Filezilla FTP Client Drag and Drop a Download Gives an Error

Windows XP OS.

After newly installing the freeware Filezilla FTP Client version 3.2.6.1, an error occurs stating, "Could not determine the target of the Drag&Drop operation. Either the shell extension is not installed properly or you didn't drop the files into an Explorer window." While in an FTP server, dragging a file for download directly to the desktop causes the error. The error does not occur if you dragged a file for download into the Filezilla directory on the left half of the application window. I read several solutions. One solution was to run cmd and register the shell extension, the other solution, reboot the computer. After fudging with the cmd lines, and not succeeding because Windows kept giving an error about my command syntax, I decided to reboot the computer and drag and drop worked without an error.

Working solution: Reboot.

Sources:
http://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/4385
http://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8607

Outlook Express Spell Check Language is French

There is an oversight of Microsoft and no apparent reaction from them regarding Outlook Express' default language for spell checking apparently being French (France). This is a problem if Office 2007 is installed, particularly if you have a trial version on a new computer. Most users let it expire and use Outlook Express, but having pre-loaded crapware such as Outlook 2007, the updated 2007 dictionaries are incompatible with "outdated" and "neglected" Outlook Express. The fix is to install and older version of the dictionary from and older version of Office. If you never bought one, Microsoft gives you the finger and you are are SOL and better start learning French. Alternative to a Microsoft dictionary is to get a free dictionary for Outlook Express such as Snapfiles.

Procedure to fix the dictionary for Outlook Express are to do a custom install from an older version of Office with the languages needed. Link.

Sources:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
http://blogs.chron.com/helpline/archives/2007/04/outlook_express_1.html
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html

Auto Login into Vista and Windows 7

If you would like to skip the login process in Windows Vista and Windows 7, particularly if you are the only user or your have a Media Center PC that sits in your living room and getting out the keyboard is annoying, do the following:

Click Start
Type in netplwiz
Click on netplwiz
Click on the Account you would like to Auto Login
Uncheck the box above to not require login
Apply
Relogin

Remote Desktop Restart/Shutdown in Vista and Windows 7

Within Windows Remote Desktop on Vista and Windows7, Microsoft has removed the restart and shutdown commands from the Task Manager Window. To shutdown or restart a computer remotely within Remote Desktop, press Alt + F4 and a window will give you choices for logging out, restarting or shutting down.

nVidia Boot Agent Hang Up

After reconfiguring the hard drives on my computer and installing a new motherboard (nVidia nForce 730i/GeForce 9300) and booting up into Windows XP, the nVidia Boot Agent kicked in during the boot up process, showing its MAC ID and searching for a DHCP. After pushing ESC to exit, it gives an error of Insert Disk..... and then restarts itself looking for a DHCP in an endless loop.

Solution: Go into BIOS and reconfigure the Startup Device. Put the Start Up Hard Drive as # 1 in the boot order.

Play Matroska (.mkv) Videos on Windows Media Player 11

To be able to play Matroska Encoded Movie Files (.mkv) you will need to download the codecs to decode the files. The codecs can be downloaded for free. The pack of codecs necessary for Windows Media Player 11 is all included in the K-Lite Codec Pack. CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) is missing several codecs in its pack that Windows Media Player will give error on: Windows Media Player cannot play the file.....

Download and install the K-Lite codec pack at:
http://www.codecguide.com/

Cannot Unshare a Folder in Windows XP

I wanted to unshare a folder while using a hotel wireless network but after right clicking on the shared folder (the folder with a hand icon underneath it) and choosing Sharing and Security..., the box for sharing was checked but grayed out, so that it could not be unshared.

To correct this, reboot and press F8 to enter the menu to choose a boot up type. Choose Safe Mode with Networking. After Windows XP boots up in Safe Mode, go to your shared folder and right click it, choose Sharing and Security... and a whole new sharing menu appears that allows you to unshare the folder. Reboot back into normal Windows XP. Annoying Windows bullshit...