Questions tagged [software-rec]
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KLN 900 GPS unit not loading
I have been trying to update KLN 900 database using the usb cable however getting the msg "Data Loader not ready" on KLN unit and on laptop screen "Not responding" with data-...
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Is there a tool in Windows 10 that I can use to draw an arrow in any direction? [closed]
It seems hard to do this in mspaint although there's some workaround. I don't want to use a third-party tool, just want a tool accompanied by Windows 10 or can be downloaded from Microsoft.
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macOS command line tool for capturing the execution of an entire process tree? [closed]
I'm looking for a tool for capturing the execution of an entire process tree, like this:
# tracetree: https://github.com/luser/tracetree , linux only, sadly
$ tracetree /bin/bash -c '/bin/sleep 1; /...
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Is there a tool like `dd` but respect sparse-ness of input file?
I am creating disk images with multiple ext4 partitions on it. Each ext4 partition content is created with mkfs.ext4 and the resulting filesystem image files are "sparse".
When I use dd to ...
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Create bootable USB flash drives [closed]
I want to create some bootable USB flash drives as per below.
Windows 10 Legacy BIOS (MBR) Bootable MS-DOS 6.22 USB Flash Drive that boots up to a DOS prompt, has access to MS-DOS commands including ...
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Is there a tool to get as much data from partly damaged SSD as possible? [duplicate]
I have an SSD, Samsung Evo, 1TB, supposedly not the worst, that was not used in obviously damaging manner and CrystalDiskInfo showed supposedly 99% lifetime.
Still, there are uncopyable files - if the ...
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Is there a way to easily compare driver versions between computer A and computer B?
I have a gold standard machine that contains all the correct drivers and I want to know if there is an easy way to compare the driver version between computer A and computer B (both with identical ...
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How can I flip/invert my screen horizantally without a second monitor
I know there are other posts on this subject but with my situation its a bit different. I cant use ultramon since I don't have a second monitor, and dummy dongle is not an option in my scenario. It ...
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Extract PDF pages from document, but keep them searchable
I want to extract pages 1-50 from a PDF document into another PDF document. I realize windows has a print > save as PDF or Microsoft Prints PDF. Both of these render a giant image, and the text is ...
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automate program tasks silently
I wanna control a program and record all my steps then do it silently with a script
tried AutoIT but some steps couldn't deal with it see this Screenshot
here I can't click on install the only way ...
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How can I log TBW per process (even if not so accurate)?
One of my SSD's TBW is rising much more rapidly than the TBW on my other SSDs (for comparison: in 2 months I wrote more data than I did in a whole year and a half in another SSD).
While Task Manager ...
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Is there a diagnostic tool when there is no event log report for a crash?
I have an old music notation program called Encore 5 used to make sheet music, and I'm trying to open the associated .enc files I have.
My problem is the following: if I directly open .enc files, ...
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Is there a tool to see task manager that is historical? How do I investigate?
My task manager shows 100% CPU usage. It doesn't show what programs are running.
I tried to take screenshot and nothing is shown. So I wait while playing games. After a while I got this
It was empty ...
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Is there a tool to query FAT filesystem details? [closed]
What filesystem tool could I use, to display details of a FAT volume?
I have no lost data, I need no information forensics level details, and I do not require to alter anything on the FAT volume. I ...
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Diagnostic procedures for fallen laptop
My laptop fell on the ground. I turned it on, nothing seems to be wrong. Going through Google search, many sites suggested looking for black spots on the screen or clicking sounds from the hard drive. ...
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How to do Real time auto extraction of information into excel from outlook emails with attachments?
How does one extract into an excel spreadsheet a ordered list in real time for emails containing attachments the file name and type, the date, and email subject?
Is there some kind of software that ...
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How to automatically search for a users files - unknown user and unknown file type
I have a tricky question to ask: is there some software that can search for all the possible user created file types across an entire hard disk?
Specifically:
I have no idea where they have stored ...
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Is there a straightforward tool to manually rebuild a partition table on Windows? [closed]
Just now, I've accidentally wiped the first few GB of my hard drive. Luckily, this has happened before, and I added a buffer partition (which I don't care about) at the start of the drive. The ...
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How to recover data from dying hard drive that constantly disconnects on linux
I have an external USB hard drive that's in the process of dying.
I'm trying to use Linux Mint Cinnamon 20 to recover the files, just by cutting and pasting them. However, every ~30 seconds or so the ...
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can't start ncat on win64 - need to install libeay32.dll
i m trying to use small utility ncat on win64 machine.
it gives me errors:
can't continue executing this code. Need SSLEAY32.dll and LIBEAY32.dll. Try reinstalling
how to fix it? how to run ncat?
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How to list the most fragmented files on Windows 7
defrag on previous Windows versions produced a report with the list of the most fragmented files. Often a few files are responsible for most of the fragmentation,allowing me to delete/move such files ...
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Disabling online video playing ability of Windows 10 run PC
How to disable the online video playing ability of Windows 10 OS? SO that it can not play videos online like videos on facebook or any other website but it can play downloaded videos.
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Emulator for Android Studio doesn’t launch
Emulator for Android Studio 3.6 Canary 9 not launch when run app. Before that it worked well, but suddenly I got this:
7:15 PM Emulator: WARNING: unexpected system image feature string, emulator ...
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Is there a tool like getfacl/setfacl for users/groups?
I am trying to backup a directory to cloud storage, but since most solutions do not natively support specifying the user/group of a file I would like to save the user/group to a file and backup that ...
