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I remember now why I deleted it.  I get a pop up window every day saying the database is out of date and after 5 or 6 clicks to update now it finally went away.

I Don't think anything about MBAM has changed ,except that it now has a ridiculous User-interface that makes it look completely scammy. They have always offered a premium version. However, what changed I believe is that it now defaults to a Premium trial, rather than the free version as it used to.

If anything the change to the UI is possibly of more concern. MBAM is now visually indistinguishable from the myriad of completely scam "Anti-malware" programs that are available. I didn't use it right away after they changed it myself and when I ran it the first time I thought I had contracted some trojan that was attempted to hijack MBAM in some way. That paired with the pre-checked "Premium" option starts to edge MBAM into the 'scammy' territory, I think.

It looks like shocking software such as regedit and it's ilk.

So I have two computers and an android tablet. On the android tablet I have an app called shelves and I love it. I am able to search for whatever movie or tv show and add them by clicking on the NAME. Like if I wanted to add all of 7th Heaven(11 season) I just type in 7th and search then click all the seasons I have. The down to this is there is really no good way to back it up or look the information up if I do not have the tablet with me. So I was wondering if there is something like that for Windows.
 
Here is a link to google play shelves https://play.google....miadzin.shelves
Yeah, it is cool. 
Chrome can bring some of the Google toys to Windows.
Here is a link:
Latest Chrome build brings all of Chrome OS to Windows 8
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The latest Chrome build includes number of other improvements, most notably a visual cue to find tabs that are autoplaying video or audio, but the biggest feature for PC users is Chrome OS on Windows 8. Google doesn't call it that, of course. Instead, the company coyly describes the new feature as a "new look" for Windows 8 "Metro" mode—a description that completely ignores the similarities between the modern Chrome app and Chrome OS itself.

I have Windows 7

I like windows 7

Well, what can I say. Soon Windows 8.2 will be out. Support for Windows 7 will dwindle. Personally, I am wondering if I souled even both learning more about Windows 7 and just move on to Windows 8 now. 

I've got Excel 2010 on a Mac running Mavericks.
I have RECENT upgraded an Excel file from 2003 to 2010 and it works fine.  However, I wanted to make a change to the file and cannot get it to work.  Several odd things are happening.

1. When I TYPE in a function like "if" it does not change it to capitals though it does recognize it as the Formula Builder gives me a correct result.
2.  The formula does not place the result in the cell, but leaves the formula there, though the Builder gets the right result.
3.  The formula will not fill down.  Fill Down does not increment cell rows.  I have checked to see that "Calculate Automatically" is SET and that enable fill handle is set, though I have tried all other ways of filing down and they don't work either.
4.  FINALLY, the expression "=(address(row(),Column(m1),,,"Entry Form")" doesn't work, The Formula Builder shows all the correct values, i.e., 1,13,null,null,"Entry Form", but won't put an address in the cell.

I think these are all related, but have checked every OPTION I can think of or find and can't get it to work.  Since it doesn't work right after startup of Excel and on a brand new file, it must be some setting or something like that.
Help!!I recommend you to reinstall Excel 2010.

Suddenly Excel 2010 is displaying DATES as mm,dd,yy instead of mm/dd/yy???Sounds LIKE a CUSTOM format somehow got enabled.  Have you TRIED changing it back?  Are you familiar with formatting cells?Both the Dates format are same as said in question Quote from: castone1 on July 13, 2014, 01:21:26 AM

Suddenly Excel 2010 is displaying dates as mm,dd,yy instead of mm/dd/yy???

I have Vista 7, Internet Explorer, Service Pack 1.
I can usually download programs, Ad-aware for instance, but then I can't open it. I'm asked how I want to open it and a box opens with options like Internet Explore, Windows Pictures and other programs,  PDF, etc. None of them work. Where do I find a program that lets me open these downloads? I used to be able to but no more. Thanks for any HELP you can give me. It depends on what format the files you are trying to open are saved in.  Often files DOWNLOADED from the internet are compressed in some manner and will have an extension such as .zip or .rar.  You need to find out what  compression UTILITY was used to compress the file then get that utility to uncompress the file.  For instance, a file that has the extension .zip can be uncompressed using the utility 7Zip or WinZip.  If you have Win 7 or Win 8 as your OS then you should be able to uncompress zip files from File Explorer.I took the liberty of moving your POST here...
Please do not Post in the FAQ section.

Thanx.

Hello. I installed Rome: Total WAR, but (for some odd reason) the HDD that it was installed to, stopped working. And I cannot uninstall the game. When I try to reinstall/uninstall it, I get the ERROR message "There is not enough free space to perform the requested operation." with 40GB left on my primary HDD. I USED CCleaner and IOBit Uninstaller, clearing registry stuff, and still NOTHING. Anything else I can do?Are you running this HDD in compressed format to squeeze as much as possible on it?

This installer requires a drive that is uncompressed to install, OTHERWISE it will fail to install.Try with Revo Uninstall or Total Uninstalled..
Revo Uninstall Has option to force uninstalled and you can browe with Revoe to the path that you want to uninstall.
Thanks

I'm trying to view results on CD from a medical MRI performed on me and I keep getting this CD Viewer error message when I try to open the file. My ACCOUNT is the administrator account on my computer, only other account is guest. What do I need to do to view this?
As always, thanks for any help.
Mike
See ATTACHMENT

[recovering DISK space, attachment deleted by admin]Have you tried opening it as "Run as Administrator". Is your OS 64-bit?It doesn't give me the 'Run As Administrator' option in the menu. Yes, Windows 7 64 bit.here's my options

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Try manual installation of Microsoft DATA access components from the internet.
That didn't help. Same issue. Check this

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/error-failed-to-connect-to-database-mvf-when-tried/879c53e8-09ff-491f-b9a8-7f224bdbabb5Solution not really needed now but I'm still curious to know how to view that file.
That MRI file was created 2009 of my knee injury and the CD viewer software included on the disc is not compatible with x-64 OS. I was only trying to view that disc in PREPARATION for viewing an MRI file I received this morning, and that 2009 version was the only MRI file I had yesterday.
 The disc I received this morning is of my liver cancer and the CD viewer software on it works fine with Win 7 x-64 after downloading the needed version of Java (1.5.0 or newer).
 So I'm good for viewing MRI files now and I certainly appreciate your help IPDO!

