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Rewriting partition table to be BIOS/DOS compatible
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Rewriting partition table to be BIOS/DOS compatible Ask Question
1 The BIOS generally shouldn't be reading any boot files, just the 440 bytes of bootstrap code in MBR, the rest is your bootloader's business... (Though there are unfortunate exceptions.)So it's possible that you only need to reinstall the Windows bootloader using bootrec /fixmbr.To recreate the partition table, ...
Using a powerline adapter and wireless bridge together as failover or loadbalancing
networking;wireless-networking;lan;powerline-networking;networking;wireless-networking;lan;powerline-networking
Using a powerline adapter and wireless bridge together as failover or loadbalancing Ask Question
0 You have not provided nearly enough information to go on - particularly how the "disconnect" works.Making huge assumptions there are a few ways to deal with this -Ensure the more reliable route is less preferred and set the faster but less reliable connection up in such a way that the interface (or at least its...
Moving boot volume to new disk
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Moving boot volume to new disk Ask Question
0 I thought using a live iso system would make it easier to copy your old system, if it were not in use there wouldn't be problems with unmounting /, or with having different partitions with different data all being mounted while running, so even a raw partition copy with dd would be easy.The question you mention...
airodump-ng doesn't see associated machines
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airodump-ng doesn't see associated machines Ask Question
2 Looks to be a driver issue between Ralink RT2870/3070 and usb wifi adapter firmware. I would say maybe the wifi router only accepts deauth packets from authenticated mac address's however this is not the case as you used a Wifi-Pinapple MK5 with identical commands and it worked fine. If you have used the wifi u...
"Waiting for AppCache" in Chrome
windows-7;google-chrome;windows-7;google-chrome
"Waiting for AppCache" in Chrome Ask Question
PCIe lanes CPU dependent?
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PCIe lanes CPU dependent? Ask Question
0 Yes, and no. The cpu has a certain number of lanes coming out of it. On desktop Intel cpus, this number is usually 20 lanes, 16 of which are routed to the primary graphics card slot, and the other 4 are dedicated to communicating with the motherboard chipset, and are referred to as the DMI by Intel. The moth...
Why does desktop stay visible when Explorer process exits?
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Why does desktop stay visible when Explorer process exits? Ask Question
Avast keeps identifying MEGASync as virus
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Avast keeps identifying MEGASync as virus Ask Question
1 I would say to add it to the exclusions list. It may be false detection on the antivirus's part.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Jan 4, 2015 at 4:50ShadowShadow16211 gold badge11 silver badge1111 bronze badges4Without more information, it's speculative to make this assumption. Answers should be de...
Possible to create Fat32 Filesystem with 512 Byte Allocation unit size?
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Possible to create Fat32 Filesystem with 512 Byte Allocation unit size? Ask Question
Why isn't page used as the unit when calculating the maximum size of RAM a CPU can address?
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Why isn't page used as the unit when calculating the maximum size of RAM a CPU can address? Ask Question
2 The reason is because the cpu does not address a whole page at a time; it addresses each and every individual byte. The page is simply the unit that the is used to allocate memory and set permissions on it. Also that wikipedia article has an error: disk IO is not done in page units either; it is done in secto...
What is the "known hardware incompatibility" that disables PCIe Active State Power Management? How do I fix it?
windows-7;power;power-management;pci-express;battery-life;windows-7;power;power-management;pci-express;battery-life
What is the "known hardware incompatibility" that disables PCIe Active State Power Management? How do I fix it? Ask Question
3 Try unplugging all accessories from your computer (keyboard, mouse, external hard drives, etc...). The error message means that a device that is attached your computer is causing ASPM to be disabled.My PC stopped going to standby for some reason, and I tracked it down to this error message. I was able to fix th...
How to troubleshoot Windows 8 system update failure?
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How to troubleshoot Windows 8 system update failure? Ask Question
0 Have you EVER used Norton or McAfee products on that machine?Try resetting the winsocks....In an Elevated Command Prompt window, run the commandNETSH WINSOCK RESETreboot on request, and test Windows UpdatesShareImprove this answer Follow answered Oct 10, 2014 at 14:33DarkEvEDarkEvE38711 silver badge1111 br...
Change some default settings for Firefox globally
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Change some default settings for Firefox globally Ask Question
13 +100 Yes you can. Mozilla calls this "locking preferences", but I prefer to think of it as "system preferences" (they don't have to be locked).First, tell Firefox you will be using a system preferences file by creating a text file called local-settings.js in defaults/pref of your Firefox installation dire...
How to make tee not break lines at window width in powershell?
