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Ok, a little while ago my windows media player stopped playing videos. I have no clue why and have no clue how to fix it. When I play a video like open the video file, it has the sound, the problem is it doesnt have any picture. Its just a black screen. When I maximize it, it still has a black screen. It will never change.
And so I tried using Quicktime player and it doesnt show picture also. It will always play the sound but not the picture. I use a software to transfer video formats (mpg to 3gp for my mp3 player) and it usually gives me a preview if i want. Well i can view the videos there with sound also just not in windows media player and in quicktime.
Can someone PLEASE help? Ive even tried downloading new video files to try and they still dont work. I have a pentium4, 512 ram, 40gb hd, windows xp, new video card (WORKED with the new video card for quite sometime)What kind of virus and spyware protection? What codecs are you using? What VERSION of Media Player?Avg ANTIVIRUS, Avg anti spyware (both free versions), codecs im not sure wat they are but im using windows media player 10 and .mpeg, mpg formats mainlyNeed...more...info...gasp

Operating system / service packs installed / when did it start happening / did it ever work right / installed any new software?

Alan <>< :-) As I said in my first post: windows xp, yes it did work before, im not sure wen it started happening exactly i think about 2-3 months ago.
I have service pack 2 installed, had it installed before this started happening, and some "programs" installed that im not sure of are: MSXML 4.0 SP2 (2 different updates for it), MSXML 4 Parser, Mircrosoft .NET Framework 1.1 . If you need anymore info just ask =) Thanks everyone for helpingI'm afraid we need Dr. Patio at this time. What is dr patio? =SDoes anyone have a suggestion to try? And I'm not running genuine windows so SOMETHING within my limits plzQuote

Does anyone have a suggestion to try? And [highlight]I'm not running genuine windows [/highlight]so something within my limits plz

I have a few text DOCUMENTS that end in .rar that my COMPUTER cant seem to read. When i open them in notepad then all I GET is a bunch of symbols and unreadable script. When opened in word it gives me several options to DECODE the message but none of them work. Anyone know how to make these readable?.rar is a type of file compression...try WinRar or 7Zip to unpack them.

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i may not be able to figure how to FIX it but i aint stupid lol....

well i have it going through my wireless router

I was looking around with TweakUI on my Windows 98 SE computer.
I clicked onto the ADD/REMOVE tab.
Tweak UI allows you to remove entries from the Add\Remove list in the control panel.

So I'm thinkin - i wont be uninstalling Microsoft Office 2000, so i removed it from the list.
And now every time I start up my computer (start up folder contains ms office) or try to open word, excel, OUTLOOK, etc. it comes up with the following message:

"This application must be installed to run. Please run Setup from the location where you originally installed the application. "

Helpful Links:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269276
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298829
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302846

Note: I dont have the cd-rom which office was installed from. It came pre-installed on the computer.

Is there something i can type in the start>run menu such as rundll or regsvr, etc. so i can use office again?
Are you absolutely sure that's the way TweakUI was supposed to work? Can cite a reference confirming that? I think your Office 2000 has been uninstalled. So, if you want to have Office 2000, I suggest you head for ebay.I think you hosed it also. Powerful utilities should not be played with if you don't know what you are doing. Windows 98 has no system restore, so no luck there either.Quote

Are you absolutely sure that's the way TweakUI was supposed to work? Can cite a reference confirming that? I think your Office 2000 has been uninstalled. So, if you want to have Office 2000, I suggest you head for ebay.

Can you start Word by finding your WINWORD.EXE (or maybe it's just Word.exe for Office 2000) and double clicking on it? Likewise, for Excel; that is, find EXCEL.EXE and double click on it.

Have you tried opening a command prompt and typing scanreg /restore this will give you some earlier backups of your registry, if there choose a date prior to your efforts with TweakUI and hopefully all will be well again.

Did that restore Office 2000 to the Add or Remove Programs list?

Hi Hopers,

I'm pretty sure this one isnt too CHALLENGING, but i cant seem to find the solution. I need to set up a script/ scheduled task to perform a compact and repair on an access database file. I PRESUME it is POSSIBLE to do this without buying third party software???

Cheers

Ben
UK

PS I'm running Access 2002 (though I can use 2003 if its easier) with XP or 2000 on my workstation.No problem. Run Access with the command line switch /compact, and any other relevant options. For more info, read >here<.BRILLIANT, that works a treat

cheers

Ben
UK

I have been shopping the AUCTION sites in hopes to save some money on my first build. What is the differance between an OEM version of software and Retail, such as an operating system. Is buying such ITEMS from an auction site even a good idea?Mainly it's in the licence. Have a read:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=difference+between+OEM+and+retail&btnG=Google+Search&meta=I think this link, from that Google search Rob posted, is a good read: The difference between OEM and Retail when buying computer components; it gives reason for caution in buying OEM.Quote

I have been shopping the auction sites in hopes to save some money on my first build. What is the differance between an OEM version of software and Retail, such as an operating system. Is buying such Items from an auction site even a good idea?

OEM was originally meant for system builders and is intended to live and die on its original box.
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I would without hesitation buy the OEM version,

I wish to play musical rearrangement of my HDs. I have four installed (2 SATA, 2 PATA) My boot drive is an EIDE where my OS (WinXP) resides. I have an EMPTY 36G WD Raptor which I want to use as my boot drive. I downloaded a freeware (XXClone) which has the feature to do this however I have some unanswered questions.

After I clone Windows from the source to the target drive, do I have to disable the source drive? I imagine that one cannot have two bootable drives in effect as the same time. Your take on this please.This USUALLY depends on the BIOS boot order which can be CUSTOM set by you....

As to the cloning operation the most successful method is to perform the clone and reset all the drive jumpers appropiately. After doing the clone dis-connect all HDD's except the target drive and do a few cold boots and make SURE everything is working properly.
Then proceed to re-introduce the other drives one at a time with a few cold boots each time and adjust the boot order again if it decides to change.

Tedious i know but the best way...

