Dreaded Office XP 1706 error - The SOLUTION

You will have found this post searching for Office XP or version 2002 and the error 1706 which pops up every time you load Word or Excel. It prompts for the installation files, in my case PRO.MSI, and gives no clue as to whether these are expected on a fileserver, a CD or some local path.
No doubt you will have somehow located an old copy of an Office XP pro cd, resourceful IT guru that you are, but despite pointing the dialog to all the possible folders on the cd, it refuses to find or open the files it needs.
Next, you make sure it's patched up to date [how much longer will patches be available for these old versions?]
Then you tried a Repair install - rather than an un- and reinstall...
All that accomplished for me was to loose the profile in the accompanying Outlook 2003 installation, meaning the I had to fix the nickname file (more on this below).
Oh, and of course you tried running the app in safe mode, and the repairs etc as admin?
You even got desperate and tried the reg file fix Tip 171 (from memory).. here http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
But this alas made no difference either.

THE SOLUTION:
Copy the PRO.MSI file onto the hard disk somewhere and point to it there instead of on the cd. I chose the same folder as the Office exes were located, not sure if that made a difference, but seemed to work for me.
This got me past the now well-known first hurdle locating the file, but two new dialogs popped up prompting me to install some ttfs, (I forget which as I was certain I was not getting any further), yet I just chose "Ignore" to these two, and, Voila, the error did not reoccur!

Regarding the Outlook Profile issue, it seems that a repair install of Office 2002 affects Outlook 2003 by renaming the profile from Outlook to Copy of Outlook.
The most marked effect of this is that the autosuggest feature (when typing an email address) is reset to empty - ie no entries in it at all
Needless to say, this can result in very grumpy customers if they rely on it heavily. (Especially where the addresses are a combination of those in the Contacts folder address book, and the Windows address book, heaven knows why that particular mess never got sorted out over the many version of Outlook even to parent day!?)

THE SOUTION: rename the .NK2 file to match the changed profile name, in my case "Copy of Outlook.NK2". Fixed!

A user on Kelly's corner reports the following fix:
What did work:
Make the limited user an Admin gp member
Open Word, respond do the installer prompt
Remove Admin gp membership from the limited user acct
No more install prompt

Problem scenario:
Win XP Pro, SP1
Standalone computer (no domain involved)
Office 2000 SP3
Admin gp member did initial install of Office, SP1a, SP3

Create a limited user acct
Reboot, logon as that user
Open Word
Error 1706 dialog displays

Moving email and contacts from OE to Outlook

Moving from XP to Win7?

One of the tricky bits is getting email from Outlook Express to Outlook proper.
Copying the dbx files to the new pc is easy enough.
Then from WLM simply Import OE v6 Mail and Contacts (altogh the contacts don't come through).
An important step is to MOVE the imported mail from the Storage Folder called Imported Files into folders you have created in WLM. This takes time when there are a lot of folders containing large amounts of email.
Then from Outlook, you import mail and it detects the WLM store.

I don't bother exporting or importing the Mail Account settings, even when there is more then one. A few screengrabs of the various config screens copied across to the new PC are all that is required (along with the password/s). Make sure you look at all the screens, especially if the Outgoing "Logon Using" is ticked.

Contacts is almost as simple (when you know how:)

Copy the wab file to the new pc. Double click it, which will [somewhat presumptuously] import all the contacts into Windows Contacts folder.
Then from Outlook you can choose the Open > Import Messages & Contacts (choose contacts only) in the WLM format.. as described correctly here:
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/382
This process took longer to import than the messages, but may have been because Outlook was "preparing to Send and Receive"...

A tip therefore is to force all the Email clients to work offline, by either disconnecting from the network, setting the clients to Work Offline, or in my case, leaving the passwords blank until the work was done.

Sending photos by WindowsLive email is now near impossible... SOLUTION

It was a great leap forward once the ability to downsize any selection of photos directly from explorer was included in Windows (without having to find a separate down-sizer). Even Nanna and Poppa could do it..
XP and OE come to mind. They had their issues, but eventually were ironed out over the years.

Then came WLM
Windows Live Mail 2011 has caused a lot of users to tear their collective hair out trying to the simplest of things.. send a few down-sized photos as an email attachment...

The most succinct post (of many) describing the solution is:
http://www.winvistatips.com/re-sending-pictures-wlm11-t830132.html

In summary - WLM sends just a thumbnail of the images you want to send, and uploads the full high resolution image to the user's Skydrive - available to all Windows Live accounts. The recipient of the email can then view the "Slideshow" by clicking on a link to look at the online version of the full size images stored on Skydrive.
We all know NOT to click on links in emails....

The SOLUTION?

Right-click on the selected photos as usual, select send to mail recipient and re-size as wanted
Once it comes up as a photo e-mail – here's the trick - hit view slideshow in the e-mail window

A Photo album tools tab will now appear. Hit the format tab. Click on the paper-click (attachment) icon, and they will now be switched to attachments, at their re-sized resolutions

Here's the kicker:
You need to have a WindowsLive account setup and logged in once for this to work.
[caption id="attachment_378" align="alignright" width="575" caption="Click on the paperclip once you have logged in to WL to attach photos the old fashioned way :)"][/caption]
To use the plain WindowsLive email program, no Windows Live account is needed, but without signing up to yet another service, sending photos becomes near impossible - to the point of completely jamming up the outbox - with an error that requires you to delete the "Email Photo and try again"!

Grrr..

Don't forget to use the Wizards after any settings change,

...or preferably USE the wizard to make the changes in the first place.

Need to know what the damn DNS *should* look like (rather than that conusing mess that presents itself to you when its NOT working!??

