Monday, June 24, 2013

Steps To Report Stolen Email Addresses On MSN Hotmail

Personal email accounts may contain information about your personal and financial status. For this reason, it is considered as the ripe target for malware writers and malicious hackers. Personal email accounts when hacked will provide the users with plenty of information. But, what if your account gets compromised. Follow the steps formulated by the Windows Live Support desk for MSN Live and Hotmail email account users to secure the email addresses.

Windows Live help instructions

• Switch on the device and log on to your system admin account.
• Wait for windows to log-in to your admin account. Now, launch the browser either using the home screen shortcuts or using the plug-in on the quick access launch bar. The above technique only works, only if a shortcut label exists. If no such shortcuts exist, click on the Start orb placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. Now, place the mouse pointer on the search space. Enter the name of the browser into the search space and hit the Enter key.  
• Open the browser and enter the Windows live web address into the search space. Hit the Enter key or the green arrow key next to the address bar to initiate the search. Wait for the Windows Live page to load. From the Windows live page, navigate to the Windows Live Password Reset page by clicking the windows live link.
• Click on the link labeled I think someone is using my Windows Live ID in the Windows live password reset page. When prompted, type in your Live ID or Hotmail email address. Enter the letters in the security image.
• From the list of the preferred reset options, select your reset option. This will differ depending on what details you have included in the account when you first signed up.
• Follow the instructions for your identity verification. You may receive a code on your mobile phone. This will again depend on the reset option that you had chosen while setting up your Windows Live account.
• Log-in to your account with the provided reset password. You can change your password again if needed.

Follow the steps briefed above to fix the issues related with email addresses on MSN Hotmail. For more assistance on how to report stolen email addresses on MSN Hotmail, contact our Windows Live help centre. 

Steps To Create A Note Using Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook, the email management tool also allows the user to manage calendar, contacts and other information. Besides this, Outlook also provides an easy way to create notes for important events and dates. Follow the steps outlined below to create a note using Microsoft Outlook.

Outlook Tech support instructions

• Launch Microsoft Outlook either by clicking the desktop shortcut link or by clicking the taskbar plug in on the quick access launch bar. You may also launch the same from the Start menu. To launch the application from the Start menu, click on the Windows orb placed on the bottom left corner of the Start screen. Instead, you may also launch the same using the desktop shortcut key labeled with the Windows icon. If you want, you may also use the keyboard shortcut key combo ctrl + Esc to launch the application menu.
• From the Start menu, select the label that reads All Programs. From the All Programs menu, select the label that reads Microsoft Outlook. You may also launch the application from the search space in the Start menu. To launch the application from the search space, first place the mouse pointer in the search space and type Microsoft Outlook.
• Open Outlook and click on the yellow square placed on the bottom left corner of the application window. Just move the cursor over the icon and you will see the label Notes being displayed. Click on the icon to make the Notes page appear.
• Click on the label File placed on top of the tool bar. From the Toolbar, select the label that reads New. This will make a yellow box to pop up. Enter the information into the yellow box text space.
• Click the X placed on the top right corner of the box after you finish entering the note. Now you will see your note on the right hand side of the screen. To review the details, double click the icon. You may modify the note by adding and removing data.
• To eliminate or delete the note, right click the note icon on the right pane. From the right click dropdown, select the label that reads Delete.

Follow the steps above to create a note using Microsoft Outlook. For more assistance and tips, feel free to reach our Outlook Tech support centre. You may also visit our Outlook support blogs and forums for help on the same. 

Steps To Backup IE7 Settings

To compete with Firefox, Safari, and the Chrome, Microsoft updated their browser Internet Explorer to Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) with most advanced browsing and security features. The latest version along with more advanced features also retained the settings such as Favorites, which allows the users create a database of frequently visited websites; cookies and Feeds, which stream updated content from other websites into IE7. Follow the instruction briefed below to manage the new IE.

