CD/DVD drive is not detectable

If the CD drive is not listed from "My Computer", pls click this link first before doing the below steps.
There is a CD that can upgrade your current operating system to a new OS, aside from the usual genuine Windows CD that would cost more than the upgrade version. Unfortunately, there are times that when you upgrade it, suddenly the CD/DVD drive is not recognizable anymore. Going into registry of the computer is very critical coz 1 data entry change will make the computer non-working. Carefully follow the steps below.

I. DELETING UPPER FILTER
1. Click Start, type regedit at Run
2. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, then expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3. Expand SYSTEM, then CurrentControlSet
4. Expand Control, then Class
5. Click 4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318
6. On the right, click UpperFilters
7. On the Edit Menu, click Delete

II. DELETING LOWER FILTER
1. Perform Steps 1-5 above
6. On the right pane, click LowerFilters
7. On the Edit Menu, click Delete

Exit Registry and restart the computer. This is mandatory for values to take effect.

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When Microsoft Word freezes, what to do?

Without the installation CD: close word!

1. Start >> All Programs >> Run
type winword.exe /a then Enter
2. Control Panel >> Folder Options >> View Tab
select Show Hidden Files, Apply, Ok
Search for normal.dot in C:\ drive then delete it (it is a hidden file), or locate it here:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\normal.dot
or search and delete all ~*.doc and ~*.dot
3. Transfer all startup items to desktop, open Word, if it opens, start moving the files back, and try to open/close word every time you transfer the file back individually to check if that startup item is causing the problem. The location is
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
4. Check and remove unnecessary plugins! It might be causing it, but how?
If MS Word is opening, Tools >> Templates >> Add-Ins
then Tools >> Options >>Save Tab, uncheck "Allow fast saves"
5. Delete the folder Data from Registry:
Start >> Run >> type regedit then enter
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Word\Data
then relaunch word
6. If Spell Check aint working because of you doing this, delete the folder that's causing it like grammar, hybernation, spelling...locate the folder from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools
7. Search for winword.exe and take note of the location where you found it. Do unregister and register word back by typing this in Run command:
"C:\Program Files\....\winword.exe" /unregserver then enter
"C:\Program Files\....\winword.exe" /regserver then enter
8. Repair Word through
Start >> All Programs >> Microsoft Word >> Repair or
Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs >> select microsoft word then change/repair button.

With CD:
1. Change the ???? to any 4 numbers from
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Prof\????
then open word, type anything. Press F7, it will ask for installation CD for the spell check.

Don't forget to tick the Do not show hidden files.

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Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML. The view cannot be loaded error

"Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the outlook window. Invalid XML. The view cannot be loaded." error. Have you encountered this kind of problem using your Outlook 2007? For my friends, they had. The one I've seen was that Outlook 2007 is opened, but clicking on anything doesn't respond. It says (not responding), and other tabs on that window is pure blank. So what are the solutions for these kind of problems?

1. Start outlook in safe mode by clicking on
Start >> Run >> type outlook.exe /safe
2. It might be because of some addins:
Start >> Run >> type outlook.exe /a

To remove addins: Tools >> Trust Center >> Addins >> in drop down menu select COM Add-ins, Go

Select those add-ins Remove
3. resetting outlook:
Start >> Run >> type outlook.exe /resetnavpane
4. By deleting the roaming directory:
C:\users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook WCS
5. Go to Add/remove programs, highlight Microsoft Outlook 2007, click on Change, then Repair, Continue. Wait until its done. Restart the computer then see if it works.

Other options are:

6. For Vista: Start >> Programs >> Accessories >> Command Prompt

Right click on command prompt Run as Admin

type the following: netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable

This process is working in both Windows XP and Vista. I'd like to take note of the step #3 coz it really helped my friend a lot.

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Where to locate .pst files on your harddrive

Premise:

1. Your Outlook should have been configured before and is working before you can find the .pst files from your hard drive

2. You should have an administrator account

3. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View tab, then click on “Show hidden files”, Apply then OK

4. If for some reasons when you go back to Folder Options to see if the green circle stayed on Show Hidden Files but went back to “Do not show hidden files” instead, restart the pc and check again.

5. Even if you do not perform Import/Export option in Outlook, the .pst files can be located. If hard drive crashed and you cannot run outlook anymore inside windows, there’s still hope.

All you need to do is, click on

C:\documents and settings\user\local settings\applicationdata\microsoft\outlook\archive.pst

Or

C:\documents and settings\user\local settings\applicationdata\microsoft\outlook\outlook.pst

Sometimes outlook.pst or archive.pst is not on the same sequence of folders, you can use search if you want. There you go, you can have copies of pst files and you can import these files to another outlook if you want.

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IMPORT AND EXPORT OPTION IN OUTLOOK EXPRESS

EXPORTING FILES FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS

If for some reasons you wanted to change computers from old to new, but you have lots of emails and contacts from your email client (outlook express) and wanted them to be transferred to your new pc, these are the steps in doing such.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express

2. Click on File on top left

3. Select Import and Export option

4. Select Export to a file, then Next

5. Select the folder to export from:

Choose: -Personal Folders then

Check the box Include Subfolders then Next

6. Save exported files as:

Click Browse, select Desktop (your destination folder and for easier access in importing later)

Then select the first option replace duplicates with items exported,

7. Click Finish

IMPORTING FILES FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS

You have to perform exporting files first before doing this, or if you have .pst files somewhere, you can go ahead and follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express

2. Click on File then Import and Export

3. Select Import from another program or file, then Next

4. Select file type to import from:

Select Personal Folder File (.pst), then Next

5. Click Browse, select pst files from the external hard drive or from any location where you saved the exported files, then Next

6. Select Personal Folders, then check the box “Include Subfolders”

Select Import Items into the same folder in…

In dropdown menu select Personal Folders

7. Click Finish

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WHAT’S IN STORE FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 8?

My Acer Aspire 4310 (a very old laptop) went through a lot of operating system reinstallation. My co-worker even noticed that I’m doing a lot of work (meaning a lot of opened application / window at the same time) using Intel Celeron proc (multitasking) but the speed is still ok. This might be a scenario where not all Celeron proc fails when a lot of windows are opened at the same time. I said, I could be a reason (the user) why the laptop is not hanging or something (hahaha). With windows XP, it’s perfect, with windows Vista, though, it lags for a second or two. Anyway, I just recently installed IE8 for my newly installed XP Pro SP3. So what’s new about IE8?

I don’t know if these features are included with IE7, but let me tell you anyways. 1. You can turn on/off your “SUGGESTED SITES” or mostly visited sites. 2. SmartScreen Filter is strengthening for your protection against malicious software, fraudulent websites and online phising scams. 3. InPrivate browsing that it will not leave any traces of your internet activity, so no histories. 4. Accelerator lets you map directions, translate words, email your friends, etc with a simple clicks; and 5. Search Suggestion, to which it will display possible search keywords.

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