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 | To ensure that you get the maximum resolution settings for that laptop go to Dell's website, Drivers and Downloads page. If you have a service tag, it will take you to a page with the drivers you need for that computer. http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriversHome/NeedProductSelection  |
 | Hello, I tested a few scenarios to validate my theory... so for me, I could only have the picture displayed when using CSS if I also defined the height and width of the picture. Give it a try. If the picture has a height of 200px and a width of … |
| | Are any systems on your local network able to access this site? Outside of the local network, your devices can connect? So then if this is the case, when you are unable to connect, the first thing is to determine if this is a name resolution problem, or if you … |
| | Since it sounds like you are interested in learning and improving your skills, have you considered setting up a good host computer and running a virtualization application that can host serveral virtual machines? This is a really good and cost effective approach in building a virtual computer lab. On the … |
| | What I would recommend as a first step is for you to boot Windows into safe mode (during the booting process hit F8). ONce you get to the desktop, you can try to run a system restore to a point in time before this software was installed. Restart windows when … |
 | You are correct, Windows Server 2008 cannot be installed as an application. The next best thing though, specifically for learning and testing, is to install Windows Server as a virtual machine. However, if you are not comfortable with virtualization, you could just get another computer and install it there. As … |
| | According to the Doc, you have to connect to the WAN port. Did you make sure that you connected to the WAN port instead of a regular port? If you get no response on telnet, that means that the target is not listening in that port, or you did not … |
| | The server side scripting language you ultmiately choose will depend on what you are comfortable working with **AND** what your web server is configured to run. For example, if you code in PHP or ASP.NET, your web server needs to have the appropriate server side code to be able to … |
| | You can actually can use that ip range on your local area network. However, keep in mind that traffic destined to a target IP in that range will remain on your network. For example if you wanted to access an Internet web page that resolved to an ip in that … |
 | Great job sharing! Thanks.  |
 | I could be mistaken, but I do not think you'll be able to use the same product keys, especially if the media you have is OEM. |
| | It is just known as a cursor. If its a flashing bar, it is in "insert" mode. If you press the insert button on your keyboard, some apps will switch the cursor to "overstrike" mode. "Overstrike", i find, to be a bit annoying as it will overwrite the text on …  |
| | The hard drive may be either slightly damaged or completely damaged. If you can have someone assist you in removing the hard drive, you can plug the hard drive into another computer using a USB interface and see if you can access the contents of the drive. If so, I … |
| | For network connectivity, a logical Windows "home" network is not needed. If you are pen-testing, all you need is to ensure that all of your hosts are accessbile on the network. If you have bridged the adapter virtual NICs with the one on the host computer, as long as they … |
| | I would agree as well. Flash is pretty prevelant. You may have some trouble in scenarios where the browser does not support flash and the user is unable to install it. For that scenario if you are checking for browser types, you could display something else.  |
| | Does the computer actually power on? Do you see any activity lights? Do you here the CPU fan? |
| | Without being in your class or seeing the entire final project requirements, here is some basic info to help you out... 1) When working with a cabling contractor, they first need some basic information about the job. For example, floor plans. Where is the cabling being run? some buildings have … |
 | I think that when you are passionate about something, learning about it is generally easier and it quicker to absorb. Since this "passion" is going to vary from person to person it's difficult to identify a reasonable amount of time. I do agree that learning about new things should be …  |
| | Windows by default, is configured to sync its time with time.windows.com. If the Windows computer joins a domain its going to sync with the DC that holds the PDC Emulator role. Does the time reset to a time back in history? or is it just updating by a few minutes/hour? |
| | Create two divs, outer and inner div. The inner div goes inside of the outer div... <div class="outerDiv"> <div class="innerDiv"> your main content </div> </div> CSS `.outerDiv {width:75%;margin:auto;}` `.innerDiv {style as you would normally for your content}` |
| | Your description is not clear. You have three domains and where are they pointing to at this moment? do you want all three domains to point to the same website? If so, just go into the DNS management of each domain name and point it to the IP of the … |
| | Hello Dave, I recently moved from one domain to another and I can tell you that there are alot of details to consider. Lorel is correct if you just abandon the old domain. However, with the proper redirects in place, you shouldnt loose any of your rankings. I can tell … |
| | From within SQL, you can use either the system stored procedure sp_addlinkedserver or the SQL Management Studio to set up a linked server to Active Directory. sp_addlinkedserver 'ADSI', 'Active Directory Service Interfaces', 'ADSDSOObject', 'adsdatasource' The next step is to figure out what the scope and elements that you wish to … |
| | No, you dont have to worry...asp.net is a server side scripting language. You can easily validate this by accesing the page via browser. Most browsers, if you right click from within the page, click on view source. You'll see that the code in the window is HTML. The way it … |
| | There are a few things that stick out with regard to your description. The first, most important is sharing of resources. When dealing with resources, you have to manage user accounts and passwords. Since you have more than just a handfull of PCs, the implementation of a domain model will …  |
