Steps To Get Assistance From Microsoft regarding Hotmail

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If you have any doubts or confusions while working with Hotmail, you can choose to receive assistance from Microsoft through different modes. You can choose to browse through the Microsoft knowledge base for possible solutions, post your query on the community forum or dial the Microsoft support number. With all these methods at your disposal, you can be sure to get the most appropriate solution for your query. This article contains proper guidelines for getting assistance from Microsoft to solve the issue you are facing with Hotmail.

Step-by-Step instructions

1. First, you need to open the internet browser installed on your computer.
2. Type the web address for getting the login page for hotmail.
3. Continue with this procedure by entering your username and password in the respective text boxes.
4. Click on the button labeled “Sign in” to access your account.
5. Continue with this procedure by clicking on the icon titled “Help”. This icon is located at the upper right corner of your screen.
6. From the drop-down menu thus appeared, click on the option labeled “Support”.
   

   Support from Microsoft

7. In the “Ask a Question” text box, enter the question you need to ask. Say for example, if you don’t know how to change your Hotmail password, simple type “How do I change passoword?” and press enter. This will bring up a list of similar questions along with their solutions. Choose the question that best matches your query, and click on it. All the information for your question will be right there in the newly opened page.
8. If in case, you did not find an option in the search result that can solve your query. Click on the link labeled “Ask a question”. A solutions center profile needs to be created for posting your question on the community forum. Mark the respective check box if you want to get email alerts when anyone responds to your question.
9. If that too did not work, you can try contacting the Microsoft help line to get immediate assistance from certified personnel. This help line will be active from Monday to Friday between 8 AM to 1 AM EST, Saturday and Sunday between 8 AM and 8 PM EST.

So that is the way to go about getting assistance from Microsoft reading Hotmail issues. Microsoft help line provides the best customer service to the users of Microsoft products and services. 

Resolving Xbox LIVE, Billing, Or Gamertag Issues

Microsoft Help Line Numbers

In case you run into a trouble while using your Microsoft Xbox, you can get help by contacting Microsoft Xbox Live customer service. Microsoft provides extended support to its customers, for fixing almost every issue. You can dial the Microsoft help line number, such as (800) 4MY-XBOX or (800) 469-9269 (both are tollfree), to get assistance from the support team. You can also dial the Windows help line number (425) 635-7180.

But, before you make the call, you need to make sure that you have the following information handy:

1. XBOX Hardware & Serial Number
2. XBOX Accessory
3. Game Issues

Placing a support request

In order to configure a request online, you may browse to the Online Service Center for getting assistance to fix the issue. Also, you need to make sure that you have your Xbox 360 console handy when you make the call. In addition, you will also need to have your Windows Live ID.

Fixing Xbox Live, billing, or Gamertag Errors

• In case you have already contacted Microsoft customer support regarding this issue before, you need to take a note of your service number that has been provided to you.
• Get your Gamertag and Windows Live ID in hand.
• You can either take a note of the last four of the payment methods on your XBOX Live account, or get the answer to the secret question you had set up when you activated your Windows Live account.
• You need to type in the first and last name of the account holder. Apart from that, you will also need to enter the telephone number and/or the billing address on the account.
  

           Contacting Microsoft Help Team

Setting Up your Secret Question on Windows Live ID

• Sign in to your Windows Live account.
• Now, you need to click on the “Add or Change” option located next to the password reset information.
• After that, you need to type in the password you are currently using on your Windows Live account.
• Next up, from the drop down box, you need to select a question.
• Following this, you need to type in the answer to your secret question in the space provided.
• Once you do that, you need to navigate to account management/information in order to make sure that the location and birthday entered are correct.
• Finally, end the process by clicking on the “Save” button.

So, that was some information about fixing issues that are associated with Microsoft Xbox Live, and contacting us on the Microsoft Help Line.

Speakers Not Working In Windows XP?

Audio issues in Microsoft Windows XP

Panicked at the sudden stoppage of audio feature in your Windows XP operating system? Tried all what you can to bring back the sound and still it remains calm? Don’t get upset. Many of the users of Windows XP have reported that they have often faced with this sort of issue. Due to many reasons, the Windows Audio Service can get stuck and stopped functioning. The possible error message you might get is ‘There are no active mixer devices available”, and the speakers will remain non-functional even if you try to increase the volume. Sometimes, the volume control itself will refuse to open. All that we can do to fix this problem is to run the program again in the PC. Besides referring Microsoft help page, try out the instructions mentioned to fix the issue in few mouse clicks.

