5/28/2014

You receive an "Error 1327. Invalid Drive" error message when you try to install a software from CD/DVD-ROM

Problem:
You receive an "Error 1327. Invalid Drive" error message when you try to install a software from CD/DVD-ROM.
For example you try to install a software from DVD (e.g. E:\) and you get an error message about G:\.


Solution (e.g. Windows 7):
Computer icon,, right-click
Manage
Storage
Disk Management
CD-ROM (right-click)
Change Drive Letter and Paths (For example on the picture below for G:\)




5/23/2014

Qualcomm Gobi 2000 Wireless HS-USB Modem 9225 Windows 8.1 Driver for SONY VAIO VPCX11Z1E

Qualcomm® Gobi 2000 Wireless HS-USB Modem 9225 Windows 8.1 Driver for SONY VAIO VPCX11Z1E

It works with Windows 7 driver:
Qualcomm® Gobi 2000 Wireless HS-USB Modem 9225 Windows 7 Driver

Applicable Models & Operating Systems for: QCDWLW-00205146-732.EXE

5/22/2014

Microsoft Outlook 2013 error message "Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of folders cannot be opened. The information store could not be opened"

Check Outlook compatibility mode:
Open: C/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office 15/Outlook.exe.
64 bit system: C:/Program Files x86/Microsoft Office/Office 15/Outlook.exe.
Right click on Outlook.exe and click on Properties and then click on Compatibility tab.
Check if you have any check mark in any of the compatibility mode options.
Make sure you also click on the option "change settings for all users" tab at the bottom of the same screen and look for similar check boxes in the window.
If you see any check boxes in the compatibility mode options, uncheck all the boxes.
Apply
OK.
Try to open Outlook and check the result.

Source and other solutions: answers.microsoft.com

5/21/2014

DVD drive not recognized in Windows 8

1. Open a Command Prompt as Administrator (Cltr+Shift+Enter)

2. Type:

reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001

Press Enter

3. Reboot

Source: answers.microsoft.com

5/20/2014

Laptops Recovery Keys

Notebooks Recovery Keys:

Acer – Alt + F10

Asus – F9

Dell – Ctrl + F11

EI SystemsF10 or Alt + F10 

FujitsuF12 or Alt + F11

HP / Compaq – F10 or F11

Lenovo / IBM Thinkpad – F11

MSI – F3

Packard BellF11 or Alt + F10

Samsung – F4

Sony VAIO – F10

Toshiba – F8 or 0 (not numpad)

Source (and read more about recovery proccess at certain types):
wintips.org