Category: Windows
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Hamachi: Failed to connect to the engine
After getting the Hamachi 2 update (without a prior notice, nicely done… No more auto update if they continue to break stuff) I started to notice a bunch of XPs receiving this error after a reboot: Failed to connect to the engine. Hamachi is auto started, at boot, because we have a shortcut in the…
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HP ProtectTools and Windows 7
If you’re having troubles using HP ProtectTools and Windows 7, you’ll probably using an outdated version of ProtectTools. Eventhough HP tells you this is the latest version for your notebook. A simple fix, is to download the latest version, which is model independent. Be sure to completely uninstall the previous version, reboot, and reinstall the…
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Windows update error 80070005
This is usually an error due to incorrect rights on certain files on your system. In my case, Windows 2008, as domain controller, I was added to the “Domain Guests” group. Make sure you’re not member of that group, and reboot. This should fix the problem.
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iPhone Crashlogs
This one, I’ve taken from the Brightkite iPhone beta Google Group. This should help several people who aren’t yet privy to this information. Your iPhone or iPod Touch’s iTunes backup process (the thing that some people tend to skip) dumps your device’s crash logs to a folder in your home directory. Here’s how to get…
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Red Alert
Which reminds me, and I guess I’m late again with posting, but you can get a free Red Alert (yes, the original) @ the EA website. Yes, they actually give out free stuff too (the thieves!). But don’t forget, it’s no more than a commercial stunt to get you to preorder Red Alert 3. Go…
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WoW:WotLK 3.0.1 installers
Here’s a list of all World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King installers: English: Win – Mac French: Win – Mac German: Win – Mac Spanish: Win – Mac The download is 2.04Gb (on a Mac), I haven’t started the download on a Windows yet. And yes, you will still need a beta invitation…
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Vista pointing out the obvious
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Ventrilo 2.1, Vista, and Surround 5.1
Helene’s new Vista pc seemed to be working fine, except for Ventrilo 2.1 (the free and, well, illegal version). It managed to connect, but no sound was coming out of it. Not when someone was talking, and not when there was a status message (like a join/connect/…). I tried every out- and input device in…
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CoD4
I recently got my hands on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I must honestly say I really enjoyed the singleplayer. Great action, nice graphics, damn exciting maps, cool effects, nice movies, cool story, … The only big downside was how short it was. After not even 2 days (so, around 4-5 hours of gaming)…