https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usSat, 01 Aug 2026 04:34:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-all-the-symbolic-links-junction-points-hard-links-in-a-fol.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-view-all-the-symbolic-links-junction-points-hard-links-in-a-fol.htmlThe command dir /a displays a list of all the files,folders in a given location. But it displays the type for Junction Points as well as Symbolic Links to Folders. Is there any command which will ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:26:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-delete-a-page-in-a-word-2007-document.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-delete-a-page-in-a-word-2007-document.htmlI would like to know how to delete an entire page in Word 2007. I cannot select any text inside the page. Thanks....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:05:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/wsl-windows-doesn-039-t-have-permission-to-write-new-user-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/wsl-windows-doesn-039-t-have-permission-to-write-new-user-files.htmlI have Ubuntu 20.04 with WSL2 and created a new user with sudo privileges: sudo adduser newuser sudo usermod -aG sudo newuser su - newuser Windows does not seem to have permission to write in the ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:03:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-do-page-up-on-a-mac-in-terminal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-do-page-up-on-a-mac-in-terminal.htmlThe laptop has no page-up/down buttons. How can I have page-up/down on the terminal, e.g. when I edit with vi?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:35:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/the-selected-boot-device-failed-press-any-key-to-continue.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/the-selected-boot-device-failed-press-any-key-to-continue.htmlI am attempting to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows LTSB on my computer. To do so I have taken the following steps. 1) Procured an ISO file containing Windows LTSB 2) Tested that t......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:11:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-a-file-folder-from-another-user-039-s-home-directory-in-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-copy-a-file-folder-from-another-user-039-s-home-directory-in-.htmlI want to copy a file/folder from another user's home directory to my home directory in Linux. I cannot access his directory, because it says permission denied. I'm 100% sure that a file can be co......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:48:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/install-gnome-desktop-in-kubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/install-gnome-desktop-in-kubuntu.htmlI am trying to install gnome desktop from kubuntu. So I did this : sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop It ran well but now I am getting this error: sudeep@sudeep:~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-des......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:28:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-over-tighten-laptop-heat-sink-screws-is-it-ok-for-one-scre.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-ok-to-over-tighten-laptop-heat-sink-screws-is-it-ok-for-one-scre.htmlI have the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-53. I have a screw that is tightened but may not be tightened ALL the way since the head is stripped, and I don't want to get a new one until I have to open my laptop ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:23:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/overwrite-folder-with-xcopy.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/overwrite-folder-with-xcopy.htmlI have a backup folder that i should copy it weekly , so i use a batch file in the task sheduler of Windows contains this line xcopy /s "C:\backupMai" "\\myserver\backup$\logFile\c02......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:19:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/anything-wrong-with-disabling-the-windows-search-process.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/anything-wrong-with-disabling-the-windows-search-process.htmlI noticed the 'Windows search filter host' running strong on my CPU at random times, 'indexing' files - not sure what that means really - so I googled a bit and apparently some people actually disa......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:16:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/i-supposedly-installed-mysql-server-but-can-t-seem-to-find-it-on-macos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/i-supposedly-installed-mysql-server-but-can-t-seem-to-find-it-on-macos.htmlI have a new MacBook Pro, with macOS Mojave (iOS 10.14.1). I downloaded the MySQL Community Server for the Mac, latest version (8.0.13). I opened up the installation package, clicked on it to insta......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:14:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-my-apache-logs-show-two-timezones.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-my-apache-logs-show-two-timezones.htmlDates from my apache log are correct(ish) but in two different time zones. For example... 10.3.1.1 - - [26/Jan/2011:10:57:34 +0200] "GET /html/js/jquery/jquery.bidi.js HTTP/1.1" 200 4328 "http://......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:10:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/give-a-group-write-permission-to-a-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/give-a-group-write-permission-to-a-folder.htmlI need help understanding how giving write permission to a group, works in Ubuntu. I am logged in as root and have a www-data:www-data and ftpuser:ftpuser (user:group). I add the ftpuser into the www-...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:06:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-simple-password-for-root-user-on-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/enable-simple-password-for-root-user-on-centos.htmlI have a machine with CentOS and I want to enable a simple password for the root user. Something like 7 characters with 2 numbers or so... But I'm getting this error: BAD PASSWORD: it is based on......