Update tab is missing in my Java Control Panel settings

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On my home and office computer, the update tab was missing in my Sun Java 1.6 Control Panel applet.  At the office, I found it was disabled in the registry.RPK Tramplin

Steps to find it*:

1. Start, Run, type regedit, OK

2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > JavaSoft > Java Update > Policy

3. I have a DWORD value titled “EnableJavaUpdate” with the value of “0” (zero).  I changed it to “1” (one) and the update tab appeared.

At home, this registry entry wasn’t there.   I could have tried adding it, but instead, I went to JAVA.com and installed the latest version, which added the update tab.

*Be very careful; messing with the registry can be very risky.

If this doesn’t work, check out jjoensuu’s and roja’s comments below.

 

How to find HP Compaq nc6000 recovery discs

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If you don’t care to read the path I took for find the CDs, go to the bottom.

I searched and searched on Google looking for HP Compaq nc6000 recovery DVDs or CDs.  I couldn’t find anything on HP’s website about them, or even the part number.  I found 3rd party sites selling the discs, but only one had the one for this model and it was going to be hundreds of dollars.

I used a Windows XP Professional SP2 CD from an older HP laptop, but it would give an error saying there was no hard drive present:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1287021157510+28353475&threadId=1089060

Then I followed the direction of putting the SATA drivers on a diskette, which was an ordeal, but I did it (with an old NIC driver diskette and a D620 floppy drive w/USB cable).  Then, after loading the SATA driver diskette, it asked me “insert the disk labeled Windows XP Professional Edition CD-ROM into Drive A:”   I couldn’t get it to do anything after that point.

So, I went searching again the next day.  I finally stumbled upon this, which was what I wish I found the first time, it was perfect.  Hopefully this is high on Google and saves you time and headaches:

…you can order a set of restore disks for your nc6400 from HP if you live in the USA. I ordered some in January. Cost me $10.00 for shipping.1. Write down the part number and serial # on the bottom of the computer on the white tag. The model # is an HP-Compaq nc6400, but the part number will be found on that white tag below the serial #.

2. Call HP at 1-800-952-7689, option 1 (ordering restore disks is part of the list in the option).

3. Provide the info asked by the rep that answers the phone. Some just ask for the serial #, some want both, or they will just want the serial number and type of computer (nc6400).

4. Have a Master Card or Visa ready for purchasing. They don’t take Discover. I believe you will be charged $10.00.

You will receive the disks by First Class Mail or you can pay an additional $10.00 for FedEx shipping.

CREDIT: Paul (pjtikkanen) – http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Operating-systems-and-software/HP-Compaq-nc6400-Laptop-Recovery-CD/m-p/335514/highlight/true#M45812

Letter from Morgan Stanfield about free airline tickets

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Here’s another Leading Incentive Agency! (See other posts here.) Please comment if you received one. Scan it and send it to me if you can.

It tells you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets.  It looks like it was actually signed by Renee Joy, the Vice President of the Travel Awards Division.

The www.morganstanfield.com website exists. Here’s the whois info: http://www.whois.net/whois/morganstanfield.com — registered August 12, 2010.

They hand write the address on the envelope and use a real stamp.

I have found the answers to this mystery thanks to the great work of the folks at BBB in Tucson, AZ:

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/travel-clubs/southwest-travel-club-in-tucson-az-20007983

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/prize-promotions/patterson-bell-in-tucson-az-20027549

An actual story: http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12741861

I am the proud recipient of a replica of this letter with the name of Madden Hall. See my earlier blog post about that letter.

Here are some things that seem to be related in some way:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xeungc_morgan-stanfield-866-963-7236_travel

http://vimeo.com/15048764

Notice anything similar to morganstanfield.com with these?

