc...

1. We will locate the best version for us using the time&date of the file.
2. Copy the file to the Project's folder (usually C:\Users\Public\Documents\Shared Avid Projects)
3. Rename the old bin file to .OLD extension.
4. Rename the restored version file to the .AVB extension, to replace the original.

Now try to load Avid and the project again.
If you keep getting the same error, try restoring an older version from the Avid Attic.

Fix: Avid Playback Frozen/No Picture Only Sound is heard

2011-07-13T11:54:00.000+03:00

Probelm:
While working on a project, you try to playback the video and only the soundtrack is heard.
the picture is either black or frozen. when you stop the playback it shows you the last frame played.

Solution:
Update Nvidia Drivers and Quicktime version according to this table:
http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=267087

Fix: Volume Shadow Copy Errors When Running Backup Software

2011-05-17T12:13:00.030+03:00

Symptoms:
Backup software uses a Microsoft service called Volume Shadow copy Service to enable disk images to be created and files to be backed up when in use.
When VSS fails it can sometimes mean that you are unable to create a disk image or backup open files.
The Bakup software will usually gives errors accessing the file or the VSS service.
The Application or System Event logs will list some error events related to VSS:
Events 12301:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Writer MSDEWriter did not respond to a GatherWriterStatus call.Event 12302:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected in trying to contact shadow copy service writers. Please check to see that the Event Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating properly.

Solution:
1. Make sure you run all Windows updates for your system (especially for Server 2003 there are some updates packages for VSS)
2. Download and run the following fix-tools according to your system type 32/64 bit:

VSSfix for 32bit
VSSfix for 64bit

* the tools are provided by Macrium Reflect backup software company, as a fix for their customers. but it can be used by everyone because it fixes a failed system component of Windows.

Read more at source

Tool: Free Instant Translation Tool Tirgumit (Replacement for Paid Babylon)

2011-04-06T21:56:00.001+03:00

תוכנת תירגומית יצאה בגירסה חדשה (4.0) ומומלצת להורדה חינם!

תכונות:

&תרגום מיידי בלחיצה על המילה (OCR המזהה את המילה לתרגום, בדומה לבבילון)

&תרגום מלא ל- 17 שפות בעזרת שירות התרגום של גוגל

&תרגום מסמכי PDF

&מילים נרדפות

&הגיית טקסטים

&תיקון שגיאות כתיב

&ועוד...

ניתן לקבוע את מקשי ההפעלה או הלחצנים בעכבר להפעלה מהירה.

להורדה לחץ כאן

Fix: Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Outlook Express?

2011-04-04T17:25:00.000+03:00

When using Powerpoint Viewer you might get errors trying to open a presentation file sent as attachment when using Outlook Express.

To fix it, use this tool

Using the PPSFix utility

Download PPSFix.zip (~12 KB). Unzip the file and run the utility. Select the file types that you want to fix, and then click Fix. Note that you need to login as administrator in order to use this utility.

Manual fix:
Click Start, Run and type CONTROL FOLDERS
In the Folder Options applet that opens, select the File Types tab
Scroll down and locate the following entry:
PPS (Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show)

Click Advanced
Click the New button
Type Open in the the Action: text box

In the Application used to perform action: field, type the following exactly:

For PowerPoint Viewer 2003:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\pptview.exe" "%1"

For PowerPoint Viewer 2007:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\pptview.exe" "%1"

Uncheck the Use DDE box
Click OK, OK
Close the Folder Options dialog

For PPT files
If the problem is seen for .PPT files, then make the above changes to the following file type:
PPT (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation)

Credit: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm

Fix: Inserting bullet/number list makes Word/Outlook 2003 Crash

2011-04-04T17:15:00.001+03:00

Solution1:
1. Run regedit.
2. Drill down the following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Office
11.0
Word

3. Right click on List Gallery Presets
4. Click Export if you want to be on the safe side (then just save it onto your desktop)
5. Go back to the Registry Editor and right click on List Gallery Presets
6. Click Delete

Solution2:
1. Run regedit.

2. Drill down the following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Office
11.0
Word

3. Right click on Data
4. Click Export if you want to be on the safe side (then just save it onto your desktop)
5. Go back to the Registry Editor and right click on Data
6. Click Delete

Note: the 11.0 key can be different in other versions of office (i.e. 12.0 for 2007, 14.0 for 2010).

