Saturday, January 8, 2011

Start Tomcat 6.X in Debug Mode in Windows

To start tomcat in debug mode first there are two system environment variables to set

  • variable name : JPDA_TRANSPORT, variable   value = dt_socket
  • variable name :  JPDA_ADDRESS, variable  value = 8000 (any free port)


Then open command prompt with administrator privileges and change the dilatory to Tomcat bin folder. Then start tomcat using "catalina.bat jpda start command". Now tomcat will start in debug mode. You have to use port which we set on JPDA_ADDRESS in the IDE you use for debugging. For example in eclipse 

Acrobat 9 Pro not accepting EULA

I have installed acrobat pro 9 on windows 7 and I have used it for a while. Suddenly the an End User License Agreement comes up and I was not able to accept, reject or cancel it, the an End User License Agreement comes up was there at the top and I couldn't use Acrobat reader.

 Nothing happens when click on any button.

I tried many thing to fix this issue. even I edit the registry also. But nothing helped.

As I mentioned in my previous post after resetting the Internet Explore setting this problem also solved. Now I can use acrobat reader without any problem.  

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Solution for one problem be came a solution for many problems

In my previous post "I Couldn't Open Executable Files In Windows 7" I have mentioned about resetting Internet explorer settings resolve an error on my laptop. Remarkably this solution be came a solution for two other problems as well.

Previously I have post about the problem I have faced with my desktop gadgets and the solution I have found. But I had some problems with my calendar till I fix above problem. My calendar was an empty box.


But after resetting Internet explorer settings, calender was started to display correctly.


Serious Problem with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro also solved. I will write about this later in a new post.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

I Couldn't Open Executable Files In Windows 7

Recently in my laptop, when I'm going to run executable files a message appeared saying that "These files can't be opened".

Some startup programs all so stopped loading, when windows starring some services are not get loaded because they are prevented loading by some thing windows security related problem, I couldn't realized what was going on.

This problem became more and more critical with time, even I couldn't run a new task above massage was appeared preventing run new task. It was getting weird, imaging a situation where you can't run executable files in windows.

So I tried following the instructions which given under the link at the bottom of the error message "Why can't these files be opened ?", but it didn't help for me.

I had a suspiciousness that a virus may cause these problems, so I ran full system scan several times. But I was wrong, no virus was found in my computer. This is getting worst day by day even I can't execute fixers which can downloaded from Microsoft web site. I was so helpless, I lost several important applications because of this error, the most suffering thing was the application for my touch pad doesn't work because of this damn error. I had lost all shortcuts I used with my touch pad.

I found some solutions on the internet in Microsoft answers web site.
But non of these solutions helped me. By that time I found another problem, that I can't change User Account Control settings. When I'm going to change UAC settings nothing happened when I click on the OK button, non of the changes got applied.

This step was a part of one of the solution. So I got mad and mad and mad...... So I decide to format the laptop and reinstall windows. Then I have to install all other applications and setting them for my works, ohhhh that is weird and time consuming.

After deciding to format, I was curious about one another solution. So I did it. Phew that was my lucky solution for the error. Only I had to do is reset Internet explorer settings. Such a small step resolves all problems. I did several critical things before such as editing registry for this error. I can't imaging such a small step resolves such a big but not much big as I thought problem.

Here is the proceeder to reset Internet explorer settings.

Open Control Panel -> Open Internet options-> Select Advanced tab, in there reset button can be found. Just click on the magic button and let the magic happens.


Now I can run any executable file without any problem and change User Account Control Settings.
I knew that windows can not be such a awkward operating system.