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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Error messages in Outlook

When you have a problem using Outlook, you usually get an error message which looks like this:

The key information comes in the error message in the form of an error number. In the above example, the error number is 0x800CCC92.
If you get such an error message locate the error number below on this page and follow the guide to fix it.

Common error numbers

Error 0x800CCC91	Your Username was rejected
Error 0x800CCC92	Your Password was rejected
Error 0x800CCC7D	The server does not support a SSL connection
Error 0x800CCC0D	The host could not be found
Error 0x800CCC0E	The connection to the server has failed
Error 0x800CCC0F	Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection
Error 0x800CCC79	The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server
Error 0x8004210a	The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving (POP) server
Error 0x800ccc19	A time-out occurred while communicating with the server

Error 0x800CCC91

This error message is caused by the fact that you have set an antivirus program to scan all emails automatically.
Changing the settings within Outlook will not solve the issue. You need to go to your antivirus program and change the settings there.
To learn how to do this in Norton Antivirus click here.

Error 0x800CCC92

Check your Outlook settings, making sure that your POP3 and SMTP usernames, passwords and servers are correct.
If you are still getting this error, it is possible that your password has somehow become corrupted. Try changing it in your account's control panel.
Also, make sure that your account and domain name are still active.

Error 0x800CCC7D

You get this error because your Outlook is set up to use Secure Socket Layer (SSL), which we don't use.
To fix this problem, open Outlook and follow this steps:

Errors 0x800CCC0D, 0x800CCC0E and 0x800CCC0F

The client connects to a port that is blocked or unavailable on the mail server. If you are attempting to send a message, the blocked port is 25 (SMTP), and if you are attempting to retrieve a message, the blocked port is 110 (POP3). Refer to the error message for the protocol and port numbers.

First check your Outlook settings, making sure that your POP3 and SMTP usernames, passwords and servers are correct. Also, make sure that your account and domain name are still active.
If the settings are correct and your account and domain name are active, one possibility is that you may not be connected to the Internet or the connection is bad. To test your connection follow the procedures below :

For incoming mail server (port 110)

110" and press Enter. You will then be connected to the email server
2. Type in "USER" followed by your email address (example: USER info@hostaggio.com) and then press Enter. You should get a "+OK"
3. Type in "PASS" followed by your password (example: PASS secretpass) and press Enter. If it is correct, you will get another "+OK"
4. If you can do this, you have connected to the mail server, so the problem lies somewhere with your Outlook
If you get "-ERR authorization failed" at step 4, it is possible that your password has somehow become corrupted. Try changing it in your account's control panel and try again.

For outgoing mail server (port 25)

25" and press Enter. You will then be connected to the email server
2. If you see "220 mail.somedomain.com ESMTP", you have connected to the mail server, so the problem lies somewhere with your Outlook
In the case you receive "connection refused" message or timeout, you need to contact your ISP with the request to open port 25 in their firewall (which they will probably not do). If they don't want to open the port you have to use their SMTP server for your outgoing mail connection. You can obtain their SMTP settings from either their tech support or possibly their web site.
The following service providers are currently known to block SMTP connections and require your use of their SMTP server: 1st.net, ATT WorldNet, Earthlink, Lineone.net, MSN, Mindspring, Sympatico, Bellsouth.

If you are running a firewall software, configure it to grant access to the Internet for the following file: Msimn.exe
If you have Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall read this and this information on Symantec's web site.

If you have the Norton Antivirus e-mail scanning feature enabled, read this information on Symantec's web site.

Error 0x800CCC79

The cause of this error is due to the fact that the SMTP server requires authentication.

Check your Outlook settings, making sure that your SMTP username, password, and server are correct.
Then follow this procedure to make sure you set up Outlook to use SMTP authentication :

Also, you may get this error because the server does not recognise the senders email address as being valid.
To check your email address follow this procedure :

Errors 0x8004210a and 0x800ccc19

This problem occurs when you have Norton Antivirus installed with "Scan incoming Email" and "Scan outgoing Email" turned on. Note that this may also be true when you use McAfee software products. To prevent this problem when you use Norton Antivirus and Outlook, follow the steps below to turn off e-mail scanning:

For additional information, you can also visit this link to the Symantec Web site.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Outlook Command line

When you’re having problems with Outlook you may be told to start Outlook using a specific command line switch.

To do this:

Close Outlook.

