https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usMon, 27 Jul 2026 03:54:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-3d-object-in-sketchup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-rotate-a-3d-object-in-sketchup.htmlI'm trying to create something that looks like a large touch screen, which I intend to angle at 45° to the floor. I.e. imagine how you might arrange this touch screen so that it's at a comfortable ......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:42:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-solve-unknown-host-name-error-using-ftp-cmd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-solve-unknown-host-name-error-using-ftp-cmd.htmlIn cmd prompt i tried ftp ftp.(Computer Name)that is local area network but it shows unknown host name error....Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:35:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-when-bios-update-is-interrupted-not-completed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-happens-when-bios-update-is-interrupted-not-completed.htmlI'm curious what could happen if the BIOS flashing process is interrupted by a power failure, because in my region power cuts can occur. What are the possible repercussions?...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:29:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/surface-pro-not-recognizing-keyboard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/surface-pro-not-recognizing-keyboard.htmlI am trying to fix a Surface Pro 3/Windows 10 machine that will not detect the MS Keyboard (magnet). I have performed the Volume Up buttom and Power Button 'fix' and it fixed nothing. I have borr......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:25:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/trace-the-phone-number-from-the-email-sent.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/trace-the-phone-number-from-the-email-sent.htmlThis question can be bizarre, but I just learnt that we can get the location from where the email is sent. Suppose the email is sent from a phone, say Iphone, will the ip address still point the co......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:21:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/public-reputable-sources-of-time-sync-via-http-to-use-where-ntp-is-blo.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/public-reputable-sources-of-time-sync-via-http-to-use-where-ntp-is-blo.htmlLet's say I'm in a corporate network where the NTP protocol is blocked, the BOFH^H^H^H^H sysadmins won't unblock it, and they didn't bother to set up a good internal NTP server. What's a good sourc......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:49:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/gpedit-msc-doesn-039-t-work-on-windows-7-64-bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/gpedit-msc-doesn-039-t-work-on-windows-7-64-bit.htmlI have installed Windows 7 64-bit on my laptop. I tried the command gpedit.msc but the window doesn't appear. Is there any reason for this or can I fix this?...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:47:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/properties-in-windows-event-id-41.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/properties-in-windows-event-id-41.htmlI want to understand the significance of the values for each property in Windows event Log ID 41. Windows System event ID 41 from source Kernel-Power has the following properties - EventData ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:36:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/free-download-manager-auto-upload.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/free-download-manager-auto-upload.htmlDoes Free Download Manager automatically upload my torrents when I download them? If so, is there a way to prevent it?...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:23:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-tcp-over-ssl-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-tcp-over-ssl-closed.htmlThere is this application called "TCP over SSL Tunnel". In his office, he only has access to education sites through the internet. He is using this application and connects to an accessible site ov......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:16:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-match-a-word-followed-by-anything-in-notepad.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-match-a-word-followed-by-anything-in-notepad.htmlI want to enclose the first word with brackets and the "anything" that follows after the space by brackets too. Unfortunately the command : (\w) (.*) doesn't work. For example, for the sentence "......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:15:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-keyboard-shortcut-for-deleting-selected-rows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-keyboard-shortcut-for-deleting-selected-rows.htmlWhat is the keyboard shortcut for deleting selected rows? Currently I select rows with shift+ up/down and click Ctrl + - and click r and press Enter. Is there a single key combination which I can ......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:04:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/time-machine-backup-to-ftp-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/time-machine-backup-to-ftp-server.htmlHow can I get a Mac computer using Time Machine to back up to a server using FTP? I have not tried anything yet and everything I've search for is about 6 years old....Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:55:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/only-ctrl-c-combo-not-working-globally-on-windows-10-home-64bit.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/only-ctrl-c-combo-not-working-globally-on-windows-10-home-64bit.htmlMy Ctrl+C key-combo seems to have abruptly stopped working globally on all programmes. All other cut/paste/select-all/undo/redo/formatting combos are working. Using online keyboard testers, the ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:48:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/google-drive-error-python27-dll.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/google-drive-error-python27-dll.htmlEvertime I open google drive I get the following error msg. I tried copying and pasting the dll file into system32 and sysWOW64. But the problem still persists....Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:38:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/under-what-login-boot-conditions-can-chrome-remote-desktop-access-a-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/under-what-login-boot-conditions-can-chrome-remote-desktop-access-a-co.htmlIf I set up a host computer for permanent remote access via Chrome Remote Desktop, when is it accessible? Specifically: Is it accessible when it has been locally logged into only by a non-...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:13:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-won-039-t-turn-on-after-shutdown-without-turning-off-the-powe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/computer-won-039-t-turn-on-after-shutdown-without-turning-off-the-powe.htmlIn the past month, for some unknown reason everything in my PC started to fail one by one. From CPU to hard disk. In the end of replacements and buying new ones, I have this: MSI 970A-G46 (new) AMD ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:10:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-freenas-on-an-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-freenas-on-an-ssd.htmlJust wondering if anyone here has installed Freenas on an SSD. I know its meant to be on a USB pen drive. But Ive got a spare 64Gb SSD that I can install Freenas on and id like may be other stuff t......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:06:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-reparse-records.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-reparse-records.htmlMy computer just did a chkdisk, and when it finished processing file records, it said it had processed "44 reparse records". What exactly are they?...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:27:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/two-playstations-on-one-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/two-playstations-on-one-network.htmlIn my house I have 2 playstations. My wife and I both play together. On all sort of games but mostly on call of duty. Recently we have been playing Black Ops 3 and have been having problems. We have ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:17:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-whether-an-old-graphics-card-is-pcie-or-agp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-tell-whether-an-old-graphics-card-is-pcie-or-agp.htmlI've been given an old(ish) graphics card, with the make and model not listed clearly, or at all, on the card. Or perhaps they are, but are covered by the heatsink. Assume also that I don't have ac......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:58:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-desktop-icons-all-have-a-red-x-in-the-lower-left.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-do-all-my-desktop-icons-all-have-a-red-x-in-the-lower-left.htmlUpgraded to Windows 10 a couple of weeks and just noticed that almost all of the icons on my desktop have a small red X in the lower-left corner. The recycle bin and some documents seem to be the ...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:51:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-recurring-timer-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-set-a-recurring-timer-in-windows.htmlI want to set a timer which auto restart after each loop. I am trying to do so with Alarms & Clock but can't find the feature. OS: windows 10...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:23:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-pagefile-size-with-large-ram-and-ssd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-pagefile-size-with-large-ram-and-ssd.htmlI just upgraded my Windows 7 machine from 12GB to 24GB RAM - both for running more VMs and for future proofing. My C drive is an SSD with 129GB formatted size. I was surprised to find out that the ......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:05:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/when-i-copy-table-data-into-excel-it-only-pastes-it-into-column-a-how-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/when-i-copy-table-data-into-excel-it-only-pastes-it-into-column-a-how-.htmlIf I use the following link: http://web.utk.edu/~dhouston/excel/exam1.pdf to copy the table and paste it into excel, it will only paste the values into one long column in Column A (and each row h......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:48:49 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-backup-automatically-remove-old-backup-ranges.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-7-backup-automatically-remove-old-backup-ranges.htmlI have a 1TB USB drive that I use as a backup drive for my work PC. The drive will eventually run out of space and I need to go in and remove older backups using the manage space/view backups dial......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:42:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/one-executable-backgroundtaskhost-exe-with-many-different-process-name.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/one-executable-backgroundtaskhost-exe-with-many-different-process-name.htmlOS Windows 10 Pro 64bit version 1703 build 15063. When I start up the machine it shows two processes in Task Manager (disappear after 2 minutes). Two process have the same executable file (.exe) w......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:37:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-turn-my-external-usb-hdd-into-a-wireless-hdd.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-turn-my-external-usb-hdd-into-a-wireless-hdd.htmlThere's a new league of "wireless HDDs" available out there, For example: The Transcend Storejet Cloud and the Seagate Satellite My question is: is it possible to make use of a wireless USB adapt......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:35:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/seriousness-of-a-smart-disk-error-how-long-will-it-last.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/seriousness-of-a-smart-disk-error-how-long-will-it-last.htmlI have an 1 TB data disk and the bios and Windows are reporting a "Smart" error. At least, I get a Smart event but it doesn't indicate how serious the failure could be. My system is about 6 months ......