Website not accessible? How to resolve "Server not found" issues when attempting to browse sites?

While attempting to browse some sites, we sometimes encounter the error "Server not found". For example, while attempting to browse YouTube, a Firefox browser might through the error -

Server not found
Firefox can't find the server at www.youtube.com ....

as shown in the image above.

How to resolve "Server not found" issues when attempting to browse sites?

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How To Sync Google Calendar with Windows Calendar and also Gmail With Windows Calendar App on Windwos 10?

In this post, we'll discuss how to sync Google calendar with Windows 10 calendar app. Also in the same process, we shall also see how to sync Gmail with Windows Mail app in Windows 10.

Why sync Gmail and Google Calendar with Windows 10 calendar and Mail app?

Why sync? Because we use different devices at different times of the day and still want access to the same information. While one the move, the smartphone is essential, on the other hand, when we are at home, we like to use the computer. But no matter what the device, we use almost the same services to send email, save information and even to access information. We want seamless access so that we can manage our information from any device we use.

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VB.NET Example Code to backup MySQL Database using mysqldump command in VB using Visual Studio 2015

In this post, we will see how to create a simple VB.NET application to backup MySQL database using the same mysqldump command by firing command prompt from the VB application. For this example, I am using Visual Studio 2015 Community edition.

In some examples on the internet, you would also find the use of mysql connectors for Visual Studio. I have also used it and it works. But since in this post, I am directly going to fire the command prompt from the VB application just like we execute mysqldump command directly in command prompt, there is no need to use the mysql connector for backup purposes. It will however be required if your application is going to fetch data display data etc from a MySQL database in the VB application.

The form designed is:

Ignoring the other labels, the important form elements used in code are:

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Batch File Example Code To Backup MySQL Database To A Particular Folder, Append Date and Time, Delete Backups Older Than X Days

In this post we will see how to make a batch file to take backup of MySQL database (single database) to a particular folder on the same computer. As you may already know, there are various variants of mysqldump command. But for this exercise we will use this command:

mysqldump --routines -u<username> -p<password> <database name> > <output sql file name>

Simple Batch File to backup MySQL Database:

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How to partition a hard disk or delete disk partitions on Windows using Device Manager's Disk Management?

When we buy laptop or desktop computers, usually the computer comes with a single disk partition that is accessible from "My Computer" that is usually labelled "C". Yes, there could be some hidden partitions on the hard disk such as the "Recovery Partition" and some manufacturer specific partitions for system recovery and tools etc. A user would normally like to have at least two partitions on the computer to manage personal files separate from the Windows partition. So, if your computer came with a single accessible partition, how to create more partitions?

What is hard disk partitioning?
Hard disk partitioning as the name indicates is the process of dividing a hard disk into partitions or logical disks on the same physical hard disk and treat each partition as a separate disk. That's right! Each of the partitions on the hard drive is treated by the computer as if they were different physical disk with it's own label.

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How to add a program to start automatically on Windows startup?

Some programs installed are set to start on Windows startup by default. For some, we may need to enable them manually. This may be ideal for programs which you need to use right after Windows startup. Such startup files can be software programs, or even Office documents such as Excel sheets, Word Documents etc. But too may startup items can slow down your computer so you need to enable only those required. See below how to manage Windows startup items.

Watch this short video tip how to check startup programs in Windows and how to add programs to start automatically on Windows Startup.

How to check, enable or disable startup programs on Windows?

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Disable Access To Shared Folder To Some Computers In A Network

If there are more than one computers on a network, the need to share files and folders between them arises. It makes movement of files easier instead of transferring through a physical media such as USB drives. There are various ways on Windows Operating systems to share files on a network - Sharing Public Folders, Sharing with Password Protecting on etc. I will not be going through all the different ways, but you can refer to the following link. It has a list of links you can refer to.
http://www.howtogeek.com/school/windows-network-sharing/lesson4/all/. In this post, we will see How to deny access to a Windows Shared Folder to a computer on the network?

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How to sync subtitle in VLC player?

Subtitles may sometimes be required when you are watching a movie of foreign language or when there are some jargon which you may not be familiar with or just to follow all the dialogues. Unfortunately, you may have searched and found subtitles on the internet but later you found the subtitles don't sync with the video. The subtitle may be appearing before the video or it may be appearing after the video. For those of you who use VLC Media Player on your computers, we will see how to sync subtitles on VLC Media player.

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How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows Using MSCONFIG

Your computer have been starting slow lately? There may be a lot of programs waiting to start when you switch on your computer.

The longer we use our computers, the more software we may end up installing. Some of these software starts automatically when Windows starts. The more software programs the computer has on start up, the slower the computer will be to start. It is better to disable some unnecessary programs from Windows startup to speed up the computer. We can configure the startup programs using the MSCONFIG tool in Windows. Care should be taken when editing startup programs using MSCONFIG. Remove only the programs you know, generally programs you have installed yourself. Removing system required programs can cause startup issues.

