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On my laptop that has windows 7 on it, is there a way for when I click on the battery icon on the taskbar for it to include all or more power plan options than just the 2 it has now?
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My family's computer seems to have bit the dust (my mum opened an email, she says everything started to close down, and it no longer opens the user login screen for Windows... it's just a blank black screen indefinitely whether you open normally or in Safe Mode). It was a sloth before, and we've long since lost the original Win XP CD, but Software4students.co.uk has Win 7 Pro upgrade edition for £38.49 (a more than 80% discount) so we're thinking of just bringing the PC into the modern era. Can we install the upgrade edition even without being able to load Windows?
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Feb 18, 2012 14:52
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deong posted:Can I post stupid outlook issues here? If you want to modify how a default email looks, edit the NormalEmail.dotm in %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
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Feb 18, 2012 15:13
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jet_dee posted:My family's computer seems to have bit the dust (my mum opened an email, she says everything started to close down, and it no longer opens the user login screen for Windows... it's just a blank black screen indefinitely whether you open normally or in Safe Mode). You can do a clean install with an upgrade license, but you should probably do some hardware diagnostics before spending the money.
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Feb 18, 2012 17:53
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I need to reformat my computer and do a clean install of Win7 x64. I've downloaded and ran the Belarc Advisor utility as an attempt to recover my Windows 7 serial key, but it's showing up as BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB. I got my Win7 from MSDNAA at my college and they won't let me re-download it. I also didn't document my key. Is there a way to recover a Windows 7 serial?
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Feb 18, 2012 19:16
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exethan posted:I need to reformat my computer and do a clean install of Win7 x64. I've downloaded and ran the Belarc Advisor utility as an attempt to recover my Windows 7 serial key, but it's showing up as BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB. Try jellybean something or other, I forget the exact name. The website will probably say that the free one doesn't work with 7, but that is not correct.
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Feb 18, 2012 19:27
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stubblyhead posted:Try jellybean something or other, I forget the exact name. The website will probably say that the free one doesn't work with 7, but that is not correct. Magical Jellybean KeyFinder
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Feb 18, 2012 19:31
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 my hosting It didn't work If I pay for it, do you think it'll work? stump collector fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Feb 18, 2012 |
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Feb 18, 2012 19:40
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In case anyone wants to know: I needed to install windows THEN linux. This means that I needed to repartition the linux disk as ntfs because windows needed to install stuff in the boot sector and wasn't willing to just delete the linux partitiona or overwrite the bit in the boot sector. Installing windows 7 now, doing the update dance.
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Feb 18, 2012 20:10
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exethan posted:
No, they did a "slmgr /cpky" to delete the key and prevent what you're trying to do. In any case, the key that was installed there wouldn't activate outside of your university network anyway.
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Feb 18, 2012 20:26
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So I'm running a computer with Server 2003 Ent (MSDN-AA key) at home, as a home/media server. It works pretty well except for some reason I can't remote in, not even on the local network. Remote Desktop is enabled, and I've even tried it with the firewall down on both ends and I still can't get in, what am I missing?
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Feb 19, 2012 04:02
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I formatted and I used to have a really old version of Acrobat Pro. I went searching for new PDF software and saw this thread mentioned FoxIt Reader a bunch. As a PDF creator I just want to print PDFs of my credit card statements and other web things I save for posterity--is the normal version of FoxIt any good? I wouldn't mind spending the $30 on some software if it is decent.
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Feb 19, 2012 05:40
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SRQ posted:So I'm running a computer with Server 2003 Ent (MSDN-AA key) at home, as a home/media server. It works pretty well except for some reason I can't remote in, not even on the local network. What happens when you try? Does the client fail to connect to the remote machine? Connects, but you can't log on?
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Feb 19, 2012 10:30
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Hamburglar posted:Only thing I can think of is TeamViewer is going through some server somewhere, and then to your home PC? That's part of it. If you're just running locally, there's an option in the client under 'extras' that will force it to just communicate over your LAN. It's still slightly laggy, but at least it's not making a round trip over the Internet.
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Feb 19, 2012 14:00
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Hed posted:I formatted and I used to have a really old version of Acrobat Pro. I went searching for new PDF software and saw this thread mentioned FoxIt Reader a bunch. Do you use Google Chrome? Save to PDF is built in.
