Outlook 2013 starts offline (using Windows 7), I have to tell it to go online on startup... How do I get it to not ask the question and start online automatically?

Apparently in some cases all you need to do is start Excel/Word/Powerpoint/Outlook as Administrator in order to get permissions to do something on the computer. If you're using Windows 7, right-click the application in the Start Menu and click "Run as administrator". See if this works for you.

In Windows 8, open the Home screen, find the application you're trying to open; right-click it and select "Open as administrator" at the bottom.
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In most cases it is the corrupted Navigation Pane settings file that prevents Outlook from starting successfully, so the first thing you need to do is to mend it. Here's how you can do this on different operating systems:
1. If you use Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, click the Start button. On Windows XP, click Start > Run.
2. Type the following command in the search field:
outlook.exe /resetnavpane
Note: Be sure to enter a space between outlook.exe and /resetnavpane.
3. Press Enter or click on the file in order to reset the Navigation Pane settings and then open Outlook.
Or try to repair your outlook.pst file using Outlook Fix Toolbox
Findit here https://www.fixtoolbox.com/outlookfix.html

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ssue: ERROR: Printer is offline.
Solution: Set printer from Offline to Online

Set Printer Online If the printer is set Offline, an error message will appear and the print job will not complete.

1. Open Printers folder:
   
   Windows 7 users: click here.
   
   
   For Windows Vista
   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel', 'Hardware and Sound', and then click on 'Printers'. Note: If you are in 'Classic' view, Click 'Printers' directly from the 'Control Panel'.
     
   For Windows XP Home Edition
   
   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel,' 'Printers and Other Hardware,' and 'Printers and Faxes.'
   
   For Windows XP Professional Edition
   
   • Click 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Printers and Faxes.'
   
   For Windows 2000/Me/98
   
   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Settings,' then 'Printers.'
   
   
   
2. Right-click your printer's icon and select 'Use Printer Online'. The document will print.
   
   
   
   
3. If the document does not print and the job remains queued, a printer icon will appear to the left of the time on the Windows taskbar.
   
   
   
   
4. Double-click on the printer icon to open the 'Printer' window.
   
   
5. Click on the document title below the 'Document Name' column.
   
   
6. From the 'Document' menu select 'Restart'.

1. Click the start icon, then click Devices and Printers.

2. Right-Click the printers icon and select See what's printing in the dropdown menu.


3. In the next screen click the printer tab. Use Printer Offline will have a check mark to the left of it. Click Use Printer Offline.



4. Close the window. The printer will now be used online.

Press Start Devices and printers Find the printer you wish to bring online If you are using windows xp- double click on the printer If you are using Windows 7 or vista- right click on the printer and select "see what's printing" Hit "printer" in the menu bar Toggle the "use printer offline selection"

The different ways to find out whether Windows 7 is genuine or not are as follows:
Activate Windows dialog box
Online verification
Offline verification

Activate Windows dialog box
The user can see whether Windows 7 is genuine or not by activating Windows dialog. To do this, one needs to go to 'Start' and open the 'Search' box. Type 'Inactive Windows' in the box and see whether the version is genuine or not. If the operating system is a genuine one, a message will be displayed stating "Activation was successful" with a logo of Microsoft on the right side of the screen.

Online verification
The user can also verify that Windows 7 is genuine or not by going to the official website of Microsoft and using the validation mechanism that determines the genuineness of an operating system. One may have noticed while downloading updates for Windows that the system asks for a verification to continue the download process. The user should always connect to the web using Internet Explorer and download updates only from the official website.

Offline verification
Another way of checking whether Windows 7 is genuine or not is by going to the 'Control Panel' of the system where one can find an option of system and security. The user needs to click on 'System' and go down to the option of 'Windows Activation'. If Windows 7 is genuine; it will show that Windows is activated along with its product details. This box will also display Microsoft logo to confirm its genuineness.

> genuine Windows 7 edition

Go to any 'big-box' retail computer-store, and you can purchase genuine Microsoft software.

To solve the problem, please see the following:

• If the printer status is Offline:
  
  

  
  Check that the printer is online using the following steps:
  
  VERIFY THE BROTHER MACHINE IS POWERD ON AND THERE ARE NO ERRORS
  

  1. If the LCD screen is blank, then the Brother machine is not powerd on the machine to see if it wakes from sleep mode. If it does not, then verify that it is plugged into a working outlet and any power switches are turned to the ON position.
     
  2. Check the LCD screen for any error messages. An example would be "Paper Jam" or Ink/Toner Empty". If the LCD screen shows an error troubleshoot to clear the isssue indicated.
  
  CHECK THE PRINTER STATUS
  
  NOTE : These steps or screens may differ depending on the operating system.
  
  1. For Windows® XP Users:
     Click Start => Printers and Faxes
     
     
     For Windows Vista® Users:
     Click Start => Control Panel => Hardware and Sound => Printers
     
     
     For Windows® 7 Users:
     Click Start => Devices and Printers
     
     
     
     
  2. For Windows® XP and Windows Vista® Users:
     Right click on the icon for your Brother machine and choose Use Printer Online.
     
     For Windows® 7 Users:
     Double click on the icon for your Brother machine => See what's printing => Printer => Use Printer Offline (Take the checkmark off.)
  
  

The two versions are different. You need to totally uninstall outlook, reboot the computer then install the version you paid for from the disk.

Open the outlook, disable the lan connection or you can set the Outlook to Offline (click File > Work Offline, but don't forget to re-set it online after you are done). After you are done, right-click the file to be deleted while you press the Shift Key on the keyboard and select "Delete".

If the first step doesn't work, then move it to another folder (create a new folder) and delete the folder after you are done. (don't forget to do this in Offline mode or with disabled lan).

Again, you can try deleting the file directly from the folder. Open My computer, go to C drive as shown below (Note: User Name = Your current username on your computer):
Close the outlook and do this;

1. Windows xp:
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook


2. Windows Vista/7
C:\C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
Locate the file name "outlook", must be the largest file, delete it and open your outlook. All the inbox will re-sync with your email, but your problem will be fixed.

If you need further help, let me know.

Good luck.

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