1. Wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and soap, and dry them on a clean towel.2. Insert a new lancette into your lancing device. Verify that the lancing device is clean around the tip and the lancette fits properly.3. Be sure you have the right strips for your Freestyle Flash meter. Confirm that your strips are within the printed expiration date.4. Insert the test strip into the Freestyle Flash meter with the sample collection end facing out. Be sure that the meter recognizes the strip and wait for the meter to prompt you for the blood sample.5. Clean the test area with a fresh...
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Monday, March 12, 2012
How to Change Time and Date on Windows XP
Change the Date and Time in Windows XP1. Start Windows XP normally. Make sure you are logged in as an administrator or as another user with privileges for changing settings.2. Click on the time that is displayed in the task bar. This will bring up the Date and Time Properties box. You can also right-click on the time by clicking on the 'Adjust Date and Time' menu option.3. Highlight a portion of the time on the digital clock, beneath the graphic representation of the time (it looks like a traditional round-faced clock), to highlight it. Make sure you have highlighted the correct portion...
Sunday, March 11, 2012
How to Restore Flash Player
1. Navigate to the Flash Player download Web page, and click on the 'Download Now' button. If you already have the latest version of Flash installed, you'll receive a message telling you that your installation will update automatically when a new version is released. If you don't have the latest version, follow the instructions to install.2. Click on the 'Start' button, then 'Control Panel' followed by 'Uninstall a Program' in the 'Programs' section if you have the latest version of Flash but are still experiencing problems.3. Locate Flash from the list of programs displayed. Highlight and...
How to Repair a DCOM Error
1. Click 'Start,' then enter 'dcomcnfg' into the 'Run' or 'Search' box and press the 'Enter' key. Wait for the Windows to configure and launch the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Component Services Snap-In utility.2. Click 'Component Services' in the left window pane when the MMC window appears. Navigate to 'Computers' > 'My Computer' > 'DCOM Config' > 'Microsoft Windows Remote Shell Host.'3. Right-click the 'Microsoft Windows Remote Shell Host' value link, then click 'Properties' on the pop-up menu.4. Click the 'Security' tab under the 'Launch and Activation Permissions' label,...
Saturday, March 10, 2012
How to Access Dll Files Through C
1. Click the Start menu in Windows and double-click the 'My Computer' logo to begin locating the computer's DLL database. Most operating systems store system information in the C drive, so double-click this drive to browse it. If there is a warning screen stating that system files are currently hidden, select the 'Show system files' or 'Show contents of this folder' option and continue browsing. Open the Windows folder.2. Open the sub-folder labeled 'System-32.' This is where the majority of DLL files are located. Typically, the only reason that a DLL file would not be located here is if a...
Friday, March 9, 2012
How to Restore Rundll32.exe in Vista
1. Insert the Vista disc into the computer. Restart the computer.2. Press any key when prompted to boot from the disc.3. Select your language, keyboard, and currency settings. Click 'Repair your computer.'4. Select the drive containing Vista and press 'Next' to launch the automated repair progr...
How to Fix System32 in Windows
The System Configuration Utility1. Open "Start," click "Run" and type “msconfig” in the field. Press "Enter" to run the System Configuration utility.2. Click the "Startup" tab for a list of programs that launch at system startup. Disable the programs that are not important to Windows, video card, sound card or other devices connected to the computer. Each computer will have a different list of startup programs, so it is up to the user to determine what is important.3. Click "Apply" to save the settings, click "OK" and then restart the computer when prompted.CCleaner's Registry Cleaner4....
How to Reinstall Winsocks
1. Download the Winsock fix, which is available for free at SnapFiles and Softonic.2. Locate your download and double click it to start reinstalling Winsock registry values.3. Click 'ReG-Backup' and click 'OK' at the info screen. Specify a location to save your registry backup. Select both 'System Registry' and 'Current User Registry.' Then click 'OK.' This will back up your registry.4. Click 'Fix' and click 'Yes' to confirm. Allow the Winsock registry values to be reinstalled. Reboot your computer. Winsock registry values should be fix...
