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On my Vista machine, Windows defender has always warned me of the following module: C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll I inadvertantly clicked Deny (OK, I wasn't paying close attention) instead of Permit and saved it. Now, I cannot go back and Permit it. Tried going into Windows Defender to the History tab but that won't let me change it. Is there any way to change Deny to Permit? RickM46 Continue reading...

I'm trying the new MTR, but after ripping a disk, the DVD doesn't appear to be recognized as a valid file for burning onto a blank DVD. What am I doing wrong? I'm using the new iMac running Mavericks. Thanks, Sparrowhawk Continue reading...

Im learning C, and have been using Gedit in a VM with an online course. I've just installed Ubuntu over my Win7 laptop and am trying to compile / run a basic program. (hello world basic ! ) I've got Gedit, have written the program, saved it to documents (test.c) and gone to the directory in the terminal - but when I type the following : gcc -o test test.c As per this instruction I get the error : gcc: error: test: No such file or directory I'm sure I'm doing something wrong on a pretty simple level.... Any ideas? cheers Continue reading...

Hello, when i run htop command i see alot of mysql processes like this: But when i run command "mysqladmin processlist" i see usually nothing.. Quote: [root@* ~]# mysqladmin processlist +--------+------+-----------+-----+---------+------+-------+------------------+ | Id | User | Host | db | Command | Time | State | Info | +--------+------+-----------+-----+---------+------+-------+------------------+ | 455317 | hqs | localhost | hqs | Sleep | 3 | | | | 455320 | hqs | localhost | hqs | Sleep | 0 | | | | 455321 | root | localhost | | Query | 0 | | show processlist | +--------+------+-----------+-----+---------+------+-------+------------------+ so i wa…

HI, I have an old Viglen HX420T2i platform, which consists of four identical blades/nodes each connected to two HDDs. One node has suddenly stopped seeing both its HDDs, and they don't even show up in the BIOS any more, and I suspect the disk controller has died. The node has one PCI-e 2.0 x16 slot free, so can anyone recommend a suitable disk controller card, specifically known to work with Ubuntu 12.04 please? RAID functionality is not necessary. Dave Continue reading...

Hi I'm trying to set up a system that will push incoming files received via sftp/scp out to several other servers in (near) realtime, again via sftp/scp I've looked into using a tool such as lsync from the perspective of remotely replicating the data directory. I've also looked at ssh port forwarding but neither have really provided me with the answers I'm looking for yet. I'm convinced theres a (relatively) simple solution to this and would appreciate just some pointers at the moment if anybody has any ideas. Thanks in advance Continue reading...

When I use sarab from crontab I get a failure which seems to be due to the warning given in the log: Warning: SaraB tried to copy the static Dar executable, but could not find it. Skipping copy of static Dar executable. I've searched on the net but fould nothing. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance, Dec Continue reading...

Siri is potentially going to get a lot stronger, as Apple has quietly acquired yet another speech recognition company — this time a well-known firm called Novauris. Founded in 2002 and spun out of the better-known Dragon Systems, Novauris is one of the early pioneers of modern voice recognition. Although Apple has made no official announcement of the purchase, TechCrunch has confirmed that the deal is done and was actually completed in 2013. One of the biggest differentiators about Novauris in terms of the competitive landscape, is that they operated in both the embedded and server space, and they also owned the core engine. This of course would make them a valuable…

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Today we've got updates to an air travel app, a lane-strategy game, a music creation app, and more. New and updated iOS apps App in the Air: The air travel app updates with a small redesign of the search field and and a couple of fixes. Free - Download Now Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Vengeance: A new lane-strategy game set in Games Workshop's fantasy universe. $4.99 - Download Now Studio 2: Share your musical creations now with YouTube, Facebook and SoundCloud. $2.99 - Download No…

Nest has put a halt to sales of their connected Nest Protect smoke detector over concerns that the alarm could be unintentionally deactivated. Protect smoke alarms have a "Protect Wave" feature which allows users to deactivate the alarm when it's activated under not dangerous conditions (say, smoke from cooking) by waving at the alarm. The Nest Wave feature has been found in Nest's own testing to be possible to be deactivated under "a unique combination of circumstances". Continue reading...

If you have an Apple TV but find it difficult or impossible to see and navigate the menu system VoiceOver is there to help. An accessibility option meant to help those with visual challenges, VoiceOver "speaks" the controls to you, letting you hear what you can't see. You can even set up shortcuts to turn VoiceOver on and off with just two taps. How to enable VoiceOver on a new Apple TV Plug in your Apple TV Wait VoiceOver will automatically turn itself on and ask you if you want to continue with audio prompts. How to enable VoiceOver on an existing Apple TV If you've got an Apple TV already set up that doesn't have VoiceOver turned on yet, it'll need to …

Although Facebook previously had Wi-Fi calling enabled on their Facebook Messenger app, the option to use it was limited to the US, UK and Canada. To expand on that capability, Facebook has now updated Messenger to v4.1 and is offering free calls over Wi-Fi wherever you are. What's New in Version 4.1 Free Calls: Talk as long as you want and stay in touch wherever you are. (Calls are free over Wi-Fi. Otherwise, standard data charges apply). It's a small change to the app but one I'm sure a lot of folks looking for cheap calling or a Skype alternative will appreciate. The update is live in the iOS App Store right now and you can grab it via the link below. Let…

Why would Microsoft send 33 Updates to my Desktop Containing XP on April 1,014 when they are going to abandon XP on April 8 Why bother to this at all? Just to say they supported to April 8? Continue reading...

