Alessandro Zanello

One of the most annoying things that happen when you're in a hurry and you have to unplug a USB device is to receive the operating system message that says the device can not be disconnected, and attempting, and of course this happens more frequently as you in a hurry.

The temptation to remove the device and go is very strong, but can lead to serious damage to the device's file system, so you need an alternative.

One possibility is Unlocker , an excellent free program to Cedric 'Nitch' Collomb that solves the problem mainly to indicate which application is holding open a file and be able to delete it anyway but it also fixes other locking situations.

If you receive this message and then attempt to safely disconnect a USB device:

you must:
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The keyboard is always faster than the mouse, but in some cases it is difficult to remember some key combinations little used, for example those which are used to maximize and minimize a window.

To minimize all open windows you can use the combination ALT + M and to show the desktop is a combination Windows Key + D. This is a switch and can be repeated.

To minimize the active window, press alt + space and then the I (r leaders in icon).

To maximize the active window by pressing alt + space key and then the N (i N grandisci ).

To close the active window by pressing alt + space and then the C key (C ose), but the standard combination Alt + F4 is quicker.

To lock the PC and to request the password you use Windows + L, wanting to create a desktop shortcut for this purpose, you create a link with the name you want and as you enter the following command string:

% Windir% \ system32 \ rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

Another thing not widely known is that you can invoke the context menu (the one that appears by pressing the right mouse button) simply by pressing Shift-F10 after selecting an object.

Suddenly you are not able to enter Computer Management, Storage, Disk Management, you access the operating system with an administrator account, running compmgmt.msc, and when you click on Disk Management window appears with the error:

Error 1068: the dependency service or group failed.

Insisting then you get the error:

Could not start the logical disk management service on local computer
Error 126: Can not find the specified module

This was in reference to two services that you should check in Computer Management, Services, that are both started in automatic mode:

- Logical Disk Manager (Logical Disk Manager)
Manages logical disks and removable.
It depends on Plug and Play, Remote Procedure Call
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When opening an application that makes use of MAPI32, eg. Microsoft Outlook 2002 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, you receive the following error message:

Can not find the entry point of procedure "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

in the dynamic link library mapi32.dll.

is not easy to figure out what to do. An attempt to do something like the following.

Close all open programs, in the folder C: \ Windows \ System32 find the Mapi32.dll. Rename the file "Mapi32.old".
Click Start, click Run or press Windows-E and fixmapi.exe type and then click OK.
Restart the computer.

The information in this article shall apply in particular but not limited to:

Source: Microsoft

Can not boot Windows Explorer is missing or Trash?

The solutions to these and other problems for a total of 50 common annoyances of Windows Vista and 7 are categorized under 5 assistants in the vertical bar of FixWin: Windows Explorer, Internet & Connectivity, Windows Media, System Tools, and additional solutions.

The author suggests to verify if you are missing some critical files (System File Checker Utility button), then create a restore point (button Create System Restore Point) and then apply each time a single solution and then restart the system and verify the results before proceeding with other changes, so as to be able to keep under control the outcome of the intervention.

The application is free and can be downloaded here in zip format.

Here instead you can see the screens of the application and see what implementing solutions, it should be noted that Windows Vista automatically recognizes 7 and shows only the options of interest.

More applications are loaded and the longer it takes to shut down Windows. This is especially true for applications that are installed as services, and start at computer startup and maybe wait for a timeout before allowing shutdown.

To speed up the shutdown of Windows might be an idea to open the registry editor and find the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control

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If a file. Doc does not can be opened by Word (2003 and later) may be caused by insufficient permissions. download from Microsoft the resource kit for Windows Server 2003, inside this you will find tools takeown and icacls, there with these commands allow you to assign permissions to the file "filename":

takeown / f file_name / dy
icacls file_name / grant administrators: F

and folder "folder" (recursively):

takeown / f the / r / dy
icacls folder / grant administrators: F / t