Fix: ESET NOD32 Antivirus Missing the License Expiry Date

2011-04-04T17:09:00.000+03:00

If you are using ESET Smart Security or ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.0, or ESET Smart Security or ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0, your license expiration date can be viewed at any time from the main program window. NOTE: Please allow 24-48 hours after entering your new username and password for your updated expiration date to display.

How To Check License Date:
1.Open the main program window by clicking the ESET icon next to the system clock or by clicking Start All Programs ESET ESET Smart Security or ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

2.From the main menu, click Protection status. The expiration date is displayed next to License valid until to the right.

Fix Missing License Date

If your version 4.0 ESET security product is not displaying the correct license expiration date, you can verify the validity of your product license, which will cause the current expiration date to appear. To verify your product license, follow the steps below:

1.If you see Display: Standard mode in the lower left corner of the main program window, toggle to Advanced mode by clicking Change... and then clicking Yes to confirm or by pressing CTRL + M on your keyboard.

2.Click Help Verify license validity from the top menu.

An alert will display your updated license expiration date. Click OK to close it.

Fix: IE8 Warning ‘Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?’

2011-03-21T13:18:00.000+02:00

When browsing to secured sites using IE8 you get this warning:

‘Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?’

How to Fix:

Going to Tools->Internet Options->Security

Select the ‘Security’ tab

Click the ‘Custom Level’ button

In the ‘Miscellaneous’ section change “Display mixed content” to Enable

Avid: Error "Assertion Failed: objh == br-> anchorObjh"

2011-03-20T14:55:00.000+02:00

"Assertion Failed: objh == br-> anchorObjh"
"File: ..\..\..\MediaComposer\Bin\binQuiklook.c, Line: 322"

* the path and number could be different

When working on Avid Media Composer you get errors like:

Try these steps:

1. if the project was created using an older Avid from the one you work on, create a new project and import your data into it.

2. in the bin window try working in "Text Mode" instead of "Script" mode.

HowTo: Disable warning "The Publisher Could Not Be Verified" When Running Network Programs

2011-02-21T10:16:00.000+02:00

Disable the message from appearing warning you that “The Publisher Could Not Be Verified” when you run certain files from a network drive or network share:

Solution:
In Internet Explorer > Internet Options > Security > Local internet > Sites > Advanced
add file://systemname where systemname is equal the local server that runs the application and and file will now run off of that server.

Fix: Avid Error: "The application binary file has been corrupted, please reinstall the system"

2011-02-16T10:47:00.001+02:00

Error:
Error when loading project in Avid MC saying:
"The application binary file has been corrupted, please reinstall the system"

The cause for the problem is Bin's created in earlier version of Avid such as Avid Express Pro.

Solution:

The Avid Media Composer does not like the bins created under Avid Xpress Pro. Sure it is smart to create a new project and new user settings (and clean site settings, delete msm files etc...) but the REAL trick here is make completely new bins with slightly different names. e.g. for an old bin called

make a new bin called somethiing like

. Do this for all your bins. Move the clips and sequences out of the old bins and into the new ones, then delete the old. The error message will be cured.

Personally, I was also getting an error message on launch of MC saying . The problem here is that Avid is moving to a different type of graphics architecture which uses a different method of video overlay. The bottom line is that while I am using an HP Compaq nx9600 notebook (Avid qualified and recommended (and supposedly supported ) at the time of writing) however there is something about the way the ATI X600 graphics card inside handles things that bumps up against the latest Avid software. But there is a solution. Yea! Firstly, Launch Media Composer while holding down the L and O keys. This puts the Avid software into legacy overlay mode, making it compatible with the ATI card. There will be no error message. Once up, open the console and enter

legacyoverlay on

This will cause the setting to be retained for subsequent sessions and the error will continue to be gone.

The ATI card in my notebook is non-upgradeable. But if you run into this one on an upgradeable PC and you do later install one of the recommended nVidia cards, you will just need to take another trip to the console and type

legacyoverlay off

Before I found these fixes out I did yet another rebuild of my OS from the ground up. Didn't help a smidge. Hey, Doc Avid, don't you treat me! You gotta get the prescription right my friend. If you are going to throw out random suggestions, stick with the basics, like rebuilding settings files. Don't suggest tearing down the house unless you know what you are talking about. please! (Sorry for coming on a little strong here. I do not mean to be rude. But it is frustrating to follow advice to rebuild your entire OS and then discover that had no connection with the issue)

Credit:

http://community.avid.com/forums/p/22545/125985.aspx

Error opening attachments in Outlook saying "Access Denied" & Check Permissions

2011-02-13T11:05:00.000+02:00

Hebrew Error:

"אין אפשרות ליצור את הקובץ: filename.tif. לחץ באמצעות לחצן העכבר הימני על התיקייה שבה ברצונך ליצור את הקובץ ולאחר מכן לחץ על 'מאפיינים' בתפריט הקיצור כדי לבדוק את ההרשאות שלך עבור התיקיה."

When opening an attachment directly from within Outlook you could get an error message saying that it can’t create the file and to that you need check the permissions on the folder you want to save it in. In most cases the permissions on the folder isn’t the issue but the fact that the folder is "full". When you open an attachment directly from within Outlook it will first save a copy to a subfolder of the Temporary Internet Files folder. Cleaning out the folder will solve the issue.

The special folder where outlook temporarily saves the file for opening is listed in the registry.

Locate the folder path:

Outlook 97	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Security`
Outlook 98	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.5\Outlook\Security`
Outlook 2000	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Security`
Outlook 2002/XP	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security`
Outlook 2003	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security`
Outlook 2007	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security`

Go to the folder:

Open the OutlookSecureTempFolder registry key from the location provided in Step 1.
Copy the path from the key.
Open Explorer
Paste the address in the Address Bar and press Enter
Empty the folder.

To make things easier you can use this cool tool from HowTo-Outlook.com.

The tool allows you to:

Easy access to Outlook's SecureTempFolder used for opening attachments

Determination of the current size of the folder

Empty the folder

Command line options to run as a Scheduled Tasks and logon/logoff scripts.

Fix: Troubleshoot Flash Player Not Working

2011-01-26T19:00:00.001+02:00

The Symptoms:
- When running Internet Explorer, it says you're missing the Flash Player Plugin

Things to try:

- Check the "Manage Add-ons" in IE > Internet Options to make sure the Flash isn't disabled.

If the status is Enabled, then the Flash Player add-on is enabled. Close the dialog box.
If the status is Disabled, select the Enable. Close the dialog box.

- Trying to uninstall using Adobe's Flash Uninstaller:
   http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe
   Then reinstall the latest version from Adobe:
   http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

- Remove the "Kill Bit" that disables Flash

This registry hack is usually used by 3rd party Ad/Popup-Blockers.
To manually remove the "kill bit" entry from the registry, look for the following registry item:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000}\

Make sure that his registry item doesn't contain any strings. If there is a string value, it is most likely a set of compatibility flags, as shown below:

This entry causes Flash movies to fail in the browser. Delete the compatibility flags entry and restart Internet Explorer.
You can also use SpywareBlaster to re-enable it:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spywareblaster/
Install, Go to Tools>Flash Killer> Remove the V from the checkbox.

HowTo: Block Adobe Activation using the Hosts file (Updated Jan 2011)

2011-01-20T10:09:00.000+02:00

I've re-posted an updated list of activation block addresses.

you can read all about it here:
http://blog.yaronmaor.net/2010/04/howto-block-adobe-activation-using.html

Enjoy!
YaronM

HowTo: Completely Uninstall iTunes & Remove Any Traces/Leftovers

2011-01-18T22:34:00.000+02:00

The Problem:
At first iTunes don't behave nicely. You first try to uninstall & re-install, but it doesn't help...

The Solution:
1. iTunes removal process should be done with care by following these instructions:
   Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows XP
   Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7

2. Use a removal tool to cleanup after iTunes:
   download ByeTunes from here.

3. After these steps:
   - Restart Windows
   - Download a fresh version of iTunes from apple
   - Try to install iTunes and wish for good :)

Fix: IE 8 Toolbars Black Background

2010-12-19T18:35:00.000+02:00

Problem:
Your IE8 toolbars suddenly appear like this:

Solution:
Change your display theme to back to XP instead of Classic.
Do it using> Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Choose Windows XP Style.

