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[edit] March 7

[edit] How do I insert the image I have uploaded

Do I have to have my account for a certain number of days before I can use the image I uploaded?

The articl went through with no problem, but I am having trouble getting my uploaded image in the article. Help —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Blakoutmagazine (talk • contribs) 01:54, 7 March 2007 (UTC).

  • Generally it's not a great idea to write an article about yourself or your friends, acquaintances, etc, see WP:NOTABILITY.--VectorPotentialTalk 01:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Supposing that you were writing about a notable subject, all you'd have to do is replace [[Image:Example.jpg]] with [[Image:Soulfood3.jpg]] as I've demonstrated above by correcting your defunct media link--VectorPotentialTalk 02:00, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editor tools on Wikipedia and different than the ones on Mediawiki?

I would like to know where I can get the extra tools I see in the editing toolbar. I have searched high and low for some sore tof extension but to no avail.

Please advise.

--Eccentric67 10:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] XP registry monitor

I have installed XP newly on my system. Is there any good free tool (tried and tested by you guys) available which runs in the background and lets me know if an application tries to modify the registry? -- WikiCheng | Talk 12:09, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I believe Spybot - Search & Destroy has this feature. I use it in Windows 98 SE, where it appears to have a problem with the fonts on the pop-up panel that warns of a registry change, but otherwise works. I can't attest to how it runs under Windows XP. StuRat 13:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
I am not sure if Spybot looks for changes in the registry -- WikiCheng | Talk 14:18, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
It does, and prompts you if you want to allow each. If you don't answer yes in a few seconds, it assumes the answer is no and blocks them. StuRat 14:42, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
You might also want to checkout RegMon from SysInternals (whose utilities are now available direct from Microsoft), although I don't think this runs in the background Johnnykimble 19:55, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Yes, RegMon is an excellent program ("tried and tested" by me) and seems to be what you want, although it's supposedly been superceded by process monitor. Never used process monitor though --frothT 20:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Imagine RegMon and FileMon plus the greatest process monitor in history for any OS in a lightweight application. That's Process Monitor. I refuse to use a windows machine without it. I can't believe some people are still using the default windows one :) Oskar 23:33, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Well I don't need regmon and filemon every time I want to see my processes o_O --frotht 05:35, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
I'll try Spybot. Thanks for your help! -- WikiCheng | Talk 07:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I have installed Spybot. As a test, I made some changes in the registry (manually). Spybot didn't alert me. Does it alert only when a software makes the changes? -- WikiCheng | Talk 11:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
That may be, and it also may have settings to turn the feature on or off. StuRat 12:26, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GMake

I have a project I'm trying to build from source for which the instructions say to use the command 'gmake ...'. At the command line of my Mac, it says that it doesn't understand 'gmake'. First of all, when I search Google, I only get hits for GNUMake

1. Are gmake and GNU Make the same thing?

Then, when looking for the program, I can only find links to the source code

2. Are there any compiled versions of gmake/GNU Make for macs? Or is building it from source easy to do?


Thanks for any help! -Mary

Googling for gmake mac brings up this, which says:
"Eventually you'll encounter build instructions that include the gmake command. As delivered, OS X doesn't support gmake. But it's the same thing as make, which is supported in the Developer Tools. Here are the steps to make the link for gmake:
which make
cd /usr/bin
sudo ln -s make gmake
exit
As always, your mileage may vary, but not by much. Once done, any build scripts that include the gmake command will run the command just fine. I include this here because it fits in perfectly with the living mystery novel one lives when attempting to build stuff on OS X, or any other unix operating system for that matter. Applications assume that certain things are installed, including gmake. It's a reasonable expectation, but someone has to hunt down those things, and that person will be you."
— Matt Eason (Talk • Contribs) 16:25, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok, thanks! -Mary —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.96.110.73 (talk) 20:23, 7 March 2007 (UTC).
The GNU people put extensions in everything, and then people use them thinking that they're portable standard features. People do not know how to write portable code/files. Mac OS X is a BSD system and Linux is a GNU system, and they sadly have different make programs. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.49.242.20 (talk) 08:11, 8 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Page Cannot Be Displayed

I have a Dell laptop , and for the past week I havent been able to connect to the net through it . It says wireless network connected but no numbers next to the WINS server ( if that has any thing to do with it ) . I've connected it to a wire and it still gives the same error page . I have a Dell desktop and its working fine with the same network .. Oh , when open Explorer I get a page saying : page cannot be displayed ...etc. I dont get the window that asks for user name and password .. any ideas how to solve this at home ? Thanks 212.138.113.25 20:24, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Your router is incorrectly set up. -Wooty Woot? contribs 02:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

ok .... so how can I fix that ? 212.138.113.25 02:42, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Make sure the software is installed if there was any, and the computer is in one of the branch ports and the hole that is separate from the rest has a wire coming out of it going into your modem? If your router is set up correctly, try using another plug out of the say, five. Sometimes if you get a cheap one, one of 'em doesn't work. [Mαc Δαvιs] X (How's my driving?) ❖ 17:01, 9 March 2007 (UTC)