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I finally took the plunge from Windows XP to Windows 8 earlier this year, altogether skipping Vista and Windows 7.

Along the way, I kept my old Thinkpad running Windows XP because I had a couple of legacy programs that refused to launch in Windows 8 despite using different suggestions in the Microsoft Compatibility Troubleshooter.

Unfortunately the the program author has long abandoned the program.

So that left me with only one key alternative (since using the Thinkpad is such a pain - too slow.) - run Windows XP in virtual mode.

After doing quite a bit of research, I finally ended with two possible ways.

1. Run Windows XP Mode in VirtualBox
2. Run Windows XP Professional in VMPlayer

There is a thread here talking about WindowsXP Mode in Windows 7 Professional which has some relevance but not applicable.
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=27362.0

It seems that Windows XP Mode is meant only for Windows 7 Professional, yet I could download and extract VirtualXP.vhd from Microsoft via my Windows 8 after validating my Windows 8.

There's also quite a lot of conflicting information about how I can run it, via Virtualbox, via VMLite etc

For those interested in Running Windows XP Mode in VirtualBox there's an interesting post here

http://www.wolfwillo...MODE/Win8-XPMODE.php

Some other information here as well
http://lifehacker.co...or-free-in-windows-8


So I decided to go the other route with VMPlayer (which is free for personal use) since I already owned another licensed Windows XP Professional that's just gathering dust.

I installed this Windows Professional and it works. Naturally, it requires activation (within 30 days).

In the process of setting up Windows XP Professional in VMPlayer, there were several options that I had to decide on like the amount of Ram, the size of the virtual disk, USB3 drivers etc.


I was just wondering, if anyone knows if I activate my Windows XP Professional and then decided that my particular setup is no good, like maybe I should have used 1GB Ram instead of 512Mb, I may have to delete that VMplayer that I created and restart another Windows XP Professional installation.

When I try to activate my 2nd installation in a VMPlayer with Windows XP Professional (now with 1GB Ram and now maybe having a larger Virtual Disk), will I be unable to activate since I would be viewed as having already activated on another computer, that being the VMPlayer I had just deleted.

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Does anyone know how I may remove Trojan Dropper:MSIL/Livate.A ?

I have had this Trojan hiding in my laptop for the better part of 3 months now.

Windows Defender detects it whenever it tries to do something, and this generally happens only when I start a new Firefox session or a new Internet Explorer session.

Windows Defender then detects it and quarantines it. You can see it in the attached picture.

After I instruct Windows Defender to remove it, Windows Defender deletes it and after making sure I update the signatures on Windows Defender, I do a complete entire harddisk scan and it finds nothing and then everything seems to be OK for a few days and then when I start a new Firefox session or a new Internet Explorer session, the Trojan is detected and quarantined by Windows Defender.

I have also bought the pro version of Malwarebytes but its complete and full scan reveals no such Trojan.

Likewise, I have runned Hitman Pro and it also finds no such Trojan.

Yet it keeps resurfacing and being stopped by Windows Defender but somehow not being completely removed when it is deleted.

The next thing I do was to apply the Windows 8.1 update in the hope that it would somehow rid my laptop of this Trojan.

No such luck.

Short of completely fresh install of Windows 8.1 on my Laptop, does anyone knows of a solution ?

A Google Search did not come up with a clear solution.

Thanks for any help or advise.

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I have an Microsoft Excel 2003 file consisting of a list of Names and Titles that I would like to convert to a Dbase 3 file so that I can use it to print name tags. The program I am using to print the labels require the Database to be in a Dbase 3 format.

Can anyone suggest a freeware program that I can use to accomplish this ?

Thanks

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I'm wondering if disk defragmentation programs like PerfectDisk, Diskkeeper etc takes the thoughts expressed in the articles below into consideration when defragging and deciding where to place files.

"Big=fast
Most people keep less than 80 GB of data, including the operating system and their applications, on their hard drive. So why should they buy a 500 MB, 1 or even 2 TB hard drive?

One simple reason: speed. That big hard drive will give you this snappiest performance this side of a solid-state disk.

For many applications, even faster than a costly SSD. For a lot less money.

Why?"
http://blogs.zdnet.c...=686&tag=nl.e550

A related article here :

Hard disks *do* get slower with use

Posted by Robin Harris @ 12:33 pm

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ZoneAlarm plans is giving out one of it’s product called Zone Alarm Pro for free on 13th October. They did the same thing last year.

It is on now and will end in a few short hours

http://download.zonealarm...um/index.html?cid=W100020

For what it is worth, when I used Firefox 3.5.3 I could not successfully submit the details they asked for on the form on their site.