At the Start menu, Run command (or open the Run command by pressing Windows Key () + R) type:

Outlook /switch

Then click OK to start Outlook. (There is a space between outlook and /.)

This screenshot shows how you enter it, using the /cleanreminders switch as an example.

Occasionally you’ll need to use the full path to Outlook, then the command line looks like this:

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe” /switch

Notes:

Before using a command line switch, you need to close Outlook and verify it’s closed in Task Manager’s Processes tab.

Paths that include spaces between words must be enclosed in quotation marks (“) and are case sensitive.

If you use Vista or Windows 7, you can type the command line in the Start Search field on the Start menu.

You’ll need the full path if you want to create desktop shortcuts using a switch, such as to open Outlook to a specific folder:

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe” /select outlook:calendar

Frequently used Switches:

This group of switches are the most commonly used switches. (A complete list of switches is in the next section.)

/cleanreminders

Clears and regenerates reminders.

/cleanviews

Restores default views. Use with care as all custom views you created are lost.

/profile profilename

Loads the specified profile. If your profile name contains a space, enclose the profile name in quotation marks.

This switch is useful when there are multiple users of a Windows logon and each has their own Outlook profile. Create desktop shortcuts to load a specific profile – use the following command line in the shortcut, replacing my name with your profile name:

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe” /profile “Diane Poremsky”

/profiles

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

/resetnavpane

Outlook 2007 and 2010 only. Resets the navigation pane back to the default when Outlook starts.

/resettodobar

Outlook 2007 and 2010 only. Resets the to-do bar pane to the default settings when Outlook starts.

/safe

Starts Outlook without extensions, Reading Pane, or toolbar customization. Works with all versions.

Can also open Outlook in Safe mode by holding Ctrl key as you click on the Outlook icon

All Switches

Creates an item with the specified file as an attachment.

Usage:

Outlook /a “C:\My Documents\labels.doc”

If no item type is specified, IPM.Note form is assumed. This switch cannot be used with message classes that aren’t based on Outlook.

/altvba otmfilename

Opens the VBA program specified in otmfilename, rather than %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook\VbaProject.OTM. Use this switch when you need to run macros not in your VBAProject file.

/autorun macroname

Opens Outlook and immediately runs the macro specified in macroname.

/c messageclass

Creates a new item of the specified message class, works for any 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.

/cleanclientrules

Starts Outlook and deletes client-based rules. Used by non-Exchange account users.

/cleandmrecords

Deletes the logging records saved when a manager or a delegate declines a meeting. Used by Exchange Server accounts.

/cleanfinders

Removes Search Folders from the Microsoft Exchange server store.

/cleanfreebusy

Clears and regenerates free/busy information. This switch can only be used when you are able to connect to your Microsoft Exchange server.

/cleanprofile

Removes invalid profile keys and recreates default registry keys where applicable.

/cleanpst

Launches Outlook with a clean Personal Folders file (.pst)

/cleanreminders

Clears and regenerates reminders.

/cleanrules

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

/cleanschedplus

Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy, permissions, and .cal file) from the server and enables the free/busy information from the Outlook Calendar to be used and viewed by all Schedule+ 1.0 users.

/cleanserverrules

Starts Outlook and deletes server-based rules. Used only with Exchange server accounts.

/cleansniff

Overrides the programmatic lockout that determines which of your computers (when running Outlook simultaneously) processes meeting items. The lockout process helps prevent duplicate reminder messages. This switch clears the lockout on the computer it is used, enabling Outlook to process meeting items.

/cleansubscriptions

Deletes the subscription messages and properties for subscription features. Used with SharePoint alerts.

/cleanviews

Restores default views. Use with care as all custom views you created are lost.

/designer

Starts Outlook without figuring out if Outlook should be the default client in the first run.

/embedding

Opens the specified message file (.msg) as an OLE embedding. Also used without command-line parameters for standard OLE co-create.

/explorer

Opens the new window in “explorer” mode (link bar on).

/f msgfilename

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

/firstrun

Starts Outlook as if it were run for the first time.

/folder

Opens a new window in “folder” mode (Navigation Pane off).

/hol holfilename

Opens the specified .hol file.

/ical icsfilename

Opens the specified .ics file.

/importprf prffilename

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

/l olkfilename

Opens the specified .olk file.

/launchtraininghelp assetid

Opens a Help window with the Help topic specified in assetid.

