crime prevention people tell individuals to beware

How many times have you heard crime prevention people tell individuals to beware if a deal seems too good to be true? Companies should follow the same advice. Consulting companies or contractors will tell a company that they can do a job for a small fraction of the price. In many cases they do a small fraction of the job. Then the company wastes additional money trying to rebuild their IT department. You get what you pay for.

IT management job at Chrysler Twinsburg this week

My neighbor lost his $125,000 IT management job at Chrysler Twinsburg this week. He's devastated. He just built his $400,000 house a few years ago, bought a new BMW for his wife, and has a boat for summer pleasure boating. He has no idea how he will be making all his payments now. He will be joining the millions of unemployed people in foreclosure & bankruptcy.
I told him he can thank Bush_A$$ & his big business favorable offshore job policies for costing him his job. He told me most of the jobs will be outsourced to India at $10,000 a year in salary for his replacement. He was a strong GOP & Bush_A$$ supporter until now. He just shook his head. He's very upset now, and has no idea what will happen to his American dream now.

Microsoft started bus service

On 29th Sep 2008, Microsoft started bus service for employees & Employees can start work from the bus itself and their office hours counts from the time they start work in the bus.


Traffic jam is quite normal and company do not want to waste the time of the employees in roads.

iPhone amazing features

This is the comparison made by the Indian people

BIOS Configuration

1.Restart your computer. While the computer restarts, run the system setup program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usually done by pressing a special key, such as DELETE, ESC, or F1, F2 during the startup process.

2.Within the system setup program, instruct the system to auto detect your new drive.

3. Save the settings and exit the setup program. When your computer restarts, it should recognize your new drive. If your system still doesn't recognize your new drive, see the troubleshooting section on the back of this sheet.

ATA is a new interface type. Some older systems may see the drive and classify it as a SCSI device if you are using a Serial ATA host adapter. This is normal even though this is not a SCSI disc drive. Many systems’ BIOS will not identify a Serial ATA drive connected to a PCI SATA host adapter. This is because a PCI SATA Host Adapter has its own BIOS which is used to identify hard drives connected to it which is separate from the BIOS of the computer. To determine whether or not the SATA Host Adapter is detecting the Serial ATA hard drive, please consult the documentation provided by the Serial ATA Host Adapter’s manufacturer. This does not affect drive performance or capacity.

Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office XP. SP3 contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. This service pack applies to any level of Office XP. It contains all updates included in Office XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and updates released after SP2.

Office XP SP3 will install successfully even if one or more of the publicly available updates, listed earlier in this document, have already been installed on your computer.

Office XP SP3 also includes stability improvements developed due to user input from the Error Reporting Tool in Office XP and from Microsoft Product Support feedback.

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Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Microsoft® Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolution in security for Office 2003. It further hardens the Office suite against potential attacks and other security threats. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for Office 2003.

Use Microsoft Update consolidates updates provided by Windows Update and Office Update into one location and enables you to choose automatic delivery and installation of high-priority updates.

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Google is turning 10 come celebrate with us

Google is Turning 10 Google Search Engine will soon become 10 years old. There is lots of happening in Googleplex whether it is “How i use Google?” or a Project 10100 (pronounced “Project 10 to the 100th”) or beautiful interactive timeline of Google History.

How i use Google? People find countless interesting ways to use Google products. Google invite you to check some out and to share your own via a short note. Make a video and post it as a response to below video and Google will post some of favorites notes.

Official Google Blog: Ten years and counting

Recover Microsoft office file

Locate a TMP file

1. Occasionally when you lose your file, there will be a TMP file available. This usually only happens when you lose the file while saving, or if you were working on it when PowerPoint or Windows crashed. Nevertheless, it’s worth checking.
2. Right-click the Windows Start button, and then click Search.
3. In the All or part of the file name box, type *.TMP.
4. In the Look in list, click either Local Hard Drives, or even My Computer.
5. Click Search.
6. After Windows finds your TMP files, click the Date Modified button at the top of the Search Results pane. You might have to scroll to the right to see this button.
7. Look for a TMP file created around the time that you lost your PowerPoint file. Note the folder it’s in.
8. Open PowerPoint, and then click Open on the File menu.
9. Click the arrow next to the Files of Type box at the bottom of that dialog box, and then click All Files.
10. Navigate to the folder where the TMP file is located.
11. Click the TMP file, and then click Open.

Verify latest Office 2003 service pack

To verify that you have the latest Office 2003 service pack installed, follow these steps:

1.	Start an Office 2003 program.
2.	On the Help menu in the Office 2003 program, click About Microsoft Office program name. In this step, program name is a placeholder for the Office 2003 program that you started in step 1. For example, on the Help menu in Microsoft Office Word 2003, click About Microsoft Office Word.
3.	In the About Microsoft Office program name dialog box, the first line of text will indicate which service pack, if any, you have installed. For example, the About Microsoft Office Word dialog box lists the following if you have Office 2003 SP3 installed: Microsoft Office Word 2003 (version #) SP3 The version number will vary if you have installed other updates to Office 2003 or to Word 2003 after you installed Office 2003 SP2.

The current service pack for Office 2003 is Service Pack 3.

Installing McAfee VirusScan for Windows

Overview

Virus authors are writing viruses primarily for the Windows platforms. If you own a Windows system, you have a good chance of getting a computer virus. Current anti-virus software is the very best way to prevent a computer virus. Iowa State University has a site license for a very good anti-virus system, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise. VirusScan Enterprise supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 Server.

