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when i burn my souht park episodes to dvd-r the sound and picture occasionaly go out of sinc.
how can i fix this?More details please, Mr. Hankey, about your equipment, software, operating system, etc. to get a good response im using nero 7, the files are around 100mb and there .avi and my computers windows xpA little confused myself on what would cause this type of issue. So I often ask some more questions that may help with resolving this issue.

1. The .avi file you're burning to the CD does it play fine if it's just off your hard disk drive and not the disc?
2. Have you tried playing this on ANOTHER computer?
3. Have you tried playing the .avi file from the CD in a different media player?

Two things that COME to my mind as possible issues.

1. Disc drive is two slow and causing performance issues.
2. There is an issue with codec's that are causing the issue.nero is your issue ,, its not great software for creating DVD movies with try TMPGEnc encoder and TMPGEnc DVD author1. The .avi file you're burning to the CD does it play fine if it's just off your hard disk drive and not the disc?
Yes, it plays fine on windows media player, and the nero player and ALSO on vlc media player without any problems
2. Have you tried playing this on another computer?
nope
3. Have you tried playing the .avi file from the CD in a different media player?
i've got all the episodes on cd-rs and they all work fine when i use them on media players

Two things that come to my mind as possible issues.

1. Disc drive is two slow and causing performance issues.
2. There is an issue with codec's that are causing the issue.

i'll try using that encoder thing and get back to you also.that enoder looks abit complicated, any tips on how to use it and how to find the dvd author and encoder would be appreciated.i'm trying to use the converter but is says this whe i try to load this file:

"file"C\:documentsandsettings\\mydocuments\myvideos\southpark101.avi" can not open, or unsupported"Help please
lol, sorry to post so many TIMES on a row, but..........
If you convert a .avi file to a dvd file will it be better quality when you actually burn it?I can't imagine how you could improve the quality of anything with a conversion. :-?but when i play them on the computer there fine and i dont shrink them or anything?.?Hmm sorry I'm not sure exactly what's going on here, just had my above recommendations. I would give this post a few days and see if anyone is able to come up with anything

I am choosing between an ATI Radeon X800 XL 256MB GDDR-3 AGP graphics card ($240) and an ATI Radeon X850 PRO 256MB DDR AGP graphics card ($225) to play BF-2 & COD-2. I have a DELL Dimension 4600 with 512MB (max 2048MB) of DDR SDRAM. What is the difference between the GDDR-3 graphics card and a DDR graphics card? Can I run the GDDR-3 card in my computer? What about the DDR card? Which one would you choose?

Thank you.[size=12][/size]Personally, I would pick the cheapest, just because they can run both. You can run both on your computer, but installing could be a pain. I would say the cheaper one, but for $15 bucks, you get more RELIABILITY. But the GDDR-3 is my choice, you really don't NEED to spend more money for something that you don't need.

Okay, I've got Everest...now what? :-?Open Everest, select Computer>Summary and tell US what Video Adaptor you have.errr, you mean audio/sound devices or MULTIMEDIA right?Is it any wonder after six days to find out SOMETHING that should take six minutes :-?LOL err...I guess its this:
Multimedia>>
>Windows Audio
>there is nothing here
>PCI/PnP Audio
>Intel 8280 1FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio Controller [B-1] PCI

Can someone please tell me how to INSTALL MenuetOS?
Its an operating system that boots from a floppy, that can be useful for older computers.

http://www.menuetos.net/
The download only contains a .img filezylstra555....... What about GOING to their homepage and click on the forum link up at the top ....then you should get the info your looking for .
http://www.menuetos.net/

dl65 I suppose I might. Its just that I dont always LIKE making another username.
I will wait to see if I get an email from the PROGRAM creator first.

Does anyone know where i can get a good free spyware program from, and know plz dont SAY microsoft. I have had this progam and uninstalled it. Seems it wanted to do its own thing.. and scan for sypware, EVEN THOUGH i have DISABLED the shedule scan and all.Crafty...... Perhaps you could tell us which TYPE of spyware are you trying to eliminate? ....and more imortant how you want it to operate ?

BTW ..... M/S antispyware beta is a excellant program ........but you have to set it up to do what you want it too .

dl65 AdAware and Spybot. Just google for them. Both are free and each picks up a few things the other doesn't.

Everytime i try to start up word i get a message saying SHUTDOWN failed last time but when i try to start it the program freezes and i can not read any pdf files onlineTry using Acrobat Reader to read .pdf files. You may NEED to change your file associations, as I don't believe Word reads those anyway.it wont start at allI give up. What won't start? Word? Can you REINSTALL the software and see if that fixes it? If not, you may have to UNINSTALL and then reinstall.

The pdf part is STILL confusing.Don't forget to install updates and Service Packs.Quote

Everytime i try to start up word i get a message saying shutdown failed last time but when i try to start it the program freezes and i can not read any pdf files online

I rebooted my computer to before i got my NEW burner installed. And when the computer started back up it didnt RECOGNIZE the burner. I have to reinstall the burner but i lost the cd to do it. Any ideas on how to get AROUND this. Its a Norcent burnerGo to the manufacturer's website and download the drivers there.

Flamehttp://www.norcent.net/main/home.asp

I think the burner software will be difficult to obtain. The basic drivers MAY not be, but XP should not even NEED that.

When I try to open an excel file that I was working on everyday, the Text Import Wizard comes up and prompts me to go through the steps of text importing. After the steps, the work sheet opened with only endless zero in the cell A1. All the previous work is gone.
I'm not trying to import any text, I just open the file as usual.
When I try to open the same work sheet with the other computer in my office, same thing happens.
And since it happens, all excel work sheet I created ended with same story.
Is it something wrong with my MS Excel?
I couldn't CONFIRM because I don't have the installation disk with me at the moment.

Assuming you're opening a XLS file, the import feature should not kick in. Have you tried scanning your system for viruses, trojans, etc?. If not, now would be a good time. It's possible the Excel startup MACRO is infected.

Another possible solution would be to insert the Excel disk and do a repair install. Be SURE to check for any updates from the Microsoft site after the repair.

I all ELSE fails, UNINSTALL and re-install Excel from scratch.

