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How to capture video in Windows 7
Not bundled with Windows 7, Windows Live Movie Maker is an additional download required to capture and edit camcorder and DV input for home movies. It is a part of the Windows Live Suite which can be downloaded from http://download.live.com/moviemaker/ While there are additoinal components that can be installed, for this guide I’m sticking with just Movie Maker, so have unticked the rest from the list. Click next through the installs and you are ready to begin. You’ll find the icon to start the program in Start > All Programs > Windows Live Plug in your camcorder now and make sure it can be seen in Control Panel > Device Manager > Imaging Devices Once open, choose the Movie Maker button (left of the ‘Home’ menu) > Import From Device > Choose your device and select … Read entire article »
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Disabling and deleting hiberfil.sys
In Vista, hibernation is not an easy option to switch off so to get rid of the hiberfil.sys you need to disable it. To disable hibernation In Vista > Click the start menu and in the search bar at the bottom type cmd – right click on the cmd icon and choose Run as Administrator. At the command prompt type: powercfg -H off To re-enable hibernation In Vista > Click the start menu and in the search bar at the bottom type cmd – right click on the cmd icon and choose Run as Administrator. At the command prompt type: powercfg -H on In Windows XP and 2000, you need to go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate. Disable or enable as necessary in there. Remember to reboot your PC once complete. … Read entire article »
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Internet Explorer won’t let you type address links
Problem. In Windows XP or Server 2003 you can use a search engine and click a link from the results that come back and it works ok. But if you type the address in the address bar you get the error message along the lines of The requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context Cause. Corruption usually after installing an update to Internet Explorer 7 or IE8. Fix. You need to roll back your machine to IE6. That means uninstalling internet explorer. However, with this issue its not always straightforward. Normally you would just need to go in to Add/Remove programs, uninstall Internet Explorer, reboot your machine and then all is well. However if the option to uninstall IE is not there, then you’ll need to do the below. 1. Open My Computer … Read entire article »
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Check your event viewer easily
Event log explorer is a great product for checking system logs. You can see problems with ease and export and compare old from new. What’s more, its free for personal/non commercial use. Get the latest version from here … Read entire article »
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Setting up a Windows VPN solution
For a quick and easy guide on setting up a virtual private network to your home office etc, this guy http://lars.werner.no/?page_id=162 gives a step by step guide on how to do it using Adito/Open VPN. … Read entire article »
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Create a scheduled job using Cronjob in Webmin
For this example I’m going to create a daily reboot at 4am for my server. Log into webmin and go to System > Scheduled Cron Jobs Then at the bottom choose Create Scheduled Cron Job Add in the appropriate commands and give it a description. Set the time as necessary. There are some default settings in there to use if necessary. Otherwise pick your own times. Click Create and it’s now set up. … Read entire article »
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