Saving Outlook attachments - default location

Changing the default location to save attachments in Outlook 2010,  from   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252732

To Modify the Registry Setting

1. Click Start, and click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
4. Double-click Personal in the right pane.
5. Change the value to the path you want. For example:
   C:\My Attachments, would set the location to the My Attachments folder.
   %USERPROFILE%\My Documents, would set it to the My Documents folder on a computer that had more than one user profile.
6. On the Registry menu, click Exit.
7. Restart Outlook.

When you open a new mail message and attach a file, the Insert File dialog box opens to the folder you have specified.


Also see:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/outlook/thread/69a963e1-a2f4-44a4-b338-6fd3bc7c6030/

http://www.sevenforums.com/microsoft-office/126793-outlook-2010-setting-default-save-location.html

Converting from Outlook 97-2002 .pst format to new Outlook 2010

Can not do direct conversion, create new, empty .PST file, copy everything from old format (Directions)

Step 1: Create a data file

1. On the Home tab, in the New group, click New Items, point to More Items, and then click Outlook Data File.
2. In the Create or Open Outlook Data File dialog box, in the File name box, type the name as you want it to appear in the Outlook Navigation Pane, and then click OK.
3. By default, data files are not password-protected. To add a password to your data file, under Password, type that password that you want to use in the Password and Verify Password text boxes.
   Important: Microsoft, or your e-mail administrator do not have access to your password, nor can they assist you with recovering the contents of the Outlook Data File (.pst) if you forget the password.

 

Step 2: Import items to the new data file

1. Click the File tab.
2. On the Open tab, click Import.
3. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
4. Click Outlook Data File (.pst), and then click Next.
5. In the File to import box, enter the path and name of the .pst file that you want to import.
6. Under Options, select how you want duplicates to be processed, and then click Next.
7. Choose the folder that you want to import the Outlook Data File (.pst) from. If you want to import the entire Outlook Data File (.pst), click the topmost folder in the tree, and then select the Include subfolders check box.
8. Click Import items into the same folder in, and then select the destination Outlook Data File (.pst) file in the drop-down list.
9. Click Finish.

 

Fixing LCD monitors - bad capacitors

Had an LCD monitor go bad (stopped working, did not turn on), it turns out it is not too difficult to repair, need to replace capacitors:

Windows sharing vs security tabs

Spent 5 hours trying to connect user to a network share, forgot Sharing vs Security in windows.

Short answer:  setup SHARING first, for additional control (eg  not all files with same permissions) then use Security via NTFS.

Some details from HowtoGeek:

Share Permissions:

1. Only apply to users who access the resource over the network. They don’t apply if you log on locally, for example through terminal services.
2. It applies to all files and folders in the shared resource. If you want to provide a more granular sort of restriction scheme you should use NTFS Permission in addition to shared permissions
3. If you have any FAT or FAT32 formatted volumes, this will be the only form of restriction available to you, as NTFS Permissions are not available on those file systems.

NTFS Permissions:

1. The only restriction on NTFS Permissions is that they can only be set on a volume that is formatted to the NTFS file system
2. Remember that NTFS are cumulative that means that a users effective permissions are the result of combining the user’s assigned permissions and the permissions of any groups the user belongs to.

Also WindowsSecurity.com