/m emailname

Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item. Use either the full address or let alias resolve. Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.

Usage:

Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m test@poremsky.com

Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /m dianep

/nocustomize

Starts Outlook without loading outcmd.dat (customized toolbars). With older versions of Outlook the *.fav file doesn’t load.

/noextensions

Starts Outlook with extensions turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager.

/nopollmail

Starts Outlook without checking mail at startup.

/nopreview

Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off and removes the option from the View menu.

/p msgfilename

Prints the specified message (.msg). Does not work with HTML.

/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.

/recycle

Starts Outlook using an existing Outlook window, if one exists. Can be used in combination with /explorer or /folder. The Outlook shortcut in the Quick Launch bar uses the /recycle switch.

/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 Outlook 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 changing the user interface language or installing a different language version of Outlook.

/resetfolders

Restores missing folders for the default delivery location.

/resetnavpane

Clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile. Removes all Shortcuts and Favorite Folders. Has the same effect as deleting profilename.xml in your user directory.

/rpcdiag

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

/s filename

Loads the specified shortcuts file (.fav). Use to load *.fav files created in older versions of Outlook.

/safe

Starts Outlook without extensions, Reading Pane, or toolbar customization.

/safe:1

Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off. New to Outlook 2003.

/safe:2

Starts Outlook without checking mail at startup. New to Outlook 2003.

/safe:3

Starts Outlook with extensions turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager. Outlook 2003 only.

/safe:4

Starts Outlook without loading Outcmd.dat (customized toolbars) and *.fav file. Outlook 2003 only.

/select foldername

Starts Outlook and opens the specified folder in a new window.

Usage:

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe” /select outlook:calendar

outlook /select “outlook:Inbox\Old Messages”

/sniff

Starts Outlook and 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.

/x xnkfilename

Opens the specified .xnk file.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

PNR Status

1) Track your PNR status. Track your Train Timings.
Give us your Indian Rail PNR Number and Mobile Number, we will SMS you about any changes in your PNR status or Train Timings.
So that, YOU don't have to go online again and again and again to check them.

OR SMS 'MYPNR ' TO 9220092200

http://www.mypnrstatus.com/

2) PNR Status on Mobile through SMS

To get PNR status of Indian Railways train ticket, enter your 10 digit pnr number, that is printed on the top left corner of your ticket and send it to 97733 00000.

Syntax:

Example

PNR Status On Mobile Phone (Google Search Mobile Number | Pnr Status Enquiry

How to check seat availability

To get train seat availability, send "TRAIN AVAIL TO ON " to 97733 00000.

Syntax: TRAIN AVAIL TO ON

Example

fine indian railways train availability through SMS free

Example 2:

To:	9773300000
Message:	TRAIN AVAIL 1018 Bangalore TO Mumbai ON 31-03

How to check bearth availability

To get train schedule, send "TRAIN SCHEDULE to 97733 00000.

Syntax: TRAIN SCHEDULE

Example

train-schedule-through-google-sms

Example 2:

To:	97733 00000
Message:	train schedule 2926

Monday, May 16, 2011

NTLDR is Missing

NTLDR is Missing.

Issue:

NTLDR is Missing.

Related errors:

Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.

NTLDR is Missing
Press any key to restart

Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk

NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart

Cause:

Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32.
New hard disk drive being added.
Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable.

Solutions:

Computer is booting from a non-bootable source

Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting to boot from a non-bootable floppy disk or CD-ROM. First verify that no floppy diskette is in the computer, unless you are attempting to boot from a diskette.

If you are attempting to boot from a floppy diskette and are receiving this error message it is likely that the diskette does not have all the necessary files and/or is corrupt.

If you are attempting to install Windows XP or Windows 2000 and are receiving this error message as the computer is booting verify that your computer BIOS has the proper boot settings. For example, if you are attempting to run the install from the CD-ROM make sure the CD-ROM is the first boot device, and not the hard disk drive.

Second, when the computer is booting you should receive the below prompt.

Press any key to boot from the CD

Important: When you see this message press any key such as the Enter key immediately, otherwise it will try booting from the hard drive and likely get the NTLDR error again.

Note: If you are not receiving the above message and your BIOS boot options are set properly it's also possible that your CD-ROM drive may not be booting from the CD-ROM properly. Verify the jumpers are set properly on the CD-ROM drive. Additional information about checking the CD-ROM drive connections can be found on document CH000213.

