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When I try to open or extract my .rar archive I see. "The archive is either in unknown format or damaged." How to remove this error and to unpack my .rar file? Should I try another tools like 7-Zip? Thanks!

What methods exist to repair corrupt Outlook 2003 .PST & .OST files besides using the scanpst and scanost utilities? An Outlook 2003 user frequently gets messages when he launches Outlook 2003 that the data file is corrupt.

Hello, I use a single PST file as my main information store between home and office. The file is 100MB and has recently been compacted. At the office, we have an Exchange Server, and at home I interface with my POP. Ultimately evertything gets filed in this PST file which I carry on...

Hello, I have been reading some posts about you to repair a file and it says to use the text converter. I dont see how to use it though. The attached file is corrupt and I think it is because my HD crashed a few days ago. I want to repair this file. Can someone try to repair it? When it...

Hello, I use a single PST file as my main information store between home and office. The file is 100MB and has recently been compacted. At the office, we have an Exchange Server, and at home I interface with my POP. Ultimately evertything gets filed in this PST file which I carry on...

I have 2 SSDs with Windows 8.1 on one. I unplugged this disk and installed Windows 10 on the other SSD. I wanted to plug both in and select the boot disk in Bios so I could boot either windows 8.1 or Windows 10. It works great MOST OF THE TIME. However, I occasionally get the message "no...

Part of an answer of Microsoft on a problem with dwm.exe (see my topic W10 on small / marginal systems) is run sfc/scannow. That was a disaster, when I returned after an hour or so, I found my PC trying to install W10 TP 10041. I just rebooted, it told me that it could not install and all looks...

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Right, firstly, new here, so apologies if this is poted in the wrong place/ section. Having a problem with an external HDD. When connected to a computer, windows will recognise it, but when I try to open it to view files, I get the following message: F:\ is not accessible 'The volume does...

Hello everyone, this is my first post on these forums. Recently I decided to dual boot Windows 8.1 with Linux Mint 17.1. While everything works fine, the boot screen sometimes appears corrupted. It's basically just random colored distorted lines. This doesn't really affect boot-up except from...

Hello all, I have a disgustingly huge .pst file (50GB) and, as expected, Outlook 2010 is having a tough time handling this file. The reason I was alerted to this is someone I know needs to use their email all the time. When they open outlook (2010), almost every time it goes through the...

A 30-year-old blogger and photographer has been sentenced to death in Iran for "insulting the prophet of Islam" on Facebook, drawing renewed attention to the country's notorious human rights record. The man, Soheil Arabi, was convicted in a Tehran criminal court in August after admitting to...

I really do need help with this. I don't know if the program is corrupt or what, but I know I didn't do this myself, because when I went and opened a document that I had started a good while back, I see nothing but tables and I was wondering if you can please tell me how to get rid of them. They...

Hi, I was unable to download any apps from my Windows Store after upgrading to Windows 8.1. I have had 8.1 previously so it wasn't the problem. I think my laptop got a virus. anyway I restore my HP Pavilion laptop to factory condition, as the store had also said it was corrupt by then. Today I...

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For the past couple of days I began to notice that a whole bunch of stuff began malfunctioning on my computer, most of which (if not all) are linked to the operating system. I'll try to make a detailed list of all the problems and everything I did to try and fix it: 1. Aero effects are not...

Hi, I'm a new member... Hoping that some experienced members might be able to provide some help/insight into a BSOD that was reported on a desktop computer. Some Background... SR2002X desktop that had been running windows XP until recently. AMD 5200+ X2 processor 2GB memory - pc2 5300 2x 1GB...

This day was a lot of excitement for me since my main harddrive did not allow me to boot. Here is my attempt to give you an image of what happened and where I need your help: - booting pc as usual: splash screen of bios/mainboard - booting gets stuck while loading windows drivers - random...

I had read a few threads about ........ 1. Error 87 2.That it is not applicable to Win 7. Since I have 3 machines with different versions of OS, I decided to check it out. On each machine, I ran sfc /scannow, then after that, dism. I found a thing or 2 perplexing..... On my Dell laptop...