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How to make tee not break lines at window width in powershell? Ask Question
1 Your problem is the way the MatchInfo object returned by select-string is being output. If you just extract the Line property from the matchinfo object, (in which case you are outputting strings and not MatchInfo objects) you should get the behavior you want:ls -r [folder] | sls "dummy text" | select -expand Li...
Connected devices
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Connected devices Ask Question
Is there an alternative to httpfs2 to mount web urls in Linux?
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Is there an alternative to httpfs2 to mount web urls in Linux? Ask Question
1 You can't have the same performance with httpfs2, because of HTTP overhead. For 10 MB of file you have ~100 requests, each of one asking for ~100 KB of data (source: wireshark) and latency will kill performance. You could probably tune FUSE in order to get bigger chunks, but it will probably consume more memory...
Excel COUNTIF criteria using curly brackets for logical OR not working
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Excel COUNTIF criteria using curly brackets for logical OR not working Ask Question
0 The easy solution would be two countif functions - =COUNTIF(A:A,"tom")+COUNTIF(A:A,"bob")You can also use a sumproduct if you want the curly brackets=SUMPRODUCT((A:A={"bob","tom"})*1)or no brackets=SUMPRODUCT(--(A:A="bob")+(A:A="tom"))And I think this should work -=SUM(COUNTIFS(A:A,{"bob","tom"}))As XOR LX poin...
How to truncate large file on osx?
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How to truncate large file on osx? Ask Question
5 Install truncatebrew install truncateTruncate a file to 0 size:truncate -s 0 your_filenameShareImprove this answer Follow edited Jul 19, 2022 at 14:14 answered Nov 25, 2019 at 10:12Konrad GałęzowskiKonrad Gałęzowski15911 silver badge55 bronze badges11Seems like truncate has been removed from brew: Error: tr...
If my DSL modem leaves a port open, how vulnerable is my router?
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If my DSL modem leaves a port open, how vulnerable is my router? Ask Question
2 It depends on the port number, depending on the channel you leave open you are vulnerable to different types of exploits to your network.Now its a known default setting that a router has port 4567 open for some weird reason as it can allow malware to go through but you can just go through the following instruct...
Accidently moved /* into another folder while in single user mode
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Accidently moved /* into another folder while in single user mode Ask Question
0 I can think of two potential fixes.Simple (if it works):/Disabled_Extensions/bin/ln -s /Disabled_Extensions/* /cp -p /Disabled_Extensions/* / # Doing a copy instead of a move in case it doesn't work, and we don't want to split your dataWith the above, you'll also have everything that was originally in /System/L...
Windows icon cache does not exist
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Windows icon cache does not exist Ask Question
1 Some files will not show even if you show hidden.To make sure you delete the icon cache, do this:Open task manager.In the Processes tab, click on explorer.exe and click End Process. You then get a confirmation dialog. Click "End Process" to confirm.From the File menu (don't close task manager yet), choose New T...
How to figure out the revision of FreeBSD ports?
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How to figure out the revision of FreeBSD ports? Ask Question
0 The complete ports collection only differs between releases. The ports have their individual version, not related to the whole tree.Try pkg_version -vor if you use pkgng, pkg version -vTo get a list of installed ports, their versions, and the latest version.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Mar 1, 2...
How can I send an email using a GPG public key?
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How can I send an email using a GPG public key? Ask Question
2 The private key for your email is needed for signing the message (authenticity of the sender), so the receiver can check if the message is really from you.So disable signing the message, then the private key is not needed. In Enigmail this can be done by clicking the icons on the lower right bottom of the compo...
Win7 pegging CPU at 100% from wuauserv - why?
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Win7 pegging CPU at 100% from wuauserv - why? Ask Question
Group CheckBoxes In Word 2013
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Group CheckBoxes In Word 2013 Ask Question
Windows 8.1 PC settings disappeared, can't reset the OS
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Windows 8.1 PC settings disappeared, can't reset the OS Ask Question
0 Please try booting with the {F8} key, to invoke Safe Mode. Once you boot into Windows, then select Change PC Settings. Should that fail, do {Win-R} and then paste this into the box to run the PC Settings change control:Explorer.exe shell:AppsFolder\Windows.ImmersiveControlPanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.i...
New GTX 970 running on PCI-E 1.1 x16 instead of 2.0
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New GTX 970 running on PCI-E 1.1 x16 instead of 2.0 Ask Question
3 It doesn't look like the motherboard's chipset supports PCIe 2.0 - for example, the Wikipedia entry for the nForce 630a states 20 lanes of PCIe 1.1.Edit More information: running at PCIe 1.1 x16 is probably not something to worry about, Guru3D just did an article on it: PCI Express Scaling Game Performance Anal...