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:24:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-restart-chrome-remote-desktop-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-restart-chrome-remote-desktop-from-command-line.htmlSay I was using Chrome Remote Desktop and remotely killed the host process on accident, causing me to get kicked off. However I still have SSH/terminal/command-line access. How can I relaunch the s......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:05:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-isn-039-t-this-egrep-invocation-case-sensitive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-isn-039-t-this-egrep-invocation-case-sensitive.htmlI'm using the following egrep invocation as a filter for an ant build: egrep '\[.*\]|BUILD|time\:' The build.xml file has a huge number of empty or unimportant targets that I'm trying to filter o......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:55:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-formula-to-calculate-amount-of-overtime.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-formula-to-calculate-amount-of-overtime.htmlI need help calculating the number of hours over 40. Its a payroll spreadsheet and I want to calculate overtime. If Q4 is greater than 40 hours then subtract 40 hours from Q4 and display the numbe......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:45:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-variables-between-files-with-batch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/sending-variables-between-files-with-batch.htmlSo i have 2 Bat files A and B. A runs, now I use a command to start B. Now A and B are running at the same time. And now I want to send my Variable C from A to B. I tried Call but then it just ope......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:39:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-capital-w-do-in-vim.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-capital-w-do-in-vim.htmlin VIM sometimes when saving, I accidentally hit capital W instead of its lowercase brother. I am prompted for my system password, so I assume it is running a sudo command of some sort, but do you ......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:25:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/no-sound-on-bluetooth-headphone-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/no-sound-on-bluetooth-headphone-in-ubuntu-20-04.htmlYesterday, I updated my Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04. As usual, I connect my Bluetooth headphone to my PC and they got connected successfully, but even if I select my headphone as output device, I got the......Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:14:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-traffic-does-block-default-option-block-in-windows-firewall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-traffic-does-block-default-option-block-in-windows-firewall.htmlI wanted to block all traffic, but from the device I remotely access the windows machine. I opened Advanced settings in Windows Defender and after a lot of trial and error with new rules, realised......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:46:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/lack-of-permission-to-open-user-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/lack-of-permission-to-open-user-folder.htmlI've experienced some error with my windows vista installation for reasons unknown (just a DELL from late 2008). Whenever I try to start up, the computer immediately reboots without letting me in.......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:42:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-clear-the-recent-documents-list-in-windows-7-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-clear-the-recent-documents-list-in-windows-7-duplicate.htmlPossible Duplicate: Clear cache/history in Windows 7? How do I remove the list of recent files in Windows 7? Are those files stored anywhere else?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:35:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/get-set-unknown-filename-variable-with-batch.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/get-set-unknown-filename-variable-with-batch.htmlI am working on a document import utility that imports a text document from a specific location. The filename of the document is unknown and I need to find out how to determine the name of the file......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:22:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-s-m-a-r-t-tests-wear-out-the-hard-disk.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-s-m-a-r-t-tests-wear-out-the-hard-disk.htmlI was wondering, is it safe to do "extended" smart test on a 1TB hdd regularly ( once a month) ? what about "short" and "conveyance"...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:13:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-mjaduiorecorder-from-sound-preferences-in-macos-mojave.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/removing-mjaduiorecorder-from-sound-preferences-in-macos-mojave.htmlI'm trying to remove MJAduioRecorder from my machine. Is this file associated with anything else? I don't remember ever installing it. Thanks to this site, I successfully removed Boom2. See screen......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:46:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-rid-of-program-whose-uninstall-throws-nsis-error.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-rid-of-program-whose-uninstall-throws-nsis-error.htmlI installed OpenVPN 2.4.x on Windows 10 and the latest version was too unstable so I wanted to uninstall it to go back to a stable version. However, uninstalling it from both the the uninstall.exe ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:39:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-script-loop-through-list-line-by-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/shell-script-loop-through-list-line-by-line.htmlI'm trying to write a short shell script to loop through a list (given by a certain command I run) line by line and push values to CSV file list for example: aaa bbb ccc ddd eee fff jj......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:37:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-contents-of-files-in-folder.