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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:26 AM

"Invalid menu handle" Opening Downloaded .ZIP Files (IE6, XPSP2)

I'm working on a new, least-privileges, computer and I ran into a very strange problem yesterday. If I click on links to .ZIP files in IE and select Open,the file downloads but I'm presented with an "Invalid menu handle" message box...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:46 AM

Windows Live Messenger Virus Scanner Settings

I recently change to ESET's NOD32 for my virus scanner and realized that I hadn't set my Windows Live Messenger to use it to scan received files. I found this helpful posting that describes the necessary steps: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread...
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Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:36 PM

Dogfooding

Dogfooding v. For a company to use the same products that it produces. With the recent release of Windows Vista Microsoft seems to be doing it's due diligence and everyone at Microsoft seems to now be running Vista. This is great news for future Vista...
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Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:51 AM

Time to replace UPS batteries...

After a few recent power outages in my region I decided it was time to replace the battery on my UPS (yes, it was beeping that the battery was old and I simply unplugged it--I hang my head in shame). I looked into getting a new battery; but, I couldn...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:55 AM

Thoughts on Some Legal Disclaimers

Raymond Chen blogged recently about a disclaimers for a particular prize and it got me thinking about how inane some of these disclaimers are or how inane the circumstances are. Some disclaimers make sense and should be there: “professional driver on...
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