Showing posts with label Microsoft support. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft support. Show all posts

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Features Of Windows Live Mail Application

Windows Live Mail is a free email client program developed by Microsoft. It replaces Windows Mail on Windows Vista and Outlook Express on Windows XP, and works quite similar to Microsoft Outlook application. Windows Live Mail helps users access and manage their emails, contacts, calendar events, and schedules, even when they are not connected to the internet. Microsoft support center claims that this email client also allows users to configure multiple email accounts and manage them collectively.
Windows Live Mail can be downloaded either coupled with other programs in the Windows Essentials pack, or as a standalone application from trusted download centers. Here is a synopsis of the features offered by the Windows Live Mail program.
  • Manage multiple email accounts in a single interface. It supports configuring of all the prominent webmail accounts like Hotmail, Gmail, and Ymail. 
  • Access data and read emails, even when offline. Windows Live Mail uses separate inbox folders for different accounts, and thus, keeps the interface uncluttered.
  • Organize contacts and manage their information in a professional way, synchronizing the data with Windows Live Contacts.
  • Manage schedules, calendar events, and set reminders for upcoming occasions. It also offers straightforward tools to synchronize data with the web calendar.
  • Compose emails with ease. Supports emoticons and functions like in-line spell check as well. It also allows sending of images and other attachments employing the Photo email feature.
  • Read News feeds and RSS feeds. Reply to the email links listed in the page directly.
  • Helps to block phishing with the potent spam filter included in the program.
Though the above highlighted points make it clear that Windows Live Mail is a beneficial program, the application lacks some features that were integrated in Windows Mail earlier. For instance, the ability to view or edit HTML emails by source, create emails with margins, and the Identities feature are not included in the program. Even the locally installed Help instructions do not cover Windows Live Mail.
Apart from that, the program is revived with numerous new features like inclusion of separate email folders, support for DeltaSync, WebDAV, and other HTTP based web protocols. The Scripted Stationery for the application is now available from Cloudeight Stationery. If combined with Windows Search, the program can also be used for full-text index based search.
Microsoft support center claims that Windows Live Mail application is gaining a steady popularity across the globe, and numerous users are looking forward to use the program instead of the all-time favorite Outlook email client.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

How To Setup Outlook 2013 Using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

Microsoft Outlook is a famous personal manager program and the latest version of the software is labeled as Outlook 2013. This version contains many additional features from its predecessors. We discuss the Outlook settings to be configured to connect Outlook 2013 to an email account via Microsoft ActiveSync. However, before you go through the instructions, make sure that the email account that you are connecting to the Outlook program has Microsoft ActiveSync enabled and make sure that the email supports SSL connection, as Outlook 2013 supports only the same.

Instructions
  • Launch the Outlook 2013 application by double clicking on its icon in the desktop.
  • When the application is loaded, go to the menu bar and click on the File tab. 
  • Now select the option named Add Account from the drop down File menu. 
  • Now you will be taken to a new page, look for the option named Manual Setup or Additional Server Types to select it and click on the Next button at the bottom of the window to continue.
  • Now a dialog box will appear asking you to choose the services; select the service as Outlook.com or as Exchange ActiveSync compatible service and then click on the Next button.
  • Now in the screen that appears, enter your username, email address, server and password information required to login to your account in the remote server. Remember to input your mail address in full format like user@domain.com and do not enter it as just User. If you are not sure about your email server address, contact the Outlook settings site or email administrator to get it. 
  • After providing all the necessary information, click on the button labeled Next found at the bottom of the window to move forward. 
  • Now a pop up window will appear of the name Test Account Settings. The Outlook program will now check your account settings by connecting to the remote server and if the connection was successfully obtained, it will be displayed in the pop up window. 
  • Now close the popup window and then click on the Finish button to complete the configuration. 
If you follow the simple instructions given above, you can easily configure the Outlook 2013 application using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync process. If you experience any problems while working with the Outlook client, feel free to contact the Microsoft support site for further assistance.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Steps To Manually Install XP Updates

A system may underperform and can prompt many errors if it is not updated regularly. Regular updates can help your system perform better and at super fast speed. Microsoft allows its users to connect with the Windows XP update centre to keep their system updated with the latest updates and features and there by enhance their system’s performance. You can either manually choose these updates or make your system do the selection. Follow the instructions briefed below to manually install XP updates.