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-search-contents-of-files-in-folder.htmlIn Win 7, how can I search for a word in the contents of all files in a specific folder. In XP this was easy. All you had to do was type the word into the "A word or phrase in file" text box on the ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:29:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-server-temp-key-from-ssl-certificate-chain.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-server-temp-key-from-ssl-certificate-chain.htmlWhen I test my connection to my server: echo q | openssl s_client -connect abc.def.com:8443 I get back (extract): No client certificate CA names sent Peer signing digest: SHA512. Server ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:07:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-key-from-known-hosts.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-key-from-known-hosts.htmlI built several virtual machines during the last few weeks. The problem is, the .ssh/known_hosts gives me the Man in the middle warning. This happens because another fingerprint is associated with ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:04:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-new-hard-drive.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-from-new-hard-drive.htmlMy desktop computer is 11 years old, running Windows XP. The hard disk was crashing periodically, so I decided to buy and install a new hard drive. The computer design uses the Parallel ATA (=IDE) ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:57:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-the-ip-of-a-network-printer-from-command-line.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-find-the-ip-of-a-network-printer-from-command-line.htmlHow can I ping (from command prompt) a printer without knowing it's IP. How can I find the printer IP in the command prompt?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:44:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/youtube-settings-language-new-layout-autoplay-reset-once-in-a-while.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/youtube-settings-language-new-layout-autoplay-reset-once-in-a-while.htmlEvery once in a while my settings from youtube just dissappear and revert back to normal(?). My autoplay gets turned off and the new (experimental) layout resets or the dark theme in the new (...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:37:45 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/make-right-click-send-to-mail-recipient-send-to-gmail-via-chrome-in-wi.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/make-right-click-send-to-mail-recipient-send-to-gmail-via-chrome-in-wi.htmlI have recently decided to use Windows 10 rather than MacOS as my main OS (for many reasons, which I could go into somewhere else), and find that occasionally I would like to send a file to someone......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:34:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-expired-kasperksky-without-required-password.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-uninstall-expired-kasperksky-without-required-password.htmlMy colleage's PC has Kaspersky software that is expired. And he want to remove the software - I help him to uninstall it but the software requires some password that nether of us knows what it is. A ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:22:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/function-keys-on-logitech-craft-keyboard-do-not-work.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/function-keys-on-logitech-craft-keyboard-do-not-work.htmlI have a Logitech Craft keyboard. The Function Keys (F1 - F12) don't work as they should on other Keyboards in Windows. How can I make them work (and how can I configure them with my own custom fea......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:13:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-make-outlook-close-to-the-system-tray-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-make-outlook-close-to-the-system-tray-duplicate.htmlWhen I close a window in Outlook, I want the program to minimize to the taskbar so I can continue receiving email notifications as I work. I know it's possible to have Outlook minimize to the system ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:13:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/an-application-tells-me-i-need-net-framework-2-0-50727.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/an-application-tells-me-i-need-net-framework-2-0-50727.htmlWhen trying to install an application, it is asking for .NET Framework 2.0.50727. Where do I get the right installer?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:01:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-excel-how-to-set-039-not-equal-to-039-in-the-range-criteria.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-excel-how-to-set-039-not-equal-to-039-in-the-range-criteria.htmlSuppose you have a list of records: +-----+-----+-----+ | | A | B | +-----+-----+-----+ | 1 | 100 | x | +-----+-----+-----+ | 2 | 50 | x | +-----+-----+-----+ | 3 | 30 | y | ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:01:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/skip-dropbox-indexing-on-windows-startup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/skip-dropbox-indexing-on-windows-startup.htmlWindows 7 starts up very quick (it’s installed on an SSD with an i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, and all services I don’t use are disabled), but then Dropbox starts and begins indexing files which ar......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-switch-user-button-on-windows-7-lock-screen-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-switch-user-button-on-windows-7-lock-screen-duplicate.htmlIs there a way to remove the "switch user" button shown in the photo below? Thanks!...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:43:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-windows-password-when-in-multiple-rdp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-windows-password-when-in-multiple-rdp.htmlI run a VM on my local PC to sandbox a VPN connection, I then RDP from this VM into the PC I use for work. I need to change the password but CTRL+ALT+END brings up the menu for the 1st VM. How can I ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:30:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-lavf58-29-100-and-lavc58-134-100-eac3-e.