Monthly Archives: November 2012


‘Error in registry for extension “Exchange Extensions;?”‘ error message when you start Outlook 2003

This error occured when working on a problem for a client where a third party fuel monitoring system was being linked up to email to send status reports. The system had been working successfully for a period of time and then developed the habit of popping up the message (5 times) before allowing the user […]


Error ” @commands and other UI functions are not allowed in this context” opening a form

I received a message “@commands and other UI functions are not allowed in this context” when opening a domino form after making a simple change – in this case adding a button that would be used to launch another form creation. The create form button did not reference the form it was on – it […]


Winzip 17 – whats new ?

I got an email announcing the new release of Winzip – version 17. Having used the product back from its inception and its initial battle to overcome the likes of PKzip – it gets harder to remember what changes have appeared in each incarnation. According to Winzip’s blurb the changes are :- . NEW! Zip […]


Moving Access to SQL?

Most users of access who have upsized their app to SQL will be familiar with the various wizards in the recent releases that facilitate data transfer to SQL Server. However sometimes this approach won’t work. A client recently came to me with an issue relating to an older access database which used data access pages […]


Bridging the gap……

A client required a link between two locations to allow disaster recovery planning to create off site copies of  virtual machines and dat. However the preferred fibre optic option was not possible and the client required a higher bandwidth that conventional fibre to cabinet offerings such as BT Infinity.