Download and run the Norton Removal tool and save the file to the Windows desktop.
Your computer may be restarted more than once, and you may be asked to repeat some steps after the computer restarts.
Find the entry for Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
Double click the entry to edit. It should be already Stopped.
Set its startup type to Disabled। Click OK and restart the computer
2. After restart if you will still face the same problem follow these steps
-Control Panel
-Add or Remove Programs
-You should find the Microsoft SQL Server and Remove it ( there may be three so just remove all of them)
-Then Search for the download of the Microsoft SQL Server and you should come up with some type of Microsoft website
-Download the version you want
1) Browse to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories
2) Right click "Notepad" and select "Run as administrator"
3) Click "Continue" on the UAC prompt
4) Click File -> Open
5) Browse to "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc"
6) Change the file filter drop down box from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)"
7) Select "hosts" and click "Open"
8) Make the needed changes and close Notepad। Save when prompted.
'Microsoft Works has stopped working' Error Message Displays When Trying to open Microsoft work task launcher.
Click on Start
Right click on “Microsoft Work Task Luncher”
Select “Properties”
Checked “Compatibility Tab”
Check mark on privilege Level as “Run this program as an administrator”
If you are still facing the same problem then uninstall and reinstall the software.
Click on Start
Select “control panel”
Then select “Program feature-Vista” or "Add/remove Program-XP" option
Uninstall all Microsoft Work software
After uninstall reinstall the software again।
a) When I changed these settings my start menu was altered to classic mode hence the navigation is a bit different, I believe your system is still on factory setup, so here is how to get to the Magnifier screen.
1) Click on Start , click on All Programs
2) click on Accessories
3) Click on Ease of Access
4) Click on Ease of access Center
(your start menu should look like the attached image) above
5) In the Ease of Access Center, click on Make the Computer easier to use
6) You should see the Screen as displayed above, uncheck the checkbox that says Turn on Magnifier।
b) As you said you went into start menu but could not find run/msconfig , if you have not changed your default start menu then when you click on Windows Vista start button you should see a search button that says “Start Search” in dim font, click in in the search area and type msconfig , Vista should prompt you for access rights, after accepting to enter the admin mode you should see an application that has multiple tabs at the top , click on the Startup tab, and you should see all the applications that are started on windows startup, disable the ones you do not want started from here. This will ask you to restart computer to apply new changes.
Many of us are completely not aware of the features of MSCONFIG like -Launching programs using MSCONFIG, usage of Diagnostic startup to find out if there are startup related issues(instead we use selective startup which takes more time and we tend to disable important programs)etc.
Overview - MSCONFIG is an extremely valuable tool, which can help a user troubleshoot startup problems in Windows। By selectively disabling services and startup programs, the user can often identify a program or service which is causing errors or freezes within Vista. In addition, it provides some handy shortcuts to computer management areas and commands.
Below are the tabs available in the Microsoft System Configuration utility (MSCONFIG).
· General
· Boot
· Services
· Startup
· Tools
Launch MSCONFIG in Windows Vista.
To launch the MSCONFIG utility, perform these steps:
Click the Start button, and then click Run. (There is no Run option by default in Windows Vista. The combination of the Windows and the ‘R’ keys can be used to launch the Run)
The Run window appears.
Type msconfig into the Open field, and then click OK.
Click Continue on the UAC window
The System Configuration Utility window appears.
The General tab allows you to control the overall operation of MSCONFIG. It is a quick way to enable and disable whole sections of the startup process. General allows you to select Normal Startup, Diagnostic Startup, or Selective Startup.
Figure 1 - The MSCONFIG General Tab
Below is the list of features available in the General tab.
Normal Startup
This is the default setting. It allows Windows to load and run all the drivers, services, and programs that typically load and run at startup. There are no custom settings used.
Diagnostic Startup
This setting tells Windows to load drivers and services needed to get to the Desktop. Any non-essential services and drivers are not loaded, and no startup services are run. Diagnostic Startup is often the fastest way to rule out startup problems arising from missing, corrupt, or improperly configured essential services or drivers. Diagnostic Startup is functionally equivalent to Selective Startup with all the options disabled.
