error handling

Excel is an indispensable tool for data analysis, but when things don’t go as planned, even a simple function like ERROR.TYPE can throw a wrench into the workflow. If your ERROR.TYPE function in Excel seems to be misbehaving on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC, understanding its inner workings...

Microsoft's decision to retire the notorious Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11 marks a significant turning point in Windows history. For decades, that ominous blue display—full of cryptic error codes and stark white text—has been both a badge of technical frustration and a cultural icon, etched...

Microsoft Power Automate is changing the game when it comes to automating everyday tasks, especially for Windows users immersed in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Whether you work in IT or just want to streamline your daily workflows, Power Automate provides an easy entry point into creating...

When it comes to keeping your Windows setup in tip-top shape, the advice from Microsoft is typically gospel. But now, the tech giant has thrown a curveball: a big no-no on manually installing the Windows Update Standalone Installer (MSU) packages for the most recent iterations of Windows 11 24H2...

I'm helping my elderly dad restore a Macrium Reflect image from about 4 years ago to a brand new Dell Laptop. I just downloaded the Macrium software to the laptop and started a Restore over whatever was on the laptop. The MR image is located on a separate USB hard drive. Seemed to install OK...

I had moved to another area and when I try to remember passwords/access names I get errors from the websites.. I have different sites with different names/sources historically, from XP, WIndows 7, 8.1,10 and now with 11. I suspect that Windows remember passwords/usernames from history. How do...

I have solved the problem! When the AI Bot told me that I was stalling the message loop, I looked deeper. In the original code I was calling PeekMessage() with PM_REMOVE, filtering for WM_KEYDOWN, and then checking for VK_ESCAPE. This consumed the WM_KEYDOWN message but not any other messages...

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Hello, I've been working on implementing level order traversal in my project and encountered some challenges. I followed the guidelines for level order tree traversal. While the content was helpful, I'm currently facing specific issues in applying the concepts. Here are the challenges I'm...

I see a lot of talk online with this particular event id relating to Exchange. This is not an Exchange server. It's an IIS server running a web page for an inhouse application. I don't really know how to debug it. It only happens very randomly and I'm unsure of the catalyst so far. One...

Hi Guys, I have a one to run by you. I have a simple Windows batch script I run in the morning that basically opens various programs I use for the day. Lazy doing this...yup LOL. Issue is the command prompt window that pops up never closes after the script is run. I have tried ending the...

Windows 11: I receive "access denied" by calling "Pin At Start" from the command line, no mather wich language PowerShell or VBscript. Both are called using administrator rights. PowerShell ========== Error ===== PS C:\Users\roberto> .\t.ps1 Pin-App : App(s) not found: C:\Program...

I do not understand formatting with different operating systems. An example would be using a flash drive in my computer running windows 11 and formatting it at the default which is fat 32. Then I insert in either a Chromebook or a MacBook or Linux each having different operating systems. When my...

Ok so i want a batch file that will run in the background and ping a few servers, and then if it gets a response from any of these servers (If it is able to communicate with them), it executes a command. It will be running on a machine that in normal operation has no internet (WAN) access, (For...

is there any way to add folders to data streams, you can make new text files and apparently store file but it will always error for me, does anyone know how to make folders in data streams or commands that wont error when i try to hide a file?

I do not know from the online tutorial if I am properly establishing a connection with a git repository that is on a network. All I have learned from a tutorial is how to set up a local repository, but getting data off of a network repository is knowledge I have yet to stumble upon or learn...

So I'm the poor schmuck that gives a crap about backups. I have scripts that are supposed to run every night, but due to IT corporate domain nonsense they make me change my password. The scripts are run from a local admin account (non-domain) but every time I change my network password, all...

I am getting an access violation when iterating through SCSI HDD's. I'm sure I'm doing something that needs a minor tweak to get it to work properly. Anyone have any ideas on why I'm getting an access violation every time? HANDLE handle = CreateFile("\\\\.\\PhysicalDrive1", GENERIC_READ |...

Could you please let me know what the slash and period "\..\..\" notation mean in a folder path: C:\Users\Username\Documents\Project\..\..\SubProject\Module.bas as I'm trying to understand and old VB6 project that errors out on the path? Maybe VB is not listing the full path so as to fit at...

I recently created a Windows 2019 Server instance on AWS and wanted to install a few applications for remote access for some users. The "Install Application on Remote Desktop Server" was not available in Control Panel > Programs. I tried to change to "Install" mode by typing ... "change user...