Archive for November, 2006
HP 2500c Printer MECH_SS_OUTOFLIMIT
MECH_SS_OUTOFLIMIT Option 1: 1. Unplug printer. Note: I moved unplugging the unit to step 1 because there is a chance that if you remove the printhead access cover first (step 2), that the “purple unit” will position itself over the small white gear in step 4 hiding the gear from view. 2. Remove printhead access [...]
Exchange Server Recipient authentication
Posted by Mitch in Internet, Network Admin on November 28, 2006
When I was checking into a network slowdown about a week ago, I found that there were a high number of NDR messages (one queue had over 5,000) in our outbound queues. A massive NDR attack could have caused the bandwidth problems that users were experiencing on that day. So, I decided to enable Recipient [...]
TSB Error – Database Error; Error (3343) Unrecognized database format
TSB Error – Database Error The following error has occurred in procedure: Module :: procedurename on line x Error (3343) Unrecognized database format ‘path to mdb’. Solution (from the database creator) was to open the database and Compact & Repair it. Source of the issue is unknown. Database is an Access 97 db. Note: There [...]
Outlook shutting down unexpectedly; corrupt files on dvd-rom
Posted by Mitch in Hardware, Network Admin, Software on November 7, 2006
While there are many causes of this behavior,mine had to do with bad RAM. I setup a new workstation on Friday, but over the weekend, after two Microsoft updates (KB920872, KB900485), outlook started shutting unexpectedly. Troubleshot, uninstalled office and tried reinstalling, kept saying that the files on the DVD-Rom drive were corrupt. Swapped cables, swapped [...]
M5312 Emachine laptop AC plug not working
This laptop had a problem with its AC connector in the back…the pins were bent and not contacting properly. I found a website that detailed how to disassemble a M5312 e-machine laptop (with pictures!) so I took it apart and tweaked the connection. It actually worked. Here is the website: http://dexplor.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=691&highlight=apart
Email password doesn’t work Outlook 2003 network environment
Posted by Mitch in Network Admin on November 6, 2006
I’m a little fuzzy on the details here, but I believe Outlook 2003 started prompting for a password, which it shouldn’t do because the user was logged on the domain and the password should have been autosubmitted to Exchange 2003. Changed the security settings to use NTLM password authentication, which means that the password autosubmitted [...]