customise default view in word 2003

in some cases when you open a two-page-or-more Word document that is attached in Outlook e-mail, it shows up as two pages side by side instead of one page under the other one. how do you go back to the old way it used to display ?

here is the answer, follow these steps

• open word 2003
• click tools menu and select option
• when option tabbed dialog box appears click general
• uncheck the " allow starting in reading layout "
• click ok and you are done.
  

create message rule in outlook 2003

Outlook 2003 allows you to create many different types of rules to help automate and organize your email. Once set, these rules enable Outlook to automatically perform such actions as the following

• Flag messages from a specific person
• Move messages from certain person to a special folder
• Redirect messages based on subject
• Display an alert message when an important message arrives
• Assign a category based on the content of a message
• Open or start a program after receiving a certain message
• Filter unwanted or junk messages to specified folder
• print messages containing specific words or phrases

For example we create message rule for Move messages from certain people to a special folder

• Open outlook 2003
• Now click rules and alert in tools menu
  
• Click new rule button
  
• Select move messages from someone to a folder in a step 1
  
• In step 2 click people or distribution list
  
• Type the name of certain person or select from list ( after type the name and click from button to select person or double click name from list)
  
• Click Ok to select person.
  
• Again in step 2 click “move it to specified folder”
• Now click new button to add new folder, rename as you like and click ok.
• Select the newly created folder and click ok
  
• Click next
  
• Be sure to select first two rules in select condition list, click next
  
• Be sure to select first rule in select action list
  
• In next area leave it as default and click next
  
• Now click finish

You are successfully created new message rule,after now on the messages received from the person you selected are automatically moved to the folder you specified.

address list could not be displayed in outlook 2003

some time if you restore backup PST file outlook 2003 or attempt to address a new message from your Contacts you might have following error.

"The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help"

as a result of this error you cannot enter email address while you composing new message.so how do you fix this error ?, to fix this error you must remove and reinstall the Outlook Address Book.to do this please follow these steps.

• Start Outlook 2003
• On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts
• Click View or change existing directories or address books, and then click Next
• Click Outlook Address Book, and then click Remove
• Click Yes when you receive the prompt to confirm the removal action
• Now Click Add
• Click Additional Address Books, and then click Next
• Click Outlook Address Book, and then click Next
• Click OK when you receive the message to restart Outlook 2003
• Click Finish
• Now exit from Outlook 2003
• Restart Outlook
• In the Folder list, right-click the folder that you want to use with the Address Book, and then click Properties
• Click the Outlook Address Book tab
• Click to select the Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book check box (if it is not already selected), and then click OK

you are done and your problem will be fixed.

use command to see if windows activated or not

you can run a command to verify that the your windows is activated or not, to see your windows status, follow these steps.

• click start
• then click run
• in the box enter below command
• %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a (you can copy this command and paste directly to run command)
• hit enter, and after few seconds the window will came up and shows your windows status.

this command is applicable for windows 2003 and windows xp.

what is "Other Operating System found" error

When you try to upgrade your Microsoft Windows 95-based, Microsoft Windows 98-based, or Microsoft Windows ME-based computer to Microsoft Windows XP, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Error: Setup found some blocking issues.

Blocking issues Setup found some issues that will prevent you from upgrading your Windows Installation.

You must fix all of these issues before you can upgrade to Windows XP

"Other Operating System found"

The possibility for this errors are

* You previously installed Windows XP
* You uninstalled Windows XP
* Folders from the original Windows XP installation are still on your computer

there are several ways to resolve this issue

• Verify hardware compatibility

Verify that any external devices that are connected to your computer are compatible with Windows XP. Remove any external devices if those devices are not compatible with Windows XP.to check device compatibility with Windows XP
please visit http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

• Remove unknown devices that are listed in Device Manager.
• Delete previous system installation files
• Disable any antivirus software that is running on your computer
• Create a temporary storage folder for any files from the original system installation that are still on your hard disk.

Run Windows upgrade again.