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The Tech Help Thread

Discussion in 'Technical Board' started by rei, Oct 19, 2009.

  1. Binary

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    I have a Zagg Flex that I like a lot.

    It's not cheap, but I have the Nexus 7, so I wanted something pretty small (but still usable) and it fits that bill nicely.

    Lots of good reviews on the Logitech Tablet Keyboard. It's bigger than the Flex, which was the only reason I didn't get it.
     
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    Working with a client on reviewing one of their IT Audits. The client claims that their Active Directory authenticates user logins through their AS400/iSeries server. I don't know much about OS/400, but this doesn't make much sense to me from my current understanding of AD/LDAP. Usually we would see applications authenticate through AD and not the other way around.

    Is this legitimate?
     
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    OS/400 has an LDAP component, so it's not impossible that they could be passing LDAP to the IBM server for authentication. I've never set up a non-Windows LDAP server to authenticate domain logins, so I'm not entirely sure how it's done.

    Not a whole lot of help, I know, but it appears possible.
     
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    I'm trying to put a PayPal Donate button on a site using Joomla 2.5. I've created a "Custom HTML" module, pasted the paypal provided code, but when I click on the button, it just loops me back to the website. Is there a setting that I'm missing? I'd rather not install another extension, but if that's what it takes, I could do it.

    Thanks!
     
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    I'm going to punch through this computer if this doesn't stop.

    In the last week, Firefox has lost its mind and crashes constantly. Every 2-5 minutes. It crashes in safe mode. Uninstalling/reinstalling is no help. Plugins are up-to-date. I can generate a crash report:

    bp-c7b55806-14db-4eb1-a441-aecb821302232/23/20138:31 AMbp-538c61d0-d6e8-4531-bf94-9da0621302232/23/20138:30 AMbp-92858d9f-b47f-413d-816c-0e97a21302232/23/20138:28 AMbp-7040c494-c6a9-4546-acd4-8728821302232/23/20138:22 AMbp-f74f0778-93e3-431c-b4d6-0aac021302232/23/20138:12 AMbp-ffb823e8-c846-48cf-a2fe-b67f421302232/23/20138:00 AMbp-5e667d25-2395-47f6-9d88-21ac421302232/22/20139:51 PMbp-48a529a2-1833-4bd4-99a0-f046421302232/22/20139:43 PMbp-dd45cf6f-e5b8-4109-8c6f-345dc21302232/22/20139:26 PMbp-4d5992e7-1580-4420-a5ef-c580121302232/22/20139:13 PMbp-0b64914c-bb0d-4425-9b1c-dc61f21302232/22/20139:06 PMbp-18d81ebd-6646-4543-97ae-cfa4621302232/22/20138:43 PMbp-9d8de457-647c-4cf7-a569-e1b9d21302222/22/20137:19 AMbp-915767da-9867-4161-9104-2882921302222/21/20139:24 PMbp-19e69272-d45d-46bb-9f52-1c37721302222/21/20139:13 PMbp-49f50904-00fe-44b0-966a-18f8d21302222/21/20138:13 PMbp-b2d4e72c-01fc-41b6-ae7e-c982021302222/21/20138:08 PMbp-dfe2851c-484a-426f-9577-60b4021302222/21/20137:28 PMbp-2e7d9ccc-4d40-4249-9354-354e321302222/21/20137:15 PMbp-b0cdc6e3-949b-43b1-ba37-9d3a121302222/21/20136:45 PMbp-4ad33d9a-6284-4ee0-a1b2-ba32a21302212/20/20137:29 PM34798075-a928-4b3c-87c6-094aa8e82e292/16/20137:59 AM77bf5112-a737-445e-b093-0520c2fdea0d2/15/20139:25 PM738a589d-7398-42d8-b71c-3cb35ff77ca1-flash22/15/20137:51 PM738a589d-7398-42d8-b71c-3cb35ff77ca1-flash12/15/20137:51 PM738a589d-7398-42d8-b71c-3cb35ff77ca1-browser2/15/20137:51 PM738a589d-7398-42d8-b71c-3cb35ff77ca12/15/20137:51 PMb9306362-7373-4827-b820-599a1e58410f2/11/20139:53 PMecffddd7-2fe0-4fca-8d2c-02268098c1242/2/20137:08 PM

    But how do I read what those codes mean? How do I know what's causing the crashes and - better - how do I fix it? Any ideas, anyone?

