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Category: Windows

  • Find what’s preventing computer from sleeping

    Some applications can prevent computer from sleeping even when you are not actively using the computer. To find out what applications are keeping computer from entering sleep or other low power mode perform following:

  • Can’t install Internet Explorer 9 (Error Code 3715)

    Windows Update fails to install Internet Explorer 9 with error:Code 3715 Windows Update encouraged an unknown error.

  • Secure Windows Terminal Server 2003

    It’s not unusual for publicly accessible Remote Desktop (RDP) server to be constantly under brute force hacking attack. Although Windows security will delay unsuccessful login attempts making guessing non dictionary password pretty unlikely, it’s better not allow such password guessing in the first place. 2X SecureRDP is useful utility which helps to secure RDP servers. You can download it from here or from…

  • Cannot start Outlook – your system needs more memory or system resources

    Environment Microsoft Windows Active Directory Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server (Remote Desktop) environment All users use read only mandatory profile Outlook 2010 installed only for purpose of opening .msg files Outlook 2010 configured with fake user account so new account wizard does not run when users try to open .msg files Issue When opening .msg…

  • Windows cannot find ‘javaw’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

    Issue .bat scrip refuses to launch Java application on Windows 7 Pro 64 bit computers. Error message: Windows cannot find ‘javaw’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.  

  • Outlook 2010 takes long time to delete Gmail messages

    Issue User uses Google Gmail service (IMAP) via Microsoft Outlook 2010. Every times user tries to delete a message Outlook hangs for 5-10 seconds. During this time Outlook status bar displays “Downloading folder order“

  • How to identify unknown devices in Windows Device Manager

    If you don’t have driver for certain hardware installed on your computer, it may appear in the Device Manager as an Unknown Device or a generic device such as Network Controller, VGA Adapter, etc.

  • Windows Vista install stuck on completing installation

    Clean Windows Vista Home installation gets stuck on “completing installation…” step. This can be caused by a few issues, but in my experience the most common is SATA controller mode set to AHCI in BIOS.   To resolve, boot into BIOS by pressing F2 (or other key depending on your device) and change SATA Controller Mode from AHCI to Compatibility. Again, where exactly…

  • Fix missing or incorrect shortcut icons

      Issue Icons for some applications or shortcuts appear with incorrect icons or there are no icons at all. If you open file properties you often find that correct icon is displayed.

  • Microsoft Outlook error 0X8004010F – An object could not be found

    Issue Send / Receive operation fails with error: Task ‘Microsoft Exchange Server’ reported error (0x8004010F): ‘The operation failed. An object could not be found.’ Following error message gets saved in Sync Issues folder: 0x8004010F An object could not be found.

  • Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded

    Issue Microsoft Outlook fails to start and displays following error message: Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded.  Resolution Start > Run outlook.exe /resetnavpane Microsoft Outlook 2010Windows XP

  • Force Archiving on Hosted Exchange (Office 365)

    By default, Office 365 Hosted Exchange processes Archiving policies only once every 7 days. You can force this for any mailbox using Windows PowerShell: Archiving policies for the specified mailbox should be executed within a few minutes.