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backup and restore firefox bookmarks

2011-09-24T19:24:00.000+05:30

in certain cases (before windows reinstall) you might want to backup your existing long list of (like mine) bookmarks in firefox, this is really simple to do & method as follows.(used firefox 6.0.2 for description) open firefox browser in menu, click bookmarks & click " show all bookmarks " in the opened window (called " library ") you can see there is a drop down menu named " import and backup "

shutdown remote server through remote desktop

2011-09-24T19:04:00.000+05:30

scenario like this, server running win 2003 R2 with terminal server (located at head office), stores located at remote location, stores manager wants to access head office server to operate ERP software, end of the day he wants to shutdown head office server using remote desktop (because he is last person to use ERP software) but when he try to shutdown remote server, then he realize there is no

continues file copy even closing laptop lid (xp)

2011-06-28T23:57:00.000+05:30

First of all we need to make some changes in control panel to do this, because we all know normally when you close laptop lid (screen) it goes for sleep mode, we need to stop this for continues file copy, to do this follow these steps. Go to control panel Double click "power option" Click advanced Now under "power buttons" section, you can see "when i close the lid of my portable computer" In

cant access network share folders (Not enough server storage is available to process this command)

2011-02-18T21:30:00.002+05:30

when you try to access shared folders though the network, sometime you might receive the following error. (Not enough server storage is available to process this command) to solve this problem you have to modify some registry settings, to do that follow these steps. click start > click run> type regedit, and then click ok to open registry editor navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \

excel 2007 files cant open when double click

2011-02-07T21:59:00.000+05:30

this is a strange problem, when you double click previously saved excel files nothing happens, but you start start excel 2007 program from start menu, then try to open the saved files using file > open files can open, to fix this problem follow these steps. open excel 2007 (using start menu) go to tools > options > general. uncheck "ignore other apps" now close excel program now click start >

windows mail spell check error "language is no longer available"

2011-02-07T21:40:00.000+05:30

did you receive this error "Language is no longer available for spell checking" when using windows mail spell check.To fix this error message follow these steps open windows mail click on tools click on options click on the spelling tab under the language section, click on another language besides english click apply choose english under the language section click apply click ok create a new

change word 2003 default font permanently

2011-02-07T21:25:00.000+05:30

this describes how to change default font in word 2003 open Microsoft word 2003 right click in blank document and click font now in the opened window make the changes you want , for example " font , font style , font color " you can see changes instantly in the "preview area" after you have made the changes you want, click on the default button in the lower left corner after click default

change excel 2003 default font permanently

2011-02-07T21:08:00.000+05:30

this describes how to change default font in excel 2003 start excel 2003 in the menu click tools and click properties in the options window click general tab under standard font select your desired font you can also specify the default font size now click ok you will see the message that prompt by the excel program, it will remind you to restart excel to changes go into effect so go ahead and

cant defragment hard disk due to kaspersky

2011-02-07T20:45:00.000+05:30

if you are kaspersky user, then you might want to hear this news.when kaspersky is up and running and the same time you want to defragment your C: drive (or whole hard disk), but when you start the process after a short time you might see this error "Disk Defragmenter cannot continue prescan because there is a corruption in file: C\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kapersky Lab\

windows fax cant install or not working (xp)

2010-07-29T11:58:00.004+05:30

in some cases when you try to install windows fax your installation cant continue or stops suddenly, below mentioned solution tried and tested by me (at client place) after doing this i can successfully install windows fax. to do this follow these steps.click start and runtype esentutl /p %windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb and press enterafter pressing enter it will open warning message and

password protect outlook 2003 (personal folder)

2010-07-29T11:27:00.003+05:30

if you want you can protect your outlook 2003 personal folder using password, after doing this when you open outlook 2003, it ask password to view your personal folder, to do this follow these steps.open outlook 2003 (using your profile)now right click personal folders in the left side and click properties for "personal folders"in the opened properties window click advanced in general tabnow

re-enable windows update from group policy (xp)