I switched to IE8 and a somewhat different and much simpler webform came up just asking for name and email and I received the registration details about an hour later.

So I would suggest using IE8 instead.

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Ever since I was forced to upgrade to Windows Live Messenger version 2009 recently by none other than Microsoft, I have been having login woes when the laptop wakes up from standby.

What happens, is that sometimes when I wake up from standby, before my computer successfully connects to the wireless network, Windows Live Messenger is attempting to login and after a while it struggles along trying to login even though the the laptop has already connected to the wireless network. And after several attempts I get this error message :

We can't sign you in to Windows Live Messenger

Signing in to Windows Live Messenger failed because the service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.


I find that the only way for me to solve the problem is to kill Windows Live Messenger and then restart it again and then, it will login fairly quickly.

I have noticed that I don't experience such issues with Skype or Yahoo messenger which logins without fail very quickly when the laptop wakes up from standby.

Has anyone else experienced this problem and solved it ?

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Great products from them and now dirt cheap but only for a few more hours.

"September 9, 2009 Sale!

PhatWare Corp. is pleased to offer a special one-time sale for only $9 on all Windows Mobile products. This offer will last just one day - September 9, 2009 until midnight Pacific time."
http://www.phatware....hp?q=page/show/offer

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I was listening to an audio stream and depending on the internet connection, it can be a bit staccato and listening to the entire message can take much longer than it really is.

I remembered that I was able to record somehow download the streaming audio, but I just cannot remember how I did it previously, perhaps through some Firefox extension ?

Does anyone know how I can do this ?

A freeware method is preferred.

I was quite sure that the last time I recorded, it was downloaded or recorded in mp3.

Thanks

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Lately, I have wanted to capture some webpages from the Cursor position to a particular word.

For example, the webpage may begin with the Subject and it always ends Have fun (see sample below).

There are other things like a box to post comments at the bottom or a list of Recent Posts etc which I'm not interested in.

I find that I can use the simple click and drag to select which I then save to a tool like Evernote or Surfulater or Ultra Recall.

But it is the click, drag, select which I find tedious because it is a rather imprecise process, as one tend to overshoot when the webpage is long or you undershoot. So this tediousness becomes worse if there are several pages to go through.

So it would be nice if there is some utility that can select from Cursor to a particular predefined word.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

---------------------------------------
The Best Tool For Taking Notes


The best tool you can ever find blah blah blah.......................
...........................
...........................
...........................

Have fun.

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$12 discount is not bad for software like eWallet and Listpro.

The site only sells their software for mobile devices

But do remember their free updates/upgrades policy is not fantastic - It's for 3 months only since your purchase date.

But of course if you buy say Listpro 5 and Listpro 6 comes out within 3 months, then you are in luck.

But if Listpro 5.1 comes out after 3 months, you are out of luck.

----------------------

"It's that time again - time to celebrate another year of award-winning software! We couldn't have made it 12 years without you, so for our anniversary, you get the gifts!

One day-long party just isn't enough, so we're going to make this sale last for five whole days.

What kind of sale? Well, how about $12 off any purchase you make! That's right - everything in our online store is eligible for a great big discount.

Just browse our site or use the links below to add our products to your cart. As long as you buy more than $12 worth of software, you'll see the discount applied automatically at checkout. It's that simple!

iPhone owners: We didn't forget about you! Get eWallet on the App Store all this week for the discounted price of just $6.99."
http://www.iliumsoft.../custserv/catus2.php

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I just received the following email.

Thought some of you may be interested.

I had to extract the links from the email so if you find any of the links not working properly, please let me know.

The link is here :

http://www.digitalri.../sat5/ec_MAIN.Master

Extract of email below:
--------------------------
Tenebril has partnered with Nuance to offer you a brand new software product that will change the way people all over the world use computers. It's called Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred and it's beyond revolutionary. Dragon lets you instantly and accurately create documents simply by speaking. Just install it and you'll be dictating letters, email, and instant messages in less than one third the time it takes to type them.

This limited-time offer expires on 5/30/2009.

As a Tenebril customer, you're invited to click here and purchase Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred for just $99.99* – a savings of $100 off the retail price. This special offer is not available anywhere else and is only valid until May 30, 2009.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking has already revolutionized the way that millions of people worldwide live and work by enabling them to create documents, email, instant messages, and more – quickly and accurately. When I say quickly, I mean over three times faster than typing. And when I say accurately, I mean better than 99% accurate. That’s because Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and actually gets smarter the more you use it!

Triple your productivity, immediately.