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:04:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-ejects-every-cd-dvd-i-put-into-the-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-ejects-every-cd-dvd-i-put-into-the-drive.htmlI have tried to install Need for Speed Most Wanted (the first one) or Need for Speed Underground 2 or GTA Vice City from CD/DVD on my Windows 10. However, when I close the DVD tray, I get this: ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:27:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-only-open-the-tcp-port-25565-for-multiple-minecraft-servers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-only-open-the-tcp-port-25565-for-multiple-minecraft-servers.htmlI want to create multiple Minecraft servers that will run on multiple servers in my network. The main objective is to only have a single port (TCP 25565) facing the Internet, and then pass the requ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:23:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-an-acpi-bios-configure-during-boot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-an-acpi-bios-configure-during-boot.htmlWhen a PC boots with an ACPI BIOS, what does it exactly do? I understand that the point of ACPI is to allow the OS to control hardware resources and power management but before the OS is loaded ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:14:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/import-csv-with-powershell-using-a-variable-path.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/import-csv-with-powershell-using-a-variable-path.htmlI am trying to import a CSV file with powershell in a database, with the path defined in a variable. But it doesn't seem to work. $path = "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\TestFolder\file.txt" Import-CSV -...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:47:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-update-wsl2-kernel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-update-wsl2-kernel.htmlI try to run wsl --update in cmd (my current version is 4.19.104), but I can't update to newest version 4.19.121 which is needed for GPU support because it says there is no available update. Windows ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:46:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/undo-mark-all-as-read-in-outlook.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/undo-mark-all-as-read-in-outlook.htmlI was recently in Outlook in my Inbox, and did a search (default: Current Mailbox). Most results were things I'd sent, and so were marked unread. A bit later, I returned to the search results, but ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:38:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-single-hdmi-port-be-used-for-two-external-displays.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-a-single-hdmi-port-be-used-for-two-external-displays.htmlIs it posssible to connect two external monitors using a single HDMI port, perhaps using a special adapter/splitter? The two displays are currently connected to a desktop using VGA and DVI....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:18:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/toshiba-satellite-l75-won-039-t-boot-up.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/toshiba-satellite-l75-won-039-t-boot-up.htmlI turn on my Toshiba Satellite L75 and after the Toshiba... Leading Innovation screen it goes right into a Black screen with a light gray-blue box that says "Enter Password" I have no password and ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:10:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/pattern-matching-in-bash-to-use-in-case-statements-instead-of-regex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/pattern-matching-in-bash-to-use-in-case-statements-instead-of-regex.htmlI have coded one of my first bash scripts. My goal is to make my office "paper-free". I have a lot of scanned documents, that I want to save with the date (usually found at the top of each document......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:06:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-xbox-one-controller-from-controlling-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/stop-xbox-one-controller-from-controlling-windows-10.htmlI have an Xbox One Elite controller and today I noticed moving the stick scrolls in default windows apps. I have no apps installed that would allow this behavior (xpadder, joy2key, gopher, etc). ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:01:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-login-to-network-share-when-microsoft-account-is-tied-to-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-login-to-network-share-when-microsoft-account-is-tied-to-window.htmlI have windows 8.1 and its tied to my Microsoft login. I only vaguely remember setting this option up during the installation of windows. When I try to use these credentials to connect to my netw......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:42:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/debugger-doesn-039-t-work-on-vsc-the-prelaunchtask-terminated-with-exi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/debugger-doesn-039-t-work-on-vsc-the-prelaunchtask-terminated-with-exi.htmlI'm creating an app with ionic 4 and SQLite on VSC. I can't access to my db. When I use the debugger, I have the following errors : I have a first "alert window" (I don't know what's the real name) ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:32:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/instruction-set-and-pseudo-command.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/instruction-set-and-pseudo-command.htmlI use 'objdump' on linux in a variety of binaries and it returns their assembly. The commands that I receive is 'real' commands or pseudo-command? I have read that there are some commands which are a ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:30:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-a-server-with-domain-name-in-ssh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-access-a-server-with-domain-name-in-ssh.htmlHow I can access a server with domain name like 'ssh domainname\username@hostname' Above one is not working? Please suggest correct syntax...