Garrison Finley: http://www.garrisonfinley.com/

Sampson Phelps: http://www.sampsonphelps.com/

Burton Malone: http://www.burtonmalone.com/

Maddox Wright: http://maddoxwright.com/

Strickland Penn: http://stricklandpenn.com/

Harris Fields: http://www.harrisfields.com/

Lexington Duke: http://www.lexingtonduke.com/

Hamilton Gates: http://hamiltongates.com/ (http://twitter.com/hamiltongates)

Madden Hall: http://maddenhall.com/ (http://twitter.com/maddenhall)

Davidson Powell: http://davidsonpowell.com/ (http://twitter.com/davidsonpowell)

Nicholson Barnes: http://www.nicholsonbarnes.com/ (http://twitter.com/nicholsonbarnes)

Foster Simmons: http://www.fostersimmons.com/

Warner Rowe: http://www.warnerrowe.com/ (http://twitter.com/warnerrowe)

Larson Keller: http://www.larsonkeller.com/ (http://twitter.com/larsonkeller)

Robinson Rhodes: http://www.robinsonrhodes.com

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Swanson Carr: http://www.swansoncarr.com/

Morrison Banks: http://www.morrisonbanks.com/

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Zimmerman Cain: http://zimmermancain.com/

Thompson Fuller: http://www.thompsonfuller.com/

Shelton White: http://sheltonwhite.com/

Gilbert Turner: http://gilbertturner.com/

Richardson Blake: http://www.richardsonblake.com/

Sutton Perry: http://www.suttonperry.com/

Chapman Lane

Sullivan Lang

Spencer Burns

Hammond Reed

Lambert Steel

Peterson Burke

Watson Brooks

Bradley Tate

Stevens Cole: http://www.stevenscole.com/

Hudson Stone

Hoffman Sims

Patterson Bell

Erickson Wade

Emerson Ross

Anderson Pratt: http://www.andersonpratt.com

Welsh McCormick: http://welshmccormick.com/

Jensen Sharpe: http://www.jensensharpe.com/

Jefferson Greer: http://www.jeffersongreer.com/

Henderson Gill: http://www.hendersongill.com/

Finn and Gilliam: http://finnandgilliam.com/

Brooks Spade: http://brooksspade.com/

Here are some other links to info these folks:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/tag/airline-ticket/

http://brahblog.com/2009/08/08/all-the-same-scam-bradley-tate-spencer-burns-hammond-reed-donovan-rich-lambert-steel-and-watson-brooks/

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2027392

http://willbradyjournal2.blogspot.com/2010/07/scams-nicholson-barnes.html

Now they are going after me:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5201222/brian_morris_tech_fraud/

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-1d0d647e477aec4/brian-morris-techonoly-services-is-a-fraud#p131146269222640741

http://local.yahoo.com/info-29491137-brian-morris-technology-services-irwin;_ylt=Aso39gkA62opRIPEUJo6cKuKNcIF;_ylv=3?tab=reviews#reviews

What a coincidence! Look at how these videos compare:

Hamilton Gates: http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf8KVL.html

Beware of me: http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf8NfI.html

TEXT:

(Please help me post a copy of the letter and envelope here.)

I am pleased to inform you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets. Congratulations. These tickets are valid for travel anywhere in the Continental U.S. The retail value of this award is up to $1,400.00. Certain restrictions apply.

We have attempted contacting you several times without success. This is our last attempt. If we do not hear from you soon, we may need to issue the ticket vouchers to the alternate.

Please call me today at ????.

Regards,

Renee Joy

Vice President, Travel Awards Division

info@morganstanfield.com — www.morganstanfield.com

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Hacked Linksys router with 213.109.65.26 DNS IP

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I just worked on a computer that kept visiting infected websites and it didn’t make sense to me, since it was in a professional office on the owner’s computer.Траверсы

I was attempting to update MalwareBytes’ Antimalware, but it gave the error: MBAM_ERROR_UPDATING (12007, 0, WinHttpSendRequest).

In Googling the error, there was a little bit about router poisoning.  I logged into the router using admin as the password, and found the DNS address assigned as 213.109.65.26.  This isn’t OpenDNS’s IP that I set last year..  This router even had a unique password (it is a Linksys BEFSR81 v3 FW 2.50.2) before.  I wonder if there is a vulnerability allowing the password to be reset to admin?

