Archive | July, 2009

Element Not Found Javascript Error When Installing IE Search Providers

7. July 2009

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Here is a solution if your are getting a javascript error when trying to change the default Search Provider (Bing) in Internet Explorer. The Error Message Is: Element Not Found. This is the fix that worked for me: You can use regedit (Start Menu->Run->Type “regedit”) to modify the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}\1.1\0\win32 and change the current […]

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Less Than and Greater Than Signs in HTML

6. July 2009

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In HTML, you can not use the less than or greater than signs. You must use a special syntax to represent these reserved characters in HTML. These symbols are written as Character Entities: The less than sign(<):   &lt; The greater than sign(>):   &gt; Other Common Reserved Characters and their Character Entities: The non breaking space( ):   […]

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Application Data Path Variable in Windows

5. July 2009

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The application path variable for Windows is “%APPDATA%“. You can use this variable when specifying path names. It also comes in handy as a quick shortcut to find the Application Data path for the currently logged in user. Click Start -> Run Type %APPDATA%, then click Ok to run This will open your Application Data […]

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Fixing Mistakes in Firefox’s Spelling Dictionary

4. July 2009

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If you accidentally add a misspelled word to your Firefox dictionary, here are the steps to remove it. The words that you have added to your dictionary are stored in file called “persdict.dat”. It is located in your Firefox Profile directory. To Get to your Firefox Profile Directory in Windows: Click Start Menu -> Run, […]

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Rejected-By-UrlScan 404 Errors

3. July 2009

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If you are getting some unexplainable 404 errors when accessing html or asp.net pages in IIS, and have exhausted the more common issues, check out your log file for URLScan errors. URLScan is a Microsoft security tool to help protect Internet Information Server. On your developer environment it might be getting in the way. How […]

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