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Are you experiencing some problems with Outlook Express? May be you should check whether your .DBX file size for any folder has exceeded its 2 GB limit. Outlook Express stores every email in a special file that has the .DBX extension. This file extension is available for every folder in your mail accounts, i.e. your Inbox folder has its own Inbox.dbx file, while Outbox has a separate one for itself. However, all these files have a 2GB capacity, which can easily surpassed if mails with attachment like images, documents, music and videos are commonly sent. On reaching the 2 GB limit you are prevented from further placing messages, which unfortunately cannot be deleted to reduce folder size. This situation is very annoying and can only be fixed in two ways: Wipe out an entire DBX file and then recreate a new file, which is empty. This action destroys all messages in the file, so it cannot be retrieved. Repair your Outlook Express folder employing special tools. The first option is ...

The Outlook program is a personal manager program released by Microsoft and saves emails and attachments by default to the My Documents folder in Windows. You can select a different location all the time manually just before saving the data, but it is a time consuming process and it is better to set the default folder as desktop for saving Outlook data. Below we discuss the Outlook setting instructions to for changing the default Save As folder in Outlook 2007. Instructions Click on the Start button at the left most corner of the taskbar to open the Start menu and enter regedit in the search box found at the bottom of the Start menu. To open the Registry Editor window, press the Enter key in the keyboard. From the left pane in the window, find and double click on the option labeled HKEY_CURRENT_USER. When that opens, double click on the Software folder to open it, browse for the Microsoft folder, and double click on it. Now select the Options menu in the Outlook folder. It is ...

The boom in the software world has definitely had its rewards, especially if you run a large business enterprise. Business management is now as simple as a few clicks on the mouse, thanks to the numerous business management software that have been developed recently. One such exciting software tool is the Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009, which constitutes the Microsoft business solutions. This sophisticated tool facilitates easy control over management and business tasks. This powerful tool has enables entrepreneurs and businesspersons to enable their enterprises to grow, helping in cost cutting solutions, making decisions, and connecting themselves with the economic ecosystem. If you are a novice to the software, here are some instructions to help get started: Create business reports: Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009 helps in creating detailed business intelligence reports that include accounting reports, financial reports, transactions and personnel accounts, etc. Use these reports to outs...

Window 7 is the predecessor of the Windows 8 operating system that was released last year. Most of the features present in Windows 8 OS were first introduced in the Windows 7 operating system. Windows 7 is a secure operating system with strong tools and features that work together against security threats and other errors. However, sometimes we do experience minor errors in the operating system- Error Code 1316 is one of those. It occurs during the installation of a program and it can be easily corrected by following any one of the following methods recommended by the Windows tech support team. Before going to the solution of this error, first let us know what this error is. Error Code 1316 occurs when the system receives an installation related error. This error is best described in the Microsoft Developers Network website as; the code appears when a network error occurs while attempting to read from a network file. The Windows tech support team provides you with two situations ...

Java program is created by Sun Microsystems, a leading developer of computer software and provider of information technology services. Many application developers use Java programming language to create applications that can be run on any operating systems. A lot of applications are being created using Java due to its flexibility and adaptability. For Java applications to be run on computers, it is necessary to have Java Runtime Environment installed on the computer. Once you have it installed, you should be able to run it without any issue. The JRE installation process adds a plug-in to widely used web browsers, and this includes Internet Explorer too. Here, we will see how to enable the Java plug-in for Internet Explorer using a few simple steps. Follow the below mentioned Microsoft Support guidelines to enable Java plug-in for Internet Explorer. Enable Java plug-in for Internet Explorer 7 and 8 Launch Internet Explorer browser on your computer. Go to the Tools menu at the top...

Microsoft Outlook is the most used email client as well as personal information manager software in the world. It incorporates with it an email manager program that helps in sending and receiving emails and a calendar application that helps in organizing your meetings. The program also has a sophisticated address book that helps in managing the contacts from different emails in an organized way. One of the greatest advantages of the Outlook program is its ability to manage multiple email accounts simultaneously. However, the problem is that you may end up with different contact lists for each of the emails. But no need to worry, you can fix this problem easily by merging the contacts to the existing address book by using the Outlook merge feature. Follow the instructions given below to merge contacts in the Outlook client. Instructions to Merge Address Books Launch the Microsoft Outlook client by double clicking on the desktop icon of the program. If you cannot ...

Microsoft launches new versions of the Internet Explorer browser time to time to compete with other browsers with advanced features. The latest versions will be having many added features, but sometimes you may not feel at home while using the new browser. So if you find yourself in this situation, you can always reinstall the older version of the browser in your system. Below we discuss simple steps from the Microsoft tech support team to reinstall an older version in your system. Instructions To install an older version of the Internet Explorer web browser, you will need to have another web browser like Firefox or Chrome installed in your system; so install one if you do not have one already installed in your PC. To launch the Control Panel window, click on the Start button located at the left bottom corner of the desktop and from the Start menu options, click on the Control Panel option. Now, from the Control Panel window, click on the ...

