Internet Explorer 7.0 can't add favorites "Unable to create XXX: Unspecified error".

Internet Explorer 7.0 can't add favorites

"Unable to create XXX: Unspecified error".


If you have moved the location of your Favorites folder, IE7's Protected Mode will prevent you from being able to write to the new location and will cough up an unspecified error when you try to save a web page to your Favorites. Here is how to overcome this:



1. Close Internet Explorer.

2. Click the Start button.

3. Click All Programs.

4. Go into Accessories.

5. Right-click on Command Prompt.

6. Select Run as administrator.

7. When the UAC Prompt appears, click Continue.

8. At the command prompt, go to the new location for your Favorites folder.

9. Input this command without the quotes "icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low"

10. Press Enter on the keyboard.

11. Close the window.

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icacls - the name of the command were using

/setintegritylevel - the function used (in pretty plain english, Thanks Microsoft.)

/OI - object inherit, ie, the files get the same integrity level as the folder they are in.
/CI - container inherit, ie, folders get the same integrity level as the folder they are in

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I also had to run this command on my "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp" and "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\Low" folders in order to print from IE. Replace "%USERNAME%" with your username.

How To Convert DMG To ISO on Mac OSX, Windows and Linux

Here are ways that you can convert dmg files to iso files on Mac OSX, Windows and Linux.

Before we start, let’s download a dmg file from the public domain. I found one on Apple’s article about The XMLHttpRequest Object website while I was learning Ajax and that can be downloaded from this link. This is just a 150KB dmg file and will be handy if you want to have something to test with while you’re following this tutorial.

How to convert dmg files to iso files on Mac

Method 1: Using the Mac terminal
1. Open a terminal window from Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

2. Assuming that you have a disk image called apple.dmg in the current directory, type

hdiutil convert apple.dmg -format UDTO -o apple.iso

3. This will actually create a file called image.iso.cdr in the current directory (even though we asked for the output to be image.iso). This file can be safely renamed to image.iso, copied to a Windows server or machine, and burned with your CD/DVD burner of choice.

Generally, the command hdiutil can be used this way:

hdiutil convert /path/to/filename.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/to/savefile.iso

Method 2: Using DMGConverter (freeware)
1. DMGConverter is a disk image (.dmg, .cdr, .iso) creation and conversion tool which is simple and easy to use. It is a very useful tool for the collective processing of more than one file and every folder, and it can deal with all the fundamental processing with the drag & drop of the file/folder. For Mac Only.

How to convert dmg files to iso files on Windows

This is for Windows users who might have downloaded a dgm file and wondering how to extract the content, or not even knowing how and what to do with the dgm file. I’ve been there at a certain stage. the sharewares mentioned are fully functional and allows you to use the “convert dmg to iso” function even when it’s not registered yet.

Method 1: Using MagicISO (shareware)
1. Download MagicISO, install and run program.

2. Click to open dmg file.

3. Click to open “Properties” dialogs.

4. Uncheck Apple HFS and Apple HFS+

5. Check “ISO 9660″ “Joliet” “UDF”

6. Click OK

7. Click to save as to iso image, or click to burn to CD/DVD without saving.

Method 2: Using UltraISO (shareware)
UltraISO basically does the same thing, but it can save you time from doing step 3 to 6 compared to method 1.

Alternative Solutions: dmg2iso (freeware) and isobuster (shareware)
I’ve heard and read that some people had been able to convert dmg files into iso files using dmg2iso (freeware). I’ve tried dmg2iso, converted my dmg file to iso without problem, but the converted iso file is corrupted and can’t be open by any tools (Daemon Tools, Alcohol, MagicISO, UltraISO and ISOBuster) that I’ve tested. It might work for you, but no guarantees.

ISOBuster is pretty similar to MagicISO and UltraISO. But too bad that the function to “convert dmg to iso” is restricted and won’t be functional until you buy the software.

How to convert dmg files to iso files On Linux

Free open-source app AcetoneISO provides a great deal of disc image manipulation tools not found in the Gnome desktop. It can mount/unmount a variety of image formats (ISO, DMG, MDF, NRG, BIN, NRG), convert images, create, encrypt, and decrypt ISOs, play DVDs (with the required codecs installed), and much more. It is particularly useful for mounting proprietary formats found in Windows and Mac boot discs. AcetoneISO is a one-stop-shop for all of your CD/DVD image manipulation needs, and is a free download for Linux only. This works on all famous linux distro such as Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora, Mandrake, and Redhat.