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Feb 19, 2012 14:44
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CutePDF will install a virtual PDF printer if you don't want to go the Chrome route
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Feb 19, 2012 17:09
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Seconding CutePDF Writer. It's completely free (no ads or nagging or anything) and works great. e: It may ask if you want to install a URL bar thingy when you first install it but if so you can just say no.
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Feb 19, 2012 18:46
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Bullzip PDF Printer isn't bad either, and it's also free.
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Feb 19, 2012 19:00
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stubblyhead posted:What happens when you try? Does the client fail to connect to the remote machine? Connects, but you can't log on? It doesn't connect it fails with a generic error and tells me it's either off or RDP is off. I can access shares and view it on the network, but RDP is screwing up for some reason.
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Feb 19, 2012 21:07
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Galler posted:Seconding CutePDF Writer. It's completely free (no ads or nagging or anything) and works great. If I select a bunch of files and right-click to print, will it ask me for filenames to print to for each file separately? A colleague wants something free that will just quietly go ahead and batch convert files to PDF, and a simple print to PDF would work so long as it kept quiet about it.
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Feb 19, 2012 23:28
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VLC 2.0.0 is out, big leap from 1.1.
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Feb 20, 2012 20:28
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Gromit posted:If I select a bunch of files and right-click to print, will it ask me for filenames to print to for each file separately? A colleague wants something free that will just quietly go ahead and batch convert files to PDF, and a simple print to PDF would work so long as it kept quiet about it. I just tried it and it will ask for a file name and save location for each file.
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Feb 21, 2012 01:40
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Thanks for the CutePDF recommendations everyone. Between that and Chrome's option (which I obviously also didn't know about) I'm all set.
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Feb 21, 2012 02:35
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Gromit posted:If I select a bunch of files and right-click to print, will it ask me for filenames to print to for each file separately? A colleague wants something free that will just quietly go ahead and batch convert files to PDF, and a simple print to PDF would work so long as it kept quiet about it. Check out PDF creator. It has some batching and gather functions. http://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator
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Feb 21, 2012 03:46
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Intrepid00 posted:Check out PDF creator. It has some batching and gather functions. He's been trying that and apparently it keeps losing the filename and he ends up with blank-named .pdf files overwriting each other. As another solution I was thinking of finding a commandline converter for unix or something, and writing a script to iterate through a folder. Has to be able to handle Windows Office docs though. edit: Looks like he might have found a couple of tools to cover it. Slow going converting some huge-rear end spreadsheets, but getting there. Gromit fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Feb 22, 2012 |
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Feb 22, 2012 00:12
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I'm looking for clipboard-type application. There's no clipboard passthrough when using the console in vCenter (at least not in the environment I'm working in), and there are a few places in windows that don't play nice with the built-in clipboard also. Any recommendations on what I can use to overcome this?
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Feb 22, 2012 03:00
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Are there any Windows email clients that can be configured to only send email? Company's EPOS system needs to be able to send purchase orders by email from every terminal, but any replies/rejections etc. only need to be managed and readable by one user. The EPOS software uses MAPI (MS, S or X). Ideally it'd be something that just sits in the tray and sends in the background, but so far I can't see any options.
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Feb 22, 2012 06:03
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LittleBob posted:Are there any Windows email clients that can be configured to only send email? I've not actually tested this, but have you tried just configuring an account on Outlook with only the outgoing server settings filled in? You could try just filling in garbage information for the receiving settings if they're required.
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Feb 22, 2012 14:20
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Hopefully this doesn't constitute as :files: talk, but does anyone have any experience with godkey.net? I see it pop up on Facebook from time to time and checked it out today, there are Windows 7 keys for 20 bucks on there. Have any of you or anyone you know purchased from this site in the past?
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Feb 23, 2012 20:23
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I don't know if this is a question for this thread or not, and I didn't find a topic on it when searching for it, but I was getting this error a lot in the Event Viewer: Source: Term DD - Event ID: 50 "The RDP protocol component "DATA ENCRYPTION" detected an error in the protocol stream and has disconnected the client." I figure it's just failed attempts at connecting to Remote Desktop from an outside bot or something, but it's got me a little paranoid. Would that error appear or has someone actually successfully connected to my desktop through the RDP and been spying on me? 
