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Microsoft Excel : How to Use the VLookUp Function

VLOOKUP is a Microsoft Excel function that will look up a value in a row based on the value searched on in the first column of that row. This function can be used directly in Excel or in a macro or Visual Basic program using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications).

Fix and Tweak Graphics and Video (part 3) : How to Fix : My Screen Is Sluggish - Adjust Hardware Acceleration

If your graphs seem correct, but the screen is slow to draw or of the windows animated in a jerked way or in the slow movement, here some things which you can E

Fix and Tweak Graphics and Video (part 2) : How to Fix : Text on My Screen Is Too Small

To obtain acres of office usable, you will have to place your system at possible the most high-resolution. However, if you make, you will note that the icons, the text, windows, and the menus narrow proportionally with the increase in the resolution. In an arrangement with high-resolution, the text under icons and on menus can be tiny and difficult to read.

Fix and Tweak Graphics and Video (part 1) : How to Fix : Adjust the Resolution

To fix one or the other of these conditions, match simply the resolution of posting to the indigenous resolution of the notice board with liquid crystals. To discover what i.e., the characteristics of the monitor check, behind its handbook or on the Web site of the manufacturer

Migrating to Exchange Server 2007 : Understanding How to Migrate to Exchange Server 2007

For larger organizations, the various server roles will likely be applied to systems dedicated to a particular server role for purposes of performance and scalability. In many cases, a larger organization will already have existing roles for front-end and back-end servers, as well as bridgehead servers.

Microsoft OneNore 2010 : Housecleaning in OneNote - Backing Up Notebooks Manually, Choosing How to Back Up Notebooks

OneNote backs up all notebooks automatically. However, you can back up a notebook at any time in the Save & Backup area of the OneNote Options dialog box.

Microsoft OneNore 2010 : Backing Up Notebooks Manually,Choosing How to Back Up Notebooks

OneNote backs up all notebooks automatically. However, you can back up a notebook at any time in the Save & Backup area of the OneNote Options dialog box. By clicking the Back Up All Notebooks Now button, you can manually back up all notebooks on your computer or network.

How to Troubleshoot USB Problems : How to Identify USB Problems Using Performance Monitor, How to Examine USB Hubs

You can use device manager to examine the USB controllers and hubs in a computer, determine their power capabilities, and examine the power requirements of the connected devices.

How to Troubleshoot USB Problems : How to Solve USB Driver and Hardware Problems, Understanding USB Limitations

The most common way to connect external devices to a computer is USB. USB provides expandability without the complexity of connecting internal devices such as PCI cards.

How to Use System Restore, How to Troubleshoot Bluetooth Problems

System Restore regularly captures system settings so that you can restore them later if you experience a problem. Using System Restore to return your computer to an earlier state should be one of your last troubleshooting steps, however, because it might cause problems with recently installed applications and hardware.

How to Troubleshoot Driver Problems (part 3) - How to Use the File Signature Verification, How to Use Device Manager to View and Change Resource Usage

Driver signing is a multistage process in which device drivers are verified. For a driver to earn this certification, it must pass a series of compatibility tests administered by the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).

How to Troubleshoot Driver Problems (part 2) - How to Use the Driver Verifier

Windows Vista (and all versions of Windows since Windows 2000) include the Driver Verifier (Verifier.exe). You can run either graphical or command-line versions of the Driver Verifier.

How to Troubleshoot Driver Problems (part 1) - How to Find Updated Drivers, How to Roll Back Drivers

Microsoft or hardware vendors occasionally release updated drivers to improve hardware performance and reliability. Many updates are available directly from Windows Update.

How to Troubleshoot Disk Problems (part 2) - How to Use the Graphical Chkdsk Interface

Chkdsk will run immediately if the volume is not in use and then display the results in a dialog box. If the volume is in use, Chkdsk will request that you schedule a disk check for the next time the computer is restarted.

How to Troubleshoot Disk Problems (part 1) - How to Prepare for Disk Failures, How to Use Chkdsk

Chkdsk (Chkdsk.exe) is a command-line tool that checks disk volumes for problems and attempts to repair any that it finds. For example, Chkdsk can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors.

Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues : How to Use Built-In Diagnostics (part 5)

Some computers have System Recovery Tools pre-installed by the computer manufacturer. On these computers, you can start System Recovery Tools faster by pressing F8 before the Windows logo appears, and then choosing Repair Your Computer from the Advanced Boot Options screen.

Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues : How to Use Built-In Diagnostics (part 4)

When Windows Vista analyzes problem reports (as part of the Problem Reports And Solutions tool), it can determine that memory problems might be a source of the problem. If this happens, Problem Reports And Solutions prompts the user to run Windows Memory Diagnostics, as shown in Figure 4.

Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues : How to Use Built-In Diagnostics (part 3)

Memory problems are one of the most common types of hardware problem. Memory problems can prevent Windows from starting and cause unpredictable Stop errors when Windows Vista has started. Because memory-related problems can cause intermittent failures, they can be difficult to identify.

Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues : How to Use Built-In Diagnostics (part 2) - How to Use Data Collector Sets

The Windows Vista Reliability And Performance snap-in includes data collector sets and corresponding reports that perform detailed analysis of different aspects of a computer’s configuration and performance.

Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues : How to Use Built-In Diagnostics (part 1)

Windows Vista includes several different tools to assist you in diagnosing the source of hardware problems. The following sections describe the most important tools.

Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues : How to Diagnose Hardware Problems

Always remember to check basic issues first before attempting to remove and replace parts. Before installing new peripherals, refer to your motherboard and device manuals for helpful information, including safety precautions, firmware configuration, and expansion slot or memory slot locations.

Configuring Startup and Troubleshooting Startup Issues : How to Configure Startup Settings (part 2) - How to Use BCDEdit

If you have a computer with both Windows XP and Windows Vista installed and you want to modify the BCD registry file from Windows XP, you can run BCDEdit from Windows XP by launching it directly from the Windows Vista Windows\System32 folder. While this might be useful in some multi-boot configurations, typically, you should run BCDEdit from the System Recovery command prompt if you cannot load Windows Vista.

Configuring Startup and Troubleshooting Startup Issues : How to Configure Startup Settings (part 1)

Windows Vista enables administrators to configure startup settings using many of the same graphical tools that Windows XP provides. Command-line tools for configuring startup tools have been replaced with new tools, however, and you can no longer directly edit the startup configuration file (formerly the boot.ini file).

Configuring Startup and Troubleshooting Startup Issues : Important Startup Files, How to Configure Startup Settings

Windows Vista and Windows 7 enable administrators to configure startup settings using many of the same graphical tools that Windows XP provides. Command-line tools for configuring startup tools have been replaced with new tools, however, and you can no longer directly edit the startup configuration file.

Managing Client Protection : User Account Control (part 4) - How to Configure User Account Control

You can use Group Policy settings to granularly configure UAC behavior. Additionally, you can disable UAC by using the Control Panel, msconfig.exe, or by directly editing registry settings. The sections that follow describe each of these techniques in more detail.

The Process of Troubleshooting Network Problems (part 4) - How to Troubleshoot Joining or Logging on to a Domain

Administrators often encounter problems when joining a computer running Windows to an AD DS domain. Additionally, users might receive error messages about domain controllers being unavailable when trying to log on to their computer with a domain account.

The Process of Troubleshooting Network Problems (part 3) - How to Troubleshoot Name Resolution Problems, How to Troubleshoot Performance Problems and Intermittent Connectivity Issues

When your network is working properly, look up the IP addresses of several different computers, including computers on your subnet, other subnets on your intranet, and computers on the Internet. Test the IP addresses to verify that they respond to Ping requests. Keep this list available so that you can use the IP addresses to test for network connectivity without relying on name resolution.

The Process of Troubleshooting Network Problems (part 2) - How to Troubleshoot Application Connectivity Problems

Sometimes, you might be able to access the network with some applications but not others. For example, you might be able to download your e-mail but not access Web servers.

The Process of Troubleshooting Network Problems (part 1) - How to Troubleshoot Network Connectivity Problems

If you have a network connectivity problem, you will be unable to reach any network resource that can normally be accessed using the failed network. For example, if your Internet connection has failed, you will be unable to access Internet resources, but you might still be able to access resources on your LAN.

Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting (part 1) - How to Add Hardware

Windows Vista comes with a huge assortment of drivers for hardware available at the time of its release, but as time passes, more third-party devices are released, requiring drivers of their own.

Forwarding Events (part 2) - How to Troubleshoot Event Forwarding & How to Configure Event Forwarding in Workgroup Environments

Typically, event forwarding is required only in large environments that use AD DS domains. However, you can also configure event forwarding in workgroup environments. The process is very similar to that used in AD DS environments.

Forwarding Events (part 1) - How to Configure Event Forwarding in AD DS Domains

To forward events, you must configure both the forwarding and collecting computers. The forwarding computer is the computer that generates the events, and the collecting computer is the management workstation that administrators use to monitor events.

