Items filtered by date: December 2014

when you run sage you get the following error

'serial and activation key combo are not valid. and you cannot change them'

solution:

• go to the account data folder and move/remove present accounts.
• you can then run the program and change the details.
• Now you can move the data files back if you want

I have had this problem numerous times in the past where the installation proceeds then ends with the messages:

During the installation of the device.
The system cannot find the file specified
and it goes into a detection loop

HERE is the solution:

Windows 2000/XP has a bug that it cannot properly detect new hardware by *.inf files, if the RunOnce registry key is missing for the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

This key is often used by installers to execute post-reboot programs, but sometimes they accidentally delete this key.

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Make sure that you understand how to backup and restore the registry, in case a problem occurs. Please read the linked Microsoft Knowledge Base article prior to editing the registry.

Go to Start » Run and enter "regedit."

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

With CurrentVersion Highlighted, go to the Edit menu and select New » Key

Name the key RunOnce, leaving everything else about the key alone.

The RunOnce key should now exist underneath the CurrentVersion key.
Once the key exists, Windows 2000/XP stops redetecting the Hardware

see also this article, Driver Install Error - "Class installer"

Note : Before trying the step below please run startup repair first

Solution :

1. Boot the computer from Vista OS DVD.

• Click on Repair Your Computer.

• Click on Command prompt.

• At the X:\Sources prompt, type bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup and press <Enter>

• Type c: and press <Enter>.

• At the C:\ prompt, type cd boot and press <Enter>.

• At the C:\Boot prompt, type attrib bcd -s -h -r and press <Enter>.

• At the C:\Boot prompt, type ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old and press <Enter>.

• At the C:\Boot prompt, type bootrec /rebuildbcd and press <Enter>.

• The Boot Configuration File will be rebuilt at this point. Once it finishes, type exit and press <Enter>. Click the Restart button

Here are some other commands

bootrec /RebuildBcd - Use this option when you must completely rebuild the BCD
bootrec /FixMbr - writes a Windows Vista-compatible MBR to the system partition
bootrec /FixBoot - writes a new boot sector to the system partition by using a boot sector that is compatible with Windows Vista

If the automated startup repair doesn't do it - even after a few goes , as Prasath says,

I would try this first

1. bootrec /fixmbr

2. your dvdrom drive letter:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

3. del C:\boot\bcd

4. bootrec /rebuildbcd

5. Close cmd prompt

6. remove dvd, Reboot.

Fingers crossed.

You'll need to delete the registry folders for DivX from the machine (be sure to get both the local and user level folders).

To do this go to start > type 'regedit' in the run box > delete the software/divx folders from the registry of the local machine and relevant user accounts.

Once this is done run the installer file again (you do not need to uninstall first) and it will offer you the option to select an install language again. Select the correct language and complete the install as normal.

Reboot and you should find the problem corrected

Here's How:

1. Enter Windows XP Recovery Console. The Recovery Console is an advanced diagnostic mode of Windows XP with special tools that will allow you to restore the boot.ini file.

2. When you reach the command line (detailed in Step 6 in the link above), type the following command and then press Enter.

   bootcfg /rebuild
   

3. The bootcfg utility will scan your hard drives for any Windows XP installations and then display the results. Follow the remaining steps to add your Windows XP installation to the boot.ini file.

4. The first prompt asks Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All).

   Type Y in response to this question and press Enter.

5. The next prompt asks you to Enter Load Identifier:.

   This is the name of the operating system. For example, type Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition and press Enter.

6. The final prompt asks you to Enter OS Load options:.

   Type /Fastdetect here and press Enter.

7. Take out the Windows XP CD, type exit and then press Enter to restart your PC.

   Assuming that a missing or corrupt boot.ini file was your only issue, Windows XP should now start normally.

If like me you want to have all your email PST files in one easy place to backup (ie on your D: drive) you might need to move your PST Files. POP3 PST easily enough but the IMAP PST are always created in the default PST location and if you try and move them like normal POP3 PST files the file will respawn with a different name in the default location redering the moved IMAP PST useless.