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-lavf58-29-100-and-lavc58-134-100-eac3-e.htmlWhat is the difference between Lavf58.29.100 and Lavc58.134.100 eac3 encoding using H265 in ffmpeg? I created a mkv file using ffmpeg and handbrake software but both using different encoding, handb......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:20:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/in-the-bios-the-mouse-is-stuck.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/in-the-bios-the-mouse-is-stuck.htmlI wanted to install SteamOS to try it, but I'm experiencing an issue. Before the last bios update, everything worked fine. But after... The mouse is stuck: when I try to move it, it moves for some ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:12:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-bootable-usb-of-windows-pe-on-linux.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/create-a-bootable-usb-of-windows-pe-on-linux.htmlHow can I create a bootable USB using Windows PE ISO on linux? Note - Any Windows PE ISO available on web which supports creating a bootable USB from linux will be helpful (please mention the ste......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:03:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-read-only-attribute-from-folder-after-windows-reinstall.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-read-only-attribute-from-folder-after-windows-reinstall.htmlI reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 8.1 on my laptop after formatting drive C. Then I tried to access my Photos folder on drive D and got the error Access is denied It turned my folder into a......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:51:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/temp-folder-filling-up-with-appx-files-and-canot-be-stopped.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/temp-folder-filling-up-with-appx-files-and-canot-be-stopped.htmlYesterday I found my C: drive had suddenly filled up due to 80 GB appearing in C:\Window\TEMP. There were three types of files and about 13,000 of each of them. AppXDeploymentServer_B1874DF3-7BCE-......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:48:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tiworker-exe-very-high-cpu-usage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tiworker-exe-very-high-cpu-usage.htmlI have a laptop running Windows 8. Although it originally ran well, it started having very bad performance issues. I decided to perform some research into the topic. Opening up Task Manager, I disc......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:25:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-permanently-turn-the-volume-up-on-a-wav-file-to-use-it-on-my-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-permanently-turn-the-volume-up-on-a-wav-file-to-use-it-on-my-.htmlI want to use some wav files as my ringtone/text tone but a lot of them have a very low volume. I know my phone can be louder because I have put other files in it that are. Is there any way to make......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:16:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-fiber-optical-extension-you-can-buy-move-your-fttp-point-cl.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-a-fiber-optical-extension-you-can-buy-move-your-fttp-point-cl.htmlI want to move my BT Openreach fiber box so it's running from my UPS. Issue is the fiber cable into the building is 10 meters away from I need it to be. Is there a fiber / optical extension you ca......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:14:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-recommended-to-partition-an-external-drive-used-as-storage.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-recommended-to-partition-an-external-drive-used-as-storage.htmlI'm going to buy a 1TB external hard drive to use it as storage (not backup) and I'm not quite sure if any partitioning at all would be good in this case (i.e. System/Data scheme does not apply). ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:06:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-an-usb-without-acces-to-the-bios.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-boot-an-usb-without-acces-to-the-bios.htmlI've got here a laptop which has the BIOS protected by a password. I neither can't sign in any user from the system (Windows 10). How can I boot an USB with a Windows 10 iso and reinstall the system?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:06:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/importing-an-eps-vector-file-to-microsoft-word-without-losing-quality.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/importing-an-eps-vector-file-to-microsoft-word-without-losing-quality.htmlIf I import an .eps picture to Microsoft Word as normal, the quality of the vector picture comes down (the image gets rasterised. In this case, the EPS was produced with the pgfplot package and ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:53:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-aes-encrypted-m3u8-using-ffmpeg.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-download-aes-encrypted-m3u8-using-ffmpeg.htmlI tried to download a m3u8 video that seems to be AES encrypted using ffmpeg. I tried several method and could not figure out how to download it, eg this method: How to download aes encrypted m3u8 ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:35:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/calculate-the-difference-in-hours-from-now-and-next-workday-039-s-9am.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/calculate-the-difference-in-hours-from-now-and-next-workday-039-s-9am.htmlHow do I calculate the difference in hours from now and the next workday's 9am? If NOW() is Thursday 6pm and the next workday is Friday, the function would then return 15. If NOW() is Friday 5pm ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:21:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-calculate-percentage-with-a-sql-statement-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-calculate-percentage-with-a-sql-statement-closed.htmli have two sql tables i want to compare two tables ..comparing two tables is done now what i want is how many records are matched and not matched in the form of percentage .is it possible to write a ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:15:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-drops-frames-when-encoding-a-png-image-sequence-into-an-x264-mp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ffmpeg-drops-frames-when-encoding-a-png-image-sequence-into-an-x264-mp.htmlI'm trying to encode an image-sequence (frame0001.png, frame0002.png, ... , frame0160.png) into an x264 video using the following command: ffmpeg -i frame%04d.png -sameq -r 24 out.mp4 After encod......