icehut

@icehut (508)

Age 51

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I had a really bad computer virus that had me without a computer!

zionsphere @zionsphere (673) • United States 3 Dec 10

This things was so bad that it locked up my operating system to the point that I could even run anything in safe mode, or use a restore point! Thank God I have a friend that was able to get me a windows disk, and talk me through...

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icehut Your friend should have guided you through a repair install first. Failing that, an in-situ install. Either method would've saved losing your files. You were given the easy solution.

3 Dec 10

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Best site for backing up files for free??

Oneironaut @_sketch_ (5742) • United States 3 Dec 10

I have a bunch of things I wrote that I want to save just in case something ever happens to the originals. What is the best site for backing up files for free online?

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icehut If you need a lot of storage, A Drive (http://www.adrive.com/plans) offers 50GB of storage FREE for individual/personal use. You can even share individual files via a link or e-mail to friends and relatives. However, no encryption is employed. Therefore, you...

3 Dec 10

Run option disabled from start menu

theshun @theshun (165) • India 1 Dec 10

Hi Friends, Can you please help me for this issue. I always use "Run" in my system start menu. But i could not able to see the same in my office system. How can i see this in my office system as i see in my home desktop. Pls...

computer

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icehut Right click on "Start" and select properties. Under the "Start Menu" tab, choose the "Customize" button. If Vista, scroll down to "Run command" and select it. If WinXP, click "Advanced" tab then scroll down to "Run command" and tick. End by pressing "OK" and...

1 Dec 10

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Computer Virus Problem

theshun @theshun (165) • India 30 Nov 10

Hi Friends, One of my best friend has asked question regarding System Restore and Computer Virus. He asked me Can a virus be stored in a Restore Point? Can you please help in this regard. Thank you.

virus

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icehut The short answer is yes. A System Restore point is a snapshot of changes to binary files such as executables, libraries etc. introduced to and removed from the system since the last system restore point. Therefore, malware will also live safely in a system...

30 Nov 10

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anyone experienced in ASP.NET here ?? Need your help here..

harpreet89 @harpreet89 (723) • India 30 Nov 10

Hi everyone, is here anyone who can let me out from this situation. Currently i'm working on an Online Examination system in asp.net(C# as back-end coding). In the project i had included an option for the user to upload...

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icehut Assign each uploaded resume a unique filename. This will get around the problem of everyone sending files with the same filename. In a separate table, store the original filename and map the new filename. Add user/owner of the uploaded file to that table...

30 Nov 10

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Free is Free

brandypelland @brandypelland (586) • United States 29 Nov 10

i am tired of offering free items to people (weather it be on craigs list or so on) and then being asked what sz what color , what does it come with? and so foth and so on. i know it sounds horrible but it is free either take it...

free items

thoughts

venting

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icehut Did they not get the memo that beggars can't be choosers? That's almost as bad as giving someone a gift and then be told that they don't want it because it's not what they want. There's no pleasing some people. Just don't bother...

29 Nov 10

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Need some more ideas...

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10385) • United States 27 Nov 10

I know I am in a tight situation here taking care of my son who was in the wreck. But I have been teaching others that I think living introspectively is dangerous. I have decided that when this is all over there are lots of things...

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icehut [quote] "reach out to others" How about holding free online seminars? You can host for free (up to 10 people) via a site like dimdim (http://www.dimdim.com/features/dimdim_compare.html) which will allow the attendees to see and hear you. Or,...

28 Nov 10

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I almost quit my job tonight

moonchild1au @moonchild1au (6237) • Australia 27 Nov 10

I work 2-4 nights a week as a waitress in a small Italian restaurant...The owners are a married couple who are now separated...I still see the wife outside of work (she no longer works there but that is a looooooong...

quit my job

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icehut Maybe his way of weeding out the thief is to confront each of his staff individually and accuse each of stealing. It might not be that he's accusing you specifically, but that he's accusing everyone he sees as suspects. The worst thing for you to do now is...