IMAP

How IMAP PST files are handled changes from version to version of out look and I recommen you read the article below before doing anything else. You should also consider that when you recreate an IMAP profile all of the items will re-sync anyway so the only thing you would need to do is change the default location. The articles below go into more detail about this process.

Links

• How to move IMAP data files |m Slipstick - this is the goto article and has a video showing you what happens.
• How to move the IMAP personal folder (*.pst) - This article also includes information on how to change the default location of PST files
• Move Outlook 2007 Data(pst)files from default to another directory? - A forum thread with people having the same issue.
• Outlook 2010 + Move IMAP PST file = Outlook data file cannot be accessed 
  • Testing the account (send/receive) works fine, but if I try to manually send an email I get error 0x8004010F Outlook data file cannot be accessed.
  • One solution here is to use Symbolic Links.
  • Show a lot of the registry locations

POP3

Moving POP3 PST files is really easy.

1. Make sure outlook is closed
2. Move the PST file
3. Open Outlook and it will then error saying cannot find the PST file, you should then point it to the new location of the PST file.
4. Restart Outlook for good measure.

POP3 Send and Receive Error 0x8004010F

Occasionally you will get an error 0x8004010F which is caused by internal PST links not working. The links below show you how to fix the broken links.

• Fix the error "Outlook data file cannot be accessed error (0x8004010F)" - YouTube - The following video shows you cleary what to do to fix it:
• Fixed: Outlook 2013/2010 Error 0x8004010F When You Try to Send or Receive Email | Exchange Server & MS Outlook Blog
• It Is Solved: 0x8004010F: Outlook data file cannot be accessed.

Microsoft Word bullets help organize information into an easy-to-read format, but if the bullets aren't spaced correctly it can throw off the look of your document. Microsoft Word 2010 has two different ways to alter the spacing of bullet points. The first way changes the indent between the edge of the paper and the bullet point, along with the bullet point and the text, while the second way changes the distance between separate bullet points.

Instructions

1. Click in front of the first word that makes up your bullet point to place the cursor there. Hold "Shift," then click behind the last word to select the entire passage that makes up the list of bullet points.
2. Select the "Home" tab at the top of the Word window. Locate the "Paragraph" area and select the "Line and Paragraph Spacing" button, which has four small horizontal lines next to an up and down arrow. Choose "Line Spacing Options" from the drop-down menu.
3. Manipulate the up and down arrows to alter the "Left" field under the "Indentation" heading. This will change the amount of space between the edge of the sheet and your bullet points.
4. Locate the "Special" field, which will be set to "Hanging." Use the up and down arrows in the box next to this field to increase or decrease the indent between the bullets and the text.
5. Select the drop-down box under "Line Spacing" that is located under the "Spacing" header. Choose "Multiple" from the box. Adjust the number in the small box next to the word "Multiple" to change the amount of space between different lines in the list of bullet points. You can use the up and down arrows to change the spacing by half a space, or you can type an exact number, such as "1.7" into the box. Click "OK" when you are ready to implement your changes.

Does any one know what the differences are between PCL5, PCL5E and PCL6? Are there any differences in the commands supported?

• PCL6 is NOT a superset of PCL5, and is NOT similar in any way. While PCL5 is interpreted as the data arrives at the printer, PCL6 is first "compiled" by the printer driver before being sent to the printer.
• PCL5/PCL5e (the latter being an extended version) is an escape-based language, using an ASCII representation, but is relatively unstructured (although quite powerful); so you can edit a PCL5 print stream relatively easily.
• PCL6 (aka PCL XL) is a completely different language, uses a binary representation, and is much more structured; for these reasons, it is much more difficult to edit a PCL6 print stream. PCL XL has a closer relationshipt to the GDI used within Windows than does PCL5; most PCL6 drivers now offer more features than their PCL5 equivalents.
• HP (for reasons known only to themselves) do not publish a PCL6 equivalent to the PCL5 Technical Reference manual; there is little PCL6 documentation available publically.
• The following link gives an official HP view of the reasons for, and differences between, PCL5e, PCL6 and PostScript drivers: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl06947