Additional information: This error has also been known to occur when a memory stick is in a card reader and the computer is attempting to boot from it. If you have any type of card reader or flash reader make sure that no memory stick is inside the computer.

Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS

Verify that your computer hard disk drive is properly setup in the BIOS / CMOS setup. Improper settings can cause this error. Additional information on how to enter the BIOS / CMOS setup can be found in document CH000192.

Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file

Windows 2000 users
Windows XP users

Windows 2000 users

If your computer is using Microsoft Windows 2000 and you are encountering the NTLDR error. Create the below boot.ini file on the floppy diskette drive.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

Copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files from another computer using the same operating system. Both of these files are located in the root directory of the primary hard disk drive. For example, C:\NTLDR and C:\NTDETECT.COM should be the locations of these files on many computers.

Please keep in mind that these files are hidden system files, if you need additional help with viewing hidden files in Windows please see document CH000516.

Once these files have been copied to a floppy diskette reboot the computer and copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files to the root directory of the primary hard disk drive. Below is an example of what commonly should be performed from the A:\> drive.

copy ntldr c:
copy ntdetect.com c:

After the above two files have been copied, remove the floppy diskette and reboot the computer.

Windows XP users

Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.
Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter, which in this case is "e." This letter may be different on your computer.

copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.

Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file

Edit the boot.ini on the root directory of the hard disk drive and verify that it is pointing to the correct location of your Windows operating system and that the partitions are properly defined. Additional information about the boot.ini can be found on document CH000492.

Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32

If you are getting this error message while you are attempting to upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows XP from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME running FAT32 please try the below recommendations.

Boot the computer with a Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME bootable diskette.
At the A:\> prompt type:

sys c:
After pressing enter you should receive the "System Transferred" message. Once this has been completed remove the floppy diskette and reboot the computer.

New hard disk drive being added

If you are attempting to add a new hard disk drive to the computer make sure that drive is a blank drive. Adding a new hard disk drive to a computer that already has Windows installed on it may cause the NTLDR error to occur.

If you are unsure if the new drive is blank or not try booting from a bootable diskette and format the new hard disk drive.

Corrupt boot sector / master boot record

It's possible your computer's hard disk drive may have a corrupt boot sector and/or master boot record. These can be repaired through the Microsoft Windows Recovery console by running the fixboot and fixmbr commands.

Additional information and help in getting into the Microsoft Windows Recovery console can be found on document CH000627.

Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP

If you have tried each of the above recommendations that apply to your situation and you continue to experience this issue it is possible you may have a seriously corrupted version of Microsoft Windows. Therefore we would recommend you reinstall Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

If you are encountering this issue during your setup you may wish to completely erase your computer hard disk drive and all of its existing data and then install Microsoft Windows 2000 / Windows XP. Additional information about erasing the computer and starting over can be found on document CH000186.

Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable

This issue has been known to be caused by a loose or fault IDE/EIDE cable. If the above recommendation does not resolve your issue and your computer hard disk drive is using an IDE or EIDE interface. Verify the computer hard disk drive cable is firmly connected by disconnected and reconnecting the cable.

If the issue continues it is also a possibility that the computer has a faulty cable, try replacing the hard disk drive cable with another cable and/or a new cable.

How to troubleshoot the "NTLDR Is Missing" error message in Windows 2000

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How to Troubleshoot the "NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message

When you start your Windows 2000-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

NTLDR is missing
Press any key to restart

This problem may occur if the basic input/output system (BIOS) on your computer is outdated, or if one or more of the following Windows boot files are missing or damaged:

Ntldr
Ntdetect.com
Boot.ini

To resolve this issue, verify that the BIOS on your computer is current, and then use one or more of the following methods, as appropriate to your situation, to repair the Windows 2000 startup environment.

IMPORTANT: Microsoft recommends that you fully back up your data on a regular basis. This is the best defense against data loss, and it must be a part of any disaster recovery plan.

Verify That the BIOS on the Computer Is Current

Make sure that the latest revision for BIOS is installed on the computer. Contact the computer manufacturer to inquire about how to obtain, and then install the latest BIOS update that is available for the computer.

