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YouTube finally added nested comments (yay) and forced Google+ integration (-_-), but I can't seem to find the thumbs up button in the new layout.

It appears under some comments, but not under others. Does anyone know about this?

More specifically, why is it that when you exit a program, it often asks:

Do you want to keep data on the clipboard? (or something similar)

Do programs keep track of what you copied from the program themselves instead of handing the data to Windows? And if so, what happens to the data if you click yes and exit the program?

I had an old laptop that I upgraded to Windows 8 Pro, and I decided to try to install Ubuntu Linux on it. The first time through the installation, it got stuck on "Resizing Partitions", so I cancelled the installation and rebooted. Google told me to boot into Windows and scan for errors, so I booted back into Windows 8, but everything seemed fine, so I tried again. However, for some reason, the automatic partition option is no longer available. My options are to delete everything or use the manual partition tool.

I was reading an article on lifehacker (http://lifehacker.com/5774997/getting-started-with... that told me that if I were to manually partition my drive, I should make 2 partitions, one for "swap space" or something.

I've never partitioned a drive before, and I have no idea how to operate the manual partition provided with Ubuntu, so I'm asking for help. Should I get a utility for Windows and do it there?

Specs:

The laptop originally ran Windows 7; I upgraded it to Windows 8 Pro. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12 point something, the LTS, 32 bit version. My hard drive has ~300 GB of space, ~170 GB of free space.

I'm running Windows 8 Pro and I have Google Chrome installed. It was working fine a few days ago, but now it insists as starting up as a desktop app. I already have Google Chrome set as my default browser from both the wrench menu and the Control Panel. Anyone know what's wrong?

I'm running a Toshiba laptop with Windows 7 x32 running on it. It was working fine yesterday, when suddenly the errors started. It wasn't bad at first, just Microsoft Security Essentials popping up every 3 minutes to tell me about a "Severe" threat, some sort of backdoor. I would remove the threat, and 3 minutes later it would come back. I went online to search about this issue, when suddenly, BAM, I got a blue screen error. Basically it says something is wrong with iaStor.sys, and the stop error started with 0x0000008E. I tried rebooting a few times and even running Check Disk, but I kept getting the blue screen. I tried using SE to scan for viruses (in safe mode), but it gave me a different Blue Screen, Unknown Hard Error. Then it absolutely refused to start up. When I turned it on it would just stay at a blinking cursor. I'm writing this plea for help on my sister's computer right now. Please, if anyone out there has a sliver of an idea about how to fix it, I Really Need Help!

Assuming you were at close range to an atomic bomb when it exploded, how many siverts/millisiverts of radiation would be exposed to?

I created a quick preloader in Frame 1 in my Flash Movie. It displays the percentage loaded and when it's 100% loaded it continues the movie. However, when I simulate download (Ctrl+Enter), all I see are 5 animated dots. Bandwidth Profiler shows that it's loading the whole movie before playing at all, at once the whole movie is loaded, the 1 frame preloader just flies by without you noticing. How do I get Flash to load and display the first frame before it loads the rest of the movie? Please don't tell me to use Scenes unless it's the only way, because I want to resort to Scenes as a last resort.

I'm using the following code:

stop();

gotoandPlay(3062);

When I compile the Flash file, it gives me Error 1180: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndPlay. Does anyone know how to fix this? I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing so could you please spell it out step by step? Thanks!

I'm starting Flash and I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I have a button inside a Movie Clip Symbol. I added the necessary code to make the movie jump to a certain frame when you click the button. However, since the button is inside the Movie Clip, it tries to jump to Frame 252 inside the Movie Clip, which doesn't exist. Is there a way to code it so it will jump to Frame 252 in Scene 1?

The code I'm using is:

import flash.events.MouseEvent;

B1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, ClickOne);

function ClickOne(event:MouseEvent):void {

gotoAndPlay(252);

}

I recently upgraded my iPod Touch to iOS 4.3 . Afterwards, I really hated it, so I managed to downgrade back to 4.2.1 (with a bit of fancy hacking involving .ipsw files and such). However, my backup I created right before upgrading to 4.3 has mysteriously disappeared. The latest 4.2.1 backup I can find is from February. Is there a way to restore the backups that just disappeared? I have a suspicion that iTunes deleted my backup when I upgraded. Any help is VERY VERY appreciated.

I have a fairly new laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate that came with Microsoft Works 9.0 pre-installed. My version of Office is acting up, and I've been temporary using Works Word Processor to type up my reports. However, every time I try to save, it saves as ".wps" as a default, and I have to use the drop-down menu to select .doc or .docx. Is there any way to change the default file tipe Works saves as? Thanks A Lot!

Hi there! My dad recently hooked up a continuous ink supply system to my Canon MP150 printer. Now when I print, I frequently get error messages, specifically, Service Error 5100. Can anyone tell me how to fix this without taking my printer apart? Thanks. Oh, and don't tell me fixes that only work in Windows XP or Vista or 2000, or Me... because I use Windows 7. Thanks.

PS: My continuous ink supply system is basically a giant bottle of ink with a tube coming out of it, which is hooked up to a hole in the cartridge that my dad drilled in there.

Hey, I'm a beginner trying my hands on at Visual Basic. My version is Microsoft VB 2008 Express Edition, and this is the code I'm using:

Imports Microsoft.DirectX

Public Class Form1

Dim device As Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

Me.Size = New Size(800, 600)

Me.Text = "DirectX Initialization Demo"

Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint Or ControlStyles.Opaque, True)

REM set up the presentation parameters

Dim params As New Direct3D.PresentParameters

params.Windowed = True

params.SwapEffect = Direct3D.SwapEffect.Discard

params.AutoDepthStencilFormat = Direct3D.DepthFormat.D16

params.EnableAutoDepthStencil = True

params.BackBufferCount = 1

params.BackBufferWidth = 800

params.BackBufferHeight = 600

REM check video card capabilities

Dim adapterNumber As Integer = Direct3D.Manager.Adapters.Default.Adapter

Dim flags As Direct3D.CreateFlags

flags = Direct3D.CreateFlags.HardwareVertexProcessing

flags += Direct3D.CreateFlags.PureDevice

Dim caps As Direct3D.Caps

caps = Direct3D.Manager.GetDeviceCaps(adapterNumber, Direct3D.DeviceType.Hardware)

If caps.DeviceCaps.SupportsHardwareTransformAndLight = False Or caps.DeviceCaps.SupportsPureDevice = False Then

MessageBox.Show("Your video card is obsolete.", "Hardware Problem")

End

End If

REM create the Direct3D device

device = New Direct3D.Device(adapterNumber, Direct3D.DeviceType.Hardware, Me, flags, params)

Protected Overrides Sub onpaint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

device.Clear(Direct3D.ClearFlags.Target + Direct3D.ClearFlags.ZBuffer, Color.Blue, 1.0, 0)

device.BeginScene()

device.EndScene()

device.Present()

Me.Invalidate()

End Sub

End Class

When I click run, the error message "Statement cannot appear within a method body. End of method assumed" comes up for "Protected Overrides Sub onpaint" Can anyone tell me what's going on? Thanks!

I recently reformatted my flash drive from FAT32 to NTFS. I now have a 3.57 GB primary partition and a 4 GB unallocated space. How can I restore it to a 8 GB partition?

You know, like the TRANSLATOR in Digital Fortress by Dan Brown? I'm just curious to see if the NSA is reading my e-mail (not that I have anything against it).

My iPod is completely frozen. Do not disconnect appears on the screen even though iTunes doesn't recognize it, and neither does Windows 7. I unplugged it from the computer, and now it is frozen stiff. Can anyone help?