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'adult' content

I'm running a small website, based in the UK but hosted by a US company, and I'm wondering about the rules on how 'mature' discussion is allowed to be, or even the hosting of more 'suggestive' pictures, are there limits on what my site can have on it, how far we can go before someone has to draw the line, and if so, where do I find out what they are? 213.104.128.16 (talk) 12:42, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I suspect that your question will be seen as a request for legal advice - and we do not answer such questions. Sorry. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:45, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

To determine whether US or UK laws apply in the case you describe above, you need to contact a specialist lawyer.

That said, most hosting companies have terms and conditions which spell out what they are not willing to have on their servers. For example, see Section 8 from 1&1's Terms and Conditions has a list of some things and a catch all "...other content deemed objectionable by 1&1, in its sole discretion". You will also notice that they have additional terms and conditions for Indian and Russian citizens. 1&1's UK service has slightly different terms and conditions, but see Section 6.2.5 for the relevant bit. Also note that different hosting companies have different rules, but the commercial ones I've read up on have all said no to adult content. Quite what constitutes adult content is determined by the hosting company.

On the other hand, there are specialist adult hosting companies. If a normal commercial outfit won't host your material, you might be welcome there for a price. Astronaut (talk) 14:48, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I was basically going to say the same thing as Astronaut. Carefully read the ToS of your hosting company; or, you could contact them directly if you know specifically the type of adult content (because - believe me - "adult content" is a very broad term) you want to be hosting. --Yellow1996 (talk) 16:02, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Windows xp only able to start on safe mode or when hd is on another computer. Reinstalling it doenst happen.

I got a computer of a friend to format because windows xp was not starting. I did it, but them after restarting for the first time before formating, the windows xp didnt started, it only starts on safe mode. I tried to put this hd on another computer and on this computer this computer runs normaly. What can be the problem?201.78.130.150 (talk) 15:08, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

This thread I found suggests doing a repair install. Hope this helps! --Yellow1996 (talk) 16:08, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Modern 3DMM?

As a preteen, I loved using Microsoft Kids' 3D Movie Maker. Are there any similar programs available today? I'd want something that lets you make movies hands-on, not just edit your movies. Theskinnytypist (Talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:10, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Hmmm well I do know of a couple of programs that can do that 3DMM does; however, they're expensive and a little difficult to learn (but once you do, you can make professional stuff!) 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya are pretty good - I've used both of them (Maya is a little easier to use/learn IMHO.) I've also seen people working with Blender but I've never used it personally. As for a program as easy-to-use out of the box as 3DMM, I don't know if there is any newer software like that. --Yellow1996 (talk) 17:33, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

3DMM will probably still work on modern Windows versions, if you still have it. -- BenRG 01:16, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Password Issue

I have a laptop of a friend of mine but he and I have forgotten his password because he doesn't use this laptop very often. He asked me for help and I am at work. I remember in High Scool we used to type a key combination when we didn't remember the password so we could enter to Control Panel and change the pasword. Anyone knows about that key combination. I am at work and I need to help him. Miss Bono ^(zootalk) 16:58, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

What operating system is the laptop running? --Yellow1996 (talk) 17:37, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Hey, -Yellow1996. It's running Windows XP. Is an old one. Miss Bono ^(zootalk) 18:09, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

These instructions might help [1] [2]. -for convenience I've pasted one set of instructions below. Hold f8 key to enter "safe mode". SemanticMantis (talk) 18:20, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Full text instructions to recover/reset windows XP passwords