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Feb 24, 2012 03:01
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Mr. Bonky posted:I don't know if this is a question for this thread or not, and I didn't find a topic on it when searching for it, but I was getting this error a lot in the Event Viewer: IIRC RDP locks the physical screen when someone is connected (on desktop versions, that is). Do you have 3389 open on your router?
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Feb 24, 2012 14:38
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AlexDeGruven posted:IIRC RDP locks the physical screen when someone is connected (on desktop versions, that is). On server versions too. There's no remote session you're actually looking at, as you cannot connect and "watch" a session using RDP. It sets your session up according to the client parameters. If I'm wrong, someone can shoot me down, but that's my understanding.
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Feb 24, 2012 14:40
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HalloKitty posted:On server versions too. There's no remote session you're actually looking at, as you cannot connect and "watch" a session using RDP. It sets your session up according to the client parameters. I knew that part, I was just thinking about multi-session RDP (which go to their own desktop) in server versions which leaves the console alone, vs the single-session in desktop versions which hook you into one session, locking the rest of the system out.
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Feb 24, 2012 14:50
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AlexDeGruven posted:I knew that part, I was just thinking about multi-session RDP (which go to their own desktop) in server versions which leaves the console alone, vs the single-session in desktop versions which hook you into one session, locking the rest of the system out. drat, my mistake
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Feb 24, 2012 14:57
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Mr. Bonky posted:I don't know if this is a question for this thread or not, and I didn't find a topic on it when searching for it, but I was getting this error a lot in the Event Viewer: Remote Desktop FAQ posted:You can't use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to computers running Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, or Windows 7 Home Premium. This is all assuming you have no need for Remote Desktop yourself, obviously. Also, AlexDeGruven posted:RDP locks the physical screen when someone is connected (on desktop versions, that is). Save your tinfoil hat for other occasions.
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Hi guys. I have a tiny rear end monitor and I do big rear end graphics work. My brother has a big rear end monitor he doesn't always use and I borrow it occasionly. My problem is after I give it back, I always, always find tricky little dialouge boxxes that are lost off screen and I can't rescue them. Most of the worst offenders wont be reset by the program or scripts, and aren't really recognized as windows. Doesn anyone know of any good desktop manager software that will gather up lost windows or dialogue boxes?
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Feb 24, 2012 19:45
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Yeah, I'm running enterprise as I got it for dirt cheap through the local university. I did enable and open 3389 on my router, as I was experimenting with RDP, which was back around November. Which is when the event log shows the first instance of ID 50 occurring. I figured that it was more likely the case that my machine would've locked me out had anyone successfully got in. Still, the error raised a little alarm for me and I haven't found anything conclusive as to why it occurs at all. I've since disabled the related services and closed the port on my router. I don't really need it now since I use Logmein (but if anyone knows browser based alternatives, I'm all ears). Thanks guys.
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Feb 24, 2012 19:54
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Fearian posted:Hi guys. I have a tiny rear end monitor and I do big rear end graphics work. My brother has a big rear end monitor he doesn't always use and I borrow it occasionly. Front and Center! Just remembered this being discussed in a podcast the last couple of weeks EDIT: VVVVVV Yeah that's another way. If you have Windows 7 you could probably alt+tab (or win+tab)to the window and use win+arrow keys to Aero snap it back onto your monitor. There's also getting to the move window and arrow keys mentioned in the blog post but that way is really annoying. gariig fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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Feb 24, 2012 20:04
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gariig posted:Front and Center! Just remembered this being discussed in a podcast the last couple of weeks Ooh, neat. This would have been really useful for me a few years ago. I was splitting my screen between my laptop display and an external monitor, and every time I undocked some programs would spawn new windows and dialog boxes where my second monitor used to be. Got really good at keyboard shortcuts for moving windows at that job.
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gariig posted:Front and Center! Just remembered this being discussed in a podcast the last couple of weeks Win+arrow keys and the move window tools where useless as nothing seemed to recognize these rogue dialogues as actual windows... Except Front and Center! Thanks a ton gariig, I've been looking for something like this that works for weeks! It's very nifty!
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