Ever run into that problem with a laptop keyboard where a key gets stuck down and just keeps repeating itself ad-infinitum? I have and it's extremely annoying plus the sound the computer makes while trying to deal with the constant keypresses is even worse. In the past I'd just bring up the Windows Device Manager and uninstall the keyboard drivers and continue using my USB keyboard, however after restarting my computer the Drivers would be reinstalled and the problem would start again.
There's an excellent article on TechTambayan which shows you how to deal with the problem, just by changing the installed Drivers for ones which are incompatible for your keyboard then disabling them.
As you can see in the above image, I've installed the Drivers for a Japanese keyboard and then I've disabled them.
Showing posts with label windows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label windows. Show all posts
Saturday, 14 October 2017
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
SDL_gfx-2.0.24 Binaries
As usual I've compiled the newest version of SDL_gfx for any Windows Users who need it.
Shared and Static Libraries can be downloaded from here.
Recently I received a post about compiling a 64-bit version, sadly I'm still using an old 32-bit Windows XP machine but I hope to be upgrading soon.
Shared and Static Libraries can be downloaded from here.
Recently I received a post about compiling a 64-bit version, sadly I'm still using an old 32-bit Windows XP machine but I hope to be upgrading soon.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Installing Java 7
In the past I'd tried installing the Java 7 JDK but the Installer would never successfully complete.
I eventually got it to install by downloading the combined JDK & NetBeans Installer.
I still don't know why this installation problem exists. A quick search on the Internet doesn't provide many answers as most people who are encountering these problems are using Linux rather than Windows.
I eventually got it to install by downloading the combined JDK & NetBeans Installer.
I still don't know why this installation problem exists. A quick search on the Internet doesn't provide many answers as most people who are encountering these problems are using Linux rather than Windows.
Friday, 20 January 2012
FreeGLUT 2.8.0 Binaries
I've compiled Shared & Static Libraries of FreeGLUT 2.8.0 for any Windows Users who need them. Simple Installation Instructions are included as is a Short Guide on how I compiled them for those who are interested. You can download the files by clicking here.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
ruby-opengl & ruby v1.9.1p430
If any of you are having problems using ruby-opengl on Windows I suggest you read this post that I made on the ruby forums.
Friday, 31 December 2010
PyOpenGL & py2exe
In the past when I'd tried creating a bundled executable with PyOpenGL & py2exe I had always failed. Recently however I was successful & after spending a few more days understanding the build process I was able to create an application that was just 2.3MB in size.
Click here to download the file.
Click here to download the file.
Saturday, 9 October 2010
SDL_gfx-2.0.22
I've compiled the latest version of SDL_gfx for any Windows users who need it. The lib & dll files can be downloaded from here & the Code::Blocks project can be found here.
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Windows Audio Problems
Ever had this problem in Windows, where you can't hear any sound & you get the following message...
Solving it is quite simple, just go to the Start menu & select Run... then type in services.msc.
There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, Go to Control Panel and Other Hardware, and then click ADD HARDWARE.
In the Window which then appears on screen, scroll down & find Windows Audio then click start.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
SDL_gfx-2.0.21
I've compiled the latest version of SDL_gfx for any Windows users who need it.
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Advanced Windows Console
If you're looking for a replacement to the ordinary Windows Command Prompt then you should give this a try.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Shared Library Dependencies
In Linux displaying such information is quite simple as you can use ldd, however in Windows MinGW doesn't come with ldd.
Two good alternatives in Windows are Dependency Walker & Process Explorer plus the former of the two will let you save the output in a text file.

Monday, 25 January 2010
GnuPG GUI
For sometime now I've been using the Command-line versions of GnuPG in Windows & Ubuntu for verifying downloads & encrypting emails.
Recently however I discovered there was a GUI version available, which makes it much easier to use.
The Windows version can be downloaded here & if you want to install the Ubuntu version just type the following in a Terminal...

Recently however I discovered there was a GUI version available, which makes it much easier to use.
The Windows version can be downloaded here & if you want to install the Ubuntu version just type the following in a Terminal...
sudo apt-get install gpa

Sunday, 7 June 2009
WMP Plugins
If you're looking for Plugins & Codecs for Windows Media Player, you can find them here.
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Wubi
Is an Installer which will allow you to install Ubuntu in Windows & it's probably one of the best programs ever written.
I've been using a Windows / Linux dual boot since the beginning of 2006. Setting up such a system can be a pretty tedious process, what with defragging, partitioning & having to use chkdsk. Removing one of the OSes but keeping the other intact is even more hard work & involves using a program called MbrFix.
I'd been using XP & Mandriva Linux but decided to go back to using a Vista & Ubuntu system. But this time I decided to use Wubi to install Ubuntu & it was much easier than the previous installation method. In fact it was as easy as installing any other program in Windows.
I've been using a Windows / Linux dual boot since the beginning of 2006. Setting up such a system can be a pretty tedious process, what with defragging, partitioning & having to use chkdsk. Removing one of the OSes but keeping the other intact is even more hard work & involves using a program called MbrFix.
I'd been using XP & Mandriva Linux but decided to go back to using a Vista & Ubuntu system. But this time I decided to use Wubi to install Ubuntu & it was much easier than the previous installation method. In fact it was as easy as installing any other program in Windows.
Saturday, 2 May 2009
Friday, 1 May 2009
Eric Python IDE
Interesting thread here on the Ubuntu forum about different IDEs for Python. I'd never heard of Eric before so I thought I'd install it in Windows. Building & Installation was successful but I recommend looking at the list of prerequisites before trying yourself, to minimize any possible errors.
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Rubygame-2.4.1 Windows Binary
It took me some time to do but after a few Weeks I finally managed to build the newest version of Rubygame for Windows. I made this post on the Rubygame forum which includes a download link for the various dlls. At some point I'll get around to uploading the various project files I had to create for the dlls.
Monday, 13 April 2009
Java HelloApp Program
I've recently been using Java again, so I thought I'd present some simple programs you can run in Java. Just type the following into a text editor but be careful because Java is case sensitive. Certain commands are expected to be entered using upper case letters.
Save the file as HelloApp.java & compile it with the following...
Run it with the following...
If you want to generate documentation using JavaDoc just type the following...
Finally, if you'd like to place your class in a Jar file, you must first create a Manifest file. Just place the following text in a file called Manifest.txt & make sure you place a newline at the end.
Then create the Jar file by typing the following...
Run the Jar file with the following...
public class HelloApp
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello, World!");
}
}
Save the file as HelloApp.java & compile it with the following...
javac HelloApp.java
Run it with the following...
java HelloApp
If you want to generate documentation using JavaDoc just type the following...
javadoc -d docs HelloApp.java
Finally, if you'd like to place your class in a Jar file, you must first create a Manifest file. Just place the following text in a file called Manifest.txt & make sure you place a newline at the end.
Main-Class: HelloApp
Then create the Jar file by typing the following...
jar cvfm HelloApp.jar Manifest.txt *.class
Run the Jar file with the following...
java -jar HelloApp.jar
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