Can anyone recommend a good free IDE with a C compiler?  I've tried several, including c-free-lang which could not even execute a simple "for" statement (though it compiled without error), and Code Blocks which can't find its compiler, despite the path to it being in the environment variable PATH as well as telling the program in compiler OPTIONS where it is.  Also, I have a 64 bit machine that runs Windows 8.1.  Thanks for any help.
How can it be hard to find an IDE?  **
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An integrated development environment (IDE) or interactive development environment is a SOFTWARE application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. An IDE NORMALLY consists of a source code editor, build automation tools and a debugger.

and Code Blocks which can't find its compiler, despite the path to it being in the environment variable PATH as well as telling the program in compiler options where it is. 

I had some thing before I was using to download and convert YouTube videos but don't have it any more and can"t remember what it was. I don't USE YouTube because it puts things on my computer I don't want. Every TIME I install and run malware software it says it puts things on my computer that are HARMFUL. So I was wondering what other software there is out there. Thanks.I use the Firefox add-on called DownloadHelper, no malware included, so maybe you have other problems.

Home page, install link, etc

http://www.downloadhelper.net/

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I don't use YouTube because it puts things on my computer I don't want

I have a medical MRI file on CD (file system CDFS) that has CD software already included on the disc (CD Viewer). Apparently it runs the software from the disc rather than installing it on my computer since I can't find CD Viewer in the All Programs list, nor on the Add/Remove Programs list. I need to make an exact copy of this disc. How do I do it? OS is Win 7 Hm Prem x-64. I don't know what software I have installed to do this if any. How can I find out which software to use or whether I need to download software?
Thanks in advance!
Mike

[recovering disk SPACE, attachment deleted by admin]I would say the easiest way to do this is to use a neat, tiny program called LC ISO Creator.  Unfortunately it seems the authors' website no longer exists and I'm struggling to find a LEGITIMATE download of it.
You could as an alternative use IMGBurn - http://www.imgburn.com/ - select "create image from disc" and that'll save an ISO file to your hard DRIVE, this can then be burned to another disc as an image to create an exact copy.

Hope this helps.I don't feel comfortable downloading the file from this website, but it is linked from the imgburn website (1ST mirror)

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=imgburn

http://imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]That doesn't look great does it?  I do hate when their provided mirrors look sketchy as anything...
Try the DIRECT download from Imgburn - http://download.imgburn.com/SetupImgBurn_2.5.8.0.exe

Edit: ah, I see it now, some versions of Imgburn do include some optional extra software, it can be unticked during the install.same thing

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]I've got it installing now. Calum I just got a phone call and need to leave  so I'll post back tomorrow with results. Thanks for the help!!!
MikeGot it done. The software installed without issue and the copy disc works fine.
Once again, thanks a TON for your help Calum!!!

Lifehacker did a nice review of a number of Alternative File Browsers
Here is the link:
http://lifehacker.com/5824811/the-best-alternative-file-browser-for-windows
Yes, it is three years old, but still a good source of information.
Items reviewed INCLUDE:
Xplorer2
Total Commander
CubicExplorer
Nomad.NET
FreeCommander

Also you might WANT check out :
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-free-replacements-for-windows-explorer/
But I don't yet know which is best for me.  How about you?
Ah yes Explorer alternatives. Is it that time of year already? Every couple of years I TRY some of this type of program out, then I uninstall them all again. The only one I bothered keeping is Explorer++ because it can show folder sizes in Details view, and it has a wildcard filter tool. It doesn't see much use. Either they last about 2 minutes, because they are so annoying, or I give them a try until a crash or freeze occurs, or I find that they can't do something that Windows Explorer can. An issue with these programs is that they are usually the effort of one person, and they generally include all the geeky-nerd gee-whiz type features that a 15 year old working in his MOM's basement thinks are cool. Quite often what you get is really a beta - some of those in Geek-9PM's LISTS have not been developed for years. They tend to have features that I want like access to network drives or my Android phone "coming soon" (the guy wrote in 2012, and nothing but a deafening silence since then).

By the way, Geek, on the topic of fonts, if CAPITALS are the equivalent of SHOUTING, then your frequent use of italics is rather like whining in my ear, and equally annoying. Quote

... the geeky-nerd gee-whiz type features that a 15 year old working in his mom's basement thinks are cool...

I've been using Directory Opus for years. It's expensive and for 99.9% of us it's overkill, but it has everything anyone could ever want in a file manager - and more.

Hello all,
So I have my files backed up to a DVD + R.  I PLUGGED in hard drive to my friends laptop and did all of that, and will put hard drive back into original laptop and reformat with factory settings.   Problems:

1) They are all in .wim files.  So I can't tell what's what and if I have everything. How do I open or view these in their original formats?
2) I don't have all my files on the DVD's.  Some files it gives me a message saying: you must be running this on original administrator account.  But I can't. I'm using my friends laptop because original doesn't work.
3) How do I check if my "NOTES" were backed up too?  I am talking about the little DESKTOP notes you could add on windows 7.  I need those badly.