For information about how to configure and how to verify the correct BIOS settings for the computer, see the computer documentation or contact the manufacturer of the computer. For information about how to contact your computer manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/65416/ ) Hardware and software vendor contact information, A-K

60781 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/60781/ ) Hardware and software vendor contact information, L-P

60782 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/60782/ ) Hardware and software vendor contact information, Q-Z

For more information about how to contact BIOS manufacturers, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243909 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243909/ ) List of BIOS manufacturer Web sites Part 1

243971 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243971/ ) List of BIOS manufacturer Web sites Part 2

To repair the Windows startup environment, use one or more of the following methods, as appropriate to your situation.

Method 1: Use a Boot Disk to Start the Computer

Create a Windows 2000 boot disk that contains the following files:

Ntldr
Ntdetect.com
Boot.ini
Ntbootdd.sys

For more information about how to create a boot disk, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301680 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301680/ ) How to create a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows

101668 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/101668/ ) How to use a Windows boot disk to prevent boot failure

Modify the Boot.ini file to point to the correct hard disk controller and to the correct volume for your Windows installation. For more information about how to create a boot disk, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

311578 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311578/ ) How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows 2000

Insert the boot disk into the computer's floppy disk drive, and then restart the computer.
Copy the Ntldr file, the Ntdetect.com file, and the Boot.ini file from the boot disk to the system partition of the local hard disk.

Method 2: Use the Recovery Console

Use the Windows 2000 Setup disks to restart the computer, or use the Windows 2000 CD-ROM to restart the computer.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to repair the Windows 2000 installation.
Press C to repair the Windows 2000 installation by using the Recovery Console.
Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then press ENTER. For example, type 1, and then press ENTER. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

229716 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229716/ ) Description of the Windows Recovery Console

Type the Administrator password, and then press ENTER.
Type map, and then press ENTER. Note the drive letter that is assigned to the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.
Type the following commands, pressing ENTER after you type each one, where drive is the drive letter that you typed in step 4 of "Method 2: Use the Recovery Console," of this article:

copy drive:\i386\ntldr c:\

copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and then press ENTER.

NOTE: In these commands, there is a space between the ntldr and c:\, and between ntdetect.com and c:\.

Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

type c:\Boot.ini

A list similar to the following list appears:

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

If you receive the following message, the Boot.ini file may be missing or damaged:

The system cannot find the file or directory specified.

If the Boot.ini file is missing or damaged, create a new one. To do so, follow these steps:

a. Use a text editor, such as Notepad or Edit.com, to create a boot loader file similar to the following boot loader file:

b.  [boot loader]

c.  timeout=30

d.  default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT

e.

f.  [operating systems]

g.  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

102873 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102873/ ) Boot.ini and ARC path naming conventions and usage

301680 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301680/ ) How to create a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows

h. Save the file to a floppy disk as Boot.ini.

NOTE: If you used Notepad to create the file, make sure that the .txt extension is not appended to the Boot.ini file name.

i. Type the following command at the Recovery Console command prompt to copy the Boot.ini file from the floppy disk to the computer:

copy a:\Boot.ini c:\

Type exit, and then press ENTER. The computer restarts.

Method 3: Use the Windows 2000 CD-ROM

Insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and start Windows 2000 Setup.
On the Welcome to Setup page, press R.
On the Windows 2000 Repair Options page, press R.
When you are prompted to select one of the repair options, press M.
Press the UP ARROW, press the UP ARROW again, to select Verify Windows 2000 system files, and then press ENTER to clear the selection.
Press the DOWN ARROW to select Continue (perform selected tasks), and then press ENTER. The following message appears:

You need an Emergency Repair disk for the Windows 2000
installation you want to repair.

Do one of the following, as appropriate to your situation:

If you have an Emergency Repair Disk, follow these steps:

a. Press ENTER.

b. Insert the Emergency Repair Disk into the computer's floppy disk drive, and then press ENTER.

c. Follow the instructions to repair the installation, and then restart the computer.

-or-

If you do not have an Emergency Repair Disk, follow these steps:

. Press L. You receive a message similar to the following:

Setup has found Windows 2000 in the following folder:

drive:\WINNT "Microsoft Windows 2000"

a. Press ENTER.

Setup examines the disks, and then completes the repair process.

For more information about the emergency repair feature, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

231777 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231777/ ) How to create an Emergency Repair Disk in Windows 2000

If Setup Cannot Locate Windows 2000

If you do not have a Windows 2000 Emergency Repair Disk, and if Setup cannot locate the Windows 2000 installation, follow these steps:

Start Windows 2000 Setup.
On the Setup will install Windows 2000 on partition page, select Leave the current file system intact (no changes), and then press ENTER.
Press ESC to install Windows 2000 to a new folder.
In the Select the folder in which the files should be copied box, type \tempwin, and then press ENTER.

