If you try to map a network drive in Windows, you may receive the following error which prevents you from connecting.   The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error has occurred: You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change...

While working in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet you may receive the following error.   Too many different cell formats.    Download and install XLStylesTool from the Microsoft store here. XLStyles Tool is an Open XML based application, which can analyze and clean out corrupted cell styles in your Excel workbook. XLStyles Tool will also perform analysis...

If you are trying to register a new Instagram account on your mobile device (iPhone or Android), you may receive the following error message that prevents you from completing a new account when you get to the create username screen.   Signup Blocked Sorry, you can’t create a new account right now. And… Error Sorry, we...

If you attempt to test a connection to an SQL database server in Microsoft SQL Serer Management Studio, you may receive a network related error, similar to the below.   The test connection to the linked server failed. An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo) TCP Provider: The specified network name is...

If you use BMC Control-M and have a file transfer job (AFT) setup for FTP, you may notice an error log closely related to below which eventually closes your FTP connection and fails any transfers.   Receive FTP reply error[-1]: An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine. Unable to get FTP...