Google Chrome Error – 0x8004071c

Plagued with Google Update Error 0x8004071c on a fresh Chrome installation? Last week I decided I would finally take the Google Chrome plunge, and ran into an error screen upon installation on my Windows 7 Ultimate system. If you are seeing Google Update Error 0x8004071c after you run the chrome installer, follow the steps below and it should then run without error: Go to the Start menu > Run. Enter the following in the text box: regedit Click OK. Find and right-click the relevant registry key for your operating system: Windows XP: AuditInProgress in HKLM\System\Setup Windows Vista: ImageState in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\State Windows 7: ImageState in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\State Select Modify. Delete ...

OpenOffice.org 3.2 ~ a Karmic Koala Upgrade

OpenOffice.org 3.2 was just released. I wanted to get mine upgraded ASAP because of the 46% reduction in cold start time. If you haven't heard of or seen OpenOffice.org before then check it out; its a Microsoft Office alternative that can actually replace MS Office. If you are interested in downloading OpenOffice.org for yourself, you can find a link to all of its download versions here. Upgrade OpenOffice.org to 3.2 on Ubuntu: Download OpenOffice by visiting http://download.openoffice.org/ - be sure to grab the Linux.deb download version. Extract the .deb file. Copy and paste the OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483 folder onto the desktop. Open a Terminal window and paste ...

Aero Peek pre Win7?

Are you running Windows XP or Vista, and in need of the AeroPeek feature in Windows 7? Yes, you could download one of many AeroPeek clones for Vista or XP and be a happy camper, but what if you don't want any more software on your speedy PC? It turns out Windows XP and Vista have a hidden shortcut that provides a similar behavior. While clicking and holding on the title bar of any window you are moving, press the ESC key and it will return to where it was originally placed! It's that easy, no hacking required.

Installing Flock on Ubuntu 9.10

As you all know Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was released today. I upgraded my beta release to the latest and greatest and really wanted to install the Flock Web Browser. I have used Flock before on Windows and really liked it, and figured if I want to lose Microsoft all together I need to figure out how to install it. After searching through Forums for a while and not getting anywhere following other instructions step-by-step, I decided to make my own guide on getting Flock installed on your Ubuntu PC. Its easy enough to do and no, I am not a ...

Picasa 3.5

I have been using Google Picasa off and on for some time now; Having just recently upgraded my version to 3.5... I was surprised to find a new addition. New in Picasa 3.5 is name tags, where picasa scans all your photos, identifies the ones with faces and groups similar faces together. In my testing this new feature worked rather well... finding faces in pictures that are half cut off and even out of focus. If Picasa adds photos into a group and it isn't too sure about the match, it will ask you to verify its the same person. My ...

Spare USB Drive anyone?

Are you stuck with a legacy USB Drive? Whether or not you have an extra flash drive lying around, you could be putting it to better use. If you use your USB flash drive daily then why not make it automatically lock and unlock your PC? You can do it for free and rather simply using some very creative software. Predator uses your flash drive as a key by writing a key file to it, and then constantly verifying that it still exists. If you remove the drive it will dim your monitors and hide all of your applications. As I said before ...

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 7 will be released next Thursday, October 22nd, here are some great keyboard shortcuts to help you navigate around the new OS. Want more on Win 7? Visit Microsoft.com Win+T Toggle through taskbar items Win+P Cycles through networked projectors display mode Win+Home Minimizes all windows except current Win+Spacebar Show Desktop (Makes open windows transparent) Win+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Maximizes/Minimizes current window Win+Left Arrow/Right Arrow Tiles the windows on the left/right side of the screen Win+Alt+1… Opens the Jump List of an application pinned to the taskbar (number determines position in taskbar) Win+1… Starts or opens an application pinned to the taskbar (number determines position in taskbar) Win+Shift+1… Starts a new instance of an application ...

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