16 November 2016

Google website certificate problem

Symptom:

1. When you go to Google website, it displays a certificate problem, and 3 options. Among the 3 options, there is 'Continue to ...'. If you click 'Continue to ...', then you can view Google website normally.

2. When you turn your computer on, it prompts you to press F1. If you press F1, then your computer boots normally.

3. System time is incorrect.

Solution:

Synchronise your system time. After your system time becomes correct, both symptom 1 and 2 are gone.

10 November 2016

Double-clicking an Excel file can NOT open it

Double-clicking an Excel file can NOT open it


It gives an error message - 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'.

Solution:

  • Open Excel 2007.
  • Open the Menu in the top left.
  • Click the "Excel Options" button.
  • Click the advanced tab on the left of the options screen.
  • Under the general options uncheck the box "Ignore other application that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"