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How to apply all updates automatically for fresh install of Windows 7?
I had to reinstall Windows 7 on my laptop. How can I tell Windows Update to completely update my laptop without asking the user nor waiting to restart. I want it to run overnight and get everything installed and done by morning.
what does "ls'" mean in Linux?
I accidentaly typed and I got a interactive interface: What is this? I tried search on internet, found nothing.
How long does CMOS battery (3V) on a motherboard last?
Just wondering usually how long does CMOS battery last on a regular motherboard? I read that motherboard leakage current of about 3 - 6 micro ampere. I did a calculation below but I believe that i may have missed something. What is the minimal voltage required for a motherboard's date/time function…
How do I know if a remote machine is using Windows or Linux?
Is there some way to run a command (such as ICMP message or another protocol), get a response from a remote machine (not on my own private local network) and analyze the message to find some evidence that this machine is running a Windows or a Linux operating system?
Is there a way to change background color for a table in onenote?
In word or excel or power point you can change the background color of a table or selected rows or columns of a table, but I can't find a way to do this is onenote. Is there a way to do this?
Set 'From' address in Outlook on a per-message basis
I'm trying to determine if it's possible in Outlook(2010 specifically) to select the from address on a per-message basis if the user has multiple valid SMTP addresses on their Exchange mailbox. This is one of those things that is apparently un-googleable. For bonus points, it would be awesome if yo…
Merging columns in Excel with ";" separator
This is my raw data in excel in different row and cells: I would like to convert all data into this format containing 1 column and different rows: As I have large volume of data to be processed, a convenient way of converting the data is really needed.
Visual Studio colors mess up
Every once in a while, Visual Studio decides to mess up my colors. This is what happens: It should look like this: I'm not sure what is causing this, but I hope someone else has experienced this before and was able to fix it.
Cygwin bash sed locks my files
When I change files in cygwin bash with the sed command, the file gets locked. Reproduce: Open and to non-user directory (f.e. ) Open in texteditor, add line, try to save => works " In texteditor, add another line and try to save => "Access denied" WTF?! How can I sed a file without locking, or rel…
When a PC has both a wired and a wireless connection, how is information transferred?
My PC has two connections (wireless and wired) simultaneously. Both of them have an internet connection. In this situation, how does it connect to the internet? How do my LAN and WLAN interfaces know to send requests to the web?
What could cause strange characters in Vim?
I'm have this really strange problem in Vim using the NERD tree plugin, where, as you can see in the picture, the characters are showing up very strange. Where there is the ahat, ~V 3/4 it should be |-. I've set my LANG to en_US and LC_ALL to en_US (in Arch linux), and am using the Anonymous Pro fo…
How can I permanently append an entry into the system's PATH variable, via command line?
What I need to do: Append a folder to the environment variable at the SYSTEM level. Make the change permanent. How I need to do it: Using the command prompt, or another method by which all necessary commands can be written to a file. Using only tools which would be available on a bare install of Wi…
Which directory does path `//` represent in Linux?
When I want to go back to upper level directory in Linux by typing , I typo-ed . To my great surprise, no errors are reported. What's more the prompt becomes . indicates that I'm now at root directory. Is this a bug or a feature of the shell? If a feature, is an alias of ? My shell is GNU bash, ver…
Can access Windows share by IP or FQDN address but not by hostname
One of the lab computers at the school I administer is not able to access a any shares under the \\ad\data$ directory. I can access it from any other computer on the network. If I use the IP \\192.168.1.248\data$ I can access the files properly. If I use the FQDN: \\ad.domain.name\data$ it also wor…
Why does my "hosts" file entry have no effect when accessing network shares?
I added the following line to a Windows7 file: Using works fine, but if I use this name to connect to the notebook (like localhost) to see the Windows shares it always wants me to enter user credentials. Entering the local username + password doesn't work. Which indicates to me that the remote host…
Prevent VPN from changing DNS on Windows 7 / 8 developer preview
I have a customer that uses a VPN connection, however it automatically configures my DNS settings to a non-existent DNS server, meaning every DNS resolution times out until the alternative is tried, which really slows down all Internet traffic. Is there a way that I can prevent an application from …
What do the [..] mean in 'ps' and how do you create a process like it?
When running , you get something like: All the daemon processes generally have the brackets around them. What do they mean (if anything)? How do you create a process that appears like this? The reason I ask is we create a system daemon from the rcS (the programme uses fork to create the daemon), bu…
Using both Ctrl+Alt to replace AltGr 3rd level function on xorg
On Windows, Ctrl-Alt is mapped to Alt Gr, but not so on Linux. Using Alt Gr for 3rd level keys is wrist-killer! I'm unable to find a workaround that doesn't remove other functionality I use (the few mapping options in keyboard settings). I found references for others with the same problems (plenty …
Open folder in Windows Explorer from Cmd
Say if I am navigating some folder in cmd such as E:\dir1\dir2 How can I open the folder quickly in Windows Explorer? Copying the whole path and pasting seems awkward. There is an equivalent in Mac; an will do that.
Custom Commands in ZSH
I'm fairly new to Zsh and Bash. I wish to set up custom commands, for example which would bring me to my desktop. Adding the following lines to the .bash_profile file would work With Bash. It doesn't seem to work with Zsh. Is it just a matter of where I place the code, or am I going about this all …