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Clean-Install Vista from at an Upgrade Price

The upgrade price of Microsoft Windows Vista is much lower than the full retail price. What if you could install Vista from the Upgrade version, without having another version of Windows already? Well, you can... WindowsSecrets.com has the ... (more)

Windows 7 Upgrade from XP

I have just completed my upgrade from Windows XP (tablet edition) to Windows 7, having bought the boxed product for £65 from Amazon [ (more)

PC Upgrade on a budget

Our lounge PC - used as a media centre and for gaming - was due for an upgrade. It consisted of an AMD Althlon X64 system in an ancient mini tower case, and had a Windows experience score of 3.4. Our upgrade consists of the following ... (more)

Sending email in a secure, IPv6 world

This is a guide to updating your Linux server for SSL-enabled, IPv6-happy email transmission using sendmail! Here are the things you need to have already: An IPv6 address for your server. Your internet hosting provider will be able ... (more)

The Manor House

The Manor House A beautifully restored period building dating back to the end of the 19th century in a semi-rural setting on the edge of the village, which hosts a pub, a lovely church and post office. Double, twin or single rooms with ... (more)

Shockwave 10.2.0.023 Install Error

I've just been trying to upgrade Adobe Shockwave for my web browsers (IE7 and FireFox 2), and the installation for both fails with this cryptic message: Could not load the DLL library c:\windows\system32\macromed\Shockwave10\gi.dll. The ... (more)

PHP-MySQL webserver, post El Capitan

Apple is very supportive with the buying public by releasing free upgrades for its operating systems. These upgrades usually go through without a hitch, but your web development environment can be left in tatters. Here's what I had to do ... (more)

iOS7 improves "Find my iPhone"

Congratulations on your update to iOS 7. As an iCloud user, part of your upgrade includes new features built into Find My iPhone that make it harder for anyone else to use or sell your device if it is ever lost or stolen. With Find My iPhone ... (more)

Windows 7 64-bit and the Hauppauge Nova-T-500

COMPATIBILITY CONFIRMATION: On upgrading from 64-bit Vista to 64-bit Windows 7, the upgrade advisor and the upgrade itself both complained that the PCI TV card may not work afterwards. Having been unable to find anything confirming or denying ... (more)

Windows 8 and the HP fingerprint scanner

Warning: HP's validity sensor software does NOT work in Windows 8, according to Microsoft's Upgrade Assistant. If you upgrade to Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, you will in all likelihood be unable to swipe your finger as a means of logging in ... (more)

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