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Monday, November 24, 2008

 

Unable to move or rename files or folders in Vista
If you try to move or rename files or folders on your Windows Vista, you cannot move or rename files or folders, you get the error : The File or Folder does not exist.
Thanx MSFN.org
It is quite likely that the issue is being caused due to deletion of the Registry branch:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\FolderDescriptions

If you have installed update KB938979 by (an earlier version of) vLite edited Vista or installed the beta version of KB938979, you are most likely to be facing this problem.
Uninstalling the update is not known to help, as its a case of registry corruption. What you need to do is restore the missing registry hive to its default settings.

You can apply the applicable registry patch mentioned below. Download it and rt click and merge it into your registry. This registry fix is a result of the discussions here at MSFN.org and you may download the fix from here or from the mentioned source directly.
FD32.zip
FD64.zip
Please ensure that you have indeed installed the KB938979 update ! And yes, best to always create a system restore point first !
The problem being caused, has since then, been fixed in the newer version on vLite and the final version of KB938979.

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posted by Ashwin Sinha  # 11:51 AM 0 Comments
 

Saturday, July 5, 2008

 

Ask.com closes Dictionary.com deal

Ask.com, the fourth-ranked search engine, has completed its acquisition of Lexico Publishing Group, which owns Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com.

Ask.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of InterActiveCorp, had announced the all-cash deal in mid-May. Financial terms of the deal, which closed Thursday, were not released. Lexico, a privately held company based in Long Beach, Calif., debuted in 1995 with Dictionary.com.

Altogether, Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com had more than 28 million unique visitors in March, according to Lexico.

In May, Ask.com said the acquisition would increase its unique monthly users by 11 percent to 145 million.

According to statistics-tracker Hitwise, Ask.com had 4.23 percent of the U.S. search market in May. Microsoft had 5.89 percent, Yahoo had 19.95 percent, and Google overwhelmed them all with 68.29 percent.

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posted by Ashwin Sinha  # 12:16 PM 0 Comments
 
 

Xbox 360 hack lets owners play Netflix movies

People aren't waiting for Microsoft to announce a deal with Netflix.

Someone has already figured out how to hack the Xbox 360 video game console and enable it to play Netflix streaming movies.

At Lifehacker.com, Adam Pash writes that all anyone needs is an Xbox 360, a Windows Vista PC, a Netflix account, and a free Windows Media Center plug-in called vmcNetflix.

Here is some of what Pash says an Xbox 360 owner can do following the hack: stream Watch Now movies directly to the Media Center player; download Watch Now movies to a "Watch Later" gallery; search for movies by keyword; browse DVDs; Watch Now movies by genre; and add, remove, and move movies in your queue.

Of course, this is more functionality than the $100 Netflix Box offers. Roku has received favorable reviews for streaming movies from the Web to television sets without long delays and at a reasonable price.

Soon, a hack may be unnecessary. Rumors are that Microsoft will announce this year that it has cut a deal to deliver Netlix's Watch Now service on the Xbox.

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posted by Ashwin Sinha  # 12:14 PM 0 Comments