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Mouse Trouble in Microsoft Word After Windows Update

March 31, 2010 · No Comments

It must be Wednesday.  My Windows desktop is blissfully clean where three-hundred Firefox windows once were, and Microsoft Word 2007 has gone funky - the mouse doesn't work, except for opening menus.  Yup, it's Wednesday, when Microsoft pushes out its Windows updates.  I've seen this four times now and, though it has been documented elsewhere, I'm composing this blog post - a note to myself, really - so that I may never again need to Google the solution.

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How to Install ColdFusion 9 on Windows 2000 / IIS 5

March 06, 2010 · 2 Comments

With the release of Coldfusion 9, Adobe has officially discontinued CF support for Windows 2000, this just prior to the operating system's official EOL.  However, while the workaround is tedious and officially "unsupported" by Adobe, I'm happy to report that ColdFusion 9 can indeed be installed on Windows 2000 with IIS. For step-by-step instructions, read on....

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Install Kai's Power Tools (KTP) 3, 5 and 6 on Windows Vista

April 19, 2008 · 8 Comments

Kai's Power Tools (KPT) versions 3, 5 and 6, from MetaTools/MetaCreations will not install on Microsoft's Windows Vista.  Of course, you could upgrade to Corel's KPT suite, but why spend money on software you already own?  Fortunately, there's a workaround.  This article provides step-by-step instructions for recovering your precious KPT 3, 5 and 6 plug-ins on Vista.

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