Check out this short video tutorial to see how to disable some unnecessary from startup to speed up your computer:

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How To Install Ubuntu On Windows Using Oracle Virtual Box?

Oracle Virtual Box is a powerful virtualization software that be used on Windows to install and run another operating systems such as Linux, Ubuntu and several other OS along side Windows. It is an Open Source Software (OSS) and is free. It is one of the most popular free virtualization software available today and is available for enterprise as well as for home use. It is a great alternative virtualization software to VM Ware.

In this short video, see how to install Ubuntu on Windows using Oracle Virtual Box.



How To Install Ubuntu On Windows Using Oracle Virtual Box?

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Common CamStudio Errors and Solutions

CamStudio Common Errors and Solutions

1. The specified device handle is invalid in stop()
2. "waveoutgetselectcontrol() failed" when recording audio from speakers.

Watch this short video to find solutions to the above common CamStudio errors.

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[Fix For] Windows error 2502, 2503 - Unable to install or uninstall software

Windows error 2502, 2503 - Unable to install or uninstall software
So when attempting to install or uninstall a software, I was getting the error code 2502 and 2503, because the installation and uninstall of MySQL fails. There are different ways to workaround this issue as I have found online. Some work in some cases, some don't. You may try any of the below way and see which works in your case.

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Microsoft SQL Server sa login locked out: how to unlock/enable sa login?

Issue: Microsoft SQL Server 'sa' login locked out
So, today, I got myself locked out of Microsoft SQL Server after entering the wrong password multiple times. If suppose �sa� login account is locked out, the above message will be displayed-

How to enable �sa� login account locked out by Microsoft SQL Server?

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SQL Server 2008 Installation Error - Reporting Service Catalog Database File Existence

Figure 1: SQL Server 2008 Installation Error - Reporting Service Catalog Database File Existence

So today, I tried to install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on the same machine and using the same default instance name and I encountered the error saying that the Reporting Server catalog database file already exists. I finally got this resolved. If you also face a similar issue during installation of Microsoft SQL Server, try the steps below. This error occurs if we use the same instance name for the SQL Server 2008 installation. The following error messages may be displayed:

ERROR:

• The catalog database file exists. Select a files-only mode installation.
• The catalog temporary database file exists. Select a files-only mode installation.

See Figure 1 above.
CAUSE:
This issue occurs because the databases for the SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services instance that you want to install already exist on the computer.
RESOLUTION:

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How to Type in Hindi Using English Keyboard on Windows (Google Hindi Input Tools Example)?

If you would like to type in Hindi or convert English letters/words to Hindi on Windows, this is post if for you. There are some online tools using which we can also achieve similar results, but those are online tools and cannot be used when we are offline. In this example, we will be using, Google Input Tools on Windows to type in English and let Google Input Tools generate Hindi letters/words for us. The advantage is that Google Input Tools

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How to remove the Windows.old folder after Windows upgrade?

Suppose we have upgrade Windows to a newer Windows version. Then, there will be a folder under C drive called "Windows.old". Do we need to keep the Windows.old folder? What is it's purpose? Can we delete or remove the Windows.old folder? How to remove the Windows.old folder after Windows upgrade?

What is the Windows.old folder?

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Computer Tips: How to clear Windows Search history?

As we continue to use our Windows computers searching for files and folders, a pile of those recent search texts are stored by Windows in Windows Explorer. We will see how to clear them. They may not take a lot of space but just in case you would like to clear some sensitive search terms from the window, here is how to clear them.

How to clear Windows Search history?

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[Workaround] Unable to install Visual Studio in Windows 8.1: Access Denied

This post is a troubleshooting done on the issue of Visual Studio installation on Windows (Windows 8.1 in this case). Error Encountered: 0x80070005 - Access Denied

Visual Studio Express setup log shows:

"Error 0x80070005: Failed to write run key value.
Error 0x80070005: Failed to update resume mode.
Error 0x80070005: Failed to begin registration session.
Error 0x80070005: Failed to begin registration session in per-machine process.
Error 0x80070005: Failed to register bundle."

Workaround:

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How to sign out of Windows App Store in Windows computer/PC?

image: wikipedia

Windows App Store (not to be confused with Microsoft Store) is included in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile. One need to have a Microsoft Account to download apps from Windows App Store just like the way a user would do on Android Play Store.

The Windows App Store is accessible from the Start screen in most Windows 8 and above editions. Once signed in , users can access various apps on the Store. Some users are confused how to sign out of the Windows App Store as the sign out link is not directly accessible from the user icon.

Here is how to sign out of Windows App Store in Windows computer/PC?

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Windows 10: How to go back to earlier Windows after upgrading to Windows 10?

If you are asking "Can I revert back to my previous operating system?" Yes, you can. If you are not satisfied with Windows 10 upgrade, and if you would like to revert to your previous Windows then you can. In this post, we'll see how to go back to Windows 7 from Windows 10.

There are two ways you can by which you can go back to the previous Windows:

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