An Archive is designed to keep your stuff back up in a file that you can take everywhere with you. Important to keep in mind that by having an Archive it doesn't set you free of an error but it’s a good way to avoid loss of information.

Step 1 – Open Outlook 2010

-          Once you Outlook is open move to step 2

Step 2 – Set up the Archive in the Account

-          Go to the File

-          Select Account Settings

-          In this window you can see different tabs, select Data File

-          Once in the Data File option, press New to generate a new Archive

-          Provided a name for the Archive

-          Select its saving location (My documents) it’s a good place

-          Close everything (Including Outlook)

-          Re-start the tool

-          You should be able to see your Archive (The name you assign to it) on the bottom section of your folder list (Left side of the application)

Step 3 – Move folders and Information

-          Move folders & emails into the archive

-          You can take this file (from its location) into another Outlook

-          Remember that the size of the File will be equal to the amount of information store

-          It doesn’t back up automatically (You can set it up)

-          Compatibility with Outlook 2010 Only

Office Starter Funtionality

This is a quick list of the different things that comes Office Starter:

-          Ad product

-          Includes Office Starter editions:

o   Word

o   Excel

o   PowerPoint Viewer (View & Print Only)

-          Versions only allow limited process:

o   Viewing

o   Editing

o   Creating

-          Office Starter only comes pre-loaded in the PC by the manufacture

-          Compatibility:

o   Windows Vista

o   Windows 7

-          Advertising display:

o   Lower right of the screen

Basic Sound

Sound –

General process to resolve sound issues related to Windows Media Player:
This kind of issues can cause “the library of the tool isn´t working correctly,” they problems of opening (tool doesn´t open at the right moment.) and closing the tools.

Fix It Automatic Tool to resolve issues with Windows Media Player

-          Click the following link to initiate the download process

Windows Media Player Fix It tool
Make sure you download it in the desktop for easy localization, remember you can also run it directly from your web browser

-          If after using the tool above you still experiencing issues, try out verifying if there are any issues when playing Movies and other video elements in video.

Issue with video and movies using Media Player

Windows Live Essentials

Windows Live Essentials is a group of free tools:

In each of the following links you can find the description and direct download, make sure to pick the right language so you don´t have to come back. (Language selection is located under the button Download)

1.       Photo Gallery

2.       Movie Maker

3.       Windows Live Messenger

In the following link you will be able to find more information about the software

General link – Windows Live Essentials

Windows XP installation process from Zero

GWSCAN is a tool that we will be using to erase all the information in the disk. Sometimes Windows doesn´t do a good job cleaning up the disk correctly, this causes issues when we re-install; mostly because the reason we format still there after all our work.

The first step into the process is to create a GWSCAN disc. There are several ways you can do that, but the one that I will list below will be the step in a CD mostly because that’s the common way beside USB’s.


Step 1 – Download the image file

• Click in the following link

GWSCAN

• Download the file in your PC or Laptop
• Finish, Next Step 2

Step 2 – Burn the image file
For this process you will need to have a CD ready to burn

• Insert the disc
• Open your tool to burn images (Recommended tool - Free IOS Burning)
• Add the image file into the CD
• Start the burning process, wait until is done
• Finish! Insert the CD in the PC that needs to be reinstall
• Close all programs
• Restart the PC

Step 3 – Boot up

• As you PC boot up, it will load the CD
• Select the option Run GWSCAN by pressing the number 1
• You will load a blue screen, here you can select what option you wish to run
• Select Write Zero´s to Drive, to select the option move up and down using the arrows in the keyboard and then press Enter
• In the new screen, you have to press F – Full erase.
• You will receive a warning before the process being. Press C to continue
• Wait until the process is completed
• Press ESCAPE to exit the menu
• The move with the arrows and select QUIT to exit the tool.

Paso 2 – Start the process to boot from CD

• Insert the CD in the CD unit of the PC
• Turn off/Restart the PC
• While the PC boots up again, be ready for the following message:

“Press any key to boot from CD”

• A few seconds later Windows XP Setup will begin, a blue screen will appear
• To continue with the process follow the screens-shots below

 


 








In the following step, you only have to wait until the process is completed

• When you get to see the Windows XP screen for the first time, it means the basic components about to be install

• The next step would be to customize the region and language of your operating system; press in the button Customize to set up this options

• Windows XP will require a Name for the organization or computer (Family/Home PC) can be a good name for this part. Keep in mind that this option doesn´t after your user profile in the future.

• Enter your product Key.
• This part it’s very important; at the end of the process, Windows will try to verify the activation by requesting Internet Access. My advice would be to enter the product key you have (Located under your portable computer or in the side of your desktop) and when it request for set up Internet Access, just ignore and set up later.

