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Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

Nov
30

Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close

Posted under Software, Vista, XP

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

Everytime i restart and login to my pc i receive the message “Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close..” several times, over and over..

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

 

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Nov
30

Vista stuck in loop ‘Configuring Updates ‘

Posted under Software, Vista

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

The problem encountered is that when the PC is booted up you will encounter a message saying something like “Configuring Updates Stage 3 of 3 0%, then reboots, leading to the exact same message.

Windows will not boot either to normal mode, safe mode or even last good configuration.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

 
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Nov
04

Hot to Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 - Vista & XP

Posted under Internet, Software, Vista, XP

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

Internet Explorer 8 (beta) had become unstable and i needed to uninstall & revert to IE7.

The solution and description to this error is set out below; 
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Sep
04

Drivers - PCI Simple Communications Controller

Posted under Drivers, Software, XP

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

My Device Manager was showing ‘pci simple communications controller ‘ after i had reinstalled windows xp despite the fact that i had installed all the drivers.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

 
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Apr
15

How to Make Internet Explorer the Default Web Browser

Posted under Internet, Software

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

After installing another web browser (Safari), Microsoft Internet Explorer was no longer my default web browser.

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

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Mar
20

Disabling the Checked by AVG - No virus found in this outgoing message

Posted under Anti-Virus, MS Outlook, Software

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

All emails coming into through my email client were flagged and certified by my AVG Anti-Virus Software with the following text.

“No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1331 - Release Date: 16/03/2008 10:34″
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Mar
13

Zune System Updates Required - http://go.microsoft.com /fwlink/?LinkID = 101231

Posted under Portable Devices, Software

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I was unable to install the Zune Software properly. After I downloaded the Zune Software, i received the message;

” The Zune software installation can’t continue until you’ve installed one or more required updates. Windows Update must be updated to run this program. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=101231 ”

Zune System Updates Required

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

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Mar
07

Internet Explorer Links will not open in a new window

Posted under Anti-Virus, Software, Vista, XP

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I could not access online banking or specific website links that “opened in a new window”. They might open but the new window would remain blank

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

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Mar
06

Automatic Updates – Disabling the Restart Now – Restart Later message

Posted under Desktops, Software, Vista, XP

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;Every 15 minutes my computer would popup with the message “Do you want to restart your computer now? Restart Now or Restart Later. Since I don’t want to be forced to restart the computer every time my machines receives update from Microsoft….See below for solution..

Automatic Updates – Disabling the Restart Now – Restart Later message

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Mar
05

WP_CACHE wp-config.php advanced-cache.php

Posted under Coding, Dreamweaver, Software

The other day while browsing the Internet I Found A Fix for a recent problem I was having. The issue is described as follows;

I was unable to setup my wordpress plugin for WP_Cache. I received the error “advanced-cache.php link does not exist” and also “Error: WP_CACHE is not enabled in your wp-config.php “

The solution and description to this error is set out below;

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