Selective Startup
Selective Startup allows you to selectively enable and disable various phases of the startup process. It basically allows the user to customize how windows start. Selective Startup has its own sub-categories.
o Load Startup Services - This option is useful in determining if one of the services that Windows loads at startup is causing problems.
o Load Startup Items - This option is useful in determining if one of the programs Windows starts during the boot process is causing problems.
o Use original boot configuration – This option starts the system with original boot configuration।
The Boot tab lists the current Vista operating systems, and allows the user to specify basic Boot options and the Timeout. The user may also save any of the selected options and make them permanent. The Advanced options button will open another dialog which allows the user to specify advanced options such as Number of processors, Maximum memory, and Global debug settings.
Figure 2 - MSCONFIG Boot Tab
The Services tab allows you to selectively enable and disable the various services that Windows provides. Services are specialized applications that provide important functionality for the Windows operating system.
Services generally load before you log into the Windows Desktop, so they can be a source of potential problems that may prevent you from being able to log on.
Figure 3 - MSCONFIG Services Tab
Below is a list of what the Services tab provides:
A complete list of available services for the system is displayed. This list of services contains all the services available, whether or not they are running. These services are broken down by Service name, whether or not the service is Essential, the Manufacturer of the service, and the Status of the service, such as "running."
Hide All Microsoft Services - This check box allows you to hide all the Microsoft-provided services. This allows you to quickly disable all third-party services without affecting the Microsoft services.
Enable All - This button allows you to quickly enable all the visible services.
Disable All - This button allows you to quickly disable all the services.
Note:Disabling the following services is NOT RECOMMENDED:
Remote Procedure Call
Remote Procedure Call Locator
these services provide the framework that the rest of the services are built on.
The Plug and Play service
The Plug and Play service should not be disabled if you need to work with the Device Manager. The Device Manager relies upon the Plug and Play service to manage the hardware.
The Startup tab contains a list of all the programs that automatically run whenever you log into the computer. It allows you to selectively enable and disable individual items, which can be useful in tracking down problems that occur after you log in.
Figure 4 - MSCONFIG Startup Tab
Below is a list of what the Startup tab provides:
A list of startup items that run whenever you log into the system. These items are broken down by the name of the Startup Item, the Command which implements this startup item, and the Location the startup item is run from (usually a registry location).
Enable All - This button allows you to enable all the disabled items at once.
Disable All - This button allows you to disable all of the items at once
NOTE: For more information about what can be removed from the Startup tab, refer to http://www.sysinfo.org
The MSCONFIG Tools tab in Windows Vista provides quick access to commonly used troubleshooting utilities including:
About Windows
System Information
Remote Assistance
System Restore
Computer Management
Event Viewer
Programs
Security Center
System Properties
Internet Options
Internet Protocol Configuration
Performance Monitor
Task Manager
Disable UAC
Enable UAC
Command Prompt
Registry Editor
To launch any of these utilities in MSCONFIG click the Tools tab, select the utility and click launch.
| audiocd | avi | bat | reg |
| dvr-ms | exe | gif | Runonce3 |
| jpe | jpeg | jpg | wmv |
| mpg | msc | mpeg | tif |
| txt | vbs | wma | Directory |
| chm | html | lnk | Folder |
| cmd | ico | mp3 | Drive |
| inf | mpe | tiff | bmp |
| com | wsf | xml | htm |
| xps | zip | scr | js |
Note : I have got this article from winhelponline.com web site. For more information please visit http://www.winhelponline.com. For Windows Vista, visit the File association fixes for Windows 7 page.
Go to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Double Click Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Management.
Right click the Drive you want to change its letter and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths.
Choose the drive and click Change. From the drop down menu near Assign the following drive letter, choose the letter you want to assign. Click OK.
Right click "My Computer".
Drag down to "Manage" and click "Manage".
In the "Computer Management" sidebar click "Disk Management".
Right click on the drive letter you want to change.
Please read warnings before continuing any further!
If you can't see the drive letter you want to change you can scroll down.