Good luck. 8-)Thanks.
I'll try to get the installation disk asap.Don't forget updates and Service Pack.
I have bad experience with office because of them

I've written about 60 pages of TEXT in Word 2002 (win xp, PC), somehow the numbering has gotten twisted.

When scrolling down using the slider in the right margin, Word lists the page number for navigating purposes in a floating WINDOW over the slider. About halfway thru the document, the page numbers START over at 1. How does one change this? I have a feeling it's LEADING to my other page problems.

Next, when inserting page numbers thru Insert/page number, How can I get it to start numbering on the third page instead of the FIRST?

Thanks.
Time to read!

http://www.bcschools.net/staff/WordHelp.htm

After installing the newest video driver for my nvidia geforce 4 MX 440 when i try to PLAY a video file all the colours are messed up, like inverted.....theres nothing about this in the graphics card driver settings and i EVEN tried installing the newest codecs...

this happens for all of my players, bsplayer, powerdvd and windows media player.

the thing is it only happens in the ACTUAL video, my desktop colours are fine, in games the colours are fine just the video....Were you having PROBLEMS before, or you just UPDATED because newer drivers were available? If so, try previous drivers and see if it works OK. Some people are having problems with the latest builds, but I'm not sure if your specific card was involved.

Note to all: BIOS updates and updated video drivers - If you are NOT having problems, there is no reason to update, and other problems may be created.

What are your opinions ? Do you have such complaints?
My PROCESSES shows firefox.exe-39,356k at the moment.(4 windows) What is yours?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1327586/posts
http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/75.htm#ff15

Firefox has RECENTLY had a bug in its system. They are trying to fix it now, but it is slowing down some of its connections. It should be about a WEEK until they fix it. The same thing has happened to me, and I just went and sent them an e-mail.

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i have a intaller of microsoft office XP but i lost the PRODUCT key.. i can install the software but i cannot use it because i dont have PRODUST key... any one can give me a product key of this sotware???

thanks for advance........gud day...

Hi
Can someone tell me, if online BETTING games such as this (link below) have spyware in them. I have some spyware programs, but will it get rid of any spyware it finds in these dowloads for GOOD?
http://www.willhill.com/iibs/EN/svrhome.asp

Does a program have to say somewhere if it does CONTAIN spyware?. I would really like to have this betting system on my computer i like playing card and STUFF, but if its got spyware in it im not sure i want it.

Thanks

Does a program have to say somewhere if it does contain spyware?. I would really like to have this betting system on my computer i like playing card and stuff, but if its got spyware in it im not sure i want it.

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Does a program have to say somewhere if it does contain spyware?. I would really like to have this betting system on my computer i like playing card and stuff, but if its got spyware in it im not sure i want it.

I have recently changed to using MS Word as the default email editor in Outlook 2002 and I'm GETTING a warning dialog box that I would like to disable, but can't find a setting in Outlook Options to disable it.

A jpeg of the dialog box is attached.

How do I stop this APPEARING each time I select "New Message"?

Rgds

First make sure your computer is 100% clean, do the scans.

Download, install & update...
CLEANUP
Ccleaner
ANTI SPYWARE
Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
Microsoft Antispyware (W2k & XP)
ANTI VIRUS
AVG Free (Set options to 'scan all files')
ANTI TROJAN
EWIDO (W2k & XP)

Turn off System Restore if applicable. (ME & XP users)

RUN Ccleaner
Run Ad-Aware
Run Spybot
Run Microsoft Antispyware
Run AVG Free
Run Ewido

Re-start in Safe Mode
Re-run AVG Free

Re-start in Normal Mode
Turn on System Restore if applicable. (ME & XP users)

Then, and only then,I'd allow access.

We are KEEN to KNOW the solution for the NEXT person, if you care to SHARE.

I will make this as short as possible. First post.

I needed to SET my STORE folder for my messages to a folder in D drive (C:\ is for the OS). In doing this succesfully, I have this set of extra Personal Folders that is still linked to C:\, but cannot be accessed or deleted. I have attached a pix of the desktop.

This Personal Folders is linked to the default address in C. It has the minimum FILES in it, so it is not really a problem. I would just like to get this right.

I have deleted MS Office completely (twice), and cleaned all that I can find off of C & D drives, but when I re-install - it is the same. I can't seem to get it to the empty start version of Outlook.

Any IDEAS? Thanks for any help.Got it fixed.

I had tried all, to no avail - DELETING and re-installing. This time I deleted all of Office, done a scan with Registry Mechanic, and then re-installed Office - changing the default folder to D:\Program Files\M S Office.

Oh, almost forgot. Before I re-installed it this time - I also did a regedit, and deleted most of what applied to Outlook.

Take care.Very good that you share the solution with us. Welldone!
thanks

I have the most recent version of Limewire - 4.10.3. When I try to start it i get an error message: (this occured out of the blue - i changed no settings whatsoever on my computer and did nothing in my knowledge to cause this)

'LimeWire was unable to initialize and start. This is usually due to a firewall program blocking LimeWire's access to the internet or loopback connections on the local machine. Please allow LimeWire access to the internet and restart LimeWire'

Obviosally, I go to my firewall settings and make an exception for Limewire/Gnutella/P2P etc etc. but it still wont load. I then turn my firewall off completely, thinking this must surely allow it to run. But no, Limewire still fails to load up and the message appears. I turn off my firewall and the real-time protection on microsoft anti-spyware beta. Nothing has changed, and I am Limewireless.

Any help would be very appreciated, as I urgently need this APPLICATION!

JAMESI don't do P2P and can't solve your problem, but here is some interesting reading for Limewire users:


http://searchviews.com/archives/2005/07/is_limewire_rip.phpok bugger. anyone else come up with any ideas? anything with a remote chance of getting the application to load up?!!jamesbrilliant14.... Not a huge fan of p2p software , but I have used Limewire to get the odd thing ....... You might try reinstalling your previous version that was working. It may also be a good idea to make sure that you remove all bits and pieces of the new version that wouldn't work before you try and reinstall the previous version.

dl65 hmm BAD news im afraid - i had the previous version running when the problem first arose. I then checked on the official site for updates which is when I installed this latest version, so I dont belive that this problem can be put down to an error with the latest release as Limewire was already out of action with the older version. Thanks for your help though.jamesbrilliant14.... I just checked to see which version of Limewire I have installed ....and it's V4.9.3 and is fully functional ...( I just tested it ) By any chance did you click on the LINK that is displayed saying there is a newer version available .........
Do you still have the OLD d/l file ( the installer ) saved on your pc somewhere?

dl65

Problem in Microsoft Outlook 2000 Email.

