Tips & Tricks for Windows, Office, and Whatever
When you try to preview Office documents in the File, Open dialog, an error is returned. The same document previews as expected in Windows Explorer or other Office applications. Steps to repro: Open Word Go to File, Open Select a folder where there … [Continue reading]
In a recent Facebook discussion about whether or not a problem with Media Center was caused by a virus or just some goofyness with the computer, I had this to say: "I've heard people tell others that stupid Outlook behavior was caused by a virus... … [Continue reading]
Some programs (especially older applications) need to run with administrator privileges in Windows 7. Or you may need to run the program with administrator privileges for other reasons. With most programs, you can right-click on the shortcut and … [Continue reading]
Way back in February I broke the screen on my Blackberry Storm when I dropped it on a ceramic tile floor. I'd dropped it before but this time it hit on the edge, not flat, the screen looked like a spiderweb. (A true "Cracked Berry"!) It still worked … [Continue reading]
I got the following phishing email today. The first giveaway that it was not legit was in the first line... plus the message was formatted with ugly green text. ™From Microsoft windows lives corporation™ (TM marks?!?!) ? Hear by? Severe user? Every … [Continue reading]
I'm trying to set up a new Windows XP virtual machine (in Microsoft's Virtual Server) and the F8 (to accept the EULA) wouldn't in the virtual machine. I searched Bing (google searches are useless lately) and most websites say you need to set the … [Continue reading]
I wanted to upgrade our XSOLive.com demo site to Sharepoint 2010 for months but never found time to mess with it. Then something got messed up on the server and fixing it was more work than upgrading. A lot more work, as it turned out. Moving the … [Continue reading]
These are the steps I used to get a usable URL and create the code I needed for the batch file, in only a few minutes - using Excel. Open directory.asp in a browser. View source. Copy the section with the URLs. Paste into Excel The code … [Continue reading]
I use this code (saved in a .asp page) to create the directly listing of all HTM and ASP pages in a folder. I also used this on my websites (as an include in other pages) to display a directory of all pages in a specific folder. It's configured … [Continue reading]
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