So there you have it, and this should get you covered no matter what operating system you’re using.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Final Retail) installation

Apple

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Build: 10A432 "Golden Master"


• Better. Faster. Easier.

Snow Leopard enhances your entire Mac experience. In ways big and small, it gets faster, more reliable, and easier to use. It’s the Mac you know and love, made even better. Learn more


• Next-generation technologies.

New core technologies in Snow Leopard unleash the power of today’s advanced hardware technology and prepare Mac OS X for future innovation. Learn more


• More accessible than ever.

Every Mac comes with assistive technologies that help people with disabilities experience what the Mac has to offer. The innovations in Snow Leopard advance accessibility even further. Learn more


• Exchange support.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard includes built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use Mail, iCal, and Address Book at home and at work. Learn more


• Languages

English • Japanese • French • German • Spanish • Italian • Dutch • Swedish • Danish • Norwegian • Finnish • Traditional Chinese • Simplified Chinese • Korean • Brazilian Portuguese • Portuguese (Portugal) • Russian • Polish

http://www.apple.com/macosx/

Description: Mac OS X version 10.6 "Snow Leopard" is the seventh major release of Mac OS X, Apple?s desktop and server operating system. The upgrade to Mac OS X focuses on improving performance, efficiency and reducing its overall memory footprint compared to its predecessor Mac OS X v10.5 ?Leopard?, rather than new end-user features. This is also the first Mac OS release dating back to System 7.1.2 that does not support the PowerPC architecture, as Apple now intends to focus on its current line of Intel-based products.

General requirements
* Mac computer with an Intel processor
* 1GB of memory
* 5GB of available disk space
* DVD drive for installation
* Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
* Some features require Apple?s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.

More Information:http://www.apple.com/macosx/

[ Installation Tutorials ]

Burn Using DVD-DL

What you need:
- Disk Utility.
- DVD-DL (Dual Layer/DVD9).
- DVD+/-R DL Burner.

1. Open the 'Mac OS X Install DVD.dmg'
2. Open Disk Utility. On the left navigation, select the image (Mac OS X Install DVD).
3. Click 'Burn' to burn on your dual layer DVD.
4. When the disc is burnt, restart your computer and hold 'c' to boot from the dvd.
5. Follow the instructions to install Snow Leopard.


Install via USB Flash Drive

What you need:
- Disk Utility.
- Flash Drive with at least 8GB of free space.

1. Open Disk Utility. On the left navigation, select your flash drive and click on the "Partition" tab.
2. Under "Volume Scheme", Select "1 Partiton"
3. Once selected, hit the "Option" button at the bottom of the map.
4. A window will pop-up, select the GUID option (the first one).
5. Once its done, navigate to the "Restore" tab.
6. With the Snow Leopard DMG present, drag the DMG to the "Source" field, and from the navigation on the left, drag your Flash Drive to the "Destination" field.
7. Click Restore.
8. Close Disk Utility, Open up System Preferences. Under "System," choose "Startup Disk," Your flash drive should be listed as the Snow Leopard installation disk. Select and press "Restart"
9. Follow the instructions to install Snow Leopard.

Install via External Hard Drive

What you need:
- Disk Utility.
- External Hard Drive with at least 8GB of free space.

1. Open the 'Mac OS X Install DVD.dmg'
2. Plug in your external harddrive.
3. Open up Disk Utility.
4. Select your external hard drive on the left.
5. You'll see "First Aid, Erase, Partition, RAID, Restore"
6. Click on Restore.
7. You'll see two fields Source: and Destination:
8. For Source: select 'Mac OS X Install DVD.dmg' from wherever it is on your harddrive.
9. For Destination: drag you external hard drive from the Disk Utility drive list.
10. Click on Restore.
11. Close Disk Utility, Open up System Preferences. Under "System," choose "Startup Disk," Your external drive should be listed as the Snow Leopard installation disk. Select and press "Restart"
12. Follow the instructions to install Snow Leopard.