Good Luck and keep us posted.Thanks for the INPUT. Let me clarify however that the target drive is a SATA while the source is an EIDE, thus the jumper re-arrangement may not be necessary. Specifically, my drives are arranged as follows:

C: drive - Master EIDE (presesntly boot drive containng the OS) 80G
H: drive - Slave EIDE (mostly storage) 80 G
J: drive - SATA (games and storage) 300G
I: drive - Raptor (10K RPM) SATA (previously used for games but now empty and reformatted) 36G

You will have to set the boot order to use the SATA drive first then...

Had to reinstall XPPro and OFFICE 2003. Had copy of HD still. Moved file over to new OUTLOOK with emails (file was supposed to have .pst extension but didn't) with no problems and can view old emails. I did a search for .pab (address book files) files on my old HD but none were found. Found a file in old outlook (not .pab but I think its the right one) and moved it to new outlook. I now have old names and emails in my contacts but when I try to access the address book or use address book to send new mail I get a message that says "can't find the file or wrong permission" I have GIVEN myself full control to that file. Does the program or system need PERMISSIONS.

When I try to uninstall some programs-either though "add/remove programs" or through their own uninstall in the programs list- I receive one orf two error messeges:

file"C\WINDOWS\unins000.dat" does not exist. Cannot uninstall.

or a small window opens with the HEADING " Ghost Installer" , which states "Installation LOG file not found" and an "OK" button.


How can I uninstall these and/or is there a fix so this doesn't occur any more?



Also --- When I go to a site to re-download a program that I downloaded from there before , the download is almost complete and stops, with the message "cannot download connection with the server was reset." I have tried another download location and several times over the last month. No reply when I e-mailed them about the problem.
The application is registered and payed for (I've used it for several months).

I would appreciate any advice on one or both of my dilemmas. Thankyou.
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When I try to uninstall some programs-either though "add/remove programs" or through their own uninstall in the programs list- I receive one orf two error messeges:

file"C\WINDOWS\unins000.dat" does not exist. Cannot uninstall.

or a small window opens with the heading " Ghost Installer" , which states "Installation log file not found" and an "OK" button.


How can I uninstall these and/or is there a fix so this doesn't occur any more?

try googleing for ccleaner and using the tolls Tools section to uninstall it

What is a good (low cost) back-up solution that you use, and why do you like it?

I need to backup my files soon (as they should have been done long ago), and I want a good, fast, and easy to use system that is dependable and not too expensive. Also, is it better to use removable media (disc/tape), or buy an external hard drive for this? I have two computers, one with two hard drives (360 GIG total), and one with 120 GIG. I can restore all software programs (less updates) from disc media, by client DATA is what I need to safeguard.

Thanks for any suggestions.I have always found NTBackup to work quite well. NTBackup runs at a reasonable speed, is free and it meets my NUMBER one priority of being idiot-proof. (XP Home users need to manually install NTBackup from the ValueAdd directory on the install disk)

NTBackup does not work with CD or DVD media but is great with an external disk. It's EASILY scheduled on the Windows scheduler and can be run from a command or script file. One nice feature is the the backup catalog can be recreated from the backup should it become corrupt or lost.

Commerial programs can be found with Google. Cobian makes a free backup.

Note: NTBackup is known as Backup on Win9x machines.

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Note: NTBackup is [highlight]known as Backup[/highlight] on Win9x machines.

And, on Win XP, right? In other words, it's found via Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup.

What is a good (low cost) back-up solution that you use, and why do you like it?

I need to backup my files soon (as they should have been done long ago), and I want a good, fast, and easy to use system that is dependable and not too expensive. Also, is it better to use removable media (disc/tape), or buy an external hard drive for this? I have two computers, one with two hard drives (360 GIG total), and one with 120 GIG. I can restore all software programs (less updates) from disc media, by client data is what I need to safeguard.

Thanks for any suggestions.

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W2K is CHEAP.
(Couldn't resist it)

Hey guys.

For my dissertation I'm trying to do a CHART. I've been trying this for hours. It's now 3:15 am so I beg for help!

OK I'm using MS Excel 2003. What it is I want to enter data in a MINUTES:seconds FORMAT. In format/cells I've tried the custom/mm:ss format but if I enter data (e.g 02:15) then Excel assumes 15 is the minute value and auto changes it to that:


Am I doing something obviously wrong? Any input appreciated. Thanks.If you to go Format, Cells, Time, and select the 13:30:55 format and then enter 0:2:15 in the CELL, will that WORK for you? Be sure to enter a zero as the first part of time; in other words, enter 0 for hours. Ah yeah that works thanks.

Is there a way to get rid of the 'hours' part display though? :-/Let's go back to the Custom format you were originally using and try entering hh:mm:ss (i.e. hours, minutes, and seconds) even though the format is mm:ss. If you enter all three elements, Excel will only display the minutes and seconds. Let me know if that works for you.soybean that has worked a treat. Thank you so much!

I'll probably be back with questions on my barcharts later! Thanks again.

Hiyas there.

Today i had to move my router to ANOTHER room in order to allow more people to plug in.

However, Windows Live Messenger isn't working ANYMORE. XFIRE works, Internet works...
As if that wasn't enough, the computers can't really "find eachother" over the network. Games can be played over the LAN, but we can't browse around and view shared folders.

Any help with anything is appreciated.

Thanks!Check for faulty cabling first, since nothing else seems to have changed.http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/xpmanaged/26_xpmsg.mspx

Well it might and i use the term might strongly be a port forwarding problem going to that website will tell you the individual ports for various things. Also make sure that your computers ip address isn't changed like if you go through one router its usually 192.168.0.X
if going through two routers it should say its 192.168.1.X basically go to start menu run type cmd hit enter dos like screen pops up type ipconfig then hit enter TOP one is you 192.168.0.1 Is your outermost router innermost is under DEFAULT gateway. Umm also make sure your firewall isn't blocking it ect. Had a problem with that when using a SGB900 Surfboard and a linksys router in line. I felt like i should have known that would happen.

