The ahsay online backup failed with the message “Expect log sequence ‘xxx’ but found ‘SERVER\Microsoft Information Store\ First Storage Group\xxxxx.log”

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

The problem occurs because another backup has already initiated a change in the log sequence.

To fix the problem, disable all other backup systems (NT Backup, Backup Exec, etc) and restart the online backup.

I was trying to access a network share in a small peer-to-peer network and it would take between 30-60 seconds just to show the contents of the folder. The folder did contain a few thousand files but it still should not have taken this long to populate the folder.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

If you are experiencing the same issue, there is a vast amount of possible reasons why you might be  experiencing the same problem. In my case, the reason was because someone had set the network card speed duplex to 100mb Full.

Changing this value to ‘Auto’ repaired the problem for me. For windows XP, click on START, CONTROL PANEL, ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS, COMPUTER MANAGEMENT and select DEVICE MANAGER.

On the right-hand side, open network adapters, right-click on the appropriate network card and choose properties. You’ll find the speed duplex settings here.

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While using my laptop my screen suddenly turned upside down for no apparent reason.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

The reason why this happened was because the display drivers had Hotkeys enabled.  See image below (Where I disabled).

You most likely (depending on your software) hit CONTROL, ALT and the DOWN ARROW which caused your screen to rotate.

To fix, you can try CONTROL, ALT and UP ARROW to return the screen to normal. Alternatively, stand on your head and navigate to your control panel and find the graphics icon such as NVIDIA, ATI or INTEL, etc where you can make the necessary changes.

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After running automatic updates on a Windows 2000 computer, I received the following failure message after trying to install the latest updates; “Some updates could not be installed”

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

1. Click Start, click Run, type ‘cmd’ , and then click OK.
2. From the black command prompt, type ‘net stop wuauserv’, and then press ENTER.
3. At the command prompt, type ‘regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll’ , and then press ENTER. Click OK to proceed.
4. You need to then restart the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following at the command prompt ‘net start wuauserv’.
5. Exit the command prompt. To do this type exit, and then press ENTER.

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1. Try Combofix. Disable whatever anti-virus you are currently running first and download here.
2. Visit http://safety.live.com and click on “Full Service Scan”. Follow the steps for a complete scan.
3. After this has completed, go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and Click on “Scan Now. It’s Free”. Again, follow the steps for complete scan and removal of threats.
4. From the control panel, Go to Add/Remove programs and remove any unnecessary programs. Look out for browser add-ins, search programs, free or demo software, shopping , advertising, toolbar extra’s, and so on. At the very least, this is good pc maintenance. If you have more than 1 ant-virus software, then remove at least one of them.
5. Download and run RogueRemover.
6. Download and Run SmitfraudFix
7. Download, Install and run CCleaner – This is a free tool for removing temporary files, cookies, history, and cleaning up registry problems. Run the Cleaner and then the registry fix.
8. Download, install and run Spybot – Search & Destroy –  Homepage is http://www.spybot.info
9. To analyse and remove items from your startup list,  download HijackThis to a temporary directory. This tool is a great way to see what programs are starting up when you pc logs in to windows. My advice here is to remove obvious entries but consult Google for a second opinion. Be careful with this tool as you can adversely affect genuine programs such as your ant-virus software. Alternatively, you can use the startup manager in CCleaner to simply disable the startup items.
10. If you do not have any anti-virus software, download AVG Free .

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I could remote on to a Server  using Logmein.com but could not operate the keyboard or mouse on the target machine. The computer was behaving like it was non-responsive. In the bottom left-hand corner of the screen I could see the following message; “Your Input is being blocked”. This is due to a faulty mouse on the target device.

The solution/workaround and description to this error is set out below;

Answer 1: Once connected, select options and enable the ‘Lock Keyboard’ option. Once you have blocked local keyboard access on the target machine, you wll then be able to operate it.

Answer 2: Replace the faulty mouse.

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I was trying to access my CCTV system through a web page using Internet Explorer and received the following error “Windows has blocked this software because it can’t verify the publisher”. See pic below.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

To fix this problem.

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on ‘Tools’ and ‘Internet Options’.
3.  Open the ‘Security Tab’
4. Click on ‘ Trusted Sites ‘ then ‘Sites’
5. Add in the IP address of the device you are trying to access.
6. Close and restart Internet Explorer .

You may also need to;

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on ‘Tools’ and ‘Internet Options’.
3. Click on Security – Custom Level
4. And enable all the ‘ActiveX Control and plug-ins.
6. Close and restart Internet Explorer .

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When using Internet Explorer 7, I would randomly experience issues connecting to the internet. The web page would be stuck on ‘connecting’. Also, upon further inspection, I learned that ‘Internet Options’ was missing from the control panel.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

The solution that worked for me was to simply resinstall my existing copy of Internet Explorer . You might also consider upgrading your copy of Internet Explorer to version 8. You can download a copy from here. 

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I was unable to email documents, excel files, etc from within Microsoft Office using the File, Send to option that usually sends via Microsoft Outlook. I received the error “word couldn’t send mail because of MAPI failure: “Operation not Supported” “.

You may also receive “General mail failure. Quit Microsoft Office Excel, restart the mail sytem, and try again”.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

I was able to repair the probelm by locating ‘fixmapi.exe’ in the C:\winnt\system32 or C:\windows\system32. Simply double-click Fixmapi.exe to repair.

Alternatively, Open Control Panel, Add-Remove programs, locate Microsoft Office version X, Click on Change and initiate a repair of the installation.

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The solution and description to this error is set out below;

When trying to install Oracle 6i Forms and reports, I receive the error ‘Orainst.exe has encountered a problem, the information you were working on might be lost’.

It also says that the file ‘oibknd32.dll2 is the cause. 

The solution is as follows;

1. Right-Click on setup.exe.
2. Select ‘properties’.
3. Click on the compatibility tab.
4. Tick the box for ‘run this program in compatibility mode for:’ and choose Windows 2000 (or relevant).

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