Summary: If you go on holiday or are away from your office for a while, it’s really useful to be able to set up a Holiday or Vacation Response – which sends an automated email response to all your incoming mail. If you are using Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail an effective method for […]
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Using Gmail with your Existing Email Address, for Webmail & Backup
Using Gmail with your existing email address(es) is very convenient: You can use your main email address with Gmail check your Outlook or Outlook Express email online you can have Gmail check your email, and have it store a copy of all your email you can then compose and reply to emails using your main email […]
Setting up a Gmail Account to Use your Existing Email Address
It’s possible to take advantage of all the convenience of a Gmail account, but still use your existing email address. This is how it’s done: Sign up for a Free Gmail Account Add your existing email address to Gmail so that you can compose and reply to emails with your existing email address and use Mail Fetcher to […]
Vacation or Out-of-Office Auto-Responder for Outlook on a Network
If you go on holiday or are away from your office for a while, it’s really useful to be able to set up a Holiday or Vacation Response – which sends an automated email response to all your incoming mail. This is sounds straightforward but there are a number of issues to consider You want to make […]
Recovering Lost Passwords on your Computer
See also Free Download Windows 7 – Create a Windows 7 Installation DVD or USB Flash Drive As an IT support person I am frequently asked to recover lost passwords – more often than you might think. People often forget their own passwords – especially when they chose them long ago A friend set up their […]
Installing Microsoft Office on more than One Computer
See also: Change or Reset the Office Product Key In general Microsoft Office licences allow two activations – one on a main computer and another on the same user’s portable computer. FAQ about Office End User Licence Agreements (EULA) You may wish to install Office a different computer You installed and activated Office on one […]
Change or Reset a Microsoft Office Product Key
See Also: Installing Microsoft Office on more than One Computer If you have two Microsoft Office licences and install the wrong one on a computer, you can remove the Product Key and insert a new one, without reinstalling. 1. Close all Office applications that are open. Open the registry editor (Start –> Run –> type regedit) […]
Migrate Outlook Email Settings to a New PC
It is possible to migrate or transfer your Outlook Email Account settings direct from the Registry and copy them to a new PC. To do this open the Regedit on the original PC and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook It’s usually a good idea to back up the existing registry key on the new […]
Back-up or Recover Outlook Email Accounts
Passcape Outlook Password Recovery (POPR) can help you back up your Outlook email accounts. Download from http://www.passcape.com/outlook_password_recovery and install. Use the Automatic Mode to back up the Outlook Email Account settings from the computer that POPR is installed on. Use the Manual Mode to recover up the Outlook Email Account settings from a dead PC […]
Restore Outlook Address Book Contacts
This article will guide you through removing an old or corrupted contacts list/ Outlook address book and replacing it. 1. Open Outlook 2. On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts. 3. Select “View or change existing directories or address books”, click “Next”. 4. Highlight “Outlook Address Book”, and click the “Remove” button. 5. To confirm […]
