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After reading the recent Lifehacker article on the switch to IPv6, I checked to see if my computer supported it. As far as I can tell, it doesn't. (ipconfig only shows an IPv4 address). So, I tried googling for an answer. I found a site saying, put "netsh interface ipv6 install" into command prompt, then lots of other things. http://ipv6int.net/systems/windows_xp-ipv6.html One, how safe is that, two, what else would I need to do for ensure compatibility with IPv6? KyuubiSeal ( talk) 01:51, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
This seems to be all to allow compatibility with IPv6. However, I don't understand what you mean about the safety. Can you explain? General Rommel ( talk) 06:12, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Since I'd never seen or heard of that site, I just wanted to know if that command did what it said. After learning about rm -rf... kinda has me on edge. :P KyuubiSeal ( talk) 16:33, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
So I've gotten three text messages over the past few days that I've found puzzling.
The first said that the IRS had accepted my federal tax return.
The second and third said that they had rejected it.
All said that for more information I should go to efile.taxact.com.
Now I have not, in fact, filed my federal tax return yet. Nor do I file them through taxact.com anyway — I use a completely different website (turbotax).
So what's going on here? Taxact seems to be a legit website. On the other hand, it's a text message, maybe there's some way that they've obfuscated the URL that I can't tell on my phone, and if I clicked through (which I won't do since I don't have a digital plan anyway), it would go to some kind of phishing site.
Or maybe it is just very crude spam. Or maybe someone else put my phone number in as theirs. Or maybe their system is bugging out.
Anybody have any guesses? -- Mr.98 ( talk) 12:58, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
efile-taxact.com
(though that example is owned by TaxAct, so it wouldn't work), and you read it as a legitimate URL, completely defeating the deception?
Paul (
Stansifer)
14:48, 9 February 2011 (UTC)I am on a Ubuntu PC right now, and everything looks much bigger than normal. It seems like something for people with disabilities. How do you disable it? Hint: re-boot doesn't work... 212.169.191.85 ( talk) 13:05, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
I understand that the more people logged into a given site, the slower it may be to receive packets from that site's server, and with very high traffic, I may not even be able to connect at all.
What I'm wondering is whether this effect also works in a different direction: if a lot of people in the United States (where I am) are online at a given time, will that affect the speed of pages loading in my browser, even if I'm looking at an obscure site that's hardly getting any other traffic? If not, what about high traffic specifically in my county? ± Lenoxus ( " *** ") 16:31, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
In Windows XP, under "My Computer" and using either the "List" or "Details" type of directory listing, there are tiny pictures to the left of each file. Most of them are standard little icons depending on which application is associated with it (e.g. a little page with the Firefox symbol in it for HTML files, or a little picture of a spiral-bound notebook for text files). I have a favicon.ico file that shows a tinier version of the favicon. Are there files cached somewhere that hold these tiny pictures? Where can I find them? TresÁrboles ( talk) 18:05, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi.. I have just planned to start a website... I have not developed it yet. I know I will have to go to a website hosting company. I am confused that will I have to register my website with government also or not? actually I want to develop a website in which users will be able to change the content of it ... for example as on wikipedia.. so will my web hoster provide me this service or not.? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.96.217 ( talk) 20:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
wikipedia.org
or myexcellentwebsite.com
), you need to get it through a
domain name registrar. Registrars report to
ICANN, a nonprofit that is considered the final authority on domain names. I don't know of any countries that require their citizens to register websites with their governments, but places that censor their Internet might.
Paul (
Stansifer)
20:32, 8 February 2011 (UTC)I am having problem with my mouse pointer since last one month. normally it runs very well and then suddenly it stucks at a point and it stucks so badly that nothing can move it from it's place and I have to restart my PC to make it working again I don't understand that I have problem with my mouse hardware or it is due to some kind of software problem in my OS. I am using logitech mouse and keyboard and windows 7 ultimate OS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.96.217 ( talk) 20:23, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, id like to make interactive guides such as the ones on http://va.zensupport.co.uk/ but im not sure where to start, can anyone tell me which program i should use for it? Or any other help. Joneleth ( talk) 20:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm using Firebug to debug my JavaScript and I keep accidentally hitting F5 to resume execution because that's what F5 does in Visual Studio. I'm wondering if there's any easy way to disable F5? A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 22:11, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
If I purchase an iPhone or Blackberry or iPad or Kindle (or anything similar) in the U.S. and take it back to Canada (all properly declared), can I purchase a plan for it in Canada, or does such a gadget have to be purchased in the country of principal use? Bielle ( talk) 23:19, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Is it possible to retrieve a Youtube user's password? If it is, how would I be able to do it? B-Machine ( talk) 23:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
When you start a computer for the first time, it starts the installer of Windows 7 (which is in the HDD). No CD is shipped. My questions are: where was this Windows version? In a separate partition or in the same of the installation? And what if you want to re-install this pre-installed version? Can you complete wipe the old installation and re-do the pre-installation? Quest09 ( talk) 23:31, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
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After reading the recent Lifehacker article on the switch to IPv6, I checked to see if my computer supported it. As far as I can tell, it doesn't. (ipconfig only shows an IPv4 address). So, I tried googling for an answer. I found a site saying, put "netsh interface ipv6 install" into command prompt, then lots of other things. http://ipv6int.net/systems/windows_xp-ipv6.html One, how safe is that, two, what else would I need to do for ensure compatibility with IPv6? KyuubiSeal ( talk) 01:51, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
This seems to be all to allow compatibility with IPv6. However, I don't understand what you mean about the safety. Can you explain? General Rommel ( talk) 06:12, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Since I'd never seen or heard of that site, I just wanted to know if that command did what it said. After learning about rm -rf... kinda has me on edge. :P KyuubiSeal ( talk) 16:33, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
So I've gotten three text messages over the past few days that I've found puzzling.
