Category: Problem Solution
Zoom Support Issue Summary
My speakers don’t work, I can’t get any sound (usual checks – volume on your speaker icon at foot of page, check which speakers are selected)I was kicked out of the waiting room (try the link again)I can’t get into the meeting room (check your link, restart your computer)I can’t see where t
Responsive design not working on Blogger?
Google search reports an error about blogger site: Text too small to read...This happened to us here on this blog, not long ago. We were using one of Bloggers preset themes, which are designed to be responsive to various screen sizes, but it just wasn’t working correctly, and Google analytics was r
Fix Thunderbird after google complains "...sign in using your corporate mobile device..."
Locked Out of Thunderbird EMail by a Google Security RuleThe ProblemUsing a web browser to try to login to my G-Suite gmail account, I got this message: "We detected an unusual sign-in attempt. To make sure that someone else isn't trying to access your account, your organization needs you to sign in
SConfig for Windows Updates works reliably on AWS EC2 Win2016 servers
Compared to usingSettings > Windows Updatesto install Windows updates onto Win2016 instances running on AWS EC2, I found that the command line sconfig works much better.sconfig[Enter]select menu choice6for Windows UpdateswaitRfor Recommended updates onlywaitSfor a Single updateetc. The menu choices
AWS EC2 with QuickBooks 2018: Medium IE Security required
Regarding error message, "Internet Security Levels Are Set Too High," in QuickBooks Desktop 2018, running on Win Server 2018 on AWS EC2, how can IE be made compatible?[ Intuit erased my 25-Nov-2017 post on their forum. Thanks to google cache, I am reposting my original question plus a summary of my
TP-Link TL-MR3020 pocket router: custom subnet using cat-5 wired input
I have been a fan of the TP-Link nano routers since first seeing a tiny one for sale on a shelf in an electronics superstore in Singapore.This is the third one I have used, purchased in November 2017:Model TP-MR3020This new model has way more features ..... and took much longer to configure due to t
Batch Convert Slides from TIF to JPG then rename files
I have been using a free utility, TIFF to JPG, to convert digital slides scanned by an Epson 850 scanner using SilverFast software.The utility does local batch conversions, offline. The utility is fast, easy to use, and itlives here on tifftojpg.com.The only problem with the conversion, for me, is
IIS in Windows 10 VirtualBox guest has VirtualPath on Ubuntu 16.04 VirtualBox host
"Connect as"... lets IIS in VirtualBox Guest deliver files from a ZFS disk on Ubuntu 16.04 VirtualBox host( artwork credit toTheo Junior)This is the system:Host Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04 LTSVirtualBox is installed on this host.Guest Operating System: Windows 10 ProMicrosoft IIS is running in th
Solved: low-graphics mode on Ubuntu 16.04 with amdgpu-pro on Dell Precision 7510
Problem: stuck in thewell-documented loopwith error message "The system is running in low-graphics mode" on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a bare metal Dell laptop.This started for me when my Ubuntu 16.04 system froze. After restart, I tried to install system updates via the "Ubuntu Software" GUI. That seeme
Error Code 0x800700c1 on IIS on Windows 10 Pro
Alert on June 13, 2017New App Pool unexpectedly defaults itself to Win32When you use IIS Manager to make a newApplication Pool, itdefaults to win32 not win64on Windows 10 Pro. This, of course, leads to IISServer Error 500with Error Code 0x800700c1, if you are in fact loading custom win64 ISAPI exte
Windows 10 upgrade success after error 0x80070070 - 0x2000C
This post documents one way to successfully get past error 0x80070070 - 0x2000C with the Windows 10 upgrade process. Your mileage may vary.First, the problem. I used theMedia Creation tool to make an ISOand cleared enough disk space that the installation from ISO was willing to proceed. I had sta
Allow vsftpv pasv ports in firewalld on CentOS 7 (RHEL7)
Although quite a few pages say that you can get vsftpd pasv support by just adding the ftp service to the new firewall daemon (firewalld) on CentOS 7, that has not been my experience at all, at least not when using FileZilla on Windows as the client. For some reason, the built-in ftp service does n