I am sure that many of you might have faced some or other kind of problems while using a computer mouse device. It is quite annoying to have a faulty mouse connected to your computer, as it is something that you use quite often. Unsteady movement of the mouse pointer, faulty switches etc. are some common problems associated with the mouse device. Troubles like these can happen any time and hence you should know some basic troubleshooting steps to help deal with the situation. Try the following instructions provided by the Microsoft Solution Center, to fix these Microsoft problems related to your mouse. Instructions for troubleshooting Microsoft mouse Click the Start button and select the Run command.  Type sysdm.cpl in the Run command box. Then click the OK button. This will bring up the System Properties window. Form the System Properties window, click on the Hardware tab and then select the option Device Manager. The Device Manager tab will display the entire list of dev...

MSN email is an internet service offered by the software giant Microsoft for their clients. The MSN service can be used to access emails via the web-based Internet portal. You can utilize Microsoft Outlook to send and receive the emails from your different email accounts, including your MSN account. By doing so, you will be able to enjoy all the features of the MSN Network, as well as the features of Microsoft Outlook. The MSN network is based on the POP3 protocol. POP3 is a standard internet protocol used by the email clients to receive and send emails. The POP3 service has the provision to incorporate MSN service with the Microsoft Outlook service. POP3 lets the users configure Microsoft Outlook service to pull and send emails using the internet service. Even though there are many versions of Microsoft Outlook and MSN, their set up procedures are more or less the same. Outlook Email Setup Instructions Go to the Start menu and click Microsoft Outlook 2007 to launch the program....

When you use Microsoft Outlook to manage your different email accounts, it communicates with the email service provider’s incoming and outgoing servers regularly. In order to access these servers, Microsoft Outlook makes use of specific ports which are defined within your Outlook account. Sometimes, you might have problems with sending or receiving emails in your Outlook application. There can be several reasons behind your email sending and receiving problem. Out of the many reasons, one reason can be the incorrect port settings. If it is a problem with the port settings, luckily Microsoft Outlook has an effective solution for this. You can modify the settings of your Outlook account so that the correct ports are being used. If your computer system is already using the port, which Microsoft Outlook uses by default, you will have to change the port that Outlook is using in order for the program to work properly. The following Outlook settings guidelines will help you change the port...

Viruses are the bane of every computer user. They are the problem that every computer user has to face and if he doesn’t take any precautions against viruses his computer would be plagued by many viruses which would leave the user at harm. A virus affected computer will try to steal your information and pass it on to people who would use your information to their personal gain. Viruses are transferred from one computer to another via email, pen-drives and other digital media. You can use Antivirus software to keep your computer from getting viruses. There are many Outlook problems and one of the major problems is viruses. Many Antivirus software are capable of automatically scanning emails and messages when they reach your computer. These software’s can plug itself automatically into Outlook when you install it. Viruses spread from one computer to another via the internet and if you don’t have good protection against them they will definitely attack your system. As the days go by vi...

Every email message you receive in your email account comes with the sender’s email address and you can add these important and frequently used addresses to your contact. This makes it easy to access the contacts every time you send email and it saves a good amount of your time too. However, there is a possibility that the email addresses you have saved might go missing for some reasons or you may accidently delete them. Virus infection or account inactivity can also result in losing your email contacts. If your account is inactive for more than 30 days, you are then most likely to lose your email contacts. You can easily recover the deleted Outlook email addresses by following the steps outlined by the Outlook help desk team. Recovery after virus infection The virus can be removed by using an effective anti-virus program and anti-spyware program to scan the system. Lost email addresses may appear once the virus infection is removed. Approach the tech support service of your POP...

Microsoft Outlook, a widely used email client, has many features other than its email management capability.  It also doubles as a personal digital manager that can help you manage your daily, weekly or monthly activities in an organized way. With its calendar, task manager, notes, drafts and journal, you can streamline your daily activities more effectively. You will find many of its features extremely useful when it comes to sending emails, like its Spell Check, category options and AutoComplete. Outlook’s AutoComplete feature saves names and email addresses you use when you send emails in Outlook. Here, in this section, we will see how to delete all or specific AutoComplete entries in Microsoft Outlook. Follow these Outlook Tech Support guidelines to perform AutoComplete entry deletion in Outlook 2007. Deleting entire AutoComplete entries Close Microsoft Outlook 2007 if it is open. Now you need to locate the place where your AutoComplete entries are stored. To go to this l...

Microsoft Excel is an excellent tool to create tabulated data and present it in an orderly fashion. The data is entered into spreadsheets that can be manipulated and customized in any fashion. In computing terms, a "spreadsheet" is a type of large table that is used to display information. It is important to save your data during every stage of your spreadsheet; however, there are cases when users are unable to save any current data before an unfortunate shut down of the computer. Luckily, Microsoft Excel 2007 has an AutoRecover option, which saves early versions of your worksheet. The Document Recovery feature may display the saved worksheet saved in one to three files. The most recent data will be lost but your worksheet will retain its format and data up to the previous save. Here are a couple of suggestions you can employ to reduce any further losses in data, and not have to worry about saving each time: Instructions to Activate the AutoRecover Option Launch Micr...