Tuesday I blogged about my possible solution for the dreaded: “A data file did not close properly the last time it was used and is being checked for problems.” Well, yesterday it started happening again. So, I did some more research.. When Outlook SAYS it's checking the file for errors… It never: Tells you if…
Since installing Office 2007, I've had a little trouble with Outlook. It seemed that Outlook or some process would not close the data file properly upon exit. Causing, this message nearly every time I started Outlook. Although it didn't appear to be causing any trouble, it was VERY aggravating!. I think I have found a…
I’ve been using Windows Vista Ultimate now on my main computer now since March 18, 2007. And, I have to tell you I’m very pleased with the results. I’ve had one blue screen in that time… AND it was completely my fault, I tried installing a program that was not intended to run under vista….
It seems a recent Windows Security Update (KB928843 MS07-008) may cause an issue where the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel may not start after it is installed. If you are getting the error below: Rthdcpl.exe – Illegal System DLL Relocation The system DLL user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly. The…
I noticed today that my windows vista computer had not received the updates that I knew had been released. My automatic updates are on however, now some of the windows “extras” were no longer showing either. I then noticed that the new “Windows Defender” Spyware program was showing an error that it's defenitions were also…
Way back when… I blogged about easy screen capturing in windows… Well now there is Microsoft Vista and the methods I listed in the blog no longer work. But luckily… It's still easy… Super Easy I say! With the introduction of Microsoft Vista there is a nifty new utility called the “Snipping Tool”. [More]
I ran across an interesting error on a client's server this past week. Their nightly backup had begun crashing without any reported cause. The results of the last back-up simply said crashed. The logs did not show any clear reason why this would be happening. Other than they had several instances of “Bad media” reported…