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:23:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-special-chars-blowing-up-regexp-s-in-all-sed-g-awk-and-perl-clos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-special-chars-blowing-up-regexp-s-in-all-sed-g-awk-and-perl-clos.htmlI would like to change the PS1 in my ~/.bashrc programmatically with any of the the most popular regexp tools { sed, awk or perl }. However, I have problems with special characters. Note that in the ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:12:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-a-constant-in-libreoffice-calc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/adding-a-constant-in-libreoffice-calc.htmlHow do you add a constant to a group of cells in LibreOffice Calc? For example, here are four cells: 47 28 35 62 Now add 3 to each cell: 50 31 38 65...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:53:29 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-doesn-039-t-find-network-drives-or-computers.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-doesn-039-t-find-network-drives-or-computers.htmlI just upgraded my computer from Windows 7 Ultimate to Win 10 Pro. After the process all my network drives have been disconnected and no longer appear under Network along with the other computers ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:42:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/nvidia-control-center-only-lists-3d-settings.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/nvidia-control-center-only-lists-3d-settings.htmlMy NVIDIA Control Panel seem to have a lack of settings other than the 3D Settings; I searched around a bit and found some similar problems on other websites which seemed to either have solutions ......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:24:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-an-image-of-a-windows-xp-install-then-use-it-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-create-an-image-of-a-windows-xp-install-then-use-it-.htmlThe hard drive is failing on my old PC which is running Windows XP. I'd like to create a verbatim image of the hard drive, move that image onto a new hard drive, and then put that new hard drive in......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:10:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ip-command-in-mac-os-x-terminal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ip-command-in-mac-os-x-terminal.htmlI use the command ip link in Linux. Now I want it on Mac OS X, but the Mac OS X terminal doesn't have ip. What should I use instead?...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:50:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/struggling-to-enable-hyper-v-on-windows-10-amd-ryzen-a-hypervisor-has-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/struggling-to-enable-hyper-v-on-windows-10-amd-ryzen-a-hypervisor-has-.htmlGigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WIFI AMD Ryzen 2700X Windows 10 Pro 64-bit v. 1903 BIOS F31 AMD Chipset driver v. 19 I have enabled SVM in the BIOS. I have installed Hyper-V in Windows components. I'm ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:46:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-blocks-links-opened-in-new-tab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-chrome-blocks-links-opened-in-new-tab.htmlIn Google Chrome, if I ctrl-click on a link to open it in a new tab, it is blocked by the Pop-Up blocker. How can I disable this behavior? EDIT: I am not talking about disabling Pop-Up-Blocking in ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:03:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/greasemonkey-for-ie-8-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/greasemonkey-for-ie-8-closed.htmlI've been searching some of the morning today and am unable to find a 'Greasemonkey' type program for IE8. I have a horrendous 'Incident Monitor' ticket app at my company and it looks like it was ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:01:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-another-user-s-password-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reset-another-user-s-password-on-windows-10.htmlI’m troubleshooting a standard user’s account. She has forgot her password and I’m trying to change the password but there’s no options My method was Home > Control Panel > User Accounts > User ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:25:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-can-i-replace-a-dell-t5500-psu-with.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-can-i-replace-a-dell-t5500-psu-with.htmlIs the PSU included with the T5500 ATX compatible? I am looking to make my recently purchased Dell T5500 more quiet. One of the loud annoying noises is coming from a PSU unit. Can I replace this PSU ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:24:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-undo-mark-partition-as-active-using-gparted-linux-live-cd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-undo-mark-partition-as-active-using-gparted-linux-live-cd.htmlIn the process of trying to shrink my hard drive partition, I marked my C: drive (the only drive I have) as “active” in Windows’s “Disk Management” software. When I rebooted, it said something like......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/characters-missing-from-files-created-with-windows-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/characters-missing-from-files-created-with-windows-notepad.htmlPlain text files that I have previously saved, and not modified or moved, using Windows Notepad, now have characters missing. The URL in each .txt file has the same characters missing, the colon and ...Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-open-with-notepad-portable-to-windows-context-menu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-open-with-notepad-portable-to-windows-context-menu.htmlI think that the title says it all. I use the portable version of Notepad++ and would like to have a menu on the Windows 10 right click context menu which allows me to edit files with it....Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:10:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-resolve-a-growing-series-of-403-response-incidents-accessing-we.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-resolve-a-growing-series-of-403-response-incidents-accessing-we.htmlI am having significant troubles accessing https web pages from home on any device. Initially it was just usps.com but it has grown to Bed Bath and Beyond and AA.com. Specifically from any device......Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:04:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-have-different-text-in-the-footer-on-every-page-of-a-word-do.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-have-different-text-in-the-footer-on-every-page-of-a-word-do.htmlIs there an easy way to add different text in footer on every page of a word document?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:52:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-access-nas-over-wifi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-access-nas-over-wifi.htmlI have a WD MyCloud NAS wired to my Aztech router, which I must use as it provides IPTV from Singtel. This is what I can do with with the NAS. I can: access the cloud functionality into the NAS ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:42:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-data-type-of-a-cell-or-group-of-cells.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-change-the-data-type-of-a-cell-or-group-of-cells.htmlI have a large spreadsheet of data which stubbornly will not change data type. when I run the type() formula on a cell, it returns the value 1, and it will not change no matter what I have tried. ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:17:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-losslessly-compress-mjpeg-to-mp4.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-best-way-to-losslessly-compress-mjpeg-to-mp4.htmlI have a few digital camera movies recorded in MJPEG that are taking a few GB of storage space. I would like to better compress them, but losing as little detail as possible, or none. Since MJPEG ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:16:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-running-sudo-chmod-r-664-cause-me-to-get-access-denied-on-all.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-running-sudo-chmod-r-664-cause-me-to-get-access-denied-on-all.htmlI have a project folder which has messy permissions on all files. I've had the bad tendency of setting everything to octal permissions 777 because it solved all non security related issues. Then FTP ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:58:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/terminating-cat-6-at-patch-panel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/terminating-cat-6-at-patch-panel.htmlMy patch panel does not have pin marking so I am not sure what pins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. This is what my panel patch looks like: This is termination that was already done in the house but from ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:43:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/programmatically-check-if-a-windows-server-2008-feature-is-installed-a.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/programmatically-check-if-a-windows-server-2008-feature-is-installed-a.htmlI'd like to be able to detect in a script whether a Windows Server 2008 installation has specific Windows features enabled, and install them if necessary. I do not simply want to use a "try to ins......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:39:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-wget-a-file-with-correct-name-when-redirected.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-wget-a-file-with-correct-name-when-redirected.htmlSo after some time of searching on Google and Super User (and scanning man pages) I was unable to find an answer to something that (I think) should be simple: If you go here: http://www.vim.org/s......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:37:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/saying-039-yes-to-all-039-using-rm-i.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/saying-039-yes-to-all-039-using-rm-i.htmlSay I wanted to make sure I'm removing the right files first, so I did something like: rm -i * just to make sure that I'm okay with the files that I am removing. So this will ask me for each file. ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:22:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2016-run-a-script-option-missing.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/outlook-2016-run-a-script-option-missing.htmli tried to add my script to auto download attachments which were coming to me to a specific folder which will be further processed by Excel Macro. but i don't any option to add script in rules. May......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:21:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-view-print-job-history-on-a-shared-network-printer.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-view-print-job-history-on-a-shared-network-printer.htmlI have a printer that is shared over my network from my Windows 7 PC. Several other computers in the network print to it, and I would like to be able to go back and see what they've printed. I kno......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:14:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-start-pxe-over-ipv4-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-start-pxe-over-ipv4-error.htmlI've had This problem when that I have seen a lot of answers to on the internet but none of the worked for me. When I boot I get a black screen that says like initialisation complete or something ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:12:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-find-cause-of-transparent-box-with-border-on-deskop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/unable-to-find-cause-of-transparent-box-with-border-on-deskop.htmlWhat is causing this transparent box with a border to appear on my desktop and how do I prevent it from coming back? I have tried dragging it, changing the background, and anything I can think of t......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:58:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/freenas-sshd-port-forward-open-failed-administratively-prohibited.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/freenas-sshd-port-forward-open-failed-administratively-prohibited.htmlI have a freenas server with an ssh port open to the internet. I want to access a server within the network the nas is in, so I used an ssh port forward like this: ssh -N -L 8080:host:80 root@freenas....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:37:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-case-is-breaking.