Posts by DaveSW

Unless you can find the registry key it edits, it appears that you can only do this in XP Pro:

What is the alternative to GPEDIT.MSC for Windows XP Home edition? QUESTION POSED ON: 15 FEB 2004
QUESTION ANSWERED BY: Bernie Klinder GPEDIT.MSC (Group Policy Editor) isn't available on XP Home Edition, partly because XP Home cannot join a domain by design. Although the took is designed to be used in an Enterprise environment running Active Directory, all it really does is making registry entries. So, the best alternative is to edit the registry using Regedit. Be aware that editing the registry incorrectly can make your system unbootable or cause other issues, so proceed carefully before diving in!

OK Thanks Crunchie. I've emailed them to ask them to correct it and save me making the same mistake again...

Hope Crunchie got there before you followed the instructions Deonnanicole...

ahem
Sorry
I've checked on one of my systems and crunchie is correct, but what gives here: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/rundll/ ??

I forgot to say in my first post (and the edit button has disappeared) that you have to make sure that 'view hidden and system files' is turned on in order to delete it.

If you would prefer you could try using adaware from www.lavasoft.de or spybot search and destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

They might do it for you.

End the following processes (Ctrl+Alt+Del keys):

RunDLL.exe

Then rebbot in safe mode and delete: C:\WINDOWS\RunDLL.exe

It is a trojan.

Looks like you have been infected with Backdoor.Imiserv since your last visit...
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.imiserv.html

Update your antivirus, or if you don't have one try an online scan.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

[edit]having glanced again at your log with symantec written all though it... I'd say update...[/edit]

have you tried the other stuff on the link I provided? namely:

Clean the cartridge nozzles
Clean ("wick") the cartridges
Reset the ink levels

Well if Dani's posting links to other forums it must be allowed... ;)
<shameless plug>www.webdeveloper.com</shameless plug>

We don't have a massive graphics community there, but you might get some response in general if this is about the stock photography thing. Alternatively someone may be able to suggest a cheaper alternative...

Yours shamelessly...

did you remember to remove the sticky tape covering the nozzle? otherwise here is the lexmark troubleshooting page for your perusal: http://support.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/knowledgebase.cgi?ccs=227:5:0:358:0:0&framed=&docid=805&relevance=1

Have you sorted this yet? if not, what file type is it?

LOL
I'm glad it was that... otherwise I would have been stuck...
:)

pt's are for print media. px are for screen...
Change that and see if it helps at all.

sounds like something of a box model problem. Do you have any margins/padding as well as heights/widths on the same element?

I do also remember having similar '1px out' probs on IE5 with drop down menus before tho.

drive c of the slave should have become drive d on your machine with both connected properly.

Are the jumpers definitely set correctly? i.e. one set to master, one to slave?

so your power saving options are set not to go into standby, but it goes anyway?
Maybe you should check for spyware etc:
try adaware free version from here: http://www.lavasoft.de/
spybot search and destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Update them, then scan your computer and see if you find anything.
Do you have antivirus software? If so update it, or try an antivirus scan online: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Good luck

What I meant was, did you make the menu yourself or use one of the menus freely available and adapt it? if you adapted one, which one? Sometimes the code gets messed up by the time you've finished adapting - it does in my case anyway.

silence is golden. Maybe no-one loves Microsoft....
Anyway, I don't love them, but I use them for the following reasons:
1) I can't figure out how to install stuff in linux.
2) My fave graphics program (PSP8) isn't available for linux, and the GIMP doesn't have a background removal tool.
As a more general point I would say that there is less of the big dealers in software writing for linux.
3) All my customers files are microsoft, so for reasons of simplicity Office is our chosen suite.
4) html-kit (the world's #1 editor) isn't available for linux.
5) I don't know how to configure linux e.g. to use a router to access the internet.

I've been using windows for the last 8 years or so (i.e. since I was 10), so I know where everything is, how to tweak it, and how to press the reset button.

Also my mum would complain she couldn't use the pc if I didn't have a multiboot with windows.

Does that help?

I'll take a look after dinner (that's in about 10 mins...)
Can you direct me to the original menu code, or is it a complete DIY job?

you can do it, but it does have a number of complications.
When a pc is first built it will have all necessary drivers for that pc. when you move a hard drive to another pc you end up with the wrong drivers. That means you have to find all the drivers for the system it's going into.