Make Excel open some hyperlinks with non-default browser
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Make Excel open some hyperlinks with non-default browser Ask Question
2 Short answer, no. Excel has no option to open an url with another program than specified by the system as default.Excel will threat an url by simply doing: Start url (aka using DDE extension to open the url with whatever is set as default program).Using a VB Macro, you can however create a custom link that'll l...
Effectively manage sets of Vim settings
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Effectively manage sets of Vim settings Ask Question
4 Many settings (like indentation) are bound to filetypes, anyway. You can also define buffer-local mappings and commands, so several pieces of your requirements just require consistent use of built-in abstractions (read :help ftplugin).For global stuff, I would recommend to keep the differences to an absolute mi...
Loop in a script until file exists
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Loop in a script until file exists Ask Question
8 This script does not use polling. In other words, it does not do periodic checks. Instead, it uses a tool, inotifywait, that is designed to monitor changes to the filesystem.In this script, inotifywait monitors the current directory (.). Every time that a file is created in that directory, inotifywait emits ...
4GB temporary system files showing up on desktop for no understandable reason
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4GB temporary system files showing up on desktop for no understandable reason Ask Question
Why can't I select the font I want for the SSMS 2012 Text Editor?
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Why can't I select the font I want for the SSMS 2012 Text Editor? Ask Question
0 Turns out fonts are implemented inconsistently in SSMS. The text editor appears to only support truetype fonts (while other parts of the IDE allow open type as well) and I had opentype fonts installed.By switching to the truetype fonts I was able to use the font I wanted.ShareImprove this answer Follow ans...
Can you preload files with Plex
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Can you preload files with Plex Ask Question
0 The good:Yes it is possible, you can sync media to a device. Additionally Plex Sync supports the Windows Phone client. As far as I know they don't have any options to automatically delete the content from your device, but manually deleting it as it fills up isn't too hard.The bad:The feature requires Plex Pass,...
How to make a specific program not show up on start menu
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How to make a specific program not show up on start menu Ask Question
0 That jump list is generated by a most-recently-used list that Windows tracks. You can't exclude a particular shortcut from being tracked in this way.But, if you right-click on the app and hit Run as Administrator or Run as Different User, Windows does not track those and you can keep it from showing up on the ...
RAID 10 "failure" after changing BIOS setting
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RAID 10 "failure" after changing BIOS setting Ask Question
2 Well I've managed to recreate the entire array without losing any data, thanks to this post on the extreme overclocking forums:Thanks to everyone who tried to help. I found a solution and I thought I'd share it. I was able to recover the broken array using following steps.Reset both HDs to non-member using Inte...
Glue record expiration
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Glue record expiration Ask Question
0 Your glue records within the .com TLD will not expire, at least not so long as you are paying your bills. The .com name servers are authoritative for that zone.The TTL value doesn't really matter to the zones that are authoritative, the TTL is a value that is passed along to other clients, and resolving DNS se...
My Ctrl and Alt keys are swapped, how can I swap them back?
windows-7;keyboard;keyboard-shortcuts;windows-7;keyboard;keyboard-shortcuts
My Ctrl and Alt keys are swapped, how can I swap them back? Ask Question
8 According to ( http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-caps-lock-key-in-windows-vista/ ) it'spossible to remap keys by editing the registry. Perhaps the previous user of your computer has done so, making the two keys point to each other? Tocheck do the following:In the start menu type "regedit", it...
How to add group to local administrators throughout the domain
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How to add group to local administrators throughout the domain Ask Question
2 It wiped out the contents of the Local Administrators group because when your sysadmin defined the Group Policy Preference, he chose Replace as the action to perform. That's a dangerous setting when applied to Users and Groups preferences. The correct action should be Update.Replace causes the client to delet...
Is it safe to download and burn a disc image on an infected PC?
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Is it safe to download and burn a disc image on an infected PC? Ask Question
34 It is almost certainly technically possible that malware could intercept and modify an ISO being downloaded, and also give a false report to any tools designed to verify hashes of the downloaded file.But I would rate this threat as extremely improbable.The malware would have to recognize an ISO is being downlo...
What does "Multimedia Devices" section mean in Windows control panel?
windows-8.1;control-panel;multimedia;windows-8.1;control-panel;multimedia
What does "Multimedia Devices" section mean in Windows control panel? Ask Question
1 Those are devices discovered using Universal Plug and Play, a standardized network device discovery and description protocol.Built on UPnP is DLNA, a multimedia networking framework. It’s massive, so I won’t go into details. There are three major roles:Media Player/RendererMedia ServerControllerThat’s what Devi...