PCL (Printer Control Language) is a printing language developed by HP and PCL drivers is a language (a set of command codes) that enable application programs to control Hewlett-Packard DeskJet (some models), LaserJet (all models), and other HP printers. Many personal computer users find themselves in need of PCL drivers after purchasing a new HP or HP-compatible printer and attaching it to their existing PC and operating system. PCL5 allows you to download macros, fonts and forms to the printer memory (RAM or HD), so you can store unvariable data in the printer and minimize the size of the file you'll print. The fonts, macros and forms are "called" and merged into the printout via PCL commands embedded in the file body.

PostScript is a programming language developed by Adobe and transformed into a printing language. It describes the appearance of a printed page, mantaining its formatting, color and print quality settings. Because of that, print files generated with PS drivers can be portable among different printers without the file that will be printed lose quality, color definitions or formatting. The printer must have a PS module that translates the PostScript commands. Macintosh computers and applications working inside an Windows network environment uses PS drivers (PostScript has born in Mac world - Windows world used PS later).

Both driver types groups the print commands and settings into the whole page, so if there's an error when processing the file, the whole page will be lost and you have to reprint the page you lost, or all the file, depending on the error. They're different of the PCL3 (print language for most DeskJet printers), which separates the file in swaths - this is the reason why DeskJet printer don't need much memory; it has only the necessary to store the swath it's printing now. Resulting: PCL3 always prints. The tradeoff is that PCL3 generates much more data than PCL5,6 or PS files (the PC process all the job and the print file size is large, so PCL3 is most used in parallel connections.

Unlike PCL3 (DeskJet) printers, Laser printers that make use of PCL5, PCL6 or PS must have powerful processors and much more built memory because they have to process the whole page (or the whole print job). By this reason, PCL and PostScript drivers tranfers all the processing charge to the printer and the PC doesn't suffer with performance issues - the "Return to application" time is smaller. The PC "closes" the file and send to the printer, so the print file size is much smaller. By this reason, PCL5,6 and PS are most used in network environments.

Choosing PCL or PS drivers depends on the applications you're using. For example, if you're using graphic applications like PhotoShop, Corel or similars, the best choice is the PS driver. By other hand, if you're using desktop applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and so on), the best choice is the PCl drivers. If you want to make use of downloading forms and fonts to the printer, you must use PCL drivers because PS drivers doesn't do that.

This tip could be applied to any kind of Windows Update on windows XP be it manual update or automatic update.

A failure in updating could happen when you suddenly get disconnected or downloaded corrupted data which happens a lot. And it seems that there is no local check to ensure that the file is actually complete. It just attempts to install the downloaded material even if its not complete. The stupid thing is that even though you try to update again, it just checks the cache, see that its there and won't bother redownloading the files.

Therefore when you face such a scenario, you could take these steps to solve your problems:

1. Open Command Prompt by Start -> Run and type "cmd"
2. On the Command Prompt, type "net stop wuauserv". This is done so that you will terminate the windows automatic update service to allow us to delete the cache files
3. Still on the Command Prompt, type "cd /d %windir%" or "cd\windows"
4. Type "rd /s SoftwareDistribution"
5. Thats it, the cache has been purged. Now we need to restart the windows automatic update service again. To do that, type "net start wuauserv"

Thats all. Its simple right? Good luck.

Solution 1:

Try to remove it from Installed Updates:

1. Click on “Control Panel” in “Start menu”
2. Go to “Uninstall a program” in “Control Panel”
3. Click on “View installed updates” in “Programs and Features”
4. Right click on Update which reads Powershell and uninstall it.

Solution 2:

PowerShell is not present in the add/remove programs. I thought I had PowerShell deleted in Add/Remove Programs - but apparently it is still there and I cannot complete the In-Place upgrade on my Windows Vista.