Personally I would place it into another pc as a slave drive - on the jumper clips change it to a slave, and plug it into the spare plug on the harddisk lead. This then means the pc boots as normal on it's main harddrive, but has the other hard drive as a 'd' drive - another hard drive. you can then access your data from it.

Most of them are like that. The only automatic ones I've seen are for flash media etc. My fave: http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

edit: oh wait. big brother of that software may scan automatically: http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

point -> hand

No, never.

also this link has a different script: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum91/441.htm

check out the dhtml slide for the animated part: http://www.dyn-web.com/dhtml/slide/

This is the basic javascript that would show/hide the menu.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
 "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<script type="text/Javascript">
function show(id)
{
	el = document.getElementById(id);
	if (el.style.display == 'none')
	{
		el.style.display = '';
		el = document.getElementById('more' + id);
		el.innerHTML = 'Hide Menu';
	} else {
		el.style.display = 'none';
		el = document.getElementById('more' + id);
		el.innerHTML = 'Show Menu';
	}
}

</script>
</head>
<body>
<a id="moreinfo"
onclick="javascript:show('info');return false;"
href="#">show menu</a>

<div id="info" style="display: none">
Menu contents
</div>
</body>
</html>

The menu div would replace the one with the id of info.
The background would be attached to the div, hence the menu would appear onclick.
the hyperlink text could be replaced with an image for a graphical button.

I'll go in search of a script that includes transitions...

yes. you'd use javascript/dhtml, probably javascript as in drop down menu type features.

The blue rectangle would have to be cut off the background image, and put as the background of #nav2 in my code.

I'm not actually into javascript, so I wouldn't be able to code the 'unfold'. However I might be able to find/adapt a script.

The straight show/hide code is simple enough so I'll see if I can dig it out for you.

drugs -> needle

Well I am not exactly sure I wanted to look and see what all I can do, I am trying to make a website for a business I want to start so I was looking for something professional looking but also up to date if you know what I mean. I found a couple sites that have some codes and some examples of some so it should help. Thanks so much for your help!

np
I've got some css examples here: http://www.webdevfaqs.com/css.php#menu

Getting eye surgery done tomorrow

Ouch...

Ok First thing I did was take the screen shots into PSP8.
I then used the clone brush to brush the link text out, as you guessed. If you look closely you can see some background blurring there.
I then saved the cleaned version, cropped it to the top image
http://www.emdevelopments.co.uk/demo/cssdemo/topback.jpg
saved that one. Then I pressed undo to get all the image back, cropped to the bottom piece, and saved that one.
http://www.emdevelopments.co.uk/demo/cssdemo/bottom.jpg

Because of the design of the images I decided it would have to go in the top left corner, as the images wouldn't look right if the design was centralised.

I then set the top image as the background of the page, tucked to the top left corner, set a simple font family (not being unduly bothered what font it was) and removed all margins and padding to get it flush.

body {
background: #3F3F50 url(topback.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;
font-family: sans-serif;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;

I then created the container div, width same as the image, with a right border to help with debugging and actually improve the appearance slightly. the background color was from the bottom of the gradient, to make the design expand.

Then the title went in via a h1 tag.

<h1><span style="color: #7490B5;">YOUR</span> COMPANY NAME</h1>

An inline span was used to color the 'your' differently as in the original design.

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On the card itself? I usually ignore that one...

alternatively go on ebay and buy a small cheap one.

plug it into the appropriate socket, boot to OS, install drivers, shut down, add drives, reboot?
Or was there a particular step in that that you wanted help on?

sounds like it could be overheating.
Try taking the side off the pc to play. You might want to place a large fan to blow nice cool air into the case too.

If that works then you need to see about improving your case cooling.

what exactly do you want? e.g. a flash menu, a fancy css one, or...

Have you tried all the software like adaware, spybot search and destroy and CWShredder?

a menu?
can't think of anything else that sounds like what you're describing...

try this article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;279614

so you pressed 2 on the menu, presed enter, and then typed ext?

If you go to add/remove programs on the control panel you should have the option of creating one. it's on the startup disk tab.

Could there be a fault on the motherboard? - that thing with the mouse...

from: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=286331

To resolve this behavior, either change the refresh rate, or change the video adapter settings.

To change the refresh rate:

1. Restart the computer, and while it is restarting, press F8 until the Startup menu appears. Press 3, and then press ENTER to start the computer in Safe mode.
2. Right-click the desktop, click Properties, and then click Settings.
3. Click Advanced, click Adapter, and then click Adapter Default from the Refresh Rate list.
4. Click OK, click OK again, and then click Yes to restart the computer in Normal mode.