Facebook video doesn't play inline
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Facebook video doesn't play inline Ask Question
1 "According to Facebook, only videos posted by individual Facebook users or verified pages (such as celebrities) will play automatically within mobile. Videos will play silently until a user taps to hear sound. When the video stops playing, the user will be taken back to News Feed. Only videos uploaded directly ...
HP DL380g6 server with graphic card powered by external psu
graphics-card;motherboard;power-supply;graphics-card;motherboard;power-supply
HP DL380g6 server with graphic card powered by external psu Ask Question
1 First of all, I would not start to mess with powersupply cabling. I have done it and been fine, but it was a modular PSU and fortunately, Corsair sent me spares.Desktop graphics cards are built for short-ish bursts of high usage. Running one in a server which is built for 24/7 usage is a bad idea.I would look a...
not able to run chkdsk on Windows 7
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not able to run chkdsk on Windows 7 Ask Question
10 You need to have an account that is an admin on your computer and run cmd As An Administrator:Then you will be shown with a UAC dialog, if you are logged in as an Admin, click yes.If not, then type in an Admin's username and, if the Admin has one (which it should ;)), their password.Now use chkdskShareImprove ...
How to use PGP private key with K-9 Mail on Android 4.x
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How to use PGP private key with K-9 Mail on Android 4.x Ask Question
0 On Ubuntu, search for your private key:gpg --list-secret-keysOnce you know its ID (let's say it is 0000111122223333), export it to a file:gpg --export-secret-keys --armor 0000111122223333 > private-key.ascFind a way to securely transfer this secret key onto your Android device. You can then import the secret ke...
Running dropbox on linux
dropbox;dropbox
Running dropbox on linux Ask Question
1 Dropbox doesn't have much of an interface; you'd only be launching a daemon that optionally shows up in the notification area (if you have one).Just run dropboxd (or dropbox) from the command line and it will print an account-link URL. If you're running a notification tray program like stalonetray or tint2, Dro...
Why does iterm2 toggle font rendering with every other boot
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Why does iterm2 toggle font rendering with every other boot Ask Question
0 I've never experience what you're describing, but it looks like the first font has Antialiasing ON and the second Antialiasing OFF. You sound like you know what you're doing (in general) in the Default Profile settings, so here's a suggestion:A decent troubleshooting approach would be to:Backup the preferences ...
Notepad++ disable document tab undocking
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Notepad++ disable document tab undocking Ask Question
3 Use the Lock (no drag and drop) tab Option under Preferences-> General. You will not be able to drag your tab bar to rearrange, and this will limit you from dragging it out of the parent window to create a new notepad++ window.ShareImprove this answer Follow edited May 24, 2014 at 13:14Phoenix82411 gold badge6...
Why are hard drives never as large as advertised?
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Why are hard drives never as large as advertised? Ask Question
32 The technical reason is that the hard drive manufacturers sell you capacities in metric units. So a GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes by the metric system. However, computers measure the drive size in powers of 2. So 1GiB = 1,024MiB, 1MiB = 1,024KiB, etc. What this means is that 1GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes, a difference...
3g modem is not recognized as an ethernet device without rebooting
linux;networking;modem;udev;kernel-module;linux;networking;modem;udev;kernel-module
3g modem is not recognized as an ethernet device without rebooting Ask Question
Issue with remembering the playback position in PotPlayer
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Issue with remembering the playback position in PotPlayer Ask Question
6 To enable this option on Daum PotPlayer: Access PotPlayer's main menu by right-clicking on PotPlayer > Playback > Check "Remember played position.I seriously suggest you to do it, it has worked for me.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Nov 6, 2016 at 17:48Eddy B.Eddy B.6111 silver badge22 bronze bad...
I need a batch to open an file whenever the workstation is unlocked
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I need a batch to open an file whenever the workstation is unlocked Ask Question
0 If you just want to open an excel file using command prompt, please check this :Starts Excel and opens the specified file.Exampleexcel.exe "c:\My Folder\book1.xlsx"orexcel.exe http://MySite/Book1.xlsxFor the documentation how to do that please read this. You can create *.bat / *.cmd to open up multiple excel us...
Incremental BIOS update or direct update to latest version?
bios;bios
Incremental BIOS update or direct update to latest version? Ask Question
31 You can simply flash the latest version of the BIOS. The firmware is always provided as a full image that overwrites the old one, not as a patch, so the latest version will contain all the fixes and features that were added in the previous versions. There is no need for an incremental update.ShareImprove this ...
