Are you looking for a solution to connect Outlook 2000 with Microsoft Exchange 2007? this post explains how to connect Outlook 2000 with MS Exchange 2007 Server as a mail client.

Recently I had to try Outlook 2000 connectivity with Exchange 2007 mail server without POP3, after several searches on internet, nothing worked. Finally, built in help from office 2000 gave a clue. I managed to connect and sync mails,Global address list and calendars with Exchange 2007 server in Outlook 2000.

Here are the Steps to Connect Outlook 2000 with MS Exchange 2007

1) After Installed Outlook, go to control panel. Open Mail icon.  Read more...

The below methods and check lists will solve, if your print spooler stopping automatically in Windows XP or Windows Vista computer.

If you get a message “The print spooler service is not running” always when try to print or open printer properties that means something wrong with print spooler service on your computer.

We can start, stop or restart Print Spooler service by following two methods.

1) Under Services in Computer Management.

2) Open command prompt ( Open as Administrator in Windows Vista) and,  Read more...

This article explains how to make windows 7 network with XP file sharing files between XP and windows 7.  By default windows 7 network comes with more secure than windows xp. So, we have to do some work around to enable printer and file sharing in windows 7.

Before stat file sharing , make sure both computers are connected properly by running ping command.

Read more here about enabling ping reply in windows 7.

Read more here about enabling ping reply in windows XP.

Share file and printers from XP to windows 7.  Read more...

After my post on enable ping in Windows XP, I found lot of users reaching my article by searching on how to disable ping reply and enable file sharing in XP. This article explains how to disable ping (ICMP Echo) reply, enable file sharing in your computer and how to access shares from other computers.

How to Enable Ping Reply in XP

Read this post on enable ping in Windows XP

How to Disable Ping Reply in XP

If Windows firewall is completely switched off in Windows XP, then your computer will reply for ping requests and allow file and printer sharing. Here, I’m assuming windows firewall is on with allowing exceptions as shown below.  Read more...

Are you looking for a software to convert your Microsoft office 2007 documents such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint slides to PDF and XPS file formats? Mostly, people will end up with trying some cracked or trial software, and some time paying money for 3^rd party software.
After your Office 2007 updates or operating system updates, theses 3^rd party software to convert Microsoft office 2007 to PDF, finally crashes Office 2007 or Windows operating system.  Read more...

Indications:
Can’t Access Task Manager in XP
Task Manager grayed ( Disabled) out in Task Bar
Task Manager button disabled when press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys

Reason :
Due to some virus attack in your system. After cleaning the virus also, you may face this problem 

Solution:
As mentioned in USB Drive not opening in XP there are some steps you can do manually for fix this issue but it may end up with some other problems. So I recommend using this free tool to fix this issue and some more issues occur by virus.

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Icon Background color in XP

This post explains how to  remove icon background color in XP and make the icon background color with desktop as transparent. By default Windows XP theme comes with transparent icon background color as below,

But when you do some changes in Windows theme or appearing settings, this transparent color setting easily goes and desktop icons get their original background color of desktop which configured in ‘Advanced Appearance’ settings. Displaying desktop background color in icons may be looks ugly on your desktop, as below,

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Enable ping (ICMP request or Echo request) in XP

Some times when firewall is on (by default it’s on) XP computer, you can’t ping to that computer, which means you will get ‘Request Time Out’ reply when you ping to the destination. But it will be accessing network shares over the network.

Ping request normally works as its sending ICMP packets to the destination computer and receiving ICMP packets reply. When destination computer is not acknowledging or replying for these packets you will be seeing ‘Request time out’ reply.

In two methods you can enable ping or ICMP requests in XP.  Read more...