My iMac keeps shutting down suddenly. Does anyone know what's causing this?

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1. Windows 8.1 Enterprise w Update is the best. It allows you for sideloading in corporate environment without additional tools and licenses.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/jj874388.aspx
2. N series is for EU (without IE).
3. Profesional is fine, but you will need some tools to achieve the same functionality that you have in "pack" Enterprise.
4. VL is volume license, a type of license for multiple computers (to say it simply)
5. MSDN forum is better alternative for problems like this.
6. Attached to MSDN are licenses or at least references to web resources. Read license agreements carefully and let your installation and use follow the license.
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Does anyone know what is causing this error please?

I recently ran sfc /scannow. It completed without giving me any notifications other than a number of:
"Files that are required for Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL cache."
I was prompted to insert my XP SP3 installation CD and click on 'retry'.
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I thought all had gone well until I looked in Event Viewer later. There are approximately 90 Windows File Protection entries there mostly with the following information:
The system file ........ could not be copied into the DLL cache. The specific error code is 0x800b0100 [No signature was present in the subject]. This file is necessary to maintain system stability.
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Thank you very much for helping.
I have already tried to run the Microsoft Fix it from there for XP SP3, the os I have>>>>>>>"This troubleshooter does not apply to your system. We're sorry, but this troubleshooter is not compatible with your current system's configuration."
That was the only Microsoft information I could find on the specific error code I received: 0x800b0100......although the article applies to Microsoft Updates, I thought it might cover this too.
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I regularly run Chkdsk, last few times no errors.
I am actually having my computer checked for malware right now by specialist malware removers......all the malware scans I regularly run have given me the all clear for some time (McAfee Stinger, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes - MBAM, TDSSKiller) but there has
been malware on my computer in the past, which was removed (not serious I was told).
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hundreds of dll cache entries under
Files/Folders - Created Within 30 Days on the date I run SFC.
I am waiting for this to be confirmed, but it looks to me as if SFC was actually successful to a large extent and the entries in Event Viewer are some failures (not all as I previously thought)?
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jamestait wrote:
when I record, my previous track data keeps getting overwritten.
since you didn't specify, are you recording in a single take?
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#multipassrecording
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public class FloatingNumbersTest
public static void main(String args[])
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float closeFloat=0.001f
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if (float1<=closeFloat)
HERE System.out.print("Float1 pretty close to zero");
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When I play itunes from my laptop which uses a Y-cord plugged into a sound board, the songs fade in and out, softer/louder ...anyone know what would cause this? I have bought new cords, speaker cords, speakers...and the laptop is only 1 year old...

when I play itunes from my laptop which uses a Y-cord plugged into a sound board, the songs fade in and out, softer/louder ...anyone know what would cause this? I have bought new cords, speaker cords, speakers...and the laptop is only 1 year old...

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Does Anyone Know What Is Making This Happen?

This happens so often, but so quickly, I am always surprised and can remember what just caused it....that is, what actions I just took that made it happen. But tonight, I started thinking maybe it's some kind of "feature" that one can defeat.
Sometimes, when working in the MIXER window, I will be doing something with an AUX, maybe adding an effect, I don't know...but all of a sudden, it JUMPS over to the right of the screen. If you look at the top of the arrange window (if you can see it behind your mix window), it is as if the fader you are working with has become the FOCUS. Tonight I do remember choosing the OUTPUT fader and with a right click chose to "Create Arrange Track" so I could draw in some animation, and it jumped to the top of the ARRANGE page.
I know this is vague, but basically, I don't want channels changing position once I have them somewhere. Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and is it a feature that can be defeated?
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Tom Hartman1 wrote:
Yes I'm sorry that is what it does, it jumps to the LEFT of the screen. And yes it might be in touch mode or some other automation mode, I hadn't thought of that...what is going on there?
It's a "feature". As soon as you put an Aux track into an automation mode, it places it on the arrange page for you automatically. And not only that, it places it at the top of the arrange page, and is therefore, ahead, or in front of the regular audio/instrument tracks, and because of that, gets moved to the first channel strip(s) of your mixer window (since the mixer and arrange update with each other).
Personally, I love the fact that the Aux track gets placed at the top of the arrange page, because that is where I always placed them myself, prior to version 8. But I do find it disconcerting that it moves within the mixer window. I personally would prefer it stay in place, like it would on a hardware console.

My iMac keeps shutting down suddenly. Does anyone know what's causing this?

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