Accessing Linux terminal via team viewer
linux;remote-access;linux;remote-access
Accessing Linux terminal via team viewer Ask Question
0 There are several ways to connect to a system without a stable public IP address, all include a way for the concerned system to make its location known to a system that wants to connect to it. The most common ways are:Connect the machine to your infrastructure by means of a VPN, e. g.OpenVPN.Set up dynamic DNS,...
Calculating the deviation from range of values?
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Calculating the deviation from range of values? Ask Question
0 You need two if and one average function, there is no built-in function for this calculation. If readability is really key for you then consider using some VBA and create a UDF.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 6, 2015 at 8:42Máté JuhászMáté Juhász21.1k66 gold badges5252 silver badges7272 bronze...
Browser not blocking popups
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Browser not blocking popups Ask Question
0 window.open is only regarded as a popup when not initiated by a user action, including onclick. Related.If it is an advertisement and you have adblock software, you can add defining characteristics of the advertisement's url to your custom blacklist.ShareImprove this answer Follow edited May 23, 2017 at 11:33C...
ubuntu 14.04 trusty: 'apt-get install' silently refuses upgrade package with unsatisfied dependencies
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ubuntu 14.04 trusty: 'apt-get install' silently refuses upgrade package with unsatisfied dependencies Ask Question
0 This seems to be a bug of apt. Version 1.0.1 is affected. We've built version 1.0.9.2 from source, and it behaves as expected: reports unmet dependencies and exits with non-zero status. Perhaps this is the same bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745046ShareImprove this answer Follow edited ...
how to find a device that will block out all noise [closed]
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how to find a device that will block out all noise [closed] Ask Question
2 You can block noise only to a certain level. Your body (e.g. skull) will always transfer a minimal amount of noise to you ears. There are even noises transmitted through your nose and mouth, as both have small "channels" to you ear.What works fine for me is the Howard Leight Sync which is a drummers headphone w...
How to lock screen and force re-login after certain period of inactivity in various flavor of linux?
linux;linux
How to lock screen and force re-login after certain period of inactivity in various flavor of linux? Ask Question
0 In various flavor of Linux this functionality is there by default for security reasons.Though you can reduce the time for auto locking or you can disable this feature of auto-log-in.to see how to reduce auto log-n visit this question.How can I change the time before the system locks?ShareImprove this answer Fol...
Windows 8.1 cannot hibernate after cloning
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Windows 8.1 cannot hibernate after cloning Ask Question
0 "I couldn't find event logs regarding hibernation failure. Is there a report is generated somewhere else?"Troubleshooting Windows 8.1 Sleep and Hibernate includes instructions on where to look in the event logs (see below).You can also try the following command:powercfg.exe /energyA report is written to C:\Wind...
How to change the appearance of superuser.com
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How to change the appearance of superuser.com Ask Question
4 You can use the Stylish plugin to change colors on any website.For dark-colors you can folow this link.When you installed Stylish and also installed the style in that link you can apply it to superuser.com by clicking on the Stylish-icon (upper right) and choosing Manager installed styles. Click the Edit-button...
How to draw 12W DC output from PC motherboard/PSU/USB?
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How to draw 12W DC output from PC motherboard/PSU/USB? Ask Question
5 The 4-Pin peripheral connector of your PSU delivers 12V DC. If you buy the correct cables and adapters, you should be able to connect your soundbar to it.All together it shouldn't cost you more than 10$Here we see the cable tree of your PSU CoolerMaster Thunder 500W together with a peripheral (Molex) connector ...
ubuntu pc freezes and reboots
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ubuntu pc freezes and reboots Ask Question
1 Found out, it was a wire which had moved inside the case stopping the graphic's card fan!!Now I hope it didn't damage the graphics, anyway strange that in the log up there there's no trace of the graphic card telling the pc to stop and reboot!Share Follow answered May 8, 2014 at 15:39dendinidendini13755 br...
How does my ISP (introducing vectoring) know which DSL modem I am using?
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How does my ISP (introducing vectoring) know which DSL modem I am using? Ask Question
40 I work for an ISP rolling out G.Vectoring so I know a little about it. While the info above is correct, its missing the point.The crucial thing is that vectoring requires 100% compliance within the group. The group can be a line card (~30 ports), a rack (192 ports with Huawei gear) or a full DSLAM (n*192). For...
Awesome WM: Reverse mouse buttons
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Awesome WM: Reverse mouse buttons Ask Question
2 You can configure custom mouse events for panel, menu and other awesome stuff in rc file, but it will not affect your applications. To make global reverse for all system try adding this to your .xinitrc:xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"Share Follow edited Jun 30, 2014 at 14:38user3214183533 bronze badges answere...