I Want To Know The Vista Requirements For The PcI GOT a word document on the different types of Windows Vista. It's not my work, i got it off a website quite a while back. Don't remember the site name

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I Want To Know The Vista Requirements For The Pc

Hello,

First post on here and its a problem:-

Attempted to update my dads computer from Windows 98 to ME off a CD which was given to me some years AGO. When I updated my own computer (again some years ago) I used this disk and all went well, I ran ME until I updated to a genuine XP programme.

Having hit setup.exe all went well until I popped out of the room and LEFT my dad in charge of it. During installation it somehow froze and I had to re boot, he may have pressed some buttons I'm not sure....

Now when I switch the computer on the following error messages appear on the screen:-

C:\>mode con codepage select = 850
incorrect msdos version

C:\>keyb uk,,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keyboard.sys
bad command or file name

C:\>

This version of Windows runs only on MS-DOS 8.00

C:\>

This SEEMS to indicate to me that its trying to boot up ME but cant because the MS DOS version is 7 or similar (off the WIN 98 OS)

Have just downloaded 98 and ME boot DISKS off BOOTDISC.com

Question is what do I do now? am I on the right lines or have I lost everything on the computer? Which boot disk do I use and then what do I do?

Hope someone can help :-?The first thing you would want to do is hook up that HDD as a slave on a known working machine and save any data that they don't want to lose...
After that do a format and clean install of WinME...Thanks for that, anyone else out there have any other ideas?That's the best idea. What is wrong with that? Why the hesitation?Not over confident with computers...

Assume I will have to re set jumpers to be able to slave the HD onto my computer?

ALSO, if i do that what will I see re the contents of the slaved HD? what files will I need to save if I want to keep email addresses etc?

:-?When your format a drive all data on it is lost. Basically any documents or files you wish to keep you will need to store else where. If they are small you could try a floppy disk. Email address and passwords you will need to remember.Setting the jumpers and putting it into a known working machine are relatively easy...google has pictures you can review for the process. It would be best to have a burner on that machine so you can save all the data to a CD/DVD.
If you need more assistance on how to back up certain items please post a list of what exactly you need so we can assist further...Have tried to format the hard drive by the command 'format C:/s' as per the help file on this website.
Still get the error message 'incorrect dos version' so I cant even format the HD.

Cant boot it up with a ME or 98 boot disk and if I try to switch to the CD drive it cant find that either.

If I buy a new HD and hook it up will I be able to load ME on it somehow?Where are you getting the bootdisks from ? ?
These should work.
Try bootdisk.com DLoad the WinME bootdisk and follow the instructions.from bootdisk.com, read another thread which explained about how to load them onto floppies (as opposed to copying them) but the comp wont boot..Try again with cleanly formatted floppies...something has gone wrong.You may need to alter the boot sequence in your bios to boot from the floppy drive first.

Alright i have something wierd GOING on.I know i dont have any viruses cause i scan twice.

1.Usally my audio dont work. it says that i dont have any HARDWARE when i do.

2.Some times my windows TOOLBAR (at the bottom) it turns classic when classic isnt even set. it ALSO changes it to classic windows.

3.whenever that first started a wndow sayed this "generic host win32 had to close cause of an error" (its not exact but its close)

some on please help me cause its REALY annoining when that happends
If you are using XP or Win 2000 goto Start/Run and enter

sfc /scannow (Note space between c & /)

when requested put your Windows CD in the drive, and allow to complete.

I am operating Windows XP Home Edition. It came loaded with Microsoft WORKS Word PROCESSOR. I NEEDED something to EDIT and create WORD docs so I got a new copy of WORD 2000. It tells me the following[Windows Installer SERVICE cannot update one or more protected windows files] What may be wrong and can I get around it?. ThanksTry installing it in safe mode.Windows Installer Fix

Hello.

I have been getting an anoying error message in WinRAR.


Recently I downloaded a WinRAR file through Bitcomet(a 350MB video). The file/archive is made of up several smaller Folders(25 in total), each one containing a part of the video. Usually when I extract it FIXES them all together and I can watch the video easily.

But when I went to extract this PARTICULAR file, I received an error message

".part25.rar: CRC failed in rome.202.hdtv.proper.xvid.notv.avi. The file is corrupt"

"part25.rar: Unexpected END of archive"

I just cant seem to get it to open. Ive tried "repairing" it but with no effect. I have downloaded it TWICE but both with the same error.

One thing I have noticed though, is that all the files are exactly 15mb each apart from the last file (.25) which is only 3mb. Im sure I read somewhere that the files all have to be the same size...

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks


The file is corrupt on their part(The people that are seeding), not yours. Sorry it's just a problem your GOING to have to deal with.

8-)fffreak*censored*, that sucks thousands of other people will end up downloading a corrupt file...Although I did look around and find a whole media file instead so no extracting You get what you pay for...

I'm sure that's not the only corrupt file out there in cyberspace.

Hello.
I need to CREATE a banner for advertizing. The banner currently exists in WORD but I must convert it to FLASH, jpg or gif format (dimension of 420x54 pixels and not more then 30 kb). Is there a free download program that will convert an MS Office Word document to a jpg? Any advice?
Have you tried the Windows Paint program?Or Irfanview....Sorry Patio but I couldn't figure out Infraview.

Soybean; What Windows Paint program do I need and is it available as a free download?I'm talking about the Paint program that's on all Windows computers. With Win XP, go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, and select Paint. Sorry but I don't have it. I did a full search - just not there?Are you using Windows XP? You may neet to install Paint. To do this, go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click on Add/Remove Windows Components on the left side of the panel. When the Windows Components Wizard opens, you will see Accessories and UTILITIES at the top of the Components list. Click on the Details button, select Accessories, Click on Details again, and check the box for Paint (scroll down if necessary). Click OK, and OK.Got it!!! A million thanks! I've created a lovely banner that should do the TRICK! I owe you big time (the site owner would have charged me $75 to create it for me!). Again, thank you!

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Microsoft does NOT use ETrust on their computers...

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Microsoft does NOT use ETrust on their computers...

When I went to the Microsoft Vista launch for IT professionals, the professional speaker had ETrust Antivirus on his demo computer.

