Copy Outlook 2007 AutoComplete File to Another Computer or Outlook Profile

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After creating a new Outlook profile in 2007 or 2010 you will notice your autocomplete file will be missing. If you are like me, that autocomplete file is so handy for those email addresses you forgot to save in your address book. Here are the steps to recover your autocomplete file (.NK2 file) !

Step One: Make sure Outlook is closed. Find what the name of the new profile is. Go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Mail > Show Profiles. You will see a list of the Outlook profiles. Make note of the profile you are using.

Step Two: Outlook stores your autocomplete email address in a cache called a .NK2 file. Locations different slightly on where the .NK2 file is stored but you will find the file under one of these paths. Go to Drive C: on your computer and browse to C:\Users\ <username>\appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook or C:\Users\ <username>\appdata\Local\Microsoft\Outlook.

.NK2 File

Step Three: You should see two .NK2 files. One for your old Outlook profile and one for your new Outlook 2007 or 2010 profile.

Step Four: Cut your new Outlook profile’s autocomplete file and paste it on your desktop. Make note of the name of the autocomplete file.

Step Five: Go back to your old Outlook profile’s autocomplete file and right-click on it. Select rename and rename the old autocomplete file to the name of the new autocomplete file.

Step Six: Open Outlook and create a new email. You should see all your autocomplete addresses populating!

This was posted by techspeeder.

 

 

 

Volume Shadow Copy Service: Error Creating the Shadow Copy Provider COM Class with CLSID

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Recently, I ran into a backup issue with a SBS 2011. The server was backing up just fine using the built-in Windows Server Backup utility until all of a sudden it started failing on me. The VSS snapshots would take a long time to create and would eventually error out on me. I was also getting lots of VSS error logs in event viewer. It didn’t matter what I tried, I couldn’t get the backup to complete successfully.

I decided to install Acronis on the Small Business Server 2011 to see if that would fix my issues. I tried kicking off a couple backups with Acronis and I ran into a similar issue. I was getting quite frustrated with this problem. Here are the steps I used to get my SBS 2011 to backup successfully.

Step One: Start a backup. Go into  Event Viewer and see if there are any VSS error logs. In my situation there were hundreds of them. This is what my VSS error log said.VSS Error Log

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error creating the Shadow Copy Provider COM class CLSID { 423bbc78-9b20-4bbe-a967-b63ec43bc7f3} [0x80040154, Class not registered].

Operation: Creating instance of hardware provider, Obtain a callable interface for this provider, List interface for all providers supporting this context, Get Show Copy Properties . . . 

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How to Find the Mobile Number Associated with Your Windows 8/8.1 Tablet

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One of the companies we support has multiple Windows tablets they use out of office. One of the tablets was using to much data and the owner wanted to know which tablet was using all the data. I had all the mobile numbers for each tablet but I was faced with the question on how to tell which tablet was associated with each mobile number. I thought maybe I would need to install a third-party app to find what the number was but I was wrong. If your tablet is running Windows 8/8.1 you are in luck!

Here are step-by-step instructions on where to find your mobile number that is associated with your tablet or a laptop with a broadband card.

Step One: Swipe in from the right side of your screen and click Settings.Windows 8.1 Settings

Step Two: Select Change PC Settings

Windows 8.1Change Settings

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This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Windows you are trying to repair.

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You may run into the following error when trying to boot on a Windows Recovery disc.

“This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of windows.”

Here are the steps to fix this error message.

Step One: Find out if your motherboard supports both UEFI Mode and Legacy Mode. Restart your computer and enter your BIOS settings. (Most Intel Boards are F1 or F2 ; Gigabyte DEL )

Step Two: Find your DVD drive in the BIOS settings. It will vary where your DVD drive is located, but it should be under the peripherals tab or boot devices.

Step Three: Make sure the DVD drive is set to whichever mode Windows was installed. If Windows was installed using UEFI make sure you set the DVD drive to UEFI. If Windows was installed using the Legacy mode make sure the DVD drive is set to Legacy.

Step Four: Ensure sure your hard drive is ranked higher in your SATA ports than your DVD drive. (Ex. Hard drive – Port 2; DVD Drive – Port 4 ). Reboot your computer once you have the changes saved.

From my experience once I had my DVD drive set to the correct mode, I was able to boot onto the Windows Recovery disc and get my computer repaired.

What if it still gives me the “This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair” error ?

The following tip worked for me one time as well. This was a RAID configuration.

Tip: Unplug one hard drive and then boot on your recovery disc. Repair your computer.

I was able to get this trick to work for me on one computer but I wasn’t able to get it this trick to work on another one. Try at your own risk.

This was posted by techspeeder. Please leave a comment or follow me on Twitter if this helped you out.

Thanks for the tips Microsoft Forums.

Windows Failed to Start \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD 0xc000000f

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I ran into this issue the other day. It proved to be somewhat challenging to troubleshoot. This computer was running Windows 7 and had a RAID 1 configuration. This article will focus on this error from a RAID configuration standpoint. I will list the steps to troubleshoot and fix this issue. Below each step I will put a “from the field” section which will tell you how it went for me.

Windows Boot Manager Error

Step One: Make sure your Sata Configuration didn’t change in the motherboard BIOS. Make sure Intel Rapid Storage is enabled.

From the Field: The motherboard in the computer I troubleshot was a Gigabyte H87-D3H. For some reason the motherboard reverted to a backup of its settings. When the settings reverted, the Sata Configuration switched to ACHI and Intel Rapid Storage Technology was disabled. I turned the RAID back on and enabled the Intel Rapid Storage Technology.

Step Two: Boot on a Recovery disc. Continue reading →