Simply speak and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred automatically transcribes what you say up to 160 words a minute. It's the fastest, most accurate way to work. Just look what you can accomplish at home, the office and even on the go:

    * Create and edit documents and spreadsheets by voice
    * Quickly send email and instant messages
    * Quickly search the Web and your desktop by voice
    * Format and correct text by voice
    * Use a single voice command to insert blocks of text or graphics, like your name, title, logo and signature
    * Easily proof your documents with dictation playback
    * Dictate into a handheld recorder for automatic transcription later
    * Enjoy 99+% accuracy - more accurate than the most skilled typists

More than 3X Faster than Typing.
A comparison producing a three-page, 900-word letter:
22 minutes    
Typing
done in 22 min.
40 words per minute
   22 minutes    
Dragon
done in 6 min.
140 -160 words per minute

Work 3X faster with fewer hassles.

What would you do with more free time and fewer hassles? You could devote more time to growing your business, travel, do charitable work, take more family time, or finally get to your favorite recreation or hobby. Find out with Dragon because just about anything you do now by typing you can do faster using your voice. Open and close applications. Control your mouse and entire desktop. And Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred works with virtually every Microsoft® Windows-based application.

Try it. We know you'll love it.

As a Tenebril customer, you have an exclusive opportunity to purchase Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred for only $99.99. Click here to order now and save $100. Dragon comes with everything you need to get started, including a FREE high-quality headset microphone with noise-canceling technology (a $19.99 value). And remember – if you try it for a month and don't completely love it, send it back for a full $99.99 refund. You won't find this offer in stores... and you won't find it anywhere at all after May 30, 2009. Order yours now!
        Watch Dragon in action

Click on the video to see firsthand just how easy Dragon is to use, not to mention how much time you'll save.

"This software is great for anyone who can’t type or doesn’t like to. As a quick test, I read aloud the first 1,000 words of 'Freakonomics'... Accuracy tally with no training: 99.3 percent."

David Pogue
New York Times
August 7, 2008

Click here to see David's video review of Dragon 10 - it's fantastic!
http://video.nytimes...-listens-to-you.html

"[Dragon] compares favorably with the average typist's accuracy of just 58%... Even quick unbroken speech rendered correctly."

Michael Muchmore
PC Magazine
August 7, 2008
Nuance promise

You'll see a boost in productivity from the moment you start using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred - that's our promise. Try it without risk for one full month. If you're not completely satisfied, simply return it within 30 days of your purchase and we'll refund your $99.99.
     

 
   
Don't miss out

*Taxes, shipping and handling not included. This offer is not for resale.

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Every now and then, when my laptop wakes up from standby, I will find that the sound does not work. The frustrating thing is that I may have been listening to an audio just before putting the laptop on standby.

I would then check the hardware device drivers (under Device Manager. properties) and find that it appears that the sound hardware is properly enabled. Or the messge on the General Tab of properties for that driver will say "This device is working properly"

And the only way I found to fix it so far is a "Reboot."

But of course that is rather time consuming.

Has anyone found a way to fix a problem like that without rebooting ?

I'm using
Lenovo Thinkpad T8100
2GB Ram
Windows XP SP3
Device Drive is Soundmax HD Audio

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I'm thinking of buying a software package from www.buy.com ?

It is a boxed version and thus cannot be downloaded.

The price on it is significantly lower than elsewhere as there's a promotion on it.

I was just wondering if www.buy.com is a reliable vendor as I have never bought from it before ?

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There's a 25% off everything this weekend for PDA software at

Discount code is WEEKEND25

www.handango.com

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Surfulater 50% discount on Mar 4.

But I wonder if anyone is still interested nowadays after the recent big price increase.

But if you like it, it's a great deal on Mar 4.

http://www.bitsdujour.com/previews/

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I have a Windows Mobile 6.0 HTC Touch. Kind of rudimentary compared to my son's iPhone.

But I have been resisting the move simply because I have kind of gotten used to the rather dated interface and besides, I needed the handwriting recognition ability of Calligrapher which works very well on Windows Mobile.

CalliGrapher is an award winning natural handwriting recognition software that supports all handwriting styles - cursive, PRINT or MIXed. "
http://www.phatware....details/calligrapher

Although there's an iPhone equivalent for Calligrapher from the same company, I find that it cannot match me using a stylus on Windows Mobile rather than a fat finger on the iPhone for handwriting.

"WritePad is a new custom editor for iPhone that utilizes handwriting recognition input for the English language as well as iPhone keyboard for text entry, spell checker, context analyzer and standard editing operations such as copy, cut, paste, etc."
http://www.phatware....show/products/iphone

But I guess my problem will be solved if one of the Windows Phone manufacturer implement what is shown in the link below. Talk about having the cake and eating it at the same time ! And apparently it's all software driven and works with existing hardware available right now if I am not wrong.

