How to remove Outlook Profile from Registry?

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Hide and unhide folders,Files in Windows 7 & 8.

Steps to Hide Folder:

1.       Select the Folder (which you want to hide).

2.       Right click on the selected folder

3.       Go to properties > Check the Hidden Box (Apply to all its sub folders) – Hit Enter

4.       Refresh your page and you are done!!! (If you still able to view your Folder no worries)

5.       Stay in the Folder Page

a.       Go to Tools

b.      Select Folder Options

c.       Go to TAB “Views” & select Don’t show hidden files, folders & Drives.

Steps to Unhide Folder:

1.       Go to in the Folder Page (Windows Explorer)

a.       Go to Tools

b.      Select Folder Options

c.       Go to TAB “Views” & select Show hidden files, folders & Drives.

2.       Go to Folder Location (i.e., location of hidden folder)

3.       Right click on the selected folder

4.       Go to properties > uncheck the Hidden Box (Apply to all its sub folders) – Hit Enter

5.       Done! – Folder is visible now.

Repairing Outlook .pst and .ost files

How to Repair Outlook Data Files .PST and.OST.

What is Microsoft Outlook?

Microsoft Outlook is an application to configure, access and save emails (Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Business Emails and etc) offline in your personal computer. All your emails can be accessible even you are not online (connected to Internet).

What is .pst file in Outlook?

PST stands for Personal Storage Tables. It stores all the files/data of the emails in .pst files. Storage limit of Single User is 2GB.

What is .ost file in Outlook?

It is an Offline Storage Tables. It is created by Outlook to store files/data to hold offline copies of Emails, whatever exists in the Email Server.

Steps to Repair .pst file:

1.      Goto Run – Type in – "C:/Program Files” or “C:/Program Files x86" (Depending on the version of Outlook installed in your computer) – Enter

2.      Now search SCANPST.EXE

3.      Hit Enter on SCANPST.EXE

4.      Browse your Outlook .pst files - By default Location are mentioned below:

a.       Outlook 2007: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12

b.      Outlook 2010: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14

c.       Outlook 2013: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15

d.      Outlook 2016: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16

5.      If Scan returns error – Checked the box “make backup of scanned files before repairing” and then click on Repair

6.      Once the repair is complete, Restart your computer and start your Outlook.

Windows 7 Boot Process

As Windows 7 starts, it performs below steps to load Windows:

1.       When the computer is turned on, the CMOS loads the BIOS and then run POST.

2.       The BIOS loads the MBR, which indicates the first active partition.

3.       The MBR loads the Boot Sector of the active partition.

4.       The Boot Sector of the partition points to BOOTMGR file so it could be loaded.

a.       The execution of BOOTMGR performs the following actions:

If there is a hidden folder BOOT (created in the Vista installation) with a valid content, then it locates the BCD (Boot Configuration Data) file which contents Boot options of the Windows 7.

b.      If there is more than one OS installed on our PC (other Windows 7 or any other Pre-7 version of the Windows). It shows you a menu to choose the desired OS.

5.       When you select Windows 7, BOOTMGR transfers the control to the Windows Loaded (Winload.exe) or (winresume.exe in the case the system was Hibernated).

6.       Winloader loads drivers that are set to the start at boot and then transfer the control to the Windows Kernel and Windows is started.

Optimize Computer or Tune-Up PC

Why optimizing a computer is important?

As soon as computer/Laptop initiate, it keeps on adding temporary files in its memory, and as we all know computer can do multitask. Hence, it has certain partition or section in its memory to store the temporary files up-to certain limit. If we do not optimize computer on regular basis, then someday you might find your computer failed to start or application would not work properly impacting computer performance to the core.

How to optimize your computer?

It is very important to know what are you removing from your computer and which services are you trying to stop, which normally eats up the RAM for no reason.

Note:

Before tuning up the PCs. Its recommended to create a System Restore Point  and also to take backup of Registry before working with Registry Editor.

How to create System Restore Point?

1.     Go to Run - Type in sysdm.cpl (ENTER)

2.     Click on System Protection Tab

3.     Select C Drive > Click on Create > Put in current Date or Name.

4.     A message will appear as “The restore point was created successfully.”

5.     Close & OK (Exit).

How to take backup of Registry Editor?

1.     Run – regedit (ENTER)

2.     Click on FILE

3.     Export

4.     Type in File Name to save the file. (Remember the location)

5.     Done.

Please check the steps below:

1. Open Run by pressing Windows Key + R. Then type in cleanmgr (ENTER).

2. Select C drive - click on OK (It will calculate, how much space you will be able to free on C drive)

3. Select select all check boxes under Files to Delete. Then Ok and (ENTER).

4. Run - Type in msconfig and (ENTER)

5. Click on Services Tab - Check the box (Hide all Microsoft services).

6. Then check the boxes for the services which you want to STOP (eats up the RAM unnecessary).

7. Then go to Startup Tab - Check those services, Whose services shouldn't start up at the Windows boot. (It will help Windows to initiate faster).

8. Click on Apply and OK.

9. Run - Type in regedit - Hit Enter, then OK. (Registry Editor will Open - It is the most critical part of entire Windows OS)

10. Click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Shared Tools > msconfig.

11. Now under MSCONFIG (Delete all folder except "STATE"). This will remove startup programs to initiate during Windows Boot.

12. Now Restart the computer.

13. Run - Type in sysdm.cpl and (ENTER).

14. Go to Advance Tab > Performance - settings

15. Select Adjust Best Performance > Then checked the mentioned boxes below:

·        First Three Options from the list

·        Show thumbnails instead of icons

·        Enable transparent glass

·        Enable Desktop composition

·        Show Windows content while dragging

·        Last Four Options from the list

16. Restart Your Computer. 

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