Disable is the act of preventing something from being utilized, or the opposite of enabled. When something is disabled it can no longer be used in the way it was intended to be used.
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disable touchpad on lenovo
I have a refurbished thinkpad with an UltraNav "pointing device" installed as touchpad. I've tried disabling it through "device manager" but the "disable" option is disabled. Is there any way to ...
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Wifi won't work and computer won't shutdown
I play Sims 3and recently, when I save and close, (Happens even when I don't play Sims 3) Recently, my Wi-Fi just disconnects from my router, and the computer won't let me reset the wi-fi adaptor by ...
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Disable sound permantly in Windows 7 and windows 8 (all types of sound e.g. Application sound,theme sound ,beep)
i want to disable all types of sounds permanently so the user will not be able to hear any kind of sound in future.
since I have uninstalled sound drivers from Device Manager but on restarting ...
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Is there a program to enable/disable a computer's DVD-ROM drive with a mouse click?
Frequently I have a DVD-disk left in the DVD-ROM drive, which I am kind of reluctant to take out. I have Windows-7 OS which freezes constanly checking on that disk. I do not need that constant ...
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How to prevent window from becoming topmost?
I use an app called DeskPins to pin windows and make them topmost and it works great, even in Windows 7.
I was wondering if there are any ways or app to make a window loose the topmost flag? I use an ...
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How to make “COM1” not accessible for non-administrators?
Under Windows, the access rights of any file can be changed at the administrator's will.
Provided that a process started by a non-administrator, the process called CreateFile("com1", ...); to open ...
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disallowing anonymous access to some files in iis 7.5
Could someone guide me on how to do what is mentioned at the following link, on IIS 7.5:
http://www.iss.net/security_center/reference/vuln/frontpage-ext-bad-permissions.htm
In short it is meant to ...
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How to disable USB devices based on vendor ID in Linux?
I want to disable USB devices based on vendor ID in Linux, and allow only specific devices to be used. How can I do that?
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How do I disable screen updating while reformatting an Excel 2007 chart?
I have a chart with about 70,000 data points. When I format the axes or data series, Excel automatically updates the chart before I am finished editing the value. This is very slow (1+ minutes), even ...
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Debian - IPv6 disable 'Stateless Address Autoconfiguration'
I've installed Debian 6.0.6 running on kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 and after the installation I assigned a static IPv6 address to the eth0 interface.
This is how my /etc/network/interfaces file looks like:
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Bulk revert to previous Default Program settings
I managed to set my default program for all extensions to Chrome and am struggling to revert this. eg it won't let me open Skype as it tries to open it in Chrome. Only affects one user.
I have ...
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Removing default OS X screensavers from random rotation
I have a pack of screensavers (XScreenSaver) that I would use in Ubuntu, with a certain number of them selected at random when a screensaver is needed. I have this same pack, now, for OS X Snow ...
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How to disable CD-ROM/DVD-ROM pooling during boot in Linux?
I have a Dell XPS L501X laptop dual-booting Linux Mint 12 "Lisa" (x64) and Windows 7. It has a TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L633J DVD drive, which generates a lot of vibrations and noise whenever data is being ...
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Disable Windows 8 On-Screen Keyboard
I have a laptop with Windows 8. When I touch a text area, the on-screen keyboard pops up. I have a laptop. It has a physical keyboard. I don't need that. It's annoying.
I know which process to kill ...
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How to disable MEBX on startup
As mentioned in the Title:
How do I disable the MEBX? On my Computer a message appears "Press Cntr + P to configure MEBX"
This message stays for about 10 seconds - which is really anoying.
After that ...
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Simple terminal command: Permanently turn off/on monitor display. (no screensaver, no lockscreen)
The following command should do this at execution:
Screen turns off display permanently, nothing like(screensaver, lockscreen). Just a simple turn off display command, everything else keeps ...
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Disable CD/DVD Burner but keep CD/DVD reader in Windows
I have a laptop with Win7 installed on it. I am running it with separate accounts, and I manage the only administrator account.
I would like to disable the ability to burn CDs/DVDs - as that can be ...
