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I am running a Windows 7, 64 bit computer and am trying to install MS Essentials. I get error 0x8004FF81. I have restarted my computer several times and tried to download MSE several times to no avail. I am also getting a flag that says to turn on Windows Security Center and Windows Defender needs to scan my computer. When I click "scan now" or "turn on now", neither one of them work. Can you help me? Continue reading...

Hello everyone, hopefully someone can help me with dilemma I have There are 4 boxes in play total. Aix RHEL Centos Exchange Centos is configured to send mail via Exchange server at a hosted location by use of msmtp (it replaced sendmail all together on this box). I would like Aix and RHEL boxes to send mail through centos, which then would deliver to exchange. For various reasons - both aix and rhel cannot send directly to exchange like centos. Is this something that can be accomplished? Thanks everyone Continue reading...

Server is accessible only via IPMI. SSH and web control panel is timeout. Takes several hours. Server dont have high load or suspicious processes. I checked /etc/hosts.deny and restarted ssh, but nothing :( Update: after i started IPMI kvm again it was loaded OK Continue reading...

Hello I recently bought this Centos 5.10 VPS. They already gave me pre-configured everything : ====== php -v PHP 5.3.22 (cli) (built: Apr 2 2013 15:04:13) Copyright © 1997-2013 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright © 1998-2013 Zend Technologies with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.4.1, Copyright © 2002-2013, by ionCube Ltd., and with Zend Guard Loader v3.3, Copyright © 1998-2010, by Zend Technologies ====== But I still feel like my blogs/shopping cart sites loading very slow. I would like to clarify few things 1) I'm using Apache, should I upgrade my web server? ( I do not wish to go for high end expensive webservers) 2) Should I upgrade my …

I have a device that runs Linux Gentoo, I need to format this device, removing Gentoo and installing Debian. I am a beginner in Linux. How to do that?? Thanks in Advanced Continue reading...

Hello all, I currently have a BeagleBone Black that I'm using for a project. It is controlling a robot and some sensors. My only issue at the moment is that the program I have created in C doesn't function unless I explicitly tell it to. I want the program to run on startup with no login since it will be an embedded device. I have looked up tutorials online, but unfortunately the program does not work on start up. I also need it to work on start up. Tutorials online are not as in depth as I'd like them to be so if someone could post up how to do it in depth I'd appreciate it. Thanks Continue reading...

UpTo is a new kind of calendar for iOS that combines your personal and business schedules together in an incredibly unique way. Need to remember that board meeting tomorrow but also don't want to forget to check in on baseball scores? No problem. UpTo can keep you on task while letting you check in on personal things that are still important to you, when you have time. All of us have lives outside of our jobs. Unfortunately, most calendar apps are set up to manage work, not play. Unless of course you take special care to import the things that are important to you. Even then, hiding and unhiding items gets messy. Luckily, this is exactly the kind of problem UpTo aims t…

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. Here they are! Today we've got a forecast app, a clock, a role-playing game, and more. New and updated iOS apps Dark Sky: The hyper-local weather forecast app makes some changes to units for the U.K., disables auto-correct for location searches, and fixes a number of bugs. #3.99 - Download Now Globo: The multi-time zone clock has added time zones to the search section, the ability to quickly change the date, new settings for coordinate system and event creation. $0.99 - Download N…

“I think everybody’s happy with free-to-play for now.” That's Kyu Lee, founder of Gamevil, a veteran mobile game developer with more than a decade of experience. They’ve been churning out freemium games — free to download and play, but full of in-app purchases — at a solid clip for years now, resulting in plenty of players and a well-known RPG series. Will Stallwood, founder of Cipher Prime, is on the other side of the fence, saying, “Having a paywall is almost disgraceful.” Cipher Prime has been carefully crafting paid games since 2008. The music is amazing. The gameplay is varied and polished. The graphics are beautiful. You won’t find ads or purchase prompts anywher…

This is it. Macworld|iWorld 2014 kicks off today, and Peter Cohen and I are here to help. Peter is teaming up with the Macworld magazine crew to to shoot video interviews with some of the best and most interesting app and game developers and accessory vendors at the show. They'll be available for your viewing and commenting pleasure at some point that is soonish! I'll be joining Macworld's Jason Snell State of Apple panel to help open the show, then will be doing the Vector show live with Don Melton and Matt Drance, then doing a talk on the "contextual awakening", or how Apple is using sensors and networks to make mobile truly brilliant. You can find all the details below…

Today Only: Purchase the Seidio CONVERT Combo w/ Metal Kickstand for iPhone 5C and save 42% Eliminate the need for multiple cases with this protective CONVERT Combo for the iPhone 5C! Included is a Seidio SURFACE Case, rugged skin and skeleton that sits over it, ultimate screen guard for scratch prevention and the CONVERT Holster to snap it all into! List Price: $49.95 Today Only: $28.95 Find more great deals on iPhone 5C accessories including cases, chargers and headsets at the iMore Store Continue reading...