BizTalk 2009 : How to Tune Each Subsystem (part 2)

Throttling is the mechanism by which the runtime engine prevents itself from thrashing and dropping dead when exposed to a high load.

BizTalk 2009 : How to Tune Each Subsystem (part 1) - ASP.NET, SOAP, and HTTP

To tune HTTP, as well as SOAP Send and Receive Adapters and WCF adapters, you have to fiddle around with ASP.NET web.config and machine.config files as well as BTSNTSvc.exe.config and the registry keys for the BTSNTSvc.exe service instance that is hosting the adapter.

SQL Server 2008 High Availability : Database Mirroring (part 1) - How to Configure Database Mirroring

Database mirroring requires at least two servers—a principal and a mirror—and allows the use of an optional third server, a witness, to automate failovers from the principal to the mirror in the case of an outage on the principal.

SQL Server 2008 High Availability : Log Shipping (part 1) - How to Configure Log Shipping

Log shipping creates a secondary copy of the primary database by taking a transaction log backup from the primary database and copying it to a secondary database

SharePoint and 2010 : How to Restore a SQL Server 2008 Database Backup

The standby file is simply a copy of the existing database. If the file group for the target database is 20GB, for instance, the standby file requires an additional 20GB of available disk space. If there is not enough storage space for the standby file in the file system at the location specified, the restore operation fails.

Sharepoint 2010 : How to Back Up a SQL Server 2008 Database (part 2)

As its name implies, the Full recovery model protects data about every transaction made in the database by requiring that a backup of the database’s transaction log be made along with one of the database.

Sharepoint 2010 : How to Back Up a SQL Server 2008 Database (part 1)

The following steps walk you through the process necessary to back up a database in SQL Server 2008 through the SQL Server Management Studio GUI tool

Understanding How to Transition to Exchange Server 2010

The transition strategy could be as simple as effectively moving everything from Exchange Server 2003 or 2007 straight into Exchange Server 2010 without making drastic modifications.

Using Operations Manager to Monitor Exchange Server 2010 : Understanding How to Use OpsMgr

Using OpsMgr is relatively straightforward. The OpsMgr monitoring environment can be accessed through three sets of consoles: an Operations Console, a Web console, and a command shell.

New SOA Capabilities in BizTalk Server 2009: UDDI Services (part 2) - How to add services to the UDDI registry

Now we're ready to add new services to our UDDI registry. First, let's go to the Publish page and define our Service Provider and a pair of categorical tModels. To add a new Provider, we right-click the Provider node in the tree and choose Add Provider.

Integrating System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 with Windows Server 2008 R2 : Understanding How to Use OpsMgr

Using OpsMgr is relatively straightforward. The OpsMgr monitoring environment can be accessed through three sets of consoles: an Operations Console, a Web console, and a command shell.

MDT's Client Wizard : Application Properties

Applications you add to the Deployment Workbench appear under the Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/Name of your deployment share/Applications node.

Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 : Understanding app patterns (part 3) - Building MVVM apps - Utilizing promises

When developing more complex apps against the REST API, you must often make multiple asynchronous RESTful calls. For example, an initial RESTful call might retrieve master data, whereas subsequest calls fill in child data.

Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 : Understanding app patterns (part 3) - Building MVVM apps - Utilizing promises

Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 : Understanding app patterns (part 2) - Building MVVM apps - Introducing knockout

JavaScript does not natively support the kind of loose coupling that the MVVM pattern requires. Therefore, additional support must be introduced in the form of a third-party library.

Microsoft Access 2010 : Building Reports Based on More Than One Table (part 3) - Working with Subreports

When you add a subreport to a report, it’s important to understand what properties the SubReport Wizard sets so that you can modify the SubForm/SubReport control, if needed

Microsoft Access 2010 : Building Reports Based on More Than One Table (part 1) - Build a One-to-Many Report by Using the Report Wizard

The report created in this example is shown in Figure 6. Notice that the report is sorted and grouped by Shippers Company, OrderDate, and Customers Company. The report’s data is in order by OrderDate and Customers Company within a Shippers Company grouping.

Microsoft Visio 2013 : Adding Sophistication to Your Drawings - Inserting fields: the basics

For the server shape and the other shapes on this page, the default text position is centered below the shape. You worked with shapes whose text appeared in the middle of a shape or somewhere else. You’ve also learned how to reposition shape text if you prefer a different location.