Category Archives: Computer Gremlins
Fixing the WordPress error ‘sorry you are not allowed to access this page’
Problem symtoms: The solution:
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
Windows Error 0x800700FF when trying to play a movie
System files could be corrupt – one possible solution to this problem:
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
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
Unbrick Netgear Router
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18989/kw/wndr4500%20corrupted%20firmware%20recovery%20tool%20lost%20cd
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
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
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