Monday, August 27, 2007

The Open Procedure for service "ASP.NET is Failed

Error messages:

The Open Procedure for service "ASP.NET_1.0.3705.6060" in DLL "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\aspnet_isapi.dll" failed. Performance data for this service will not be available. The Status code returned is the first DWORD in the attached data.

Resolution:
Try to rebuild your Performance Counter Library values.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300956

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Direct3D functionality not available

Problem:
You’ve got note below when run Dxdiag

“Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer”

Solution:
<![if !supportLists]>1.<![endif]>goto the settings tab of display properties
<![if !supportLists]>2.<![endif]>click advanced
<![if !supportLists]>3.<![endif]>click on the troubleshoot tab and turn hardware acceleration to “Full”
<![if !supportLists]>4.<![endif]>Recheck with Dxdiag

Friday, May 04, 2007

How to re-create the Show Desktop icon

Manual steps to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar

The Show Desktop icon is not an ordinary program shortcut. If the icon is deleted, the procedure for re-creating the icon is not obvious. To manually re-create the Show Desktop icon, follow these steps:

1. Click Start , click Run, type notepad, and then click OK.
2. In Notepad, type the following text on individual lines:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

3. On the File menu, click Save As, and then save the file to your desktop as Show Desktop.scf.

Note Notepad might automatically append a .txt extension to the file name. Remove this extension if present. The file name should be Show Desktop.scf.

Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Convert a non-Unicode data file (.pst) to a Unicode data file (.pst)

Error Message:

The Personal Folders file (.pst) you selected does not match the format of your Offline Folder file (.ost). To correct this, select a Personal Folders file that supports Unicode or disable the use of offline folders.

Solution:

Convert a non-Unicode data file (.pst) to a Unicode data file (.pst)There is no automatic way of converting a Microsoft Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders file (.pst) to a Unicode-capable Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders file (.pst) file. The easiest way to convert a non-Unicode .pst file is to create a new data file in the Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders file (.pst) format that supports Unicode and then import items from the old data file to the new Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders file (.pst).

Create a new data file

  1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File.
  2. To create a Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst) that offers greater storage capacity for items and folders and supports multilingual Unicode data, click OK.
  3. In the File name box, type a name for the file, and then click OK.
  4. In the Name box, type a display name for the .pst folder.

5. Select any other options you want, and then click OK. The name of the folder associated with the data file appears in the Folder List. To view the Folder List, on the Go menu, click Folder List. By default, the folder will be called Personal Folders.

Import items to the new data file

  1. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
  2. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
  3. Click Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.
  4. In the File to import box, specify the path and file name of the old non-Unicode Microsoft Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders File (.pst) file you want to import and click Next.
  5. Select Import items into the same folder in: and select the name of your new Unicode Personal Folders File (.pst).
  6. Follow the remaining instructions in the Import and Export Wizard.