I WANT the filename of attachments to appear and print in the header of the email message for sent and received files/messages. I can find no form or option that will allow me to do this. Changing to PLAIN Text does not WORK. Outlook EXPRESS does this automatically. I tried to alter the form, but this did not work.

Please, please help.

It's vital for our filing and PRODUCTION process to include filenames of attachments that are sent and received on paper hard-copies, and as of now I'm writing out the filenames.

If you can help me fix this, then I will tell you the funniest Microsoft joke of all time.Quote

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If you can help me fix this, then I will tell you the funniest Microsoft joke of all time.

I was having trouble with PLAYING DVD's, but not anymore. Got that working. Trouble is, it doesn't recognize the side SPEAKERS in my 7.1. There is an option for 7.1, but testing it proved that only a max of 5.1 is recognized. Is there something I can do to have either this player recognize my entire surround sound, or is there a player that has reliable 7.1 support? (I am cruising the web looking for the second one.)Do you have your Sounds & Multimedia setup for 7.1?Oh, YES. Not only that, but DVDs seem to be the only thing my computer refuses to play in 7.1.Are the DVDs even capable of 7.1 sound?
Have you tried them in another computer?To be honest, I don't know for certain if it'll play 7.1. But I do know that if I set the player to 7.1, and click 'Test', I'll hear sound from all speakers except the side. I also tested the speakers in a Creative Sound Test program to make sure the speakers were working, and they were.

hi,
i've go tnero and i know how to copy dvds onto other dvd-rs but how do you change an avi file to a dvd file so that it is able to copy it to a dvd-r?

thanks in advancehttp://www.boilsoft.com/aviconverter/ *

what does it MEAN when it sayd something about watermark and frames(can't REMEMBER exactly what it said), does that mean i will have to buy the full version if i ant decent files. If THATS TRUE then does anyone know any converters that are free and still have good copies?personally i use TMPGEnc encoder to convert .avi's to .mpg then i use TMPGEnc DVD Author to burn those files to DVD ,,, like IVE said before when ive burnt these to DVD+R's they even play in my unmodded XBOX

I just set up outlook express on my Windows XP computer. When I get to the identity LIST (or any other list) it starts to quickly scroll down the list. Say my identity list CONTAINS Jay's ID and Main Identity, I get to that list and then all the sudden, the last identity is selected.

-It Starts like this
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[highlight]Jay's ID[/highlight]
Main Identity
---------------------------
Then it goes to this all by its self
---------------------------
Jay's ID
[highlight]Main Identity[/highlight]
---------------------------

And if I select the Jay's Identity, it just selects the last identity, ( Main Identity) , by itself.

Sorry I cant describe it any better.......Try to choose Exit and Log Off from File menu when you are exiting from Outlook.zylstra555..... I could be wrong , but I believe that the "Main Identity" is default unless you change it . Open Outlook Express and click File ...then Identities .....then Manage Identities ...... You can add or delete as you see fit .

dl65 I don't know why it does it. I tried both of these things.
Its almost as if someone was holding down the down arrow KEY. There is nothing wrong with my keyboard. I am not running any scripts.
I'm thinking about deleting the main identity, then re-creating it. Doing that will give me problems with Windows Messenger, because of some auto sign in that cant be disabled.Run for malwares just in case. They are doing everything.
Fed's list:
www.ccleaner.com
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.ewido.net/en/I have no malware on my computer. I have a virus scanner and a spyware/adware scanner.

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I have no malware on my computer. I have a virus scanner and a spyware/adware scanner.

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I have no malware on my computer. I have a virus scanner and a spyware/adware scanner.

HaHaHahaHa!

Famous last words!

I don't know why it does it. I tried both of these things.
Its almost as if someone was holding down the down arrow key. There is nothing wrong with my keyboard. I am not running any scripts.
I'm thinking about deleting the main identity, then re-creating it. Doing that will give me problems with Windows Messenger, because of some auto sign in that cant be disabled.

can you convert divx files to other things, for free
because you can't edit divx files in Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, and I've found LOADS of cool things (movies) on stage 6 I want to edit
thanksYou can try this page:

HTTP://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t533185.html

However mosst of the converters I found are shareware and only available for a free trial period...afterwards, you'll have to fork over some moolah.Hi,
Just thought I'd tell everyone, because I found out how to do it,
for free.
Right click, choose "open with"
Find "windows media player"(if it's not on the list, click the "browse" button, then go in to the "Window Media Player"folder, and click on "wmplayer".)
If you have media player 11, right click on the top and choose, classic menu then on the top (works with all media player versions) choose FILE save as,
then after the name, write .avi, or .mpg
Hope this helps people.
PS the file size of the movie doesn't get any smaller.
This has to be the worst example of color HIGHLIGHTING i've seen to date...Agreed...Hey i know Im a bit late but i just had to chime in...

saint_hades you're not converting the file by doing what you're describing. All you've done is change the file extension. So it's a divx encoded file with a .mpeg or .whatever extension, but still a divx file none the less. So if you're now able to edit the file in Adobe Premiere you could have saved yourself a lot of trouble by simply changing the extension to .avi instead re-saving it in WMP.Quote

This has to be the worst example of color highlighting i've seen to date...

Dear COMPUTER Hope Forum,

Please help.

I am trying to download some information from one of my favorite sites, BoardGameGeek.com.

I can browse the "Board Game Geek" Database and sort it by "number of votes" from most votes to least votes:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browse/...s&sortdir=desc

I can create a web QUERY in Excel to pull the main table with the information.

But the table spans a LOT of pages.

What I want to do is pull the main table from page 1, 2, 3, etc... into a single spreadsheet in MS Excel.

Preferably I would like to do this keeping the HTML intact, because I NEED to do a second step to extract the "game ID" from each of the game name links to the specific game pages.

Can anyone help? Please?

Besides pulling 2+ pages into 1 sheet, I need to be able to specify a range. I can use the browse feature of the web to figure out how many pages deep I need go in order to get down to 1-2 votes, but I don't know how to pull the pages into 1 or specify a range.