Someone I know was talking about antivirus reviews and we did some research. Bitdefender got the best antivirus of 2006 on at least 2 well-known websites. I use NOD32 though. It's good.

Hello,

I pulled 2 30GB hard drives out of some bad IMACS and PUT them in my Windows XP computer. The problem is I can only make them dynamic disks. I want them to be basic, primary disks so if I EVER format my Windows partiton, I won't lose anything on the dynamic disks. I have tried using the disk management tool in Windows XP, and I tried using disk management through the command prompt also, but they will only recognize as dynamic disks. They have both been formatted through disk management as dynamic.I figured it out. I can't believe how easy it was to fix now. I think Windows couldn't see or delete the MAC partition. So Windows was forcing them to be dynamic. I just zero filled the drives and they work! Yay!

I've been using ArcSoft PhotoImpressions version 3 on my computer for a long time and REALLY like it. Some files were lost and the program doesn't WORK like it used to. The problem is that I no longer have the disk and it came as part of a bundle when I purchased my printer. I went to the ArcSoft sight and they no longer offer that version nor will they give any email or phone support for any software older than a year. A friend gave me their disk, but some of the files are unreadable. Another friend told me that if I make a copy of the disk, it is POSSIBLE that all of the files will copy over to another disk and then I could install it. Does anyone have any information that would help me or maybe have the program that they would copy for me? I have tried most of the other versions and I don't like them. It is from 1999. I have no problem with purchasing it, I just need to find it first.
Thank you......You may need to buy it on ebay. Is this it: ArcSoft Photo Impression 3?

Or, use something else. Do you have photo editing software that came with a digital CAMERA? Or, try freeware such as Picassa, IrfanView, GIMP, Paint.net, or Photobie. Google for the links to the sites.Yes, that's the right one and I do have other photo software....I just like that one!! For some reason, the newer versions have fewer capabilities than that one. I'd think they would have more!
Thank you. I'll take a LOOK on Ebay, I didn't even think of that....

I keep opening microsoft word, but it is continually loading a previous document I have created. Please help. Thanks.Microsoft Word 2002Does it automatically load, or is it asking you if you want to load it?

What's the title of the document? Does it have the title you SAVED it as, or does it just say "New Word Document"?Probably the easiest way to resolve this is to do a search on your PC for a file named Normal.dot (note .dot NOT .doc extension) and delete it, when you rebtart Word it will be recreated and you should be back to normal.If you have customizations or preferences saved in your new doc template, i.e. the Normal.dot file, that you don't want to lose, do this instead of deleting it. Open Normal.dot, delete the TEXT, and then click SAVE As, select Document Template (*.dot) for Save as type, and name it Normal.

To open Normal.dot, you'll need to navigate to it or do a search to find it. It's probably in "C:\DOCUMENTS and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dot". Of course, substitute your actual username for username.Alright thanks guys. I'll tell you if it works, the document that keeps coming up is a document I created long ago. It's as if it is a normal document template. Anyways when I open it up I usually just delete the words and START from scratch. I have tried saving it, but since it's a template (or at least i'm pretty sure it is) it's kinda worthless.Re-read my reply. You haven't done what I suggested. If it's not clear, state what point(s) are not clear to you.Thanks I ended up deleting them and word recreated the normal template without the textThanks for posting back. Glad to hear you got it fixed.

I need some help and advice. PLEASE LET me first explain that I am talking about my father's computer, which is a brand new Dell (Christmas 2006) he is a beginner and far away from me. His friend told him to run his Norton Anti Virus thorough scan because the friend thought the computer was running too slow. After 6 hours only 1/5 of the hard drive had been scanned. Any ideas why and any advice I can relay to my father over the phone?? He had been doing quick scans which showed nothing wrong. He is just learning how to go on the internet, and is very confused. If I was closer than 2000 miles away I would run over there and help him. But the question is, why is it taking Norton so long to do a thorough scan?
Thanks,
~Donna~ Norton does take an inordinate amount of time to scan, but that does seem a long time.
Any idea what size HDD this is?
And any other specs?
I bet the hard drive is fragmented, tell him to stop the scan and defrag, see if that helps it.
Hope this helps.Does the computer seem to be running normal for other tasks? If so, I'm inclined to suggest removing Norton and installing AVG Anti-Virus Free. However, if you feel he would not be able to uninstall Norton and install AVG without help, this might not be a good idea unless you can figure out a way of getting some assistance for him in doing this. And, unfortunately, Norton can be difficult to completely remove. Obtaining a special removal tool from Symantec's (the maker of Norton) website is OFTEN necessary.It's also quite possible there may be background tasks starting on a timed basis which would interrupt the scan and have it start all over again...on the taskbar have him right click any icons there and select Exit. This will SHUT down any background programs.
Then have him start the scan before bed and let it run til it finishes.......or teach him how to start in safe mode and run the scan there. A lot less crap gets loaded in safe mode. And tell him how to turn off the Indexing service. Its a TOTAL resource hog.

i dunno if this is the right forum, its kinda confusing for some topics..

when i download music, and then go to find it to play it, i usually ARRANGE it by date, to easily find whats new.

however, for some reason, my music ( and maybe other files, dunno) has had all of their dates and times changed. my pc clock seems to be fine, however.. any thoughts?

and no, i'm not talking about a few days.. i mean like a few years, i have a few songs that now say 1994, when i've only had this pc for a yearDesktop or laptop? Virus and spyware protection? Put something new on there and check the date tomorrow?Quote

i dunno if this is the right forum, its kinda confusing for some topics..

when i download music, and then go to find it to play it, i usually arrange it by date, to easily find whats new.

however, for some reason, my music ( and maybe other files, dunno) has had all of their dates and times changed. my pc clock seems to be fine, however.. any thoughts?

and no, i'm not talking about a few days.. i mean like a few years, i have a few songs that now say 1994, when i've only had this pc for a year

I have just bought new software for my laptop, it's for DIAGNOSTICS on cars. The software has been configured to use a rs232 (db9) socket on the laptop to conect to the OBD2 on the car, the only THING i have on my laptop is USB's and the 25pin printer port. Is there a way around this?
many thanks.USB to Serial Port connector?I have got the computer conected to the car, its just when i go in to the program an try to comunicate with the car i get a dialog box comming up and asking whitch port i whant to use, i usually get a choice of three ports depending on the program, com1,com2 and COM3 there is nothing there about USB's. would it be possible to get a adapter for it to fit on the 25 pin printer port? and will it work?Regarding the software you bought:
Does it have a webpage? Got any links you can post here?

