Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed Error During Program Installation

When trying to add, install, uninstall or remove a program from Windows operating system, the setup will halt with the following error message, which may happen in all editions of Windows Me (Millennium Edition), Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 with or without service pack: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are […]

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Blank or Black Screen When Remote Control Vista System with VNC

VNC (Virtual Network Computing) allows users to connect and remotely control another computer using a graphical desktop sharing system which based on the RFB protocol. If you run VNC Server from RealVNC, TightVNC or UltraUNC in Windows Vista (assuming you can install and run the VNC Server properly by using various workarounds), and trying to remote VNC connect to the system, you may face a […]

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Daft Hands Becomes Internet Sensation

Have you heard about the YouTube clip called “Daft Hands” yet? It’s single-shot music video set to the the Daft Punk song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” One camera. One shot. Two hands. Doesn’t really sound that exciting does it? Trust me, it’s worth watching. The beginning is dull. Just hang in there until the lyrics start. Video shown below.

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IRIS Recognition Technology On Mobile Phone

Nowadays, the usage of mobile phone and PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) is so common that it becomes critical to keep it secure from unauthorized use. OKI, Japanese leader in telecommunication has recently announced the availability of its Iris recognition middleware that can be implemented on existing mobile phones for better security protection.

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Free Alarm System on Your Web Mail Box

Your Web mail account stores invaluable private and personal information. Therefore it is a potential treasure trove for online thieves. Tech-savvy Internet users can access and read your email and make money from it. You won’t even know you’ve been robbed. Some email which has been read by others will still retain the ‘unread’ status, unbeknownst to the owner.

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View BBC Program Online via iPlayer

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has unveiled its online service, iPlayer, last week. The emergence of iPlayer service is considered a significant change in broadcasting industry. BBC Director General Mark Thompson comments the arrival of the “on-demand” iPlayer is as important as the first color broadcasts in the 1960s.

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Change and Set Vista Shadow Copy or System Restore Disk Space Limit in Explorer GUI

Windows Vista users can easily change the amount of local disk space limit that Volume Shadow Copy and System Restore can used to create restore points on the system which backup files and folders for recovery by using VSSadmin. However, the process involves usage of command prompt shell and manual typing of commands, which some users may not be comfortable with. Here’s an alternative way […]

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Enhance Windows Desktop and Make Vista DreamScene More Lively with Pet DesktopBird

Feeling boring and dull with your Windows desktop background wallpaper? Even if you run Windows DreamScene that makes your desktop background an animated motion wallpaper or video, as time passes it will be less interesting as the motion picture keeps repeating itself. If this is the case, how about feed a pet bird on your desktop?

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How to Create A Custom Co-Brand Alexa Associate Toolbar

If you fancy to have a customize toolbar like My Digital Life Toolbar, now it’s possible to custom make your own branded toolbar based on Associate Toolbar Version 2. Alexa Associate Toolbar allows all users to create a customized Alexa Toolbar for your web site for free. With the custom Alexa Toolbar, your website logo will appear on the prominent location, replacing the original Alexe […]

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Free Download: My Digital Life Custom Alexa Associate Toolbar

My Digital Life Alexa co-brand Toolbar is based on Alexa Toolbar, which is a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer or add-on for Mozilla Firefox web browser. The main feature of My Digital Life Associate Alexa Toolbar is a logo bearing My Digital Life (if you have better idea for the logo please contact us). Other features is exactly the same with Alexa Toolbar.

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Cheapest Linux Box Ever

Linux users are so creative… and cheap. Sometimes their love for free open source software takes hold in other ways. For example, check out this picture of a custom Linux box I found on afrotechmods.com.

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The Call to DllRegisterServer Failed with Error Code 0x80004005 on Windows Vista

To register a DLL in Windows Vista with regsvr32.exe, you need to have administrator privileges and rights. Unless you have disabled UAC (User Access Control), all user accounts except Administrator that you use to login into Vista will need user to manually elevate the user rights to administrator credentials although you have set their roles as administrator.

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