I can't believe I don't know how to select many checkboxes in Microsoft Access... [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2008 - 5 answers

Visual Studio for the confused: I've inherited a C#/ASPX Net 1.1 application from what appears to have been some fairly low-skill software developers. The language, systems environment, and cleaning up the software itself aren't problems, but what the hell am I supposed to do with all this IDE stuff? I need learning resources. [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2008 - 11 answers

Hey guys, Computer Engineering 2nd year (3rd sem) here at the University of Maryland College Park wondering if i should stay in my major or switch to Computer Science. I am super confused right now and am hoping that some of you can help me think. Bear with me while i ramble on [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2008 - 18 answers

I just got a notification on my Windows XP laptop to install Service Pack 3. Thing is, I already have SP3 installed. Is this a necessary update? A redundant Microsoft goof? Or something more sinister? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a way to annotate email messages in Microsoft Outlook 2003? I am using a plain old laptop, so I'm not looking for tablet software. If there is a built-in way to do it, that would be great, but add-in software is fine too. (The cheaper the better.) I'd prefer annotation methods that don't modify the contents of the original message.
posted on Sep 18, 2008 - 2 answers

Does anyone know of a web-based appointment scheduler that integrates with Exchange? [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2008 - 3 answers

I want to build a web app based on an Excel spreadsheet using VBA and some Excel Solve functionality. Should I try to build my own online spreadsheet? Or is Microsoft about to release some nifty online development components compatible with Excel and VBA? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2008 - 2 answers

Escaping M$ Word, but getting the same formatting... [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2008 - 8 answers

My job will pay for IT Certification testing at a Prometric center, and I've been reaping the benefits for years. Being a Mac guy, I've got all the critical Apple certifications. As that's complete, I'm thinking of studying for some Microsoft certs. While I'm not a Windows wizard, I use XP daily and have ample study time. What's a good MS test to start with?
posted on Sep 3, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I convert a Word document to a pdf while keeping the margins the same width? We are working on a 5 MB Word document, created with Word 2003 on a PC running Windows XP. The margins must be 1 inch wide. When we convert it to pdf, the right hand margin becomes 1.25 inches wide, and random phrases become boldface. We've tried Acrobat 8 and a freeware converter (dopdf).
posted on Aug 28, 2008 - 16 answers

Why aren't there universal 32->64 bit driver translator/emulators? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2008 - 8 answers

MS Exchange railroad: How much does it really cost for an in-house Microsoft Exchange system? [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2008 - 12 answers

Is there anyway to export something from OmniPlan or similar Mac Project planner and get it to open in Microsoft Project? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 1 answers

Why are we getting incomplete printouts when attempting to print wirelessly from a laptop? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 3 answers

Buying Office 2007 Small Business Edition online - new, sealed, licensed and legit. Where from ? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 11 answers

I am making a chapbook/zine that needs to be completed by noon on Thursday. I need help on how to format Microsoft Word so I can get the job done, printed and out to public. [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 15 answers

I'd like to create a simple program that would modify the phone numbers in my MS Windows and MS Outlook Address Books (reason is we got new area codes). What is the simplest programming language on windows and best way to get this done by directly accessing the address books (without exporting to CSV)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2008 - 8 answers

Active Directory filter: I need to get a list of Department entries for each user in an AD database. [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2008 - 2 answers

My Win XP laptop came with a trial version of Microsoft *small business* office 2007. Without really thinking about it, I imported a lot of email and Outlook data from my old laptop. Now that the trial is almost over, I bought a retail copy of Outlook 2007 and the Home/student version of Office 2007, and the product keys don't work, since I'm trying to use the product key on the Small Business edition. Can I simply uninstall the trial small biz version, install the Outlook and home/student office, and have my Outlook data intact? Or is there more to be done to accomplish this?
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 7 answers

Microsoft Exchange 2000 : is there a built in function or any 3rd party utility that would allow me to export a list of all mailboxes and would include info like User Logon Name and mailbox size? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 4 answers

My .net framework is broken and I can't repair or uninstall it - what do I do? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 6 answers

How do I make Sharepoint usable? Less ugly? Am I missing something or is this really unintuitive? What is everyone else using? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 11 answers

I have just got an e-mail from Microsoft, regarding a position I've applied for. They want me to do a 2-hour coding test, solving a couple of problems. Any idea on what these problems may look like?
posted on Jul 14, 2008 - 8 answers

How do I set up Microsoft Exchange (or Outlook) Server for a small office? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 9 answers

MS Word 2004 for the Mac: Annoying unexpected behavior when editing tables. [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 3 answers

Access 2003: I have this database that is truly awesome along with some equally awesome queries. Co-workers have recognized this awesomeness and want to start running their own queries but know nothing of Access. Is there a user-friendly option? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 4 answers