Thanks all!

There are many volunteers here that want to help you.
Do NOT format a drive until you are ready.
Please clarify what you want to do.
Are you trying to help a friend whose system failed?

The Windows file format you NAMED is explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Format
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...unlike  other disk image formats, a WIM file contains a set of files and associated filesystem metadata. However, unlike sector-based formats (such as ISO or VHD), WIM is file-based: The fundamental unit of information in a WIM is a file.
The primary advantages of being file-based is hardware independence and single-instance storage of a file referenced multiple times in the filesystem tree. Since the files are stored inside a single WIM file, the overhead of OPENING and closing many individual files is reduced. The cost of reading or writing many thousands of individual files on the local disk is negated by hardware and software-based disk caching as well as sequential reading and writing of the data.

Well I've removed and installed this about 20 times, the 1.7.0=60-b19, and it still doesn't work. It says it's installed, and enabled, but when I go to the Java site and try to verify installation, nothing HAPPENS.  there are applets that I'm trying to use (tubesock) and it won't run. Other computers in the house are FINE, (laptop) but this desktop just won't bite.  I've TRIED the offline install also with no luck.  Multiple RESTARTS too. Could use a little more help please.  Dell 64 bit running windows 7 home premium.  I also notice that my internet explorer is labeled as "internet explorer.ink"  how do I find out what I am running?Run their uninstaller then re-boot and DLoad and do a fresh install...
However you may be infected...some nasties block the latest installs.
What protection apps do you have and when's the last time you ran scans ? ?
I have run the uninstaller for java, verified that all remains were gone, even after reboot.  Also tried CC cleaner uninstall.   used MBAM and SASP and AVG free all up to date and all found nothing, except the usual few adware pups, no Trojans, viruses.  Still no luck after this. Have tried from the java site and also the offline install.  I think it's some of the settings for java on the advanced page, I haven't touched any yet, all default.  Maybe run yet another round of scans...You need the 32-bit Java if you are using it in your web browser.I am running IE 11 on a 32 bit system, and have downloaded the 32 bit version of java, still no go...Tried a fresh approach by uninstalling old then downloading from Zulu SOFT java 7 update 10 32 bit.  Still no go.  "Couldn't initialize tubesock: unable to communicate with applet after 5 attempts""Have you considered it may be a tubesock issue ? ?It works on our laptop, not on our desktop.

Let's say the PDF file is very simple.
Some photos, normal text and fonts. Nothing very fancy.
Now can I  convert said PDF into a RTF DOCUMENT. The current version of RTF.

The OFFICE suites I have do not have a conversion.
Is there something I can download?
Thanks.

I use Nitro PDF, it offers all sort of conversion options, but it's not free.

If the document is shorter than 70 pages you could try http://www.pdfonline.com/pdf-to-word-converter/. It gives you word file which can then be converted to RTF.miloske, thkanks.That lined worked good.
In the process I found I did not have a proper render for RTF. Only an old version of MS word properly read the RTF.

It seems WordPad does not work well for images inside RTF.
OPEN Office did not render CORRECTLY, but did show images.
So in the futures I will have t o use Word for RTF with  embedded images.The version of WordPad in Windows 8/8.1 seems to work fine with RTF files containing images.  But, I gather you're using an older version of Windows and WordPad.

Are you still using Windows XP?  It's what your forum profile shows.  Quote from: soybean on July 05, 2014, 09:35:34 AM

The version of WordPad in Windows 8/8.1 seems to work fine with RTF files containing images.  But, I gather you're using an older version of Windows and WordPad.

Are you still using Windows XP?  It's what your forum profile shows.

windows media player SOMETIMES not PLAYING sound .but when i restart computer it PLAYS sound on same FILES.

I have no idea why but I am now unable to logon to my windows 7 laptop.
I type in my password but the following message comes up:

The User Profile Service service failed the logon.
User profile can not be loaded.

How can I solve this?

ThanksBoot in safe mode.
Log into the Administrator.
Does that help any?Profile is corrupt from the sounds of it. You may have to perform a repair installation if the info geek provided doesnt help.

One other method that might solve this is if you had a Linux bootable disk with NTFS support to mount your HDD or SSD and you manually go in and delete this profile so that upon boot of Windows it has to create a new user profile since one does not exist.... *** I would copy this profile to an external drive PRIOR to deletion as for your pictures, videos, and all data in my documents as well as on the desktop will be gone when deleted and you will need to add these files back manually.

The safest method is a repair installation. If the safemode trick doesnt work.Thanks Geek.

I booted into Safe mode and it logged me in ok.
Should I delete the profiles and re-create them?It's F8 for safemode...tap repeatedly at powerup.Thanks Patio... any idea what I should do now?I booted into safe mode and logged in.
But then when I tried booting in normal mode I had the same problem.
What should I do once booted in safe mode?In safe mode you  create a new account with administrator level. You need that to repair the corrupt profile. This is documented on the MS website.
One you have the new user name, you reboot and select that user. Then go to the MS site and find the instructions.
This is for Windows 7.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-corrupted-user-profile
read the instructions CAREFULLY.  Also, now is a good time to set a restore point. 
I've logged in with safe mode, gone to User Accounts, clicked on 'Manage another account' but nothing happens.
It won't let me create another account.
Any ideas?try enable your administrator account by typing secpol.msc then local policies click on administrator account then enable, restart & log into administrator account then try to create a account from that account...hope this helpcan you please explain how to do this in more detail please.
Where exactly do I type secpol.msc etcStart - RunAllan, I did that..
Clicked Start and then typed run in the area which says 'Search program's and files'
All that came up were 4 options
1. Run programs made for previous versions of Windows
2. View recommended actions to keep Windows running smoothly
3. Show which operating system your computer is running
4. View running processes with Task Manager
5. Review your computer's status and RESOLVE issues.

