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Where could I locate clipboard on my computer? That options shows up when I close a word document and have worked with pictures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.121.107.157 ( talk) 00:31, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
i just installed windows vista on my Sony desktop which came with XP. Now my sound card doesn't work. In fact, the computer fails to recognize it. I don't remember much about the old card, it was made by yahama, I believe. How can I get it to work again?
Thanks,Rob —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.231.40 ( talk) 01:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
One section heading in Wikipedia, which includes several <ref> tags before the closing ==, has the unusually cryptic URL
http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Parental_leave_rights_in_different_coun tries_around_the_world_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000012-QINU.072.07UNIQ699896 e027ff968b-nowiki-00000013-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000014-QINU.073.0 7UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000015-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-0000001 6-QINU.074.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000017-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-no wiki-00000018-QINU.075.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000019-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e02 7ff968b-nowiki-0000001A-QINU.076.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-0000001B-QINU.07
Where does 699896e027ff968b come from? What do "UNIQ" and "QINU" indicate? Why is the word "nowiki" included? What other tags than ref, if any, generate this type of URL when placed within a section title, and could useful tricks potentially be based on this or related behaviour? Neon Merlin 05:57, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
With all the hype over the 2 millionth picture on wikimedia commons, does anyone actually know what the upload was? 195.194.74.154 07:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
I'd like to know what is the meaning of the term/phrase factory fit modules in any product of the IT industry. I'd also like to have some article on the approach that can be followed for the same. Kindly help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hny13180 ( talk • contribs) 08:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6232/firefoxpp9.png
As you can see above, my history tab seems to have completely gone. How do I restore it to its former glory?
116.12.146.226 09:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
i recently installed vista home premium.i put a password to limit those who use my pc,anyway i 4got my password and i just formated and re installed vista.after losing most of my info i remembered what my password was.i was wondering is there another way to log in if u 4get ur ur password.and dont have a paswword reset diskette?anyways thats the last tyme am using "knees" as my pasword. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.24.111.82 ( talk) 11:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
This works on XP so maybe it'll work for Vista at the login screen hit Ctrl+Alt+Del a box appears enter administrator and the password you set for the default administrator account that's created by default assuming you remember that one of course or just make a backup disk which is easy i think you can use a CD for it but not sure. Xor 24 talk to me 01:29, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I recently assembled a new PC from components that I bought individually. After just less than a month the hard disk died a death and I received a warranty replacement.
Two days after installing the replacement hard disk the computer is showing the same symptoms again - odd scraping and rebounding noises from the HDD, Windows XP blue screen errors (some with stop code 0x00000024, some disappear too quickly to note), and occasionally programs unable to find a particular file.
Is this just bad luck or is there a possible cause for the hard disk failures? The disk is a 500 Gb Seagate ST3500630AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ (as was the first one).
I'm currently running the Seagate diagnostic scan on the drive, and one of the things it notes is "POH 26". What is "POH" (Wikipedia has articles at pOH and Poh but neither are relevant) and is a value of 26 good, bad or irrelevant? Thryduulf 12:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
I see python is like 12 megabytes, Perl like 15. Is there a popular modern scripting language (perl python php ruby etc) that's minimalist and like 700 KB for the whole interpreter, frequently embedded, etc. uTorrent leads me to believe ANYTHING can be done in like < 1 MB.
Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.94 ( talk) 16:03, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Uh, I specifically said "scripting language". FOR EXAMPLE, say uTorrent were willing to embed a scripting language (for whatever reason) that's already minimalist and modern and completely prepackaged for embedding. And it wanted to increase in size by, say, 1 MB or 2 MB or something. What would it embed? Surely a couple of megabytes is enough to write a parser! Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.94 ( talk) 16:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
-- List answer to this question : PLEASE EDIT IN-PLACE:
To be clearer, I'm repeating the question below, rephrased. (Not exactly the same question) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.106 ( talk) 17:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Are any of the above programs, or modern, popular competition to them, minimal enough to where you can embed the basic interpreter language in a very small (couply of megabyte) program?
If these aren't, please answer up above about interpreted languages which are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.106 ( talk) 17:52, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello. When I opened a printing dialog box on Adobe Acrobat, I clicked on Printing Tips, leading me to Adobe's website. Why/How does this website bookmark itself to my Favourites without my prior knowledge? Thanks in advance. -- Mayfare 17:54, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Who invented the mobile phone. Which country were they from and in what year? 217.171.129.68 20:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Is [new] Yahoo Mail still in Beta? I don't see the Beta sign in my mails. Has Yahoo! made any comments on it? -- Kushal t 22:48, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
There has to be a way to check a file's size from the command line in Linux or Mac systems. I tried the file command no luck. Thanks for helping everyone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.195.124.101 ( talk) 23:53, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
ls -l filename
-rw-r--r-- 1 myname mygroup 35872 Aug 26 17:54 filename
ls -s filename
20 filename
size=`ls -l filename | awk '{print $5}'`
The same commands work on Mac OS X or any other Unix system.
