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How to install Vinyl Laptop Skins

· One min read

Start with a clean laptop and a clean, flat working surface. To clean your laptop’s external surface, we recommend a damp lint-free cloth. Basically, you want to make sure your laptop is dry and free from any oil, dirt, or residue before beginning the skin installation.

  1. Carefully remove the laptop skin from its backing, with each person holding 2 corners. Hold the skin taut (but don’t pull!) and line it up over the top of the laptop, aligning the corners.
  2. Set the skin down gently and put light pressure in the centre of the skin to bond it to the surface.
  3. Working from the centre, gently bond the skin across the laptop from the center to the outside edges, pressing out any bubbles.
  4. If you need to trim the skin to fit, bond the skin well around all edges first, then use a sharp utility knife and gently run the blade down the edge that needs to be trimmed.

 

56k Modem Strings

· One min read

Want to lower the volume of your 56k Dial-up connection when connecting? You can adjust the modem options. Follow these instructions.

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Click Modem or Phone & Modem Options
  4. Make sure you are in the General Tab, and choose Properties.
  5. Click Connections
  6. Click Advanced
  7. Insert the following strings, depending on what you want to do and press Ok.

M0 = Speaker always off

M1 = Speaker on during connection

M2 = Speaker always on (very noisy)

L0 = Lowest volume

L1 = Lowest volume (redundant)

L2 = Medium volume

L3 = Maximum volume

Advpack.dll Not Found

· 2 min read

Advpack.dll Not Found is only one version of the error messages that Advpack.dll can create – “”This application failed to start because advpack.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem” is another known error.

Although mainly occurring in the older versions of Windows I have seen this error occur from Windows XP through to Windows 7 and is mainly caused by installing the wrong .Net Framework for your computers architecture – for example attempting to install .Net Framework x86 on a 64 bit version of Windows.

Fixing this error in Windows 7

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Click Uninstall Programs and select “Turn Windows features on or off” on the top left.
  4. Click on “Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1”.
  5. Expand “Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1” and place a check mark on 2 options listed to enable.
  6. Restart the Computer.

 

Fixing this error in Windows XP

  1. Fixing this error in Windows XP is as usually as easy as downloading the correct one “here” and installing it.

AMD Data change…update new data to DMI Error

· One min read

Getting the “AMD Data change…update new data to DMI” error? Try these fixes below.

  1. Press F1, or F2 to enter BIOs
  2. Due to the fact that all BIOs are different, look for ACPI options, usually in Power Management.
  3. Enable ACPI
  4. Make sure the Time/Date settings are correct, and if not correct them.
  5. Set HDD from SATA to IDE, in the Controller settings.
  6. Restart

If that didn’t work, you are looking at a BIOS/CMOs Upgrade/Flash. Look at the Motherboard’s manufacturers website for information on how to do this. Remember this is quite dangerous and if the wrong model or a power cut occurs during flashing, damage to the Motherboard may occur & make it worse.

BearShare Opening in New Firefox Tab

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Having the problem where BearShare opens when you open a new Firefox tab even after removing BearShare? This is how I fixed it.

  1. Open My Computer (Double left click on Desktop icon, or go to Start, Computer)
  2. Navigate (using the left mouse button) to_ C:Program Files_
  3. Right click the Bearshare folder & Delete