I also tried simply typing secpol.msc DIRECTLY into the white area but nothing happens.
I also tried typing cmd in the white area and when the command prompt came up I typed secpol.msc but I got a message 'is not recognised as an internal or external command.....'
you dont need to type run.. just type secpol.mscHwrddrn... Where exactly should I type run.
I typed in the white box after clicking start but a list came up (see previous POST)

Want  to  buy new PC with Windows 7, not 8

From time to time this comes up. Here are some articles about how to get a New PC with Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.

Three ways to get a new Windows 7 PC. - PC World

You can find a PC running Windows 7 - ZD Net

How to get a new PC without Windows 8  - BGR

It SEEMS HP caters to those who want 7 and not 8.
Back by Demand; Windows 7
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Why are we selling Windows 7 PCs in a Windows 8 world? The answer is simple: choice. We like giving you the option to get the computer that’s exactly right for you.
If you want to make the most of a touchscreen and Windows 8.1, we have a complete line of computers, from desktops and all-in-ones to laptops and tablets.
If you still want to run Windows 7 on your computer, we can help with that, too. And you can instantly save ...

We like giving you the option to get the computer that’s exactly right for you.

Why would MS wanna offer Fedora Core as an option ? ?
Makes no sense.
If people wanna run a Linux distro they are there for the taking...

Why would MS wanna offer Fedora Core as an option ? ?

Makes no sense.

HP will now have a seat on the Linux Foundation's board of directors and will be directly involved in advancing Linux-based initiatives, workgroups, events, and other efforts.
'A strategic asset'
HP offers Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Enterprise Linux on servers and desktops as well as certifying Ubuntu Linux for use on desktops and in cloud computing.

BC, I don't get want you are ranting about.

HP has long been a contributor to Linux and open source software.

HP said they offer a choice. A choice can be from a set of two or more possibilities. Nothing in HP's advertising says you must only use Microsoft on a HP. Many major makers offer Linux, but not always on the same models.

Here is a bit of information:By  Katherine Noyes  in PC World  -Nov 6, 2012

While I know that there are software utilities out there to create your own icon images for applying to programs etc, I am not sure if there are any tools out there that allow for you to capture the icon image used to apply to a different file if that is even legal or not, for personal use and not for using it on something that is shared with others?

Or if there is a good web site out there that I can use that has free icon image's to apply to specific executable files to look through and download those images?

I downloaded a free application and it has what looks like a pile of colored books for its icon and thought that that icon would go well with an archive application I have instead of the boring default windows icon for executable that I am using, but not sure how I can copy that icon image to my program to give it that icon appearance.Resource Hacker can do that.

Most Icon Editors can extract the icons from a dll,exe, or ocx file as well.

If you want to change the icon used for the program itself you'll likely need Resource Hacker though. Icon Programs that do allow changing of executables after editing icons will usually lose other information from the program's resource table. Quote

Most Icon Editors can extract the icons from a dll,exe, or ocx file as well

If you want to change the icon used for the program itself you'll likely need Resource Hacker though. Icon Programs that do allow changing of executables after editing icons will usually lose other information from the program's resource table.

hmm didnt know this... any editors you can suggest with so many options out there?

Wasnt sure how the icons were bundled to the file. For all programs I have written, its always been whatever the default is. I figured people after they wrote their program compiled the program as an EXE and then used a icon utility to wrap icon image info to meta space of a file etc. This is a very grey area that I dont understand well and I am sure it shows in how I am wording all of this.     With other icons changed for programs and batch scripts etc, I generally used the ones available in the Windows\system32 location where there is a dll with a limited list of icon images to use such as a star or green arrow or a tree or CD ROM image or network image etc. Then applied one of those to the EXE or Batch file that I want to have that icon appearance on the desktop.

I have a Desktop  celeron pc with win 7(32) os.  i could not access to an e-tendering site as my log-in button SHOWS error message after java booting for some time. what is the problem as the site run PERFECTLY on other celeron pcs with same OS. PLEASE HELP ME ...
i am sending screen shot of the problem.

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]2 days, still no help      . should I change setting of jave or else  .

Please help meWell, have you tried another computer?
Can you R friends use the site with no problem?
Do you have any other sites with the problem?
Do you think is a a Javap  problem?

Make sure you get the Java UPDATE from the right site.
https://www.java.com/en/download/
Get the version for your OS.If you verified that you JAVA is up-to-date and working try reinstalling you smart card reader drivers.It's the adapter...not Java... Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 01, 2014, 09:21:47 PM

Well, have you tried another computer?
Can you r friends use the site with no problem?
Do you have any other sites with the problem?
Do you think is a a Javap  problem?

Make sure you get the Java update from the right site.
https://www.java.com/en/download/
Get the version for your OS.

If you verified that you JAVA is up-to-date and working try reinstalling you smart card reader drivers.

I am collaborating on a project with some folks, and I'd like to set up a shared drive (or even a folder with subfolders) . Only requirements are:
- Anyone with the password can have read/write privileges
- Files can be accessed whilst offline
- Need to share MS Office (Win/iOS), MS Project, JPG,PDF files

Pretty simple, RIGHT?

I'd love to set up Dropbox - it seems perfect. Trouble is, I already have a personal Dropbox account, so I can't set up a second one on my machine. (I'd have to use web access only, which is in conflict with my second requirement.) (So a fourth requirement would be "Must coexist and not share with existing Dropbox account"!)