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-case-is-breaking.htmlMy laptop casing at both corners are falling apart. I can not buy a new one now. Can someone suggest me a good solution for this?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:31:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-sql-server-management-studio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-sql-server-management-studio.htmlHow do I open SQL Server Management Studio? I installed it but I don't see where I can open it....Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:11:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dhcp-option-252-what-is-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dhcp-option-252-what-is-it.htmlAll over the internet I see example of how to set up dhcpd with WAPD proxy auto configuration using DHCP. In the /etc/dhcpd.conf file there are statements like this: option wpad code 252; "http:......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:05:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-is-denied-when-executing-application-from-command-prompt.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-is-denied-when-executing-application-from-command-prompt.htmlToday when I tried to run an old DOS utility from the Windows XP Command prompt, I got the error message "Access is Denied." Then I found that most of the DOS utilities would not run, even ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:01:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-a-300-gig-file-between-two-ext-hard-drives-via-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-a-300-gig-file-between-two-ext-hard-drives-via-laptop.htmlI have two external hard drives and a laptop. I want to copy a single very large file, which is around 300 GB, from one of the external hard drive to the other. What is a practical way to do that......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:56:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-connect-to-ftp-via-filezilla-on-lightsail.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-connect-to-ftp-via-filezilla-on-lightsail.htmlI created an instance of Debian on Amazon Lightsail. Everything works fine except FTP. I added port 21 to the firewall: Next, I followed these instructions to the letter on how to install proftpd:......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:42:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-assign-values-to-cells.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-assign-values-to-cells.htmlI'm setting up a golf tournament and need help assigning dollar winnings to cells and then when I put someone's name in those cells it will auto calculate a running tally for me for each player for......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:26:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-i-know-the-pid-number-of-a-process-how-can-i-get-its-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-i-know-the-pid-number-of-a-process-how-can-i-get-its-name.htmlIf I have the PID number for a process (on a UNIX machine), how can I find out the name of its associated process? What do I have to do?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:04:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/run-exe-from-network-share-with-without-admin-privileges.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/run-exe-from-network-share-with-without-admin-privileges.htmlI'm trying to run a Win7 exe that's on a network share (a Linux CIFS server). The share was created by a non-admin (see Windows 7 problem to access shared folder). I can read and edit and write f......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:04:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-abbreviation-nsx-stand-for-in-vmware-nsx-for-vsphere-clo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-abbreviation-nsx-stand-for-in-vmware-nsx-for-vsphere-clo.htmlThis may be better suited for a Networking Exchange, but as I have no desire to join that group I wanted to try SuperUser first. The title pretty much says it all. I've recently begun diving into ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:02:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-icon-for-a-bitlocker-encrypted-drive-icon-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-the-icon-for-a-bitlocker-encrypted-drive-icon-in-windows.htmlI've followed several guides for changing the icon of a USB drive, but none of them seems to work. My drive is encrypted with BitLocker. I can't get the icon to use my .ico file regardless of wheth......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:01:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-physically-find-a-wifi-device-using-a-laptop-or-mobile-phone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-physically-find-a-wifi-device-using-a-laptop-or-mobile-phone.htmlOkay, so I have lost my tablet somewhere in my flat and have been searching for hours already. It is an Android device, which seems to have wifi enabled (responds to pings), but doesn't seem to rea......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:59:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/broken-laptop-screen-hdmi-isn-039-t-working-anymore.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/broken-laptop-screen-hdmi-isn-039-t-working-anymore.htmlI recently dropped my Windows 10 x64 laptop and it caused the screen to go all coloured with lines, and I pretty much can't see any relevant information on the screen anymore. I was able to connect......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:53:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/a-not-null-column-of-type-timestamp-without-a-default-value-in-mysql.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/a-not-null-column-of-type-timestamp-without-a-default-value-in-mysql.htmlIf I create a table CREATE TABLE t1 ( id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, createDate TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL, updateDate TIMESTAMP(3) NULL DEFAULT NULL, closeDate TIMESTAMP(3) NULL DEFAULT ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:49:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-scroll-the-output-of-less-command-without-a-mouse.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-scroll-the-output-of-less-command-without-a-mouse.htmlI am playing with OWASP-BWA in a VM to learn security in web-apps. If you are familiar with it you'll know that the linux doesn't have any GUI. I haven't installed VMWare tools on the machine becau......