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/2003_Server/Q_21179346.html

Oh, and don't forget ths good advice, long learned, and often forgot:

"... I realized I should try re-running the ICW after changing all of the settings I had changed.

After I ran that, I rebooted the client computers and everything works fine."

Making "full" use of a Telecom=locked THOMPSON TG585v7

Ah, that little white box so full of promise, until you plug it in and find there's nowhere to go...

With no adsl phone line connected, you get the following unhelpful screen that seemingly can take you no further. Typing in the default ip address of 192.168.1.254 annoyingly resolves to dsldevice.lan and nothing more seems to be possible..


All is not lost, however, somehow I came across two methods to get a bit deeper (despite rumours that there is a secondary lan range and/or password kept top secret and known by only those who rub shoulders with Theresa Gattung (or whoever her current replacement happens to be ;)



Step one: use this url
http://dsldevice.lan/cgi/b/lan/?be=0&l0=3&l1=-1

This allows the more familiar setup screens of old, complete with blue text hyperlinks to everything, most importantly the
Configure link

Step 2.
Change the logon credentials for the administrator.
The current default is a blank password, and the login is Administrator (with a capital) - which is important for the telnet step below.
But don't panic reading about telnet (yes, it's there in Win7, just needs to be enabled (ticked on) under Windows Programs)
The web interface will immediatly prompt you for the credentials when you change them successfully, so you are IN.
Then mosey over to Internet settings, and put in your adsl userid and password (even if its not xtra, gasp)!
There is no Save button, but fear not, it does save, somehow.

Now comes the telnet bit. Should it not save, you apparently can save the config file using cli (command line in telnet) using this:
config save filename = myset.ini
Edit this file to reflect your login (the file is hard to find buried somewhere deep in c:\windows...???)
Then upload it to the modem using
config load filname = myeditedset.ini

You'll know you're in when you see some ascii art (which takes me back:)



For the record, here are my router's specs

System Information
This page summarizes important information on your Thomson Gateway. You may need this information when you contact your helpdesk.
Product Name: TG585v7
Serial Number:CP0922SFxxx
Software Release:7.4.2.7
Software Variant:ES
Boot Loader Version:1.0.0
Product Code:36588280
Board Name:CANT-P

Moving to Google Apps based email - here's how

Get the Sync program
tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync

With a new user, with Office 2010 installed, but not in use, choose a New Profile. Otherwise use an existing one to grab all the email off the local PST or Exchange Server.


Restart Outlook.
Done!

If you use Sharepoint (for a shared Company listing of contacts for example, Click on Actions, and Open in Outlook.

Form the client's address book, choose Options, and set the Shared Contacts list to appear first and search though first if required.

Is there life beyond Galaxy 2.1?

So you, too want to upgrade the firmware on your Samsung Galaxy GT-I9000T?

Are you very brave?

To upgrade the firmware, as I understand it, this is done using a USB connection to PC Linux or Mac. (Only PC requires the drivers, the others just work).
The KIES software provided by Samsung is crap, but is just used to make sure you have the driver working so can go ahead with the coms using ODIN3 software.

Backup of phone data should be done first (ie grab ALL you photo, video, etc off the internal memory andoff the SD card - even though you're taking the SD card out...

The phone has to be put into download mode which is done by:
Powering off phone
Remove SIM, remove microSD
Hold up and down volume buttons while powering on (older phones apparently used to have to hold 3 buttons: VolDown, Home and Power all at same time) (?)
Keep holding them till you see an Downloading Android logo.
Connect USB cable to the phone.
Windows will install the usb download mode drivers.

To flash the phone with the newer firmware

As above, but run ODin3 on the PC/Linux/Mac
Connect your Galaxy S using USB (Still in download mode)
Odin3 displays a connection on Com7
Select the pit file and the PDA file you require
Only select the PDA / Code file.
Start the download and hopefully get to 100% , reset the phone before disconnecting the usb cable

(Thanks mainly to
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread.php/91-Tutorial-How-to-debrand-and-flash-newer-firmware-to-your-Galaxy-S )

My milage
I backup up (copied all the visible content of the two drives that appeared when I Mounted the drives in plain USB mode (not KIES). 400odd MB of the 512MB microSD and 880MB of 1Gb onboard (internal SD).

Removed SIM and microSD, put phone into Download mode (required downvol, home and on butons) - this occurs instantly
Connected USB, Win7 automatically deteced a Gadget! and downlaoded the driver:

I chose the PIT and PDA files, Clicked Start - nothing happened apart from the first line 0/0 in screenshot.

Dicsonnected and reconnected USB, got as far as screen shot for 5 or more minutes - nothing happened..
Reopened Odin3, same thing, tried all 3 files - see second screenshot.

Had to hard power off the phone, but it booted ok despite all this - but I'm still no further and still on the original firmware version :(

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Notes:
To see your signal strength and channel frequencies
*#0011#
On Telecom my phone currently show
WCDMA850 Band 5
Reg PLMN 530-5
Freq DL 1062
Freq UL:837
PSC:51
RSCP:-85 ish ECIO:-7

To view your current firmware version type *#1234#
As supplied by Telecom May 2011 my IS9000T displays:
PDA: I9000TDOKA1
PHONE: I9000TDOJL1
CSC: I9000TTNZJL1

the phone itself reports
Firmware 2.1-update1

Kernel version 2.6.29

Build Number ECLAIR.DOKA1

My Apps
Voice Dialler
Voice Search
Shopping List 1.3.15
Swiftkey X 2.0.5.109
Dolphin Browser 5.1.0
Silent TIme Lite 3.3.4
Sim Toolkit
PDF Viewer (Dolphin addon)