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  • Data source cannot be found
    By skid on May 14, 2007 in Internet and email | No Comments  Comments
    The Silicon Kid Archive

    Attempting to open a website which ends with .CFM produces the following message: ‘Data source cannot be found. Please try the following: * Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the source of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging > Debugging Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option * Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax * Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem’. None of these suggestions have resolved the problem. (more…)

  • Google Toolbar Notifier is not responding
    By skid on May 14, 2007 in Internet and email | No Comments  Comments
    The Silicon Kid Archive

    On shutting down the computer a message appears that Google Toolbar Notifier is not responding, and I need to manually close the process by clicking the ‘End Now’ button. It is rather irritating having to wait and close this process, as opposed to simply pressing the Windows shut down button and allowing the computer to turn itself off. How can I stop this interruption in the shutdown process? The computer is running Windows XP. (more…)

  • Thunderbird 2.0
    By skid on May 7, 2007 in Tip of the Week | No Comments  Comments
    Tip of the Week

    Thunderbird is an excellent open-source email client with some very advanced features. Recently Thunderbird 2.0 was released, with some new features and improvements over the 1.5 version of the software. If you are running Thunderbird, or are looking for a better email client, you should try upgrading to Thunderbird 2.0. The software can be downloaded for free at: www.mozilla.com/thunderbird. (more…)

  • ALEVIR has performed an illegal operation
    By skid on May 7, 2007 in Security and malware | No Comments  Comments
    The Silicon Kid Archive

    When starting the computer a message appears saying ‘RUNDLL32 caused a page fault in module (unknown) at 0000:009c4068′ followed by ‘This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down’. After closing this message, the desktop and icons appear with another message: ‘ALEVIR has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down’. The computer then completely hangs and nothing else can be done. How can I fix this problem so the computer is usable again? The computer is running Windows 98 SE. (more…)

  • 550 #5.1.0 Address rejected
    By skid on May 7, 2007 in Internet and email | No Comments  Comments
    The Silicon Kid Archive

    After sending email messages I frequently receive the following message: ‘550 #5.1.0 Address rejected’. This seems to be a widely reported problem, but there are no real answers on how to fix the problem. (more…)