Outlook 2010 Command-Line Switches

2010-12-13T11:03:00.000+02:00

The information is availble from Microsoft at this link.

Available switches

The information is listed in the following format:
/Switch Description

/a Creates an item with the specified file as an attachment.

Example:

"c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\outlook.exe" /a "c:\my documents\labels.doc"

If no item type is specified, IPM.Note is assumed. Cannot be used with message classes that are not based on Outlook.

/altvba otmfilename Opens the VBA program specified in otmfilename, instead of %appdata%\microsoft\outlook\vbaproject.otm.

/c messageclass Creates a new item of the specified message class (Outlook forms or any other valid MAPI form).

Examples:

/c ipm.activity creates a Journal entry

/c ipm.appointment creates an appointment

/c ipm.contact creates a contact

/c ipm.note creates an e-mail message

/c ipm.stickynote creates a note

/c ipm.task creates a task

/checkclient Prompts for the default manager of e-mail, news, and contacts.

/cleanautocompletecache Removes all names and e-mail addresses from the Auto-Complete list.

/cleancategories Deletes any custom category names that you have created. Restores categories to the default names.

/cleanclientrules Starts Outlook and deletes client-based rules.

/cleanconvongoingactions Deletes the Conversations Actions Table (CAT). CAT entries for a conversation thread usually expire 30 days after no activity. The command-line switch clears all conversation tagging, ignore, and moving rules immediately stopping any additional actions.

/cleandmrecords Deletes the logging records saved when a manager or a delegate declines a meeting.

/cleanfinders Resets all Search Folders in the Microsoft Exchange mailbox for only the first profile opened.

/cleanfreebusy Clears and regenerates free/busy information. This switch can be used only when you are able to connect to the server that runs Exchange.

/cleanfromaddress Removes all manually added From entries from the profile.

/cleanmailtipcache Removes all MailTips from the cache.

/cleanreminders Clears and regenerates reminders.

/cleanroamedprefs All previous roamed preferences are deleted and copied again from the local settings on the computer where this switch is used. This includes the roaming settings for reminders, free/busy grid, working hours, calendar publishing, and RSS rules.

/cleanrules Starts Outlook and deletes client-based and server-based rules.

/cleanserverrules Starts Outlook and deletes server-based rules.

/cleansharing Removes all RSS, Internet Calendar, and SharePoint subscriptions from Account Settings, but leaves all the previously downloaded content on your computer. This is useful if you cannot delete one of these subscriptions within Outlook 2010.

/cleansniff Overrides the programmatic lockout that determines which of your computers (when you run Outlook at the same time) processes meeting items. The lockout process helps prevent duplicate reminder messages. This switch clears the lockout on the computer it is used. This enables Outlook to process meeting items.

/cleansubscriptions Deletes the subscription messages and properties for subscription features.

/cleanviews Restores default views. All custom views that you created are lost.

/embedding Used without command-line parameters for standard OLE co-create.

/f msgfilename Opens the specified message file (.msg) or Microsoft Office saved search (.oss).

/finder Opens the Advanced Find dialog box.

/hol holfilename Opens the specified .hol file.

/ical icsfilename Opens the specified .ics file.

/importNK2 Imports the contents of an .nk2 file which contains the nickname list that is used by both the automatic name checking and Auto-Complete features.

/importprf prffilename Starts Outlook and opens/imports the defined MAPI profile (*.prf). If Outlook is already open, queues the profile to be imported on the next clean start.

/launchtraininghelp assetid Opens a Help window with the Help topic specified in assetid displayed.

/m emailname Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item. Only works together with the /c command-line parameter.

Example:

Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m emailname

/nopreview Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off.

/p msgfilename Prints the specified message (.msg).

/profile profilename Loads the specified profile. If your profile name contains a space, enclose the profile name in quotation marks (" ").

/profiles Opens the Choose Profile dialog box regardless of the Options setting on the Tools menu.

/promptimportprf Same as /importprf except that a prompt appears and the user can cancel the import.

/recycle Starts Outlook by using an existing Outlook window, if one exists. Used in combination with /explorer or /folder.

/remigratecategories Starts Outlook and starts the following commands on the default mailbox:

Upgrades colored For Follow Up flags to Outlook 2010 color categories.

Upgrades calendar labels to Outlook 2010 color categories.