• This new step will request for a Computer Name and a password for your Administrator account. Do not enter any password in this option; if you do want to, make sure to copy down what you write or you will have to start all over in case you lose this information. There isn´t a way using Microsoft Tools to get your password back. (There is a tool but only applies to Windows Vista and 7)

• Set up Time and Date & Time Zone

• Enter the Network options and make sure to call your group (WORKGROUP)

 

• By this new Welcome Screen, you will know you are almost done

• Make sure to val
• idate after you are 100% done

• Here you can set up your user account. It will not have a password but it will create a login screen

• Finish

Pictures, courtesy of TweakHound.

Windows 8 Virtual Box Step by Step -

The process presented is design for Virtual Box, mainly because is the only software that supports Windows 8 in a virtual machine.

Steps – Get ready

-          Run Virtual Box, click in New

-          Enter a name for your Virtual Machine

-          In the section Operating System, please enter Windows

-          Version, Windows 8 (32/64) that depends in the setup of the host computer, click in Next

-          Select the memory capacity that you will use:

o   Recommended (1GB of RAM for Windows 8)

-          Click in Next to continue

-          Next step is to set up and virtual hard drive, capacity (20 GB) of space. This is the minimum capacity for Windows 8 to run.

o   Keep in mind, you can always increase the capacity later on

-          Select start up hard drive and create new virtual disc, follow up by OK

In the new version of Virtual Box you can create virtual disc with different formats. VDI (Native the Virtual Box) VMDK for VMware y VHD for Microsoft Virtual Technology, all this varies base of the taste of the consumer; for instance the best option is VMDK, mainly because you can use the disc using VMware. You can select either one you want, yet I prefer the native form VDI

-          For localization and size of the virtual disc choose Dynamic, with this option the storage format will expand base on the requirements of use. This will make a fast Virtual Machine, efficient and with less used space in the host computer. Click in Next

-          In this next window you can expand the size of the disc; the recommended option is to not increase the size higher than 30GB. Click in Next  to continue

-          With this we will have finished preparing the Virtual Machine to start the installation process of Windows 8, please Click in create

-          You will get a summary of the process preform

-          Now, Select Settings -> System -> Processor Tab, checkbox PAE/NX.

-          Go to the tab Acceleration if is available, here check the following checkbox VT-x/AMD-V and Assign Pages, then click OK

Go back to the configuration window, there select Storage, here we will set up the controller IDE Virtual.

-          Click in Empty

-          In the attributes section we can select an ISO, using the search option (Disc figure) we need to located the image store of Windows 8, which we should have download previously Windows 8 Download; after we have selected the ISO, click in OK.

-          Once you have started the Virtual Machine with the installation process, this will request at some point the password which will be provided at the time of download from the website above.

Note – If you wish to synchronize your operating system with USB, Printers and other external devices, after the installation have been completed, continue with download the following.
Extension pack

IE Solutions

IE Solutions -

To resolve issues with Internet Explorer such as (Stop Working, Unable to Open, Unable to browser and more….) please follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Navigate in Private

-          To find out if the issue is being cause by and add-on that has been install recently, the best way to test this would be to use Internet Explorer without Add-ons

-          Click the Start Menu

-          In the search box (Located in the bottom section of the Start Menu) write the following

o   Internet Explorer without Add-ons

-          Check if the internet works, try out a few websites

Step 2 – Reset Internet Explorer

-          First close all Internet Explorer windows

-          Re-Open Internet Explorer

-          Click the Wrench symbol located at the top right side of the Window (This are Internet Explorer Tools)

-          In the new menu, select Internet Options

-          In the new Windows, there is a series of tabs allow the top; please select Advanced tab

-          In this sections there is a list of (select/unselect) options, after that there are two buttons

o Reset Advance Settings

o Reset…

Note – By selecting this option Reset all the changes made to Internet Explorer will be reset to default settings. All History, Favorites and other options that you select will be erased.

Also an easy way to reset Internet Explorer would be to use Microsoft Fix It, if you wish to download it and run it. Press the link that appears below

Reset Internet Explorer

Step 3 – Clean the temporal files

-          Click the Start button and open Internet Explorer

-          Top right corner of Internet Explorer Window, click in Tools (Wrench picture), here select Internet Options

-          General tab; under the History Section select Delete

-          In the new windows, select all the options (if you wish to keep your favorites and cookies) unselect those options, then once again Delete

Step 4 – Reset WinSock

-          To reset this tool, press the link to download it, make sure you located in the desktop for easy finding

Winsock reset

Step 5 – If all fails, Uninstall Internet Explorer

-          Step 1 – Uninstall

-           Click in the Start button

-          Select type Control Panel, follow up by selecting (Category view – Uninstall a Program) (Small icon view – Programs and characteristics)

-          In the new window, left side; click in the option View Updates Install

-          Search in the list of updates for Internet Explorer 9

-          Select it, and click in uninstall

Note – You can always go back to a previous version of Internet Explorer as long you have upgraded the version. Only the default browser that came with the PC cannot be removed or return to a previous version.