1 Components That Need Regular Updating

VirusScan has three components that you must continually update.

1. The base product is installed when you first install VirusScan. The base product is updated every two to three years, usually when major changes are made in the software. The current version is 8.0i.
2. The virus signature files are sometimes called "the DAT files"; they contain bits of information called virus signatures. VirusScan searches files for the virus signatures to determine if the file is infected. If your DAT files aren't up-to-date, VirusScan won't recognize new viruses. The DAT files are normally updated daily, but the discovery of an extremely dangerous virus may prompt McAfee to release new DAT files early. VirusScan has a feature that automatically updates the DAT files. If you have an Ethernet connection, we recommend that you enable AutoUpdate and schedule the update daily. If you have a PPP connection, we recommend that you set VirusScan to automatically update on dialup. When you install VirusScan with Micronet Scout, it will ask you questions and set one of these options for you. The "ISU Tips" item that Scout installs under Start -> All Programs -> Network Associates describes other AutoUpdate options that you may find useful.
3. The scan engine is the part of VirusScan that actually scans for and removes viruses. The scan engine is updated whenever a new virus appears that can't be detected or removed with changes to the virus signature files. The scan engine is updated when needed, usually every twelve to eighteen months. If you don't upgrade the scan engine, two things may happen:

• Your VirusScan may not be able to detect new viruses even if you have the right virus signature files, or it may not be able to remove viruses even if it can detect them.
• Updating the virus signature files may cause VirusScan to stop working, or even may prevent your computer from working correctly, if the scan engine is not up-to-date.

If you have set VirusScan to automatically update the virus definitions, it will update the scan engine when necessary. Updating the scan engine will usually require you to restart Windows. You'll be notified by a pop-up window if this is necessary.

2 Distribution of McAfee VirusScan

McAfee VirusScan is available from the Solution Center, 195 Durham Center. It is distributed in three ways:

• With Scout. Scout is the Solution Center's automated software installation program. If you have a copy of Scout, you can automatically download, install, and configure VirusScan (among other things). You can find Scout installation instructions online at http://www.it.iastate.edu/pub/windows.html. Once Scout is installed, you can install VirusScan just by clicking on the "VirusScan (antivirus)" button in Scout.
• Download from website at https://www.sitelicensed.iastate.edu/. This website contains both the original McAfee installation files (for the use of campus IT staff) and a version customized for Iowa State. Connecting to this website requires you to enter your Iowa State Net-ID and password. Once there, follow the links to Windows, then VirusScan. The installer is contained in a Zip archive; you'll have to extract the files to a folder to run the installer.
• From CD. The Solution Center will make you a copy of a CD that you can use to install VirusScan and the current virus definition files. (Note: You will need an Internet connection to easily keep the virus signatures up-to-date.)

3 Important Notes

3.1 Uninstalling Previous Anti-Virus Software

Anti-virus packages, especially from different manufacturers, don't get along. If you manage to install two conflicting anti-virus programs, it can result in General Protection Faults, Dr. Watson crashes, and even the "Blue Screen of Death". Your system can become totally unusable.

The installer for VirusScan does detect and remove many common anti-virus packages, but it is not always successful at removing them. Before installing or updating VirusScan, we recommend that you remove any previous anti-virus program. To uninstall a previous anti-virus program, click Start, then Control Panel. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Select the anti-virus software, click Add/Remove and follow the prompts.

3.2 Multiple Restarts May Be Necessary

When you use Scout to install McAfee VirusScan, you are actually performing as many as three tasks:

1. Remove previous anti-virus software.
2. Install a current copy of the Microsoft Windows Installer.
3. Install McAfee VirusScan itself.

Depending on your version of Windows, a reboot may be required between each task. You may find yourself restarting your machine as many as three times. We are sorry for the inconvenience but there's no way around this situation.

How to install a printer driver locally for a remote printer in Windows XP

Install a printer driver on a Windows XP-based computer

Install a printer driver on a Windows 2000-based computer

SUMMARY

This step-by-step article describes how to install a driver for a remote printer on a local computer.

To update the printer driver locally for a remote printer on a print server that is running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP, you must log on as an administrator. The driver is automatically updated on the client computer to reduce total cost of ownership when the printer driver on the server is updated.

Install a printer driver on a Windows XP-based computer

To install a printer driver locally on a Windows XP-based computer, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2.	Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next.
3.	Click Local printer, clear the Automatically detect and install check box, and then click Next.
4.	Click Create a new port, and then click Local Port in the Port type section.
5.	In the Port Name box, type the path to the printer in the following format, where server is the name of the print server and printer is the name of the printer: \\server\printer
6.	Click Next, and then select a Windows 2000 or Windows XP driver for your printer.
7.	Click Next, and then follow the instructions to finish the wizard.

Install a printer driver on a Windows 2000-based computer

To install a printer driver locally on a Windows 2000 computer:

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
2.	Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
3.	Click My Computer, and then click Next.
4.	Click Add Port, click Local Port, and then click New Port.
5.	In the Port Name box, type the path to the printer in the following format, where server is the name of the print server and printer is the name of the printer: \\server\printer
6.	Click OK, and then click Close.

Note When you use this procedure, the print job is printed locally and then redirected to the network path. If you use this procedure, you do not receive printer updates from the print server when you update the printer driver on the print server.

If you have permissions to manipulate printer drivers on the print server, even if you change the driver on the client, the change is actually occurring on the print server.