I can't quite tell if Google Drive accomplishes all of that - I read the DESCRIPTIONS of sharing and collaborating one way, and then I read them in a totally opposite way. (eg, Do I have to earmark each file that I share? Do I have to be signed on (thus online) to open any files?)

I am also, for another project with another set of people, going  to need to install BOX. So, again, if that is a preferred alternative, I would need to be able to maintain two accounts on one machine.

I've also heard of TeamDrive, but don't know anyone who's used it.

So, I'll through it to y'all, CH Forum members, What's Your Recommendation?Google Drive is great - and the first 15Gb are free.I can't imagine CRASHING past 15GB.

Is the interface essentially a "shared folder" type - like a Network folder (or Dropbox)?

Thanks

(I noticed when I DL'ed Google Drive, it also DROPPED shortcuts for Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets... Not nice, Google.)

OK, it appears that I can't share the entire folder with others, I have to individually pick-and-choose which files?

So is the solution then, create a "dummy" Google Account, where everyone on the team shares credentials, and then they can get into and out of the same Google Drive ("GD", heh heh) folder?

Which means if they need to get to their individual GMails or anything like that, they'd need to sign out and sign back in each time... Correct?

Howdy to all who graciously help on the forum because Google can't turn anything up.

I am looking for an application, a software download, a work around, a tweaking of the settings or SOMEthing to do this task.

(using OS Maverick) I have a folder that has LOTS of quotes, inspiration tidbits, pictures and I want to automatically rotate 5-10 of these images, words or phrases, on a daily basis viewable via my email inbox. There are some really impactful words to live by in that folder, but they don't help if they sit in a file to be read every couple years.

Let me know if there is anything that NEEDS to be clarified. Thank you to any who can break through my dead end.  Just realized after typing this all up, that you stated:
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(using OS Maverick)

I have to set up a universal price list for my office, which cannot be easily modified without permission. It will be a relatively simple price list, but there's GOING to be around TEN to twenty thousand items over a dozen brands.

I'm thinking of USING the office's Dropbox account as a distribution channel.

Is there a better way to do this? Or will this work fine?

THANKS for any advice.We have LOTS in our office, we have them as locked Excel spreadsheets kept on a server. This works fine for staff on site. Is remote access definitely required?

I rarely get INWARD email where the pictures do not open in Windows Live Mail, but when sending (or rather, forwarding) emails with pictures in them - I get a message to say "One or more of the pictures in this message could not be found. When you send this message, these pictures will not be included. As you sure you want to send this message"?

How can I avoid this happening - is it a setting?How large are the picture files? I have seen this before with large images that are like 25MB etc.This PARTICULAR email I'm talking about has one picture imbedded (its a SORT of joke email) - it wont let me save it anywhere.  I shouldn't think it would be big.   But sometimes  I get jokes with about 6 cartoon type pics, and when I forward it to someone else, it gives me the message (as above)

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"One or more of the pictures in this message could not be found. When you send this message, these pictures will not be included. As you sure you want to send this message"?

Hello FELLOW friends, I have a question for you. I have a:

Toshiba Satellite L745 LAPTOP
Intel Core i3-2310m CPU 2.10 GHz
64 bit - WINDOWS 7
RAM 4.00 GB
Intel HD Graphics Family

I was wondering if I am able to install a new Graphics Card (If that is possible).
And if I'm able which would be the best for my Laptop for optimal or moderate gaming experience.
Unfortunately you cannot upgrade a video card in a laptop other than on perhaps a couple of very specific MACHINES (which yours is not ONE of) and even then the choice is strictly limited.

If you are looking to game on it your only real option I'm afraid would be to replace the entire machine, you could always sell your current one for a bit of money to put towards a new one. 
Okay, thank you for your help!

Some years AGO I was recommended Panda USB VACCINE to apply to all USB DEVICES. Is this program still revered and if so what is the safest location to download it from for a Windows 7 Pro 64 bit computer ?YES, I included it in your other thread.Thank you.

OK, this is probably going to be a long story, but PLEASE BEAR with me.

So,  a few months ago I started playing/reading a JAPANESE Visual Novel that did not need Japanese Locale. Sometime  after that, I tried to install another VN, but I couldn't do it even if I used AppLocale (a little program that lets you run an application with a specific locale without having to change your whole computer to that locale), so I had to change my system locale to Japanese. This is where the problems begin.

When I tried to continue reading the first VN again, it would crash immediately, and I found out that it was a registry issue caused by changing the locale. So I fixed that, and it ran, but the text would overlap, which means it was UNREADABLE. I thought that maybe it was the Japanese locale that was causing that, so I tried running it with Chinese Simplified locale and it worked PERFECTLY (AppLocale only lets you choose Chinese, Japanese or Korean), which was great.

But the day after that (today), when I try to run it with Chinese locale, it doesn't run at all. No error message, nothing. I tried running it with Korean Locale but it's the same thing. What could have happened? I didn't install or change anything between then and now.

BTW, I have Windows XP SP3 (old, I know). Any other information that you feel might be relevant I will gladly give.

Thank you in advance.

When i'm not connected to the internet, every program and file that i try to open takes a very long time to finally open and sometimes wont open at all.
This even happens in programs that dont even need internet connection to work properly. I ask here because i really dont know where to start looking for the cause.
I have thought about reinstalling Windows but since i dont have a CD and the key propably wont work because Windows was preinstalled when i bought this computer.

Here is my PC's specifications:

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, build 7601)
Manufacturer: Acer
Model: Predator G3610
BIOS: Date: 10.31.2011 Version: 04.06.04
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz (8 CPUs)
RAM: 10240MB (10GB)
DirectX 11
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Here is list of programs currently installed on my system: http://pastebin.com/YkTYA7UK Exported with CCleaner Quote

I have thought about reinstalling Windows but since i dont have a CD and the key propably wont work because Windows was preinstalled when i bought this computer.

