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		<title>Restore &#8220;Show Desktop&#8221; Icon In Quick Launch Toolbar Windows XP</title>
		<link>http://howifixedit.net/2010/05/restore-show-desktop-icon-quick-launch-toolbar-windows-xp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HowIFixedIt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accidentally lost your show desktop icon in windows XP?  Here&#8217;s how to get it back.  Open a text document in notepad and write the following:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save the following file as &#8220;Show Desktop.scf&#8221; and drag it back into the quick  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Accidentally lost your show desktop icon in windows XP?  Here&#8217;s how to get it back.  Open a text document in notepad and write the following:</p>
<p><strong>[Shell]<br />
Command=2<br />
IconFile=explorer.exe,3<br />
[Taskbar]<br />
Command=ToggleDesktop</strong></p>
<p>Save the following file as &#8220;Show Desktop.scf&#8221; and drag it back into the quick launch toolbar. That&#8217;s it!</p>
<p><a href="http://howifixedit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Desktop-Icon.png" rel="lightbox[935]"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-936" title="Desktop-Icon" src="http://howifixedit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Desktop-Icon.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>More:  The Quick Launch toolbar uses the files in the following folder:<br />
%userprofile%\Application  Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch</p>
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		<title>How-To Fix: Content On Computer Extender Not Updating on XBOX 360</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HowIFixedIt</dc:creator>
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If you play movies or music from your computer through your Xbox 360 you have the computer setup as an XBOX extender.  Over time as you add new content to your computer the Xbox 360 may not update with the new content. To fix this you simply log into your computer in question and bring up Windows  [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you play movies or music from your computer through your Xbox 360 you have the computer setup as an XBOX extender.  Over time as you add new content to your computer the Xbox 360 may not update with the new content. To fix this you simply log into your computer in question and bring up Windows Media Player and select Oragnize &gt; Apply Media Information Changes.</p>
<p><a href="http://howifixedit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/wmp.png" rel="lightbox[893]"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-894" title="wmp" src="http://howifixedit.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/wmp.png" alt="" width="304" height="266" /></a></p>
<p>Once you have done that your computer (Xbox 360 Extender) will begin to update the library.</p>
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<p>Once the progress bar hits 100% your media will be updated and you should see all of it on your Xbox 360.</p>

<p>For more info on setting the Extender up, here are the instructions from the Xbox 360 web page.
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<blockquote>
<h1>Connect your console to Windows Media Center</h1>
<div>Before  you can play content from Windows Media Center on your Xbox 360 console,  you need to connect your console to Windows Media Center.</div>
<p><!--</p>
<h3>Top Solutions</h3>
<p>Try this solution. If it doesn&#8217;t work, <a href="http://howifixedit.net/support/en/us/nxe/contactus.aspx" mce_href="/support/en/us/nxe/contactus.aspx">contact Xbox Customer Support</a>. Note that they will ask you try the suggestion on this page first.</p>
<p>&#8211;></p>
<h3>Setting  up Windows Media Center</h3>
<p>To use Windows Media Center with Xbox  360, you must have a computer running Windows Media Center. Windows  Media Center is included with the following versions of Windows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows  7 Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium</li>
<li>Windows Vista  Ultimate or Home Premium</li>
<li>Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005</li>
</ul>
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<p style="margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:3px" mce_style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><b>Note</b></p>
<p>Windows Media Center is not included with Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Home Basic, or Windows Vista Business.</p>
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<p>&#8211;><strong>Step  1: Get Setup Key from Xbox 360</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> On your  console, go to <strong>My Xbox</strong> and select <strong>Windows Media Center</strong>.</li>
<li> Follow the on-screen instructions.</li>
<li>Write down the 8-digit Media Center Setup Key.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Step  2: Add an Extender on your computer</strong></p>
<ol>
<li> Start <strong>Windows  Media Center</strong>.</li>
<li> Click <strong>Tasks</strong>,  and then click <strong>Add Extender</strong>.</li>
<li>When prompted,  enter the 8-digit Setup Key from Xbox 360.</li>
<li>Complete the Extender setup</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Hide Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware Annoying Popup Balloon Notifications</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HowIFixedIt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anti-Malware]]></category>
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a great program for anti-malware protection.  It boasts the ability to thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware using a built in protection monitor  						that blocks malicious processes before they even start.  With the latest version they included an IP  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a great program for anti-malware protection.  It boasts the ability to thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware using a built in protection monitor  						that blocks malicious processes before they even start.  With the latest version they included an IP blocking feature that will prevent a user from visiting a potentially dangerous website.  Also, if a Trojan is executed on an infected system and it tries to  download a payload, that payload will be BLOCKED by the IP blocking  module.</p>
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<p>However, the popups get annoying after a while and there is no built in feature to block the balloon notifications.  Here&#8217;s a fix to hide the annoying popup balloon notifications.  Right click on the start button and do properties. Make sure you&#8217;re on the task bar tab and next to &#8220;hide inactive icons&#8221; click the customize button. Then find Malwarebytes program and do  &#8220;always hide&#8221;.  This will prevent the notifications from popping up and annoying you but will still allow the program to run in the background.</p>
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		<title>Find Up Time In Windows 7 and Windows XP</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HowIFixedIt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[System up time is the amount of time a system has been powered on since the last reboot.  It&#8217;s an important figure because it gives the admin an idea of how long a system has been on.  It may not be as important for a deskop user but for a server it can aid in the troubleshooting process.
In other  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>System up time is the amount of time a system has been powered on since the last reboot.  It&#8217;s an important figure because it gives the admin an idea of how long a system has been on.  It may not be as important for a deskop user but for a server it can aid in the troubleshooting process.</p>
<p>In other versions of Windows like Windows XP it was as simple as running a command prompt and typing:</p>
<p><code><br />
<strong>C:\Documents and Settings\admin&gt;systeminfo | find "Up Time"<br />
System Up Time:  9 Days, 4 Hours, 25 Minutes, 18 Seconds</strong><br />
</code></p>
<p>The &#8220;| find &#8220;Up Time&#8221;"  just searches the output to display the system up time information.</p>
<p>In Windows 7 however, they changed it.  It&#8217;s not called &#8220;System Up Time&#8221; anymore but &#8220;System Boot Time&#8221;.  So you would run the systeminfo command with &#8220;System Boot Time&#8221; after the pipe as follows:</p>
<p><strong>C:\Users\admin&gt;systeminfo | find &#8220;System Boot Time&#8221;<br />
System Boot Time:          3/11/2010, 5:04:17 PM</strong></p>
<p>Notice when you run it this way it just shows the time and date of when you booted the computer not the actual hours its been on.</p>
<p>There is another way in Windows 7 to have the actual running time.  Right click on the task bar and select &#8220;Task Manager&#8221;.  Under the &#8220;performance&#8221; tab under &#8220;system&#8221; it  now shows you the &#8220;Up Time&#8221;.   See the pic below.  This shows you the number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds.  As you can see my computer has been on for 7 days, 13 hours, 37 minutes since i rebooted it.  What&#8217;s your  up time?</p>
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