Instructions to back up Internet Explorer settings

• Launch Internet Explorer Web browser 7 by double-clicking the IE7 icon on your desktop or by clicking the shortcut on the quick access launch bar. You can also launch the application from the Start menu. To launch the application from the Start menu, click on the Start orb placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. From the Start menu, select the label that reads All Programs. From the All Programs label, select the label that reads Internet Explorer Web browser 7.
• From the IE7 toolbar placed on top of the page, select the label that reads File. From the File dropdown, select the label that reads Import/Export. Hit the Next option when prompted to proceed to the Import/Export Selection application window.
• From the Import/Export Selection application window, select the setting you intend to back up. Click the setting that you want to back up. Hit the Export cookies option to backup the cookies. Similarly, click on the label that reads Export Favorites to backup the details of the websites you view regularly. Now, to create the backup of your feeds, click on the option labeled Export Feeds. Hit the Next option to proceed to the next stage of backing up IE7 settings.
• Now, to select the destination folder for your backup, place a tick mark in the box next to the label that reads Export to file or address. Click on the browse option, and navigate to the destination folder for your backup. Hit the Next button to proceed and wait until IE7 finishes backing up your settings.
• Hit the Finish option to complete the backup process and to save the changes made. If you wish to make more backup, return to the second step.

Follow the steps briefed above to backup Internet Explorer settings. For more assistance, feel free to reach us online or on our Windows support number. For assistance on IE related issues, drop into our IE support blogs and forums.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

How To Recover A Deleted Email Addresses


Every email messages you receive in your email account comes with the sender’s email address and you can add these important and frequently used addresses to your contacts list. This gives easy access to the contacts every time you need them, and saves time. Due to one reason or the other, the email addresses you have saved might go missing, or you may accidentally delete them.

Sometimes virus infections may delete the email addresses. Also if you are not logging into your account for more than 30 days, your account may become inactive, causing loss of the email address. You can easily recover the deleted Outlook email address by following the steps underneath, outlined by the Outlook Help desk.

Follow the steps below to recover the deleted addresses

Recovery after Virus Infection

  • The virus can be removed by using effective anti-virus program and anti-spyware program to scan the system. Lost email addresses may appear after the scan.
  • Approach the tech support service provider of your POP3 or server-based client email with your problem. Explain the reason for your deleted contacts, and they can help restore the addresses.

Recover after Accidental Delete

  • In case you have deleted the email addresses by accident, you can use a contact recovery program to get back the contacts. All you need to do is get the recommendation from the Internet provider for a program, and run the recovery process.
  • Your web-based or free email service provider tech support team will be able to help you recover the contacts by restoring your account. Contact the service for the assistance.
  • You can also visit the Sent folder, Inbox and Saved Messages folders, and save the addresses available if the restoration process fails.

Recover Addresses Due to Inactivity

  • Logging in again to your email account will restore the email addresses. You can also sign up for the same address.
  • Access the technical support team from your free account and explain the reason why you did not log in for more than 30 days into your account. Or if you have visited within that time, explain the details and the support service may help you to recover your contacts.

The best and most reliable solution is to approach the Outlook help desk service with the detail information. Follow the help they provide to successfully recover your deleted email addresses.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Tutorial For Hiding The Security Alert Icon In Windows


The Windows Vista and 7 operating systems from Microsoft comes built-in with a security center that includes a Firewall, anti-virus, Internet Security suite, and some applications meant for the purpose of maintainance. This is a very useful feature since it provides overall security cover to your computer. If you have installed a third-party security program, you would obviously want to disable the security center. Now the problem is that if you do so, a notification icon will appear on the system tray right next to where the clock is located. This will throw up regular alerts informing you that many of the security center feature is disabled. Fourtunatley there is a way that lets you to turn off this option keep the alert icons hidden. To know more, read through the rest of the article.

Instructions for Windows 7 users

  1. Hit the “Start” button located on your taskbar. The button bears the logo of Microsoft and is easy to identify.
  2. Highlight the option which says “Control Panel” from the start menu and click on it. This will open up the control panel window.
  3. Continue with this procedure by clicking on the link which says “System and Security”.
  4. From the newly opened window  select “Action Center” and then click on the option labeled “Change Action Center Settings”.
  5. Decide on the security alerts that you want to disable, and unmark the respective checkboxes. 
  6. Once you are done with that, hit the “Ok” button.

