For work, I'm trying to read an epub file I generated from RoboHelp 2017. I installed the kobo reader from the Windows app store to test it.
I need to know where the Kobo eBooks desktop app is installed so that I can associate the app with the epub format. But I can't figure it out. Typically, I just right-click on a short-cut in Windows 10 from the start menu and choose Open File location, but that isn't shown as an option for some reason.
I've searched online, and while I'm certain I'm not the the only one who has asked this question, I don't see any results on the installation location..
For example, Kobo's documentation website here...
https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020121953-Install-Kobo-Desktop-on-your-PC-or-Mac
... just gives instructions on how to install, but there's no installation location.
I also looked in my program files and x86 variety of the same, but didn't see any readily visible folders there.
Can someone give the pathway to the default installation location for this app from the Windows app store?
While writing up my question and researching it, I found the answer to my questions.
The short answer is that by default, you cannot open Windows apps folders. They are protected folders and you have to jump through some hoops to make them available in File Explorer. This site gives instructions:
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-metro-apps-folder-location
I ended up not following these instructions, as I found out how to load the epub file into kobo by using the Kobo app:
Launch the Kobo eBooks app.
Note on the app, at the bottom, there's a toolbar.
Click the icon that looks like a left-pointing arrow. This shows an Open dialog box.
Use the Open dialog box to locate and open your .epub file.
After a few minutes, the e-book appears in the Kobo app, and you can access and read the book.
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Am reading the Android App Dev for Dummies 3rd edition. I've had no headaches till I reached page 92 where it asks me to
"...create the file
src/main/java/com/dummies/silentmodetoggle/util/RingerHelp.java"
The only thing is that I cannot find a way to create the directory "util" in the proper directory. I tried it many ways, including doing it manually within File Explorer, but that didn't show up in my project.
According the File Explorer the directory is in the right place. But according to AndroidStudio it is not (appears to be one level up).
It appears that there was a lower version of AndroidStudio when this book was published, yet I do appear to have the latest version of the book.
I feel as if I am asking a stupid question, I hope the answer is something obvious that is right in front of my nose.
Project structure:
recently, My company need me to do something on application cache, and I read this article: http://www.codemag.com/Article/1112051, I followed his steps,but it cannot work by using vs2013, it will show you the right page, but when you press f12 in chrome, it will show some error:Application Cache Error event: "Failed to parse manifest localhost:xxxxx/Home/manifest", and actually app cache didn't work. but when I use vs2010 it works just fine! since vs2013 has a lot more files in the mvc project, I cannot figure out what's wrong. Now I need some vs2013 tools which are not included in vs2010, so I really need the vs2013 version of this app cache program. It's quite in a hurry, can anyone help me? thanks a lot!
Please follow these steps to see if it helps.
Step 1: Run Windows System File Checker("sfc /scannow")
It allows you to scan for file corruption and restore Windows system files such as DebuggerProxy.dll. If System File Checker finds a problem with DebuggerProxy.dll or other critical system file, it will attempt to replace the problematic files from DLL Cache (%WinDir%\System32\Dllcache). If the DebuggerProxy.dll file is not in the DLL Cache, or the DLL Cache is corrupted, you will be prompted to insert the Windows installation disc to recover the original files.
To run System File Checker:
1.Click the Start button.
2.Type "cmd" in the search box... DO NOT hit ENTER yet!
3.While holding CTRL-Shift on your keyboard, hit ENTER.
4.You will be prompted with a permission dialog box.
5.Click Yes.
6.A black box will open with a blinking cursor.
7.Type "sfc /scannow" and hit ENTER.
8.System File Checker will begin scanning for DebuggerProxy.dll and other system file problems (be patient - the system scan may take a while).
9.Follow the on-screen commands.
Step 2:Make sure your ISO installation file is correct.
You can download the ISO file from the website below.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/download/details.aspx?id=40787]
Before you install it, I suggest you use this tool http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841290 to verify hash of the ISO. Any discrepancy would indicate that the file was corrupted. Here is a blog about how to use the tool.
The sha1 value of ISO is "E61419E51F42254EE07DECF628B85C9861286250".
Then try reinstall it.
I have a Delphi project called VR that produces an executable named VR.exe. To my dismay I discovered Windows (I am running Window 7 64 bit Ultimate) has added links to the start menu and under games: Search & Rescue: Vietnam MED+EVAC. The icons for the links are the default delphi app icon.
Did a bit of research and I found this post:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a5919fc1-db3d-4f13-b241-d059df2bf11f/renaming-a-file-into-vrexe
How can I prevent windows from doing this?
