Category Archives: Computer Gremlins

Fixing the WordPress error ‘sorry you are not allowed to access this page’

Problem symtoms: The solution:

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Fixing Windows Subsystem for Linux error code 0x80370102 when virtualisation is enabled in the BIOS

Problem: Virtualisation is enabled in the BIOS but you still encounter Windows Subsystem for Linux error 0x80370102. Solution: Make sure that the hypervisor launch is enabled in your boot configuration. You can check this by typing in CMD (run as … Continue reading

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Windows Error 0x800700FF when trying to play a movie

System files could be corrupt – one possible solution to this problem:

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Uploading a video to YouTube or Facebook freezes or stalls part way through upload and Chrome console shows ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR – one possible fix:

The problem encountered: after trying to upload a video to YouTube or Facebook using a Windows 10 machine, the video upload freezes and gets stuck only a short way into the upload (eg. at the 5 or 10% mark) and … Continue reading

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Windows XP fix firewall that cannot be displayed

Error message: “Windows firewall settings can not be displayed because the associated service is not running. Do you want to start windows firewall/internet connection sharing service?” Issues with a corrupted firewall can sometimes be fixed by rebuilding the Windows Management … Continue reading

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Unbrick Netgear Router

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/kw/wndr4500%20corrupted%20firmware%20recovery%20tool%20lost%20cd

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Memory leak Netgear WNDA3100v2 USB Wifi adapter

Version 1.2 of the Windows XP driver has a memory leak – the solution is to upgrade the driver to a later version of the driver. Version 1.3 (driver date: 05/11/2009, driver version: 5.60.180.11) also appears to have a memory … Continue reading

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SRV 2019 Error (The server was unable to allocate from the system NonPaged pool because the pool was empty)

An excellent article on troubleshooting this error can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ntdebugging/archive/2006/12/18/understanding-pool-consumption-and-event-id_3a00_–2020-or-2019.aspx

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Samsung Note 2 unfortunately s note has stopped working

This obscure error can sometimes be fixed by the following steps: Go to Settings Click on Language and Input Click the cog image next to the Samsung keyboard options (even if greyed out) Click on Input Languages On English (UK), … Continue reading

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