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Quick backup with Live Mesh and Vista
25 July 08 06:33 PM | Laurent Duveau
Did you know that… you can use Live Mesh to backup files in 1 click ? Here is how to do this in Vista (with Live Mesh client installed): First, create a BackupToMesh folder somewhere on your drive Then Share it on your Mesh (Right-click / “Add folder...
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Permission problem while trying to move/delete/rename folder in Vista ?
24 June 08 07:09 PM | Laurent Duveau
I get this issue everyday in Vista: I try to move/delete/rename folders and get a “you need permission to perform this action” error. Note these are not system folders, just some personal folders, and this is not related to UAC or drive hardware. I have...
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COM Surrogate has stopped working error in Vista
06 October 07 10:53 AM | Laurent Duveau
I had this error each time I browse media folders in Vista : "This problem is caused because of codecs and other COM components installed by various softwares that aren't fully Vista-compatible, like some versions of DivX or Nero." Thanks...
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Delete Live OneCare backup folder in Vista
18 July 07 08:57 PM | Laurent Duveau
Problem: You reinstalled Live OneCare, or you start using v2 beta, and want to delete your old backup folder, but you can't. This is a permission problem, that maybe you can solve with cacls with command line: cacls "<drive letter>:\<path>"...
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