Monday, April 29, 2013

Using GraphPad Prism In Windows 7


Are you looking for an effective tool to create scientific graphs and bio-statistics? Then the application Prism from GraphPad will be a great choice for you. It can help you very well in analyzing large amount of data scientifically and systematically. The latest version of this tool works very well on Windows 7 platforms. While integrating this application with a Windows 7 computer, you can consider the following points that will ensure trouble free working. Read on to find out the various Windows 7 help guidelines to enjoy error-free work in Prism.

System requirements

GraphPad Prism 5 is compatible with Windows 7; however, the versions Prism 3 and Prism 4 are compatible up to Windows XP only. Therefore, you need to ensure to install the latest versions of Prism in computers running on Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Administrative Privileges

When you are running GraphPad for the first time, you will require administrative privileges. On Windows 7, you have to right-click on the Prism icon and choose the option to run as an Administrator. If you do not have such an option, you should sign into the user account with these privileges. If you are using a computer without administrative access, you should contact the organization’s IT department.

Using InStat along with Prism

If you are using InStat and GraphPad together on Windows 7, there will be troubles with the help screen because both of these programs use an older help format, which relies on the Windows Help Viewer. A very good method to resolve such an issue is to download and install the Windows Help program from the Microsoft website to view these help files.

Network security

While using Prism 5 in a network of computers, this application is stored in a shared location and you can access the program from this location, not from the local node. Windows 7 delivers a security warning when you launch this program. You are able to turn off this warning by opening the Control Panel and selecting Internet Options from the Network and Internet section. Then you should click on the Security tab and choose the Custom level button. Then you should check the button next to Enable in the Miscellaneous section.
If you take care of these points, working with GraphPad Prism will be more productive and enjoyable. Advanced Windows 7 help can be obtained from online Microsoft help centers.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Instructions To Delete Windows Live Messenger Chat Archive History


Windows Live Messenger, which is a part of Windows Live Essentials, is Microsoft’s latest instant chat application. It was previously known as MSN messenger. Like all Microsoft chat applications, Live Messenger too saves a copy of all your chat conversations on your computer. Since this message history isn’t password-protected, any people who log into Live Messenger on your computer can view this history. If you don’t want others to see your conversation history, you could delete these chat archives to safeguard your privacy. Mentioned below are instructions to delete the chat history from your Windows Live Messenger application. Avail Windows online support, in case you have trouble performing this.

Instructions

  • Click on the Windows Start button on your taskbar and then click “My Computer” or “Computer”, depending on the OS version. As the “My Computer” or “Computer” window opens, double-click the “C:\” drive to open it. 
  • Locate and open the folder named “Users” to find your user profile folder in it. Double-click your user profile folder to open it. 
  • Under this folder, open the “Documents” subfolder and then further open “My Received Files”. 
  • Now locate and open your Windows Live Messenger profile folder. You will find the folder for “History” here. This folder will contain the list of archived IM conversations. These conversations will be saved in XML file formats with the IM recipient’s screen name associated with it.
  • You may either choose to delete a particular conversation list the selecting the appropriate IM recipient screen name or may deleted the entire conversation history. Select those XML files that you want to dele te and press the “Delete” key on your keyboard. To delete the entire message history, press “Ctrl + A” keys together and the press the “Delete” key. Click “OK” to confirm the deletion.
  • This type of deletion will move the files to the “Recycle Bin” folder on your computer desktop. In order to permanently delete the files, you need to delete it from the Recycle Bin folder. Go to the desktop and right-click on “Recycle Bin” folder, and then select the option “Empty Recycle Bin”. When you get the prompt to confirm the deletion, click “Yes”.

This is how you can delete the chat history from Live Messenger. You will find useful tips on Windows Help menu, or you may seek assistance from the Windows online support team to learn more about the various features and options in Windows Live Messenger.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Steps To Fix XP Services Settings


By design, Microsoft Windows XP automatically initiates the services enabled on your computer during system start-up. XP loads in the services like Remote Procedure Call and DCOM Server Process Launcher, which are essential for the efficient running of the operating system. The services running in the background can however make your system run slow and can offer slow computing. You can kill these services when you do not need them. Follow the steps below to easily fix the above.