Thanks!

Lee

P.S. All of this is so I can use another program BGG 2 NanDeck to download more information than is available via the browse feature on Board Game Geek. Once I have the single spreadsheet above with all the games that have at least 1 or 2 "votes". I can extract out a list of game ids and feed that into BGG2NanDeck. That will let me pull detailed information for each game. But I need to have a list of games that have votes... BGG 2 NanDeck "crashes" if a game has no votes, so I can't just REQUEST every sequential game ID number from BGG 2 NanDeck.I noticed the URL I am trying to pull from didn't paste correctly.

The correct URL is here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame?sort=numvoters&sortdir=desc

I am WRITING what I hope is a simple routine; call a ftp site and then enter a user name and password. When I TRY what I have done so far; I NEED to enter a carraige return to move to the next line. Is there a way to do that? I haven't figured it out yet.

ThanksQuote

You can put the inputs you need into a separate text FILE, then use that as input by USING the < syntax
For example, if you need to press Enter key:
- open Notepad with a new text file
- press the Enter key
- save the new file (say call it enter.txt) in the same folder as your bat file
-use the file as input like this from the command-line:
yourbatfile < enter.txt

windows 8
office 2007
outlook 2007
samsung laptop
I compose a new email and outlook sends it to my outbox and eventually sends it. This never happened with my previous PC ... same outlook edition. My outlook send/receive settings are configured for send and check email every 1 minute etc... I tried unchecking that box but message STILL goes to outbox.So as you are typing it, it decides to send it partially created?No. I complete the email and send it. It use to immediately send but now with my new PC (same 2007 outlook w/ my key code) the message will go to my outbox for some PERIOD of time. then eventually send. I will go to the outbox to open and a pop up says "can't open outlook has BEGUN sending. Have you used the Detect and Repair tool under Help ? ... Just saw you had Outlook 2007 and they changed the tool in 2007 from 2003 that I am use to using. Had to use it a bunch of times for clients. But anyways here is a link on how to get to and using repair tools for 2007 to try to fix issues:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/what-happened-to-detect-and-repair-HA010100384.aspxThis is normal behavior. All messages go to the outbox before actually being sent. Outlook knows that all messages in the outbox are ready to be sent. If there is some CONNECTION problem, Outlook will stack/spool the messages and they will be sent as soon as the connection is restored. It has always been this way. I assure you, it was the same with your old system. I've OBSERVED this behavior with Outlook, just as Allan described. If you want to send a message that's sitting in the Outbox, I believe you can open Outbox, select your message, click Send, and it will then be sent without any further delay.

I was wondering how to MAKE a cd cover in this program but, all I really see how to do is Dvd Covers. I used the Help an googled with no real luckIs there a difference between CD and DVD covers? they are the same size after all

EDIT: misread the FIRST time. I'd just get a DIFFERENT program...Quote from: TechnoGeek on March 02, 2013, 01:32:21 PM

Is there a difference between CD and DVD covers? they are the same size after all

EDIT: misread the first time. I'd just get a different program...

Hi,I heard that anti viruses could ruin the performance or slow down the computer itself
So when i knew it i disabled my avast,I never do scaning anymore
I'm a gamer so i tried so many utilities to increase performance like CCleaner, Advanced system care 6, etc..
The utilities mentioned above are what i used to use now,SINCE i knew about advanced systemcare ultimate which has all in one (Iobit.com 's utility) I got so excited on trying it so i bought it
And ASC ultimate have an anti virus in it,So i'm wondering if AVC ultimate have any differences between avast or ASC ultimate?
And if anti viruses really slow down our computer, Should the anti virus be uninstalled on our pc or never to scan ? and i want to know which one between avast and ASC ultimate MAKES my computer slow And is it necessary to use anti viruses anyway? It removes viruses well yeah but people said it slows down computer so i'm confused
My father put avast since i bought my new laptop and i don't remember ever if i scanned it or not but still i'm worried
And i feel bad to uninstall it , but if it's necessary then i have to do what's best for me right? well if disabling it would be enough then that would be good..

If you got more information please feel free to share because i wanted to know more and it could help other people who reads this Please do not post the same question more than once. I deleted the duplicate.
You should always have an Anti-virus installed. I use Avast Free Edition and scan once a week.

I used to use Advanced System Care, but it was a big resource hogger so i un-installed it.

IMO, just use Avast and scan regularly. I agree with reddevilggg. I also use Avast Free Edition in my Windows XP and Windows 7 systems. Under certain circumstances such as gaming, perhaps you could temporarily disable your antivirus. But, I really don't know WHETHER this is SAFE since I'm not a gamer. If you want to try doing this, then I think you should first do some research to try to get some solid information about how safe your gaming ARENA is. Quote from: Allan on March 12, 2013, 07:10:29 AM

Please do not post the same question more than once. I deleted the duplicate.

You should always have an Anti-virus installed. I use Avast Free Edition and scan once a week.

I used to use Advanced System Care, but it was a big resource hogger so i un-installed it.

IMO, just use Avast and scan regularly.

As the subject above. Does REVO Uninstaller Pro also remove some REGISTRY keys related to CERTAIN PROGRAM that is being uninstalled?
Yes

I recently changed security settings as instructed by Verizon FiOS. I THOUGHT we only changed the port numbers for incoming/outgoing servers but it seems like since we made the CHANGES, I can not open any links that are contained in my emails. Can anyone give me some tips on what may be going on? Thanks.

PS I am not 100% sure that the problem started immediately after Verizon and I made the security setting changes but that APPEARS to be the most likely explanation.

Edit: I just found a post where someone had the same problem. They had inadvertently installed Google Chrome and then uninstalled it. They said it "messed-up" their keys and they had to change everything back to htmlfiles. I also inadvertently installed Chrome when doing some other update and I then unistalled it. How do I change back to htmlfiles?Never mind...all fixed. All I had to do was SET IE as default. APPARENTLY the install/uninstall of Chrome changed the default.

I sincerely hope it is me that is misunderstanding this whole diatribe...
If not i apologise in advance.In my reference in an above post i incorrectly ID'd UDF as the wrong format...that is incorrect...
Although UDF is technically packet-writing format it's not the one i was referring to in my comments.
I can't remember what it was called way back when but it basically emulated read/writing to CD's same as floppies... hence you never got the full storage capacity when burning.

So thanx for the above correction Geek...All I wanted to do is remove photos from PC in case of hard drive failure. Thank you all for your replies, I learned a lot.
Thank you.Then you can safely burn them to CD/DVD's for storage as i started out by saying...
A flash drive is also an option...but i've personally had more flash drives fail on me then either CD's or DVD's.Quote from: patio on March 04, 2013, 09:43:08 AM

Then you can safely burn them to CD/DVD's for storage as i started out by saying...
A flash drive is also an option...but i've personally had more flash drives fail on me then either CD's or DVD's.

A lifetime warranty is absolutely worthless in getting your pics back should the flash drive fail.
Think about it.

I did...
But since we continue to beat a dead horse what would the warranty do ? ?

The marketplace is filled with USB Flash Drives of vastly varying quality. Some are excellent, although many are completely unfit for the purpose of data storage. If you are considering a bulk purchase of logo-branded USB Flash Drives for promotional purposes, a good quality PRODUCT that will enhance your brand image is essential. In pursuit of the lowest price, many bulk purchasers encounter suppliers at the unacceptable end of the quality spectrum.

We sent Henry Jacksen (Quality Control manager for the Flashbay Factory ) out into the marketplace to investigate the competition. "The findings were quite worrying in most cases," said Jacksen. "Of the hundreds of models tested, we have chosen just one as a comparison to illustrate the common quality pitfalls." The report below shows our standard Classic USB Flash Drive COMPARED to the common copy. Jacksen adds that, "Many corporate gift distributors buy the copy direct from unscrupulous manufacturers in China who cut too many corners, resulting in serious quality issues."

I have a problem. Well, I have a 500GB external Seagate harddrive. Well, I have alot of data on there that I need to get off, I haven't backed it up in MONTHS (yes, thats my fault. LOL)

Anyway, I plug it in today and get the dredded "This drive needs to be formatted before use". I can't figure out how to fix it. After a quick Google search, I went and got "Active Partition Recovery for Windows". I used the "fix boot sector" multiple times and it still doesn't work Active Partition Recovery still says there is 108GB worth of data on the Drive, so it's still there, just how do I get to it!!??!?!

Any help would be great.

Thank you.How is it reported in Disk Management ? ?
Right clik it and select "Properties"...Healthy as far as I can tell

Pic below

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2325/20407337.jpgDrive "E" in the pictureAny ideas? For future reference -
- Don't use 2.5" external drives
- Don't use enclosed external drives
- Get a Dock and a 3.5" Seagate drive
(Dock will run cooler, and have less complicated electronics)

For your current situation -
Get an external Dock (that is one where you shove a 3.5" drive vertically into it, and much of it is visible to you and to the air).
You don't say much about your external drive, but I believe most docks will also take a 2.5" drive
Try removing your drive from it's enclosure, and shove it into the dock. There is a chance that the electronics on your old enclosure are playing up.
It is worth a try.

If your drive was IDE, you can get a wee plastic thingy, with power supply, and USB connection, for READING your IDE drive. Under $10.I disagree with A B and 1/2 of C in the 1st paragraph...

I'll elaborate just a bit...
Nothing wrong with 2.5" HDD's being used as external backup/data drives...i have 2 currently being used that are 3 + years and going strong...

My favorite external enclosure uses A/C power a definite must because of the flaky USB ISSUES i sometimes encounter with customers PC's.
It accomodates 4 different HDD styles...older laptop HDD's...SATA laptop HDD's and both SATA and IDE 3.5" HDD's.
Pretty handy as i never know what style the customers internal drives may be.

It also has a cooling fan that is switched, sturdy design, yet takes no time to open and swap drives into.

As far as docks yes they are a handy alternative...but usually limited to one style connector.

Seagate was the only thing i didn't have a problem with...Quote from: patio on MARCH 06, 2013, 06:34:47 AM

I disagree with A B and 1/2 of C in the 1st paragraph...

Dock will ... have less complicated electronics

Hello everybody,

I have excel file with .xlsx extension, which is PASSWORD protected, my FRIEND asked me if I could to unlock it, because she does not REMEMBER password.
I tried many softwares, but none of them was helpful, could anyone please HELP me. is there any way to unlock it?

I only know that password is no longer than 4 charachters...

Thank you for any help

Regards
AnriQuote from: compfreak on MARCH 10, 2013, 11:19:33 AM

my friend asked me if I could to unlock it, because she does not remember password.

Dell Optiplex GX 280. XP. I am having some difficulty getting online via my broadband connection EVER since I installed AVG 2013 free anti-virus. I've decided to uninstall it but in my device manager, I can still see two white EXCLAMATION marks near what appears to be some parts of AVG that was not uninstalled. AVG miniport#*^%@. There are two of them that i cannot remove. I've tried some of the SOLUTIONS discussed on the web but to no avail. I would try installing and uninstalling again but like i SAID before.........unable to get on the NET. This is becoming a bit annoying and i am trying to get help. Thanking you in advance, Hennessy.AVG has an un-installer tool at their site...
Re-boot after running it.

I have added some new SONGS to my LIBRARY. However, when i go to OPEN the file to play them in itunes the ''loading'' icon appears for a short moment and then nothing happens. I use itunes but there is nothing wrong with the actual player as music that is already stored within it's library will play without a PROBLEM. It is not just the new files that won't open with itunes it is also previous files that used to open and play without any problems.
any suggestions?
thanksNo NEED to double Post...

Topic Closed.

I have seen a number of free Image utilities online, but was curious as to which one is best for Windows 7 which will allow burning a SPANNED DVD image set?

Recently I found that my licensed copy of Norton Ghost 2003 does not like Windows 7 32-bit Home Premium. I am trying to find a suitable replacement to Ghost 2003 that will allow burning of spanned disc's to create a restore set for my highly configured Windows 7 box. Recently when I had to rebuild my Windows 7 box I was reminded of how important it is to create a GOOD image set to baseline my machine and save from hours of rebuilding with software installs, security updates, and custom configurations.