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Why do I get an error that says “Server Execution Failed” everytime I try to open things?
I get the error "Server Execution Failed" when trying to open different things. I can open some things, but I get the error whenever I try to open Control Panel, Documents, Program Files, C:\Windows, ...
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How to disable Chrome Google Search Popup
When no input boxes are selected in Chrome, and you press n followed by o, chrome pops up a Google Search box.
Is there a way to disable this search box?
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Is there any third party software out there that can completely disable laptop touchpads?
I own a HP G70-460US. I recently upgraded to Windows 8 with this laptop, and the Synaptics touchpad driver is giving me a lot of BSOD. However, if I uninstall the driver, the touchpad will be ...
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How to disable the laptop touchpad driver?
I want to disable the driver for my touchpad. It is called "PS/2 Compatible Mouse". If I go to properties the disable button is grayed out. There is also no option to disable in the context menu if I ...
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Disable associations for Modern UI apps in Windows 8
Is there any way to completely remove associations set for Modern UI apps in Windows 8 (like opening webpages, files, etc.)?
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Remap Print Screen key under Windows 8 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Reassigning the AltGr key to the Windows Key in Windows 7
Is there a way to remap the Print Screen key under Windows 8 to some other key combination or to disable the ...
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How can I kill / murder / fully disable StickyKeys?
I hate StickyKeys. Worst idea Microsoft has ever come up with.
Is there any way to disable it permanently, system-wide?
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How to disable Windows File Protection in Windows XP or 7 from Registry?
How to disable Windows File Protection in Windows 7 and/or XP from Registry?
I want to automatically replace a driver with my created driver.
I used PendingFileRenameOperations key in
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How can I disable the special browser forward/back keys on WinXP on my Thinkpad X41?
I'm used to the arrow keys being a certain shape, so when I reach without looking and feel three buttons in a row, I think it's left, down, and right. Then I press one of them and suddenly my browser ...
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Disable Win+1-9 Hotkeys
Just downloaded Dexpot (virtual desktop application), and would like to assign the desktop switch hotkeys to Win-#, but these are already being used the by the system.
Is there an easy way to ...
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Temporary pause/disable background updater
Is there any program in windows 7 that can pause or disable background updater?
The reason I would like to do is because I have an old computer and when I watch in VLC and background updaters, like ...
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Skype keeps making me automatically invisible
I keep getting made invisible automatically by skype. It doesn't even appear to happen at consistent intervals. Sometimes it doesn't happen at all, sometimes it happens every 5 seconds. I don't ...
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Prevent hardware from loading or consuming (battery) power?
I'm using an Asus Zenbook UX32VD notebook and would like to maximize its battery life.
Would it be useful for me to disable devices that I do not use, such as the internal bluetooth device?
Also, ...
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How can I disable javascript popups/alerts in Chrome?
Sorry if it's been asked. I've already found several solutions that aren't working. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I don't want to disable all javascript, only Javascript alert boxes. The ones that ...
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DVD-ROM gets disabled after each restart
I have the following problem, everytime I restart my computer I found my DVD drive disabled. So I have to go to the Device Manager and manually enable it again, after that everything works fine.
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IE Restrict JavaScript third party domain access other than *.currentwebsite.com
It is possible to disable JS at all.
It is possible to disable JS on certain domains by adding them to Restricted Zone for example.
I wonder if it is possible to block/restrict third party domain ...
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Wireless Disabled:HardBlock
Really I don't know where can I solve my problem.....I'm searching for ages everyone has solved it but me not yet !
It's Wireless HardBlock problem...
I posted this question when I was using ubuntu ...
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How to disable smilies in Thunderbird?
My Thunderbird e-mail client has a very wrong habbit. In version 13.0.1 on my Windows 7 there is annoying thing I do not know how to disable. When I press
ALT + <number>
It generates smilies ...
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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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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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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?
In OS X Lion, there is a new feature which provides auto-saving and versioning functionality. I would like to disable this functionality - I just don't want it.
I have a workflow that involves my ...
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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 ...
