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The issue may be caused by several factors, such as corrupted system DLL files, a corrupted Windows Update temporary folder, or stopped update services. In order to narrow down the cause of this issue and resolve it, let's refer to the following steps. Please access the Windows Update website to check the result after finishing each step. NOTE: Some third party programs can also affect the Windows Update service. If you are running any the third party applications such as Spyblocker, Internet or Web accelerators (programs associated to boost up the speed of the Internet connection), security or anti-virus programs (Norton, McAfee, etc.), I recommend we temporarily disabl…

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Firefox [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\edit\command] @="C:\\Program Files\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Firefox [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\FirefoxHTML\shell\edit\command] @="C:\\Program Files\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML Default Editor [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared\HTML\Default Editor\shell\edit\command] @="C:\\Program Files\\ConTEXT\\ConTEXT.exe \"%1\"" ;Set ConTEXT as HTML editor in Internet Explorer [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML Editor] "Description"="ConTEXT Programmers Editor…

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Finally I installed Vista final 6000 and again I encountered an error in Help & Support. Every time I click on it a get error saying that file can not be found. :sigh: It seems that there is an issue with xml extensions association if you install any xml editor like Dreamweaver in my case :shocking: . Copy paste text below to notepad and name it fix.reg, run it and everything should work just fine (it restores default values in registry). :thumbsup: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml] @="xmlfile" "Content Type"="text/xml" "PerceivedType"="text" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml\OpenWithList] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml\OpenWithList\winword.exe] @…

http://tredosoft.com/IE7_standalone Here is a nice tut on making IE7 a stand-alone app!

Open a new document with a black background. Make it large enough that you text will have ample space between it and the edges of the image on all sides. Set white as your foreground color and black as your background color by hitting D then X. Create a new layer by hitting Shift+Ctrl+Alt+N (Mac: Shift+Command+Option+N). Use the Text Tool to add your text in white. (In the example, I used 140 pt Eurostile Bold Oblique). With the text layer still active, hold Ctrl (Command) and click the text layer in the Layers palette to make it a selection. Go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise. Click OK to the pop-up asking you if you want to rasterize. Choose …

Just click Shift+F10 and it opens a cmd window for you. It comes in handy when you want to figure out what's wrong with your setup. You can then open taskmgr. Or even Internet Explorer at like the 16 min mark. Or you can expand solitare and play it during setup.

It goes without saying that it is essential to backup.... but let me say it again here "BACKUP!" ..... sorry for shouting I have so much painful experience of my own, of suddenly without warning, losing system information and a productive setup through failing to make a regular backup and I know I ought to know better. I do backup regularly now, but it has cost me some pain to get to the regular backup without fail stage. You can avoid the pain by backing up often. In this back up guide I show you how easy it is to make use of Windows Backup, the backup software that is supplied free with Windows XP. If you are interested in checking out more sophisticated freeware and …

Productivity Hints and Tips - Working with Files There are so many different types of files that sometimes it can be difficult to remember where a file originated from or what programme or software you use to open and edit. Well, here I have listed the most common file extensions with brief explanations of their origin - hope it helps! Document File Extensions .txt - This extension denotes a text file, one of the simplest word-processing documents. Windows will open this file by default using Notepad, and all word-processing applications will open a simple text file with this suffix. .doc - Microsoft Word creates these files. A word processing file hat again, is …

1- Create a new canvas, 500x200px, select black as your background and dark red as your foreground (#a42c1c), name the first layer as "BackGround". 2- Select the Radial Gradient Tool, Fill the background layer with it. 3- Create a new layer, name it "Base" and Create a rounded rectangle using Rounded Rectangular Tool, Be sure that you enabled Fill Pixels. 4- Double click the layer to open Layer Style window, Apply settings as shown. You should have something like this: 5- Reduce the Fill value to 0%. the result will be like this: 6- Duplicate the "Base" Layer and Remove Layer Styles name it "Base2". Create two circles using Elliptical Marquee Tool and draw a rounde…

in this one i teach you how to make the "depth reflection" effect first make a 400*200 canvas and fill it with your favorite color then pick your favorite font with a color you think will look good on the background you chose and on a new layer type your favorite word(s) next, duplicate the text layer. Then go Image>Rotate>Flip Layer Vertical and move it directly under the original text layer, so its almost touching now, go to the rectangular marquee tool and set feather to about 4px (on the top bar) Simplify the duplicated layer and then, on the duplicated layer, select about half of the text, right click and click "select inverse" hit delete, deselect and dul…