I know that I could just use a restore point if the HD remains healthy, but as was the case with this most recent rebuild, the 250GB Hard drive crashed with the clunk of death and all data was lost, so I want to avoid restore points as my only method of restoration. Back in the days of my Windows XP builds Ghost 2003 had my system back up and running from burned CD and DVD's quickly and all I had to do is perform security updates for updates/patches that were released after the burn date of the image.http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspxAdditionally, here's something I put together a while back in response to a question on another forum. It may be of some use to you:

Disk Imaging software takes a "snapshot" of your drive as it exists at the time you create the image. You can then restore the entire image or any file(s) or folder(s) you choose. It is a virtually foolproof way of backing up your system and providing a safe haven in the event of a catastrophe that requires you to blow away your system partition and restore it to a previous state. It also allows you to "test" various software and be confident that you have a the ability to return to the prior state any time you choose.


I use Acronis True Image. It is the best of breed, but it isn't free. The best free alternative is Macrium Reflect.


1) I create an image of my system partition once a week to a second hard drive and keep the 2 or 3 most recent images. I also image my other partitions about once a month. I always enable "verify image" in the options. It takes a little longer, but insures a valid image.

2) I also create an image before performing any drive level function (ie, changing the size of a partition) or making any significant change to the OS (installing a service pack, upgrading IE, etc). Also sometimes before installing new software.

3) Images may be created on any medium (cd, dvd, external drive, etc). For obvious reasons they should not be stored on the same drive you are imaging. The best option is a second internal hd if you have one.

4) Images may be created "in the background" within the OS. If you need to restore the system partition, that will need to be done before the OS loads. You can start the process within the application in the OS and it will then tell you it needs to reboot to finish the process. Alternatively, you can boot to a "recovery disk" which you can create when you first install the software (or to the application disk itself if you have one). Other partitions can be restored without a reboot.Quote from: Allan on July 19, 2012, 07:08:04 AM

I use Acronis True Image. It is the best of breed, but it isn't free. The best free alternative is Macrium Reflect.

Paragon is a solid product, no question. But if I had to rate them I'd put Macrium at the top of the free list.

Just recently though I also backed up my systems with Paragon 11 (compact version) but have not yet used recovery.

Part of testing a backup system is doing both the back-up and recovery portion. It's important because if you cannot properly recover a backup- it's pretty much useless.

Good evening overthehill

Just in case you are not aware of it W7 has it's own imaging tool. When you use it you will be prompted to make a disk and where you want to store the image. I don't know if W7 basic has image function but I do know W7 Home Premium does.

Just go to control panel > system and security > back up and restore and look on the left for "create a system image" and "create system repair disk. The down fall to this built in UT is you cant pick to restore say a couple of files but you can restore the PC to the point when the image was made in-case of hard drive failure.

Hope this helps

I created the System Repair Disc, but wasn't aware of a System Image Feature built into 7 for full recovery. I am using Windows 7 Home Premium.

... you should always test to make sure you have a good backup/image. I have a spare HD that I will place into my system to push the image to and test for success before labeling my DVD-R's as being a tested "known to be good" recovery set.

Then threw a spare HDD in to test and the image got to 91 % and failed...

Needless to say i have no impression of Win7's image app as i refuse to try it.

I haven't used my copy (backup), I hope never to have to !

The question is, why would anyone use HP proprietary software to create System Recovery Disks (4 or 5 DVDs I understand) which modifies your system, when you can make as many system images as you like with the W7 backup imaging software, which preserves your system ?

Backing up and imaging is only a safety net if it works. Many people create backup images that simply do not work for one reason or another, meaning they are basically wasting time to make their data feel safer, rather than actually making it safer.

but I've another question:
I'm running W7 on an HP Pavilion, and I've just been reading in HP Advisor about the W7 Image backup, which has also been described in this topic. I was thinking of making a set of 'System Recovery Disks' using HP's own software, which only allows to you do this once, when I read this article. The question is, why would anyone use HP proprietary software to create System Recovery Disks (4 or 5 DVDs I understand) which modifies your system, when you can make as many system images as you like with the W7 backup imaging software, which preserves your system ?

Hi all, for the last few hours I have SCOURED the internet in an attempt to find the best internet monitoring software for what I want but have ultimately gotten stuck. I was hoping that someone with a bit of KNOWLEDGE about this on here might be able to direct me, seeing as these programs aren't cheap. Win-Spy had everything I wanted, however their site seemed rather odd and reviews I read said that they collect your personal data (such as credit card info when you buy it) and then later misuse it.

So basically the features I want in the program are:

-To monitor everything (key logs, CHATS, emails, sites visited, programs accessed, screenshots, etc)
-Have Remote Install (Install the program on a PC I don't have access to but I want this done WITHOUT its user knowing it)

Obviously they all come with a lot more, but the most important features for me are the ones listed above.

Any help will be much appreciated.Hi,

Spytech SentryPC is the best solution for you, they have a Spy Suite package also.. Have a look at ___________________________ for getting more information about their products..

Regards,

Link Removed...Hi,

Thanks zugarrondo, am also looking for the same software.. Is there any freeware tool for that? My primary requirement is to monitor the internet traffic, it includes, visited sites information, chat logs etc.. can you please help me with it?

Regards,
impresoras cd
I just visited the site that Zug had referred you to, it was malicious. Perhaps it was a typo on the link or whatever, anyhow I would recommend trying Beyond Keylogger, not only will it log keys but it will do everything else from screen shots to chat logs.

http://download.cnet.com/Beyond-Keylogger/3000-2162_4-10374362.htmlQuote from: lfccl05 on November 23, 2010, 09:40:17 PM

-To monitor everything (key logs, chats, emails, sites visited, programs accessed, screenshots, etc)
-Have Remote Install (Install the program on a PC I don't have access to but I want this done WITHOUT its user knowing it)

-Have Remote Install (Install the program on a PC I don't have access to but I want this done WITHOUT its user knowing it)

Why do you want to do this?

I don't have to tell anyone why I would like to install it or who is using what.

Fair enough, but I just didn't think that I would have to reveal personal info just for advice. Maybe to acquire such a program, but not for advice on a forum... But if that's how it has to be then so be it, thanks for your interest in my topic anyway.