Adds all categories used on non-mail items into the Master Category List

Note This is the same command as Upgrade to Color Categories in each Outlook mailbox properties dialog box.

/resetfolders Restores missing folders at the default delivery location.

/resetfoldernames Resets default folder names (such as Inbox or Sent Items) to default names in the current Office user interface language.

For example, if you first connect to your mailbox in Outlook by using a Russian user interface, the Russian default folder names cannot be renamed. To change the default folder names to another language, such as Japanese or English, you can use this switch to reset the default folder names after you change the user interface language or install a different language version of Outlook.

/resetformregions Empties the form regions cache and reloads the form region definitions from the Windows registry.

/resetnavpane Clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile.

/resetquicksteps Restores the default Quick Steps. All user-created Quick Steps are deleted.

/resetsearchcriteria Resets all Instant Search criteria so that the default set of criteria is shown in each module.

/resetsharedfolders Removes all shared folders from the Navigation Pane.

/resettodobar Clears and regenerates the To-Do Bar task list for the current profile. The To-Do Bar search folder is deleted and re-created.

/restore Attempts to open the same profile and folders that were open prior to an abnormal Outlook shutdown.

/rpcdiag Opens Outlook and displays the remote procedure call (RPC) connection status dialog box.

/safe Starts Outlook without the Reading Pane or toolbar customizations. Both native and managed Component Object Model (COM) add-ins are turned off.

/safe:1 Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off.

/safe:3 Both native and managed Component Object Model (COM) add-ins are turned off.

/select foldername Starts Outlook and opens the specified folder in a new window. For example, to open Outlook and display the default calendar, use: "c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\outlook.exe" /select outlook:calendar.

/share feed://URL/filename

/share stssync://URL

/share web://URL/filename

Specifies a sharing URL to connect to Outlook. For example, use stssync://URL to connect a SharePoint list to Outlook.

/sniff Starts Outlook, forces a detection of new meeting requests in the Inbox, and then adds them to the calendar.

/t oftfilename Opens the specified .oft file.

/v vcffilename Opens the specified .vcf file.

/vcal vcsfilename Opens the specified .vcs file.

Tool: Script For Restarting Microsoft Outlook

2010-12-13T10:54:00.000+02:00

Below is a batch script for safely restarting Microsoft Outlook.
This is useful for cases where an Outlook process gets stuck and trying to launch Outlook opens the application but prevent Oulook from receiving or sending mails.

Use Notepad to create a new text file and save it with the extension .BAT to make it as a batch file.
Note that the path for Outlook in this example is for Outlook 2010 32bit running on a 64bit Windows.
If you're using a different Oulook or Windows version, change the path according to your system.

The Script commands:

@echo off
taskkill /im outlook.exe /t
echo.
echo.
echo **************************************
echo Please Wait While Restarting Oulook...
echo **************************************
echo.
echo.
sleep 3
taskkill /f /im outlook.exe /t
sleep 3

cls
echo ************************************************************
echo This Window Can Be Safely Closed by Pressing the X Button...
echo ************************************************************
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE" /recycle
exit

How to import .nk2 files into Outlook 2010 (AutoComplete Contacts)

2010-11-30T09:20:00.001+02:00

Background:
Back in Outlook 2003-2007, Microsoft used to save your AutoComplete Contacts in a cache file with the extension NK2. When moving from one PC to another, we used to just copy the file to the new machine and Outlook automatically loaded the information.

In Outlook 2010 things changed, and now the data is saved as "Suggested Contacts" inside the Personal Folder data file.

Instructions:
To import .nk2 files into Outlook 2010, follow these steps:

Make sure that the .nk2 file is in the following folder:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook
(Click on Start-Run- Type the above path and press Enter)
Note The .nk2 file must have the same name as your current Outlook 2010 profile. By default, the profile name is "Outlook." To check the profile name, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Mail.
3. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type outlook.exe /importnk2, and then click OK. This should import the .nk2 file into the Outlook 2010 profile.

Note After you import the .nk2 file, the contents of the file are merged into the existing nickname cache that is currently stored in your mailbox.

Note The .nk2 file is renamed with a .old file name extension on the first start of Outlook 2010. Therefore, if you try to re-import the .nk2 file, remove the .old file name extension.

Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980542 (English)
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/support/archive/2010/12/05/752806.aspx (Hebrew)

Fix: Windows 7 Activation Error saying the Product Key you entered can be used only in certain countries or regions

2010-11-18T16:16:00.000+02:00

Problem:
When you try to activate you geniune license you receive an error saying:

"the product key you entered can be used only in certain countries or regions. Either activate windows where you bought it or buy a new product"

Cause:
This behaviour is related to licenses sold in developing markets such as southeast asia, south America and more. Microsoft's activation server is geographically oriented and cannot verify your location correctly.

Solution:
Click on the Start menu, and type the following command:
SLUI 4
In the wizard- choose your country and click Next. Now complete the Phone Activation procedure as instructed.

Fix: Reset Permissions on File System & Registry in Win7/Vista

2010-11-15T21:55:00.000+02:00

Use the following tool to reset the file-system and registry permissions back to default. it is very useful after some malware or virus attack that made a mess in your Windows.

Download Here.

Read more over here.

more about it in Hebrew:

איפוס הרשאות לקבצים וערכי רג'יסטרי

מצרף אוסף כלים המיועדים לאפס את הרשאות המערכת על קבצים וערכי רג'יסטרי.

כידוע במערכות הפעלה חדישות ישנן הרשאות (או ACL = Access Control List) שקיימות על כל אובייקט במסד הנתונים של המערכת.

ניהול וגישה להרשאות הללו נעשה בעזרת לשונית אבטחה (Security) במאפיינים.

במערכת קבצים מסוג NTFS יש הרשאות לקבצים, תיקיות וכוננים שלמים. ברג'יסטרי יש הרשאות לערכים ומפתחות. בשרתים יש הרשאות על אובייקטים כמו חשבון משתמש, חשבון מחשב או קבוצת ניהול (OU).

במקרה של וירוסים ושלל זבלי-רשת הערכים הללו משובשים. זה גורם לשלל תופעות משונות כמו מניעת גישה לתיקיות/כוננים מסויימים. תהליכים שנכשלים בעלייה ומשאירים שגיאות רבות ביומנים האירועים וגם

המון תקלות הקשורות בהתקנות של תוכנות. לעיתים השגיאות בהתקנה לא קשורות לתקלה עצמה. למשל, שיבוש הרשאות על ערכים ברג'יסטרי שמונעים ממנגנון ההתקנה לכתוב לאזור מסויים. תוכנית ההתקנה תכשל

ותזרוק הודעות משונות ולא קשורות. הסרה מלאה והתקנה מחדש לא יסייעו ותרגישו שעשיתם הכל אבל עדיין תקועים... ייתכן מאד שיש בעיית הרשאות- בייחוד אם המחשב נגוע או היה נגוע במזיקים.

אוסף הכלים הללו מאפס את הגדרות ההרשאות לברירת המחדל כך שלמנהלים ולחשבון ה- SYSTEM (שבעזרתו המערכת מנהלת את עצמה) יהיה הרשאות מלאות.

להפעלה נוחה שיניתי את שמות הקבצים עם תחילית ממוספרת כדי לזכור את סדר ההפעלה:

1. כלי שייצור נקודת שחזור ליתר ביטחון

2. כלי עזר שיותקן ויסייע בתהליך איפוס ההרשאות.

3. סקריפט שיאפס הרשאות בכל קבצי המערכת והרג'יסטרי.

4. סקריפט שיאפס הגדרות אבטחה כלליות במערכת ההפעלה בחזרה להגדרות היצרן כמו לאחר התקנה מחדש.

הכלים הללו מתאימים לשימוש לחלונות ויסטה ו-7

להורדה מכאן

מומלץ בחום לשימוש. מי שמעוניין בחומר קריאה נוסף ניתן לגלוש לכאן.

בהצלחה!

ירון מאור

Guide: Features Differences Between Outlook 2003, 2007 And 2010

2010-11-15T20:24:00.000+02:00

A good list comparing Outlook features and their location in the program-interface was created by the good guy of howto-outlook.com

The features have been grouped in the following categories;

Global Outlook options and features
Outlook management and maintenance
Account and data file management
Views
Exchange
Receiving Settings
Messages (composing and reading)
Calendar
Contacts

if you were wondering: Where do I find that missing feature I used to have on my older Outlook...?
Check it out here:

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/locatefeature.htm