Is a shareware version downloadable?


...just on the outside chance that somebody might spot something in the config/docs/webpages about how to get your software to point at a USB port instead of a com port.
Yes these are some of them:

http://www.scantool.net/software/scantool.net/index.shtml

http://www.auterraweb.com/dyforwi.htmlIf the software can be configured to use LPT1, you can purchase a parallell to serial converter. Windows has a built in feature that works for printers but I don't know if it would work for your software. It allows output to LPT1 to be redirected to a USB port.Quote

Yes these are some of them:

http://www.scantool.net/software/scantool.net/index.shtml

USB to RS232 Converter
P/N: 120701
USB to RS232 Converter
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Quantity:
$12.95
The USB to Serial converter allows ElmScan interfaces to be used with laptops that do not have a serial port. This product is based on the Prolific Technology PL-2303 USB to serial converter chip. For best results, be sure to download the latest drivers from the Prolific Technology website.

http://www.auterraweb.com/dyforwi.html

Description

The compact and durable ElmScan 5 USB scan tool supports all OBD-II protocols, features automatic protocol detection, and ships with a number of compatible programs. It will install as a virtual COM port on any USB 1.0 compatible computer.

I GET a strange error ever since i bought my new system.Heres the specs....
2gb Kingston ram
2.6ghz 5200+ amd64 x2
2x geforce 7900 gs on sli

Ever since I got this new system 1/4th of the programs i try fail to load.I bought fear and it wont load.Gunz gets a error but loads.Gunbound doesn't load.Niether does some dl managers for games,and albatross18 doesnt load.And last but not LEAST i get this wierd error aswell?And weatherbug crashes.And so on and so forth any tips?





What kind of protection do you have?avg and zone alarm.But i experienced this problem even when avg was the only protection on the comp

Edit:also when i try to run gunz shortcut to open the site to login it opens my computer instead :-?.I just noticed something I overlooked...you said this has been happening since you bought your system? So, have you been having this problem since day one? Or did it take awhile before these errors started? How long have you had this computer?

Right now, all I can suggest is updating your AVG, rebooting in Safe Mode, and doing a full-system scan. But before doing that, you might want to try going to Start &GT; Run and typing in sfc /scannow. It will likely ask for your Windows XP CD, so make sure you have it.

Also...what's up with that window in the third picture? The one with just an eyeball? Is that one of your games?Its fear(the purchased one) but it wont load and ive had the prob since day one and it got the computer about 4 days ago or so. but the computer guy said i shouldnt have to pay to get this fixed since ive had this prob since he gave it to me.And it is overclocked(to a safe amount i believe)went from 2.6ghz dual core(equals 5200+) to 2.8 ghz(equals 5600+) and the video cards (2 geforce 7900gs on sli) went from 500/690 to 600/800If the machine is 4 days old i would be returning it for a full refund or replacement...Quote

Its fear(the purchased one) but it wont load and ive had the prob since day one and it got the computer about 4 days ago or so. but the computer guy said i shouldnt have to pay to get this fixed since [highlight]ive had this prob since he gave it to me[/highlight].And it is overclocked(to a safe amount i believe)went from 2.6ghz dual core(equals 5200+) to 2.8 ghz(equals 5600+) and the video cards (2 geforce 7900gs on sli) went from 500/690 to 600/800

Well this wasnt given to me i bought it off newegg.com part for part seprately.Also i[highlight] dont have the windows cd's since i never needed them i always let a professional fix my comp [/highlight]
Also i unoverclocked my machine but still get the same error

gud day everybody... i just want to ask how to use the arabic font in TYPING? it can use arabic font in microsoft word?Have you already DOWNLOADED the font? If not, do a search on Google and try to find a font you like. Then NAVIGATE to C:\Windows\Fonts and move the font FILE into that folder. You should then be ABLE to select it in Word.i can't download the font yet,, thank you so much. i just try it now.No problem. If you have any trouble getting it to work, just post back.

1. THe 8-bit bus contains ____ IRQ lines and ____ DMA lines.
Is is 6,3; 3,6; 6,4; 4,6
Which set of numbers above would it be.

2. When a peripheral device signals the CPU by placing voltage on a SPECIFIC line, it said to be issuing a ____ interrupt. Choices are software, bus, system, hardware

3. In the EARLY days IRQ 2 was reserved for ____? Choices are: an auxiliary tape cassette output device; mainframe COMMUNICATIONS; pointing devices or network interface cards

4. Which IRQ in the 16-bit ISA bus IRQ priority list has the lowest priority(that is, which is processed LAST when more than one device requests a service at the same time)?\
Choices are: 15; 7; 2 or 0

5. All ___-bit programs, including device drivers and BIOS, MUST be assigned memory addresses in the first 1024K of addresses.
Choices are: 12; 16; 32 or 64Homework ? ?Something like that. 1) ?
2) D.
3) C.
4) ?
5) 16griggsp123 ..... Please no homework questions...... LOL
The whole point of homework is so [size=18]you[/size] will learn something.
If we do your work for you, how on earth will you ever learn anything. If you really want to learn.......... learn how to use google........ it will find the answers very quickly.
We could CERTAINLY provide you with the answers but thats not helping you learn.
If you would like a lesson on how to use google .....that can be arranged for you.

dl65

Hello, when I try to play a DVD using WinDVD player, an error message comes up that SAYS "Cannot Create Overlay". I went on their support site and it says to LOWER resolution to 800x600 and use HIGH color (65 thousand). I have done both but I still get the same problem.

