Sunday, May 4, 2008
How do I uninstall Google Earth?
To uninstall Google Earth, please follow these steps:
1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Add or Remove Programs.
3. Scroll down to find Google Earth, then click on it.
4. Click on Remove, then Yes, then Finish.
If this approach is unsuccessful, you may want to try updating your version of InstallShield. This may help correct any corrupt files that could be causing the problem. To update InstallShield, please follow these steps:
1. Open the folder located at C:\Program Files\Common Files.
2. Locate a folder called Installshield.
3. Right-click on the folder, then click Rename.
4. Rename the folder. (You may want to name it something like Installshield_OLD).
5. Close the folder and re-visit the installer at http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
Uninstall Programs Manually
Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.
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Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es, locate and delete the service.
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Monday, May 7, 2007
How To Release and/or Renew IP Addresses on XP
Follow these steps to quickly release and/or renew the Internet Protocol (IP) address of a computer running Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: seconds
Here's How:
1. Click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar.
2. Click Run... on this menu.
3. If the computer is holding a current IP address, type 'cmd' (without the quotes) in the text box that appears. A command prompt window appears on the screen.
4. Type 'ipconfig' (without the quotes) to view the status of the computer's IP address(es).
5. If the computer is holding a current IP address, type 'ipconfig /release' to let go of the address.
6. Type 'ipconfig /renew' to obtain a new IP address (whether or not the computer is holding a current address).
Tips:
1. If it is not necessary to view the current IP addresses on a computer, simply type 'ipconfig /release' or 'ipconfig /renew' (without the quotes) in the text box that appears in Step 3.
2. To bring a computer back onto the network after moving it to a different location, or experiencing an unexpected outage, first release, then renew the IP address. Computers on DHCP networks often (but not always) re-establish network connectivity automatically.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Emotions In Yahoo
Show your friends how you really feel.
These little characters are a great way to spice up your IM conversations and show friends how you feel. Select them from the emoticon menu or type the keyboard shortcuts directly into your message.
Available Yahoo! Messenger Emoticons (1) Emoticon Key Combination Description
happy :) happy
sad :( sad
winking ;) winking
big grin :D big grin
batting eyelashes ;;) batting eyelashes
big hug >:D< big hug
confused :-/ confused
love struck :x love struck
blushing :"> blushing
tongue :P tongue
kiss :-* kiss
broken heart =(( broken heart
surprise :-O surprise
angry X( angry
smug :> smug
cool B-) cool
worried :-S worried
whew! #:-S whew!
devil >:) devil
crying :(( crying
laughing :)) laughing
Available Yahoo! Messenger Emoticons (2) Emoticon Key Combination Description
straight face :| straight face
raised eyebrows /:) raised eyebrows
rolling on the floor =)) rolling on the floor
angel O:-) angel
nerd :-B nerd
talk to the hand =; talk to the hand
call me :-c call me
on the phone :)] on the phone
at wits' end ~X( at wits' end
wave :-h wave
time out :-t time out
day dreaming 8-> day dreaming
sleepy I-) sleepy
rolling eyes 8-| rolling eyes
loser L-) loser
sick :-& sick
don't tell anyone :-$ don't tell anyone
no talking [-( no talking
clown :O) clown
silly 8-} silly
party <:-P party
Available Yahoo! Messenger Emoticons (3) Emoticon Key Combination Description
yawn (:| yawn
drooling =P~ drooling
thinking :-? thinking
d'oh #-o d'oh
applause =D> applause
nail biting :-SS nail biting
hypnotized @-) hypnotized
liar :^o liar
waiting :-w waiting
sigh :-< sigh
phbbbbt >:P phbbbbt
cowboy <):) cowboy
I don't want to see X_X I don't want to see
hurry up! :!! hurry up!
rock on! \m/ rock on!
thumbs down :-q thumbs down
thumbs up :-bd thumbs up
it wasn't me ^#(^ it wasn't me
pirate* :ar! pirate*
Multi Google Talk
1)Right click on the Google Talk shortcut.
2)click on Properties.
3)Go to Shortcut tab on Google Talk Properties window.
4)On the Target textbox, add in the /nomutex to the end of the line so that it looks like below (or you can simply copy and paste the below syntax and replace the original).
“c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex
5)Click on OK.
I didn't have to do anything after this nd clicking on the shortcut multiple times just gave me different google talk window.
Alternative
To create a new shortcut for Google Talk:
1)Right-click on the desktop or anywhere you want to place the GTalk shortcut.
2)Select New on the right click context menu.
3)Then select Shortcut.
4)Copy and paste the following line to the text box when prompted to type the location of the item:
“c:\program files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe” /nomutex
Trick To Make Your Firefox Fast
Type about:config in the address bar, Then look for the following entries, and make the corresponding changes.
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network.http.max-connections-per-server =32
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network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy =16
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network.http.max-connections = 64
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network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server = 10
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network.http.pipelining = true
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network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 200
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network.http.request.max-start-delay = 0
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network.http.proxy.pipelining = true
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network.http.proxy.version = 1.0
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox
CTRL + A | Select all text on a webpage |
CTRL + B | Open the Bookmarks sidebar |
CTRL + C | Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard |
CTRL + D | Bookmark the current webpage |
CTRL + F | Find text within the current webpage |
CTRL + G | Find more text within the same webpage |
CTRL + H | Opens the webpage History sidebar |
CTRL + I | Open the Bookmarks sidebar |
CTRL + J | Opens the Download Dialogue Box |
CTRL + K | Places the cursor in the Web Search box ready to type your search |
CTRL + L | Places the cursor into the URL box ready to type a website address |
CTRL + M | Opens your mail program (if you have one) to create a new email message |
CTRL + N | Opens a new Firefox window |
CTRL + O | Open a local file |
CTRL + P | Print the current webpage |
CTRL + R | Reloads the current webpage |
CTRL + S | Save the current webpage on your PC |
CTRL + T | Opens a new Firefox Tab |
CTRL + U | View the page source of the current webpage |
CTRL + V | Paste the contents of the Windows clipboard |
CTRL + W | Closes the current Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open) |
CTRL + X | Cut the selected text |
CTRL + Z | Undo the last action |