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:37:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/proxy-chaining-how-does-it-exactly-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/proxy-chaining-how-does-it-exactly-work.htmlSo I know about basic proxies, and how they transparently forward the connection to destination. I just couldn't understand how chaining proxies work. For example I have this chain: proxy1 -> p......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:37:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-hide-lg-magic-remote-039-s-cursor-on-webos-2-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-hide-lg-magic-remote-039-s-cursor-on-webos-2-closed.htmlCan you decide against using the "air pointing" feature of LG Magic Remotes and use them as "normal" remotes on a webOS 2 TV? When I pick it up, I don't want the cursor to become visible and move ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:30:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-127-0-0-1-and-0-0-0-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-difference-between-127-0-0-1-and-0-0-0-0.htmlI understand that 127.0.0.1 points to localhost, and so does 0.0.0.0 (correct me if I'm wrong). So, what's the difference between 127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:27:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/debug-log-file-is-being-created-in-a-few-windows-folders-possibly-from.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/debug-log-file-is-being-created-in-a-few-windows-folders-possibly-from.htmlA few weeks ago I noticed a file named debug.log begin to appear in a few Windows folders (Win 10, x64). Does anyone know if it is due to Google Chrome, and/or how to resolve? The only reason I a......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:22:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-use-my-newly-created-user-with-chown.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-can-039-t-i-use-my-newly-created-user-with-chown.htmlSo I am attempting to create a new user and group, and then change ownership of a directory to that new user/group. However, when I do, chown comes back with an "illegal user name" message. Here's a ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:04:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/use-drivers-from-windows-to-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/use-drivers-from-windows-to-linux.htmlI have this wifi card: WG311v3 - G54 Wireless PCI Adapter; that only work in Windows with specific driver. How can i use it too with GNU/Linux ? I read about the wine program but here they said ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:42:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-increasing-virtual-memory-not-help-improve-game-performance-c.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-does-increasing-virtual-memory-not-help-improve-game-performance-c.htmlMy RAM has a pathetic 2GB and most of my applications and background services take up at least 25% to 35% of it and thus causing the game to be laggy and all. I've tried adding virtual memory, from......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:41:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cmos-configuration-for-bootable-usb.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cmos-configuration-for-bootable-usb.htmlI have a fit-pc (a small Linux box from 2007) running Ubuntu 8.04. I want to upgrade to the newest Ubuntu Server distribution. To do this, I've created a bootable USB using Rufus for that specific ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:30:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-iso-to-img-in-mac-os-x-10-6.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/converting-iso-to-img-in-mac-os-x-10-6.htmlI'm trying to convert an .iso file (Ubuntu disc image) to a .img file. I run a command like so: hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ubuntu.img ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.iso But no matter what, I get......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:12:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reset-mfa-for-my-office-365-account.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-reset-mfa-for-my-office-365-account.htmlWhen logging in as an Office365 Admin, the user can change his own MFA settings including Authenticator App and Phone numbers (Under Additional security verification) However, this option is not ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:08:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bcdedit-deletevalue-safeboot-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bcdedit-deletevalue-safeboot-error.htmlI cannot boot into my Windows version due to a virus, I was able to boot into another partitioned copy of Windows and access msconfig, which I then selected the virus ridden partitioned and checked "...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:39:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-take-an-hdmi-input-to-my-laptop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-take-an-hdmi-input-to-my-laptop.htmlI have a device whose video-out is HDMI. My laptop has an HDMI port. My laptop is running Linux. Can I view the device's video-out on my laptop? How?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:25:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/add-menu-items-to-shift-right-click-menu-on-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/add-menu-items-to-shift-right-click-menu-on-windows.htmlThe point is to add right click menu items only for Shift+Right click. Don't even bother: regular right click is all over the web, but I want to add some items that wouldn't clutter my right click.......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:25:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-an-alert-when-someone-logged-on-my-pc.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-an-alert-when-someone-logged-on-my-pc.htmlI wish to send myself an mail, a message or an alert when someone logged on my machine. Is that possible to configure on my Windows 7 machine?...