Windows support instructions to fix XP services settings

Switch on your desktop or laptop.
Enter your password and username next to the labels Username and Password to log into your administrative account.  
Launch the Start menu by clicking on the Start icon located on the bottom left corner of the task bar on your Window’s home screen.
Select Control Panel from the start menu popup.
Open the Control panel window and switch to classic view.
Select the label that reads Administrative Tools from the control panel window.
Select the Services option from the Administrative Tools window.
This will make the Service window to pop up. Choose the option Service Name and then click on the Properties label from the Service Name sub menu. If you want to change the Print Spooler service settings, right click on the Print Spooler service and then click on Properties.
Select the General tab from the properties dialogue box. Initiate the process by clicking on the Start button. To stop the process, click on the Stop button.
Right-click on the Log On tab and then click the This account option. This will let the service run under any other user account.
Select the Browse button and then select the user account under which you want to run the service. Enter your password next to the field that says Password.
Select the Recovery tab to set recovery options for the above service. Take No Action, Restart the Service, Run a Program and Restart the Computer would be the three options left before you. Choose the option that is appropriate for your computer.
Click on the Apply button, and then hit the OK button to exit the setup process.
Follow the above given Windows support instructions to fix your XP problems. You may also look up for online help articles and forums for further assistance.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Help To Import Spreadsheet Data Into Microsoft Access


Being the popular data management application developed by Microsoft, Microsoft Office Access, otherwise known as Microsoft Access is now used by a good number of business individuals to manage and transfer their company information. In this post, I wish to supply some information, provided by the ever reliable Microsoft Support panel, that’ll help with the import of Text or Spreadsheet data into Microsoft Access table.

How to import from other applications?
Open the Microsoft Access application by double-clicking the desired shortcut icon on your desktop screen.
Press F11 key on your keyboard to launch the database window.
Now tag along the Table tab to view the list of tables.
Now determine the table that you wish to work with from the displayed list, and then access the Open button.
Now launch the program that contains the document you wish to import.
Before transferring the data, make sure that the data format is compatible with the Microsoft Access. Besides this, make sure that the order of fields in the database table matches with the columns in the document that you wish to bring in.
Now determine the number of rows in the document that you want to import. When done, access the Copy option from drop down Edit menu.
For replacing the contents, click on the Records To Be Replaced tab, followed by clicking the Paste option from the drop down edit menu.
If you want to paste the copied records at the bottom of the sheet, then you have to choose the Paste Append option from the drop-down Edit menu. Now the entire record will appear at the end of the data sheet.

How to Import data from a Text File or Spreadsheet?
Open the Microsoft Access application, and press the F11 key on your keyboard to open the Database window.
Tag along the File menu, and choose Get External Data option; then click Import.
Now go back to File menu and choose the Import option. This opens an Import window. After this, follow the onscreen commands strictly to complete the importing procedure. When prompted, choose the table that you wish to import the new data.
Once the entire procedure is finished, click Close to exit out the Import Wizard.
You can follow these Microsoft Support instructions to import Spreadsheet data into Microsoft Access. Any other assistance you need can be availed from Microsoft support teams online.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tutorial To Block Ads In Windows Live Messenger


Microsoft created the Windows Live Messenger application with a view to provide users with a free and simple instant messaging program. It is a very useful and popular program, and one of the few gripes that the users have with the Windows Live Messenger program is the constant blinking and movement of the ads that are displayed on the program. However, these ads in the program can be blocked by following a simple procedure. Here are some instructions provided by the Windows Live help, which you can follow, if you want to block ads in the Windows Live Messenger program. The guidelines provided here are simple and easy to follow, and you will be able to finish the procedure off within a matter of minutes.
Instructions to block ads in Windows Live Messenger
Start off by blocking the ads in the Windows Live Messenger program; for this, boot up your computer that runs on a Windows operating system. Then launch the Internet Explorer web browser, which is the default internet browser in the Windows operating systems. Click on the “Tools” option located in the topmost toolbar on the screen, and then select the “Internet Options” button.
Click on the “Security” tab and then highlight the “Restricted Sites” option. Click on the “Sites” option displayed on the window, and then you will be able to view the name of the current site that you are using on the text space shown on the screen of your computer. Remove the text from the field and then type the following web address into the text field: “http://rad.msn.com”. This Web address, that you are typing in is the one that sends ads to the Windows Live Messenger program. Once you are able to restrict the access of this website into the web browser that you are using, it will stop the Windows Live Messenger program from displaying the advertisements in the program.
Click on the “Add” button, and then select the “Ok” button in order to exit from the Web browser window.
Launch the Windows Live Messenger application in your computer. You will now see that the ads have been replaced by a banner displaying “Windows Live Messenger”.
These are the instructions recommended by the Windows Live help teams, and which you can follow if you want to stop the display of ads while using the Windows Live Messenger program in your computer.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Guide To Remove Outlook Express Passwords