How to run .bat file on both windows and mac
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How to run .bat file on both windows and mac Ask Question
5 A .Bat file is a Windows Batch file, or a series of Windows commands. Windows commands do not run on Mac.So in short, no. What you can do is port the batch file to something that can be run on both Operating Systems. One option for example is to install Python on both machines and write a Python Script to do th...
Cross-reference a single word in MS Word
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Cross-reference a single word in MS Word Ask Question
1 Assuming that you want your abbreviation list sorted alphabetically, the closest you can easily get to this is to use { XE } fields and an INDEX field. But to get a tabular layout in the list of abbreviations you would have to use a "placeholder" string in place of each tab, then replace that after you have gen...
How do I convert avi and mkv to Mp4 while preserving quality using ffmpeg?
ffmpeg;batch;ffmpeg;batch
How do I convert avi and mkv to Mp4 while preserving quality using ffmpeg? Ask Question
5 Assuming the the source material is using codecs that the mp4 container supports, then what you are looking for is a simple transmux. in ffmpeg you can accomplish this like:ffmpeg -i {your in file} -acodec copy -vcodec copy {your out file}This tells ffmpeg not to decode and re-encode the elementary streams, but...
Hyperlinks pasted in MS Word 2010 inactive
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Hyperlinks pasted in MS Word 2010 inactive Ask Question
3 The auto-hyperlink feature can be disabled in Word, perhaps yours is.To change the hyperlink feature permanently: View the options. (File tab, select Options).In the left column, select Proofing.Click the AutoCorrect Options... button.Select the AutoFormat tab.Clear or select the Internet and network paths with...
Add custom error bars to multiple series in one graph
microsoft-excel;charts;microsoft-excel;charts
Add custom error bars to multiple series in one graph Ask Question
1 It is possible to do this kind of chart with javascript, and there is an add-in that allows you to use it in Excel.Here is a working code I have written for you:https://www.funfun.io/1/#/edit/5a6b1cbbee0b8c3283c655abI used an online editor with an embedded spreadsheet to test my code, it is pretty simple to use...
How to format USB flash drive to work with older device?
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Identifying CPU from lscpu command?
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Identifying CPU from lscpu command? Ask Question
0 In linux lscpu provides basic information, however you can get greater details from the file /proc/cpuinfo.cat /proc/cpuinfoIn the cases of multicore CPUs, each core will show up so you'll have a bunch of redundant information. I have found it is quite often for the actual vendor model string to appear in cpui...
QoS and ample bandwidth
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1 You're right that you shouldn't need QoS if you never hit the capacity of your Internet connection, but are you sure you never hit it?TCP is designed to transfer data as fast as the network will allow. If one of your devices is downloading a software update from a local CDN node on your ISP's network, it could ...
Error while trying to start PostgreSQL installed via Homebrew: "Operation not permitted"
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84 It could be that you're using launchctl inside of Tmux or Screen.Tmux and Screen are terminal multiplexers that spawn multiple "screens" that you can easily switch between in a single terminal.For some reason unknown to me, running launchctl inside of Tmux never works, and emits the error Operation not permitt...
Motherboard won't post AFTER I click restart button OR do it via Windows
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What is the minimal packages list for Cygwin?
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What is the minimal packages list for Cygwin? Ask Question
3 Here is the minimal list of packages for a "base" installation of Cygwin:_autorebase_update-info-diralternativesattrbase-cygwinbase-filesbashbzip2ca-certificatescoreutilscygutilscygwindasheditrightsfilefindutilsgawkgccgdbmgetentgettextgmpgrepgroffgziphostnameipc-utilslesslibargplibffilibiconvlibpipelinelibtasn1...
How can you create a USB installation drive w/ partition for kickstart files in CentOS 7?
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How can you create a USB installation drive w/ partition for kickstart files in CentOS 7? Ask Question
1 I found a great guide on how to install CentOS 7 using a USB drive and kickstart here:Kickstart driven CentOS 7 install from USBI suspect that modifying the partition table of a ISO image is not easily feasible.Carlo. ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 22, 2015 at 9:08karlaciokarlacio12644 bronze...
Windows 7 - KB976932 - Installation fails with error 800b0100
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Windows 7 - KB976932 - Installation fails with error 800b0100 Ask Question
1 Use SFC (and DISM on Win 8) to remove any incomplete updates, then the System Update Readiness tool again. See the following for bothe Windows 7 and 8 techniques:Error 0x800B0100 when you try to install Windows Updates or Microsoft Updates and Windows Update error 0x80070490 (yes, it is a different error num...