After I changed the DNS IPs back to OpenDNS and renewed the computer’s IP, I was able to update Malwarebytes’ Antimalware.  It found msxml2.dll as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert, which was not found by ESET NOD32.

This seems to be just the beginning of the next wave of getting people to visit infected and phish websites — ROUTER POISONING.  In this case, you could run 20 antivirus programs, or even reload the operating system and the problem would persist…

Sorry, this is an instructional guide on how to fix the router, but a street sign showing you what to search for…

Webroot Antivirus with Spy Sweeper 2011 makes Vista freeze?

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I did work on a computer this morning that was freezing 2-4 times per daily; usually when the screensaver was active.  The freeze was a total screen and mouse freeze, in which the power button needed to be held in.  It is a Dell Inspiron tower with Vista SP2 32-bit.  I looked in the event log and found that the freezing began almost immediately after Webroot Antivirus w/Spy Sweeper updated to version 7 (2011 is the marketing name).inFOLIO Research Group

I uninstalled Webroot and installed Microsoft Security Essentials temporarily to see what happens.  Please comment here if you are having similar experiences.

Letter from Maddox Wright about free airline tickets

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Here’s another Leading Incentive Agency!  (See other posts here.) Please comment if you received one. Scan it and send it to me if you can.

It tells you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets.  It looks like it was actually signed by Kimberly Post, the Vice President of the Travel Awards Division.

The www.maddoxwright.com website exists. Here’s the whois info: http://www.whois.net/whois/maddoxwright.com — registered August 12, 2010.

They hand write the address on the envelope and use a real stamp.

I have found the answers to this mystery thanks to the great work of the folks at BBB in Tucson, AZ:

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/travel-clubs/southwest-travel-club-in-tucson-az-20007983

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/prize-promotions/patterson-bell-in-tucson-az-20027549

An actual story: http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12741861

I am the proud recipient of a replica of this letter with the name of Madden Hall. See my earlier blog post about that letter.

Here are some things that seem to be related in some way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPH7q8ysXA

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5195381/maddox_wright_866_963_7270/

Notice anything similar to maddoxwright.com with these?

Garrison Finley: http://www.garrisonfinley.com/

Sampson Phelps: http://www.sampsonphelps.com/

Burton Malone: http://www.burtonmalone.com/

Strickland Penn: http://stricklandpenn.com/

Harris Fields: http://www.harrisfields.com/

Lexington Duke: http://www.lexingtonduke.com/

Hamilton Gates: http://hamiltongates.com/ (http://twitter.com/hamiltongates)

Madden Hall: http://maddenhall.com/ (http://twitter.com/maddenhall)

Davidson Powell: http://davidsonpowell.com/ (http://twitter.com/davidsonpowell)

Nicholson Barnes: http://www.nicholsonbarnes.com/ (http://twitter.com/nicholsonbarnes)

Warner Rowe: http://www.warnerrowe.com/ (http://twitter.com/warnerrowe)

Larson Keller: http://www.larsonkeller.com/ (http://twitter.com/larsonkeller)

Robinson Rhodes: http://www.robinsonrhodes.com

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Foster Simmons: http://www.fostersimmons.com/

Swanson Carr: http://www.swansoncarr.com/

Morrison Banks: http://www.morrisonbanks.com/

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Zimmerman Cain: http://zimmermancain.com/

