About this tag
Workplace discussions on WindowsForum.com cover common IT challenges in business environments. Topics include email management issues such as discrepancies between Outlook and browser views, personal signatures for shared inboxes, and email footer configuration. Network and hardware problems are also frequent, including computers becoming unreachable after reboot, shared printer failures, and MAC address filtering for LAN security. Software configuration issues like MAPISendMail errors when sending PDFs from PDFactory Pro are addressed. These threads reflect real-world troubleshooting for Windows-based office networks, focusing on practical solutions for administrators and employees.
  1. M

    Windows 10 Outlook and browser email

    Outlook and a browser will show the same emails unless altered. I had an issue at work where emails were sent using Outlook with our network accounts. One person tried to delete a comment they made that might get them fired. My browser shows that they deleted the reply. My .pst file still shows...
    • Mel
    • Thread
    • browser communication delete email issues network outlook pst response workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  2. A

    Windows 10 Personal email footer for a shared inbox

    Hi, I work in a company that has a shared inbox for communication to clients that multiple people have access to. I have to type my name at the end of any email I type to people so as to keep a track of the person sending the email response. Can we change the settings so that all emails I send...
  3. H

    Windows 7 Randomly unreachable on reboot

    Hello all - I've tried this elsewhere and gotten nowhere, so I figured I would try here. At my workplace, we have a number of computers that we monitor to make sure they are up. The computers with an issue are Windows 7 pro, imaged by MDT. So here is the issue. We reboot a number of these...
    • hipsterdoofus
    • Thread
    • accessibility computer domain firewall mdt monitoring network outgoing traffic ping rdp reboot issues remote access remote management system administration tech support troubleshooting unc path unreachable windows 7 workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. I

    Windows 8 Admin security issue

    My friend has a pc at his work that runs windows 8, they need to send pdf files through email, however he ran into an issues once he switched to windows 8. He brings up pdffactory pro, while outlook runs in the background, once he finds the pdf he wants to email he clicks email button on pdf...
    • Intrezt
    • Thread
    • administrator compatibility email error mapisendmail outlook pdf pdffactory security settings software support troubleshooting users windows 8 workplace
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. Chris Newton

    Windows XP Printing problems (shared printer)

    Hi all At work me and my workmate both have window XP computers. we have just bought a Canon ix6850 Printer and i have installed it on my computer fine and it prints great. I have set it up to share over the network and on my mates computer when we go into print we can see the shared printer...
    • Chris Newton
    • Thread
    • canon document error driver issues network printer sharing printing troubleshooting usb printer windows xp workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. Drew

    Windows 8 Tablets in Business

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    • Drew
    • Thread
    • business collaboration devices integration mobile productivity software tablet technology workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  7. R

    mac address filtering

    at work we use mac address filtering to keep other employees from connecting their personal computers to our LAN (we monitor work computers). We have maxed out our router so we are looking to buy a switch to add a couple of e-net ports. If our new switch doesn't have its own mac filtering...
    • robert188
    • Thread
    • computer connectivity ethernet filters lan mac address network switch ports router workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General Computing
  8. cybercore

    [SEX EMAIL SCANDAL] Two workers suspended over Jenni Palmer banter

    Two City workers Sebastian Marsh and Harry Fildes have been suspended after being caught up in an email sex scandal. Marsh asked friend Fildes if it was OK to ‘have a go’ at his ‘hot’ ex-girlfriend and flatmate Miss Palmer, and he received replies insulting her. Fildes went as far as...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • communication policy email scandal harassment investigation misconduct miss palmer professional conduct suspension workers workplace
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  9. cybercore

    Man left red-faced after rude email about ex forwarded across country

    A property surveyor inadvertently copied his ex into his conversation with a male friend – after he had referred to her as a ‘******* ****’. Now the exchange, which took place last Wednesday, has been passed to office inboxes across the country. The surveyor meant to send his...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • cc blunder communication email forwarding email mistake embarrassment ex-girlfriend friendship fulham fc funny incident gossip humor miscommunication mistake property surveyor relationship drama serious trouble social media unexpected urban workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  10. cybercore

    Man who ejaculated into co-worker's water bottle convicted

    A Fullerton man who secretly ejaculated twice into an attractive co-worker's water bottle — that she later drank from — was convicted Thursday of two counts of misdemeanor battery. After about two hours of deliberating, the seven-woman, five-man jury also found true a sentencing enhancement...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • assault battery conviction court criminal defense harassment justice law legal issues misdemeanor narcissism orange county prank sex offender testimony user consent victim support workplace
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  11. Fattah Irani

