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In postfix, how could I disable incoming mail?
I would like to be able to send mail to remote servers, from scripts running on my VPS via smtp, but otherwise reject all incoming mail with postfix on debian squeeze.
(And in general disable any ...
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Windows 7 local area connection switches to disable after reboot
I need help to keep my PC (Windows 7) connected to the net. I've found out how to get back on the Net by changing my local area connection from disable to enable. But the connection switches back to ...
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Disabling keyboard input using the registry?
Can someone please help me with disabling keyboard input using the registry?
I know how to disable the mouse already, I just need to know how to disable the keyboard.
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Disabling modifier-lock with the Fn key on a Packard Bell Easynote?
I have a Packard Bell Easynote laptop with one extremely annoying feature. If I hold the Fn and then press a modifier like Ctrl it will lock the Ctrl, making every key I press a combo.
I personally ...
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How can I stop sites from being able to tell when they're visible? AKA How do I disable Page Visibility API?
So there's this relatively new facility provided by most browsers called the Page Visibility API, wherein pages can tell when they're actually visible. Lots of sites have taken advantage of this not ...
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Disable logout after x minutes in OSX 10.6.8
Every time we change the setting on an iMac running 10.6.8 to not log out after X number of minutes the preference seems to reset to log out after 55 minutes. We don't want the computer to log out as ...
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Remap Keyboard Keys Windows 7 on the fly
I am working on a software project where I run an Adobe air project in fullscreen on laptops. I would like to avoid keys and combinations that would bring any other things to the front. So I would ...
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Disabling ctrl+right shift from right aligning text
In Windows 7, Ctrl+Right Shift right aligns the text in word editors and Ctrl+Left Shift left aligns it.
Is there a way to disable this shortcut?
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Windows XP - Limited user can still install programs sometimes
I have created a new user as admin. Then I changed his account into a limited account. It cannot install new software, however the account was able to install Mozilla Thunderbird and a few other ...
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Disable login animation in Mac OS X Lion
I am running Mac OS X Lion in VMWare Workstation 8. The graphics performance is not stellar, so most of the animations built into the OS are a bit choppy. I have already disabled the window ...
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Disabling the internal microphone of a Laptop
My laptop is an Alienware m5500 with Windows Vista 32 Bit and it has a built-in mic. The issue with this is that I have an external mic that I need to use.
Whenever I try to use Skype or Ventrilo it ...
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Disabling a USB flash drive from being used to boot
Is there a way to make a USB flash drive not detected on a reboot, to avoid the PC trying to use it to boot from? Assuming you only have control over the flash drive and are not administering the PC. ...
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Can I disable OS X Lion Autosave and Versions?
OK I'm going there: I want to turn off a new feature in OS X that's so infuriating I could swear it was designed by Microsoft, namely, Autosave / Versions. I just don't want it. I have a workflow that ...
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7 year old Vista laptop keeps trying to connect to wireless networks (despite instructions not to)
This one is puzzling me. A friend on a trip is having this issue with a vista laptop.
He can connect to a paid wireless network fine, and surf normally with IE.
He can't connect to his hotel's free ...
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Windows 7 aero effects disabled after safe-mode booting
Last week I started my Windows 7 laptop in safe-mode, since then, even if it boots normally, the aero effects are disabled. It comes back after running the aero troubleshooter, the diagnostic message ...
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Windows 7 builtin Backup and Restore - cannot turn off
Windows 7 Home Premium, service pack 1. I recently turned on the builtin Backup and Restore facility, pointing it at an external USB drive (500GB) I'd bought for the purpose. Now, I can't unmount the ...
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Shortcut for disabling javascript in firefox 8
I have found this site with firefox shortcuts. There is mentioned shortcut Ctrl+shift+F9 but it doesn't work for me.
Can anybody help?
(I need shortcut for quick switching to mode without javascript ...
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Permanently Disable Dell Latitude 2120 Touchscreen in X.org Upon Start-up and Suspend/Restore
In the spirit of full disclosure, below is the background, tl;dr: I am running Lubuntu Oneiric and I want to disable my borked touchscreen, running it on X.org start-up works but suspending the system ...
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Computer has all services disabled after running Avast Boot Scan
I was trying out the antivirus program Avast and I ran the boot time scan feature, where it scans your computer during the boot process, before viruses have a chance to initialize. A couple of files ...
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How Do I Disable “Bluetooth Headset and Handsfree Profiles” on Sony Vaio? So I Can Use Multiconnection Mode for LG HBS-700
I have recently purchased a LG HBS-700 Bluetooth Stereo Headset. It comes with a multi-connection mode so that two devices can be connected to the headset at the same time.
However, both devices ...
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Disabling or removing a crypto partition
I accidentally created a crypto partition on a Debian server I recently installed.
When I reboot the server I have to enter the passphrase to manually get the server into the right runlevel.
Is ...
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Mac OS X Disabling a key on the keyboard?
I was wondering is their a way to disable a key on the keyboard. specifically the SHIFT key
The reason I ask this is that I spilled liquid on my machine, and the keyboard port on the logic board is ...
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How do I disable animations in Preview in Lion?
For example, open up a pdf and set view to two pages and hit arrow key up/down. Is there a way to get rid of the animation? Preview feels really snappy and fast, and to have animations like that just ...
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Firefox 4+ Pinned Tab Glow Disable (for one specific tab only)
Is there any way to disable the notification glow on an specific tab application in Firefox 4+, but not all of them?
For example, I want Facebook to glow, but not Linkedin or Twitter.
