Author: ian

We often get calls from customers saying that they have worked on an attachment in Outlook and saved it but are not able to find it again.  This is because Outlook saves attachments to a temporary folder on your computer which is hidden.

We also get calls saying that Outlook is running very slowly or that they are unable to open certain attachments within Outlook.  This is normally down to the fact that the Outlook temporary folder has a lot of files within in and needs clearing out.

To find the location of the Outlook Temporary folder you need to do the following;

Open the Windows registry using regedit.exe and then browse to the following location depending on the version of office you have;

Outlook 2000 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office9.0 Outlook Security
Outlook 2002/XP HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office10.0 Outlook Security
Outlook 2003 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office11.0 Outlook Security
Outlook 2007 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office12.0 Outlook Security
Outlook 2010 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Office14.0 Outlook Security

Once there you need to open the value called OutlookSecureTempFolder to find the folder location.

The easiest way to browse to this folder is to simply copy this path and paste it into either into start and run (in Windows XP) or start and search (in Vista or Windows 7.)

Now that you can access this folder you can either get the attachments your need or delete the content to clear out the folder.

The ReadyBoost feature in Windows 7 is an easy way to speed up your PC; it works by using any kind of high speed portable flash mass storage system as a cache (for example a memory stick or SD Card.)  It is not the same as adding more physical RAM to your PC but can make an improvement to the overall speed of it.  Please note that the media needs to be high speed with an access time of 1 ms or less.

To set it up, simply insert the mass storage device.  This should bring up the autoplay window and from here you can select speed up my system.

In the options screen you can choose to dedicate the device for use with ReadyBoost or you can specify how much space to use.

Once done ReadyBoost will automatically configure the cache for you.

To stop using ReadyBoost you can simply remove the device from your PC.

How to stream music from your computer to your Xbox 360

You can use Windows Media Player media sharing to stream music over your network to your Xbox 360 console.  For this to work you need Windows XP SP3 or higher and Windows Media Player 11.

Step 1: Enable media sharing in Windows Media Player 11

1. In Windows Media Player 11, click the arrow below the Library tab, and then click Media Sharing.
2. In the Media Sharing dialog box, select the Share my media check box, and then click OK.
3. In the list below the Share my media to check box, click your Xbox 360, click Allow, and then click OK.

Step 2: Play shared music on Xbox 360

Now that you have added your console you can now stream music to it.

1. Using your Xbox 360 controller, select media.
2. Select music.
3. Select Computer.
4. On the Windows-based PC screen, select yes and then continue.
5. After a while your computer should appear.
6. Select your computer and the shared media name.
7. Now you can choose what music you want and play it on your console.