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This article demonstrates how you can use Active Server Pages (ASP) to create a formatted workbook that can be streamed as MIME content to Microsoft Excel. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \\'moreinformation\\'); Excel can persist storage information in a format that is an HTML/XML hybrid. When you save an Excel 2000 workbook as a Web page, Excel creates a file that contains a combination of HTML tags and XML tags that have special meaning to Excel. A workbook saved in this format can ... Read more..

SYMPTOMS loadTOCNode(1, \'symptoms\'); You cannot connect a Media Center Extender device to a Windows Vista-based computer. Alternatively, the device may be disconnected from the Windows Vista-based computer. When the device is disconnected, you receive an error message that resembles the following: The connection between the Media Center Extender and the Media Center PC was lost due to one of the following reasons (Error code: 00020002): - The PC has been shut down, is on standby, or is hibernating. Turn the PC back ... Read more..

If you sometimes have trouble seeing items on your screen, you can adjust the settings to make text and images on the screen appear larger, improve the contrast between items on the screen, and hear on-screen text read aloud. You can adjust these settings on the Make the computer easier to see page in the Ease of Access Center. 1. Open the Make the computer easier to see page by clicking the ... Read more..

Error message when you create checks by using the Manual Payroll feature in Accounting Professional or in Accounting Express: An error occurred during payroll check creationView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953580Last Review:June 4, 2008Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSWhen you create checks by using the Manual Payroll feature in Microsoft Dynamics Accounting Professional or in Microsoft Dynamics Accounting Express, you receive the following error message: An error occurred during payroll check creation. Payroll Liabilities: This Financial account is specified as the liability account ... Read more..

An unattended installation of Windows Vista uses the Autounattend.xml file on the Windows Vista installation disc instead of the Autounattend.xml file on a USB flash driveView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933495Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:3.0On This PageSYMPTOMSYou have two Autounattend.xml files (answer files) that can be used in an unattended installation of Windows Vista. One Autounattend.xml file is in the root directory of the Windows Vista installation disc. The other Autounattend.xml file is in the root directory of ... Read more..

A program that uses Windows HotStart does not start as quickly as expected after a Windows Vista-based computer wakes up from sleepView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933778Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:3.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you configure the Windows HotStart feature in Windows Vista to start a program directly from the system startup process, there is a long delay before the program starts. For example, when the computer is asleep, and you press the access button for the program on the ... Read more..

Error message when you try to install Windows Vista by using a computer's DVD drive: Windows cannot install required filesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:930984Last Review:March 17, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you try to install Windows Vista by using a computer's DVD drive, you may receive one of the following error messages: Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code: 0x800706F8Windows cannot install required files. Make ... Read more..

The upgrade option is unavailable when you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVDView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928432Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSWhen you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVD, the upgrade option is unavailable.WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, make sure that the Windows Vista DVD is not inserted when you start the computer. Then, insert the Windows Vista DVD to upgrade to Windows Vista. To do this, follow these steps:1.Make sure that the ... Read more..

The Windows Explorer menu bar is not displayed in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927388Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:3.3On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you view files and folders by using Windows Explorer, the Windows Explorer menu bar is not displayed.Note The Windows Explorer menu bar includes the File menu, the Edit menu, the View menu, the Tools menu, and the Help menu.Back to the topCAUSEBy default, the menu bar is hidden in Windows Explorer.Back to the topRESOLUTIONTo resolve this ... Read more..

For Basic Information: Windows Logo Key + Break Key (Top, Right) For Detailed Information: 1. Right Click Computer > Manage or 2. Start > Type System under Start Search > Click System Information or 3. Start > Type msinfo32 under Start Search > Click msinfo32 Read more..

This article describes how to create a custom template in Microsoft Office Visio. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \'moreinformation\'); When you want to create multiple drawing files that need a consistent look, consider creating a template on which to base all the drawings. By creating your own template, you eliminate the need to open the appropriate stencils, create styles, and establish page settings for each drawing file, because these defaults are all contained in one place. You can increase your efficiency by creating your own ... Read more..

When a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 user sends an e-mail message to a public folder, the message is not delivered. The user receives a non-delivery report (NDR) that resembles the following: From: Administrator To: UserName Subject: Undeliverable: MessageSubject Sorry, we couldn't deliver your message to the following people or distribution lists. We hope the information below helps you understand what happened. Please read it carefully. PublicFolderName There's a problem with the recipient's mailbox. Microsoft Exchange will not attempt to redeliver this e-mail message for you. Please ... Read more..

This article describes how to customize the color of the spelling and grammar checker underlines in Microsoft Office Word 2007. These underlines indicate the following items: Spelling errors Grammar errors Contextual spelling errors Smart tags MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \'moreinformation\'); 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. To ... Read more..

You do not see pictures when you start a slide show in Windows Photo Gallery in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:938818Last Review:November 26, 2007Revision:1.1SYMPTOMSWhen you start a slide show in Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista, the slide show stops, and you receive the following message:Loading…When this issue occurs, you do not see the slide show pictures. You may hear audio for the slide show if the slide show includes audio. This issue occurs even though ... Read more..

802.11g is displayed instead of 802.11n for the wireless network adapter in Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:935279Last Review:May 1, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSOn a Windows Vista-based computer that is using an 802.11n wireless network adapter, you pause the pointer over the network connection in the Connect to a network dialog box. Then, you receive a message that resembles the following:Radio Type: 802.11gThe message suggests that the computer is using an 802.11g wireless network adapter instead of an 802.11n wireless ... Read more..

Some elements of the user interface in some preinstalled Czech versions of Windows Vista contain English text, text that is truncated, or linguistic errorsView products that this article applies to.Article ID:932637Last Review:April 10, 2007Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSYou are running a computer on which the Czech version of Windows Vista was preinstalled by the manufacturer. However, you notice that certain elements of the user interface are not displayed as expected. Specifically, certain elements of the user interface contain English text, text that ... Read more..

The Windows Vista installation process may take several hours on a system that uses an ATI SB600 Series chipsetView products that this article applies to.Article ID:931369Last Review:August 29, 2007Revision:2.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to install Windows Vista on a portable computer that uses an ATI SB600 Series chipset, each driver may take a long time to install. Therefore, the Windows Vista installation process may take several hours.This problem occurs only on a computer that uses ... Read more..

After you upgrade a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista, you may no longer hear the audio handshake when you use a dial-up modemView products that this article applies to.Article ID:928899Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSAfter you upgrade a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista, you may no longer hear the audio handshake when you use a dial-up modem. However, the modem works and connects.Back to the topCAUSEThis problem occurs because certain modem drivers cannot stream audio to the ... Read more..

You may be unable to send a fax that you saved as a draft in Windows Fax and Scan if the fax does not have a cover pageView products that this article applies to.Article ID:927815Last Review:March 15, 2007Revision:1.3SYMPTOMSIn Windows Vista, you open a saved fax from the Drafts folder in Windows Fax and Scan, and you try to send it. However, the fax may not be submitted to the Outbox, and the fax is never sent and is lost.Back ... Read more..

Event ID 5326 and Event ID 4958 are logged in the Application log when you run a full content deployment job in SharePoint Server 2007View products that this article applies to.Article ID:953443Last Review:July 31, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you run a full content deployment job to deploy content from a source site to a destination site in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the following error messages are logged in the Application log:•Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: Office SharePoint ServerEvent Category: Content Deployment ... Read more..