"Battery is running low you might want to plug in your pc" , however I have a desktop. The only battery I am aware of is the CMOS battery and it was replaced about 2 years ago, when I received a different message. Anyone have a suggestion of what I need to do ?? Continue reading...

I removed multimedia driver my mistake several months ago, have not have sound since, How do I replace this driver? I don't have the original cd rom, its Windows XP, home edition..I tried to undo mistake reversing the dates on recover program, didn't work..thanks for any help Continue reading...

I have Windows XP Home Professional with Service Pack 3. I have lost my accessories under the Start, All Programs and accessibility. I want to use the calculator but it is not there, I mean the Windows Components. They have deleted for a reason. It is asking about Service Pack 3 Cd but I have only the CD with the Service Pack 2. How can I reinstall them? Continue reading...

I have two copies of XP Home SP3, left over, that are still in the sealed envelopes. Never used. Someone need a copy? Continue reading...

Hi. I have a very old machine that has corrupt win32k.sys: STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error} The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000135(0x00000000 0x00000000). The system has been shut down. I'm happy to scrap the machine but would like to retrieve some files first but don't know how to proceed. Can anyone help? Thank you! Chuck Continue reading...

Windows 8 Freezes. Restart results in "system thread exception not handled". Windows successfully restores to earlier restore point to boot, but issues is recurring. 3 crashes so far since computer was purchased at end of February 2014. All 3 minidumps are available at: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=7B6D641161EAE33%211120 This is disrupting my work, each time I have to reactivate my office licence before I can get back to where I was. How do I prevent this issue from re-occurring and still have full use of my computer? Continue reading...

just bought Microsoft surface pro. trying to use snipping tool for pdf files but having a hard time snipping good quality images for a presentation I am putting together on powerpoint. Any ideas? Split From:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-winapps/im-having-a-hard-time-using-snipping-tool-for-pdf/8aff4012-e96d-411a-a290-73c56dcaf41c Continue reading...

Log Name: Application Source: MsiInstaller Date: 3/28/2014 1:01:22 AM Event ID: 11723 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: User-pc\User Computer: User-pc Description: Product: AMD Catalyst Install Manager -- Error 1723.There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action SetInstallDir, entry: SetInstallDir, library: C:\windows\Installer\MSI4436.tmp Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provid…

I want to down grade to Windows 7. I bought the software from Amazon but the boot menu will not come up. Heres the kicker..... I know I can go into windows8 and have the Boot screen come up, BUT....the touch screen has a crack in the upper left side and its making the touch screen go nuts. I can barely get into the sign on screen, much less get past it. Is there ANYWAY to get the boot menu come up before windows 8 loads? I am beyond frustrated. Please help. Thanks, Tim Continue reading...

I'll try to explain my situation as best I can. This past November, I purchased a new Dell XPS 8700 Desktop, and thought it was pretty swell, until I started receiving different BSOD's at seemingly random, but sort of predictable, times. So far I've had BSOD's of the following: - IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED - KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE - DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED - PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA Some of them have happened usually while browsing the internet, especially while watching YouTube videos, except for today, when it crashed even though the computer hadn't been on for ev…

i have a windows app for windows 8 phones it has stopped working i dont know why it has been working all along but it stopped all of a sudden i dont know how to fix it the computer shows that the apps drivers have a problem when it trys to fix it it fails i tried downloading another desktop app but it also doesnt work Continue reading...

when i put sleep mode suddenly the display goes off and then the computer is rebooted.when starting windows this showed 'wiindows did not shutdown correctly,then this message was displayed-'windows recovered an unexpected shutdown .do you want to send error reports? i selected yes then after sometime another message was shown that message cannot be sent. what i'd do? Continue reading...

seeking best silverlight performance in new computer and/or version of windows Continue reading...

hi, i am working in smart card development. i have created MF (Master file), DF (dedicated File), EF (Elementary file) in smart card. EF file is used to store the data. This EF may be transparent file or record oriented file. i have written the data to transparent file using 00D1000008 540100 5303 010203 this command.i am also try to write the record oriented file using 00DD000008 540100 5303 010203 this command. but i got the error (6700 error code) wrong length. i need the solution to write the smart card EF record oriented file. please guide me. Screen shot: My code: i have used winscard.dll private void button_Transmit_Click(object sender, …