But i reinstalled windows now and now everything is smooth!

Dear all,
I USE outlook 2013 and had 2 accounts there. last week i added a new account too. then there are 3 accounts in my outlook 2013. I can't receive any email from the new one. when i CHECK the web mail there are some new emails there.
To inform you all the 3 emails belongs to a same server and i myself did the settings and settings are same. the email service is not hotmail or yahoo and ...
my email address is email address deleted by Allan
I will be glad to get your help.I deleted the email address from your post. Unless you want your inbox flooded with even more spam than you currently receive, never post your email address on a forum.Did you TRY letting Outlook Automatically detect and setup Internet email?  I gather you manually created the account.  So, I THINK one option is to DELETE the account and try the automatic method.

I have approx 900 CD albums copied onto my HOMEMADE Win7 computer in WINDOWS Media Player. The problem is; sometimes in a very small percentage of the albums there are 2 copies of every song in the album being DISPLAYED. Both songs will stay in the listed album until take action to remove one of them. My question is what causes the album to be copied and can either copy be deleted without losing the song completely? To delete one of the copies do I need to thru manually, select and delete each extra song?

I tried Dropbox but is not compatable with 8.1 am SENDING 23MB,   as either ASF.  exe. or PZS.

Hi all!

I was hoping that you COULD help us with an internet cloud issue. Some of our company's documents are on Google drive, for the SAKE of easy collaboration. We intend to work with some part-timers, and we would like the part-timers to have access to CERTAIN files on the drive, but not all of the files.

We were wondering if there was a way we could set the permission at different levels. For example: Those with level 1 permission can only view basic work documents. Those with level 2 permission can view the previously mentioned documents and advanced work documents.. Those with level 3 permission can view the previously mentioned documents and the admin folder. Those with level 4 permission can view all folders and docs. This is just an example, it doesn't have to be 4.

Basically, we want to know if there is a ways to RESTRICTS access for documents on Google drive, without having to go through the documents and changing the permissions for each Google doc one by one.


If google drive can't do this, are there any other method or software?

Thank you,
JeffI was involved with a similar situation where a freelance employee needed access to some files, but not everything. What we ended up doing is creating another Google Drive account and placing the files that they needed access to into that alternate cloud space. Then there was isolation as to what they could access and the files that they have no right VIEWING etc.

How do you convert a SLIDESHOW FILE (23MB) to a jpeg.?The options I have now are asf. exe. & PZS.

Hi,
I've been looking for a firewall with specific capabilities for a long time and so far I haven't been able to find one.
I have ProgramA that is not a popular program and does not have a digital signature.It is designed to connect to internet.I'm looking for a way to control whether to allow ProgramA to connect to a specific IP or not.For example, it tries to connect to 1.1.1.1 IP today.I want to allow it and make a rule to PERMANENTLY allow connection to that particular IP.If it tries to connect to 2.2.2.2 then I want to get a popup box again to allow/deny/create a rule for that specific IP.And so on...
None of the major firewall makers that I've tried offers this flexibility.I've tried Kaspersky firewall,TinyFirewall,OnlineArmor,PersonalFirewall,Windows Firewall,Comodo.
The way they work is when the program tries to connect to NET, you either allow it or not but you can't control connection to specific addresses.With Kaspersky it was possible to switch the Application Control to "manual" mode but then it would ask so many non-internet related questions(popups about allowing the exe to run,allowing the GUI to open,allowing it to access registry e.t.c) that it's not practical to use it.
Do you know any firewall that offers that flexibility?
Thanks !
Windows 7 64 bit
Maybe your already  read read this:
HTTP://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_firewalls

Do you expect to get it free?

Thanks for the link.
I can't install Norton or Sunbelt(Vipre) because they require installation of the internet security suite but I already have an AV so I don't know how to do in that case.YouTube video reviews don't seem to show any advanced firewall settings.Outpost seemed to have some nice features on video even THOUGH not the ones that I'm looking for so I tried to install it for testing purposes but it crashed the PC then didn't properly uninstall itself so now when I try to reinstall it it says I have to completely uninstall the previous installation.Rebooted, removed junk files, all leftover files but still won't install.I don't really want to pay $ for a product like that to be honest.

The other ones were either tested or they require proprietary hardware or a different OS.If anyone uses Norton or Vipre, could you please give me a hint whether your firewall has the features I'm looking for ?I have also tried PC Tools long time ago and Zoner firewall yesterday.
Paid or free, doesn't matter as long as it's priced reasonable for a home user.
Any suggestions?
Before you install anything, set a restore point and reboot. To fully remove all bits of a program, use  one of the free uninstallers.
Here is one that works good.
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
I don't have any ideas.
Here is another list.
http://www.timberlinetechnologies.com/products/firewalls.html
Best I can do for you. 

EDIT: Forgot to mention;  Cisco has some great products.  -For a price.
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/firewalls/index.html

Does anyone know of any good software to emulate those old CLASSIC GPU's? (i.e. Voodoo 2, RIVA, 3D Rage Pro, etc)

I'm aware of 3D Analyser and nglide but the GAME I have in mind, RESIDENT Evil 2, doesn't use 3DFX glide thingy so nglide is out of the question & I'm running into problems with 3D analyser.

Does ANYONE know a good graphing calculator that I can download from the Internet?  I tried several, and either they COST or they were not reliable.  THANKS for any help.Try USING
Graphing Calculator 3D - download it from Cnet
or you can try
The Ultimate Scientific
Windows Calculator Replacement


Theres also an app called
Good Grapher - scientific graphing calculator

I had a document in Word 2003 which I saved to desktop - now when I open the said document, it is blank - yet it had information on it when it was saved.   Is there any way I can retrieve this document?