Thompson Fuller: http://www.thompsonfuller.com/

Shelton White: http://sheltonwhite.com/

Gilbert Turner: http://gilbertturner.com/

Richardson Blake: http://www.richardsonblake.com/

Sutton Perry: http://www.suttonperry.com/

Chapman Lane

Sullivan Lang

Spencer Burns

Hammond Reed

Lambert Steel

Peterson Burke

Watson Brooks

Bradley Tate

Stevens Cole

Hudson Stone

Hoffman Sims

Patterson Bell

Emerson Ross

Anderson Pratt: http://www.andersonpratt.com

Morgan Stanfield: http://www.morganstanfield.com/

Welsh McCormick: http://welshmccormick.com/

Jensen Sharpe: http://www.jensensharpe.com/

Jefferson Greer: http://www.jeffersongreer.com/

Henderson Gill: http://www.hendersongill.com/

Finn and Gilliam: http://finnandgilliam.com/

Brooks Spade: http://brooksspade.com/

Here are some other links to info these folks:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/tag/airline-ticket/

http://brahblog.com/2009/08/08/all-the-same-scam-bradley-tate-spencer-burns-hammond-reed-donovan-rich-lambert-steel-and-watson-brooks/

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2027392

http://willbradyjournal2.blogspot.com/2010/07/scams-nicholson-barnes.html

Now they are going after me:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5201222/brian_morris_tech_fraud/

http://800notes.com/forum/ta-1d0d647e477aec4/brian-morris-techonoly-services-is-a-fraud#p131146269222640741

http://local.yahoo.com/info-29491137-brian-morris-technology-services-irwin;_ylt=Aso39gkA62opRIPEUJo6cKuKNcIF;_ylv=3?tab=reviews#reviews

What a coincidence! Look at how these videos compare:

Hamilton Gates: http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf8KVL.html

Beware of me: http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf8NfI.html

TEXT:

(Please help me post a copy of the letter and envelope here.)

I am pleased to inform you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets. Congratulations. These tickets are valid for travel anywhere in the Continental U.S. The retail value of this award is up to $1,400.00. Certain restrictions apply.

We have attempted contacting you several times without success. This is our last attempt. If we do not hear from you soon, we may need to issue the ticket vouchers to the alternate.

Please call me today at ????.

Regards,

Kimberly Post

Vice President, Travel Awards Division

info@maddoxwright.com — www.maddoxwright.com

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Letter from Lexington Duke about free airline tickets

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I received a comment on a previous post about the same letter with the name of “Lexington Duke.” (See other posts here.) Please comment if you received one and help me fill in missing information. Scan it and send it to me if you can.

It tells you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets.  It says to call 1-866-963-7223 (or 866-963-7205 or 866-951-8033).  It looks like it was actually signed by Jacqueline Pope, the Vice President of the Travel Awards Division.

The www.lexingtonduke.com website exists. Here’s the whois info: http://www.whois.net/whois/lexingtonduke.com — registered August 12, 2010.

They hand write the address on the envelope and use a real stamp.

I have found the answers to this mystery thanks to the great work of the folks at BBB in Tucson, AZ:

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/travel-clubs/southwest-travel-club-in-tucson-az-20007983

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/prize-promotions/patterson-bell-in-tucson-az-20027549

An actual story: http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12741861

I am the proud recipient of a replica of this letter with the name of Madden Hall. See my earlier blog post about that letter.

Here are some things that seem to be related in some way:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xent8f_lexington-duke-866-963-7216_travel

http://vimeo.com/14632338

Notice anything similar to lexingtonduke.com with these?

Garrison Finley: http://www.garrisonfinley.com/

Sampson Phelps: http://www.sampsonphelps.com/

Burton Malone: http://www.burtonmalone.com/

Strickland Penn: http://stricklandpenn.com/

Maddox Wright: http://www.maddoxwright.com/

Harris Fields: http://www.harrisfields.com/

Hamilton Gates: http://hamiltongates.com/ (http://twitter.com/hamiltongates)

Madden Hall: http://maddenhall.com/ (http://twitter.com/maddenhall)

Davidson Powell: http://davidsonpowell.com/ (http://twitter.com/davidsonpowell)

Nicholson Barnes: http://www.nicholsonbarnes.com/ (http://twitter.com/nicholsonbarnes)

Warner Rowe: http://www.warnerrowe.com/ (http://twitter.com/warnerrowe)

Larson Keller: http://www.larsonkeller.com/ (http://twitter.com/larsonkeller)

Robinson Rhodes: http://www.robinsonrhodes.com

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Swanson Carr: http://www.swansoncarr.com/

