Tag: Windows

How to Set an Environment Variable

Click the Start button. Right Click on Computer (or My Computer) and select Properties. On the left, click on “Advanced system settings” (Windows XP users can ignore this step). Click the “Advanced” tab. Click on “Environment Variables” button near the bottom. Click “New” and enter a “Variable name:” and “Variable value” and click OK. Click… Continue reading How to Set an Environment Variable

Automated installer for popular applications

You can use the free Ninite service to install a list of programs automatically. It does this without showing any prompts and uses the default install options to save you time. Go to the Ninite website. Check all the software you wish to install. Click the ‘Get Installer’ button at the bottom. Download and run… Continue reading Automated installer for popular applications

Read & Write unable to open Daisy Book

Problem When you try to open a Daisy Book CD or folder in Read & Write, you get the following error or similar: Cause The Daisy Reader built into Read & Write does not have the full functionality of stand alone Daisy Readers and as a consequence, it is unable to open all Daisy Books. Solution There… Continue reading Read & Write unable to open Daisy Book

Hyperlinks in Inspiration won’t load when clicked

Problem When you click on a link that you made for your mindmap in Inspiration, it opens up your browser but never loads up the website. Cause Your antivirus software is blocking links clicked from Inspiration. Solution Give Inspiration full permission from your antivirus software. For Kaspersky Internet Security 2010: Open Inspiration. Double click on… Continue reading Hyperlinks in Inspiration won’t load when clicked