July, 2009 | PCs Place

Repair “Help and support cannot be opened, since a system service has not been executed” Error Message

When you try to access Windows Help you may come across the error message “Help and support cannot be opened, since a system service has not been executed” is displayed. The reason behind this error message is a service is not started in the background which is required for help and support. This means that […]

Running Short of Disk Space or Sudden Memory Loss [ Troubleshoot ]

Are you facing a situation where you are running short of disk space, without having saved gigabytes worth of data or installing many programs lately. In this case of Low disk space, available disk space shrinks without your doing anything, recent system crashes are probably the cause. If the error reporting tool is activated, Windows […]

How to Save and Apply Filter Settings Faster in Excel

Excel has effective filter functions for evaluating table data. Separate filters can also be set for individual columns. This may be good but you have to set the criteria after each time you edit the data. Now that’s tedious! Though there is no evident way to save the filter settings, a user-defined view retains the […]

Display More Clocks of Different Time Zones in Start Menu of Vista

You can talk to your near ones abroad at a low price via VOIP, using programs such as Skype. However, you wouldn’t like to get your friends out of the bed in the middle of the night and so want to keep track of their time zones. Along with the current local time, Vista can […]

How to Deactivate Monitoring of User Activities Immediately

Windows continuously monitors the programs that you run and also the files you use. This data is then used for managing the document history and to provide personally adapted menus. If you want to forego the advantages of background monitoring, you can turn it off in a single step. Here is the procedure to deactivate […]

Postica – Create, Distribute / Share Your Notes, Reminders, Files Online Easily

Posti.ca is a cool site to create and share or distribute your sticky notes, reminders and files online easily and quickly. This can be used as a digital sticky notes. These sticky notes are often used to jot down important things like meetings, schedules etc. These are used like reminders, so that you won’t forget […]

Speed Up Booting by Disabling Starting Windows Boot Logo [ Splash Screen ]

It is possible to disable the XP splash screen which will speed up the overall boot process slightly. But remember removing the splash screen will also bar you from seeing any boot up message that might come up ( for instance, if there is a system crash, the chkdsk screen will not show up, nor […]

Check / Test Working Condition of Installed Firefox Plug-ins or Add-Ons

Sometimes installed extensions may not work properly and this may open security vulnerabilities in our browser. Here is a way to test or check the working of Firefox Extensions, plug-ins or Add-ons.Firefox can be upgraded using extensions and plug-ins that help us meet most of our requirements. You would definitely like to get an overview […]

How to Create and Use Pre-Defined Cover Pages in MS-Word

Cover Pages for Word Documents will make them look attractive. These cover pages will be used at the start of the document and it is very important to get a good design as it reflects the whole document. Creating attractive cover pages for concepts or literary tasks is difficult and time-consuming, especially if you have […]

PhotoMix – Create Photo Collages, Digital Scrapbooks, Calendars

PhotoMix is a software used to create photo or image collages easily. It is also used to make Digital scrapbooks and calendars. It is one of the best used software to combine images to make a single collage. It is very easy to use and is just 10 MB to download. Other best feature of […]

Prevent Gross Computing Errors in MS-Excel using Hot Fix Package

Microsoft Excel 2007 program commits a faux pas while calculating a particular number range. Excel 2007 is weak in certain number ranges; here, the calculation program gives an output of completely wrong values. This includes results between 65534.99999999995 and 65535 as well as between 65535.99999999995 and 65536. Instead of these numbers, the table calculation shows […]

How to Release the Network Brake of DSL Modem and Speed Up System Startup

After installing a network card for the connection of a DSL modem, the PC boots up very slowly. It does not react for minutes together, and then suddenly everything starts functioning smoothly. This article explains Why it happens and how can you prevent it. The emergency brake in this case is the ‘Dynamic IP address […]