How to Set up Network Bonding in Ubuntu 6.10

Why you may want to do this:

Network Bonding, otherwise known as port trunking allows you to combine multiple network ports into a single group, effectively aggregating the bandwidth of multiple interfaces into a single connection. For example, you can aggregate two gigabyte ports into a two-gigabyte trunk port. Bonding is used primarily to provide network load balancing and fault tolerance. First, we will run two different network tools to check for network connectivity and capability. Run mii-tool to check your interfaces for connectivity:

# mii-tool

For our purposes, we will assume you have three interfaces. The result of the mii-tool command is listed below:

eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-HD, link ok
eth1: negotiated 100baseTx-HD, link ok
eth2: negotiated 100baseTx-HD, link ok

Next run ethtool for each interface to check to see what capabilities:

# ethtool eth0 && ethtool eth1 && ethtool eth3

The result of the ethtool command is listed below:

Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: MII
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: g
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
Link detected: yes
Settings for eth1:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: Unknown! (65535)
Duplex: Unknown! (255)
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: umbg
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
Link detected: no
Settings for eth3:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: Unknown! (65535)
Duplex: Unknown! (255)
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: umbg
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
Link detected: no

Next, we need to install ifenslave. It’s a simple install:

# apt-get update && apt-get install ifenslave

Options for mode types:

You can set up your bond interface according to your needs. In order to do this, you simply change the mode type depicted in the examples below (mode=X). There are seven mode types available. They are as follows:

mode=0

This mode uses the Round-robin policy: Transmit packets in sequential order from the first available slave through the last. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.

mode=1

This mode uses an Active-backup policy: Only one slave in the bond is active. A different slave becomes active if, and only if, the active slave fails. The bond's MAC address is externally visible on only one port (network adapter) to avoid confusing the switch. This mode provides fault tolerance. The primary option affects the behavior of this mode.

mode=2

Transmit based on [(source MAC address XOR'd with destination MAC address) modulo slave count]. This selects the same slave for each destination MAC address. This mode provides load balancing and fault tolerance.

mode=3

Broadcast policy: transmits everything on all slave interfaces. This mode provides fault tolerance.

mode=4

IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation. Creates aggregation groups that share the same speed and duplex settings. Utilizes all slaves in the active aggregator according to the 802.3ad specification.

*Pre-requisites:

1. Ethtool support in the base drivers for retrieving the speed and duplex of each slave.

2. A switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation. Most switches will require some type of configuration to enable 802.3ad mode

mode=5

Adaptive transmit load balancing: channel bonding that does not require any special switch support. The outgoing traffic is distributed according to the current load (computed relative to the speed) on each slave. Incoming traffic is received by the current slave. If the receiving slave fails, another slave takes over the MAC address of the failed receiving slave.

*Prerequisite: Ethtool support in the base drivers for retrieving the speed of each slave.

mode=6

Adaptive load balancing: includes balance-transmit load balancing plus receive load balancing for IPV4 traffic, and does not require any special switch support. The receive load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation. The bonding driver intercepts the ARP Replies sent by the local system on their way out and overwrites the source hardware address with the unique hardware address of one of the slaves in the bond such that different peers use different hardware addresses for the server.

Now append the following items to your aliases file:

# pico /etc/modprob.d/aliases

# Append to the bottom of this file:
alias bond0 bonding
alias eth0 e100
alias eth1 e100
alias eth2 e100
options bonding mode=0 miimon=100

Next, append the following items to your i386 file:

# pico /etc/modprob.d/arch/i386

# Append to the bottom of this file:
alias bond0 bonding
options bonding mode=0 miimon=100 downdelay=200 updelay=200

Now we have to modify the interface file. Start off by commenting out any information on the physical interfaces, eth0, eth1, etc, and create a virtual interface such as bond0, configure it similar to below, and be sure to choose a unique hwaddress. Be sure to leave the loopback interface configuration intact.

# pico /etc/network/interfaces

It should look something like this:

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
#auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet static
#   address 192.168.0.120
#   netmask 255.255.255.0
#   network 192.168.0.0
#   broadcast 192.168.0.255
#   gateway 192.168.0.1
auto bond0
iface bond0 inet static
 address 192.168.0.120
 netmask 255.255.255.0
 network 192.168.0.0
 broadcast 192.168.0.255
 gateway 192.168.0.1
 hwaddress ether 00:03:B3:48:50:2C
 post-up ifenslave bond0 eth0 eth1

Save the file and then reboot the system:

# shutdown -r now