Technical Tips & Tricks

Q: Pictures cannot be displayed and are shown as red X in Outlook??   Answer:Follow these steps. Click Start, click Run (Or press Windows Key and R on your keyboard at the same time ), type regedit.exe, and then press ENTER. (If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.) Collapse this image Expand this image Locate the following registry subkey: Office 2010: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\Security 2007 Office system: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security Office 2003: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security Collapse this image Expand this image In the right side window, double-click OutlookSecureTempFolder. Verify whether the folder noted is valid. You can copy and paste the folder path in Windows Explorer to verify this. If you do not see the OutlookSecureTempFolder entry, go to the next step. If the folder does not exist on your comp...

Q: Word/Outlook could not create the work file. Check the temp environment variable.?? Answer: Follow the steps: At Start menu, Run (or Windows key + R) type regedit Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell Folders   The Cache variable (in the right pane of the register editor window) should be as follows: Vista or Windows 7: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files Double click on the Cache name to open it then edit it, entering the correct path (as listed above). Internet Options method Open Control Panel, Internet Options or go to Internet Explorer's Tools menu, Internet Options. 1.   In the Internet Options dialog, click the General tab. In the Browsing history section click Settings to open the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog. 2. In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog, click Move Folde...

Q:To verify Outlook is indeed set as your default email client:  Answer: Follow the steps Open Control Panel and search for Default Programs. Select Set Default Programs link. Choose Microsoft Outlook from the list of programs. Click "Set this program as default".   Open regedit then press Enter. (You'll probably need to ok a security dialog.) In the Registry editor, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail Right click on the Mail key and Export a copy for backup. Right-click on Mail again and create a new key called Outlook64Bridge Next, right-click on Outlook64Bridge and create a key under it called DLLPath. Right-click again and create a key called DLLPathEx. Locate the 32 bit version of the file MAPI32.dll on your computer and enter the complete path name in each DLLPath key (replacing "something\something\...." with the correct path on your computer): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook64Bridg...

Q:How to fix the error in outlook when u are not able to open any link from one email in outlook. Answer: 1.Start, click Run, type Regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. 2. Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.html 3. Right click the value for the .html key and select Modify... 4. Change the value from "ChromeHTML" to "htmlfile" (or from FireFoxHTML to htmlfile) Repeat these steps for htm and .shtml keys if they exist..

Q: How to fix File Association issue in Win XP?? Answer:  FOLLOW THESE STEPS Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Browse to C:/Windows/system32 and select cmd.exe Step 4: Step 5: Now run these commands: assoc.exe=exefile assoc.lnk=lnkfile assoc.reg=regfile After running these commands, restart and see if you can open the applications. You will need to run all the file association fixes to make sure the PC can run all file types. If your PC has been infected with a virus, the commands will not work and you will need to run this command: regedit Press enter. You will get a registry window, as below. Go to file>>import Import all the registry fixes as described before Step 6: Restart your PC    Or download the Registry File and Run it on your computer. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm  

Q:Issue with File Association in Your Windows!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer: 1. Go to "Start" -> "Run". 2. Write "Regedit" and press on "Enter" button 3. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer 4. In the right side of the screen double click on "NoFileAssociate". 5.   Change the value of   "NoFileAssociate" from 1 to 0. 6. Close "Regedit". 7. Restart Your Computer Bingoo!!! Cheers!!!