JudyActually, I did a search for *.DOC and have discovered  not one of my Word documents have anything in them.    I changed the default from  Kingsoft writer
 to Windows 3 one or two days ago.  I went into Kingsoft writer, and opened up a few documents - they all opened OK.  When I tried to open the original missing document, it said something about disable macros - so I did, and the document came back.    Can any one tell me what/why it happened, and what do macros do?macros store a sequence of commands and let you run a macro to save time. For example, I have a macro in Word 2007 which executes Paste | Paste Special | Unformatted TEXT, by merely using keyboard shortcut to run the macro or by adding a shortcut icon to the Quick Access Toolbar and linking it to the macro.  I have on icon on the Quick Access Toolbar to run the macro.  So, by clicking on the icon, I accomplish Paste | Paste Special | Unformatted in one click instead of 3 which would be NECESSARY if I were to go through the Paste | Paste Special | Unformatted sequence. 

And, by the way, having the macro mentioned above in Word does not affect my opening and viewing of Word files.  So, I do not know what is going on in your case. Quote

And, by the way, having the macro mentioned above in Word does not affect my opening and viewing of Word files.  So, I do not know what is going on in your case.

I went into tools macro - and it was blank.

It says Macros in (and the option selected) was All active templates and documents)
Under that is Macro created 11/6/2014 by owner

.... I'm thinking that is where the error lies - should the option be normal.dot )global temmplates)

I would like to monitor CPU temperature on my old HP desktop running Win7. Just read a post that said thermal paste can dry out on old PC's which raised my curiosity. What 3rd party app do you folks recommend? THANKS.Personally I USE HWMonitor to measure temperatures.  When checking temps it is also important to check them under high CPU load rather than at idle, for that I use Prime95 or the Intel Burn Test to run the CPU at 100% load on all CORES so that it really heats up. Quote from: camerongray on June 14, 2014, 04:09:28 AM

Personally I use HWMonitor to measure temperatures.  When checking temps it is also important to check them under high CPU load rather than at idle, for that I use Prime95 or the Intel Burn Test to run the CPU at 100% load on all cores so that it really heats up.

Is there a command to sort Excel tabs alphabetically or numerically without manually moving each tab?

Thanks!it's pretty complicated and it only applies to columns not rows.

1. Select the row you want sort

2.Click the data tab in between formulas and review

3.Click filter, a tab will appear on the first row of the column.

3.there will be your options.
 Thank you! I'm embarrassed to say I misstated what I was looking for. How to sort the worksheet tabs at the bottom of the screen. 
 [EDIT] cross-posted.

I THINK the OP might have MEANT the tabs for individual worksheets, and if so, there is no built in sorting feature but you can do it by a VBA macro or a 3rd party addon...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812386

http://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/629-excel-sort-sheets.html

QUOTE from: johncyn70 on JUNE 12, 2014, 03:45:35 PM

I misstated what I was looking for

My DVD Drive shows missing the "Code" when I insert the DVD disc to the Fujitsu Laptop ( Window XP) after showing the DVD software. So I assume the drive is OK, MAY be the software or other problems. Kindly please advise how to FIX it or download any FREE DVD software INSTEAD.

Tks,
John

Can Open Office PDF Editor be used to make a PDF document fillable?What you want is:
Create fillable PDF forms
That is a FEATURE of the Adobe product. But you wan to use a free product, namely Open Office.

Make PDF form in Openoffice 3.3
http://www.taming-openoffice-org.com/newsite/?cat=27
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Archive for the ‘PDF’ Category.
New book: Taming Apache OpenOffice
11 May 2013

Taming Apache OpenOfficeThis book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with Apache OpenOffice.org 3.4. It introduces Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), DRAW (vector drawings), Math (equation editor) and Base (database), as well as common features including styles, TEMPLATES, printing, a gallery of graphics, and macros.
...
   Did you KNOW you can send a final document as a PDF attachment that everyone will be able to open and view, but which people who need to will also be able to open and edit? The document that can do this magic is CALLED a “Hybrid PDF”, and anyone can make one using open source software. LibreOffice (and related packages like OpenOffice.org) have been able to make these editable PDFs for quite some time. A Hybrid PDF is a normal PDF file that any PDF reader can display, but with the added benefit that the original source document is also embedded in the file. Any suitably advanced office suite, such as LibreOffice, is able to retrieve the source and allow you to edit it.

I understand that MICROSOFT office is a popular choice of PRODUCTIVITY software. Yet it is expensive and I was WONDERING if there are any ALTERNATIVES to it. If there are, should I switch over to them instead of staying with Microsoft office?

let me know please 



Libre Office is Free...and 100% compatible for your needs...

For some time now I've been having a problem when I go into Documents and Right Click on a FILE or Folder in order to either, Copy, Delete, or Cut it.  I will Right Click to bring up the Menu that includes those choices and it takes sometimes over a MINUTE for the Menu to show up.  I've had computers since 1994 and I've never had this problem before.  I have a Lenovo Desktop Idea Center, Windows 7 PRO, and I've installed the Home and Student version of MICROSOFT Office.  I can Right Click in other areas and the Menu will pop up immediately.  For instance if I wanted to copy a paragraph from a Word Document, it will work just fine, but will not load immediately when I Right Click on a File or Folder.  I can't say exactly when this problem started but it is a real pain when I want to Copy FILES or Folders to my external hard drive to back them up.  Has anyone out there had this problem and how did you address it?  Thank you.....