Steps

• Navigate to the command prompt window by clicking the ‘start’ menu and then choosing ‘run’.
• Enter ‘services.msc’ in the field given in the command prompt window. This will display a services window with programs being listed in alphabetical order.
• Scroll down the page till you find ‘Windows Audio’. Highlight it and hit the ‘Enter’ key.
• A new window will appear. Choose the option ‘startup type’. Ensure that the automatic option is set.
• Check for the ‘Service Status’ line below the ‘Startup Type’. Hit the ‘Start’ button.
• Reboot your computer to bring the changes into effect. Check whether the sound is working.
• The above steps should have resolved your issue with sound. If the problem continues to persists, make sure that all the
  

      Help for fixing sound problem in XP

  necessary process of Windows Audio service are enabled. Check whether the following programs are started: Windows Audio Endpoint Builder, DCOM Server Process Launcher, Plug and Play, Multimedia Class Schedule and Remote Procedure Call (RPC).  Double check whether all these programs are running.

Check all the programs listed under Windows Audio Service. If you find any of the programs not started, do the above steps to bring it back to function.  Once you are sure that all the programs are started, reboot your computer.

The issue with the sound can sometimes be caused by a possible virus infection. Make sure that your antivirus is valid and updated. Execute a full system scan after updating your antivirus program in order to detect affected files in your computer. Visit Microsoft help page for further information on the issue.

Check Out The Best Gaming Computers Under $1500

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If you are in search for the best gaming computer at a price of $1500 or less, which lets you play all those high-end graphical games, this article might be helpful for you. Numerous gaming systems are available in the market and it is important that you buy the one that suits your needs best. Let us find out some of the best gaming PCs available in the market and find out its various features, which put them on top.

Origin

When you think of the best gaming computer, the computers by Origin would surely be in it. One of their gaming computers under the price tag of $1500 is the Origin Bitfenix Prodigy. This computer has a fast SSD and an over-clocked CPU, which makes it one of the best performers among gaming systems. With its fast SSD, the boot time of this model is faster when compared to the others, i.e. the computer loads in 27 seconds. In addition to this, the speedy SSD makes sure that the game is loaded much faster and the overall speeds of other operations are increased.

Potenza Super Stock from Maingear

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Maingear brings you one of the best gaming computer available today, the feature rich Potenza Super Stock. This power packed system comes with a small chassis. Maingear does not allow you to build the system on your own, as they do not sell the case individually. Even if you were provided with the tiny cases, you would definitely find it difficult to pack up all the hardware in them. However, even with its tiny size, you can play all the action and power packed games with the best graphics and effects without any lags.

Potenza’s high-end configuration allows you to play games like Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim and Battlefield 3 at 1920*1080 frame rate. You also have a 30 GB SSD drive. This SSD drive works together with the main hard drive of 500 GB capacity to give you the best performance and speed during data transfers. The operating system loads in 30 seconds and its low response time makes it one among the best gaming computer in the market.

The two gaming PCs, which we have reviewed in our article, give you the best performance under a price tag of $1500. Go through their configurations and find out which one suits you best. Let this vacation be fun filled and exciting.

Fixing Error 126 In Windows

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service application displays a generic error known as error 126 at times. This error occurs when you try to launch an application on your Windows computer. Usually, you should be able to fix most of the errors with the guidance of Windows help tool, however, you will not able to fix the others. Error 126 belongs to the second type and you may find it difficult to fix it. This error occurs in a computer when a related file of the program that you launch is missing or is not available.

You would be able to resolve this issue by editing the registry. Before editing registry, you should take a backup of the registry, as a wrong move can cause the entire system to crash. You may seek the help of Microsoft help and support service directly to resolve this issue. Meanwhile, you may try to resolve it yourself by following the below steps.

Editing registry

1. Launch the Start menu by clicking on the Start button. Click Run from the menu options and enter regedit in the Run box.
2. Once the registry tree launches, navigate to the path HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\%ServiceName%\Parameters.
3. You should be able to locate ServiceDLL now and find out the respective DLL file name value of it.
4. Figure out the respective path described in the ServiceDLL key and locate the respective file from that location.
5. If you are unable to locate the details from the registry location HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\%ServiceName%\Parameters\serviceDLL, you should copy the required file from the working server of the same OS and having the same level of service pack.
6. You should try to launch the program that you were unable to use due to the error. It should work without any issues now.

Additional solution

                   Reach Microsoft support

You can download and install the updated version of the Microsoft data access parts to resolve the issues caused by the missing DLL files. Error 126 can occur if the Windows installer packages and the related files are not up to date. Hence, you should ensure that the required files needed to launch a program are in your computer. Downloading and installing the Microsoft data access items will ensure that the required components are in your computer. You can navigate to the Microsoft website to download these items.

Above troubleshooting steps should fix these issues for you. Else, if you are not familiar with editing registry, get help from Microsoft help and support service to resolve the issue for you in a better way.