How2NotFail » Windows XP

Fix: Outlook- Can’t Right Click, Highlight, or Select Text

Michael — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:02:40 +0000

I recently faced this problem with my outlook. Couldn’t right click, or highlight anything in any of my emails. Not even Ctrl+A would work. After some research I discovered that my machine had some corrupt or perhaps mismatched libraries on it. The easiest and fastest way to fix this problem is to do a clean install of IE8. That took care of the issue immediately. Hope this helps some pour soul out there that had the same problem as me.

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How to End Multiple Processes at Once

Ben — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:59:24 +0000

If you’ve ever had to close many instances of a program at once and task manager just isn’t cutting it, there’s a simple command you can use to close them all at once, even if they are not responding.

If for example you have multiple instances of Notepad.exe running:

Open your Start Menu and click “Run” or just hit windows key + R
Type in “taskkill /im notepad.exe” and hit enter
If the program is not responding, you may need to type “taskkill /im /f notepad.exe” to forcefully end it.

The great thing about this command aside from allowing you to end many things at once is that it can also be executed from within a batch file or php command to help you automate various tasks on your computer and even allow you to control applications remotely via a web interface.

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Fix Task Manager – Menu, Buttons, and Tabs are Missing, Hidden, and Gone

Michael — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:58:11 +0000

This happened to me a long time ago, when I first started using windows, and I had NO idea how to fix it. All you see is a nice compact little border around your tasks, with no way to get back to the higher functions of your task manager. The File, Options, View, etc are gone, and you can’t even click the close button. It’s actually not broken! That, as with all ‘fun’ windows quirks, is a feature.

How Do I Fix It?

Double click any grey area in your task manager that isn’t a button or a menu item. This will toggle your window mode back and forth between the original and compact view.

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How to Take Screenshots of Videos in Winamp or Windows Media Player

Ben — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:09:57 +0000

If you have ever tried to take a screen shot of a video or movie playing in Winamp or Windows Media Player you may have found that after you save the file you are left with nothing more than a black square where your video used to be, even screen capturing utilities will often be unable to capture a screen shot from video playing on one of these media players. If you follow these simple steps according to the media player you prefer you’ll be able to save screen shots with Windows screen shot function or with third party programs just fine.

Windows Media Player

From the menu, go to Tools -> Options
Click the Performance tab
Slide the Video Acceleration setting as far as it goes to the left (None)
Hit OK to apply the settings
Take the screen shot you intended to take as you normally would
Slide the Video Acceleration option back to where it was

Winamp Media Player

From the menu, go to Options -> Preferences
Click on the Video menu
Un-check the box labeled “Allow hardware video overlay“
Hit OK to apply the settings
Restart Winamp
Take the screen shot you intended to take as you normally would
Check the “Allow hardware video overlay” box again to return it to normal

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