Setup installs a new copy of Windows 2000.
Log on to the new copy of Windows 2000.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type drive:, where drive is the boot drive of the computer, and then press ENTER. For example, type c:, and then press ENTER.
Type attrib -h -r -s Boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
Type edit Boot.ini, and then press ENTER.

Edit.com opens a Boot.ini file that is similar to the following file:

11.[boot loader]

12.timeout=30

13.default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\TEMPWIN

14.[operating systems]

15.multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\TEMPWIN="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

16.

Replace all instances of TEMPWIN with WINNT. The Boot.ini file that appears is similar to the following file:

18.[boot loader]

19.timeout=30

20.default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT

21.[operating systems]

22.multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

23.

Press ALT+F, and then press S.
Press ALT+F, and then press X.
Type attrib +h +r +s Boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
Type exit to quit the command prompt.
Restart the computer.
At the Please select the operating system to start screen, use the ARROW keys to select Microsoft Windows 2000, and then press ENTER.
Start Windows Explorer, locate the following folders, and then delete them:

Tempwin
All Users.Tempwin

The Windows 2000 and Windows XP CDs supplied by Microsoft has a tool called the Recovery Console which can be used to repair errors that prevent Windows XP from starting using the command line. OEM versions of Windows XP, including computers that were supplied with Windows XP preinstalled, may not have this utility.

Insert the Windows CD and start the computer.
When the Welcome to Setup screen appears, press R.
Type a number corresponding to the Windows installation you wish to repair (usually 1) and press Enter.
When prompted, type the administrator password and press Enter.
From the command prompt, copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM from the i386 folder of the CD to the root folder of the hard drive. In the example commands given below, C: is the hard drive and D: is the CD-ROM drive. You will need to change the drive letters if appropriate:
COPY D:\I386\NTLDR C:\
COPY D:\I386\NTDETECT.COM C:\
Remove the Windows XP CD from the drive and restart the computer.

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Friday, May 13, 2011

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Program, Automate Daily Computer Tasks

In this fast moving world we need some tools to automate our daily routine works of computer world so that we don’t have to open the same programs, websites, or media files on certain days again and again.

So Start My Day is the tool which we are looking for. It is a very easy to use tool specially designed to help the users that hate going through the same process each day loading this and that. The application supports dragging and dropping items to the list as well as browsing for items.

With Start My Day, a user can preconfigured a list of applications web links and music to automatically load using an Alarm clock. A user also has the option of running them manually from the list as getting a jump start by clicking “RUN ALL” to start the process ahead of time. We can set that at what days and times we want applications, web sites, and music to load.

Now lets see how we can configure applications on Start My Day with the help of the snapshot.

Basically its user friendly features make it more usable these days and user can easily add the applications in it.There are various categories that are being provided under which the applications can be added.

Like Apps where we can add the software or various applications which we want to load automatically. Secondly separate categories for web and music so that the applications can be easily monitored.

In order to add the applicaion first go the category under which the application comes and then click the Add Button where we have to add the location of that application. We can also remove that application and will be able to run that application manually through the RUN or RUNALL Buttons.

One main feature of the application is that we can set the time and day of the application which we want to load and secondly the use of alarm.

Through Setting we will be able to set the alarm time and the manual start time of the application i.e. at what time and day we want the application loaded automatically.

The Application List will only accepts *exe, the Web List will only accept *url (can be found in your Favorites folder), the Music List will only accept *mp3 and *mp4. The playlist is saved in WPL format.

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Change Power Button Action In Windows 7 Start Menu

You must have seen that in new Windows 7 edition, the option to shut down the system is given at the bottom but if we want to switch the user, log off the windows then we will have to click the arrow sign in front of it and then we can access those options. Today i will tell you some of the methods through which you can easily change that option in the bottom of the start menu.

Many of the users do not prefer to shutdown their system, as they either hibernate their system or they put their system in sleep mode. Theses users have loads of work on their system so they prefer not waste time on booting the system again, shutting down the system becomes very rare for them and it is inconvenient for them to see that Shutdown option in the bottom of the start menu instead of Sleep or Hibernate or Log Off option.

Just follow the steps mentioned below and then you will be easily able to change that option from Shut down to any other desirable option.