"Stantum's mind-blowing multitouch interface on video!"
http://www.engadgetm...-interface-on-video/

By the way, I 1st saw it on
"A reference multi-touch design is actually quite stunning--even blowing away the iPhone's multi-touch."
http://pocketnow.com/

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I would like to convert an DBF file to Excel and after making some modifications convert it back to a DBF format.

Can anyone suggest a freeware converter for this purpose.

Thanks

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"Why Computers Can't Kill Post-Its
Lee Gomes, 01.22.09, 12:01 AM EST
MIT researchers argue that computers need to become as easy to use as those yellow sticky notes."
http://www.forbes.co..._lg_0122postits.html

I thought this article may benefit all those To Do List & PIM fanatics that lurk around Donationcoder looking for the Ultimate Software to take care of this problem for them.

It is instructive that it mentions

""A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to figure out cool new things for computers to do," Karger says. "What's more interesting to me is figuring out how to get the computer out of the way.""
http://www.forbes.co..._lg_0122postits.html

It's even got a free Firefox extension (Oh dear another extension) :

"One stab at such a program is list.it, just released by Karger and his students. To the casual observer, the program looks like any of the legion of notepad programs on the market already--some of which are built into the Windows and Macintosh operating system."

Karger said, though, that list.it was written with the lessons learned from the Post-it study in mind, including the need for the program to be started with absolute minimal effort.

List.it is available at http://groups.csail....edu/haystack/listit/ and requires the latest version of the Firefox Web browser. Karger says he considers the program more of a research project than a finished product. It's free for the taking, though users are strongly encouraged to send in their reactions to the code after spending time with it. You can even write the comments on a Post-it and fax them in.

http://www.forbes.co..._lg_0122postits.html

I must add that I signed up but did not yet try it.

But it may interest some of you here.

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Pocket Informant for Windows Mobile 8.51 and Pocket Informant for BlackBerry 1.02

Discount code is : 25OFF2008. It is good until January 14th 2009 and for the first 5000 customers to use it.

The code also works for other WEBIS products which I think also includes eWallet.

http://www.pocketinformant.com/





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When I learn a new program, I often find myself thinking, if only I can annotate the help file easily so that six months later (especially if it's a program I don't use regularly), I don't have to wrack my brain thinking, how did I solve that the previous time I had this problem.

Ideally this annotating utility should :

1. Enable me to highlight, bold, colorize (So I guess it sort of htm editor)
2. Be able to save the changes so that if I just hit F1 when using the program, I will see the annonated htm file.

Some programs I can think of do this are:
1. Microsoft Word,
2. AptEdit
3. EditPlus Pro

Other programs I can think of that does not quite fulfil criteria 2 are
1. Ultra Recall
2. Onenote
3. Surfulater
4. Evernote

How do others solve the "Please don't let me wrack my brain again problem".

Of course I recognize that if I install a program upgrade, the help files may be replaced - But that is another problem to solve.

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I have clipped some text of a webpage and it appears to contain just text.

However, when I examine it with different utilities like AptEdit or Metapad, I notice that there are hidden characters like â€.

When I load the file into Windows Notepad, I cannot see them.

They are probably some hidden control codes.

Does anyone know of any utility that I can run the file through that will clean it of such hidden characters.

It would be nice if the utility accepts commandline commands as well so I need not open the file and can run it as a batch file as well.

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For 3 days only (until midnight January 2, 2009), we are pleased to offer a flat price of only $9.95 on all PhatWare products for Windows Mobile. This is the lowest price ever offered on such award-winning products as PhatNotes, PhatPad, and CalliGrapher in the 11-year history of PhatWare Corp. In addition, PenOffice 3.0 for Desktop and Tablet PC is available for only $29.95!

To take advantage of this offer, visit
http://www.phatware.com/store

I have personally used PhatNotes, PhatPad, and CalliGrapher and I find they them excellent products if you are on Windows Mobile and the offer price is really good.


23
From time to time I would get a MSN message that goes somewhere along the line :

Irene said:
ireneslim check out these awesome pics from the awesome party LOL   http://patteo.abcdefgpr__ime-party-pics.com

Of course if I click the link, I will probably end up at a Malware site.

I asked my friend Irene whether she sent the link and she said no.

Then she remembered that she one day out of curiosity, clicked a similar link from a niece of hers and then after that I started receiving such messages from her MSN account.

She said she has scanned her computer thoroughly with avg but has not detected any malware.

Has anyone any clue on how my friend can get rid of what is obviously some infection somewhere ?

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Tue Dec 30 2008 11:27:36 GMT+0800

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