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:08:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/if-i-click-on-2nd-monitor-while-gaming-on-fullscreen-the-game-closes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/if-i-click-on-2nd-monitor-while-gaming-on-fullscreen-the-game-closes.htmlThe title basically says it all, while I'm gaming, CSGO for example, if I click on something on the second monitor, the game is minimized. I want to know how I can fix this WITHOUT having to put my......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:50:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-ftp-connection-from-home-where-server-only-accepts-local-ips.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/tunneling-ftp-connection-from-home-where-server-only-accepts-local-ips.htmlI need to access an FTP server at work but the server will only accept local IPs. I cannot access it from my home machine. I have been able to ssh into my Unix work machine through PuTTY and from t......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:35:52 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-certificate-issue-in-tortoise-git.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssl-certificate-issue-in-tortoise-git.htmlI have tried to pull the code from bitbucket repository. But i got the SSL certificate error unable to access 'https://bitbucket.com/scm/tcc/customer-care-portal.git/': SSL certificate problem: una......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:27:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-replicate-gmail-039-s-archive-behavior-in-microsoft-outlook-2.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-replicate-gmail-039-s-archive-behavior-in-microsoft-outlook-2.htmlI have some emails in Outlook which I want to remove from my Inbox without deleting. In Gmail, there's a single dedicated button for archiving messages: In Outlook, Microsoft's official instructi......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:18:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-ip-based-video-conferencing-and-how-can-i-do-it-from-home.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-ip-based-video-conferencing-and-how-can-i-do-it-from-home.htmlA company wants to interview my neighbour. They say they will do it via IP based video conferencing (and said she must go to a reliance webworld center - which apparently has that facility in our c......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:15:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-merge-two-tables-in-ms-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-properly-merge-two-tables-in-ms-word.htmlI would like to merge 2 tables together in Microsoft Word. I have attempted to do the usual drag and drop, but I'm out of luck! I don't know if my mouse is the problem, but even if I use the touch......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:02:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/grub-boot-from-iso.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/grub-boot-from-iso.htmlHow can I boot into an ISO file in GRUB? The ISO file is on a reiserfs partition and GRUB can access it (already tested that)....Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:41:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-format-selected-java-code-in-sublime-text-txt-file.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-format-selected-java-code-in-sublime-text-txt-file.htmlIs there any extension or technique for formatting java code in sublime text? For example, I have this code: static void test() { Pair<Integer, Integer>[] intPairArr = new Pa......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:13:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-gci-access-denied.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-gci-access-denied.htmlTrying to see my files larger than 500mb inside C:\users Get-ChildItem C:\users\cata\ -recurse | where-object {$_.length -gt 500mb} | Sort-Object length | ft fullname, length -auto FullName ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:00:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-chrome-to-launch-and-close-developer-tools-on-mac-like-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-get-chrome-to-launch-and-close-developer-tools-on-mac-like-f.htmlHow can I get Chrome to launch and close "developer tools" on Mac (like Firebug with F12 & Ctrl+Shift+C)? It was so convenient in Firefox/Firebug to just hit F12 followed by "toggle inspect mod......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:41:20 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/word-won-039-t-paste-images-from-web.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/word-won-039-t-paste-images-from-web.htmlI had to rub my eyes. But Word will not accept copy pasted images from the web. I've scoured the internet and done everything here: http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/InvisibleGraphics.htm Naturally noth......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:41:02 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/group-policy-to-grey-out-macros-security-setting.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/group-policy-to-grey-out-macros-security-setting.htmlI am after GPO to prevent Microsoft Office macro security settings to be changed by users i.e. restricting my users from being able to mock around with Macro Settings in: Options > Trust Center >......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:34:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/all-files-in-my-pc-are-stuck-on-read-only-even-as-the-only-admin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/all-files-in-my-pc-are-stuck-on-read-only-even-as-the-only-admin.htmlWindows 7, 32-bit: There is 1 user account in this PC, and that is my account. What I do is, I right click to a folder and uncheck the read only option, apply, close. After when I reopen the fold......