Clearing the Page File on Shutdown Another way to set the computer to clear the pagefile without directly editing the registry is: Click on the Start button Go to the Control Panel Administrative Tools Local Security Policy Local Policies Click on Security Options Right hand menu – right click on “Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile” […]
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Removing Thumbs.db Files When viewing a folder with the Thumbnail view, WindowsXP creates a thumbs.db file. This is a cache of the current pictures in that directory. If you want to turn this feature off and save a little disk space Start the Windows Explorer Go to Tools / Folder Options / View In the […]
Common Control Panel Applets The follow are some common Control Panel Applets that are located in the windowssystem32 directory. If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop. appwiz.cpl >>Add/Remove Programs desk.cpl >> Display Properties firewall.cpl >> Firewall Settings inetcpl.cpl >> Internet Options mmsys.cpl […]
linux to convert from PDF to DJVU you can use pdf2djvu sudo apt-get install pdf2djvu then type pdf2djvu -o output.djvu imput.pdf useful options are –monochrome –lossy -d XXX (where XXX is the desired page resolution) To convert from DJVU to PDF you can use djview4 sudo apt-get install djview4 then in menu File -> Export […]
I am using ubuntu 64 bit most of the time i can get only 32bit versions . googled got some thing you have to use the ia32 compatibility libraries. in a terminal type: sudo apt-get install ia32-libs then sudo dpkg -i –force-architecture your-package.deb
Install VMWare Workstation 6.5 on Ubuntu 9.10 I was able to get everything installed by skipping the installation of the modules on the inital install. Then when I tried to open the application it installed the modules without any more problems. Seems for at least Ubuntu 9.10 the fix ?? # chmod +x VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-185404.x86_64.bundle # […]
How to list partition table on ubuntu ? our ubuntu hard disks can be divided into one or more logical disks called partitions. This division is described in the partition table found in sector 0 of the disk. To list your disk partition table you just need to use command fdisk in your ubuntu terminal. […]
The lsb_release command provides certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribution-specific information. lsb_release -a Below is an example of the output of command lsb_release kartook@Nilas:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 9.04 Release: 9.04 Codename: jaunty kartook@Nilas:~$
Compiz issue:No window borders today I met a issue of Compiz,the symptom is there is no windows borders of Compiz Well actually, I think there are a too many possibilities for why this happened, but everytime it happens to me I can fix it with this command. Run it with alt+f2: emerald –replace & Ok, […]