The first said that the IRS had accepted my federal tax return.
The second and third said that they had rejected it.
All said that for more information I should go to efile.taxact.com.
Now I have not, in fact, filed my federal tax return yet. Nor do I file them through taxact.com anyway — I use a completely different website (turbotax).
So what's going on here? Taxact seems to be a legit website. On the other hand, it's a text message, maybe there's some way that they've obfuscated the URL that I can't tell on my phone, and if I clicked through (which I won't do since I don't have a digital plan anyway), it would go to some kind of phishing site.
Or maybe it is just very crude spam. Or maybe someone else put my phone number in as theirs. Or maybe their system is bugging out.
Anybody have any guesses? -- Mr.98 ( talk) 12:58, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
efile-taxact.com
(though that example is owned by TaxAct, so it wouldn't work), and you read it as a legitimate URL, completely defeating the deception?
Paul (
Stansifer)
14:48, 9 February 2011 (UTC)I am on a Ubuntu PC right now, and everything looks much bigger than normal. It seems like something for people with disabilities. How do you disable it? Hint: re-boot doesn't work... 212.169.191.85 ( talk) 13:05, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
I understand that the more people logged into a given site, the slower it may be to receive packets from that site's server, and with very high traffic, I may not even be able to connect at all.
What I'm wondering is whether this effect also works in a different direction: if a lot of people in the United States (where I am) are online at a given time, will that affect the speed of pages loading in my browser, even if I'm looking at an obscure site that's hardly getting any other traffic? If not, what about high traffic specifically in my county? ± Lenoxus ( " *** ") 16:31, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
In Windows XP, under "My Computer" and using either the "List" or "Details" type of directory listing, there are tiny pictures to the left of each file. Most of them are standard little icons depending on which application is associated with it (e.g. a little page with the Firefox symbol in it for HTML files, or a little picture of a spiral-bound notebook for text files). I have a favicon.ico file that shows a tinier version of the favicon. Are there files cached somewhere that hold these tiny pictures? Where can I find them? TresÁrboles ( talk) 18:05, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi.. I have just planned to start a website... I have not developed it yet. I know I will have to go to a website hosting company. I am confused that will I have to register my website with government also or not? actually I want to develop a website in which users will be able to change the content of it ... for example as on wikipedia.. so will my web hoster provide me this service or not.? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.96.217 ( talk) 20:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
wikipedia.org
or myexcellentwebsite.com
), you need to get it through a
domain name registrar. Registrars report to
ICANN, a nonprofit that is considered the final authority on domain names. I don't know of any countries that require their citizens to register websites with their governments, but places that censor their Internet might.
Paul (
Stansifer)
20:32, 8 February 2011 (UTC)I am having problem with my mouse pointer since last one month. normally it runs very well and then suddenly it stucks at a point and it stucks so badly that nothing can move it from it's place and I have to restart my PC to make it working again I don't understand that I have problem with my mouse hardware or it is due to some kind of software problem in my OS. I am using logitech mouse and keyboard and windows 7 ultimate OS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.96.217 ( talk) 20:23, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, id like to make interactive guides such as the ones on http://va.zensupport.co.uk/ but im not sure where to start, can anyone tell me which program i should use for it? Or any other help. Joneleth ( talk) 20:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm using Firebug to debug my JavaScript and I keep accidentally hitting F5 to resume execution because that's what F5 does in Visual Studio. I'm wondering if there's any easy way to disable F5? A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 22:11, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
If I purchase an iPhone or Blackberry or iPad or Kindle (or anything similar) in the U.S. and take it back to Canada (all properly declared), can I purchase a plan for it in Canada, or does such a gadget have to be purchased in the country of principal use? Bielle ( talk) 23:19, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Is it possible to retrieve a Youtube user's password? If it is, how would I be able to do it? B-Machine ( talk) 23:28, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
When you start a computer for the first time, it starts the installer of Windows 7 (which is in the HDD). No CD is shipped. My questions are: where was this Windows version? In a separate partition or in the same of the installation? And what if you want to re-install this pre-installed version? Can you complete wipe the old installation and re-do the pre-installation? Quest09 ( talk) 23:31, 8 February 2011 (UTC)