Hi All,

I have a range of photos that appear to be damaged or CORRUPT possibly -

Irfanview states:as attached...

File size is 3.13mb according to properties.

Windows Picture and fax will not open neither will Paint, or Photoshop.

Microsoft Office Picture Manager - shows a red cross in the middle of the screen.

Interesting but opening with Notepad:

"! c r y p t e d !   2 C E 4 A B 1 D A A C C D 1 C 9 E E 7 F 0 8 F A B E 1 D 6 F 0 5   S(N)á¡Ê³ô9ñ“GÙ¶ó©šQÏ¥>>aÑÁMÙ%vGo9áM#Ï åõª>�w:þ4hy¹Ÿ‚=ùIîZ}JÑæå`t%øvš]©�ZNoD%ÍïNŸ,"

Are the files corrupt or in SOMEWAY repairable - these are pictures of my family so i am very keen to:

1) find out what's happened
2) recover and back up if possible

I had a SERIOUS virus a few months back that nearly knocked my PC out - had this affected these pictures?

Thanks all

Johnski :

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Worth a Shot...

I would like to go from using OUTLOOK Express to using Outlook for email.  Does someone have a conversion procedure or tool?


THANKS,
DC4580Follow the procedure explained at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/import-your-messages-or-account-from-outlook-express-to-outlook-HA001094387.aspxI can suggest you to try one e-mails conversion tool which helped me in converting Outlook Express emails to Outlook & enable to ACCESS database EASILY.
I got DBX Converter; tried freebie and analyzed that it is one of reliable program for effectual & QUICK solution.

Visit- http://solution-dbxintooutlook-2013.blogspot.com

Acronis True Image can be bought at a 35% discount.
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I did USE some of these, but don't remember what OPTIONS they have. 
Which of these programs should I use. Are they all the same?

7-Zip.
PeaZip.
IZArc.
WinZip.

Which have command options that let me do a whole cirectory of Zio files.
Whaich have command option to RENAME the output file.

Thanks

I went from years of Pkunzip (DOS to Windows 98 SE ), to Winzip ( 98SE to Vista ) and then moved on to 7-zip when a friend suggested it with Windows 7. I was probably one of the few people who actually paid for a license of Winzip back in the day when so many were using an extended use trial of it.

Both Winzip and 7-zip support directory/folder compression with all contents contained in it. Both also give options for output path of the decompressed files/folders although I rarely used that as for I usually just decompressed the contents to the same location of which the .zip file was located.

I prefer 7-zip because its FREE and works well. I haven't found any problems with it yet. Its able to open files ZIPPED under other zip utilities etc. Quote from: DaveLembke on May 06, 2014, 05:30:10 PM

...
Both Winzip and 7-zip support directory/folder compression with all contents contained in it. Both also give options for output path of the decompressed files/folders ...
I prefer 7-zip because its FREE and works well. I haven't found any problems with it yet. Its able to open files zipped under other zip utilities etc.

Hello everyone and those who are reading my post I would first like to thank you all for your help. I recently backed upped my computer and music to an external HARD DRIVE (A WD "My Passport Ultra) and afterwards I restored my computer to its factory settings. I moved all the data back onto the restored computer and I get this MESSAGE whenever I attempt to open my file (picture below) I have attempted to change the ownership of the files to "Everyone" but I still get the same message when I attempt to open my music using windows media player.

[RECOVERING disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Try right clicking the drive itself and go thru the change ownership steps...
Something on the external is blocking access.... Quote from: patio on May 23, 2014, 04:28:36 PM

Try right clicking the drive itself and go thru the change ownership steps...
Something on the external is blocking access....

Hi, I have a problem in office 2003. In the creating new document tab in task pane the hyperlinks have changed color in green instead of blue and I don't know how to reverse it.
1. I did an office repair,
2. re-install office,
3. changed the style in hyperlinks.  But nothing happened.

and that happen only in the creating new document tab in task pane of all office programms.

Does anyone know any other solution?

Thnx in advance.Sounds like an orphan registry key that is not reinitialized when office is uninstalled and reinstalled. But generally you can go in and change the color to whatever you want similar to seen here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/demo-change-the-color-of-hyperlink-text-HA010243430.aspx

To get rid of the issue you can MANUALLY uninstall office 2003 and then search for the orphan registry key for office 2003 and remove it, and then reinstall clean..... or perform a clean installation of the OS and Office 2003 in which it would definately be the default of blue because no orphan data would carry back over from previous install.Thank you for your response. I will try first to change the color and if that won't work I will try to delete the registry. I will write the RESULTS. Thanx again.Just wanted to mention that you cant just delete the registry, it has to remain for Windows to function. One tool that has worked well for me in the past tracking down Orphan Registry entries to remove is Karens Registry Pruner, but it can be a dangerous tool in the wrong hands. One wrong move and you could have a system that no longer operates properly. So be careful. This tool is good at POINTING out orphan entries, so if you find an Office 2003 Orphan entry then that may fix this.

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptpruner.asp

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Clean up your Registry's SharedDLLs key. Orphaned entries can cause install and uninstall programs to misbehave. And can even trigger bogus Registry Corrupted error messages. The program can also removed "ghosts", entries in the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs LIST that remain even after a program has been uninstalled.

I have installed pc tuneups and today I want to see everyone's opinions about these softwares. Plz reply for suggestions or questions None of them at all.  I suggest that you don't use any of them. Quote from: Quantos on April 03, 2013, 11:58:26 PM

None of them at all.  I suggest that you don't use any of them.

None of them at all.  I suggest that you don't use any of them.

I am using "Delete" now, a simple program that lets you delete large quantity of files that you don't need.

No one would reccommend ccleaner?