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Registry clean-slate
A number of various different issues with my registry have caused strange errors to occur on my computer. Here's two main ones that I've noticed:
If I right-click on a .exe file and select "run as ...
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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 change the default browser from the registry? [duplicate]
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Which registry keys need to be edited to change the default browser?
I am trying to change the default browser opened from start → run or win + r. I have set both
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Python by default on all unix systems? [closed]
There was a discussion on which language to choose for a system checker. The system checker is supposed to be a script running on unix systems.
On Gnu/Linux systems seem to always have it installed ...
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Can I reset my IMac to factory settings without loss of data?
Is there a way of resetting my IMac to factory settings without losing any data. Following an upgrade my address book seems corrupted and I am having other problems including my email address being ...
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Can I set a default browser per program in Windows 7?
Is there a way to set a default browser per program in Windows 7? For instance clicking a link in Outlook 2010 would open a page in Firefox and clicking a link in Skype would open in chrome.
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Outlook 2003 as default email client in 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium
I'm trying to help someone configure Outlook 2003 as the default email client in their 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium installation, but this program never appears in the list of "Default Programs" ...
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Default Program With Multiple Versions Installed
I have multiple versions of Excel installed. Excel 2010, 2007 and 2003. I have them installed on one hard drive with Windows 7 Ultimate as the OS.
When I double-click on an XLS file, Excel 2007 ...
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How to set a theme for Windows XP to use before a use logs in?
If Windows XP "welcome screen" is disabled (manually or by joining a domain) an ordinary window is used to log-in (like it was in Windows 2000). This window is styled with default Windows XP "Luna" ...
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Default editor for files without file name extension in Mac OS X
I want to open files without file name extension, including .dotsystemfiles (e.g. .htaccess or .vimrc) with a different editor than TextEdit. Doing the regular Change All... in the Get Info panel ...
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Where are those defaults stored in OS X?
I adjust my font aliasing setting by:
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 3
which is a hint from macworld.
I am wondering where are these defaults stored and how can ...
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Why can't I open file with doubleklick after I moved the application that opens it on windows?
I am on windows server 2003, but I guess it is the same on windows xp.
I moved some movable applications (usually people create them for usb sticks) to locations like c:\bin\app1\app1.exe. The old ...
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Changing Default UMASK Value
I am attempting to modify the default umask value under all accounts on my linux system to 002. This will hopefully allow both the account and the account's group access to the created files.
I have ...
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After formatting, Vista resetting itself every time it reboots
An employee of my mom's work formatted her laptop to install a program on her computer. First of all, I don't understand why he formatted her PC.
Now, when I start the computer, before logging in it ...
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Windows default font messed up… but not everywhere
I'm on Windows XP.
Some time ago, while trying out a number of different font management programs, something went wrong. I don't know what happened but now some applications, in some of their GUI ...
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Is there a way to get Adobe Acrobat Professional on Mac OS X to stop asking to be the default PDF viewer?
Every time I open Acrobat on OS X 10.5, Acrobat asks to be the default PDF viewer, with no option to "remember this choice" or "not ask again" etc., and I can't find anything in the preferences either ...
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How to set notepad, or any other program, as the default browser?
I am interested in setting a standard executable file, such as notepad.exe, as the default Web Browser in Windows XP, SP3. By being the default browser, I mean that the icon of the executable file is ...
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Change to default start folder for Windows XP command prompt
My new work computer's command prompt automatically brings up "H:\>" when I open it. Is there a way for me to change that safely? Specifically, to "C:\foo\bar\Something Else"? I found the method ...
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Create an alias in Windows XP
Back in school, I used to have a .login file along the lines of
alias ll = ls -l
alias dir = ls -Fhl
alias web = cd ~/public/public_www/development
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I'd like to do that sort of thing ...
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How do I change the default screenshot location on Mac OS X?
I take screenshots on OSX a lot using Cmd-Shift-3 and Cmd-Shift-4.
Mac OS X automatically drops them on my Desktop, which is not my favorite place. Is there some way to configure these shortcuts to ...
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Firefox asks to be default browser every time it loads
Every time I load Firefox up, it asks to be the default browser and even though I say yes it happens the next time I start Firefox. It also does the same if I tell it not to ask me.
How can I fix ...
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Setting a default CPU Frequency in Ubuntu?
How do I get Ubuntu to select a default cpufreq on boot? These are the frequencies my CPU has available:
$ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
2300000 2200000 ...
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Better Ubuntu Fonts
I have been using Ubuntu for a while. I like it. I like it a lot.
But once in a while, when I switch to Windows, I feel better because I really like the font. It feels really much pleasant to watch ...
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Why are my .txt files printed when I double-click them?
My Text files (.txt) are not opening. Instead, they are printing as the default command when I double-click on any file.
I realized that the print command is default now and open is not the default ...
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How to set the default program for opening files without an extension in Windows?
How to set the default program for opening files without an extension in Windows?
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Windows: how do I make Opera the default browser?
How do I make the Opera web browser the default
browser (Microsoft Windows)?
Preferably from within the browser itself.
E.g. such that this will open in Opera when in a BAT file
or from the ...
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OS X Default Browser Resetting to Safari
Every time I reboot my Mac, the default browser resets itself to Safari (from Firefox). I change it in Safari (as illustrated in this question) but it never sticks past a reboot.
Does anyone have a ...
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How do I use GMail as my primary e-mail client?
I use the GMail web interface for my e-mail needs. How do I get mailto: style links in web pages and "send mail" type actions in Windows programs to open up the GMail web site?
I need this to work ...
