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Thanks for your quick reply. I renamed the .mozilla profile folder before starting Firefox. Firefox does not show the message but I still can not add bookmarks. The new .mozilla profile folder also...

I run Ubuntu 10.04 on a Desktop with Avira Antivir and could use Firefox 3.x for years without problems. Since upgrading to Firefox 15.0.1 and 16.0.1 via Synaptic the message "The bookmarks and...

Picking up on an archived thread, I think the solution lies in a program called PosteRazor. Installation via Synaptic could not be easier and the program is self-explanatory in five steps with good...

I tried to re-install Windows from the original disks. The Windows installation does not recognise a hard disk at all. Instead I get the following BSOD:


Problem probably cause by: setupdd.sys...

I have been on holidays. Tried ntfsfix in Ubuntu and chkdsk /R in Windows. Still no luck (Windows keeps telling me that there is at least one unrecoverable error. Is there anything else I could try...

My problem is, that chkdsk keeps telling me that there is at least one unrecoverable problems and Windows does not recognise my hard disk.
I browsed the internet for an equivalent of CHKDSK under...

Hi Oldfred,

thanks again for your quick replies. I ran testdisk from Ubuntu. I could not run the Windows version from my memostick under the DOS prompt (access denied).

There seems to be a...

Hi Oldfred,

I tried chkdsk on the Vista Repair CD and fiddled around with diskpart again and tried also the startup repair tool. The startup repair tool reports that it does not recognize a hard...

Just tried bootcfg from Vista repair CD. This did not work as bootcfg /default asks for an ID which I do not know.

Then I tried bootcfg from a Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD. This did not recognise...

Thanks again for your quick reply, Oldfred. I tried chkdsk and diskpart. The bootcfg option sounds promising. I will try it tomorrow or so (it is now 23.22h in Greenwich (GMT)). I keep you posted.

Hi guys,

thanks for your quick replies. I made sure that there are no window files in /boot/grub/*.* and removed this directory after checking for a Boot directory with a capital B (there was...

I already posted this on http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1392524&page=2 because I had an almost identical problem trying to dual boot Windows XP Home edition and Ubuntu Lucid Linux. I...

I had an almost identical problem trying to dual boot Windows XP Home edition and Ubuntu Lucid Linux. I checked my hard drives in Ubuntu and they are ok. Windows XP does not recognise my hard disk...

Dependency unsatisfiable means that number 13 and 14 depend on other programs hence the long list of programs to download. Try System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager and enter program...

I think unfortunately yes. I tried another method copying and pasting a bootscript etc because I was of the same opinion as you and it did not work. Downloading and installing is not that hard after...

This is how I got my Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 to work under Ubuntu 9.10 on a Gericom Frontman computer:



Download Skype from website and install


Locate libv4l (Library video for linux)...

Try my post on this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=921153&highlight=LifeCam+VX+6000&page=3

I have installed AntiVir Personal, an Antivirus Freeware from Avira recommended by the German Ministry for Inner Security (Bundesministerium fuer Innere Sicherheit,...

This is how I got my Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 to work under Ubuntu 9.10 on a Gericom Frontman computer:



Download Skype from website and install


Locate libv4l (Library video for linux)...

This is how I installed Speedtouch 330 V. 3.5 (the black one) USB on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala on a Gericom Frontman Computer (please read my comments below):

Go to a computer or another operating...