Any ideas on how to fix this?If this is a legit CD, try UNINSTALLING and then reinstalling the software. That is always a good first step. Some ideas about your equipment would be helpful as well. Quote

If this is a legit CD, try uninstalling and then reinstalling the software. That is always a good first step. Some ideas about your equipment would be helpful as well.

All of the sudden, my outlook express prog displays the sender/subject line of received emails in yellow font if it has an attachment. When i OPEN the email and view the attachment, and close the email, the sender/subject line of the email font color changes to black. The yellow font of the NEW emails is impossible to read until i CLICK on them. New emails with no attachment appear with black fonts. I have been using express for years and have NEVER encountered this. I have scoured through the tools/options screens with no success. ANYBODY know how to alter this?Quote

All of the sudden, my outlook express prog displays the [highlight]sender/subject line[/highlight] of received emails in yellow font if it has an attachment.

What is the largest ADDRESS that can travel on an 8-bit ISA bus?
256k, 512k, 1024k or 2048lgriggsp123..... Is this some sort of a homework question ?
How about USING google....... It works great for this sort of thing.

dl65



Sounds LIKE something A+

ALAN <>< You can READ this and it will help you...

http://www.orbitmicro.com/product_lines/riser_cards/isa_definition.html

Hey everyone,

When I turned on my computer today, I noticed in my task manager that an unknown program was running that wasn't running at all before (I MONITOR my start-up files closely). My brother had used the computer ealier, so I think he was responsible.
The processes belonged to a program called Viewpoint Flash Player. I went to add/remove programs to uninstall it, but the processes were still running. I then went to my program files folders and deleted the last bit of it, which took care of those processes. I noticed that I've had this program since 2005, but today was the first time it was running like that.

After restarting my computer, I opened AOL and got this pop-up asking me if I wanted to install some Adobe program. I selected install, but each time I open AOL for the first time after a restart/turning on the computer, I get that same popup. I'll select install, but it can't do anything since I'm not actually online at that point. After signing on, it still won't install. We also already have Adobe and its updates on the computer, so I don't know why it would pop up like that.
I finally realized there were more options, so I selected 'installed all Adobe products without asking' (or something like that), so the pop-up doesn't show up anymore.

But, I really don't like those settings because I always like to be asked first. Is there any way I can get rid of it and change the settings back? Could uninstalling Viewpoint have something to do with this popup? I'd like to know the cause of it if I can. Thanks in advance!Do you mean Viewpoint Media Player? My Google search finds nothing on "Viewpoint Flash Player".

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After restarting my computer, I opened AOL and got this pop-up asking me if I wanted to install some Adobe program.

We also already have Adobe and its updates on the computer ...

Although I'm sure you can undo the changes you've made, for the life of me, I can't think of how to do it. But this popup you're getting is very likely related to uninstalling Viewpoint, as it's the graphics engine for a lot of AOL features. I would suggest downloading Viewpoint or even reinstalling AOL if you have to.

I have got an OEM Preinstallation kit Master Kit for 2007 Microsoft
I have to install Office at a site next week
The customer has the OEM activation codes
I have 4 CDs labelled
Office OEM Preinstallation Kit VERSION 2007
Business contacts Manager for Office Outlook 2007 Disc 2 v2007
Office home & Student 2007
Office - Installation disc for Microsoft Office Ready PC

I have a flyer with "Welcome to the OEM Preinstallation kit etc" but nothing related to how or what to install

I would appreciate if anyone can help me or POINT me in the direction of a Getting Started guide

Thanks for all responsesYou can get all you NEED here, if you're PREPARED to jump through a few hoops: http://members.microsoft.com/partner/malaysia/systembuilder/

How do I reset the default settings in WMP? I've looked all over the place and can't find where!Lred.... Which version of WMP are you using ?
EXACTLY what is it your trying to change ?


dl65 I'm using WMP11. RIGHT now I mostly care about resetting the sound settings since they got a little messed up. I KNOW I can reset everything because I've done it before, but I just don't remember how! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=reset+defaults+in+media+player+11&btnG=SearchQuote

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=reset+defaults+in+media+player+11&btnG=Search

Is there a way to burn a BIN file to a DVD or a VCD?
If it's possible, what program WOULD I NEED?
If it isn't possible, what program could i use to convert the .bin to a format that i could burn to a cd?

Thanks for any help.if u use fujitsu comp u can use drag and drop programumm....drag and drop where and what, lol.

I have WIN xp proWhat burning software are you using? If noe, try this:

http://www.deepburner.com/I use Nero Burning Rom.
Does Deepburner burn .bin too? I can't seem to find out......

It's probably easier just to convert .bin to like .avi or .mpeg or dvd FILES.I use Nero Burning Rom.
Does Deepburner burn .bin too? I can't seem to find out......

It's probably easier just to convert .bin to like .avi or .mpeg or dvd files.

Hi all. I'm new here, and know relatively nothing about computers. I'm trying to download a movie, but I cannot figure out exactly how to get it to play. It is a .NBZ file. I know that I need a Newsreader, so I downloaded NewsBinPro. I have the file in NewsBinPro, and now it is a .RAR file. I WANT to be able to watch teh video, but am at a complete loss on how I would go about doing it. Can ANYONE GIVE me a walkthrough of playing this file. I would really appreciate any help that you could give me.

Thanks,

JohnCoolRunnin....... Well, you must unrar the file first. Once it's extracted you should be able to play in using News Bin Pro ( if that what it says).
You will need Winrar .... or something similar to unrar that file.

dl65 Thanks for the help. I just downloaded WinRar, but have no idea how to un-rar the file. I open WinRar, and find the file. I click on the file, and get an error saying "This is not a movie file". What am I doing wrong? And I truly apologize for my ignoraance. Computers are beyond my knowledge base.

JohnCoolRunnin ... to extract a rar file ..... once winrar is installed, put your cursor on the rar file , RIGHT click and select extract here ...... it will extract.
When you extracted the file, what is the file extension ? and how large a file is it ?

dl65

dl65, I'm still having problems with it. Let me tell you what I'm doing, and tell me what I'm doing wrong if you can, please.