What does the percent sign indicate when used as a directory in batch files? [duplicate]
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What does the percent sign indicate when used as a directory in batch files? [duplicate] Ask Question
0 The different %directory_name% examples you see are called Environment variables. Normally, no matter how or where your Windows was installed, these environment variables are resolved by the command line interpreter (CLI) to the actual directories. E.g. %userprofile% will, on Windows 7, always point to C:\Users...
Bizarre CMOS Failure?
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0 Well, a fun work around come to mind in the event a solution isn't found:http://www.rason.org/Projects/cmosbatt/cmosbatt.htmI would guess the main-board has a short - at least in the area of the battery circuit. Perhaps a connector is bent? Perhaps a high res, low blur image of the main-board might help us fi...
Stop Windows 8 from converting wallpapers to low quality JPGs
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11 New answer (July 18th, 2016): Dunno who first found it, but here's a nice writeup: https://m.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4azlwr/tired_of_windows_compressing_your_wallpapers_in/Steps to do this:1) Hit WIN+R or search2) Enter "Regedit.exe" and hit enter3) Go to where I am in the picture (HKEY_CURRENT_USER...
Calculate storage capacity of RAID 2 / 3 / 4?
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Calculate storage capacity of RAID 2 / 3 / 4? Ask Question
3 RAID 2A RAID 2 stripes data at the bit (rather than block) level, and uses a Hamming code for error correction. This code uses m parity bits out of 2m - 1 bits therefor the storage capacity for n disks would be 2m - m - 1 where m = log2(n+1). Here are some possible scenarios:Parity disksTotal disksStorage capac...
Computer won't recognize new hard drive
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Computer won't recognize new hard drive Ask Question
3 Based off of your questions, I'm not sure if this answer can comprehensively resolve your situation:I would suggest externally connecting the drive so that you can check to see if it is formatted. If the drive is not formatted with a file system Windows recognizes, Windows will prompt you upon connection to for...
Is it possible to replace the CPU on my Asus X200MA?
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Is it possible to replace the CPU on my Asus X200MA? Ask Question
2 The processor is not replaceable.The Intel Celeron N2815 processor installed on this system uses a BGA 1170 package. BGA processors are permanently soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be replaced by the user.Edit: The Intel Celeron 1007U uses BGA 1023 so it is not replaceable either.Share Follow edited Ju...
Search partial filenames in windows explorer
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Search partial filenames in windows explorer Ask Question
47 Using this keyword and searching for "world": name:~=world will do the trick. For more advanced search tips:A guide to using Windows SearchAdvanced Query SyntaxShare Follow edited Jan 11, 2019 at 19:55zylstra3,59411 gold badge1717 silver badges2020 bronze badges answered Jun 29, 2014 at 0:58cody.codescody....
Windows 7 task bar at autohide, make it totally disapear?
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Windows 7 task bar at autohide, make it totally disapear? Ask Question
2 I found it.http://www.thewindowsclub.com/hide-taskbar-windows-7-hotkeyIt isn't quite what you are looking for. Hitting CtrlEsc will completely hide the taskbar. Hitting it again brings it back up. Mousing over it though won't bring it up.It looks similar to this program, Taskbar Activate. This program is ver...
Migrated Bootcamp Partition using WinClone, Damaged MBR
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Migrated Bootcamp Partition using WinClone, Damaged MBR Ask Question
2 To shed some light on the presence of a Windows selection at Option-startup, Winclone restored the Windows 8.1 image to the new Mac in EFI mode, which writes the boot data to disk0s1, the EFI partition. Deleting a Boot Camp partition in Disk Utility will not remove the boot information from the EFI partition. ...
How the WLAN interface of a home router do to reply DHCP requests just at connection time?
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How the WLAN interface of a home router do to reply DHCP requests just at connection time? Ask Question
1 You can't bridge to a WiFi client connection. It is prohibited by the 802.11 specification. If you could, there would be no need to configure WDS in the existing access point when expanding a wireless network -- we could just make a client connection to the access point and bridge to it.Some routers violate the...
Is there a way to quickly switch between two screens when displaying from my laptop?
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Is there a way to quickly switch between two screens when displaying from my laptop? Ask Question
1 So I assume you've got the following setup:Watch the tutorial or training video on the TV (as you described).Use Visual Studio on the primary/built-in screen.Control playback without having to move your mouse or keyboard focus.This is pretty easy to do given the correct hardware:All you'll need is a multimedia ...