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Need help to recover files from .besub file extension
I trying to learn python coding and i found a file extension (.besub) has change the python files as in figure attached and can not open.Please help to recover it.
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Need a simple solution for personal repository
Not so much as a repository, but I don't know other better word. What I want to do is simple: To automatically sync a folder on my desktop to the repo, and when I want to resume my work on laptop, I ...
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How to make a multi-user system(windows 10)? [duplicate]
I have an idea to use my pc to access my friend's pc's user remotely from home while he is using the other user on the his pc. How can I setup this multi-user system?
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Get Complete URL
I would like ask how to get full url address (even "GET" request type or any other types).
Does it have any software for Windows or Ubuntu users?
Initial link is that: "http://www.eclass.inha.uz"
But ...
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Is there a version control tool for Excel VBA or Excel files?
Is there a version control tool for Excel VBA or Excel files in general? We have an Excel (a template) that we add columns from time to time. Sometimes, we'll add new functions / VBA.
How do I manage ...
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Software not accessible after clicking on it . Error showing [closed]
Software not accessible after clicking on it . Error showing - screenshot pasted
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Find password protected PDFs
I have a large number of PDFs and would like to find the ones that are password protected.
Tools like pdfinfo can detect password protection but do not have a specific exit status to script this ...
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Windows 10 - move window between multiple displays [closed]
I have a teacher that uses a SMARTBoard on a projector. When she's up at the front of the class, she often goes to launch an explorer window or something and it opens on the laptop monitor, not the ...
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How to view a PDF with more than 2 pages side by side?
I have a wide screen that has enough space to show more than 2 pages side by side. In MS Word, zooming out seems to achieve this, but I couldn't find a way of doing the same with PDFs. This is on Mac ...
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Is there a tool which shows which keyboard buttons are pressed?
Is there a tool which indicates, at driver-level or kernel-level, which keys on the keyboard are pressed at any moment?
(Problem: I suspect the Print Screen button on my keyboard is not working. I ...
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Looking for: Transparent HTTP Proxy “driver” for windows
I have a windows computer inside a network where I have to use an HTTP proxy to access the internet.
Is it possible to install a program (or configure windows) in a way that I do not have to set the ...
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How to stop run the screenkey
Once I found the software to show my typed keys here, I started to be in trouble because there's no turn-off button in the screen nor in its man, and it has been followed me to everywhere as
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Can installing programs on the same hard drive but different partition overwrite data on the other partition?
The case is I want to recover my data on a hard drive partition, drive E which has gone raw. I want to install a recovery software on drive C which is actually a part of the same hard drive. I have ...
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Which pdf reader supports "Hand tool" in Ubuntu 16 [closed]
Which pdf reader for Ubuntu 16 supports "Hand tool", I tried FBreader, Document Viewer, but they do not provide Hand Tool.
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alternative for opening mdl files?
I have received some mdl files that were created using an old version of Rational Rose. I have tried to open them with StarUML, but this tool does not bring support to that type of files.
I would like ...
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Synergy setup with 3 monitors and 2 computers
I have 2 computers:
windows - server, 1 monitor
MacBook Pro - client, 2 monitors, arrangement: [mac] [monitor]
And I want to get something like this:
[mac] [server] [monitor] (this is my physical ...
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Copy folders by predefined order [closed]
Is there any software available for windows where I can specify the copy order or priority of folders.
I come across this situation when I am taking backups and one of my hard drives is failing and ...
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Is there an equivalent of Snipping Tool for capturing video from a denoted area? [closed]
There's a very handy application that comes with Windows 10 called Snipping Tool which allows me to capture a specific area of my screen.
The problem is that I can only capture a single image at a ...
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Inspect serialized file content
I have a file which apparently contains serialized structures. The first 26 bytes contain the string "java.util.HashMap", so I am sure that this file holds serialized data.
Is there is nice tool ...
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Is there a tool like diff -r that compares a directory tree against a manifest file using hashes?
Here's my situation. I have two cold-storage archive volumes that (should) contain identical sets of data. These volumes contain infrequently accessed backups. I am concerned that, eventually, bitrot ...
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Connect an external display, close lid and avoid sleep on MacBook
So I want to connect an external display, close my laptop lid and let the other display stay on (e.g. to watch a movie or something).
I found the app NoSleep which works if I don't connect an ...
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Can I receive desktop notification on Windows if an intranet server goes down? [closed]
We are running an Ubuntu server on a Windows intranet. Is there an existing tool (possibly already part of Windows?) that could be configured to trigger a Windows desktop notification if the Ubuntu ...
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Screencast / screen record in 4k resolution?
I saw a few screencast on YouTube in 4K resolution.
I did a quick web search and found that there are a lot of screencasting software that record in 4K. Camtasia being one of them.
I was wondering how ...
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Can I use Autodesk Sketchbook for free?
There are 2 options on the main page: 'download free' and 'go pro'. Further there is such phrase: 'Download SketchBook and log in to activate your Free 15 Day Trial of Pro membership.' It's confusing. ...
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Is there a reliable system restore tool for Linux (Mint)? [closed]
Yesterday I plugged my linux working laptop to the docking station and decided to crash completely.
Without going into the details of the damage and the whole recovery process -- which did not take ...
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Is there any way(e.g. software etc.) where data can be matched visually
I have two columns in excel(see N.B.) that contain as below
Column1 Column2
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USA India
Serbia United States of America
Bharat China
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