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Recently, we did a PC replacement from someone who was on Wordperfect and Quattro Pro and updated them to the latest version of Office 2007.

While Word will automatically convert WPD files on the fly, we found out fast that QPro will not. Luckily there is a simple convertor you can download for free from Microsoft (why it is not embedded is beyond me).

 

Anyhow the link is here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/excel/HA010448731033.aspx

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In certain circumstances, usually due to a virus, the TCP/IP stack, and WINSOCK reg data, and files can become unstable, or corrupted.  Usually this means a rebuild, however you can run the steps below to prevent such work.

The Netsh.exe utility (netsh) is a command-line scripting tool that you can use to configure and monitor Windows Server 2003 networking. This tool gives you an interactive network shell interface.
 

Dealing with the winmail.dat file: the problem and the solutions

The Problem

Email users sometimes find that they receive email messages with a strange file attached, called winmail.dat. When they attempt to open this file, either it can't be opened at all, or it contains "garbage" data.

The situation causing this is that people are using several different email client programs to receive, read, and send email. The most commonly used email client programs at GPC seem to be Microsoft Outlook and Netscape (specifically the Messenger component), with a small minority of techno-geeks using Eudora. Unfortunately, Outlook does not "play nice" with the other email programs all the time. This causes problems, not for the sender of the email, but the recipient, particularly when actual files are attached to messages.

Augmented Category 6 (Cat 6A) is the new cabling kid on the block! Many once thought copper cabling would never support speeds above 1 Gig, but Cat 6A has proven that wrong and allowed copper cabling to live on. There is even talk that copper cabling may still be around when we reach 40 Gig!

Use the following diagram to properly create a ethernet cable using CAT 5 or CAT 6, with RJ-45 ends.

Use these tips to help your PC run smoothly...