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Comment from Shawna on 2009-10-26

2009-10-26T16:00:04Z

when I try to send an email I get this error message
Quit outlook and use the inbox repair tool kit?? I cannot find it anywhere? I found my outlook pst but it will not open it tries to use the web to locate a program to open the file? so confused?

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Comment from Dani on 2009-10-03

2009-10-03T15:25:36Z

Sylvia - Yes, there is although it's kind of hidden. When you click on the start button look right above your pointer. There is a search box right there. (You'll see a blinking cursor and "Start Search" in there.)

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Comment from Sylvia on 2009-10-02

2009-10-03T00:54:53Z

How can locate system applications thru Search as there is no Search button on Vista?

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Comment from lorenzo on 2009-08-08

2009-08-08T15:16:21Z

Excellent tip!
i had to use the "Windows Command Prompt" search to find my files...
Thx a lot!

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Comment from Albert Stefanik on 2008-02-20

2008-02-21T05:31:56Z

I'm a 75 year old NEW user. My buddy, who's much more experienced at this stuff ran a couple of "System Restores" after I managed to screw things up. Now every time I download something from M/S of Hp,and they have to shut down and restart, I get an error message that this thing can't locate 3 (or 4) DLL's. It seems to have renamed them amd I have no idea what the hell a Dll is, or how to locate them. I was able to print where they are and what their new names are. I just click OK, and go from there. I also get another Error message telling me that Vista some damn thing or another can't be located. I'm not running Vista. I have Win XP Svc. Pack 2. I've heard too many horror stories about Vista that has been loaded on a computer that's been running XP. This thing was "Vista Ready" when I bought it back in Nov. '06. Some people tell me that if Vista is alreaqdy installed on a new computer, it works fine. Any help you can give me with those DLL's will be greatly appredciated. I'll spring for a case of your favorite breakfast food. (How the hell does Pay Pal work? Is it reliable, secure etc?) I read the article and it sounds like this may be the answer to my problem, but I'd hate like to hell to completely destroy my OS. My "buddy" was suposed to show me how to make a set of backup discs, but hasn't had the time. I've been trying to get a set from HP, but so far all I get is the runaround and no positive answers. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you. Your humble petitioner, Al. )Don't let the techie talk confuse you. I know Jack Shit, bit I've got a halfway decent memeory.)

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Comment from Bernard Hausman on 2007-05-05

2007-05-05T21:43:20Z

A concise page with the instructions would help me, and I assume others. It would allow us to make a file of helpful hints to refer to when the problems discussed come up on our computers.

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Comment from David on 2007-05-05

2007-05-05T07:25:27Z

Could install a desktop search utilty from Google, Copernic or the like, which takes up resources, but for an instant search I also use File Seeker http://www.qytec.com/fileseeker.html
which is blazingly fast.

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Comment from dave b on 2007-04-30

2007-05-01T01:44:28Z

With Vista the Search world turns all upside down. The Search engine runs in the background all of the time as a low-level processes. It searches not only file names, but inside of files and e-mail too. For example, I recently wanted to find a PDF version of my wife's resume. I tapped the Windows key once, then typed "resume". Vista showed me all of the files in the machine that included "resume" in their file name, inside a document, or even in my Outlook e-mail. One whack at the Enter key launched to complete results in a new windows. Pretty nifty... can I say, "nifty?" Is that out of vogue? I suppose it's better than, "far out!"

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