I know from ...
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How to disable Autoplay events for a specific device?
I have this USB microphone, and I usually keep it connected to my Windows XP box for recording, but since there are not too many USB ports on it, I sometimes have to disconnect it to use the port for ...
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Disabling an (/dev/inputX) input device on Ubuntu(/Linux)
My story: I have a laptop with a touchscreen, which is a bit faulty. It jumps the cursor occasionally to one point of the screen. It's annoying, but I managed to find the correct input.
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Can I disable USB Ports outside of the BIOS?
Is it possible to disable a computer's USB ports outside of the machine's BIOS if the BIOS does not offer the option to disable the USB ports? Could this possibly be accomplished via a terminal ...
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Disable Microsoft ehome IR Transceiver in Windows 7
I need to disable the IR receiver device on my Fujitsu Amilo xi3650 laptop. Its running Windows 7 Pro. Its picking up IR signals intended for a separate HTPC running Windows 7 HP.
In device manager ...
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Linux: Is there a non-root shell command to find if a user account is enabled or not?
Is there a non-root shell command that can tell me if a user's account is disabled or not?
Please note that there is a fine distinction between LOCKING and DISABLED:
LOCKING is where you prepend ! ...
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Disable automatic fsck_exfat on dirty volume mount in Mac OSX
I've several large hard disks formatted in exFAT to keep clean compatibility between Win7/Bootcamp and Snow Leopard.
Here's the problem: fsck_exfat needs something like 6-8gb of RAM to complete on a ...
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How to disable USB mass storage for normal user accounts?
How do I disable the USB mass storage only on a user account? It should be enabled on an Administrator's account.
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File and print sharing disabled after each reboot
XP Pro SP3 fully patched, T60 notebook with recent install of the OS, all drivers present and updated.
Local home network
In my Local area connection properties, the "File and print sharing for ...
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How to Disable Auto Run on Pen Drives in Windows XP [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable autorun for Windows XP Home
From what I understand, the feature is Enabled by default on Windows vista and onwards. How could I set up the same option in ...
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Disable laptops built-in keyboard
I have bought a new keyboard that I would like to use instead of the built-in keyboard, but I'm not able to disable the keyboard.
The "Disable" button is disabled in Device Manager, and the BIOS ...
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Disable Hyperthreading in the Windows 7 registry
Some bios's Do Not have the option to disable Hyperthreading of the CPU, it there a way to disable it in the Windows 7 Registry? Or a tool or software?
I know about msconfig boot tab (advanced ...
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Is it possible to permanently disable internet access under Ubuntu?
I have to find a way to finish a horribly boring thesis and I'm a huge procrastinator and easily distracted. A very useful trick was going to the library with an old laptop of mine with Ubuntu 11.04, ...
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Mac — disable “You have forced [appname] to quit” popup?
I don't want to see that popup anymore. I could not care less if it transmits my data or not. But I don't want to see the popup whenever I kill the app. Is there any way to disable it?
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what is the best (and free) tool to disable/enable USB ports
I want to disable USB ports (for everything except mouse and mobile phone) on my family computer. It runs on the Windows 7 home basic.
The idea is that the guests should not be able to plug in their ...
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Disable change in keyboard layout for Ubuntu
Is there any way by which I can disable "changing the keyboard layout" by any user of the machine but only the root user of the machine.
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virus infection & task manager [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
For some time, my Task Manager is greyed out when I right click on the taskbar. It's even not shown in the ...
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How to Disable Microphone in a Secure Fashion?
Like most laptops my laptop has a built in microphone. I don't use it for anything, so I consider it a bit of a liability. Due to the fact that I'm paranoid and don't want this hardware to be used to ...
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Disable Sounds in 10.5 and 10.6
I need to disable "Play user interface sound effects" and "Play feedback when volume is changed" in the Sound pref.pane via terminal/unix command/ARD on multiple computers.
fseventer shows ...
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Disable remote mail in exim
i am a web developer and have exim4 installed on my dev box, recently i needed to send a scripted email to a few project managers and so got exim heavy and all that setup which went well. Now i'm back ...
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Windows Defender shows GUI at PC start up
I am running Windows 7 64 bit on my PC. For a few weeks now, when I boot up my PC, the Windows Defender interface displays and I have to close it with the x each time. Even if I disable Defender, I ...
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Need solution to disable the taskbar at login
Is there a registry hack to prevent ruuning programs from appearing in the taskbar, or to disable and lock the taskbar at startup?
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How to disable click on touch pad?
I have a laptop with a touch pad running Windows 7 for HP EliteBook 8730w. I find it really annoying that it takes clicks from the touch pad surface.
How can I disable clicks originating from the ...
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Disable touchpad on tablet
I use a tablet PC and I use the touch screen for navigating, so I would like to permanently disable the touchpad on the laptop. I've tried a few things but nothing seems to work.
I've tried ...
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How can I disable these Windows-specific ports?
Let's see what ports are opened by which processes, taking those that are specific to Windows itself:
C:\Windows\system32>netstat -anb
Active Connections
Proto Local Address Foreign ...
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Is there any way to reset the SMART data of hard disks?
I want to reset the "worst" case of the SMART's read error rate (currently at 100/max). The reason is simple: I don't want to be hassled by (1) the "press F1 to continue" for the error message at ...
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How can Win+P be disabled in Windows 7?
I have already disabled the Win-key hotkeys with NoWinKeys as well as the Win+Arrow keys in the DWM. However Win+P, the hotkey for the projector settings (which I don’t use anyway because I have a ...
