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    Terminal.app issues ($PATH and starting dir)

    1- I return to my (correct) home directory when typing cd. 2- My user isnt in /etc/passwd 3- Tried to look for some evidence on logs, but with no results, I'll try to find something. 4- In /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc nothing is changing my $HOME var. Here's what it is: ## if [ -n "$PS1" ]...
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    Terminal.app issues ($PATH and starting dir)

    Forgot to say, I am using bash. Thanks, I was able to fix my $PATH with the file on /etc/bashrc. What about the starting dir? Any clue? Didn't find anything on that file related to it...
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    Terminal.app issues ($PATH and starting dir)

    Hello, The other day I was installing a application from source and afterwards I ran into two problems: - My Terminal.app now always starts with a different directory than my home dir (it does a "cd" to the program source location). - My $PATH variable is incorrect, I can add new paths by...
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    MSN Messenger and IE

    No, I'm talking about the "Work Offline" option in Internet Explorer. If this is set Messenger won't connect to its network.
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    MSN Messenger and IE

    Can someone explain me why MS Internet Explorer needs to be "not working offline" for MSN Messenger to work? Thanks...
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    Disable Changing Wallpaper

    How can I disallow normal users to change their wallpaper? Thanks...
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    Windows Key doesn't work

    I'll try that... Thanks.
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    Windows Key doesn't work

    I tried the link of bcastner (http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/549/) and changed the value to zero, it was 1 before... but the key still doesn't work. Any ideas?
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    Windows Key doesn't work

    Sorry not to be more explicit.... My Keyboard Windows Key doesn't work.
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    Windows Key doesn't work

    My "Windows Key" doesn't work... I am almost certain that it was after I used the Auto-Tuner (both the Service and System tune-up) in Tweak-XP 4 Professional. Any ideas?? Thanks!!!
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    Service Pack Files

    I have a directory in C:\Windows named "ServicePackFiles" which has 269 Mb. Is this a Service Pack installer temp folder? Can I delete it? Thanks!!
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    "lsass.exe" and "Timed Shutdows"

    I have here a Sasser removal tool and it indicates that there wasn't no infection found... Another thing: this happens generally on only one account of Windows.
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    "lsass.exe" and "Timed Shutdows"

    Sometimes, when I connect to the Internet it appears a Shutdown warning with a timer, this warning as something to do with "lsass.exe", a process that I can find in the Processes window and is obviously running. Is this a virus or some kind of malicious code?
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    How to start several programs at once

    One thing... if I want to start a program which path contains spaces like "C:\Programs\MSN Messenger\msn..." it doesn't work... There is a way, right?
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    How to start several programs at once

    Thanks!!!!

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