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Entries from August 2008

Windows XP Error Reboot loop

August 30th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

Got this error a couple of times already on Windows XP. The system goes through the startup and then shows a blue screen for 1/2 second and reboots. I’ve then been to a few forums in order to get it fixed so I decided, for personal reasons to post here the route that worked [...]

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Tags: OS & Servers · quick & easy tips



Remove Antivirus 2009 Spyware

August 18th, 2008 by dcouper · No Comments

My wife’s laptop contracted the antivirus 2009 spyware. This is a pain to get rid of – there are some good and thorough instructions on the windowsxp/vista blog about how to remove it.
HOWEVER I followed these instructions and found that there is a gateway to let the virus in through the MSN interface when [...]

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Tags: Security

Free Vista and Sharepoint compatibility help by Microsoft

August 5th, 2008 by Alex Costa · No Comments

Free, unlimited installation and compatibility support has been made available for all worldwide customers using Windows Vista SP1 until March 18, 2009. Telephone support is available worldwide. Chat and Email support is available in US and Canada only. Why mention this on a SharePoint blog?? Well, if you are having any compatibility issues with Vista [...]

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Tags: Applications · Citizen Journalism · OS & Servers



USB Modem on Linux (mobile broadband)

August 4th, 2008 by Alex Costa · 1 Comment

I have just acquired a 3 Skypephone in the UK and am looking for a way of using its broadband internet capabilities on my Linux OS. Unfortunately, and as usual, the connectivity is only available for Windows so I was looking for some clever way of connecting. I then came across this solution in a [...]

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Tags: Applications · Mobile · Technology