    I'm running Firefox 19 and Windows 8.

    The crash report links to this:
    <a class="postlink" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830531" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830531</a>

    But when I try to find an older version of Firefox I can't. GAAAAAH.
     
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    There's a link in this thread

    <a class="postlink" href="http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/951201" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/951201</a>

    <a class="postlink" href="ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/18.0.2/win32/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/f ... 0.2/win32/</a>
     
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    The bug report indicated FF 18.0.2 was a solid version, and it appears that FileHippo retained a copy:

    <a class="postlink" href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/14271/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/14271/</a>

    Give it a shot. I just downloaded it and scanned it to make sure it's not virus-laden. I didn't install it because I don't run FF.

    Alternately, you could switch to Chrome, which is like 261% more awesome than Firefox.

    edit: so the question goes unanswered for 24 hours and then answered twice in the time I was waiting for the file to download so I could scan it... but there ya' go.
     
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    Thanks for the info everyone. A completely stupid question - how do I install that older version? I don't see an "install" button. Cue the "DCC is a techno neophyte" jokes.
     
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    You need to uninstall the old one (open the control panel and go to "Programs"). Then you download the new one and just double click on it.
     
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    I went to do a little online banking today and noticed that it asked me the extra question that it usually does when I'm logging in from an unknown computer. I haven't deleted browsing history/cookies lately. Now I'm being paranoid that my computer's security is compromised. Avast virus scan finds nothing and I'm about to run anti-malware.

    Am I just being super paranoid? Or could this really be something?

    Thanks for putting up with my special brand of online paranoia.
     
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    Cookies can and do expire, and sometimes if they just change the way they handle cookies on the server, this will happen.

    As long as the URL in the address bar says HTTPS and has your bank's address in it, and the security questions are accurate, you're okay.
     
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    So, Internet Explorer is giving me grief.

    It's not showing up on the Control Panel as an installed program, however I can load IE, and IE 64-bit. I wouldn't give a shit, but I get an error message from my antivirus program, and MS Office saying I need to install this pile of ass.

    Specifically, the error message when I try to open Outlook says "You need IE 4.01 or later to use this product. DL at...."

    Googling said fuckery gave me a registry fix, which I applied but it didn't do anything.

    Halp!
     
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    When you open IE and go to Help > About, what version shows as installed?
     
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    IE Version 9.0.8112.16421 64-bit edition

    Also, 9.013 in the non-64 bit edition.
     
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    It's not something where it shows up in Windows Features instead of installed programs, is it? I think Windows 7 does that, but I don't have one on hand to verify.
     
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    It doesn't show up in installed programs with Revo and the Windows utility. Nothing on the virus scan, registry editor doesn't fix it. It's weird as hell, Googling the problem doesn't help.
     
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    You're correct. In Windows 7 it does not show up as an installed application.

    With that said, have you tried running a repair on Office from Programs and Features? Sometimes shit just goes wonky, and the quickest way to resolve it is to run a repair.

    What version of Office are you running?
     
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    You can try repairing internet explorer:

    <a class="postlink" href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378</a>
     
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    Our IT administrator here at work has banned the use of Firefox and Chrome because they are “pieces of garbage” (his actual words) and is forcing everyone to use only Internet Explorer. He’s using WatchGuard http proxy to block the other browsers from accessing the web. I discovered that I can access secure sites using Chrome, so for email and banking I can still use it. This raises two questions:

    Am I correct in thinking that both Firefox and Chrome are both better browsers than IE?

    Is there some method to get around the blocking program and be able to use Chrome for general web surfing? Google has turned up nothing for me. Anything that I’m able to access using https: works fine, but most sites don’t have a secure side, and I can’t follow any links in email or see most embedded elements.

    I hate IE with a passion, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    It's your company's IT policy.

    Live with it, or work to change it... circumventing it is not the right answer.