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CSS Equivalent – Scrollbar

sorcerera — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:50:45 +0000

Scroll=”no” VS overflow:hidden;

with scrollbar	without scrollbar

HTML Old code

CSS equivalent

html { overflow: hidden; }

Image does not properly show in browser

sorcerera — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:02:38 +0000

Problem: The image can be viewed in computer but does not show properly in browser.

Possible reason(s):
The image is in CMYK mode instead of RGB mode.

Just convert to, export or save as your image in RGB mode. The problem can be resolved.
*CMYK image might still be displayed in Firefox properly but cannot be displayed in Internet Explorer

iframe background shows WHITE instead of TRANSPARENT

sorcerera — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:41:55 +0000

Explanation: When there is no background in your iframe page, WHITE background is shown rather than transparent to its parent page.

This problem is only generated in IE.

Example:

Even using this, IE 5 will generate:	In IE 6+ (the following screenshot is IE6)

To resolve this problem, added the following attribute in your tag
tag: allowTransparency=”true”

Example:

Tested version (tested with IE Netrenderer and IE Tester 0.4.4)
IE 6, IE 7, Ie 8
IE 5.5 – not work

Supported version
IE 6+

Note: Docstype is also affecting the supporting of this attribue.

Reference:

Netrenderer:	http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/
IE Tester:	http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
msdn:	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533072%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

Netrenderer:

“The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed” error

sorcerera — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:18 +0000

Yesterday, I have met again the “The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed” error in Windows XP.

I have tried the following method in my cases

reinstall the Windows with “Repair” option – NOT WORK
reinstall the Windows Installer 3.1 Package – NOT WORK
register the dll as told by many sites and microsoft support – NOT WORK
click Start/Run -> cmd.exe -> type in “net start MSIServer” -> press enter – NOT WORK
disable Logitech “Process Monitor” services in Administrative Tools -> Services – WORKS!

the following troubleshooting technique is applied:

type “msconfig” in Start/Run
choose Services tab
check “Hide All Microsoft Services“
then disable by unchecking the suspected services, if you cannot be sure of, try to disabled something installed recently. In my case, I just Stop the suspected services in the Administrative Tools -> Services without reboot.

I think the troubleshooting techniques could be applied to Windows Vista and Windows 7 also.

Hope this work for you too.