Click on the Start option to open the Start menu. It will appear as shown below, wherein you will be able to see the shout down option at the bottom.
Now right click on that option, a single options named as properties will appear (as shown below in the snapshot).
Now click that properties option, an application window named as Start Menu and Taskbar properties will appear which be analogous to the one shown below. You will see that this window will be containing three tabs which are toolbar, taskbar and Start Menu.
Under the Start Menu tab you can see an option named as Power Button action and in front of it the initial status will be Shutdown which can be changed by selecting any of the desirable option available in the scroll down menu (as shown in the snapshot below).
Select any of the option and then click OK, which will confirm the change and when next time you will open the start menu, the change will be similar to the one shown below in the snapshot (as i selected the hibernate option).

I hope that the above mentioned steps will help you to solve the problem mentioned in the first paragraph. Go for and try it and if you have a better solution then please put it down in the comments as it will be a pleasure of ours to share it.

Freeware To Partition Hard Disk Drive

Partion Wizard is an ALL-IN-ONE partition solution and the most convenient hard disk partition manager toolkit including Partition Manager, Disk & Partition Copy Wizard and Partition Recovery Wizard.

It allows users to Resize/Move Partition,Extend System Drive, Copy Disk & Partition, Merge Partition, Split Partition, Convert Dynamic Disk, Partition Recovery and much more.

Partition Wizard does everything you’d probably need a partition tool to do. That alone puts it ahead of some other Windows-based partition tools. The bootable CD and simple controls are a add on bonus.

The wizard is available in various editions with some advanced features. But here we will be discussing about the edition V5.

As we know that through a feature available in windows we can partition our hard disk, so why should we use this wizard? Basically through the windows we can partition our hard disk but will not be able to recover or copy the partition.

This wizard is full of add-on features which make user to perform partition according to there needs. Through this we can copy the contents of the disk on the buffer which saves our document and we can easily merge to drive into a single drive.

Such application is helpful in getting the complete information about each and every drive. From the looks and features its quite different from others as we can see that there are many add-on features.

The various operation it provides are as Deleting all the partition, Surface Test, Partition Recovery,Wipe Disk, Show disk Properties. With the help of these features we can perform various functions.

Through delete All Partition we will able to delete all partitions in a single click. And through the Partition Recovery we will be able to recover our files easily.

And through this we will be able to resize the disk space.

Hence a simple wizard to perform the Disk Partitions with some advanced features.

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Backup, Save Media Center Settings Configuration

Being a user of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate, we use Media Center to watch and record TV and would like to backup your Media Center settings, here is a great tool for you.

mcBackup is a most useful application for Windows Media Center users as it helps you to backup & restore your Windows Media Center scheduled recordings and channel line-up with one click only.As no one wants to miss a favorite show due to some reasons so mcBackup is a best application for them.

This tool is very simple and easy-to-use. With the help of mcBakcup we will be perform schedule backups and also customize backup locations. It is basically a boon for a user of Media Center on Windows 7.

Now it has many features as Backup and Restore tab,through which the user can select the type of data to backup:

1)schedule.

2)lineup.

3)recorded TV.

4)extra folder.

In order to perform the backup just check the boxes for the data to backup and click the Backup Now button. Once a backup has been created the user can restore the latest backup using the Restore Now button. However, the restore option should only be used on fresh started Media Center setups.

In order to set the location we have to move on to the Backup Location where backup images will be saved. The Locations of backup of various parameters should be set different so that there will no be no confusion in selecting the backup files.

We can also set the schedule that on what day and at what time time we need the backup of media center. This we can done by enabling the scheduler and setting the day for which the backup should be performed and at what time after that click on to the apply button.

Whenever user find difficulty in operating the application and they can go the links that are being provided in the About TAB which help them in using the software in a use friendly manner

So this application is quite easy to use and the end user will able to have a backup of the files easily in a systematic manner.

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Save, Download All Gmail Emails On Your Computer

These days all internet user are having email id at Gmail. But we always used to face the following problems:

1 – It might be possible that your Gmail account gets hacked , you will still have access to all your previous emails.

2 – If you delete an important email from your Gmail Inbox by mistake, you can easily retrieve it from the online backup.

3 – If the Gmail service goes down, you will still be able to read your older emails.

But the question is how? Gmail Backup utility is the answer to the question. It is a freeware utility available easily on the web with a demo version through which the user will be able to create a backup of there mails of Gmail id.