How can I patch together specific portions of 3 DVD exercise videos so that I can follow only the moves I want in the ORDER desired? It could remain on the hard drive so long as they would run in sequence to the end without attention from me. Or could also be on a new DVD COMPILED. This would eliminate the break in a routine necessary to find, unload then LOAD a DVD, search the location. click and wait etc.... Is this possible or does someone have an alternative suggestion?

I'm not very familiar with the options to edit or make movies but do have some skills to put this together if I had the software, etc.

Many thanks!
Lloyd

machine is Win 7 64 bit, three core 3.2gb, 8 gb ram, 512 mb shared VIDEO on motherboard

From a 45 minute avi that is black and white and no sound, I want to select various parts and save them as separate files (30 seconds to 1 minute). The saved segments will be uploaded to a website.

I am new to digital video so any recommendation for a simple-basic editor and file format to save the segments to would be very helpful.
After GOOGLING 'Free avi editor', the first on the list was

http://www.solveigmm.com/?Products&id=AVITrimmer

Hope this helps!I have been using VIRTUALDUB for this kind of thing for years. It has a SLIGHTLY steeper learning curve than some of the "hold your hand" type of PROGRAMS, but it richly repays the small effort required. It is the standard by which other free editors are JUDGED.


VirtualDub get's my vote, I use it for all my video editing.

I was hoping that someone could give me a good suggestion for an RDP program that I could load into my Windows PE tool disk I'm developing.

I was leaning towards realVNC but I haven't used it much before other than through labtec. I have a guinea pig computer hooked up to the repair bench I was going to try installing the VNC server on, but the problem is that i've got the bench hooked up to a different network than my shop PC (where I installed the VNC viewer on). I would have to open a port on the watchguard firebox and VNC would have to do a forward DNS LOOKUP on our company's server and I would have to open a port to listen for the VNC. I guess my question is: Does realVNC do forwards DNS lookups or is it restricted to an IP address?

Sounds like a pain. I would love to know if maybe there's a possibility of using LOGMEIN or something on my windows PE disk. Sorry for the rambling, but I'm writing my thoughts as I go.Have you used realVNC?

From the documentation:
Quote

Networking
VNC software requires a TCP/IP connection between the server and the viewer. This is the standard networking protocol on LANs, WANs, broadband and dialup ISP. Each computer has a unique IP address and may also have a name in the DNS. You will need to know the IP address or name of the server when you connect a viewer to it.

Sometimes the IP address is fixed, and sometimes it is issued to you dynamically by your ISP. If it is allocated dynamically, you might consider using a third party DNS management service. Try typing "dynamic dns management service" into a google.

Have you used realVNC?

From the documentation:From this one would learn that the program does use DNS where needed.
Or am I not understanding this?

I have two identical drives, 1 TB each. I have about 300 GBs on drive A and about 450 on drive B. Is their software what will merge the data into 1 750GB Raid 1 "Mirror Set".

Or, if that not possible.

I copy the 300 on disk A to Disk B then run some sort of deduplication script? any freeware dedup software?

Thank you for any input.


JayWhat you want and what you get will be two THINGS that may differ.
If folders h at root have same names, there is a conflict. If files i folders of the same name at the same level are the same names, you have a confict.

Sorry, I have a hard TIME explaining this. I MEAN to say that if both drives have the same directories, you have a conflict. And if you MERGER the directories and there are files with the same name, you have a conflict.

You have to decide how to organize duplication.
Please read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_synchronization

WARNING: If you Google for software that es this, you will get some that are hostile sites.
The KEYWORDS you chose will bring up sites that have optimized for Google because they want your money.

I think this one is safe to look at. But I have not used it.
http://www.allwaysync.com/Quote from: jbeckett on November 14, 2010, 12:23:17 AM

I copy the 300 on disk A to Disk B then run some sort of deduplication script? any freeware dedup software?

My PC is Windows 7 32 bit.
I used VMware, but problems always bothered me.
Then I used virtualbox, free, but not good to use. Any other suggestion?Just WONDERING, what Vmware problems did you have? The network adapter? I have used Vmware for a while now and I love it! But it's not for everyone. You may find this link helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_application_virtual_machinesI've found VMWare refuses to allow my guest OS's to use the net via a NAT CONNECTION; I have to use the "BRIDGED' option. Which works well.


I have to ECHO the previous post... what problems always bothered you with VMWare? why was VirtualBox "Not good to use"?If VMWare and VirtualBox are not inside the scope of what you may be trying to do; try hyper-v

I cant play dvd-r disc on my LAPTOP. My laptop otherwise seem to play all cds/dvds CURRENTLY. Moreover, I recorded on the dvd-r using LG dvd recorder. When I insert the dvd-r in my laptop drive spins for 20 seconds and stops. When i go to properties SECTION it shows 0 for USED space on the drive.http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2279

Just so you get the basics.

I feel it's always best to burn to DVD+RDid you close or finalize the disk?maybe try your disc on question on a different dvd drive.

As Partition Magic alternative, EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition is a FREE ALL-IN-ONE partition solution and disk management utility. It allows you to extend partition (especially for system drive), manage disk space easily, SETTLE low disk space problem on MBR and GUID partition table (GPT) disk under Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit system.

Top Benefits:

* FREE partition manager for Windows 32 bit & 64 bit HOME USERS. No Adware and Toolbar.
* Support removable DEVICES like flash drives and memory cards.
* Convert primary partition to logical, convert logical partition to primary.
* Linux partition management: create, delete, format, recover EXT2/EXT3 partition, etc.
* Extend system partition to maximize computer performance.
* Partition Manager utility for better hard disk management and computer performance maximization.
* Copy WIZARD to copy partition or MIGRATE entire hard disk to another without Windows system reinstallation.

Editions History:
http://bit.ly/9Ox7Fi

Download EASEUS Partition Master v6.5.2 Home Edition:
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm

Works with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 (32 bit & 64 bit versions).

I really hope someone can help with this, it's driving me nuts.

I'm running XP SP3. Earlier, I downloaded and installed vcredist x_86 2010. As soon as it finished installing I got error messages all over the place, the most persistent being "chrome.dll is not a valid windows image" and chrome would display the AW snap error message for every page. Tried using Internet Explorer and that wouldn't even start. So, I removed the installed file using add or remove programs in the control panel and restarted. Since then I've at least managed to use chrome, but it still keeps crashing occasionally and GIVING me the not a valid windows image message. Have I completely screwed my pc?