I am desperate to get back my emails and and contact list . Since changing to outlook everything has disappeared. I have had them come back a couple of times when my profile showed hotmail.com and outlook.com, when opening hotmail they appeared. I am an elderly person and do not understand all this computer jargon that has been sent. I just want something in plain English I can understand. I find Outlook nowhere near as good as when I used hotmail. Continue reading...

I am getting a "Incorrect Function" error on both of my DVD-RW drives on Windows XP. I have been investigating the issue for a few days now and have come up empty handed. 1. I have tried deleting the Upper/Lower filters in the registry. This helped make sure they are detected but nothing else. 2. I have tried updating drivers for both drives via firmware update. This made them show as DVDRW drives instead of just CD drives but I still don't have burning capability. 3. I have tried editing the registry in order to see a "Recording" tab on the drive properties. Even after that edit, the tab never appears. I tried to alternate between settings (1, 2, or 3) between…

Seems pretty generous. I knew I should've waited a bit longer. But anyway, to the crunch. According to the Daily Tech, Microsoft will give you an instant $100 discount if you swap your existing XP machine for the latest Windows 8.1 flavor. More on the subject here: http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Will+Give+You+100+to+Get+Rid+of+Your+Windows+XP+PC/article34567.htm I wonder if I can claim retrospectively? No, I guess not.... Continue reading...

Original Title: Windows XP in virtual mode I have Windows 7.1 with Windows XP in a virtual mode so that I can use older products not supported by 7.1. In the XP virtual mode there is an Internet Explorer 8. I understand that after Microsoft eliminates support for XP that can cause future security issues. I run the latest version of IE on my Windows 7.1. If I leave the IE8 on the virtual mode XP but never use it, is there any way I can be hacked through it? Should I remove the IE8 totally from the virtual Windows XP? Continue reading...

Original title: qmgr*.dat file deleted By mistake i deleted a file qmgr*.dat. by executing the command Del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat" and i also took a backup of registry before doing these. but when i execute that backup then it showing me error.. There is any solution to get back these file again.... Continue reading...

I am having a similar problem with the Mail app on Surface 2. The Inbox is not displaying all the messages that I can see through the Web browser. I did select Download email from Any time in account settings. But when syncing it randomly picks messages in Inbox for display. I have uninstalled the app, rebooted Surface and again re-installed it from the Windows Store. But, the problem remains. It is frustrating. I think the app is not fully developed. Continue reading...

Hello Nick, I've read the email string and am not sure if you've found a solution. I have the same problem with jpegs, as well as playing .Mov files in a bunch of differnet players; Windows Media, Quicktime, Moavi, VLC...none of them work on my Win 8 machine, but all work fine on Win 7. Is there something I'm missing here? Thanks, Jeff Split from- https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/3b32458d-b26c-4b05-a875-c263da532a91 Continue reading...

Hi Guys, I have a client using EQS from Santam, the system runs in compatibility mode windows 7 for this program, i am not sure if any one has used the program but after creating a quote then a tree of drop down options open then they close again as if it disappears. Santam IT says that it is a setting on windows 8 or something, does any one perhaps know what is happening. Continue reading...

Original Title: Windows live mail offline error in Windows 8 64 bit Hi I use Windows Live mail Build 12.0.1606 for local intranet mail and have offline error very often. I'm able to fix temporarily by removing offline in IE. But that's not very convenient. Is there a permanent way to set it in online mode always? Another things is i was unable to enable jpeg thumbnail preview in windows 8. I tried all possible way i found from Internet but no luck so far. It shows as icon not as preview. So i'd like to know very specific of how to fix thing. Thanks and looking forward for the answers. Regards, PZ Continue reading...

I have a hp g6 20320tx laptop with win 8 it has 4 gb ram first it said 3.89gb usable but now it says only 926mb usable I used virtual memory setting but now I not know how to set them to default I also refreshed windows 8 but still the problem is there Continue reading...

On the Computer / Control Panel / All Control Panel Items / Windows Firewall page, all the controls/links are dead. That is, I click on them and nothing happens. This is true for every control on the page: left side bar and main section. Here's a pic: This is blocking me from solving home LAN networking problems. Help! Continue reading...

Hello, My father-in-law asked me to help him with his laptop since he's been having a lot of problems with it. After a lot of work trying to fix the issues, we decided to re-install Windows since it seemed to be the easier solution. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the installation disk. After some research, I discovered that it is possible to download an ISO file of Windows 7 on Digital River and put it on a USB drive in order to create a pseudo re-installation disk. I looked under the laptop and saw that the Product Key was still visible on the sticker, so I went ahead and re-installed Windows 7 using a USB drive that had the proper ISO file on it. However, it's…