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Set a cron every certain hours between certain hours

How can I set a cron to run every 2 hours between 8 am and 5 pm for example? Is this possible?

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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How to login to network share when Microsoft Account is tied to windows login?

I have windows 8.1 and its tied to my Microsoft login. I only vaguely remember setting this option up during the installation of windows. When I try to us...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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How can i copy using ssh scp from a linux folder to a windows folder?

Having problems copying the directory contents: PC A: Linux pc with a folder containing images (/usr/share/a/images) PC B: Windows pc with a shared folder...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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The selected boot device failed. Press any key to continue

I am attempting to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows LTSB on my computer. To do so I have taken the following steps. 1) Procured an ISO file ...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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How to view all the Symbolic links,Junction points,Hard links in a Folder using dir?

The command dir /a displays a list of all the files,folders in a given location. But it displays the type for Junction Points as well as Symbolic Links to...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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How can I configure a "global hostname" in Airport Utility?

AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows disallows entering dots ('.') in the global hostname. Whenever you try to enter a '.', it just beeps...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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How long does a typical Windows 7 64bit installation take?

On a machine with Intel Core-i5 or i7 and a standard HDD, how long should an installation of Windows 7 64 bit roughly take? I'm after a rough estimat...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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FFmpeg: recreate timestamps without reencoding

I have an MP4 file containing H264 video (25 FPS). Some timestamps are not correct (for reasons...). Can I process the file and have only the timestamps r...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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Canon printer error 2, 140, 21

I have a canon Pixma MG2500 series 2570 printer that is 3 years old, and I wanted to test if it would work before scrapping it. To day I installed the dri...

Published: Jul 25, 2026

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Enable simple password for root user on CentOS

I have a machine with CentOS and I want to enable a simple password for the root user. Something like 7 characters with 2 numbers or so... But I'm ge...

Published: Jul 25, 2026