Problem When you are trying to use the inbuilt microphone on your Toshiba laptop, no sound is detected . Cause The inbuilt microphone / speakers have been disabled. Solution Click on the Start menu. Click on Control Panel. If you can see “Hardware and Sound”, click that and then click Sound. Otherwise, click on the… Continue reading No audio devices visible in sound properties on Toshiba laptop
Tag: Windows
ActiveX error when using Skype
Problem When using Skype, you see the following error occur repeatedly. “One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either: 1) Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or 2) You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls. As a result, the page may not display correctly.”… Continue reading ActiveX error when using Skype
“Firefox is already running” Error
Problem You receive the error “Firefox is already running, but is not responding.” Cause This error occurs when Firefox is closed but is still running in the background. Firefox is either in the process of closing or is frozen and hasn’t quit properly. If waiting a few seconds didn’t help, then Firefox has failed to quit… Continue reading “Firefox is already running” Error
Olympus Sonority not allowing comments on files
Problem You cannot edit the comments field in Olympus Sonority. Right clicking shows the Edit Comment option in grey and non selectable. This also affects the icon for edit comment on the toolbar as well as navigating to it from the top menu (Tools -> Edit Comment). Solution This is a workaround. No permanent fix… Continue reading Olympus Sonority not allowing comments on files
Internet Explorer will not run as an App from the Start screen on Windows 8
Problem When using Windows 8 you can no longer use Internet Explorer as an App from the Start (Metro) menu. Even with Internet Explorer added as an App on the Start screen it will launch Internet Explorer from the Desktop and not as an independent app. If you right click on Internet Explorer and click… Continue reading Internet Explorer will not run as an App from the Start screen on Windows 8