I was helping a user out today who had issues opening a .doc Word file in MS Word 2007. The user was getting the following error. “You are attempting to open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office. This file type is blocked from opening in this version by…
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Stardock provides some very nice customization programs to modify and tweak your Windows look and feel. If you purchase anything that requires installing the Impulse engine, you might run into the following error: The error IMPD01-300 comes up during the installation saying it can’t connect for updates. In order to work around this error you…
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The error message that states “The handle is invalid” can appear for numerous reasons. Directly after this error we attempted to print from MS Word and we were told there as well that a problem with the printer existed. We then remembered that we had just completed a routine patch update to Windows Vista so…
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It is really easy to tell the difference between Internet Explorer 32-Bit version and the 64-Bit version if you know what you are looking for. You will first need to bring up the About Internet Explorer window by following the below steps. Help Menu: Click the help menu which is typically to the right of…
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Turning off UAC or User Account Control in Windows Vista is easy but a couple items should be considered before turning this feature off. Considerations: You should only turn UAC off if you are the only user on this computer. You should only turn off UAC if your company policy allows you to do so.…
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Modifying folder options in Windows Vista is a bit different than Windows XP and may throw you off if you are not familiar with how to modify these options. Instead of modifying the options through the toolbar it is done through the control panel in Windows Vista. Follow the simple steps below to modify the…
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If you are attempting to play an embedded QuickTime file (.mov) and it appears to be loading forever the chances are that you do not have QuickTime or the proper plugin for your browser installed. You can check if your browser is functioning properly by visiting this link here. If that movie plays correctly then…
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There are a ton of shareware applications that will allow you to convert image files to PDF for free however they typically leave text about their product all over the PDF until you pay for the application. I was able to locate and successfully convert some jpeg files using a freeware application from CNET download…
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The easiest way to configure a static IP on the HP Photosmart C5100 is via the web interface. You probably do not know to the IP address of the all-in-one printer since you are just now configuring the static IP and if it is currently on the netork then it has received a dynamic IP address…
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