It was always difficult to retrieve the deleted mails. Due to this people were facing many problems but with the evolution of this utility these problems are solved in a user friendly manner.

There are many utilities like this but the process of those utilities are quite complex and requires to preconfigured it. But Gmail Backup is easy to operate application with just few clicks we will be able to create a backup of the mails.This application also provides security as we always want the security. There are many utilities that are meant for getting the information about the Gmail accounts and will start using that account for there illegal use which is a crime under the cyber law.But on this utility the user will rely as it is registered version utility and being used by many provisional’s these days.

You can see that it requires just the details of the email id and the location where the backup should be copied. Here we can create a backup of the newest emails as well as able to create a backup during a particular period.Now the back up is created and the end user will able to view the mail in Microsoft Outlook and after creating the backup just restore it.

Now you will able to access the mails easily and will able to create the backups of the mails.Its quite small in size and easy to install.So i think all Gmail user should use this utility so that they in future they will not be facing the above problems.

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Find Windows Error Code Meaning, Description

Windows error lookup tool is the one of the useful tool for the end user as it helps the user to get the information about the error that the user are facing in using the particular application.

Windows Error Lookup Tool is a handy utility designed to return info about error codes displayed by your system. Windows Error Look up Tool will display a description of windows errors with the ability to create a note for that error. So we can able to add a note about the particular error easily.

We always face many error messages regarding some technical errors of the system but always unable to find the details of that error. we have to googled it in order to find out the details of that error, but now with the help of windows error lookup tool we are able to get the complete information regarding the particular error.

We have to just enter the error no. in the hexadecimal or a decimal format and the wizard will return the detail information of the error code. But one thing we keep in mind that we should always enter the correct code in correct format because there are many error message with same no. like

12 and 0×12 are two different numbers and different errors

so we should be specific in writing about the error no.

This is how the utility looks like.now we should enter the error code and the result will be displayed against the error number.

As shown in the above snapshot we have entered the error no the result is being displayed about that result.And one add-on feature of the application is that the user will able to add the notes about the error which will be shown in future. So it is quite easy to use and very specific in its operation.It also includes three different parameters for the error that are:WIN32/HRESULTS, NTSTATUS, STOP Error.

Now we should talk about the system requirements about this utility. It is just a 13 kb small application and the system requirements for this is utility are as:

RAM-128MB

Hard disk-40GB

Processor-Pentium 4

But the demerit of this application is that it does not provide the solution regarding the error.It might be the future aspect of the developer to add the feature of providing the solution to the error number.

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Set Any Picture On Windows 7 Login Screen Background

Logon screen a free utility used for making changes in the Logon screen according to the user requirements. Its a user friendly application for Windows 7 user for changing the Logon Screen of the computer.

The application allows the user to change the logon screen background without the help of any hacks or tools. Unlike XP and Vista you need not to use any third-party utilities to change the logon screen background in Windows 7.

Basically in Vista and XP we didn’t have this utility to change the background of the logon screen. But with this we are able to easily modify the background of the Logon screen. Basically without this utility if we want to change the background then we have to make changes in the registry editor and requires some hacking tricks. It was quite a tedious task to perform that feature on the system.

But with this utility the user are bale to modify the background of their Logon Screen in a easy manner.

I just telling you how could you these changes manually

Fire up registry editor (Win Key + R and then type regedit, hit enter)
Browse for HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background , double click on key named OEMBackground and change its value to 1
Now OEM Background functionality is being enabled. Then browse to the folder%windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds within Windows explorer. %windir% refers to your Windows install directory C:\Windows in most systems. Again the folder path may not exist already, so you can go ahead and create required folders.
Now put in any JPG file with size less than 256 kb in this folder and rename it to backgroundDefault.jpg. This file will be stretched to fit the screen, so you would want it to match the resolution of your screen so that image doesn’t look bad.

This task was quite tough for the Layman to perform so with the help of Logon screen utility the user are able to change the background easily.It just require few clicks to modify the background easily.

Through this interface the user can change the background easily and will able to test by clicking on the lock tab which will show them how that login screen will looks like. The main advantage with this tool is that we can restore our setting easily through the Restore button.

Just Browse the picture you want on the logon screen and click on apply and the background will automatically get changed. So it is a user friendly application and is quite useful for the users to make changes in there system.

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