I do PowerPoint design for a living and -- finally, begrudgingly -- I am switching to PowerPoint 2007. So far, do not like. So, a two-part question: 1. Can anyone suggest a text or video tutorial on moving to PowerPoint 2007 for 2003 power users? 2. I've seen some "make PowerPoint 2007 work like PowerPoint 2003" add-ins. Does anyone have experience/recommendations for any of those? Thanks!
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - 7 answers

Are there any good books on MS Project 2007 out there? My brother-in-law, an experienced project manager, has been using MS Project 2003 for a while and is pretty confident with the basics, but he wants to learn more, especially as he's considering upgrading to Project 2007. I'm pointing him to some local trainers, but I'd also like to find some decent books so he has the alternative of teaching himself as much as possible.
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 1 answers

I use Outlook 2003 at work, and I have several rules created to automatically sort my incoming mail into specific folders. I usually create a folder for each department and sub-folders for each person within that department that I communicate with. My question is: Normally when an incoming mail message is recieved and sorted automatically into a folder, the folder's name changes to bold and a number is displayed in blue indicating the number of unread messages in that folder. An example would be I have a Jason Johnson subfolder in my Human Resources folder. The Jason Johnson sub-folder goes bold when I receive a message from him, but not the Human Resources folder it is contained within. Is there a way to make the "parent" folder go bold to indicate that a subfolder within it has a new message? I hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for your help.
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 3 answers

Can someone figure out why Word 2008 on the Mac keeps my newly opened doc behind previously opened docs? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 5 answers

What should I tell my 13-year old niece about the future of her Zune? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 18 answers

There is a black rectangle across the bottom of my Word document (about an inch from the bottom of the page, about half an inch tall, stretching across the page). Can you get it to go away? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 9 answers

How to get EXPLORER 7 to open ? [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I turn a long list of hyperlinks into either a list of filenames in Windows Explorer or a list of Favorites in Internet Explorer? Say I have 1,000 hyperlinks in a list so it is 1,000 entries long (could be in an Excel file, a Word file, or on a web page). I want to have these 1,000 hyperlinks as Favorites, which seems to be the same as converting them from the content of one file to the file names of 1,000 files. I can manually save each hyperlink as the name of a file, but if there are 1,000, and if they need to be updated every week, that would be a killer. I need an automated solution.
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 4 answers

Where did the file go after it was opened from a website and edited it in Microsoft Word? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I scale back Windows Server 2003 for Small Business? [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2008 - 9 answers

Can I actually buy an Office 2007 DISC? As in, the actual media? I have really struggled with this, since reinstalling Office 2007 on a reformatted 'Office-ready PC' is impossible: Reformatting obviously wipes out your Office install and the the trial version (which is the only thing available to download) is incompatible with (some of?) Microsoft's own license keys. [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 8 answers

I am migrating Visual Studio.Net 2003 from and old dev machine to a new one. VS.NET has tons of environmental settings and GUI options that I have modified to my liking. Is there a way to copy those settings from my old dev machine to my new one? Thanks!
posted on May 14, 2008 - 3 answers

Can someone clarify how (volume?) licensing of XP is going to work when we refuse to move to Vista? Reading all day, nothing makes sense. Not that long left to figure it out. [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 5 answers

With respect to Vista - how are "Required System Ratings" defined ? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 5 answers

How do I change the version of Word that Mail.app uses to open Word documents? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 8 answers

Will VMWare Fusion allow me to run Microsoft OneNote smoothly? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can I buy the Japanese version and a Chinese version of Microsoft Vista Business online for use in the United States? Media and license. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Word/Office 2007 Weirdness: Why is Word 2007 showing a bright blue (cyan?) straight line under sections of text in this received document? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 8 answers

Which X-Box should I get? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 22 answers

CompilerFilter: I've got an old project that was written with Borland C++ 5.0 for Windows. I've been tasked with porting this project to Visual Studio 2005. Easy way to do this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 2 answers

I am using a computerized telephone management system called Advanced Call Center. One of its features is it emails me whenever I receive a call at my business. That feature needs and uses the Telephone Applications Programming Interface (TAPI) feature within Outlook to function. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Outlook/Exchange Filter:: I have a user that has all his mail being delivered to a .pst file. How do i change it so that it keeps all the mail on the exchange server? Also, how do i get all his mail from the .pst file back on the server. He is using outlook 2007 and the exchange server is 2003.
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I prevent Microsoft Office from going online? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Form Controls in Word 2007: OK, I created a form with Rich Text and Drop-Down List controls. The controls appear within a table. The question is, how do I get the resulting text (once the form is filled in) to appear in black, not gray? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 2 answers