    Windows 7 Using Active Directory users without joining the domain to share a folder

    hi the problem is i want to share a folder for specified people and OU from my work domain on my laptop that is not a part of my work domain and will not be able to join due to the security policy of the company ... is there a way to do that ? thanQ
    • Fattah Irani
    • Thread
    • active directory domain permissions security policies shared folders user management workplace
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  12. cybercore

    Suspended teacher defends critical blog

    A high school English teacher who was suspended from her job after she blogged that her students were "rude, disengaged, lazy whiners," said on Wednesday that she did nothing wrong. "Some of the students, parents and administrators don't want to hear the truth," said Natalie Munroe, 30, a...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • administrator blog criticism discipline education first amendment free speech parenting philadelphia rights school students suspension teacher workplace
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  13. cybercore

    VIDEO Waterproof Notepad Helps You Record Ideas in the Shower

    Waterproof Notepad Helps You Record Ideas in the Shower Some people do their best scrubbing in the shower; others do their best thinking. Just ask Mark Knudsen, a Michigan-based, self-professed "shower thinker" with a penchant for coming up with great ideas while showering. A couple...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • aquanotes brainstorming comedian creative eco-friendly tech entertainment ideas invention mom notepad pencil tool productivity shower stationery students technology waterproof workplace writing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  14. S

    Windows 7 Random restarts with BSOD

    I have a HP HPE-300z running Windows 7 64-bit, AMD Phenom II X4 830 Processor 2.80 ghz, with 6gb of ram. I am using this computer at work. This pc is connected to a server from which I gain access to the firm's files and documents. This pc is also being used as a server by the other computers...
    • ssk262
    • Thread
    • 64-bit amd annoyance bsod computer issues file access hpe-300z legal software network issues practicemaster processor ram random restarts server tabs3 troubleshooting unsaved work windows 7 workplace
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  15. V

    Windows 7 W7 Rdp & Mstcp

    Hi all, I have encountered a problem that I cannot fix..... First of all running W7 Pro Trying tp get into the network at my wife's employer. Go to their web site and get logged in. Then go to their remote desktop connection and the tunnel gets created. When the system goes to launch...
    • ValleyJim
    • Thread
    • access compatibility connection error ethernet home network mstcp network rdp remote desktop settings software support troubleshooting user experience vpn wifi windows 7 workplace
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  16. jcrewe

    Windows 7 Windows 7, xp, win2k3 network issues

    I am trying to access a network share at my workplace and am unable with the windows 7 machines. With the XP machines I can hit \\x3400 and \\10.10.1.x and accessed shared folders. With Win7 I can hit \\10.10.1.x but \\x3400 gives me the ol' unspecified MS error 0x80004005. Firewalls are...
    • jcrewe
    • Thread
    • access denied connection issues error error 0x80004005 file sharing firewall hosts file name resolution network network access network issues resources share troubleshooting windows 2003 windows 7 windows xp workplace xp machines
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  17. reghakr

    Virgin sacks staff over internet porn

    More than 20 Virgin Blue staff and managers from Sydney and Brisbane airports have been sacked for repeatedly using the airline's computers to view and swap pornography. The airline said the staff had been "terminated" this week after ignoring at least one warning about breaching the company's...
    • reghakr
    • Thread
    • airlines baggage behavior brisbane code of conduct conduct discipline employees guidelines internet management misconduct office pornography staff sydney termination usage virgin workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  18. cybercore

    18 Common Phrases to Avoid in Conversation

    Link Removed - Invalid URL What Not to Say About Someone's Appearance Don’t say: “You look tired.” Why: It implies she doesn’t look good. Instead say: “Is everything OK?” We often blurt the “tired” comment when we get the sense that the other person feels out...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • appearance appropriate language blunders communication compliments confidence conversation criticism etiquette interpersonal skills interview negative comments phrases pregnancy professionalism relationships respect social skills workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  19. john3347

    Windows 7 Threat from co-workers???

    It would seem that this security hole would be an extremely serious flaw for people such as independent researchers who have co-workers who could have access to a computer during time periods that the rightful user was off duty. Bosses could easily "spy" on their employees, which would be a...
    • john3347
    • Thread
    • access access denied co-worker computer documents employees flaw independent researcher information malicious intent misinformation modification monitoring operating system privacy security spy threats vulnerability workplace
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. R

    Windows Vista Join a Domain

    Hello, guys! I'm a newbie. I need a help on win Vista, where I want to join a Domain at my workplace. What I know and usually does in Win XP is I just add the domain name after I clicked a 'Change' button under computer name and description tab available under My Computer properties. But...
    • Rat
    • Thread
    • computer name configuration domain domain join help home basic network settings windows vista workplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support