Other Gfx Tutorial Forum Posting Rules This is just some guidelines on how to act when posting in the Gfx tutorials forum and what you should keep in mind. These rules are not a "suggestion"! They will be enforced by me and all other WinCert Mods/Admins! If you are writing a tutorial, please read on... If you are requesting a tutorial, please scroll down to "Section 2: Requesting a Tutorial" Section 1: Writing a Tutorial Rule Number 1: Purpose Graphics serve only one purpose, to ADVERTISE! If a graphic is not advertising something or is advertising something inappropriate for this forum, it has NO place anywhere here. Rule Number 2: Titles All tutorial titles …

Here's a real simple, quick and easy interface button you can make with PhotoFiltre. In order to complete this tutorial you will need the Gravure Filter and the RGB Fantasy Filter. You can download them both for free on the PhotoFiltre Web Site. Just click on the Plug-ins Link to the left. Once you have them installed you can access them from the Filter / Plug-in menu or your plug-in tool bar if you have them set up there. RGB Fantasy is a Plug-in I use quite often so you may want to download it even if this tutorial is of no interest to you. 1) Open up a new image 200 x 200 with a black background. 2) Select the Rectangle Tool a draw a 150 pixel wide x 40 …

step1: start out by creating a new document 300x300 (bigger if you want later on). hit 'd' to reset the colors! then select you Gradient Tool and use the settings i have below: step2: now with your Gradient Tool selected freely drag and click over your work area several times all in different directions! I'd say click and drag at least 30 times! Below is how it came out for me (each result will be different): step 3: now that you got you image looking a little something like the image above we need to duplicate the layer! to do this simply go to layer > duplicate. now with your ne…

This is a unique tutorial because you will never get the same results two times in a row. So if you're not happy with your results, try again. 1. Start off by creating a new image of any size, just make sure it forms a perfect square. (I set my image size to 294x294.) Create a new layer, fill it in white, and go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. 2. Next go to Filter > Sketch > Chrome. Use the following settings: Detail: 3, Smoothness: 7. 3. Now repeat step one about two or three times or until you are satisifed. Then go to Filter > Distort > Pinch. I set the amount to 55%, but …

step1: for now lets start out with a work space of 300x300 (make it bigger if you would like). with your gradient tool selected (G) use the settings below and go crazy filling in your background. (just click and drag about 20+ times): step2: after you get your image looking a little something like the image above goto filter > distort > twirl and set the angle to 300. then press ctrl+u select colorize and use the settings below: step 3: duplicate the layer that you have been doing all the editing to and set the mode to overlay. goto filter > distort > twirl and set the angle to 150. then…

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USB Battery, How To I made a usb external battery, and I thought it was about time to show it. So, I have written a tutorial on how to make one. First off, I'm just going to say that I dont warrent this project. If you screw it up and blow up a device, its your own fault. Not mine. I cannot be held responsible for what you do. Just gotta protect my butt here :lol: First off, your going to need an IC, 9v battery connector, a small protoboard, and some kind of containor. Oh and some wire will be necessary. Materials 1 X LM7805 (+5v voltage regulator) 1 X 1 inch by 1 inch protoboard 1 X Altoids, Colgate, or any other kind of small tin that can fit the entire project into 1 X…

Photoshop Tutorial Forum Posting Rules This is just some guidelines on how to act when posting in the Gfx tutorials forum and what you should keep in mind. These rules are not a "suggestion"! They will be enforced by me and all other WinCert Mods/Admins! If you are writing a tutorial, please read on... If you are requesting a tutorial, please scroll down to "Section 2: Requesting a Tutorial" If you are replying to a tutorial, please scroll down to "Section 3: Replying to a Tutorial" Section 1: Writing a Tutorial Rule Number 1: Purpose Graphics serve only one purpose, to ADVERTISE! If a graphic is not advertising something or is advertising something inappropriat…

This is a list of files that are safe to delete from windows system folder. If you're unsure what this files mean, rather don't do it 1. c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ NOTE: DON

In this tutorial we'll see how to create a cool Glossy Button. Open a new document with white background, is used a 300px x 300px document(it can be of any size, we only use it as background while designing). Create a new Layer and name it "gradient", pick the Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a selection of the size you want your button to be: mine is 113 x 29. Now choose the Gradient Tool, be sure to select the Linear Gradient and create a gradient like this one Image Link and draw it from top to bottom into the selection we just made, hold Shift Pressed while dragging the mouse to be sure to draw straight: this is what your should have now. Now we'll see several way…