For a drive that has "Online" under it, the drive letter will be in the media area.
For a drive that has "No Media" under it, the drive letter will be in that same box.
Drag down to "Change Drive Letter and Paths..." click "Change Drive Letter and Paths...".
In the "Change Drive Letter and Paths for (drive letter:)" window, click "Change..."
In the "Change Drive Letter or Path" window click the dragdown selection box with the drive letter in it and click the letter you want the drive to be.
A warning will pop up reminding you that changing the drive letter can cause your programs to fail. If you are confident that you want to still want to change the letter, click "Yes".
If you have a program using the drive you want to change, you will get an additional warning. Unless you really know for certain what you are doing, select "No" and find the open program.
How to repair the Outlook error code: 0x80040600
The following error alert appears in Outlook when you try to send, receive, read or delete emails:
"An unknown error has occurred. 0x80040600"
Error 0x80040600 occurs if your .pst file is corrupt and Outlook is unable to access it.
To fix this, you will need to run the PST repair tool to scan and repair the corrupt file.
The PST Repair Tool (pst-repair-t.exe) allows you to recover your emails, folders and data from corrupt .pst files (Personal Folders files) and .ost files (offline folder files) from Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003, and 2007.PST Repair Tool will automatically extract all data files, then repair and recover them into a new usable PST file.
Functions
• Recovers all emails, contacts, calendar entries, journals and notes from corrupted PST files
• Repairs password protected files
• Restores HTML, Text and RTF messages
• Recovers encrypted data files
• Repairs .pst files over 2GB
• Can recover deleted emails
• Creates unique profiles for individual PST files
• Exports recovered pst files into Microsoft Outlook
• Automatically updates the software with the latest version
• Compatible with Microsoft Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002 ,XP, 2003 & 2007
Download: pst-repair-t.exe.
Overview
• The PST File Repair tool will scan all the damaged .pst files on your machine then extract and restore that information into new and usable .pst files.Error "Your video card or drivers are not compatible with Media Center."
This issue occurs because the Command Prompt window uses the system VGA graphics driver. This driver is not compatible with Media Center.
Resolution :- To stop this error one need to have a graphic card which is DirectX 9.0C compliant.Visit the manufacturer’s site to download and install the latest driver.Also check and update the decoder installed.
Registry tweak to stop the error message:-
To do this:-Start>Run>Regedit>OK
Locate the following registry location:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Display Settings
Here you have to add two DWORD keys DisableDxCheck and DisableDx9CapsCheck having value 1 for both the keys.
The Gmail POP3 configuration is fortunately not that complex: The major problem that most users run into is that POP3 has to be enabled in the Gmail web interface before they can actually retrieve their emails in another email client. Enabling POP3 in Gmail is therefor a two-step process. POP3 needs to be enabled on the Gmail website first before the other email client is configured to connect to Gmail using the POP3 protocol.Gmail POP3 Data - It is time to create the accounts in the email client now that POP3 has been enabled in Gmail. The procedure is different depending on the email client at hand. Below are the values that need to be entered into the email client.
Email Address: Enter your full Gmail email address
Password: Enter your email password
Incoming Server: pop.gmail.com
Incoming Server Port: 995
Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing server (SMTP) port: 587/465
Encryption: TLS
To configure Outlook 2007 for your Gmail address:
You attach a USB-based device to a computer that is running Windows XP. Then, you try to scan for hardware devices. However, the computer does not detect the attached device, and you do not see the device in the My Computer folder.
You may experience this problem when you are using one or more of the following devices:
* USB flash drive
* Apple iPod
* External hard disk drive
Additionally, you may not see the iPod in the iTunes application.This problem can occur if there are corrupted or incorrect keys in the registry.
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.
To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem.
Then click Run in the File Download dialog box, and follow the steps in this wizard.
To resolve this problem, delete the UpperFilters registry value and the LowerFilters registry value. These values may cause access problems. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type regedit , and then click OK.
Locate and then click the UpperFilters registry value. This value is located in the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E980-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click OK.
Locate and then click the LowerFilters registry value. This value is located in the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click OK.
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.