You can set the colors and screen area to your preferences under Display Properties.

To change the video adapter settings:

1. Restart the computer, and while it is restarting, press F8 until the Startup menu appears. Press 3, and then press ENTER to start the computer in Safe mode.
2. Right-click the desktop, click Properties, and then click Settings.
3. Click Advanced, click Adapter, and then click Change.
4. Click Next, and then click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.
5. Click Next, click Show all hardware, and then click Standard display types under Manufacturers.
6. Click Standard Display Adapter (VGA), and then click Next.
7. Click Yes, click Next, click Finish, and then click Yes to restart the computer.
8. After the computer …

from: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q299296

To resolve this issue, replace the Msvcrt.dll file with a new copy from the Windows CD.

1. Restart the computer using a Windows Millennium (Me) Startup disk.
2. At the Windows Me Startup menu, type 2, and then press ENTER.
3. Record the drive letter that is assigned to the CD or DVD-ROM drive.
4. Type ext, and then press ENTER to start the Microsoft Extract Command Line Helper starts.
5. At the Please enter the path to the Windows CAB files (a:): prompt, type drive:\win9x (where drive is the drive letter that you recorded in step 3), and then press ENTER.

Note: Depending on your installation of Windows, the Windows .cab files may also be stored in the \Windows\Options\Install folder.
6. At the Please enter the name(s) of the file(s) you want to extract: prompt, type msvcrt.dll, and then press ENTER.
7. At the Please enter the path to extract to ('Enter' for current directory): prompt, type c:\windows\system, and then press ENTER.
8. At the Is this okay? (y/n) prompt, type y, and then press ENTER to extract the file to the specified directory.
9. Remove the Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart the computer.

solution from: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/computing/kb/kb0747.html
There is no native Windows-based method for changing the Administrator password if you've forgotten it. The best solution available is to boot your computer with a special Linux-based floppy disk, which will allow you to change your Administrator password.

This disk may be downloaded from the Web at

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html.

If the utility asks for a registry path, it is usually winnt/system32/config. Depending on where Windows is installed, you can also try windows/system32/config, windows/system, or simply windows.

Do you want me to try and explain it? Mind you, it won't seem like a miracle if I do...

personally I'd use a boot disk to get a dos prompt, run fdisk, wipe the drive and start again. Assuming you have a normal windows disk as well as the upgrade.

This technique works on: Windows XP (only one I've tested it on.)

This technique is for: Computers which have an ide cable with only one drive on it.

When XP boots it automatically searches all your ide cables for new hard drives. If you know that you've only got one, the computer will waste boot time looking for more. To correct this:

Right-click on 'My Computer' and click 'properties'.
Under the 'Hardware' tab choose 'Device Manager'.
Click the + sign next to 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' to view all of them.
Choose either the primary or secondary IDE channel, by right-clicking and choosing properties.
Choose the advanced settings tab.
Of Device 0 and Device 1, the one with a drive connected will be greyed out, so you cannot mess up your computer. On the other one (the one not greyed out) change device type from 'auto detect' to 'none'.

Press ok, repeat the process for the other cable if necessary, and close the device manager.
Your computer will now no longer waste time during loading looking for additional drives.
This trick has improved the boot time on every system I've tried it on, in some cases by up to 30 seconds.

Please note, whilst I looked through all the tips here, I cannot be absolutely sure this tip hasn't been given before.

try a different graphics card.

Ah well. Live and learn as they say. :)

OK check out this link:
http://www.emdevelopments.co.uk/demo/cssdemo/

I've had to shrink the fonts down because the image they provided was only 520px wide. Normally I'd up it to 740px wide, so the fonts would be readable...

It's not completely converted, but the hard work is done.
Basically one large top image. menus and titles positioned over it.
Content positioned by margins.
Footer left as an image for the time being.

couldn't we just have one point from all the newbies we help? sniff sniff...

;)

Perhaps make it so newbies can't give rep points out frequently, i.e. it has to be to different people.

we really will have to stop posting at the same time... lol.

Move text right ten px? to center it or as a block?

.menu a {
text-align: center;
width:150px;
}
for the one, or:
.menu {
position: relative;
right: 10px;
}

for number 2:

text-decoration: none; should help you along.

I'm just off for a run, so see if you can work out what to do with it before I get back...

Cheers
Dave