I download the file to the NewsBinPro program. After it DOWNLOADS, the dialog box comes up, and I click open. That brings me into WinRAR. I click on the file that I want and click the shortcut that says "Extract to". I specify the folder which I want to save the file in, and click "ok." I then go into that folder, and find the file. It is a type NZB file, 102 KB. I double click it, and I get "Error -2048: the file is not a movie file." I am trying to open it in Quicktime. Am I using teh wrong player? Or is it something else?

Thanks for all the help. It's much appreciated.

John

*EDIT*: I changed the "open with" setting to NewsBinPro, and it's still a .RAR file, 304 MB. It seems like I'm going in circles?

JohnCoolRunnin.... lets run through this again..... You downloaded a file from some news service......and it was in .rar file type...... so you installed winrar ...and right clicked on the newsgroup file and selected extract here......... and you end up with another rar file ..only this time its 304 mb ......... so right click on the 304 mb rar file and select ...extract here ...... now what do you have ?

dl65

i was wondering is there a way to change .flv files to WMA or avi files
thx if any1 can figure that outhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=flv+to+wma

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=flv+to+avi

Google found all of that in < 1 second
never knew google was such a good source..Always the first place to START. actully im trying to convery youtube videos into avi or wma /media player
playable formatlol, i actually know a better way to get youtube videos from youtube without downloading any software or addons like for FIREFOX. If you go to a video you like on Youtube, copy the URL for the video.
Now go to www.vixy.net and paste the url in the bar. Click convert or something and it will RETRIEVE the video and convert it automatically, although sometimes you might have to change the settings to 'FLA to AVI'
When it's done, you can download your AVI.

Hope this helps for whatever purpose you're using it for.... the site DONT work...yeah, i put www.vixey.bet instead of http://www.vixy.net

Sorry about that.thx works really welllordoftheplat.......
Try the RivaFLVencoder......
http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?encoder&L=3
which is freeware and it’s based on the FFMPEG encoder (normally it is used to create .flv files from .avi or .mpg, but it can do the reverse too).

Google found it in a blink of the eye.
Try it you'll like it.

dl65

carbon dudeoxide it does work but wen it comes to big files ITS SLOWyeah, vixy can be slow for long videos.....
I'm gonna try dl65's one, SEE what that's likedl65, Your one is really slow. The computer usage goes up to 100% and it's sooo hard to do anything else, lol.

Hello

I have been using Adobe Photo DeLuxe 3.1 successfully for several years since it was
supplied with my printer. Recently however, when I go to save a photo after editing it the
computer hangs for a long time then I get the message "The browser application
could not be started. Please verify that it is installed correctly." SAVING a photo
has nothing to do with the browser and there are no problems with my Internet
Explorer.

I decided to uninstall Photo DeLuxe and re install but when I try to uninstall
from Add/Remove Programs or from uninstall button on the installation screen on
the CD I get the message "Unable to locate the installation log file 'C:\my
documents\photo editor\DelL1.isu.' Uninstall will not continue".

I know I can delete it from Windows Explorer but that leaves odd files.

I have e-mailed easyphoto support twice but they have declined to answer.

I should be grateful if anyone can ADVISE me.The browser message is probably because it is detecting missing files to run and is trying to phone home...
Have you tried just re-installing it ? ?Hi
I've always understood that a program should always be uninstalled before re installing. Isn't this the case?
Regards.Yes.
However under these circumstances it might be the only way to un-nstall it would be re-installing it as it is missing it's un-installer along with other key files...OK - I will try it
RegardsHi

I've reinstalled it and it is WORKING fine. Many thanks

You're more than Welcome...stop by anytime.

Hi
My client is running Outlook 2000 with SP3 and since 3 weeks ago when you go to send a DOCUMENT VIA word or excel etc through the send as attachment it keeps coming up with the message that "Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client"

I have done as that and gone through IE Options, Programs and set Outlook as the default email program, but it is still not working....

Anyone help?

Blonde as they come!!!!Might also help if you know that we are accessing outlook via CITRIX.
Also running MDaemon and Exchange. All users having problems no matter wether they using Mdaemon or ExchangeI have no experience with Citrix or MDaemon but, after taking a look at some info on them, I'm inclined to think you've got an unnecessarily complex setup there with the combination of Citrix, MDaemon, and Exchange.

Here's a QUOTE from http://www.altn.com/Products/MessagingSolutions/MDaemon/ : "Outlook users can share Calendar, Task, Contact, Notes, and Journal folders without the expense or expertise required by Microsoft Exchange Server." This implies that MDaemon is an alternative to Exchange. So, why are you using both?

What version of Windows are you using and what version of Citrix? This reference, For: Access Gateway Standard Edition and Access Gateway Advanced Edition, Version 4.5, says,
Known Issues for this Release

1. After installing the beta Secure Access Client on Windows Vista, the client computer might not be able to connect to network resources. If this happens, uninstall the beta Secure Access Client, restart the client computer, and then install the beta Secure Access Client again.

So, I think maybe you need to uninstall Citrix as a first troubleshooting step and see whether resolves the problem. Don't reinstall it until you've tried doing email with it uninstalled. And, if that doesn't work, then you need to DETERMINE whether there's some conflict in using MDaemon and Exchange together.

Hi everyone,

I'm kinda messed up here. I got some DOS disk here (DOS 6.2 to be precise) and I need to put the software (which is on three floppys) on a CD. Some friend want me to make him a CD so that its old 486 can run WIN 3.1 ... but he doesnt have a floppy drive . So, can someone help me with that please ?

Thank you in advance,
undead.foxDOS 6.2 is 4 FLOPPIES...you will need all 4 if you want to be able to create an INSTALL CD.Does that 486 boot from CD? Probably not, so it WOULD be cheaper to just buy a floppy drive than try to rig a solution.

