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9/23/2005
9/22/2005
Print jobs that you send to a Windows Server 2003 print queue when the printer is out of paper take a long time after you add paper
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, turn off SNMP port status for the print queues. To do this, follow these steps:1. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click the printer, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Ports tab.
4. Click Configure Port.
5. Click to clear the SNMP Status Enabled check box, click OK, and then click Close.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, turn off SNMP port status for the print queues. To do this, follow these steps:1. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click the printer, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Ports tab.
4. Click Configure Port.
5. Click to clear the SNMP Status Enabled check box, click OK, and then click Close.
9/14/2005
Annoyances.org: "Annoyances.org is the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows."
A2Z Computers Inc. 1-800-983-8889: "Teac USB 2.0 TV Tuner - TV input adapter - Hi-Speed USB"
Interesting product. Our AV dept may need to capture training video off dvd on a somewhat regular basis.
Interesting product. Our AV dept may need to capture training video off dvd on a somewhat regular basis.
9/13/2005
The Outlook Find feature and the new mail notifications do not work after you apply Windows XP Service Pack 2
This seems to alleviate a common issue we have wherein if you click your inbox folder it refreshes a bunch of stuff you haven't seen yet, but has arrived minutes before.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Outlook uses the user datagram protocol (UDP) to receive new e-mail message notifications, to update folder views, and to perform searches. By default, when you apply Windows XP SP2, it turns on the Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall blocks the UDP packets that Outlook uses for new e-mail message notifications and for the Find feature.
Because UDP is a connectionless protocol and the Outlook client does not initiate the communication with the server, the Windows Firewall interprets the UDP packets as unsolicited and blocks them.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, you must make some configuration changes to the Windows Firewall for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, for Microsoft Outlook 2002, and for Microsoft Outlook 2000 to add the Outlook.exe program to Exceptions list.
For Outlook 2002 and 2000, you must also create a registry key to override the registry key set that is maintained by Windows XP SP2.
For all versions of Outlook
Follow these steps to add the Outlook.exe program to the Exceptions list of your Windows Firewall:1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Windows Firewall.
3. Click Exceptions, and then click Add Program.
4. Locate and then select the Outlook.exe program, and then click Add.
Registry information for Outlook 2002
To turn on RPC Polling in Outlook 2002, Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1 is required.
Note If Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 is not applied, Outlook 2000 will ignore the ForcePolling registry key.
You must manually create the following keys to override the ForcePolling registry value that is set by Windows XP SP2. To do this, follow these steps.
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
4. On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Office. The class is None.
5. Click the Office key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type 10.0. The class is None.
6. Click the 10.0 key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Outlook. The class is None.
7. Click the Outlook key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type RPC. The class is None.
8. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then type ForcePolling. The data type is REG_DWORD, and the value is 0.
Registry Information for Outlook 2000
To turn on RPC polling in Outlook 2000, Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 is required. After the update is applied to the system, you must change the registry. To do this, follow these steps.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
4. On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Office. The class is None.
5. Click the Office key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type 9.0. The class is None.
6. Click the 9.0 key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Outlook. The class is None.
7. Click the Outlook key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type RPC. The class is None.
8. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and type ForcePolling. The data type is REG_DWORD, and the value is 0.
Note If Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 is not applied, Outlook 2002 will ignore the ForcePolling registry key.
MORE INFORMATION
You cannot open a specific external port number on the Windows Firewall to work around this behavior because Outlook assigns the UDP port number dynamically between 1024 and 65535.
When you use the Find feature in Outlook 2003, you do not experience the symptoms that are described in the "Symptoms" section. Outlook 2003 does not use the UDP to perform searches.
This seems to alleviate a common issue we have wherein if you click your inbox folder it refreshes a bunch of stuff you haven't seen yet, but has arrived minutes before.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Outlook uses the user datagram protocol (UDP) to receive new e-mail message notifications, to update folder views, and to perform searches. By default, when you apply Windows XP SP2, it turns on the Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall blocks the UDP packets that Outlook uses for new e-mail message notifications and for the Find feature.
Because UDP is a connectionless protocol and the Outlook client does not initiate the communication with the server, the Windows Firewall interprets the UDP packets as unsolicited and blocks them.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, you must make some configuration changes to the Windows Firewall for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, for Microsoft Outlook 2002, and for Microsoft Outlook 2000 to add the Outlook.exe program to Exceptions list.
For Outlook 2002 and 2000, you must also create a registry key to override the registry key set that is maintained by Windows XP SP2.
For all versions of Outlook
Follow these steps to add the Outlook.exe program to the Exceptions list of your Windows Firewall:1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Windows Firewall.
3. Click Exceptions, and then click Add Program.
4. Locate and then select the Outlook.exe program, and then click Add.
Registry information for Outlook 2002
To turn on RPC Polling in Outlook 2002, Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1 is required.
Note If Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 is not applied, Outlook 2000 will ignore the ForcePolling registry key.
You must manually create the following keys to override the ForcePolling registry value that is set by Windows XP SP2. To do this, follow these steps.
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
4. On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Office. The class is None.
5. Click the Office key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type 10.0. The class is None.
6. Click the 10.0 key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Outlook. The class is None.
7. Click the Outlook key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type RPC. The class is None.
8. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then type ForcePolling. The data type is REG_DWORD, and the value is 0.
Registry Information for Outlook 2000
To turn on RPC polling in Outlook 2000, Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 is required. After the update is applied to the system, you must change the registry. To do this, follow these steps.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
4. On the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Office. The class is None.
5. Click the Office key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type 9.0. The class is None.
6. Click the 9.0 key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type Outlook. The class is None.
7. Click the Outlook key, click the Edit menu, click Add Key, and then type RPC. The class is None.
8. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and type ForcePolling. The data type is REG_DWORD, and the value is 0.
Note If Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 is not applied, Outlook 2002 will ignore the ForcePolling registry key.
MORE INFORMATION
You cannot open a specific external port number on the Windows Firewall to work around this behavior because Outlook assigns the UDP port number dynamically between 1024 and 65535.
When you use the Find feature in Outlook 2003, you do not experience the symptoms that are described in the "Symptoms" section. Outlook 2003 does not use the UDP to perform searches.
9/12/2005
Active FTP vs. Passive FTP, a Definitive Explanation: "Active FTP vs. Passive FTP, a Definitive Explanation"
9/02/2005
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