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Microsoft Security Essentials won’t install

· One min read

Having problems and your trying to install Microsoft Security Essentials and it just won’t install? I have ran into this issue and this is how I repaired it.

  1. First, you need to download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
  2. Run the utility and select Microsoft Antimalware
  3. Click Remove
  4. Click Ok then restart the computer
  5. Attempt Security Essentials install.

No Sound in Adobe Flash Videos

· 2 min read
  1. Click Start
  2. Click Run
  3. Type in:  cmd.exe
  4. Press Enter
  5. Type: sfc /scannow

Wait for scan to complete, you may need your Windows CD/DVD for this if it needs to copy data from it.

If the above did not work, try the following below:

  1.  Open Notepad (Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad)
  2. Select the text below and right click it and choose Copy.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY\LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsof\tWindows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]

“midimapper”=”midimap.dll”

“msacm.imaadpcm”=”imaadp32.acm”

“msacm.msadpcm”=”msadp32.acm”

“msacm.msg711″=”msg711.acm”

“msacm.msgsm610″=”msgsm32.acm”

“msacm.trspch”=”tssoft32.acm”

“vidc.cvid”=”iccvid.dll”

“VIDC.I420″=”i420vfw.dll”

“vidc.iv31″=”ir32_32.dll”

“vidc.iv32″=”ir32_32.dll”

“vidc.iv41″=”ir41_32.ax”

“VIDC.IYUV”=”iyuv_32.dll”

“vidc.mrle”=”msrle32.dll”

“vidc.msvc”=”msvidc32.dll”

“VIDC.YVYU”=”msyuv.dll”

“wavemapper”=”msacm32.drv”

“msacm.msg723″=”msg723.acm”

“vidc.M263″=”msh263.drv”

“vidc.M261″=”msh261.drv”

“msacm.msaudio1″=”msaud32.acm”

“msacm.sl_anet”=”sl_anet.acm”

“msacm.iac2″=”C:WINDOWSsystem32iac25_32.ax”

“vidc.iv50″=”ir50_32.dll”

“wave”=”wdmaud.drv”

“midi”=”wdmaud.drv”

“mixer”=”wdmaud.drv”

“VIDC.WMV3″=”wmv9vcm.dll”

“VIDC.VP40″=”vp4vfw.dll”

“msacm.voxacm160″=”vct3216.acm”

“MSVideo”=”vfwwdm32.dll”

“MSVideo8″=”VfWWDM32.dll”

“wave1″=”wdmaud.drv”

“midi1″=”wdmaud.drv”

“mixer1″=”wdmaud.drv”

“aux”=”wdmaud.drv”

“vidc.VP70″=”vp7vfw.dll”

“vidc.X264″=”x264vfw.dll”

“VIDC.FPS1″=”frapsvid.dll”

“vidc.VP60″=”vp6vfw.dll”

“vidc.VP61″=”vp6vfw.dll”

“vidc.VP62″=”vp6vfw.dll”

“vidc.DIVX”=”DivX.dll”

“VIDC.UYVY”=”msyuv.dll”

“VIDC.YUY2″=”msyuv.dll”

“VIDC.YVU9″=”tsbyuv.dll”

“VIDC.DRAW”=”DVIDEO.DLL”

“VIDC.YV12″=”yv12vfw.dll”

“wave2″=”wdmaud.drv”

“midi2″=”wdmaud.drv”

“mixer2″=”wdmaud.drv”

“aux1″=”wdmaud.drv”

“wave3″=”wdmaud.drv”

“midi3″=”wdmaud.drv”

“mixer3″=”wdmaud.drv”

“aux2″=”wdmaud.drv”

“VIDC.MSUD”=”msulvc05.dll”

“wave4″=”wdmaud.drv”

“midi4″=”wdmaud.drv”

“mixer4″=”wdmaud.drv”

“aux3″=”wdmaud.drv”

Click File and Save As 3. Save as: registry.reg 4. Save it as missing.reg 5. Run: missing.reg

If the above did not work, try the following below:

Another issue is due to some Wavemapper windows registry files. You need to open Registry Editor.

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Run
  3. Type: regedit
  4. Press Enter
  5. Navigate to:  HKEY\LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWAR\EMicrosof\tWindows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32
  6. Click on My Computer and on the right hand side click New/String Value and type: wavemapper then press Enter and type: msacm32.drv
  7. Click Ok and restart machine.

Speedometer for your Android Mobile

· One min read

Need a Speedometer with Acceleration and GPS info? The Sub Speedo app by AutoRad Industries is what you are after. This is how you can acquire this little nifty app.

Using your PC

  1. Click on this Google Play link
  2. To the left, click Buy (at time of writing it costs $2.70NZD)
  3. Enter in your payment details, click Ok
  4. Choose the Android device you want it installed to
  5. Your Android device will then start downloading the app immediately.

Using Android

  1. Click on Google Play (previously Android Market)
  2. Search for: Sub Speedo
  3. Select the Sub Speedo (written by: AutoRad Industries)
  4. Click Install/Buy (at time of writing it costs $2.70NZD)

At time of writing there is currently no idevice app available.

iTunes could not connect to the iPod Because It is locked with a Passcode.

· One min read
  1. Turn the iPod off
  2. Start iTunes
  3. Plug the iPod USB cable into the computer
  4. Press and hold the Home button down on the iPod forcing the iPod to turn on.
  5. The iPod will then boot into Recovery Mode and iTunes will prompt with a dialog “iTunes has discovered an iPod in Recovery Mode, would you like to restore?”
  6. Click Yes
  7. Wait for the restore to finish then the iPod will restart and load a freshly updated iOS

Windows XP to format USB Flash drives as NTFS

· One min read

Windows XP to format USB Flash drives as NTFS

  1. Right click My Computer

  2. Click Properties

  3. Click Hardware

  4. Click Device Manager

  5. Click Disk Drives and right click your USB device.

  6. Click Properties

  7. Click Policies

  8. Click Optimize for performance.

  9. Click Apply

  10. Restart Computer