After clicking organize favorites in the Internet Explorer® favorites menu, a dialog may appear with the following error:
An error has occured in this dialog. Error: 100 Invalid class string
This issue may be caused by a missing MicroSoft® javasript registration. If so, it’s easily fixed in WinXP, Vista or Win7 by registering the regsvr32 jscript.dll. Visit the below link for detailed instructions:
Lynx is a text-only web browser originally designed to run on UNIX, but today it also runs on Linux, VMS, MacOS, Windows and other platforms. It was initially developed by a team of University of Kansas students in 1992 for distributing information on a campus-wide information system and as a Gopher client, but it quickly became popular with visually impaired users because of its text-to-speech friendly interface. Although less used today as part of text-to-speech translating systems due to the technological improvements in screen readers, Lynx is still developed, useful, and it’s included as part of many Linux and UNIX distributions, including Cygwin. Lynx is licensed under the GNU General Public License.
Release built with curses (not color-style)
Uses for Lynx:
Reading documentation or downloading files in a text-based environment
To access websites without graphical displays
For use on low bandwidth Internet connections
For use on older and slower computer hardware
For fast, safe browsing of text-based web sites
Search Engine View Emulation
Incorporating into scripts and to automate tasks
Advantages of Lynx:
Fast, free, and safe
Handles cookies
Has many options
Multilingual
No ads
Release built with curses (color-style)
Release built with slang
Using Lynx:
Browsing with Shortcuts:
To start browsing, press “g” on the keyboard, enter a website URL and press enter.
Use the “Right Arrow” or “Enter” key to open links.
Press the “Left Arrow” key to go back to the previous page.
Use the “Up” and “Down” arrow keys to scroll up or down.
Use the “Control + Z” keys to toggle max screen mode.
Use the “Control + B” keys to go back to the previous page.
Use the “Control + F” keys to go to the next page.
Use the “Control + A” keys to jump to the beginning of the current page.
Use the “Control + E” keys to jump to the end of the current page.
Use the “Control + L” keys to refresh the document of garbled text.
Use the “Control + R” keys to reload the document.
Use the “Control + K” keys to display a list of currently set cookies.
“h” or “?” keys for help.
“k” key to display key mappings.
“o” key for user options.
“d” key to download from a link.
“L” key displays all URLs on the page.
“p” key for print options.
“\” key to display the web page source code.
“/” or “s” keys to search within the displayed web page, use “n” for next occurrence.
“a” key adds the current document to bookmarks.
“v” key displays bookmarks.
“r” key removes a bookmark when positioned over that link.
“V” key displays visited links for the current session.
“u” key goes back to previous document.
“m” key jumps to home page.
“!” key spawns a command shell.
“=” key provides information about the current URL and current link, such as owner, size, mod date, and server type.
26. March 2011 · Comments Off on Unable to change Icon associated with Text Files · Categories: TechBits · Tags: Windows
Last updated on 12/07/2017
After changing in the default application for text files to another application, text files opened normally with a double-click, but the icon didn’t change to that of the associated text application. In fact, no matter what was tried, including several changes in the default text file program through various methods and some registry hacks, the icon stayed the same. Furthermore, sometime during this process, the context menu entry for “New ->Text Document” disappeared entirely.
The problem was easily fixed by merging a .reg file into the registry to restore the default association for text file extensions. The .reg file was available from DougKnox.com, which appears to be down and no longer seems to be available. Techsupportall.com appears to have similar .reg file fixes for XP and Vista as DougKnox.com had, although none of them were tested and verified for this blog post. Techsupportall.com has a WOT rating of unsatisfactory as of 02/28/2014, so use any .reg files from there at your own risk.
Another excellent general resource is a TechBuzz article, How to Restore Default File Extension Type Associations? This article explains file associations, how to change them, and how and where to get resources to restore the default associations for WinXP, Vista, and Win7.
Finally, for a change in XP’s registry to take effect, the user needs to log out and then log back in, or the PC rebooted. However, a freeware program, Explorestart v1.00, allows you to make a change in the registry and check the effect of the change without rebooting. Explorestart V1.00 works for Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
06. March 2011 · Comments Off on Solution to Akelpad error – ASpell core not found · Categories: TechBits · Tags: Windows
Last updated on 12/11/2017
Akelpad ver 4.5.5 is able to use ASpell (Win32 version) to spell check documents. You may receive the error: “ASpell core not found” after selecting Plugins ->Spell Check ->Check Document. Even although ASpell may be installed in Program Files, Akelpad searches for it in its default location of “C:\Program Files\AkelPad\AkelFiles\Plugs\SpellCheck” regardless of the core path setting under Plugins ->Spell Check ->Settings. In fact, if a path to ASpell is entered into the ASpell core path setting, the program may crash. These issues appear to be a bug in the program, but there is a workaround:
Open Plugins ->Spell Check ->Setting (1st screenshot)
Make sure no path is specified in the ASpell core path setting (2nd screenshot) and hit “OK”
Copy the ASpell folders of data, bin, and dict to the Akelpad “\Plugs\SpellCheck” directory (3rd screenshot)
19. January 2011 · Comments Off on Learning the Difference Between Audio Formats · Categories: TechBits · Tags: Audio
Last updated on 11/13/2023
Whether listening to music, playing games, or recording sounds, almost everyone uses audio files, usually without thinking about the technology behind them. For most users, MP3 remains the most common and familiar audio format. Numerous MP3 compatible applications, such as audio players, are widely used and easy-to-use. But why is the MP3 format so popular? What about alternatives? What is the difference between MP3 and other audio formats? Find out by going to The How-To Geek to learn about the basics of digital audio, the various audio formats and the differences between them. Click the link below for this interesting and informative article:
