Easy questions, three of them

Satellite A105 S2101. I want to run the recovery disk. I have been reading all the posts to see if these questions were answered and they were not. There seems to be 2 disks that shipped with my machine, one marked Toshiba Recovery and applications/drivers dvd. This is the only disk I can find. SO is the other disk the OEM for XP Home? Just need a yes or nor for that one.
Next, since I am not in a posistion to even pay $20 for the set, can I use the OEM XP Home that shipped with another Toshiba a few years ago? Yes or no here too.
Lastly, does the Recovery Disk auto-partition like recovery program for Vista? Another laptop owned by my family. Yes or no here too.
I just want to get rid of all the stuff on here (all my stuff is backed up) and get it back to factory settings and this OS. THANKYOU!!!!
Jann
There is never a stupid question!

You misunderstood, I only have ONE of the disks. It is what I believe to be the OEM OS and I don't have it. It would be great if I could order just the one, but I don't see that being possible.
I did a recovery on an Acer and it did all that, too. I was just looking to have someone tell me that! They are all different. I am wondering if there are files to reinstall on this HDD somewhere. All my 98 and 2000 systems had them so I didn't need the CD.
Thankyou for answering me!!!
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Easy question about Reformatting

Hello all,
I am trying to reformat my HD after I have deleted Windows XP off of a partition. The reason for this is an upgrade to Vista and a larger allotment of HD space. My question is:
I am using Backup v3.1.1. (v369) and I have FULL backup files of my Home folder, and my Music folder (as backup for my backup) for all my iTunes libraries. These are located on a portable HD. Are these the correct files to have backed up in order to have my MAC the way it was before I started the process? If so, then once the reformatting is complete, how do I get it all back onto my MAC permanently? Will all my apps and tweaks work as before?
I am sure this is a simple question, however, I have never had to do this with a MAC, and I want to make sure I have all bases covered before I begin this. Any other comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks All!

You call this an easy question ???
Just messin with ya
Your home folder is the most important folder containing your music, documents, preferences etc. but a lot is also stored in the system folder and library folder outside your home folder, if you want to be ensured of an exact copy of your current system the best way to go at this is to clone your system partition.
The app i use for this is carbonCopyCloner
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
To add to this.. i've heard there is software for the mac that allows you to make adjustments to the size of your partitions without having to format the drive, i don't know the names of these products but i do know that it's very risky to use them, if you decide to use an app like that make sure you have proper backups of everything just in case it goes wrong.
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I often receive photos as attachments to emails.s there Ian easy way to save them directly to Photoshop Elements? Or do I have to save and then import?

Is there an easy way to save them directly to Photoshop Elements? Or do I have to save and then import?

Well... I appreciate both of your responses. However... I believe that lvlibs cause more frustration then anything else. My team has come across issues with lvlibs and conflicting paths (when using CM tools) and have resorted to using LLBs because they offer a clean set of file dependencies. I understand that lvlibs are probably more robust, but they are not an option right now. Therefore... the question I originally asked still remains. Is there a quick and easy way to add a bunch of VIs to an LLB without having to save each one of them separately to the LLB?

Easy Questions . . .Please Answer

Ok so i have the new Airport Express 802.11n jobbie and i have just managed to set it up with my BT homehub
the green light is on and its working (i think)
Ok so the reasons i bought it was.
1) love the wireless printing idea
2) love the wireless music idea
3) to plug an Ethernet Voip phone into (the home hub is in another room)
4) i got it for £52.95
ok so i have connected it in client mode (i think) where all the computers (theres is 3 of them in our house) connect to the homehub and so does the airport.
What i want to know is how do i stop the other 2 computers using the airtunes and the wireless printing features. Basically i want the airport to myself for my home office which it was bought for and don't want everyone else stealing the features.
Thanks!

+What i want to know is how do i stop the other 2 computers using the airtunes and the wireless printing features.+
Easy Questions....But not easy answers
Since you have configured the AirPort Express in the home office as a client on the network, it's going to be visible and accessible from any other devices on the network. There's no way to change this or prevent access to the office AirPort Express.
If...you configure the office AirPort Express to "create a wireless network", and set it up with a different wireless network name and password, you could create a "private" network for yourself.
Here, I am assuming that the stereo is connected to the office AirPort Express, is that correct?
The downside to this approach is that you would not have internet access on this network.
If...you connected the AirPort Express to the HomeHub using an ethernet connection, you might be able to access the internet from your "private" network. I say might because I don't know enough about the HomeHub to know whether this would be allowed. I think you should assume that it can't to keep expectations at a realistic level.

When i try to buy something it gives me my security questions i put them in right but saying they are worng i try to send me a email of the answers from itunes but it near shows up in my email?

when i try to buy something it gives me my security questions i put them in right but saying they are worng i try to send me a email of the answers from itunes but it near shows up in my email?

You need to ask Apple to reset your security questions; ways of contacting them include phoning AppleCare and asking for the Account Security team, clicking here and picking a method for your country, and filling out and submitting this form.
They wouldn't be security questions if they could be bypassed without Apple verifying your identity.
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Every time I try to purchase a song from itunes, it says I have to put in security questions and answer them, which it's never done before. Then after I do the questions, it says that an error occurred and my changes couldn't be saved. HELP!

Every time I try to purchase a song from itunes, it says I have to put in security questions and answer them, which it's never done before. Then after I do the questions, it says that an error occurred and my changes couldn't be saved. It has been doing this for weeks, and I can't purchase anything! HELP!

Hi mterry1723, one solution that might be worth trying is this:
- Close iTunes, if it's open
- Open Safari and got to 'Preferences'
- Select 'Security' on the top
- Untick all the security options in the menu
- Click the 'Show Cookies' button and look for all the 'apple' entries in the left-hand column.
- Highlight them (select them collectively) and press 'Remove'
- Now open iTunes and buy the song as usual.
- You may be asked to do the same security process as before, so do as asked.
- Hopefully, the security check will now have accepted your answers and start downloading the song as normal.
Remember to re-tick all the required security options you had just un-ticked in Safari preferences. You don't need to bother about opening the cookies again.
I hope this has worked for you and my profoundest apologies if it has not. Worth a go, though!
I did see this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18259935#18259935 which may be of more help, mainly the last entry by 'c2boyd'
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I have just updated my software on my iPhone 4S to IOS7.0.4 now I have lost many of my contacts. Can anyone suggest an easy way to reinstate them. (Without having to add them all again as I don't know what I have lost until I need it).

I have just updated my software on my iPhone 4S to IOS7.0.4 now I have lost many of my contacts. Can anyone suggest an easy way to reinstate them. (Without having to add them all again as I don't know what I have lost until I need it).

Try assigning Queen as the Album Artist on the compilations in iTunes on your computer.

Easy Question: Illegal Start of Expression

This is a ridiculously easy question... but I am having trouble with it...
Anyway, here is the line of code that is giving me trouble:
jButtons = {{jButton1, jButton5, jButton9, jButton13},
{jButton2, jButton6, jButton10, jButton14},
{jButton3, jButton7, jButton11, jButton15},
{jButton4, jButton8, jButton12, jButton16}};
        That's it. jButton1 through jButton16 are all jButton objects (for a GUI). jButtons is an array (4 by 4) of jButton. All are global variables, the buttons are all initilized (in fact, that was the problem I had before, and why I need to put this here: otherwise I get a null pointer exception).
Surprisingly, such a simple line of code causes TONS of errors to occur. To save space, {...} * 2 means that the exception occurs twice in a row, errors are separated by comma's.
{ Illegal Start of Expression, {Not a statement, ; required} * 2} * 4, Empty statement
A similar statement (int[] test = {{1,2,3},{4,5,6}};) works perfectly fine.
Please help, doing this will reduce the size of my code to about a third of the size of the code. And then I can laugh in the faces of those people who say that I write long, and in-efficient code! MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
However, I will keep at it, and Murphy's Law states I will find a solution 10 seconds after posting. If I do, I will edit this post, and tell you guys the answer ;)
[Edit]In case you are wondering... all my other code is correct. Here is the adjacent 3 methods:
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Edited by: circularSquare on Oct 13, 2008 5:52 PM

You can only initialise an array like that when you declare it at the same time. Otherwise you have to do as suggested above.
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Easy question - how to increase number of recent files in menu?

This is for CS5 if it matters.
I'm an infrequent Illustrator user (at best) but I have what I hope is an easy question: I want to increase number of recent files showing in the menu.
I can't find a preferece to set such as in PS and almost every other application on the face of the earth. I've tried to reset the preferences file (start Illustrator with ctrl-alt-shift held down) but I'm stuck at 4 files, which I assume is the anemic default option.
Is there an easy way to do this that Adobe has hidded somewhere? As expected, it can't be found in the help, I can't find it on the forums, or even on the net, but I do know it can be done because I can see other installs showing lots of files in the list.
thanks for any help.

This might be because of a new feature that you can turn off for each object, and alltogether. When you create a new document at the bottom, make sure 'Align New Objects to Pixel Grid' is unchecked. After you have created a new file, you can still go into the 'TRANSFORM' palette (SHIFT+8), use the little right top menu, and make sure 'Align New Objects to Pixel Grid' is unchecked. And if you want to get fancy with each object; you can select an object, and look at the 'TRANSFORM' palette at the bottom is a place to uncheck the 'Align to Pixel Grid' at your disposall.
Before I found this, it ruined my week.
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Easy question I'm sure. imac hard full (500gb) mostly from iphoto. no capacity left. what are my options? I've thought of an external drive of 1tb and then a 2nd external drive of 3tb to back up both???? please help.

easy question I'm sure. imac hard full (500gb) mostly from iphoto. no capacity left. what are my options? I've thought of an external drive of 1tb and then a 2nd external drive of 3tb to back up both???? please help.

Those are the options - more space is more space.
Moving the iPhoto Library is simple:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Regards
TD

Bought my i-pod in 2008 answered the security questions didnt write them down how do i get that information back or how do i chane it.

i bought my i-pod in2008 answered the security questions didnt write them down how do i get those answers,or how do i change them.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Start here, and reset your security questions, you will receive an email to your rescue address, use the link in the email and reset your security questions.
If that doesn't help or you don't have a rescue address, you might try contacting Apple throughiTunes Store Support

I forgot secret questions to enter the account I need to help me put back on the questions and answers them Your brother Mohammed Al-Ghamdi

I forgot secret questions to enter the account But I know the PIN number to my account I need to help me put back on the questions and answers them
Your brother Mohammed Al-Ghamdi

See Here > Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
Ask to speak with the Account Security Team...
Or Email Here > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact
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HT5622 I do not remeber the awnsers to my security questions, to change them, i need to know them which i do not. Is there any possible way to change them, without knowing them.

to purchas apps, and music. if you have not done it in a long time you have to hav the anwsers to your security questions. i do not know the anwsers to mine, and there is no way to change them without knowing them. if there is a way to change the security questions without knowing them i would really like to know how.

Security questions:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4551
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
This is also useful:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3463233&olo=email

My ipod charger dosen't work. i have three of them and i put them in the laptop and it still dosen't work. what do i do? and is it because i have generation 3?

my ipod charger dosen't work. i have three of them in my house and i i put them in my laptop and it still dosen't work. what do i do? and is it because i have generation three?

Have you tried another cable?
Do the charges work on oner iDevices?
Does the computer recognize your iPod?
Have you tried resetting your iPod:
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Every time I try to get on youtube or netflix on safari all I'm getting is a white background and a lot of links and boxes with question marks in them, what is going on?

Every time I try to get on youtube or netflix on safari all I'm getting is a white background and a lot of links and boxes with question marks in them, what is going on?

Make sure your system software is up to date.
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