Update: I have another project MM, which produces mm.exe. This one created a link to the Steam Dark Messiah Might and Magic Single Player.
Another update: We submitted a support request to Microsoft. They acknowledged it is a bug, however, they failed to provide a timeline for a fix.
Update: This is the answer from Microsoft:
I am writing to inform you that this issue is reproducible at our end and we have been reported regarding this in past as well. Since this is already identified as “By design” with our code and to this point we do not have a resolution on this, there’s not much I would be able to help with.
However, if you have any points that you would like to bring to our knowledge like how it is impacting business or any other concerns , do let me know.
I accepted Remy's answer.
According to MSDN, game apps are supposed to integrate themselves into Game Explorer, Windows should not be integrating anything automatically. But I can confirm on a Win7 Home system that renaming any app to vr.exe and then running it causes Search & Rescue: Vietnam MED+EVAC to appear in Games Explorer (there was also a very noticeable delay when the app is run for the first time, which I imagine is due to the recognition/integraton taking place).
After running the app, I found the following Registry key associated with that game:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\S-1-5-21-991038988-4040401710-2535580036-1000\{2A051900-E642-4D69-8D4E-1B3A2FD42CCF}
It contains a reference to this file
C:\Windows\system32\GameUXLegacyGDFs.dll
I looked at the file contents with a resource viewer, and see it is full of RC_DATA resources containing GDF game definitions.
I deleted the Registry key, and now the game no longer appears in Games Explorer, no matter how many times I run the renamed vr.exe file.
Our company is working with a great Business Intelligence tool CorVu 4.2 to analyse the operational and strategic data. Since several years we are successfully working with Sharepoint 2007 to collaborate and share information with colleagues. Most of my colleagues are working with Internet Explorer 7, but step by step Internet Explorer 8 is implemented in the company.
We share a lot of CorVu files thought Sharepoint, but since we are using Internet Explorer 8, we have a problem that is new for us. If we click on a CorVu file in Internet Explorer 8 (not necessarily in Sharepoint) a pop-up shows how to open the file, if we save the file, there is no problem. But if we open the file, the file is shown in the browser and not in the CorVu client! See the screenshot below:
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5719/inbrowsershot.jpg
(I removed some unnecessary information)
So far my colleagues accept this 'feature' in Internet Explorer 8. But I we open and closes more CorVu files, multiple errors (more than 10) show up starting with:
(unable to place more hyperlinks)
By pressing Enter the errors disappear, but it's not professional! I contacted the creators of CorVu, but they don't have a solution for in their client. There may be a solution in Internet Explorer 8?
The extensions of a CorVu file can be a .sqy, .tab or .qrp. But is it possible to force the files to open in the standard client instead of the browser?
Check your Add-Ons and see if you can disable the one that is displaying that content.
Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs -> Manage Add-ons
Your screenshot appears to be Excel. You should be able to tweak Excel to remove the in-browser viewer.
Microsoft discusses how to configure the Office-in-browser viewers. There are methods for older computers as well.
If the browser is actually showing the CorVu program, then the CorVu program must have a plugin into IE when it was installed. Try uninstalling IE and reinstalling it without touching CorVu. That should purge all the custom stuff that CorVu did.
Currently my InstallShield project uses a custom prerequiste to install Adobe Reader on the target machine if it is not already installed.
The prerequisite executable (Adobe Reader SetUp) is installed locally and so it is packaged into the SetUp.exe by InstallShield.
Everything works as desired with the Adobe Reader setup completed prior to my program (if it is not already installed).
Now while you can apply for an Adobe reader distribution licence my company needs to investigate the legal implications of the licence first.
Therefore in the meantime I would like to link to the adobe site and install the application from there. Is this possible as I cannot see a way of doing this?
If not, how do I supply a link to the adobe site and then pause or exit the installshield setup while it is downloaded and installed?
If you could provide some pointers / an example or point me to any relevant resource it would be most appreciated.
InstallShield does not provide a built-in way to pause your install and direct a user to a donwload, although you could certainly create a prerequisite which runs an custom executable to do this. I believe it's more common to create a prerequisite that downloads an installation off the web - just provide URLs to all files in it, and set its location to Download - but I can't comment usefully as to whether that has different legal implications.
It's not possible to do what I want within InstallShield.
My company has decided that they do not want to distribute Adobe with our software and so the way I implemented this was to simply have the tool check for the presence of Adboe before opening any PDFs. If Adobe is not installed the user is presented with a message requesting them to visit the Adobe website to install Reader.