Instructions for Windows Vista users

  1. Start off with this Windows help procedure by clicking the Windows “Start” button. 
  2. Continue by selecting “Control Panel” from the given menu.
  3. Select the option which says “Security” and then “Security Center”. This will open up t he Windows security center window.
  4. From the Windows Security Center window, select the option labeled “Change the way security alerts me” located on the left side. This will open up the “Do you want to be notified of security issues?” window.
  5. Choose the option that best represent the level of alerts that you want to turn off.
  6. Finally end this procedure by restarting your computer for the changes to take effect.

If you have followed all these Windows help instructions to the letter, you will not have any trouble with the security alerts or icons. For more information on the same, visit our forum.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Fixing Office Live Meeting Problems


Office Live Meeting is a discontinued web conferencing service designed and marketed by the well known Microsoft Company. The application is available to users for free, and they can easily download it from the Microsoft’s official website. Along with basic web conferencing, Windows Live meeting also supports online audio and video chatting, making the communication more realistic than ever before. Windows Live Meeting 2007 is the latest edition released, and it includes several new features such as rich media presentations, public events page, personal recordings etc. Moreover, the Live Meeting application is compatible with Java, and therefore is possible to install on non-windows OSx, including Mac OS and Linux.

Like other software and programs, Office Live meeting is also prone to errors. So to handle such situations, you must know some basic troubleshooting techniques. This article serves you some basic troubleshooting tips, provided by the most reliable Microsoft Chat crew, for resolving the common problems with the Windows Live Meeting application.

Go through the Internet Connections settings

Before launching the Live Meeting program, make sure that you have an active and complete internet connection. If you experience any error while trying to establish a connection, check the internet connection cables to ensure they are properly connected. If you noticed anything wrong here, fix it immediately, and after that, try to visit a website after launching your web browser.

Audio and Video settings

For customizing the audio and video settings, you need to access the Options tab under the heading, Voice and Video.

Now click on the option that reads Set up Audio and Video, and follow the onscreen prompts to make the needful changes. When done, close the Audio And Video Setup window.

Unable to chat though Office Live Meeting – what to do?

Sometimes you may encounter issues hearing the voice of the attendee. In such cases, you can make use of the chat function to send text chats to that particular attendee. For this, right-click the name of the particular attendee and choose the chat option from the context menu thus shown, to start a chat session.

In some situations, you can’t access the chat option directly. If so, double-click the name of any attendee and select the Permissions tab from the contextual menu, and then click Chat. Now the Chat function will automatically get enabled.

For additional troubleshooting tips on Office Live meeting application, invoke the Microsoft Chat team. They’ll be online 24/7 to help you fix your issues.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Troubleshooting Startup Errors


Sometimes when you boot your computer to perform a task that needs to be completed urgently, the machine may display error messages upon start up. The timing couldn’t be more exasperating, and you’d be searching for ways to get around the problem. The error messages that are normally displayed upon start up are NTLDR is missing, Invalid Partition Table, and Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt. There are several features inbuilt in the Windows operating system, which help you to fix the problems that occur on start up. If you utilize the software and tools that you received upon purchasing Windows, additional software programs would not be required to get rid of them. You can contact the Windows support number to resolve the start up issues.
Let us check the instructions to troubleshoot startup errors.

Instructions

Run the CD of Windows XP
• Take the CD-ROM for installing Windows XP, and insert into the disc drive. Now restart the computer, and to boot the CD, and press any key.
• When the Welcome screen appears on the screen, press the Enter key. Go through the license agreement and move to the bottom of the page and press the F8 key.
• To repair the startup error and to rebuild the components of Windows, Press the R key. This will take some time to process and then finish.
Run the CD of Windows Vista and Windows 7
• Take a CD of Windows Vista or Windows 7, and insert it into the disc drive.
• Now restart the computer and press any key so that the CD gets booted into upon starting.
• Select the language settings and click Next.
• Select the computer that you want to repair, and select Next.
• On the System Recovery menu, select Startup Repair. The tool will get the startup errors repaired, and restart your computer.
Start Windows Advanced Options
• Restart your computer and tap the F8 key continuously, till you find the Windows Advanced Options Menu on the screen.
• Now choose Last Known Good Configuration… and then click Enter.
• Let the computer restart.
Follow the above troubleshooting steps to solve the problems faced by your computer on startup. If you still find it difficult to resolve the startup errors, get in touch with the Windows Support number to resolve your issue.