Thursday, March 8, 2012
How to Fix Runtime Error 229
1. Navigate to the Microsoft Script Download link in Resources.2. Click 'Download' for the Microsoft Script Engine to download onto the computer.3. Open the downloaded file by double-clicking the icon (either on the desktop or 'downloads' pop-up window).4. Follow the prompts to the installation wizard. This will complete the setup; once installed, the runtime error 229 will be correc...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
How to Get Rid of the Warning that Internet Explorer Has Restricted ActiveX and Java Scripts
1. Open Internet Explorer.2. Click 'Tools' and select 'Internet Options.'3. Click the 'Advanced Tab.'4. Scroll down the list of options until you locate the 'Allow ActiveX Content from CDs to Run on My Computer' and 'Allow Active Content to Run in Files on My Computer' entries.5. Select both entries, then click 'OK.' This will disable the popup and allow ActiveX and Javascript to run on your computer unimped...
How to Repair Svchost
1. Click on the 'Start' button on your desktop and click on 'Run.'2. Type the following: 'services.msc' (without quotes) into the Run text box and click on 'OK.'3. Double-click on the 'Automatic Updates' category located on the right-hand side of the pane.4. Click on the 'Log-on' tab found on top of the 'Automatic Updates' screen.5. Enable 'Local System Account' by clicking on the button next to the option.6. Disable the 'Allow Service to Interact With Desktop' service by removing the check mark from the option box.7. Place a check mark by the 'Hardware Profile' option in addition...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
How to Repair a Flash.ocx Error
Uninstall Adobe Flash Player1. Click the 'Start' button and choose 'Search,' then 'All Files and Folders.' This will open a new search window.2. Type 'flash.ocx' in the search box to locate the folder that contains your corrupted copy of the flash.ocx file. A likely location for the file is the c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash directory. Write down the full path name for the directory that holds the file.3. Click the 'Start' button and choose 'Run' to open a new run command box. In the run box, type: 'regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flash.ocx /u' and press enter. Doing so will...
How to Replace Notepad.exe in XP SP3
1. Click on your web browser to launch the Internet.2. Go to the 'Notepad' download site (see References link).3. Click on the 'Download' button and wait for the download to complete on your screen. This should take about 30 seconds to complete.4. Go to your desktop and double click on the installer icon. Click the 'I Accept' option to accept the software agreement.5. Click on the 'Next' button and then click on the 'Install' button. Wait for the software to install on your computer. This should take about 15 seconds. Click the 'Finish' button.6. Wait for the Notepad program to launch...
Sunday, March 4, 2012
How to Repair WMI on a Windows XP System
1. Click the Start menu button in the lower left-hand corner of the Windows XP screen.2. Select 'Run' in the pop-up Start menu.3. Type 'CMD.EXE' (without quotation marks) in the dialog box that appears. Click 'OK.' This launches the Windows XP Command Prompt window.If you are using a Windows XP installation that is modified by a service pack upgrade, type 'rundll32 wbemupgd, UpgradeRepository' (without quotation marks) instead. This will automatically detect and repair a corrupted WMI installation. Close the window and restart your PC.If you are using a Windows XP installation that is not...
How to Convert PDF to PCL
1. Go to the VeryPDF website (see Resources below for link).2. Download and install VeryPDF PCL Converter. You get a free trial with the download, but do have to pay to keep it. The 2009 VeryPDF PCL Converter cost: $125.3. Launch VeryPDF PCL Converter on your computer. Click the 'Add File' button to select the PDF that you want to convert.4. Click the 'Setting' button on the bottom toolbar to tweak your output setting. Select PCL as your output file format and click 'OK.'5. Start the conversion by clicking 'Start' from the bottom toolbar. A screen will appear when the conversion is done...
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