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:20:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-file-delete-shortcut-from-allusers-desktop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/batch-file-delete-shortcut-from-allusers-desktop.htmlIn Vista/7, if I try to delete a shortcut using the following command -: del "%allusersprofile%\Desktop\MyShortcut.lnk" ...Windows sees this folder as empty and doesn't delete the file. The ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:06:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/macvim-app-doesnt-open-any-edit-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/macvim-app-doesnt-open-any-edit-windows.htmli installed macvim with brew install macvim brew link macvim brew linkapps i am on os x el capitan, but had same problem on yosemite if i go to /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.4-80/bin and execute ma......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:03:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-2016-macro-to-import-tab-delimited-txt-file-into-specific-worksh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-2016-macro-to-import-tab-delimited-txt-file-into-specific-worksh.htmlExcel 2016 Hi I have a workbook called “Project” with a worksheet called, “Imported_Text”. From sources online and through my own limited knowledge I have (against the odds) produced a sub (macro) ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:40:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabit-ethernet-full-duplex-is-actually-2gbit-sec-counting-both-ways.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gigabit-ethernet-full-duplex-is-actually-2gbit-sec-counting-both-ways.htmlMy understanding is that gigabit Ethernet over twisted pair, 1000Base-T, is full-duplex by default. Does that mean that the actual bandwidth, can be 1 Gbit/sec in each way simultaneously, hence 2 G......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:40:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/0x000000c4-error-on-windows-server-2012-r2-installation.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/0x000000c4-error-on-windows-server-2012-r2-installation.htmlI want to install Windows Server 2012R2 on my Dell CS24-SC over USB. It boots successfully from the USB disk. The Windows logo appears and the following error shows up. Need to restart Hold down the ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:39:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/export-office-excel-table-to-csv-using-a-macro.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/export-office-excel-table-to-csv-using-a-macro.htmlI'm using Excel Tables in Excel 2010. I would like to quickly export the contents of these tables to *.csv. My current workflow: 1. Select table manually 2. Copy the contents into a new workboo......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:36:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-prevent-lock-screen-of-remote-computer-when-remote-rdp-connec.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-prevent-lock-screen-of-remote-computer-when-remote-rdp-connec.htmlHow do I prevent lock screen of remote computer when remote RDP connection into the computer is started? This question “Disable Lock Screen after Remote Desktop session in Windows 10” is for ...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:27:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/after-installing-nfs-common-i-get-failed-to-resolve-server-nfs-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/after-installing-nfs-common-i-get-failed-to-resolve-server-nfs-server.htmlHi am following this guide I tried to run this: sudo mount -t nfs -o proto=tcp,port=2049 nfs-server:/ /dev after installing this: apt-get install nfs-common and get this error Failed to r......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:24:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/header-and-footer-backgrounds-in-word-2010.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/header-and-footer-backgrounds-in-word-2010.htmlIs it possible, in Word 2010, to change the background colour in the Header/Footert, i.e. the document background is white and header/footer background green? Thanks...Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:22:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/restart-process-on-linux-by-its-pidn-number-with-kill-command-how.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/restart-process-on-linux-by-its-pidn-number-with-kill-command-how.htmlWell, I want to be able to restart processes on linux and so I looked into kill manpages for that. Apparently kill -l would list all the signals I could send to a process to do what I need, which ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:21:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-pcie-to-sata-expansion-cards-work-and-does-my-pc-support-them.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-pcie-to-sata-expansion-cards-work-and-does-my-pc-support-them.htmlI've recently been looking into getting a PCIe to SATA expansion card, which I think is otherwise known as a port multiplier (which was the first result in Google when I searched for such an adapte......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:12:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-play-flac-audio-files-on-windows-media-player.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-play-flac-audio-files-on-windows-media-player.htmlI have Windows 7 and Windows Media Player 12 (I think it's the x86 not the x86-64 version but I'm not sure -- how can I be sure?) and I want a way to play FLAC files in it. I want a way to do it w......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:12:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-image-to-visio-diagram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/convert-image-to-visio-diagram.htmlI'm trying to convert a simple diagram (boxes and arrows) into a Visio chart. There are lots of these boxes and arrows, however, so this will be a pain to do by hand. Is there a way to convert an ......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:06:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-professional-vs-windows-7-ultimate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-professional-vs-windows-7-ultimate.htmlAccording to wikipedia, Windows 7 Ultimate has many more features than professional and yet it costs considerably less. Windows 7 professional, which costs considerably more, has less features and......Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:01:44 -0400