Finding subdirectories in linux
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2 The are two possibilities:jdk1.7 isn't an actual directory.jdk1.7 is a directory, but not an actual subdirectory of ..Consider the following example:$ mkdir a a/jdk$ touch a/jdk/somefile$ mkdir b c$ ln -s ../a/jdk b/$ ln -s ../a c/$ find -L | sort../a./a/jdk./a/jdk/somefile./b./b/jdk./b/jdk/somefile./c./c/a./c/...
How to add a slider input field to PDF forms
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How to add a slider input field to PDF forms Ask Question
0 It is possible to some extent. You can read out the mouse coordinates within a button field (actually, any field, but for our purpose, it is a button field). If you do that in the MouseUp event, you then can move the icon of the button field to that position, and of course also use those coordinates for your ot...
Reliability of 4 SSD in RAID 0 -vs.-SSD Boot+5440 HDD - in laptop
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Reliability of 4 SSD in RAID 0 -vs.-SSD Boot+5440 HDD - in laptop Ask Question
2 Assuming reliability is more important than speed, is there a benefit to the RAID 0 arrangement over the SSD boot with regular HDD? NO! RAID 0 is striping without parity or redundancy. If any of the constituent devices in a RAID 0 array fails, then the entire array fails and cannot be accessed by normal means. ...
Hazardous materials in a hard drive
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34 No problem.There could be a small amount of lead in the solder (if the soldering dates from before ROHS compliancy), but it's locked up in the material. It won't escape unless you take a Dremel or drill to the printed circuit board, or heat it in any way.And even then the amount is so tiny... You will catch fa...
is there a way to make a "metafile"? (looks like a file, but read/writes get filtered through a program)
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is there a way to make a "metafile"? (looks like a file, but read/writes get filtered through a program) Ask Question
0 ninja'd by OP, sighLinux has a layer called "FUSE" meant for writing filesystems in user-space, which has been ported to various BSDs including OS X, formerly through MacFuse; nowadays it seems OSXFUSE is the current implementation.FUSE is a little different from your "metafile" idea – it works with entire file...
Dual boot repair after a reinstall
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Dual boot repair after a reinstall Ask Question
0 The utility "Dual-boot Repair" can run on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1and has an option "Automatic Repair".What it does is to place the correct boot files for the latest Windows OS onfirst disk either active partition (for MBR disks) or ESP (EFI System Partition for GPT disks).In your case where you have two di...
Microsoft Project - How to display week numbers in date boxes?
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Microsoft Project - How to display week numbers in date boxes? Ask Question
0 You could use Week Number App for MS Project 2013http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/store/week-number-app-WA104367603.aspx?queryid=fd419919%2D7be8%2D4895%2Da0c6%2D7fbfd19af8ac&css=agito&CTT=1Share Follow answered Jul 30, 2014 at 11:19MKAAMKAA1Add a comment | 
How to clone a VM, without purchasing additional tool? [closed]
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How to clone a VM, without purchasing additional tool? [closed] Ask Question
3 I`m probably going to get a hand-slap by others, but hey - just helping...Look here, this guy details how to copy and generalize the image to a template. And before anyone asks, I have done this with older VM workstation and vSphere installation. This guy outlines the instructions better than I can... :-)Clonin...
Active Directory Allow User to Install Only
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Active Directory Allow User to Install Only Ask Question
3 IMO, if you're letting him install stuff (and you don't trust him), then you've already compromised the network's integrity. :)Having said that, here's a suggestion:Use the GP Restricted Groups settings to add his domain account to the "Power Users" group on the workstations.Caveat: This may not let him install...
Web and DNS server just for the intranet - configuration
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Web and DNS server just for the intranet - configuration Ask Question
6 Set up a Forwarder in your Windows DNS server that forwards all unknown requests to your ISP's DNS (or your router if it forwards requests, or use Google's DNS, etc.).Set the clients to use the internal DNS server as their DNS setting.This setup will cause the clients will check with the internal DNS, which wil...
ffmpeg - convert audio (.au) to mp3
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ffmpeg - convert audio (.au) to mp3 Ask Question
3 The problemYou have no MP3 encoder enabled in ffmpeg. Your configure is blank, but you need --enable-libmp3lame (or --enable-libshine [not recommended]) to encode MP3 audio.How to fixYou can:recompile ffmpeg with libmp3lame support by following the step-by-step guide How to Compile FFmpeg for Ubuntu, orsimply d...
Where is this error coming from
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Where is this error coming from Ask Question
0 Nice find with the mis-spelling in the error message. Mis-spellings are a good indicator to a possible virus, adware or malware and I have seen this is on a number of occasions.From my own experience there are several things you can try. You can check the list of installed programs for anything unusual. You can...