Jun 09

"a program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for internet explorer"

I ran into this error after upgrading someones PC from IE7 to IE8. It took me a while to find the right fix so I thought I’d share it.

XP
Navigate in windows explorer to c:\
Right click on “Documents and Settings” and go to Properties
If “Read-Only” is checked or even grayed in under “Attributes” then uncheck it and click apply. Now restart IE8 again, and the problem should be solved. It is most likely a permissions issue and this fixes it.

May 24

How To use Unhide

Malware hiding all your files? Unhide them with unhide.exe. Many malware programs make it look like you lost all of your files but really they are just hidden.

Apr 21

iTunes 10 Install Error "a network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C: WINDOWS\Installer\Quicktime.msi" and "The installation of Quicktime did not complete successfully. iTunes requires Quicktime."

I ran into this error on a computer recently, and found a sure fire way to fix it. If your iTunes installation says “a network error occurred” and then quotes c:\windows\installer\(file).msi then there is a very easy way to fix this.

Download iTunesSetup.exe and place it on the desktop for ease of locating it.

Download and install 7zip from http://www.7zip.com.

Right click on iTunesSetup.exe and go to ‘7zip’ and then click on “Extract o iTunesSetup\”

Now you’ve got a folder with all the installation files.  They are:
AppleApplicationSupport.msi
AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi
AppleSoftwareUpdate.msi
Bonjour.msi
iTunes.msi
QuickTime.msi
SetupAdmin.exe

Now, move all of those files into the c:\windows\installer\ window you opened at the beginning. Once moved, run the SetupAdmin.exe file. Install will proceed as normal.

PS- this fix is completely original. I did not copy this content from anywhere. I banged my head against the wall for 2.5 hours before it dawned on me what I should do.