Any help will be appreciated!


EDIT: Since I 1st posted this, I've had a variety of error messages.

Chrome.exe - iphlpapi.dll not found
system32\dbghelp.dll not a valid windows image
chrome\application\8.0.555.2.00\locales\en-gb.dll not a valid windows image
system32\setupapi.dll not a valid windows image
dbghelp.dll not found
Chrome - application failed to initialize properly (0x0000142)
chrome.dll not a valid windows image
chrome - application failed to initialize properly (0x000012d)
system32\imm32.dl not a valid windows image
chrome - application failed to initialize properly (0x0000044)

Additional info about pc:
Hewlett Packard Compag Presario
AMD ATHLON 64 Processor
3500+
2.20GHz, 1.50GB RAM
Where was that app DLoaded from ? ?It was downloaded from Microsoft. I even double checked it after to make sure.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a7b7a05e-6de6-4d3a-a423-37bf0912db84

Copied and pasted from my history.OK...just double checking...
Have you tried ti uninstall/re-install Chrome ?Reinstalled after my last post. No problems yet, but they come and go, so I'll have to wait a while before I know for sure.Good enough...
Best of Luck.I had so hoped that this was sorted, but I was wrong

Now flash keeps crashing and the whole browser seizes. When I tried to open task manager to kill it I got this message:

taskmgr.exe - this application failed to initialize properly (0xcoooo12d)

I had to log off my user profile to unfreeze it and when I did, INSTEAD of taking me to the usual page with all the users listed I had a login box on a black screen. When I logged back on I got this message:

daemon tools lite - Program requires at least Windows 2000 with SPTD 1.60 or higher. Kernel debugger must be deactivated.

This has me a little bit worried!

EDIT: chrome is crashing with the aw snap message again.If System Restore is enabled, you could try restoring your system, using a restore point created before you installed vcredist.Just tried system restore. It didn't seem to make any difference so I undid it. Any ideas? Please?

EDIT: Flash is working again (for now at least).You could try some of the suggestions mentioned here:
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95669
Hmmm.... not that I'm complaining, but the problem seems to have fixed itself Maybe it was doing a system restore? Well, thanks for the help anyway! HOPEFULLY I'm not going to get a couple of dozen error messages as soon as I post this

I just got an Emachine T5086 computer froom my parents. Someone erased EVERYTHING, i guess it was filled with virsus. I dont have any of the driver or WINDOWS vista cds to re-install. I do have a Dell windows vista re-install cd and a Dell drivers cd. I tried to install the Dell windows vista cd but it did not work. What can I do? How do I GET Vista and the drivers and SOFTWARE back on the computer so I can use it?You need to purchase a retail OS disk and you can download all drivers from the web.Anywhere I can get windows vista for cheap?Will a windows vista recovery cd work?Quote from: Allan on November 23, 2010, 04:22:56 PM

You need to purchase a retail OS

using OUtlook 2003. I changed the time when i flew from Seattle WA to Sydney Australia and my SCHEDULED ITEMS got changed to Sydney time. Then, i changed the time back to Seattle, but the items stayed in the calendar on Sydney time. How can i fix this? No NEED for 2 TOPICS...

Closed.

I have a rolling completion list entered into excel. There are many columns in this worksheet. Two specific columns I am trying to calculate are the responsilbe company column and the "Open" "Closed" column. I have been able to formulate how many total items each contractor has, but have not been able to define which items are open and which items are closed within each contractor total. HELP!!Quote from: Open items on November 23, 2010, 09:41:10 AM

I have been able to formulate how many total items each contractor has ...

... but have not been able to define which items are open and which items are closed within each contractor total.

No, I have no idea how to. please help

No, this does not seem to work.

Just wondering cause I want it

http://www.swapmagic3.com/yeahhh dude it most probly is because of piracy :/ witch sucks because that seems quite useful Quote from: blackrainbow on November 15, 2010, 06:59:17 AM

yeahhh dude it most probly is because of piracy :/ witch sucks because that seems quite useful

I mainly want it to back up my old ps2 games.
No pirating intended

This would depend on your countries laws. For example here in New Zealand we are able to make one copy of any disc/mp3/tape whatever for out own use, as long as we retain the original. even if the original is dead beyond use we still must hold onto it in order to keep the backup copy for use.

You might want to check it out first, then decide from there.

Can I backup my computer software?
Yes, under certain conditions as provided by section 117 of the Copyright Act. Although the precise term used under section 117 is “archival” copy, not “backup” copy, these terms today are used interchangeably. This privilege extends only to computer programs and not to other types of works.

Under section 117, you or someone you AUTHORIZE may make a copy of an original computer program if:

* the new copy is being made for archival (i.e., backup) purposes only;
* you are the legal owner of the copy; and
* any copy made for archival purposes is EITHER destroyed, or transferred with the original copy, once the original copy is sold, given away, or otherwise transferred.

You are not permitted under section 117 to make a backup copy of other material on a computer's hard drive, such as other copyrighted works that have been downloaded (e.g., music, films).

It is also important to check the terms of sale or license agreement of the original copy of software in case any SPECIAL conditions have been put in place by the copyright owner that might affect your ability or right under section 117 to make a backup copy. There is no other provision in the Copyright Act that specifically authorizes the making of backup copies of works other than computer programs even if those works are distributed as digital copies.

Looking around the net there are mixed results of whether copying PS2 disks is legal, it seems 50% say yes, 50% say no.

The U.S Copyright law states this, however:

To me, a PS2 is simply a computer with 3 cores, a CPU, a GPU and an SPU.

Hi,

Looking for pros & cons of having a PST VS Mail Storage (Exchange Server) for the mails.
Kindly let us know the +ve & -ve of both.

Thanks in advanceAn Exchange server is usually employed when multiple users want to share Outlook calendars, tasks, EMAIL, etc. If you're not WORKING in a multi-user environment or you SIMPLY don't need to do such sharing, then there's no point is going the Exchange server route; just use PST. I have both the OPTIONS of Exchange Server & PST.
Needless to say we do sharing & collaborate.

I had been using PST for the past couple of years but all my colleagues use Exchange Server storage for mails.
Hence, wondering about the pros & cons of both.