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"Resolution To resolve this problem, follow steps below. Microsoft Word for Mac 2008 or Later Step 1: Quit all applications On the Apple menu, click Force Quit. Select an application in the "Force Quit Applications" window. Note You cannot quit Finder. Click Force Quit.  4. Repeat the previous steps until all active applications. Warning When an application is force quit, any unsaved changes to open documents are not saved..  Step 2: Remove Preferences Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.  On the Go menu, click Home.  Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.  Open the Preferences folder. Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.Word.plist.  If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.  If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Microsoft Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.plist file to the trash.  Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.  On the Go menu, click Home.  Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu. Open the Preferences folder. Open the Microsoft folder. Locate the file that is named com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist.  Move the file to the desktop.  Start Word, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist file to the trash.  On the Go menu, click Home.  Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To disp

"Set Up Your Windows, Mac, or Linux Print Server For set up instructions, see Connect your classic printers with Google Cloud Print. The process to set up printers on Windows, Mac, and Linux print servers is identical to the directions to set up a printer attached to a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Networked printers print fine with Google Cloud Print, using the same setup you use to configure individual printers. If you're using a "headless" Linux print server, click here for Google Cloud Print installation instructions. Note: If you have 2-step verification enabled for your account, with step 7 in these directions, you will need to put an application-specific password in the password field instead of your regular password when you first set up Google Cloud Print. Printer Sharing You can share your printer with anybody using a Google Apps account or a Google Account. "

"Manually uninstall Google Chrome in Windows If you're having problems uninstalling Google Chrome through your Windows Control Panel, follow these steps to manually remove the browser: These instructions involve modifying your Windows registry. If you're uncomfortable or unfamiliar with editing your registry, you may want to consult a computer technician before you start. You may also want to consider backing up your registry before proceeding. Make sure extensions are displayed for your files. Here's how: Go to the Start menu > Control Panel. (Windows 8 users: Learn how to access the Control Panel) Double-click Folder Options. Click View. Make sure the "Hide extensions for known file types" checkbox is deselected. Right-click this link. Click Save Link as and save the file name as remove.reg. (Select "All files" as your file type.) Exit Google Chrome completely. Double-click remove.reg on your desktop. In the confirmation window, click Yes. Click OK. Enter the keyboard shortcut Windows key +E to open Windows Explorer. In the Windows Explorer window that appears enter one of the following in the address bar: Windows XP:%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google Delete the Chrome folder in the directory that opens. Google Chrome should now be uninstalled."

"Click on the link to download the package and select 'Run' or 'Open'. You will be asked to accept the end-user license agreement (EULA) before you gain access to the package contents. The package contains 4 different files. Pick a location where you would like to place the 4 files above by clicking on 'Browse'. Once you have specified the location to place the extracted files, click 'Ok'. Launch an elevated Command Prompt by navigating to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> and then right click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as Administrator". Type "CD" followed by the path to where you have extracted the 4 files in step 2 above. In the Command Prompt, type "ie9_blocker.cmd /B" and hit Enter to set the blocker on the machine. You will see confirmation in the Command Prompt: "Blocking deployment of Internet Explorer 9 on the local machine. The operation completed successfully." You can now close the Command Prompt window. "

"Persistent showing of this progress bar may mean either that there are problems with the system's start-up arguments, or that your system contains errors that it is trying to recover from at start-up. There are a few things you can try in order to clear this problem, but before attempting to do so be sure your system is fully backed up. If this is happening because of an unrecoverable filesystem error, then you will need to format your drive. Try clearing PRAM PRAM stores start-up arguments that are passed to the kernel at boot. Generally these variables are blank, but if there is an error in the PRAM settings then resetting it may help. To reset the PRAM, reboot the system and immediately press the Option-Command-P-R keys after hearing the boot chimes. Hold them and let the system reset a couple of times, and then release them and allow the system to boot normally. You can also perform a similar operation by manually setting the boot arguments to be blank. To do this, run the following command in the Terminal: sudo nvram boot-args="" Check keyboards One possibility (albeit remote) is that your keyboard could be sending the system the command to boot to Safe Mode. Try starting your system up with the keyboard unplugged to see if it boots normally, and if so then consider replacing your keyboard. Verify or repair the disk Boot to an alternative boot volume and use Disk Utility or, more preferably, a dedicated filesystem repair tool like DiskWarrior to run disk verification and repair routines on the boot drive. Format the drive If none of the previous options clear the problem, then formatting the drive should be a final step to take to clear the problem. Be sure you have a full and restorable backup of your boot drive, and then both repartition and format the drive using the OS X installation disc. Boot to the disc, choose your language, and choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Then select the drive device (it will be the item above the "Macintosh HD" name-

"Multiple versions of OS X clients can all use the same URL to connect to an OS X Server running the Software Update Service. Before following the steps in this article, your Software Update Server must be running Mac OS X Server v10.6.7 or later. Be sure to review the Software Update Service compatibility page here to learn which client versions can get updates from which server versions"

"The light on my MimioTeach is an amber color and I can't get it to calibrate at all. Any suggestions? Answer:  Looks like you need some help with pairing your MimioHub with your MimioTeach. Here are the steps you will need to follow in order to sync these two units (Make sure your MimioHub is connected to your computer) 1. Open Mimio Settings in the software. Go to Classroom Devices. 2. You will see the MimioHub listed. (if it's not there, the MimioHub is not in a USB port) 3. Hold down the status light (button) for about 5-7 seconds. It will start flashing amber and you will see MimioTeach appear on your list of Classroom Devices. It will say "available." 4.Select the device and click Connect. 5.The Status light on the MimioTeach will turn solid green. Question sender:  Andrea C."