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Sky + Upgrading Your Hard Drive

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Last Updated (Thursday, 29 October 2009 09:10)

 

Fix TomTom Go 910 when fails to start

Instructions to reset the TomTom Go 910: (if doesn't turn on properly)

1) Perform a paper clip reset on your device.
-Do not turn it back on. Refer to
http://www.tomtom.com/4229 for reset instructions.

2) Update the device using TomTom Home on the PC
- Connect the TomTom to the computer. Turn it on.
- Go to ''Start'' > ''My Computer'' and browse your TomTom device, which should be listed under removable drives
- Delete ALL files not in yellow folders
- Delete the yellow folder ''ttntools'' (if within the tomtom)
- Safely disconnect your TomTom
- Remove TomTom HOME from your PC
- Once removed click on this link to re-install;
http://www.tomtom.com/home
- When HOME is re-installed, connect your device
- Open TomTom HOME and log-in
- Select download your updates
- Update your device with the application
- Disconnect and check if the problem still exists

3). Retry step 2 again - for two devices it worked for me after updating for a 2nd time.

4). Format your device (I have not had to try this yet)
- Connect the TomTom to the PC
- Open TomTom HOME
- Select Restore Backup
- DO NOT proceed unless you are certain a backup has been made
- Open ‘Start’ > ‘My Computer’. Right click on the TomTom and select ‘format’.
- Format in the FAT32 format.
- Once formatting is complete, open TomTom HOME
- Select ‘Restore Backup’
-Safely disconnect and check if the problem still exists

Last Updated (Saturday, 24 October 2009 15:21)

 

Removing Outlook Security Warning Messages

Outlook Security Settings bypassed easilyOutlook Security Settings bypassed easily - Advanced Security for Outlook

Advanced Security for Outlook allows you to determine the violator and specify the permanent action for this program (and remember the selection): allow access, block access or run the default Outlook handler. In future, the action specified by you will be executed automatically and Outlook Security will not bother you with messages about trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook.

Advanced Security for Outlook Default Outlook warnings The standard security system has two drawbacks. First, it does not allow users to determine the source of the threat. Second, a lot of other applications developed before the security system appeared can be really annoying due to their constantly appearing warnings. Since the security system is constantly being updated, a "fresh" program can get into the list of such applications. There is still another drawback resulting from the first two: the user can temporarily disable the security system consequently allowing anDefault Microsoft Outlook warnings - Advanced Security for Outlooky other program to work without any security system restrictions.

Advanced Security for Outlook solves all the above problems providing the information not only about the type of an alert, but also about the program that caused. It is also possible to specify for this (and only this!) program the permanent action: allow access, block access or run the default Outlook handler. Later on you can change or delete the action. You probably know that there is a range of tasks (which is rather narrow) that an Outlook developer can implement only by using the object model and its "blocked" methods. In this case Advanced Security is an indispensable program.

Download Advanced Security plugin from Microsoft here

 
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