Atlant 12:10, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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Where could I locate clipboard on my computer? That options shows up when I close a word document and have worked with pictures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.121.107.157 ( talk) 00:31, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
i just installed windows vista on my Sony desktop which came with XP. Now my sound card doesn't work. In fact, the computer fails to recognize it. I don't remember much about the old card, it was made by yahama, I believe. How can I get it to work again?
Thanks,Rob —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.231.40 ( talk) 01:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
One section heading in Wikipedia, which includes several <ref> tags before the closing ==, has the unusually cryptic URL
http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Parental_leave_rights_in_different_coun tries_around_the_world_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000012-QINU.072.07UNIQ699896 e027ff968b-nowiki-00000013-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000014-QINU.073.0 7UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000015-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-0000001 6-QINU.074.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000017-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-no wiki-00000018-QINU.075.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-00000019-QINU.07_.07UNIQ699896e02 7ff968b-nowiki-0000001A-QINU.076.07UNIQ699896e027ff968b-nowiki-0000001B-QINU.07
Where does 699896e027ff968b come from? What do "UNIQ" and "QINU" indicate? Why is the word "nowiki" included? What other tags than ref, if any, generate this type of URL when placed within a section title, and could useful tricks potentially be based on this or related behaviour? Neon Merlin 05:57, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
With all the hype over the 2 millionth picture on wikimedia commons, does anyone actually know what the upload was? 195.194.74.154 07:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
I'd like to know what is the meaning of the term/phrase factory fit modules in any product of the IT industry. I'd also like to have some article on the approach that can be followed for the same. Kindly help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hny13180 ( talk • contribs) 08:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6232/firefoxpp9.png
As you can see above, my history tab seems to have completely gone. How do I restore it to its former glory?
116.12.146.226 09:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
i recently installed vista home premium.i put a password to limit those who use my pc,anyway i 4got my password and i just formated and re installed vista.after losing most of my info i remembered what my password was.i was wondering is there another way to log in if u 4get ur ur password.and dont have a paswword reset diskette?anyways thats the last tyme am using "knees" as my pasword. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.24.111.82 ( talk) 11:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
This works on XP so maybe it'll work for Vista at the login screen hit Ctrl+Alt+Del a box appears enter administrator and the password you set for the default administrator account that's created by default assuming you remember that one of course or just make a backup disk which is easy i think you can use a CD for it but not sure. Xor 24 talk to me 01:29, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I recently assembled a new PC from components that I bought individually. After just less than a month the hard disk died a death and I received a warranty replacement.
Two days after installing the replacement hard disk the computer is showing the same symptoms again - odd scraping and rebounding noises from the HDD, Windows XP blue screen errors (some with stop code 0x00000024, some disappear too quickly to note), and occasionally programs unable to find a particular file.
Is this just bad luck or is there a possible cause for the hard disk failures? The disk is a 500 Gb Seagate ST3500630AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ (as was the first one).
I'm currently running the Seagate diagnostic scan on the drive, and one of the things it notes is "POH 26". What is "POH" (Wikipedia has articles at pOH and Poh but neither are relevant) and is a value of 26 good, bad or irrelevant? Thryduulf 12:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
I see python is like 12 megabytes, Perl like 15. Is there a popular modern scripting language (perl python php ruby etc) that's minimalist and like 700 KB for the whole interpreter, frequently embedded, etc. uTorrent leads me to believe ANYTHING can be done in like < 1 MB.
Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.94 ( talk) 16:03, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Uh, I specifically said "scripting language". FOR EXAMPLE, say uTorrent were willing to embed a scripting language (for whatever reason) that's already minimalist and modern and completely prepackaged for embedding. And it wanted to increase in size by, say, 1 MB or 2 MB or something. What would it embed? Surely a couple of megabytes is enough to write a parser! Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.94 ( talk) 16:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
-- List answer to this question : PLEASE EDIT IN-PLACE:
To be clearer, I'm repeating the question below, rephrased. (Not exactly the same question) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.106 ( talk) 17:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Are any of the above programs, or modern, popular competition to them, minimal enough to where you can embed the basic interpreter language in a very small (couply of megabyte) program?
If these aren't, please answer up above about interpreted languages which are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.80.106 ( talk) 17:52, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello. When I opened a printing dialog box on Adobe Acrobat, I clicked on Printing Tips, leading me to Adobe's website. Why/How does this website bookmark itself to my Favourites without my prior knowledge? Thanks in advance. -- Mayfare 17:54, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Who invented the mobile phone. Which country were they from and in what year? 217.171.129.68 20:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Is [new] Yahoo Mail still in Beta? I don't see the Beta sign in my mails. Has Yahoo! made any comments on it? -- Kushal t 22:48, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
There has to be a way to check a file's size from the command line in Linux or Mac systems. I tried the file command no luck. Thanks for helping everyone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.195.124.101 ( talk) 23:53, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
ls -l filename
-rw-r--r-- 1 myname mygroup 35872 Aug 26 17:54 filename
ls -s filename
20 filename
size=`ls -l filename | awk '{print $5}'`
The same commands work on Mac OS X or any other Unix system.
Atlant 12:10, 18 October 2007 (UTC)