Dell Discount Code

Dell are giving a 10% Discount on selected Desktops and Notebooks accessories.

This will run from 04.02.09

You need to use the coupon code at checkout to claim the discount on selected Desktops and Notebooks accessories. The offer is cumulative with any other offer that may be available on Dell website. The offer can be availed only on Online purchase.

The Coupon code is: JSXBH4KV2323W1

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HP Discount Code

HP are giving a 10% Discount on everything in January 2008.


You need to use the coupon code at checkout to claim the discount. The offer is cumulative with any other offer that may be available on Dell website.


The offer can be availed only on online purchases.


The Coupon code is: ONLINE


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HP NC6400

I recently purchased a HP NC6400 from Dabs.com and the main reason I went for the HP brand as oppose to my usual Dell was purely because of the long waiting list that one has to go through if they order a laptop form the Dell homepage

The model I opted came with a Windows XP Professional and had a 14.1 screen is a T5600 Core 2 Duo with 1 GB of Ram with Biometrics and paid around £790 (ex VAT) from Dabs

My only disappointment (at this price) is that this laptop doesn't come with any recovery media. The buyer or user is expected to create these and they can anything from 7 to 10 CD's with the process of creating them frequently failing over.

How to create a Screensaver from PowerPoint

Create a folder on your hard-drive. Now open the PPT or PPS file in Microsoft PowerPoint and click File -> Save As. Select JPEG in from the drop-down option and click Export every slide.

The Powerpoint presentation is now available as JPG images in one folder. Right click the deskop -> Properties -> Screensaver and select the My Picture Slideshow screensaver followed by browse to the folder where you save the PowerPoint file.

Cannot Start Windows XP if the System or Software Hive is Missing or Damaged

When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}

The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate CAUSEThis issue can occur if the System or Software hive for the Windows XP installation is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION:
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Use the Recovery Console Tool:
To restore a damaged registry hive, use the Recovery Console to restore the backup copy of the hive from the Repair folder. The Repair folder contains a copy of the system's registry hives that were created after the first successful startup of Windows XP.

WARNING : Although data should not be affected by the following procedure, you may need to restore changes you previously made to programs or system settings since the first time you successfully started Windows XP.

To replace the damaged registry hive and restore the backup copy of the hive from the Repair folder:

Start your computer to the Recovery Console. Determine if the file that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article is present, and if it is, rename it:

In Recovery Console, change to the c:\Windows folder.

Type cd system32\config , and then press ENTER.

Type dir system , and then press ENTER.

If you cannot run the preceding command successfully (because the file is missing), skip to step 3. If you can run the preceding command successfully, type ren system system.bak , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file, replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command. For example, you would type ren software software.bak (instead of ren system system.bak ), and then press ENTER.

Type copy c:\windows\repair\system , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file, replace "system" with "software" in the preceding command. For example, you would type copy c:\windows\repair\software (instead of copy c:\windows\repair\system ), and then press ENTER.

You should receive a "One file copied" informational message.

Exit the Console and attempt to Boot up the computer

Out of office assistance in Outlook 2003 disabled

In Outlook2003, sometimes the “Out of office” assistant can get disabled?

When the menu Tools>Out of Office Assistant is clicked an error message is displayed:

“The command is not available. See the program documentation…”

Resolution

Outlook likes to disable add-in’s if it thinks it is causing a problem.

In Outlook go to Help, select > about Microsoft Outlook. Select disabled items. Out of office assistant is in the dialouge box, and enable it.

This should now allow to enable the Out Of Office assistance.