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If you get the error message "The program can't start because MSVCP140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem" or "The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem", you are missing one or more important dll (Dynamic Link Library) files that are needed to run the an app.They belong to Microsofts Visual C++ Studio 2017 and are... Read more...

If you are missing a dll file called "MSVCR120.dll", "MSVCP120.dll" or "MFC120.dll", some programs might not want to start. The dll files (Dynamic Link Library) belong to Microsofts Visual C++ Studio 2013: they are needed if a programmer used this studio to develop the app.If one of the dll files is missing, you'll get an error message like this "The program can't start because MSCVR120.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the progra... Read more...

To start your Paspberry Pi you'll need a password in most cases: The username is "pi" and the password "raspberry". But for some actions your normal user rights are not enough to change or edit some system files: therefore you have to be "root" or "super-user". Raspberry Pi root password: When user „pi“ is not enough!Some actions on the Raspberr Pi require more than the normal user-rights of the pi user: To edt the configuration files or... Read more...

If you want to use the Raspberry Pi mini-computer with it's programminglanguage Python to access the Pi's GPIO ports you first have to make sure that all needed Python libraries are installed. If an important library is missing, you'll get the "ImportError" - like the „ImportError: No module named ‚RPi'“ or „ImportError: No module named ‚RPi.GPIO'“ if the library for the GPIO ports is not installed yet.Don't worry, that's easy to solve ... Read more...

If you want to make a Windows screenshot but always get the annoying Easy Capture Manager when pressing the screenshot key, you've come to the right place: We show you how to get rid of the Easy Capture Manager! This is an app that comes with your Samsung or HP printer software and is part of the Easy Printer Manager - but if you are used to making screenshots the classical way, this can be quite disturbing.Sad news first: You can't simply deinstal... Read more...

Looking for a Samsung printer driver or the Samsung printer or scanner software (like the "Easy Document Creator" or the "Easy Printer Manager")? Don't worry, they are still available for download! Samsund sold it's printer branch to Hewlett-Packard: In order to download drivers and software you'll get it from the HP website now!» Download Easy Document Creator and Easy Printer ManagerOn that website, click on "software" to expand the tab. Yo... Read more...

Screen rotation - how to rotate your Windows screen: Is your Windows screen suddenly turned upside-down? Don't worry, there are a few possible keyboard shortcuts to rotate your screen back to normal! If they do not work, you can also rotate your Windows screen in the display settings: We show you how to change the settings in our video below! Screen rotation with your keyboardSince Windows 7 you can change the screen rotation with keyboa... Read more...

Did you ever wonder how you could make a screenshot or photo of your windows screen? It’s the easiest thing, just follow our short guide and take a look at our video! It doesn’t matter if you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or a classic version of Windows - making a screenshot stays the same, even in Windows 10.To make a screenshot with Windows XP, Windows Vista or older Windows systems like Win 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME / NT ... Read more...

When you format a harddisk (HDD or SSD), an USB flash drive or a memory card, all the data on your chosen disk will be deleted, without an option of retrieving it again. Formatting the disk is a good option, when you want to have a clean new install on your pc or want to delete all data on that computer completely.Harddisks or USB memory sticks that don't have any operating system on them, can be easily in the windows explorer: Open your computer dra... Read more...

Have you found some strange files or directories on your USB drive? When there names are like ".Spotlight" or ".trashes", you might want to know, where they are coming from. In most cases you have used that USB drive or camera storage card also on an Apple Mac or Linux Computer: The operating system is creating these files to store some data about the storage device and the deleted items.When the name of the files or directories ist one of the foll... Read more...