Motivational Posters

I'm hooked into motivational posters for the past week, so I've decided to make a compilation of the best motivational posters and post'em up.
My personal favorite has to be the one that hates Mac;(*like duuhhh)the last poster!
So here's wat I have come up with so far ...

Motivational Posters

Cool Quotes

Cool Quotes

1. If time doesn't wait for you, don't worry. Remove the goddamn battery & enjoy life.

2. Expecting the world to treat your fair cause you're a good person is like expecting the lion not to attack you cause you're a vegetarian.

3. They say beauty is not measured by your outer appearance, but whats inside that matters, Go out naked tomorrow & see how people measure you

4. Don't walk as if you rule the world, walk as if you don't care who rules the world & that's call attitude

5. All the thing you like,love, dream to own,use & do is either illigal, banned, expansive or married to someone else.

6. Drinking is our biggest enemy - Jawaharlal Nehru. We Should learn how to love our enemies - Mahatma Gandhi. Now whom to follow, & which to choose ? lol

7. 10% of road accidents are due to drunk driving, which means 90% of the road accidents aren't ! so, logically if everyone drinks & drives ...hmmmm....hahahaha..

Fix it: Customize program using a keyboard shortcut

Fix it:
The start menu in windows is great, but if you have like many software installed, it could be a headache & time consuming to find and locate.Well you could create a desktop shortcut, but I prefer having a keyboard shortcut.
If you're like me this is how you do it :

Customize program using a keyboard shortcut

1.Click on the Start menu, click All Programs.
Right-click the program that you want to start with a keyboard shortcut, and click Properties.



2.Click in the Shortcut key tab.Click the letter on your keyboard that you want to use to start the program.


3.Simply click on ok

Fix it: Outlook Tips & Tricks

There are times when maintaining Outlook can be an excruciating experience.
Not only do you have to manage the massive amounts of email that can accumulate in your inbox,
you also have to manage Search Folders, reminders, subscriptions, outdated rules etc.
You can utilize Outlook’s command-line switches to help clean things up and get things running the way you want them to.

Outlook Tips & Tricks

So how do you use this switches exactly ?
To use switches, Click on the Start menu, click Run & type : Outlook /

Occasionally you'll need to use the full path to Outlook, so the command line looks like:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe " /switch

*note~ Office11 is if you're using outlook 2003, office12 is for outlook2007 & office13 is for outlook 2010

These are the most common used switches

/firstrun - Starts Outlook as if it were run for the first time.

/safe - Starts Outlook without extensions, Reading Pane, or toolbar customization.

/safe:1 - Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off. New to Outlook 2003.

/safe:2 - Starts Outlook without checking mail at startup. New to Outlook 2003.

/safe:3 - Starts Outlook with extensions turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager.

/safe:4 - Starts Outlook without loading Outcmd.dat (customized toolbars) and *.fav file.

/profile - Loads the specified profile. If your profile name contains a space, enclose the profile name in quotation marks.

/profiles - Opens the Choose Profile dialog box regardless of the Options setting on the Tools menu.

/select - Starts Outlook and opens the specified folder in a new window.

/resetfolders - Restores missing folders for the default delivery location.

/reset - Resets default folder names (such as Inbox or Sent Items) to default names in the current Office user interface language.

/resetnavpane - Clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile. Removes all Shortcuts and Favorite Folders. Has the same effect as deleting profilename.xml in your user directory.

/cleanviews - Restores default views.[*Use with care as all custom views you created are lost]

/cleansubscriptions - Deletes the subscription messages and properties for subscription features.[Normally Used with SharePoint alerts]

/cleanfinders – to remove Search Folders from the Microsoft Exchange mailbox.

/cleanfreebusy – to clear and recreate free/busy information.[To use this switch, you must be connected to the Exchange server]

/cleanprofile – to remove invalid profile keys and regenerate default registry keys.

/cleanreminders – to clear and recreate reminders.

/cleanserverrules – to delete rules on the server only.

/cleansharing – to remove all subscriptions from Account Settings.[This will not remove any downloaded content]

/cleanviews – to restore default views[This will remove all custom views]

/checkclient - Prompts for the default manager of e-mail, news, and contacts.

/cleanclientrules - Starts Outlook and deletes client-based rules.[Used by non-Exchange account users]

/cleandmrecords - Deletes the logging records saved when a manager or a delegate declines a meeting[Used by Exchange Server accounts]

/cleanfinders - Removes Search Folders from the Microsoft Exchange server store.

/cleanfreebusy - Clears and regenerates free/busy information.[To use this switch, you must be connected to the Exchange server]

/cleanprofile - Removes invalid profile keys and recreates default registry keys where applicable.

/cleanpst - Launches Outlook with a clean Personal Folders file (.pst)

/cleanreminders - Clears and regenerates reminders.

/cleanrules - Starts Outlook and deletes client- and server-based rules.

/cleanschedplus - Deletes all Schedule + data (free/busy, permissions, and .cal file) from the server and enables the free/busy information from the Outlook Calendar to be used and viewed by all Schedule+ 1.0 users.

/cleanserverrules - Starts Outlook and deletes server-based rules.[To use this switch, you must be connected to the Exchange server]

/cleansniff - Overrides the programmatic lockout that determines which of your computers (when running Outlook simultaneously) processes meeting items.The lockout process helps prevent duplicate reminder messages. This switch clears the lockout on the computer it is used, enabling Outlook to process meeting items.

/explorer - Opens the new window in "explorer" mode [with the link bar on]

/folder - Opens a new window in "folder" mode [Navigation Pane off


And the following switches are for advanced users


/nocustomize - Starts Outlook without loading outcmd.dat (customized toolbars). With older versions of Outlook the *.fav file doesn't load.

