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Remove Filter@echo off REM This batch file will play with shift command :loop echo %1 shift if %2 == GOTO end goto loop :end exit 0 When I inputted C:\Users\~\Desktop> Shift.bat 1 2 3 I got this 1 2 end was unexpected at this time. Why do I keep getting "end …
Hi, I have been googling around for the cgi module (mod_cgi) for Apache2 because my cgi-scripts .pl are not executing on browser and instead of getting executed it wants to "save or open with" It gave an errormessage *Warning: no MPM found. Some modules are dependant on the type of …
Not sure if this is where I post this or whether I am supposed to post this at all but, here goes..... When I try to use MediaFace and insert a picture in the "New Picture Field has error pop up that says "Picture Error (Lead-9) Jpg is not a …
Hi All, Two questions really: 1. Is Windows 2003 still supported? (With all the fuss about XP support ending, I'm not sure if I missed it) 2. We have an old Windows 2003 Small Business Server as our domain controller, Exchange server and file server which is coming to the …
Alright. I was asked to set up a new server for a company. They have 6 computers and 6 printers. Could you please advise what server will be the best. We are just looking to share files and printers..
I'm having some error in my code but I can't understand what the problem is. #!/bin/bash ARG_COUNT=$# EXP_ARGS=2 if [ $ARG_COUNT -eq $EXP_ARGS ]; then echo "The correct number of parameters was passed: " $EXP_ARGS"." echo "My name is: "$1 $2"." else echo "Incorrect number of command line arguments. We …
I started up my laptop the other day which is windows xp service pack 2, and when I logged in to windows this cmd.exe black screen thing came up for about a second - not enough time to read what it said?! Then about 3 minutes later the blue screen …
Hi, I have a Sony VAIO Laptop VGN-NR21M/S which has been working fine. The only problem was the battery wasn't holding it's charge and I was planning to buy a new one. Last night it shut down while I was running Virtual DJ software. No warning, no error message or …
I was wondering how to access the /private/var/mobile/library folder(s) on my iMac. This is (obviously) for my iPhone. I'm currently using an iPhone 5 on iOS 7. I've been trying to use iExplorer but if I can't I'll try it on my laptop, too. Thank you in advance. P.S: I …
I'm in a class and we discussed what set /p does, but I wasn't paying close attention, I was wondering if anyone could explain to me what set /p does and an example of how I can use it in a batch file for dos
Okay...huge problem with one of my home built computers. I currently live in a small apartment with 2 PC's and one display, my TV. I plugged in one computer to the display and used Team Viewer to remote into the other when I needed to, its running Server 2008 R2 …
In my home network I have my desktop wired (eth0) to a Netgear range extender that is wirelessly linked to my Linksys AC1200 router. If I do ip route show I get the IP address of my router but not the Netgear range extender that has the association with the …
I would really appreciate some help here and some serious answers. I work at a coffe shop and an man came up to me if i could charge his iphone (his battery was a 0%). He looked suspicious, i ve never seen him around the community. At first i was …
I am trying to help a customer restore their connectivity to their server. earlier this week, a power outage wiped out thier servers' internet connection and the connection to 2 computers, I'll call them 1 and 2. We advised them to replace the wireless usb adapter they were using to …
I want to access an Ext HDD that is connected to laptop, when the laptop is closed, I can't access the Ext HDD on the network. I want this External HDD accessed at anytime including when it's closed. In my searches all I find is how to setup a network …
I want to install an older version on chrome in windows 8. But when i install an older version it automatically update it to the new version at first launch. How to stop this and install an older version of chrome. Thankx in advance.
Hello, i want to know how to kill a process. I have tryed some process managers to kill, but it simply dont want to stop. I have downloaded a portable app, then i launched it and the process never turn off, even when i restart/shutdown my pc. It is foxit …
Does anyone know how I can set the default group for /var/log/apaches/error.log to be a part of my users group each time it is created by apache?
Hi All, I've had Ubuntu for a couple of months now and I'm having problems with the boot drive/partition. I have a total of 500 GB to work with but for some reason that I didn't notice Ubuntu installed using only a (very) small portion of my 500 GB and …
Hey guys, I cant access the BIOS for my friends Sony Vaio VGN-NR38M. Im trying to boot from CD to install Windows 7. On turn on there is a Vaio logo and then a black screen with a blinking underscore and then then Windows Vista loads. No BIOS key is …
I have a CA0103-dbq sound card for my desktop which I had to use instead of in built card. I have the driver called AU8850 for windows which came along with it. Now I need to use my sound card in linux also(I am using slackware dual boot with XP). …
Hello All, I'm hoping this will be a simple one, Tasklist! how do I sort by image name? Many thanks in adanvces:)
I logged off my laptop at night. When I turned it on in the morning, all lights were blue, but screen was black.. I tried holding the power button for 1 minute, then turning it on, still the same .. I tried to reseat the ram, now all I get …
I've been reading a lot of books on neuroscience and things of that nature and I was wondering if I could integrate a medical dictionary into my Kindle just like the regular dictionary it already has. I know this sounds like an odd question but I have been looking for …
Hi all, I wonder if you can help me with something odd that happened. Last week I bought a new laptop for my sister, a acer aspire one 756. It comes with load of useless stuff installed. I have removed only office 2010 and installed office 2003, plus a virtual …
hey everyone, hope you people alright there. I got a computer lab and it is on 16 computer, had done networking and switches and everything of basic, what else I can do with the but dont have a server and i dont need one, but i want to apply some …
Hi.... i am using gmail .... some time i reveve e-mail from sites that upset me as example notification from socia site as youtube and twiitter ..... so i am asking is there any way to prevent revieving e-mail from localized site ....? thank you
Hi! I'm seriously stuck here. The issue is with one Windows 7 Home Premium machine. This machine: -- I can not ping it from either Win 7 or XP clients (I have a mix of Win 7 and XP) -- This machine can not be seen in the 'My Network …
I got a notice from "Lifelock" that stated Adobe announced last month that some of its customers' usernames and passwords had been stolen. The company says it reset the stolen passwords and notified its customers. Adobe also says the stolen data included credit-card information for some of its customers. That …
Hi I'm new with Linux, and the class I'm in is using Fedora 13, so I installed Fedora 13 on vmware. It didn't come with OpenOffice so I had to download it and being a first time user of Linux it was not fun. The instructions said to open terminal …
Tried to uninstall through Add or remove and also through Revo Uninstaller but it keeps coming back on boot up and wants to reconnect. Icon remains in task bar.
