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What are main differences between two Windows registry editors Regedit and Regedt32?
Sometimes I need to use registry editor to change some application setting. What are main differences between two Windows registry editors Regedit and Regedt32?
How do I tell Windows 7 to never Launch Startup Repair
I have a Windows 7 (64-bit) virtual machine that I primarily remote desktop into. Sometimes on boot something goes wrong and it displays the following DOS screen: The default option is (which happens automatically after 30 seconds). How can I set it so that this never happens, and it always tries t…
Can Adobe be set to default to open all PDFs at 100% zoom?
I open and close many PDFs at work every day. Is it possible to have Adobe's default settings saved so that all PDFs open at 100% zoom (rather than fitting to screen--most open at over 100%)?
How to make emacs truly full screen on start up?
I want emacs to be truly maximized on start up. There are solutions to the problem that just make the emacs window width of the screen. That's not enough for me. I want the emacs window to be docked to the right upper corner of the screen, so that when I press there with a mouse, I will close emacs…
Why won't the Linux wall command broadcast a string argument?
I read here that this should work, but it doesn't: If is set to , what's preventing me from broadcasting a string? Note, I did confirm that the file option works:
How to Send the Contents of a Text File to the Clipboard from the Command Line in OS X?
I would like to send the contents of a text file to the OS X clipboard. Does Mac OS X have a built in way to do this, or will I have write a script to do this myself? Or in other words, how do I access the clipboard from the command line?
What can I do about Windows 7 Backup error 0x81000037, apparently caused by reparse points?
I've been getting this error: 0x81000037: Windows Backup failed while trying to read from the shadow copy on one of the volumes being backed up trying to take a Windows backup of my workstation (Windows 7 Professional x64) The MS Knowledge Base article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973455 prov…
Reuse text on a bash command
If i'm writing a long command or just typing an extensive file path, is there any that i can "reuse" it with some command shortcut? e.g: 1. Do i really have to type it all over again?
Wireshark cannot see traffic from a VirtualBox guest on Windows 7
I have been trying to use Wireshark to capture some traffic that comes from a virtual machine. The setup is: Windows 7 host Ubuntu guest VirtualBox 4 I send some packets from the guest to the host or another IP in the host LAN. The packets get there, but Wireshark cannot see them. I have run Wiresh…
When I type " nothing comes out, and if I type it again, 2 of it comes out as such: ""
Something is wrong with my keyboard : when I type ", nothing comes out, and if I type it again, 2 of them come out as such: . Same goes with the ' key. The first time I type it, nothing comes out, then if I hit it again two of them appear (so I have to backspace one of them everytime). I've got no …
Making Linux shell prompt show last return value
I'm currently on a Linux machine and the shell prompt is showing me the last return value and number of executed commands (picture included, with these numbers shown in purple). My own computer doesn't have this, how can I configure it? I'm using Xubunto, if more details are needed let me know -- I…
How to browse a website which allows directory browsing but has a default page?
There is a website which allows directory browsing; I know this for sure because I can browse directories where there is no default page. There is a directory which I want to browse, but it instead has a default page, so that page is displayed if I type the URL in my browser, or if I click on that …
Making ls aware of "hidden" file flag
Is it possible to make aware of the file flag on Mac OS X? Currently, a simple produces: So we have three kinds of visibility: regular, visible files, files with the file flag, that aren't actually hidden in Terminal, and really hidden files whose names start with a dot. Is there a way, e.g. using …
Starting PuTTY session in a specific directory
I use PuTTY to connect to a remote server. I want my SSH session to start on a folder that I specify on the server, so I won't have to do every time I log in. Possible?
Creating a multipart email and sending it in Linux
We use mutt to send out emails. We send out our email updates in HTML format. We would like to send emails as multi-part containing both a text version and an html version. How do we create such a multipart message in Linux when the email subject, and HTML and text versions of the email body are gi…
Emacs as daemon on OS X with window-system
I'm running gnu emacs 23.3.1 cocoa build on OS X 10.6. I added the following to ~/Library/LaunchAgents/gnu.emacs.daemon.plist so that it will start a daemon and automatically restart emacs if I inadvertently kill it. This sorta works but I noticed that my color theme wasn't working properly. Then I…
Automatic line changing in Notepad++
When I'm typing in Notepad++ the line trails endlessly. I'm trying to make it automatically go to the next line once I reach the end of the line instead of continuously going. Is this possible? I used to be able to do it on my other OS but now I'm stuck. I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I'm…
How to run a program as root without "sudo"?
I have a certain binary program on OS X that can only be run as root. I'm tired of prepending each time I invoke it and typing the password, and would like it to automatically run as root when I invoke it regularly, without asking for a password. The program's owner is root and its group is wheel. …
Disable or block outgoing email
To do web site testing, how can I disable or block the Centos server to not send out emails. Now, if I run in command line I can send out emails. This is not good for website testing. I don't want to cause trouble to users of the site. Is it something to do with iptables? Can anyone enlighten the w…
Too much memory getting used
I have been feeling this way for a while, looking at task manager mentally ballparking how much physical memory should be in use, and noticing a large disparity. I finally got around to measuring it. Taking the results of tasklist and adding, gave about 3.87 GB. Task manager told me I was using 4.6…