Category: Windows

  • There is not enough memory or disk space to run the grammar checker

    There is not enough memory or disk space to run the grammar checker

    Word (or Office in general) refusing to get proofing tools to work (spelling checker doesn’t work, spawns these odd errors, won’t find any spelling mistakes, etc). Lots of Googling and running Microsoft “fixit” applications didn’t do much. Simple fix: run setup of the proofing tools again, and select repair, reboot, and all should be good.

  • Malformed or invalid time zone in working hours XML in mailbox

    This error might be caused by changing this setting. When having this error in OWA, ECP or Outlook: You can fix this by setting the correct time zone in Outlook (you cannot change it through ECP — you need Outlook): File > Options > Calendar > Time Zone section Label: YourCity (e.g. Brussels) Time Zone:…

  • Changing Outlook (folder) language

    In case you started Outlook with say, a Dutch localization, folders like “Inbox” are named “Postvak In”. Idem dito for replies on read receipts (Gelezen ipv Read), or Meeting Requests. I haven’t found an option to change this within Outlook, but using OWA, you can change the option and rename it. For example, using the…

  • Exchange error 0x6d9

    I noticed my “Offline Address Book” was no longer automatically updating. Running “get-offlineaddressbook |fl” in the EMS showed it last updated somewhere 16th November 2010. Trying to manually update it through EMC (“Organizational Configuration > Mailbox > Offline Address Book > right click Default Offline Address Book > click update”) it gave me this error:…

  • IE9 is the IE6 of CSS3

    I giggled. And then cried a little bit.

  • StarCraft 2: Beta

    Windows client only, 1,64Gb download.

  • OpenVPN & Windows 7

    There’s a great GUI out for OpenVPN & Windows, located here. However, this GUI includes an old OpenVPN, that is no longer compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The TUN/TAP driver will be blocked due to compatibility issues, and when trying to connect to a VPN, you’ll get an error along the lines of:…

  • Fraps to iMovie

    How to successfully import a movie recorded using Fraps into iMovie; Get Fraps, record whatever you want Get XviD4PSP (freeware) & install Import your avi files recorded using Fraps into XviD4PSP (drag & drop) Pick the encoding you want on the left. x264 q21 DXVA-SD-Insane seemed to be an acceptable quality. Click enqueue (and repeat…

  • Windows 7 + iPhone tethering

    If Apple was so kind to give you tethering (and didn’t silently remove it after an update), or if you just happen to have enabled it using, let’s say, the alternative method. And you happen to be forced to use Windows, and you really are tired of XP, and Vista surely isn’t an option; you’re…