Heyy all.. I tried like thousands time to download eclipse .. but it didn't work So please if any one know how to download eclipse for c++ .. I'll be thankful.. I tried to download it from the University and it failed .. and from many website also failed .. …
It is my understanding that Microsoft has urged users to disable the sidebar because of possible vulnerabilities to Hackers. If this be the case how does one do that? Input appreciated. Thanks.
Hello friens I have SQL server 2003 and I need books or online materials regarding SQL query ( All type of SQL query ) like examples and methods to run such queries. Would you help me to find the reliable materials ? From where in INDIA I purchase best book …
Hello friends I use excel 2003 and my friends in my workplace uses excel 2007. Recently I insert a module to use function for conversion of numbers to text. I enable macros and keep security level low and make changes in trusted publishers to allow Visual basic projects.The module works …
And manually created points disappear after a short time. Would appreciate help with this. Tried to increase the Shadow Copy allocation to 3GB but it only increased the storage association to 3 GB. Figures are; Used Shadow Copy storage space 0 B Allocated Shadow Copy storage space 0 B Maximum …
hi am unable to chage directory in windows server command prompt ie for example cd C:Program Files i am getting the error as " A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Files'. " can you please help with correct way thanks in advance
When I'm listening to music on my iphone and I pull up the control center It won't let me go to next track. Any solutions
I need to install hamachi on kali linux. The only problem is that when I try to install it I get an error saying that it requires lsb-core 3.0 to work. So I tried installing lsb-core 3, but I was unable to find a package named lsb-core 3. So how …
Windows problem opening doc’s Hi, my friend has a problem I have not come across before: I put my U.S.B stick In his computer to open a word document and I clicked on the file to open it I then Got do you want to save! I then went into …
I have recently upgraded to OSX Mavericks and I'm mostly happy with it. My one gripe at the moment is that the displays icon for second monitors that I used to have in the menu bar is gone and I don't know how to get it back. I've tried googling …
Machine running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. MS Office 2010. Problem is once there is a spreadsheet open and minimized and you click on a second spreadsheet shortcut, it won't open. You will get the blue circle so it is trying. You can do it through file/resent files and open …
I am using Dell i3 processor, 2GB RAM, Intel HD graphic and 500GB hard disk. Recently I had this error when using Internet Explorer browser as show in the attachment. The error disappear when I restart the computer. But I don't have any problem with Chrome or Firefox. Can anyone …
Linux Mint 15 I'm trying to run this small script located in /etc/cron.hourly/ in order to learn how to use cron but it's not running, any ideas? And the "test" script in this case has already been set to executable. garrett@garrett-bedroom /etc/cron.hourly $ cat test touch /home/garrett/Desktop/CRONTABWORKED!.txt #ENE#
Hello, I suspect that this is an elementary question but maybe I don’t understand how to search for it. I am a programmer, but having a small company and we can’t afford yet a system administrator, so I play this role as well with my limited practice on it. Currently …
when i enter on windows, i see the button user name... until here, fine. but when i click it, i get 1 error about user profile. can anyone help me fix it, please?
Hi, When logged into my Amazon EC2 instances as user ec2-user, I cannot edit/delete files in my web root folder. All files are owned by apache:apache, and I have added ec2-user to the apache group. What am I missing? To sum up: [ec2-user@xxx ~]$ groups ec2-user ec2-user : ec2-user wheel …
This just started on my computer. When I try to get on the internet, I get the message that firefox proxy server is not allowing the connection. What do I do? I have no clue as to what this means. My computer has always connected before. Is it because I …
Hi everyone, I'm running a linux server (centos 6.4) with cpanel. Cpanel sent me an email saying: "IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email. Your hostname (hostnamegoeshere) could not be resolved to an IP address..." When I ping "hostnamegoeshere" it does work. It shows successfull pings of the IP address. So, …
Hallo, My name is Jeannot Thewissen. I am from the Netherlands so it could be that my english isn't so good. What's my Problem: Windows 8.1 is acting strange. With acting strange I mean: - automatic zoom in. (won't zoom out) or can zoom out and immidiately windows zooms in. …
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