Category: Tips and Tricks

Google Error We’re sorry …

Today, we have been getting this strange message, while simply launching Firefox. The Firefox default homepage is http://en-us.start2.mozilla.com/firefox%3Fclient%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official. The message: We’re sorry …… but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can’t process your request right now. We’ll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again…

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WordPress Plugin one-click-plugin-updater error and fix

I had downloaded a great little plugin for WordPress that works as advertised. It will update a single plugin rather quickly. I recently made some changes to the table names and imported into another mySQL database. In each case, the one-click-plugin-updater plugin failed to work 100%. The plugin page would be plagued with error messages at a specific line number….

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Encypted WordPress Theme footer.php

Have you ever downloaded a WordPress theme to discover that the footer.php is encrypted.  This can be annoying considering that the footer may be leaving out the one detail that every site should have, your own copyright notice. Some footer.php files even have information that you may want on your sidebar not footer. For whatever the reason, write your own…

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Enable Curl support for php in Windows

I had been testing an installation, where I encountered an error that curl support was needed to continue. After a little research, I found the following to work for me. After restarting the service, curl was recognized and the installation was permitted to continue.

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Combine multiple installations of WordPress into the same MySQL database.

When in a situation where the internet hosting site will only permit the use of one MySQL database and it is serving one WordPress installation, and you would like to serve more than one WordPress installation, then combine the multiple installations of WordPress into the same MySQL database. This can be accomplished using phpMyAdmin to select the default WordPress database…

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It is possible to remove IE7 from an XP SP3 upgrade

There are too many articles that claim that after installing Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 may not be uninstalled. This however is not entirely accurate. It is not possible to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 after applying SP3 to an installation that already has Internet Explorer 7 installed. However, it is possible to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 if it…

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Diskeeper 2008 reports \$Extend\$UsnJrnl incorrectly

Diskeeper 2008 may report the \$Extend\$UsnJrnl [Excluded] file size incorrectly. I have addressed this anomaly with the same solution that is applicable to Diskeeper 2007 in this article. The process outlined in this article, has been tested and verified to work.

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Microsoft Outlook 2003: Apply Global Custom Views

Microsoft Outlook 2003 forces a default view of which includes AutoPreview, GroupBy Settings, and Reading panes. These settings may be changed at the current view; however, there is no documentation or choice when it comes to changing these settings globally. The settings change for a current view, may not be so bad, if only a few folders existed, however, with…

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Firefox Plugin: Adblock Plus to remove those unwanted Ads

I have grown tired of visiting my favorite websites only to be inundated with ads and images that take up so much real estate. I have found that Firefox has a great plugin or extension called Adblock Plus. I have tried editing the hosts file to point the junk and ad sites to 127.0.0.1, but the site still left a…

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Hacking Firefox Add-ons Extensions to support future Firefox Versions

Mozilla Firefox permits, even encourages the use of add-ons, whether they are Add-ons or Extensions, Themes, or Plugins. To add Extensions, click on Tools > Add-Ons > Get Add-ons. Most plugins listed are created and verified for use for version 2.0.x of Firefox. However, many plugins have not been updated or verified for use with the Firefox 3.0 Beta5 release…

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Remove WGA Notifications with AutoIT

Remove or uninstall Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool. This is possible by reviewing the contents of the update.inf file that is part of the WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86-Standalone.exe. Microsoft offers a manual method in their knowledge base (KB921914). Once the WGA Validation tool is installed, there is no usable add/remove entry to remove. Here is an AutoIT script to automate the manual removal:…

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Remove Shared Documents from My Computer

It has been confirmed, it has been nearly seven years using Microsoft Windows XP, and I have come to realize that I have never used the Files Stored on This Computer section of My Computer. Particualarly, never stored or used the Shared Documents File Folder. I recently came across an article detailing just how simple it is to remove Files…

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Boot and Automatically Log On to desktop in Windows XP

A recent Microsoft update changed the way I logged into my workstation. Microsoft Windows XP use to boot directly to the desktop, now boots to a logon screen. To get past this behavioral change, I found the following information to work as advertised. Source: Google

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AutoIT Scripts to stop and start EMC Documentum eRoom services

Having tested eRoom under different conditions and scenarios, I have found it to be a laborious task to manually stop and start services throughout any procedure as there are at most nine services. So, I created a couple of scripts using AutoIT to stop and start all services that eRoom uses. Using these scripts have saved me quite a bit…

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SVCHOST.EXE Application Error 0XC00000FD 0X76A9F4F9 100% CPU Resolved!

For the past six months, I have encountered an error that occurs randomly only on one workstation. I have not found a solution on any website. In fact, Google 0xc00000fd 0x76a9f4f9 and there are only two websites that have even encountered this exact same message. Again with no solution until now. Well, a solution that works for me and hopefully…

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Innounp, Inno Setup Unpacker 0.23 (Build: 080318) supports INNO Setup 5.2.3

INNO Setup is a free installer for Windows programs available at JRSoftware. There is no official unpacker – the only method of getting the files out of the self-extracting executable is to run it. An open source utility called innounp.exe is maintained at Sourceforge. Sourceforge has maintained version 0.19 online for over a year, however, 0.20 also exists from Sourceforge,…

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