Monday, September 22, 2014

Fixing Freezing Problems Exhibited By Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is an email manager program that many around the world use for managing their emails. One of the things about Outlook is that it is not just an email manager program, it is a complete personal manager program with a calendar, contacts manager and notes taking feature. One of the main issues that the Outlook program exhibits is freezing issues. If your Outlook program has such issues, Outlook problems and help forums advises that you check what the main reason for the occurrence of the error is. One of the main reasons for the occurrence of the error is adding an add-in program with the email manager.

If this is the issue, then you might need to remove the add-in last added to the program for fixing the issues with the email client. Follow the simple instructions given below for removing the add-in from the program.
  • Open the Outlook email client by double clicking on its shortcut icon found in the desktop and then click on the Tools menu found at the top of the application window. 
  • From the drop down menu that appears on the screen, click on the option labeled as Trust Center and then click on the Go button after highlighting the Add-ins tab. 
  • Now the system will show you all the add-in programs installed with the Outlook email manager program. Look for the Add-in that caused the trouble by scrolling down through the list and highlight it when found by clicking on it. 
  • Now look for the Remove button in the window and click on it for removing the add-in from the Outlook email manager program. 
  • Now close the program and restart it, you will be surprised to find that the freezing issue that the program used to exhibit is now nowhere to be found.
One of the other ways for fixing the issues is to remove and disable RSS feeds. Sometimes the RSS feeds in the program will lead to filling the memory and this might lead to freezing of the Outlook program. Outlook problems and help website states that if you disable some of the unwanted feeds, then the issues with the program could be fixed easily.

Since the issue can also be caused due to corruption of the program, it is advised that you do keep an antivirus program in your system for protecting your system from virus and malware attacks.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Get Your Windows Startup Process Optimized

Speed is one of the major factors that we wish our computers to have. This is quite natural, as no one has the patience to simply gaze at this electronic device waiting for it to start up. To avoid such frustrating moments, you could get your Windows Startup optimized. The process is not a complicated one. A few easy steps will help you to accomplish this task and further, you could enjoy a system running on its top speed.

Let us check the instructions that you need to follow to reduce the boot time of Windows.
  • You need to turn on the computer and navigate to the BIOS screen. To enter into BIOS, you need to select F2 key or DEL key. The same will be mentioned on your user manual. 
  • After entering the BIOS screen, get to the BIOS setup. 
  • You will find a BOOT menu. Since mouse will not work on BIOS, you need to use Arrow keys, Tab and Enter key for selecting. 
  • When you find the option for Quick Boot, get it Enabled. 
  • Below Boot Device Priority, you need to alter the first boot device and select Exit and Save Changes. This will restart your computer.
In order to enhance your system speed on boot up, it is essential to get rid of unwanted startup programs. For that, you need to click Start button, select Run, and type msconfig. This will show the list of programs that start during startup. On the left hand side of msconfig screen, you will find boxes, which you need to uncheck. Select Apply and then OK. In order to implement the changes made, you need to restart your computer.

Other than performing the above steps, you need to clean your Windows registry on a regular basis to avoid registry errors. A majority of problems faced by Windows platforms are the result of registry errors. When you install different programs on your system, installation might succeed or fail. Anyway, the corrupt files will remain on your hard drive and damage your registry. You could definitely contact our Windows support team to fix any Windows related issues. However, you need to realize the fact that if you give adequate care by removing unwanted items from your Windows platform, it will never turn sluggish.

Anyway, following the above steps will help you to optimize your Windows startup process. Any doubts regarding the above steps can be clarified by contacting our Windows support team.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Creating A Distribution List In Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is the most popular email manager program in the world and once you setup email in Outlook, you may need to configure more options like creating distributions lists and so on. Here we discuss simple instructions for creating a distribution list in Outlook.

Instructions 
  • Open the Outlook email manager program by double clicking on its icon in the desktop and then click on the Tools tab found in the application window.
  • When the drop down menu appears on the screen, click on the Address Book tab. If you do have many divisions in the address book, select the option labeled as Contacts.
  • For creating a new mailing list with the Outlook email manager program, click on the File menu and then on the New Contact Group option. Name the contacts group in a manner that enables you to easily find it.
  • Make sure that you have saved the newly created list to your contacts. Once you have setup email in Outlook with a new distribution list, you can easily add contacts to the list.
  • Now open the distribution list that you have created and then click on Select Members for choosing the contacts and addresses to be added to the distribution list.
  • Search for the person by typing in the first name of the contact and click on the Member icon found at the bottom of the window for adding new contacts to the distribution list.
  • Repeat the process for all people and contacts that you wish to add to the distribution list and then click on the OK button when done.
  • If you are adding a new email address to your address book, copy the entry to the distribution list after you have saved the original file.
  • Select the option labeled as Save and Close for saving the list and closing it. Now open the newly created distribution list and check whether all the contacts you have added are present in it or not. If not, follow the steps given above to add any omitted contact.
  • You can see the contacts in the list by clicking on the + sign found to the left side of the distribution list. 
If you follow the simple instructions given above, you will be able to create distribution lists with Microsoft Outlook email client in a jiffy.