Morrison Banks: http://www.morrisonbanks.com/

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Zimmerman Cain: http://zimmermancain.com/

Thompson Fuller: http://www.thompsonfuller.com/

Foster Simmons: http://www.fostersimmons.com/

Shelton White: http://sheltonwhite.com/

Gilbert Turner: http://gilbertturner.com/

Richardson Blake: http://www.richardsonblake.com/

Sutton Perry: http://www.suttonperry.com/

Chapman Lane

Sullivan Lang

Spencer Burns

Hammond Reed

Lambert Steel

Peterson Burke

Watson Brooks

Bradley Tate

Stevens Cole

Hudson Stone

Hoffman Sims

Patterson Bell

Emerson Ross

Welsh McCormick

Jefferson Greer

Henderson Gill

Here are some other links to info these folks:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/tag/airline-ticket/

http://brahblog.com/2009/08/08/all-the-same-scam-bradley-tate-spencer-burns-hammond-reed-donovan-rich-lambert-steel-and-watson-brooks/

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2027392

http://willbradyjournal2.blogspot.com/2010/07/scams-nicholson-barnes.html

Someone is not happy:

Oh look what someone posted about me anonymously, of course: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5201222/brian_morris_tech_fraud/

What a coincidence!  Look at how these videos compare:

Hamilton Gates: http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf8KVL.html

Beware of me: http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf8NfI.html

TEXT:

(Please help me post a copy of the letter and envelope here.)

I am pleased to inform you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets. Congratulations. These tickets are valid for travel anywhere in the Continental U.S. The retail value of this award is up to $1,400.00. Certain restrictions apply.

We have attempted contacting you several times without success. This is our last attempt. If we do not hear from you soon, we may need to issue the ticket vouchers to the alternate.

Please call me today at 866-963-7223 (or 866-963-7205 or 866-951-8033).

Regards,

Jacqueline Pope

Vice President, Travel Awards Division

info@lexingtonduke.com — www.lexingtonduke.com

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[SOLUTION] Outlook 2000 opens, then closes; won’t stay open!

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My Outlook 2000 would not stay open today!  I would open it, but it would immediately disappear and close.  Each time I open it, it keeps closing. I found the reason, which is iTunes 10, and the solution which did work for me:

iTunes will sync with Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, or Microsoft Outlook 2010. If you use Microsoft Outlook 2000, you can resolve this issue by renaming the “OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn.dll” file. This file can be renamed however you choose, and is found in the following default location depending on your operating system:

* Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit) or Windows 7 (32-bit):
o C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn.dll
* Windows Vista (64-bit) or Windows 7 (64-bit):
o C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn.dll

If you install Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, or Microsoft Outlook 2010 after renaming this file, you may need to reinstall iTunes 10 before being able to sync Contacts, Calendars, email account information, or Notes.

I renamed it OutlookChangeNotifierAddIn – problem file.dll

For those of you having difficulty finding the file, find a find to get to the C: drive.  For Windows XP, it is My Computer.  For Vista or Windows 7, look for “Computer”.  Once you find C: and double-click it, double-click the Program Files folder (for 32-bit systems), and so on, following the paths listed above.  Searching for the file will probably be tough to make work.

Thanks AndyKarting: http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12247384#12247384

[UPDATE 10/1/10] I just updated to iTunes 10.0.1 and it happened all over again!  The fix worked again…

Letter from Strickland Penn about free airline tickets

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I received a comment on a previous post about the same letter with the name of “Strickland Penn.” (See other posts here.) Please comment if you received one.

It tells you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets.  It says to call 1-866-951-5595.  It looks like it was actually signed by Denise Laye, the Vice President of the Travel Awards Division.

The www.stricklandpenn.com website exists. Here’s the whois info: http://www.whois.net/whois/stricklandpenn.com — registered August 12, 2010.

They hand write the address on the envelope and use a real stamp.