The email client application, Microsoft Outlook, comes pre-installed with various versions of Windows operating systems. Since it is a product from the Microsoft, no need to think twice about the quality and performance of the program. Although Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express share similar architectural values, the database code for the two programs is entirely different.
When you create an email account in the Outlook Express, you are provided with an option to save your account’s password within the application memory. Therefore you need not have to type the email address and password  each time of login to  Outlook Express. No doubt, it’s a remarkable feature, if you are a regular Outlook Express user. But, if you are planning to sell your system or switch to a new System, you have to remove the stored password within the Outlook Express, otherwise the person who is buying your system might gain access to your email account. So to avoid such problems it’s better to extract your Outlook Express password.
Go through the below instructions from the Outlook Express help panel for extracting your Outlook Express passwords.
Instructions
Start off by launching the Outlook Express application on your system.
Click tools tab located on the upper programming menu bar. This pulls down a tools menu.
Now select the accounts option from the pull-down tools menu.
Tag along the Mail tab located at the top of the Outlook Express window.
Determine the email account in the displayed list whose password you wish to remove.
Then you need to trigger the extract button seen in the right pane of the window.
Now determines the location on your system hard drive where you wish to save the account information. It’s also possible to transfer the account information to another system. For this, you have to save the information on a USB flash drive and later transfer it to the other system.
Once you finish the prior step, trigger the save button. Now Outlook Express automatically removes your password and account information and save it in an encrypted file folder.
If you come across any errors while performing the above discussed instructions, contact the Outlook Express Help panel to avail relevant solution concerning your issue. Thank you!


Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Reinstate Your Mozilla Firefox Web Browser


The Mozilla Firefox web browser has been one of the most sought after browsers in the world. It gives the user a chance to browse the internet with many add-ons to give a unique browsing experience. Undoubtedly this browser is the fastest web browser that’s currently available in the computer world at the moment. You won’t have to conduct a survey or a poll to judge the popularity of this browser among the computer users as it’s equipped with enhanced features as well as the repair tools to patch up all the errors that could possibly creep in to the Mozilla Firefox interface. The best trouble shooting option to patch up any errors is to go for a re-installation of the software that has encountered errors.
Instructions
Uninstall Firefox
Bring on the Start menu by triggering the "Start" tab that is placed to the left of the taskbar on your desktop.
From the startup menu open up the “Control Panel” window.
Pick out the "Add or Remove Programs" or "Uninstall a Program".
From the enlisted program that is installed on your computer, pick out the Mozilla Firefox and tag on the "Remove" tab to bring on the "Uninstall" tab.
Choose the "Next" tab and select the "Uninstall" tab to eradicate the Mozilla Firefox web browser from the Mozilla Firefox settings window.
Delete Profile
Bring on the Start menu from the "Start" tab.
Launch the "Run" tab by typing in the "Run" command in to the search bar and tag along the "Enter" tab to open up the Run entry box.
In the run entry box, type in "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\" and hit on the "Enter” tab.
Hold down the "Ctrl" and the key "A" on your keyboard to pick out the profiles.
Trigger the "Delete" key wipe out the profile from your machine.
Install Firefox
Get the Mozilla Firefox installation file from the official website of Mozilla Firefox.
Hit the Mozilla Firefox installation file twice and opt for the "Run" tab to initiate the installation procedure.
Now tag along the "Next" tab to pick out the "Standard" kind of installation. If you want to customize certain operations of the web browser you can also pick out "Custom" type of installation.
Hang around until Mozilla get’s installed on your machine and tag along the "Finish" tab when it finishes.
This way, you can either customize the Mozilla Firefox settings or return it to its default settings.