Every time i TRY to delete the LIMEWIRE folder from my document i get this MESSAGE ACCESS VIOLATION AR ADDRESS 65706D2E. READ OF ADDRESS 65706D2E and my system freeze as well as even if i just point the cursor to the folder in my documant to try to delete. it WONT let me open it .
i deleted limewire from my system and still have this prob. the folder of limewire still in my document folder and still cant open it and delete it.i tried to delete it in safe mode but still no luck .
thank you all for your answers
i tried all sort of software to eliminate this folder but no luck

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=uninstall+Limewire+&spell=1

I have WinXP Prof and I have an attachment that plugs into the LPT1
Port (a Dongle) that WORKS the SOFTWARE for this equipment but it comes
up error all the time with the Dongle plugged in or not. I was told to
get UserPort and I did but I do not know how to set it up and I don't
think the supplier does either so I am completely stumped and would be
grateful for any information I can get as until now I have had none.

We are in the same boat...we have no info.
What PROGRAM ?
Did it ever work ?
What happened prior to this ?
Any new software/hardware INSTALLED ?The UserPort is Userport 1.0-Tomas Franzon
The software with error is SE Delok SendoST_v14. it has to be opened in WinXP using Compatibility in Properties in compatibility mode for Win98/Win Me. The hardware it uses is a Sendo Delok plugged into the LPT1 port.
I don't know what to type into the userport Grant List. It is new software and Delok. It has never worked yet on my computer but can open the Sendo Software but has error
http://gsmtricks.com.ua/forum/login.php?redirect=posting.php&mode=quote&p=54634&sid=3a5be2e3d980dad0cb9d81fd7e0ea284

I'm unfamiliar with this product although this may HELP...

Manual was 15.8 MB, so it only took about 40 minutes. That PROBABLY SEEMS like forever for you high-speed GUYS, but it's actually not too BAD on 28.8kbps. HA. Installing this way worked just fine, by the way, and I now have the latest update on my computer.Does seem like forever, that'd be a few minutes for me.
Anyway, glad you got it sorted.

I want to delete all files older than 72 hours in a specific folder on a windows 2003 server to prevent the log files from taking up too much space.

I used to write batch files like this, and I can't even parse it any more. Where is a good place to learn batch files today? Not that many people use them any more.

This is the command I REMEMBER, but can't parse:
FOR %%F IN (*.*) DO (
IF %%~zF LSS 1 DEL %%F
)

This deletes files less than 1 (byte or kb, not sure anymore) in size. I would need to find something similar by dates.

Back in the days I was PROGRAMMING (I am working on getting there again after a 15 year hiatus), I could write elaborate batch programs. I don't have the books any more, but need to find a way to clear the files from the log, or disable logging until after the problem has occured, and hopes it happens again. I would PREFER to leave the logging on.


I need to find a picture of an OLD geezer for an avatar. that is the way I feel recently

I have a PAIN in the problem with itunes player. the thing keeps Skipping when i play music? I've tried UNINSTALLING it and reinstaling, deleting music and then doing a new import, but doesn't make a bit of difference. i don't know if the skipping would transfer to a ipod as i am PROBABLY the only person on the planet that doesn't own a mp3 player

looking into buying one, but want excellent sound quality over everything else. i've heard the Sony NW-HD5 or iaudio m3?

any recomendations? thanks, ajay Try defragmenting your hard drive, your music may be in fragments.
Any other problems with the computer?
Can other media players play the music without skipping?And clean up the language we have visitors of all ages pass through here...I have no other problems with the computer, might be a bit on the slow side when booting up. and Media Player is fine. ( media player 11)Hey.

I downloaded iTunes 7 a few times and I kept getting 'choppy' playback. The music was unlistenable. Since then I added more ram, a new graphics card and a new sound card (which I would've done regardless). Thought I'd give iTunes 7 another go but.... more skipping! Check the iTunes forum:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=800
My suggestion is install iTunes 6

If you don't buy an iPod you don't need to USE iTunes. You could use WMP or WinAmp as your media player.

Hi

I just formatted my laptop (Acer Aspire) with windows xp (with service pack 1) and now as soon as I turn it on and the desktop loads, it freezes. I cannot do anything.

Do I need to download this stuff and install it? How WOULD I do this- could I download it from another computer onto a usb and install it in safe mode? Because safe mode works fine. Or else what do I do?
http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/forms/portal20.cfm?website=AcerPanAm.com/au&siteid=8116&areaid=12&formid=3394#results

ThanksIs this the Windows that CAME with it? How is the disk LABELED? What happened requiring the reinstall? The answers to these questions are critical.Hey

My computer did not actually come with windows cd, it was preinstalled. I used a genuine windows xp home edition cd- including service pack 1. I used the product key supplied with my computer. The computer had a PROBLEM with the network adaptor apparantly. Thanks for the reply.Have you traveled to Acer's site and dloaded and installed all the drivers for that machine ? ?No not yet- should that fix the problem? I will have to use a different computer to get to the stuff and download it to a usb and try to install it from there.No guarantees but with the proper drivers i'm sure it will run much better than it is right now...

About 6 months ago I backup office outlook 2003, now I want to import those file to my current office outlook 2003 without over writing the mail files I have now. How do I do that? So other words the new and the OLD files together as one.
This is how I back my files up
I export the registry settings from my current Outlook profiles subkey in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
And copy the following folders from your current user profile directories. (this assumes your PST files are in the default Microsoft locations).
%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook to the equivalent directories for your user on the new machine. Import the registry file on the new machine. Install (if necessary) and I launch Outlook on the new machine and I was good to go.
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This is how I back my files up
I export the registry settings from my current Outlook profiles subkey in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
And copy the following folders from your current user profile directories. (this assumes your PST files are in the default Microsoft locations).
%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook to the equivalent directories for your user on the new machine. Import the registry file on the new machine. Install (if necessary) and I launch Outlook on the new machine and I was good to go.

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This is how I back my files up
I export the registry settings from my current Outlook profiles subkey in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
And copy the following folders from your current user profile directories. (this assumes your PST files are in the default Microsoft locations).
%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook to the equivalent directories for your user on the new machine. Import the registry file on the new machine. Install (if necessary) and I launch Outlook on the new machine and I was good to go.

So, you already did this to transfer your Outlook stuff from one computer to another, right? So, why are asking this question now? I find your post confusing.