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  1. jasimpson

    XP Pro drops PPTP VPN Connection

    Hi, I wonder whether someone can help me. I have a Draytek Vigor 2800 series router/vpn/firewall and have about 10 remote users connecting to this using the built-in VPN client within XP Pro. All users use PPTP and have been connecting successfully for over a year. Now one specific user has a...
  2. jasimpson

    Preview in browser genral question

    I think you need to changed your IE settings, go to tools / options / advanced and uncheck "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts". Should now open in a new window. Hope that helps. J. Learn more about paranoids -- follow them around.
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    Outlook 2003 .pst limit question

    Hi, The 2Gb limit is for Outlook 97 to 2002 format PST files, Outlook 2003 format PST files can go up to over 20Gb, see here - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830336 So basically, the user must be accessing a old format PST file. Probably the best way to get around the...
  4. jasimpson

    Importing contacts to personal address book.

    Hi, I have done this in the past and I am sure that there is an easier way to do it, but this is how I went about it: Create a personal address book in Outlook (blank) and set this as your default address book (the "keep personal addresses in" and "show this address list first" boxes within...
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    Outlook 2003 Favorite Folder

    You need to switch to the Folder list view and then expand the Search Folders group. You should then see the "For Follow Up" folder listed. You can then right click on this and chose "Add to Favorite Folders". When you switch back to your mail view it should be listed in Favorite Folders. Hope...
  6. jasimpson

    RPC Stub and Internet Explorer

    Hi, You might find the suggestions on this pages useful :- http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1079588681 and http://forums.techguy.org/archive/index.php/t-138264.html It seems to suggest that the solution is to replace a file called dispex.dll. Hope this helps. J.
  7. jasimpson

    Eemail address problem in Contacts outlook 2000.

    Hi, I presume that you are talking about the Card Style and by firstname, lastname being shown presumably you mean the "title" of each contact card. You can change this to show the address as the title by changing your contacts view to show this instead of "File As" (which is the default). To...
  8. jasimpson

    Outlook 2003 process continues to run after closing

    Hi, I've seen this before with certain Add-Ins for Outlook installed (namely anti-virus to be honest). You might want to try disabling these to see if it makes any difference. To do this. 1. Open Outlook (if you can!). 2. Click on Tools. 3. Click on Options. 4. Click on the Other tab. 5. Click...
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    Netscape Email Issue

    Hi, I reckon your best bet would be to password protect the actual EXE file. There are quite a few applications that can do this but I must admit that I have not tried any of them. This one here - http://www.salfeld.com/exe_password.htm is a 30-day trial and only costs $20 for the full version...
  10. jasimpson

    Outlook Express 6 spell check won't work

    Hi, You might want to check out the following page for information on how to resolve this - http://www.tech-pro.net/howto_010.html Hope this helps. J.
  11. jasimpson

    Multiple signatures/accounts

    Please see the following page for information on this :- http://www.imperium.com/tips/outlook2002_signaturefix.htm Hope this helps. J.
  12. jasimpson

    Recover Deleted Items with 2003

    Hi, I agree with marcs41, it is highly unlikely that it is possible but apparently you can do it by deliberately corrupting your PST file and then using SCANPST to then repair it. See the info here :- http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6270-5054599.html Hope this helps. J.
  13. jasimpson

    Change calender reminder time Outlook XP

    Hi, Yes you can because you don't have to use something on the list you can just type in the reminder time that you want so for a month, just type 4 weeks and Outlook will understand this, check out the information here :- http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011176421033.aspx I...
  14. jasimpson

    error in sending and one email won't delete

    Hi, I'm assuming you're using Outlook... It sounds like your PST or OST is full, according to this article :- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304863 the error code x8004060C is a unique error code that is designated for a failure to deliver to a .pst file Inbox because the .pst file is full...
  15. jasimpson

    Outlook 2003

    No worries, glad to help. J.
  16. jasimpson

    Outlook 2003

    Hi, 1. Go to Tools / Options / Other and click on Reading Pane. Then select the top option which is "Mark items as read when using Reading Pane" and change the number beneath to reflect the number of seconds you want this to happen after. 2. Go to Tools / Options / Other / Advanced Options and...
  17. jasimpson

    outlook express won't open please help

    The information on this site may be of help to you :- http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_reinstall_ie_and_oe_6.htm or the MSKB article here :- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=318378 Hope this is of use. J.
  18. jasimpson

    Saving Outlook Express mailboxes

    Yes, the operating system is not an issue at all. The only thing that matters is the version of Outlook Express that you are using on each machine. As the XP machine will be running OE6 you should not have a problem importing from any previous version of outlook express. If you would like...
  19. jasimpson

    importing mails in to outlook express

    I've only seen this product once before but I'm pretty sure that it has a recovery tool (at least the version I saw). According to their website if you are running v. 2.5 or later it has this facility. Again, according to their website you do this: Recovering mails from a corrupted file is...
  20. jasimpson

    Saving Outlook Express mailboxes

    Hi. You can export the settings as well, check out this page :- http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/backing-up-outlook-express-account-settings.htm#backing-up I think I remember doing this in the past and I am pretty sure that it saves the username / password info as well. Hope this...

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