2010-07-29T11:04:00.004+05:30

before doing these steps make sure you have administrative privilege for you user account, to enable windows update follow these steps.click start and click runtype gpedit.msc to start group policyin there navigate to computer configuration > administrative templates > windows components > windows update.now in the right side double click configure automatic updatein the opened window click

excel 2003 formulas not working

2010-07-29T10:54:00.003+05:30

when excel formulas suddenly stops working, the only place you have to see is excel options, to do this follow these steps,open excel 2003click tools, then click optionsin the opened window, click calculation tabin there check under calculation, if your calculation mode set to manual, change it back to automatic mode.after change click oknow check your excel work sheet, the formulas work

create batch file for shutdown and restart

2009-11-06T21:25:00.003+05:30

This will show you how to create batch file to shutdown or restart your pc, also you can schedule it by any given time, follow these steps.Create batch file for shutdown (with shutdown message box)First create new text documentNow inside text document type c:\windows\system32\shutdown -s -f -t 300 (the value 300 is 5 min, (60 x 5) if you want you can raise or reduce the value or put 00 for

customize "send to" items in windows xp

2009-11-06T20:54:00.002+05:30

You know you can customize "send to" menu and you can add more new destination in Send To lists. this can be done in a simple way, follow these steps.Click start, click runType sendto and press enterThis will open window with default Send To lists (Compressed (zipped) Folder, Desktop (create shortcut), Mail Recipient, My Documents)Now drag-and-drop any program, folders and drives, shortcuts to

disable automatic update and service

2009-11-06T20:26:00.003+05:30

If you want to disable automatic updates for windows you can do it by in control panel or system properties, but you know that even if you turn off updates in here automatic update service will continue to run in background. in order to disable this service follow these steps.Click start , click runType services.msc and press enterNow find the automatic update service and double click to open

restore missing tabs in "display properties"

2009-11-06T19:33:00.003+05:30

In windows xp sometimes you notice that your "display properties" tabs were missing suddenly. (actually sometimes hides itself) such as "Themes , Desktop, Screen saver, Appearance, Settings" ,this can happen for many reasons, the exact cause for this is yet to be found, but we know how to restore the missing tabs in display properties, follow these steps.Click Start, click RunType regsvr32

add more columns to task manager

2009-10-23T23:26:00.002+05:30

You can add more column to process page of task manager, this ensures to view more running processes. in this example we gonna show you how to add "virtual memory size" to task manager process page.Press alt + ctrl + del to open task managerNow click on process tabClick on the view menu and click select columnIn the "select column" window select virtual memory size by checking the boxClick okNow

disable auto reboot when error occured (blue screen)

2009-10-23T23:14:00.002+05:30

This will show you how to disable automatic restart option in registry, follow these steps.Open registry editorNavigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControlIn the right side double click AutoReboot keyChange the value to 0 to disable and 1 to enableExit registry editor and restart pc

windows low on registry space (win 2000)

2009-10-23T22:45:00.003+05:30

The most possible cause for this is errors in windows partition, as a result of this error you cannot change the page file values. the first thing to try is using scandisk.SolutionStart command promptType chkdsk /f and press enter, this will ask to schedule scandisk in next restart, press yIn the restart system will scan the partition you specified, after login to windows your problem will be

reduce the time of operating system selection menu

2009-10-23T21:48:00.004+05:30

If your pc in a dual boot mode (such as xp and vista) you notice that every time you restart or switch on pc operating system selection menu is displayed, the default timeout is 30 seconds, if you want you can reduce default timeout. follow these steps.Right click on my computer and click propertiesClick on advanced tabUnder "startup and recovery" click settings tabNow reduce the timeout by

to view hidden and super hidden files

2009-10-23T21:18:00.005+05:30

To view hidden files in you need to deselect some options in folder option. note that most viruses hide itself for further infections and more damaged to your pc, when you enabled view hidden files option, you can safely delete those viruses, some viruses run itself as a active process, there for you may not be able to delete viruses easily. use runscanner utility to kill virus process. to view

configure schedule smart disk cleanup in xp

2009-10-13T21:31:00.004+05:30

This tip will show you how to create smart disk cleanup, to do this we need to create one batch file, please note that this will clear prefetch files also. follow these steps.Create new text documentType or copy the following inside text documentc:\windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /dc /sageset: 1c:cd \cd c:\windows\prefetchdel *.* /qNow save the text file and change the extension of the file from .

how to repair microsoft outlook pst file errors

2009-10-13T20:58:00.003+05:30

With the corrupt outlook data file (PST File) the following things can happen.Cant open outlookCan open outlook, but cant open saved mailsCant open contactsCant open calenderYour outlook data file can be corrupt in several waysSudden power off while using outlookRestart system (reset) while using outlookThe best way to repair damaged PST file is running scanpst.exe utility, the location of

how to solve "invalid operating system" error

2009-10-13T20:40:00.004+05:30

While you installing windows xp , after text portion of setup completes you need to restart pc, to go in to graphical user interface (GUI) setup. but when you restart pc after completes text portion of setup and booting from hard disk you notice "invalid operating system" error occurs and you cant proceed with the installation. no matter how many times you start all over again problem still