Author: David Vielmetter
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Disable HDMI hot plug detection in Windows 7
Whether you’re running Windows Media Center or another homebrew HTPC/DVR where Windows 7 is the underlying operating system, you may have noticed that HDMI hot plug detection can be extremely annoying. New receivers that allow you to switch between different HDMI connected entertainment devices, often also register an HDMI hot-plug or auto-detect event in Windows…
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Outlook 2013 cannot open default OST file
Microsoft Outlook 2013 can be finicky with add-ins. IMHO it’s more touchy about them than Outlook 2010, but that’s open to debate. Long story short, Outlook 2013 on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 can run into issues where it doesn’t terminate all processes after a user closes the program. Consequently, the user no longer sees…
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There is a problem with Adobe Acrobat/Reader 1014
If you’ve got Adobe Acrobat X (10) Standard already installed and accidentally install Adobe Reader 11 (because it came bundled with some scanner/printer you bought), you may start to see this error in Internet Explorer when trying to view PDF documents. UPDATE: This issue has been shown to affect versions 10 and 11 of Adobe…
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Office 2013 will not launch or repair
If Microsoft Office 2013 or Office applications part of your Office 365 installations will no longer launch and both the Quick Repair and Online Repair have failed, a complete re-install may be necessary. Here’s how to do this: [requirements] Internet connection Product key for Office 2013 or Office 365 Microsoft Account username and password [the…