28 Nov 10

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Do u check your email accounts often? Or r there HEAPS of unread emails?

mortysmadhouse @mortysmadhouse (226) • Australia 27 Nov 10

I have several email accounts and use a program called IncrediMail (kinda like Outlook Express) to download all of my emails so that I can go through them later. I have 4 email accounts, but the program only downloads from 3 of...

being busy

incredimail

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icehut LoL, you beat me on the unread e-mails front. In comparison, I have a measly 4900 unread e-mails in my Inbox. The majority of those e-mails are newsletters and special offers. I should really setup the mail filters, but they're not always from the same...

27 Nov 10

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Linux Users

nerein @nerein (283) • United States 27 Nov 10

So how many of you out there are linux users. Me myself I am an Ubuntu user. Now I personally like Ubuntu, but as well I would like to try Fedora. I don't really like OpenSuse. Now I know that there are a lot of other versions of...

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icehut I prefer Linux for its flexibility and stability. Some of my uses include network defense, intrusion detection, web traffic filtering, in-line virus/spyware/spam detection, caching proxy, RAID based file server, virtual machines hosting... all one a single...

27 Nov 10

Nowhere to put anything in my kitchen.

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 27 Nov 10

I have alot of cupboards in my kitch and they are now all full, the only thing is i still have loads of food items that are in jars as well as tins to find a place for.I had my hampers turn up this week ready for christmas, so...

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icehut Maybe that's a sign that you buy too much food... Food that will go to waste if you're unable to consume it all before expiration. Time to make some preserves, bake cakes and stuff that freezer... Buy hanging racks if you're out of floor and wall space for...

27 Nov 10

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Windows installer could not be accessed....

Rams mylot @rameshchow (4426) • India 26 Nov 10

friends i suffered with this problem from past few days... how can i fix this problem and mycomputer takes longer time to open please give me a solution to these two problems.... Actually i have my semister exams now with...

windows installer could not be accessed

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icehut Open a command prompt and type the following: sc config msiserver start=demand This should set your Windows Installer service back to manual startup mode. If have trouble typing that, you can go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, then open Services....

27 Nov 10

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don't they learn?

hushi22 @hushi22 (4927) 26 Nov 10

hey mylotters! =) it is 3 am here. we are awakened by my cousins' fight. still the same the younger and older sister. the older sister who has a complicated pregnancy and has no bf or husband to take care of because the guy...

sisters

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icehut So, the hypocrite who's in a state with her own relationship and pregnant without support from the father of her unborn child tried to give relationship advice to the younger and immature sister. Then the immature sister acts like a child with the cussing and...

27 Nov 10

I hate my feeble Fine Motor Grip! CAN"T DRINK GATORADE!!!

MarappleStiffy @marapplestiffy (2182) • Philippines 26 Nov 10

I feel so hopeless! Ive been trying to open my Gatorade but I just can't!!! How do you deal with opening Gatorade Bottles? My fine motor skills are just not good, I don't normally care but nobody is home to open it for me and I...

fine motor skills

gatorade

opening bottles

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icehut Sit the Gatorade bottle in the freezer and let it freeze... the fluid will expand and the bottle top will go pop! Then you'll end up with an ice lolly! Or you could just put a tea towel over the bottle, then grab and twist. The tea towel will...

27 Nov 10

Woo hoo!! Its snowing! How does it affect you?

Auntiescarf @Auntiescarf (842) 26 Nov 10

Here in the UK it seems like everytime it snows madness takes over. Everyone goes crazy! In my area today we had our first day of snow, and I took my mother up town to do some shopping and there had already been a mad dash, there...

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icehut It seems the snow has missed us in the south-east. Although you had less than an inch of snow today, the forecast for tonight is heavy snow for the north, and severe conditions for Wales and the western side of England. No snow here.

26 Nov 10

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