A useful boot CD for your notebook

I thought everyone could benefit from having one of these discs. I'd like to point you to a site, Ultimate Boot CD. This utility contains many helpful pieces of software which you can utilize to help solve computer problems. This includes diagnostics for testing the CPU, RAM, hard drives, and other hardware.
After downloading the image from the site I linked to you'll just need to burn the image to a disc. This is very simple in the later editions of Windows. Here is an article which explains how to burn a bootable disc from an ISO in Windows 7. The instructions should be almost identical for Windows 8.
I suggest that all users keep this disc on hand in case they ever need to run checks on their hardware or if your built in HP tools stop working for some reason.
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> I'm looking to make some swf ads for my website.
Specifically some .swf that
> has a transparent background, hovers over my existing
text and then closes by
> itself or gives the user the option of closing the ad
before it finishes
> playing.
> I've searched and searched and have been unable to find
any instructions that
> are basic for me to understand. However, I did find
http://www.dartmotif.com/
> that offers a "Motif Ad Kit" for flash. I tried it out
and it is excellent and
> exactly what I'm looking for.
>
> However, how do I get it to work on my site? It saves
the completed file in a
> *.mtf format which obviously won't work on a site. I
tried saving the
> completed work as a .swf and putting it into my site
like that (both as a new
> layer and as normal) and that is not working.
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> My question... Is there a way of using this Ad Kit for
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> have to have an account with Motif. The way it appears
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> account with Motif, save my *.mtf file and download to
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Please identify your notebook with its complete product number or product name.
1. The complete Model Name. or Product Number. of the notebook - see This HP web document if you don't how to locate the model number and\or product number.
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I have asked to have your issue escalated. Someone from HP should contact you between today or tomorrow.
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