Windows 7 Remote Desktop Solved Immediate Disconnect
System info:Windows 7 Home Premium -- upgraded to Windows 7 Pro64-bitSymptom: after successful login, remote desktop session was disconnected. This was the situation since the initial install, and in spite of many attempts to fix the problem.This turned out to resolve the problem for me:1. Upgrade
Firebird SQL 32-bit client library install on 64-bit CentOS 7
The use-case for this is wanting to run a custom 32bit utility developed in Lazarus with FreePascal, using Interbase Objects for the Firebird SQL connectivity. (As of August 2014, IBObjects worked 32-bit for Linux but not 64-bit. That has since changed.) This particular utility needed to be depl
Chasing Googlebot complaint about Server error: Connection reset
Google Help for Server error: Connection Resetends with this intriguing advice, "If the problem persists, check with your hosting provider."Yeah but what if you ARE the hosting provider? What exactly are you looking for, and where?One useful step was to turn on theEvent Viewer loggingof ALL reasons
Why I hate OS patches on Win2003 and Secrets for Coping
Why I hate Windows patches on Windows 2003 Server x86For me, they require manual installation EVERY month on EVERY servergetting to the only important thing on the download page, the BLUE DOWNLOAD BUTTON, often requires a PageDown keypress followed by many seconds waiting for remote control software
firefox4 with Selenium IDE
Problem Report Download link for the latest Selenium IDE for Firefox Save it to a file and then use the Firefox add-on manager to INSTALL FROM A FILE, select the file, and bingo. It does work. Phew.
Windows 7: how to restart when no restart choice provided
Some-but-not-all configurations of Windows 7 do not include a RESTART choice for users, under the Start button.Use [Ctrl] [Alt] [End] to trigger an alternate set of choices (that works within Remote Desktop). In the corner of the screen, you will find a red power button, and that button has a Restar
Network: connect from Win2003 to Windows 7 shared folders
Buried ona technet forumis a very important fact: you can get System Error 58 when trying to connect to a share on a Windows 7 computer, and the only cure is to REBOOT the Windows 7 machine, even though it may seem that the problem is on the other computer.In my case, Windows 2003 would not connect.
Surviving with a 4gb OS partition for Windows 2003 Server
Yes it is possible to run with 4GB as the partition size that c:\windows lives on.One very important tip is to MOVE the service pack files by editing the registry,according to these instructionsKB 271484The key is to delete all unnecessary files on a regular basis.We use an in-house utility called P
IIS6 config for anonymous access
This error message on Windows 2003 Server:HTTP Error 401.1 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials.This problem can be cleared up by resetting the password for the IUSR account (Control Panel > Administration > Computer Management > Local Users) and then putting that same passwor
How to move VirtualBox snapshots
You cannot do it using the VirtualBox GUI. But if you are not afraid of editing an XML file, you can easily change the location of existing snapshots, then move the files in question, and it works. Of course you should do this when VirtualBox is not running.
Redirection 302 for IE versus Firefox
IE is quite happy to process a LOCATION: url within the http prologue regardless of the presence/absence of Content-Type and Content-Length, but Firefox requires Content-Type and Content-Length.HTTP/1.1 302 FoundConnection: closeDate: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:47:24 GMTServer: Microsoft-IIS/6.0Content-Typ
Toshiba 5205-S706 Laptop: cleaned cooling fan
Over the weekend, I took apart my Toshiba 5205-S706 Satellite Pro laptop to clean the cooling fan. That was a bit of a project!It was very difficult to remove the keyboard. As we found out eventually, the problem was some sticky tape which was Very Sticky.It was necessary to remove the screws per th
Error message in IE: The XML page cannot be displayed
Environment:Windows XPIE 6Complete error message in Internet Explorer:The XML page cannot be displayedCannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.Access is denied.Technical NotesThe XML file had a style sheet. The URL fo
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