I have found the answers to this mystery thanks to the great work of the folks at BBB in Tucson, AZ:

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/travel-clubs/southwest-travel-club-in-tucson-az-20007983

http://www.bbb.org/tucson/business-reviews/prize-promotions/patterson-bell-in-tucson-az-20027549

An actual story: http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12741861

I am the proud recipient of a replica of this letter with the name of Madden Hall. See my earlier blog post about that letter.

Here are some things that seem to be related in some way:

http://www.livevideo.com/video/698198A85E6F4ADBA4C863FB53CD959F/strickland-penn.aspx

http://www lose 10 pounds fast.in.com/videos/watchvideo-strickland-penn-9421311.html

Notice anything similar to lexingtonduke.com with these?

Garrison Finley: http://www.garrisonfinley.com/

Sampson Phelps: http://www.sampsonphelps.com/

Burton Malone: http://www.burtonmalone.com/

Maddox Wright: http://www.maddoxwright.com/

Harris Fields: http://www.harrisfields.com/

Hamilton Gates: http://hamiltongates.com/ (http://twitter.com/hamiltongates)

Madden Hall: http://maddenhall.com/ (http://twitter.com/maddenhall)

Davidson Powell: http://davidsonpowell.com/ (http://twitter.com/davidsonpowell)

Nicholson Barnes: http://www.nicholsonbarnes.com/ (http://twitter.com/nicholsonbarnes)

Warner Rowe: http://www.warnerrowe.com/ (http://twitter.com/warnerrowe)

Larson Keller: http://www.larsonkeller.com/ (http://twitter.com/larsonkeller)

Foster Simmons: http://www.fostersimmons.com/

Robinson Rhodes: http://www.robinsonrhodes.com

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Swanson Carr: http://www.swansoncarr.com/

Morrison Banks: http://www.morrisonbanks.com/

Stanton Carney: http://www.stantoncarney.com/

Zimmerman Cain: http://zimmermancain.com/

Thompson Fuller: http://www.thompsonfuller.com/

Shelton White: http://sheltonwhite.com/

Gilbert Turner: http://gilbertturner.com/

Richardson Blake: http://www.richardsonblake.com/

Sutton Perry: http://www.suttonperry.com/

Chapman Lane

Sullivan Lang

Spencer Burns

Hammond Reed

Lambert Steel

Peterson Burke

Watson Brooks

Bradley Tate

Stevens Cole

Hudson Stone

Hoffman Sims

Patterson Bell

Emerson Ross

Welsh McCormick

Jefferson Greer

Henderson Gill

Here are some other links to info these folks:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/tag/airline-ticket/

http://brahblog.com/2009/08/08/all-the-same-scam-bradley-tate-spencer-burns-hammond-reed-donovan-rich-lambert-steel-and-watson-brooks/

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2027392

http://willbradyjournal2.blogspot.com/2010/07/scams-nicholson-barnes.html

Someone is not happy:

Oh look what someone posted about me anonymously, of course: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5201222/brian_morris_tech_fraud/

TEXT:

(Please help me post a copy of the letter and envelope here.)

I am pleased to inform you that you have qualified for an award of 2 roundtrip airline tickets. Congratulations. These tickets are valid for travel anywhere in the Continental U.S. The retail value of this award is up to $1,400.00. Certain restrictions apply.

We have attempted contacting you several times without success. This is our last attempt. If we do not hear from you soon, we may need to issue the ticket vouchers to the alternate.

Please call me today at 866-951-5595.

Regards,

Denise Laye

Vice President, Travel Awards Division

info@stricklandpenn.com — www.stricklandpenn.com

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[SOLUTION] iTunes 10 – Windows installer has set policies to prevent installation

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I was working with a client that couldn’t install iTunes 10 today on Vista Home Premium SP2.  It would pop up a message early in the install process saying, “Windows installer has set policies to prevent installation.”

I visited this blog, which had good advice, but none of it worked.

However, in the comments of that blog, sunny wrote that right-clicking and clicking “Run as Administrator” on the iTunes installation file worked.  It worked for me, too.