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Category: software

How do I install Windows 7 without a DVD drive?

Posted onSeptember 7, 2012September 7, 2012Leave a comment

I recently bought a computer without a DVD drive and I’m looking to install Windows 7 on it. Can I do that over USB?

Categoriessoftware, technologyTagsbooting, USB, Windows 7

How can I stop music playing automatically when I put a CD in the drive?

Posted onAugust 3, 2012Leave a comment

Recently, when I put a CD in my computer’s drive it starts playing automatically. How do I stop it?

CategoriessoftwareTagsautoplay, software

How can I record music off a video on my computer?

Posted onAugust 3, 2012Leave a comment

I’ve been trying to record some music off ma video, but the software I’m using seems to be hearing sound in the room, not what’s playing on it. What am I doing wrong?

CategoriessoftwareTagssoftware, sound, windows

Why is Notepad showing me some strange stuff?

Posted onJune 2, 2012June 2, 2012Leave a comment

When my Windows 7 PC launches, Notepad appears on the Windows Desktop displaying this odd code in the editing window: [.ShellClassInfo]LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-21787. This has been happening for about a month, though it doesn’t appear to affect Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagscharacters, notepad

How do I stop Windows displaying errors on startup?

Posted onApril 21, 2012October 21, 2013Leave a comment

Recently, my computer has begun displaying a couple of error messages each time it starts up. This is pretty annoying, how can I stop it?

CategoriessoftwareTagsstartup, windows

How do I stream music from my PC to my XBOX 360?

Posted onFebruary 25, 2012Leave a comment

I’ve got a wifi network at home and would like to hook up my Xbox to my PC to play music. How do I do this? I’ve looked up the instructions on how to do Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsmusic, streaming, Xbox

What’s a JAR file and how do I look inside it?

Posted onFebruary 18, 2012Leave a comment

I was speaking to a developer friend of mine who told me he pulled some images out of a JAR file. What’s that and how do I pull stuff out of it? The letters J.A.R. Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagscompression, Java

What is Maya and is it right for me?

Posted onJanuary 30, 2012Leave a comment

Someone at work mentioned a package called Maya to edit my images. Is this the right thing for me?

CategoriessoftwareTagsmaya, software

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