| | Re: software install I would recommendt that you take a look at Micrsoft's System Center, specifically Configuration Manager (SCCM). It is an enterprise product that not only allows you to deploy software, but automate the deployment of Windows updates, hotfixes, service packs, etc... In addition, SCCM provides native remote control tools, software and … |
| | Re: Reusable code Just would like to add that this is a common approach for web development. Depending on the server side scripting language, the technique may be different. For example, if this site was developed in asp.net, you could use master pages. |
 | There are some sites that ask for a credit card just for validation of age and identity. Other than that, Just asking for the age and having the person enable the checkbox that there are of age and understand the terms and conditions of the site, is the approach that … |
| | There is usually no point in backing up your operating system files or program files. My suggestion is that you focus your backup efforts on the data. This is because, even if you have a full backup of your server, you really cant just restore that entire backup. You would … |
 | The thin client itself is pretty much useless without connecting to a server that provides either virtualized applications or virtual desktops. Citrix and VMWare are currently the leaders (in my opinion) in the desktop virtualization space.  |
| | I took a quick scan of the code and found these two items that do not seem correct. Not sure if its going to fix your issue, but anyway... Line #235, you are missing a semicolon after the width style. Also, from my understanding, the paragraph element is not an … |
| | If you think the problem is browser specific, go to the IE tools, options, advanced tab. You can click on the reset button. This will reset all of the browser settings back to default. |
| | I concur with Coloradojaguar....reliability in the parts is key. You would also want to make sure that the vendor you choose uses the same parts in the specific model you purchase. Do not be surprised if you find that with some vendors, slightly different part are used in the same …  |
| | You are correct in your assumption that it isnt going to happen overnight. It does take some time. However, what I recommend to most people, even those that are interested in paying someone else to assist them, take a look at what Google recommends about SEO. They have a PDF … |
| | If you are interested in learning about SEO, I always recommend to start by reading Google's PDF doc: Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide - Google), http://www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf |
| | You can use this information to help you with figuring out which entry to use in the routing table. Since you mentioned longest prefix routing, the most specific entry with the highest subnet mask will be used. 170.211.220.0 /24 170.211.220.1 - 170.211.220.254 170.211.220.1 /22 170.211.220.1 - 170.211.223.254 170.211.208.0 /22 170.211.208.1 … |
| | From an employer's perspective, certification is not what it was 10 years ago. Most employers still like to see certificaiton, but they prefer that you demonstrate that you have experience. Many organizations where burned by people that became "paper" certified with no experience. I would say that the combination of … |
| | Re: Beginner's Help What was the error you encountered when trying to bind data to the gridview from the code behind page? Its going to be difficult to provide you with an answer since you are looking for guidance and do not have a specific question. What first comes to my mind is … |
 | You can think of a VPN tunnel as a secure, layer 2 tunnel. from the perspective of two hosts on the outside of this tunnel, that is pretty much it. for example, if you have two offices connected to each other with a VPN tunnel over the internet, the computers … |
| | Have you validate that you have defined "SQLConn" in your web.config file? |
| | If you are trying to target the unique email accounts, rather than the user, then change your query to something like: SELECT distinct(email) FROM members WHERE mem_status <>'T' This query will only provide you with a result of unique email addresses. |
| | Google has a really good paper on Search Engine Optimization. I would start with the suggestions in that guide to help you improve your ranking. Search Engine Optimiation Starter Guide: http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf |
| | SEO techniques... someone wrote a nice summary on this: [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/internet-marketing/search-engine-optimization/tutorials/407672"]http://www.daniweb.com/internet-marketing/search-engine-optimization/tutorials/407672[/URL] |
| | Windows Installer 4.5 is the latest. Just make sure you download it from their site directly: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8483 |
| | While full duplex communication is common on today's modern networks, you can still find half duplex communication as well. For example, if you deploy a hub rather than a switch, the hosts that connect to the hub will need to have the NICs be configured for half duplex. You see, … |
| | Re: counting Can you clarify? Do you want to count the number of rows in a table...for example... `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tableName` |
| | Unless you really want to write up all of the code regarding security (login pages, reset passwords, user management, etc..), you may want to use the built-in login controls. I would recommend that you visit Microsoft's site for help on asp.net. They have a section that covers user security: http://www.asp.net/web-forms/overview/security … |
| | If a VPN connection over the internet is not an option, you may want to contact your local communication providers (AT&T, Comcast, etc..) and find out what type of metro ethernet connections they may have. A provider can simply provide you with an ethernet cable at each end and they … |
| | So, I would need some clarification... Why do you want to connect two routers? Is it because you are trying to set up two homegroups and need to have two different subnets? If so, there is a work-around to creating two homegroups on the same subnet. There are various postings … |
 | If its a software/Windows problem, sometimes, these quarky issues can be resolved by uninstalling the faulty device from device manager, letting the OS find the device again. Another method to determine if its a software problem is to take this drive and plug it into another computer and see if … |
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