New Outlook Error 080073cf8 New Outlook would not launch, so I tried to uninstall it, But it didn’t uninstall. It would not no matter what I tried. I got the error “You cannot uninstall Outlook” as well. Quick Answer on how I fixed it I typed this in the run line %localappdata%\Microsoft Deleted the OLK […]
Author Archive: Lisa Hendrickson
Lisa Hendrickson is the owner of Call That Girl. She is an Outlook Expert and Microsoft 365 Consultant.
What “data” should you be backing up?
I have told all my friends, fans and colleagues for 2 years now to “back up your data”…but I wonder if you’re backing up everything you should be. Many of you use the Windows “back up” software. Great, that should get it all. The only back up program I trust is YOU. You need to verify you’re backing up everything you should be.
Many folks also use their software that came with their external hard drive. This is fine too, but just remember to test it on another computer because getting all of that data back in one package may be tough for your workday.
Small office/home office users: I recommend getting an online program. Daily back up is critical for you!
Home users: I recommend using an external hard drive and backing up as often as you feel necessary. Not every home user has data changes daily.
But of course, I recommend daily for everyone!
Manual back ups: Tools such as flash drives, cd’s or external hard drives. I recommend saving the following groups of data…
1.) Your documents folder (which should include your music and pictures) double check! Some folks don’t save all their documents in the “documents” folder.
2.) Your internet favorites.
3.) Templates you use frequently and would hate to have to re-create
4.) Desktop items
5.) Outlook users: Your PST file of your email
6.) Tax forms and bank records
7.) Software and music you purchased online (keep the license keys too!)
Online back ups: If you opt for an online solution, it will guide you through a configuration and you can make sure you want backed up what should be. They also usually select the common files.
That’s it for today folks, if you need a walk through to make sure you’re getting it all, feel free to cfall for a review. We can do this for you in 15 minutes at a charge of $25! Cheap enough to make sure your stuff is there in case of a crash!
When you work for yourself…
You can’t just “call in sick” like the old corporate days. I usually have 5-8 items on my calendar everyday, so when I’m not feeling well, I have to reschedule or cancel everything. It’s not fun or something I enjoy doing. When you work for yourself, you also tend to not have so many sick days as you did in the corporate world. I noticed this early on in 2008.
I woke up today not feeling good. I cancelled all the interns today and asked them to work from home, kept all my phone appointments (as I can do those from home)…and am now heading back to bed for an hour to see how this pans out today.
Off for the day, happy blogging for the rest of you.
Edited to add: back on the horse! can put in a half day, woo! see you later Minneapolis…
Lisa
It’s another interesting week for Call That Girl!
I’m beginning to wonder why I didn’t start my own business up years ago because owning my busines is just way too much fun!
Yesterday I met with Drew Beson a local artist about business and networking, this and that stuff at Stella’s. Drew’s quite the guy, if you haven’t seen his stuff, check out his website. Make sure to check out this “auction” link and watch the video. Crazy stuff there. It’s almost amazing to watch. http://www.drewbesonart.com/
Today my parents are coming up to see my new apt, see my new office and I’m taking them out to lunch at Bar Abilene. They don’t come to the cities all that often, so it’s a treat to show off all my stuff up here. I was hoping to have a new tattoo to show off, but didn’t get that done yet. Any recommendations on a good local artist?
Finally, I’m meeting up with Mike O’Neil of http://www.integratedalliances.com/ He is the founder and CEO. If you don’t know Mike, he’s my LinkedIn mentor. I got very lucky and met him last year via a friend from college. Mike is so awesome!!! He lives in Denver and comes to Minneapolis twice a year or so, each time we try to make time to catch up. Mike is in the top 40 LinkedIn. So when he gives a seminar, you should try to make it. He knows his stuff.
Tomorrow and Friday are just office days, but they are filling up fast. Have I told you folks how much I love my new office? Going to work is so much fun now! I have room to work!
Ok, that’s it for today! See you all soon:)
Lisa
Funday is back for more!
Hey everybody, Hassan here blogging to you from our Call That Girl workshop. Hope everyone had a wonderfull weekend, mine was pretty low key which is the way I like it! 🙂 Just want to start off by throwing a shout out to the MN Twins for embarassing the White Sox yesterday. I’d also like to say goodluck to Joe Mauer in the home run derby tonight! For those of you who haven’t ready my bio on Linkedin, I love the Twins and baseball in general, I also love eating great food. Yesterday I went to a new restaurant with my girlfriend called The Blue Door off Selby ave, in St. Paul. The food was awesome, and if you love Juicy Lucy’s, you have to check them out!
On to some Call That Girl news…
We met with a video design company this afternoon to start discussing some viral marketing concepts. During the brainstorm session the team’s ideas were flowing, and we developed some pretty cool ideas for 2-3 minute videos. Look on the website in the next couple weeks to see our first finished video, I am sure it will be good for at least a few laughs. My project is coming along nicely, I met with a printing company Friday afternoon to go over some estimates on cost for our promotional materials. Tomorrow I meet with the business development manager at Reboot, to finalize the marketing “stuff”, then we will be ready for their grand opening. The date is still yet to be determined, but the Reboot store in Uptown should be open for business very soon. That is all for now, hopefully my blog was able to bring a little energy back into your afternoon. See you all next week!
Random computer fact of the week:
70% of computer virus writers work under contract for organized crime syndicats!
How to check if your Windows firewall is on
Posted by Rasheem Jones, ITT Tech intern
- First click on the button at the left bottom corner on the desktop (start button).
- Go to control panel, located on the left side of the menu.
- Click on Security icon.
- Click on Windows firewall icon.
- That will take you a screen that will tell you, either if the firewall is on or is off. If it’s off go ahead and click on change settings link. If its vista it will ask for your permission, just go ahead and click continue.
- It will then give you the option to turn it on (recommended) or off (not recommended).
- After you choose your settings close all windows and you’re ready to roll!
Reminder! Sometimes your firewall is off because it is being managed by your anti-virus program. If you have Norton, McAfee, PC Chillin, Trend Micro, WebRoot, etc…they often time manage everything for you.
What to do when an auto-update fails
Posted by Rasheem Jones, ITT Tech intern
- First thing I always try when the automatic updates fail is to go to the Microsoft Update web site at http://update.microsoft.com/.
- Then from there try to select and install that particular update manually.
- If that doesn’t work, click on Get help and support on the web site. That page also has a link to the Troubleshooter page. On these pages you can find instructions on how to get the update going after a failure.