/noextensions - Starts Outlook with extensions turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager.

/nopollmail - Starts Outlook without checking mail at startup.

/nopreview - Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off and removes the option from the View menu.

/p msgfilename - Prints the specified message (.msg).[Does not work with HTML]

/designer - Starts Outlook without figuring out if Outlook should be the default client in the first run.

/embedding - Opens the specified message file (.msg) as an OLE embedding. Also used without command-line parameters for standard OLE co-create.

/f msgfilename - Opens the specified message file (.msg) or Microsoft Office saved search (.oss).


/hol holfilename - Opens the specified .hol file.

/ical icsfilename - Opens the specified .ics file.

/importprf prffilename - Launches Outlook and opens/imports the defined MAPI profile (*.prf). If Outlook is already open, queues the profile to be imported on the next clean launch.

/l olkfilename - Opens the specified .olk file.

/launchtraininghelp assetid - Opens a Help window with the Help topic specified in assetid.

/m emailname - Provides a way for the user to add an e-mail name to the item. Use either the full address or let alias resolve. Only works in conjunction with the /c command-line parameter.

/sniff - Starts Outlook and forces a detection of new meeting requests in the Inbox, and then adds them to the calendar.

/t oftfilename - Opens the specified .oft file.

/v vcffilename -Opens the specified .vcf file.

/vcal vcsfilename - Opens the specified .vcs file.

/x xnkfilename - Opens the specified .xnk file.
/rpcdiag - Opens Outlook and displays the remote procedure call (RPC) connection status dialog.

/s filename - Loads the specified shortcuts file (.fav). Use to load *.fav files created in older versions of Outlook.

Fix it: Windows XP Activations Troubleshooting

If you have problems with windows xp activations, try the following steps.
It might help:

Windows XP Activations Troubleshooting

Step 1
1. Get into Command Prompt.
2. Type cd\windows\system32
3. Type ren wpa.dbl wpa.old
4. Type copy wpa.bak wpa.dbl
5. Restart

Check if you're able to activate, or else follow step 2

Step 2
1. Start > run >regedit>
2. Go to > HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon
3. Add a DWORD value to this key that is named “Activation Required”, and then set the value of this DWORD to 1.

Restart and check if you're able to activate, if still no go, keep on following

Step 3
1. Start > run >regedit>
2. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\windows NT\Current Version\WPAEvents\OOBETimer
3. Make some random changes to the value, do not restart, then try to

Activate again by running the command c:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe /a

Step 4
1. Get into Command Prompt
2. Type cd\windows\system32
3. Type ren wpa.dbl wpa.old
4. expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ wpa.dbl
5. Restart

Fix it: Windows Vista Activations Troubleshooting

Got yourself Windows vista ?? haha...nah its not that bad...its so..so.. :p
well if you're having activations issues, you can follow steps below to resolve it

Firstly you will need to know about slmgr commands, have a look below

1. slmgr -dli (this will display the current activation/licensing info of the pc your on)

2. slmgr -ipk xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx (allows you to replace the current product key with the specified)

3. slmgr -xpr (shows expiration date of current license)

4. slmgr -upk (uninstalls current product key)

5. slmgr -ato (activates current pc’s license)

6. slmgr -skms activationservername/slmgr -skms port/slmgr –skms activationservername:port (sets KMS server used for activation and/or port, ie slmgr -skms 192.168.10.1:8090 or slmgr -skms KMSServer:8090)

7. slmgr -rearm (resets the licensing status of the machine)

8. slmgr -ckms (clears the name of KMS server used to default and port to default)
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If you have trouble activating WinVista or Win Svr 2008, This is what you can do :

1. Access command prompt in elevated mode

2. Slmgr –upk (this will uninstall the current product key)

3. Slmgr –rearm (reset the activation files

4. Perform reactivation of the system

Restart pc & reactivate windows or to ensure that system does not prompt for reactivation
To bring up the activation screen simply type in slui4.exe in the run command

For a complete list of activations troubleshooting which comprimises win xp, windows vista & windows 7 please visit my second blog here

Fix it: Troubleshooting Windows 7 Activations Issues

If you're having Issues activating windows ? Here are a list of errors & troubleshooting steps you can do to resolve WINDOWS 7 activation issues:

Activation Error 0xC004C003
This error is displayed as follows:

The activation server determined that the specific product key is in use: 0xC004C003

This error is typically related to re-using a key that has already been used to activate Windows. Check the key to be sure you are using the correct key. If you are, it would be best to start with Windows Activation support for assistance

Activation Error 0xC004E003
This error is displayed as follows:

The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key:

The Software Licensing Service reported that the license evaluation failed: 0xC004E003

Troubleshooting for this issue is provided in the following Knowledge Base article: 950755 Error message when you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista: “The Software Licensing Service reported that the license evaluation failed: 0xC004E003″

Activation Error 0xC004F050
This error is displayed as follows:

The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key:

0xC004F050

The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid

Troubleshooting for this issue is provided in the following Knowledge Base article: 950756 Error message when you try to activate a copy of Windows Vista by using the Windows Activation wizard: “The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid: 0xC004F050″

This issue may also be resolved using the standard troubleshooting steps provided above, as the cause for the key error could be damaged software licensing files.

Activation Error 0xC004F061
This error is displayed as follows:

The following failure occurred while trying to use the product key:

0xC004F061

The Software Licensing Service determined that this specified product key can only be used for upgrading, not for clean installations.

This error is encountered when you perform a clean installation of Windows without entering a product key, and then provide a Retail Upgrade key during the Activation wizard.

If everything else fails and you stuck, Its about time to call Microsoft.
Check out your Microsoft support numbers here
*ps - All windows updates Issues are free of charge, so call them !! lol