How to get into XP safe mode and recover user password? Step 1. To get into the Windows XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" as shown below. Note: With some computers, if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the "F8 key", tap the "F8 key" continuously until you get the startup menu. Step 2. Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" and press your Enter key. Step 3. Select the operating system to start. Step 4. Windows XP Safe Mode is loading. Step 5. A logon screen displays all OS user names, there are 2 accounts in this example: Administrator, Mike. Here we assume that you want to recover the "Mike" account password. Enter password for your administrator account to get in safe mode, the default password is blank if you never set a password for administrator before. It is similar with the normal logon screen, but normal logon screen will only list Mike. Screenshots: Safe Mode logon screen VS normal logon screen xp safe mode logon screen xp normal logon screen Step 6. After entering safe mode, you can see the Windows command prompt. Enter "net user" and press Enter to list all the user names in your Windows XP. Enter "net user Mike 123456789" and press Enter. It means that you want to reset "Mike" account password to "123456789". When it takes effect, you can login the "Mike" account with the new password of "123456789". Step 7. Enter "shutdown -r" and press Enter, the System will be restart, then you can access Mike account in normal logon mode. How to recover xp password if the default administrator account is also protected? Sometimes, you may set a password on the default admin accoun to enhance security, you also forgot its password. What can you do now? Step 1. Download a boot CD, such as Windows Password Recovery Tool Professional, from the Internet. This type of boot CD has a password reset program that can be used to recover the Administrator password in XP. Step 2. Install and run that application program. Step 3. Burn the boot CD (which comes in a writable ISO file format) to a blank CD. Step 4. Take the boot CD that you have burned and insert it into the computer whose Administrator password needs to be reset. Start the computer and boot from the CD. Step 5. Choose the password reset option in the boot CD. This option will be located differently depending on what type of boot CD you choose, but in each case the general process for launching it will be the same. Step 6. Select the Administrator account as the account you wish to modify and choose to either reset the password or completely remove it. Step 7. Restart the computer and allow it to boot to the operating system. Log in to the operating system on the Administrator account using the new password you have chosen.

SemanticMantis, the password we don't remember is the admin password. So I cannot continue after step 4. what can I do?? I dont have internet to doownload the CD. Miss Bono ^(zootalk) 18:37, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I think you'll need a boot CD for that (now posted in above section for completeness). There might be another way, but I don't know of it. Maybe you could even find an old recovery CD around the office? SemanticMantis (talk) 18:48, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

ok, thanks anyway Miss Bono ^(zootalk) 19:17, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict) There are several suggestions on this page; though most of them appear to require some type of internet download (many involve the use of a USB stick.) Perhaps you could try one of these methods when you're out of the office and can access the internet? Just a suggestion. Good luck! --Yellow1996 (talk) 19:42, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

At my work, we always used a copy of ophcrack to get the password off an XP laptop when it was unknown (employee left the company without giving the password) or forgotten (user came back after extended leave). Dismas|^(talk) 19:57, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I can't see any reason to use ophcrack unless you actually need to know what the password was. Otherwise it's easier to reset it. The only case where you shouldn't reset the password is when you're using NTFS encryption, since resetting the passwords of all accounts that have access to a file will make the file's contents permanently unretrievable. In any case, any password retrievable with ophcrack is a password you shouldn't have used in the first place... -- BenRG 01:11, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Jar files

I have a couple of .jar files and when i try to installe them into my Samsung Galaxy it doesn't allow me to do it. What's happening? Miss Bono ^(zootalk) 19:39, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

You'll need a Java emulator in order to run .jar files (as noted here.) Though be sure to include your Android version when searching for one. --Yellow1996 (talk) 19:49, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Yellow1996, and when I have it. Do I need to install into the cellphone? Miss Bono ^(zootalk) 15:02, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes; there should be instructions on the site you download the program from, or a "readme" text file might come with the software once you've downloaded it. --Yellow1996 (talk) 18:33, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Java compiler, small and simple

I have been studying the Java language in the university (do not confuse with Javascript). For this, we learned how to write the code, and used a command-line interface (in computers working with Linux) to compile and run it. I need a software to continue working with this at home, but most softwares I have checked have an overwhelming number of windows, menues and options. Can you suggest me some simpler compiler, for windows? It does not need to be command line, but just simple: a space for writing code (as in a notepad), compile, and run. Just that, small and simple. I'm not aiming to build my own word processor or anything like that, just softwares slightly more complex than a "hello world!". Cambalachero (talk) 21:52, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

You can't get simpler than javac. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:56, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

If you plan to write software it a good idea to invest some time into learning how to use Java IDE. IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse and Netbeans are the most popular ones for Java. However most software projects have a way to build them in command line using build automation tool such as ant. Elendal (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:39, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

The simplest setup will be: The JDK7 downloaded from the official site; and text editor to edit code (Notepad will do on Windows, vi on linux). The JDK contains javac and some other tools. Astronaut (talk) 19:22, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

If you have good reason not to use something like eclipse but still need to manage programs of growing size, you should consider using Make (software). I did that when java was young and eclipse did not exist yet. 77.3.170.153 (talk) 16:21, 25 June 2013 (UTC)