Microsoft support instructions to configure Automatic Updates

Click the Windows Start button placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. From the Start menu pop up, select the label that reads Control Panel. Alternatively, you can launch the Control Panel from the Run command window. To do this, first launch the Run window by pressing Windows + R key. Place the mouse pointer in the search space and type Control Panel.
Hit the Enter key to initiate the search.
Hit the icon labeled System and then the tab labeled Automatic Updates.
Now, select either the Download Updates for Me, but Let Me Choose When to Install Them option or the Notify Me but Don't Automatically Download or Install Them option.
Either of the option will allow you to the install the update. You may prefer either to install the updates manually or to automatically install them.
Hit the OK button to save the changes.
Manually Select and Install Updates
Click the Windows Start button placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. Instead, you may also launch the application by pressing the key imprinted with the Windows logo. You may also launch the same using the keyword shortcut combo Ctrl + Esc.
Click on the Windows Update link. This will launch the Windows Update interface.
Select the number of updates you intend to install. The numbers will then later get hyperlinked. When clicked, the hyperlink will list down a number of updates.
Check or uncheck each update. The updates that are checked in will get installed on your system.
Hit the Install button. Manually install the updates that you have selected.
Follow the instructions briefed above to manually install XP updates. For any further clarifications, drop into our Microsoft support page. You may also reach us online on our tech support 24/7 help line number.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Bring On Two Monitors With The Aid Of A Video Card And A Motherboard Port



Some users often try to attach another monitor on to their computer to avail various sorts of operations. In such situations it’s awful to call up the IT support team for assistance as they are going to break your bank for helping you out with these issues. This isn’t a difficult job to do as installing two monitors with a video card and a mother board port is does not involve a lot of technical knowledge. If you have ever cleaned a CPU, then that is all the experience you will need.
If you come under the category of Windows users who isn’t satisfied with one monitor, look up your tool kit to install another monitor under the same video card. In fact many Windows users misinterpret that it’s not possible to enable two monitors under a single video card and a motherboard port, but it isn’t so. Just go through the following set of pointers to see your work done.
Instructions
Wind up all the ongoing activities in your system and shutdown your computer by going to the shut down menu that lies inside the startup menu. When the PC has powered down, remove the plugs attached to the power plug.

Open up the covering provided to your central processor unit by removing the screws attached behind CPU. These screws are often placed right next to the aeration vent and are of the Phillips-head kind of screws. Removing those screws will allow you to detach the casing from the CPU- exposing the brain behind the entire system.

Pick out the video card slots installed on your CPU and insert a PCI, AGP and ePCI video card. Just make sure that you have inserted the card that is compatible to a Windows system.

Place the new video card into the slot available on your motherboard. However, if there is a video card inside it, detach it by removing the screws attached to it and pick out the card from the video card slot.

Now place the new video card in to the vacated slot on your mother board and screw it to position firmly inside the slot.

Again, install the casing of the CPU, plug in all the cables in to socket and power up the system once again.


For more assistance, avail the remote desktop assistance from the Microsoft team which provides excellent IT support.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Guidelines to revise your Windows XP


Eleven years ago Microsoft launched what is considered to be the world’s best operating system brand; the tech giants called it the Microsoft Windows XP. Ever since its release, Microsoft has released updates for this OS regularly- eleven years is a long time and there has been great progress in the technology front since. Even now there are users who like to use a XP installed PC rather than going for a new or advanced operating system. The positive aspect about Windows XP is that, it can be updated from the Microsoft official website by enabling the “Automatic Update” feature. With an Internet Explorer installed on your Computer, you can get this done with ease. However, you should have an internet explorer with a version 5 or above. It isn’t confusing or a tedious process, just tag around the following instructions shaped up by the Microsoft support crew to update your Windows XP
Follow these leads:
Facilitate Automatic Updates in Windows XP
Press the “On” button of your CPU and wait until your computer boots up with your desired settings.
Once your computer is ready for use, scroll down and click the "Start" tab that the lies at the bottom your Windows XP desktop interface to bring up the startup menu
From the start up menu, hit the "Control Panel" tab to open up the Control Panel interface. The control panel will allow you to access various applications installed on your computer.
From the listed programs, pick out the "System" tab which lies just above the center of the Control Panel window.
Inside the systems window you will be able to find the "Automatic Updates" tab that will allow the OS installed in your system to stay updated.
Then move the slider to change the radio button to "Turn On Automatic Updates" status.
Updating Windows XP from Microsoft Windows Update Website
Launch the Internet Explorer installed on your computer by clicking on the IE icon which lies on your desktop.
Plot a course to the “windowsupdate.Microsoft.com” website and hang around until the website site identifies the browser installed on your computer.
Now tag along the on-screen guidelines as prompted by the installation wizard to download and install updates released for Windows XP by Microsoft Inc.
These instructions should be sufficient to update your Windows XP. However, if you need more technical backup, get in touch with the technical professionals in Microsoft support panel.