Black screen after "sleep" on Windows 7 HTPC
HTPC
- Zotac H55-ITX-C WiFi
- Core i3 640 (3.06GHz) CPU
- 4GB Corsair RAM (DDR3 1333Mhz)
- Windows 7 64 bit OS
- BlackGold BGT3600 TV tuner
Issue
HTPC doesn't come back from Sleep mode. Computer turns on, but only black screen is displayed. HTPC is also not accessible via network, i.e. not responding to PING. Hibernating is not affected.
Disable Google Chrome Auto Update
Google Chrome browser updates automatically and these updates pretty non intrusive. There may be situations though, when you want auto-update feature to be disabled completely. There is no nice and easy option to disable them, but it can be achieved via Local Computer Policy manager.
- Download and extract GoogleUpdate.adm
- Launch gpedit.msc (Local Group Policy Editor)
- Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > [right click] > Add / Remove Templates
Convert Oracle vdi to VMware vmdk
Oracle VM VirtualBox can open VMware native virtual machine hard drive files in .vmdk format. This doesn't work other way around though - WMware can't open VirtualBox .vdi files.
If you have Oracle VirtualBox installed you can easily convert .vdi to .vmdk using command line VBoxManage.exe tool:
- Go to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox and open VBoxManage.exe in command prompt.
- Run following command to convert .vmi file to .vmdk:
clonehd D:\Ubuntu.vdi D:\Ubuntu.vmdk -format VMDK -variant standard
This will convert D:\Ubuntu.vdi to D:\Ubuntu.vmdk
Windows Update KB2647753 fails to install
Issue
Windows update keeps failing to install 3 Windows Updates:
KB2729094
KB2732487
KB2647753
After trying to install them, Windows request a restart, after which it says that all 3 updates failed to install and lists them again as available recommended updates.
- Reset "Always warn before previewing this type of file" in Outlook 2010
- Enabling Smart Duplex on Kyocera Copiers
- Find empty PCI / PCIE slots without opening computer case
- Create folder with name as current date in batch (.bat) file
- Toggle show hidden and system files
- Sage 50 Accounts - Remove company from Select Company List
- Word 2010 error - "Word Can Not Open this Document Template (C:.\...\14\Built-In-Building Blocks.dotx)"
- Nitro PDF 6 - page numbers disappear
- Setup TrixBox (Asterisk) to accept dialling from MS Outlook 2010
- Darik's Boot and Nuke HDD wipe hangs on "PCI (sysfs)"