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:32:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-wd-mybook-live-duo-from-going-to-sleep.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-prevent-wd-mybook-live-duo-from-going-to-sleep.htmlI have an issue of my WD MyBook Live Duo going into some kind of low power standby mode when it hasn't been accessed for awhile. When I try accessing the drive it takes a minute or two to become ...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:18:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-way-to-make-outlook-search-folders-return-archived-emails.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-any-way-to-make-outlook-search-folders-return-archived-emails.htmlMy Outlook Search Folders (e.g. for all messages with a certain category) only show me messages that are in my main mailbox and not those that have been auto-archived because they're too old. Is t......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:50:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-firefox-update-notifications.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-stop-firefox-update-notifications.htmlI have Firefox 56, the last good version of the browser, where things I need in terms of performance, and functionality both still work. I'm not going to update, EVER. There are other browsers out ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:41:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-fonts-are-installed-on-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-know-which-fonts-are-installed-on-centos.htmlQuestion-1: Is there a way to know what all fonts are installed on the CentOS 6.2 through command-line? I have checked the fonts with the following command ls /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:41:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-launch-remote-desktop-via-url.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-you-launch-remote-desktop-via-url.htmlIs it possible to have a URL that launches a remote desktop session? I realize it may be considered a security vulnerability for some, but the convenience would really save me a lot of time. I ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:38:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-email-address-from-to-cc-bcc-field-only-copies-name-address-no.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/copying-email-address-from-to-cc-bcc-field-only-copies-name-address-no.htmlA salesperson at work asked me to help her copy email addresses from an Outlook bcc field. She sends out emails to various subgroups of her clients, in groups of several hundred. She wants to save ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:27:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-profile-message-when-opening-files-in-adobe-photoshop-cs6.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-profile-message-when-opening-files-in-adobe-photoshop-cs6.htmlI'm getting this message on almost every file I open with Photoshop CS6 (I had CS5.5 and this never happened). Besides not being sure if any one of the options could screw up my file, which worri......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:11:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-tab-group-migration-sync.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/chrome-tab-group-migration-sync.htmlSince Google rolled out the grouping of tabs feature, I have made heavy use of it. It has helped me reduce the number of Chrome windows I need open as I can shrink the group to reduce the number of......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:11:11 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-code-completion-in-emacs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-code-completion-in-emacs.htmlI know that emacs supports code completion. But to be honest I have never been a good FAQ reader, at least for something that I'm completely new to. So I wonder what I need to download and how to m......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:08:46 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/baseline-duration-vs-duration-vs-actual-duration-vs-schedule-duration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/baseline-duration-vs-duration-vs-actual-duration-vs-schedule-duration.htmlI am still not fully certain on the definitions of these terms, not as they relate to project but what they really mean. Please can someone explain?...Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:51:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-double-ethernet-cable.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-double-ethernet-cable.htmlI have a cable modem in the living room. I have ethernet running out of the cable modem to an Apple Airplay, then back out of the Airplay to a 4 port switch so that I can hardwire all my consoles.......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:22:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-runtime-error-1004-unable-to-get-match-property-of-the-woksh.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-vba-runtime-error-1004-unable-to-get-match-property-of-the-woksh.htmlI am trying to create a userform where I can edit a project-entry in a large database. The idea is that when you click on the button "Edit Project" in excel, it opens a userform. This use......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:52:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-cursor-crosshairs-in-photoshop.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-cursor-crosshairs-in-photoshop.htmlI'm trying to draw a marquee around an image so I can cut it out, but it's near-impossible to accurately get the first corner aligned properly with the boundaries of the area I'm trying to select. ......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:50:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-memory-clear-functionality-mean-in-asus-motherboards.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-the-memory-clear-functionality-mean-in-asus-motherboards.htmlIn my MB's UEFI settings, there's this option called Memory Clear, under North Bridge Settings. Possible values are Enabled and Disabled. Some models featuring this option: ASUS CROSSHAIR V FORMU......Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:49:37 -0400