Repair Microsoft Outlook having Reminder problems

Many of us use Microsoft Outlook for managing emails, Tasks, Appointments, Reminders and much more purposes. One of our user had a problem with Outlook reporting that
"There was a problem reading one or more of your reminders. Some reminders may not appear. Cannot locate recurrance information for the appointment. "
In this case, you may be unable to retrieve old reminders, neither create new. Outlook will also not remind you of any task/appointment, etc. In other words, Outlook completely forgets our reminders. It may also not allow to create a reminder.

This may be caused due to some reminders have been corrupted due to some unknown reason.

Solution:
Try running the command "outlook /cleanreminders" in the following way : Click on Start menu, then on Run command, or directly press Windows Flag key and R key simultaneously to bring the run dialog. type the command "outlook /cleanreminders" without quotes and hit enter or click on OK. Your reminder problem may be solved now.

Another cause is that you may have more than one data files connected to your Outlook, and one of them may have been listed twice, or may have been corrupted. To resolve this you may try removing other data files that are not default. During this process you may be cautious not to loose data. You should not proceed if you don't have backup. And it should be performed by experienced technical persons only.

Windows Application Blocker : Block Any Application With One Click

Windows Application Blocker is another freeware from door2windows that allows you to block any application with just one click.

How to block an application:

1. Run the tool.
2. When it asks for the password, click OK.

3. Type the application’s executable name in the Application Executable Name textbox (Add the extension also).
   
   You can find the application’s executable name with the following tutorial:
   
   1. Right-click on the application’s shortcut.
   2. Select Properties.
   
   3. The application’s executable name will be in Target textbox.
   
4. Click Block.

How to unblock an application:

1. Run the tool.
2. When it asks for the password, click OK.

3. Select the application that you want to unblock from the Blocked Applications list.

4. Click Unblock.

How to change password:

1. Run the tool.
2. When it asks for the password, click OK.

3. Click Change Password.
4. Type your new password in the Enter new password textbox.

5. Click OK.

Updating BitDefender 2008

MANUAL METHOD

Click on this link : http://download.bitdefender.com/updates/bitdefender_2008/x86/weekly.exe

download the file and run it.

AUTOMATIC METHOD

To configure the automatic update do the following:

1. Open BitDefender and click Update to open the Update module.

2. Click Settings.

3. Configure the Update location settings.

BitDefender 2008 includes two update locations, allowing one of them to point to a local mirror. The default update location is http://upgrade.bitdefender.com/. This is the location recommended for normal users.

4. Configure the Automatic update settings.
BitDefender checks for updates every 1 hour. You can change the period BitDefender updates from Time interval. By changing the number displayed in the box you will modify the number of hours after which a check for updates is performed.

Leave the Confirm update to Silent update unless you desire to be prompted before downloading the updates or before installing them. A similar option is available for the manual update under the Manual update settings.

5. Configure the Advanced settings.
To prevent prompts asking for reboot, select Wait for reboot, instead of prompting.

6. Click Apply to save the settings.
7. Click Default to restore the default settings.

Occasional updates can be perfomed at any time, even when the product is set to update automaticaly:

1. Open BitDefender and click Update.

Click also Update at the top of the window if the Settings are displayed

2. Click Update now to start the update process.

If the option Prompt before downloading updates was selected in the Settings, and when updates are available, a list of the updates available for download is displayed. Select the product to install and click Details to see the file download details. Select Switch to silent update (don't ask me again) to stop being prompted on manual update. Click Ok to download and install the new files or Cancel to postpone the update.

For more help, follow the following links :

http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB233-en--Updating-BitDefender-9.html

http://www.bitdefender.com/site/view/Desktop-Products-Updates.html