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Missing SMS Icon on Blackberry Pearl

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:20:47 +0000

Recently I came across an instance where the SMS/MMS Icon was missing from a Blackberry Pearl 8100. After searching through the internet and trying all the various solutions, including restoring the phone to factory settings (which did restore the SMS icon), as soon as I restored the backup, the icon disappeared.

Seeing this, I decided to try fixing it without the assistance of the internet. After a few minutes of looking through the phone’s settings I tried something and it worked. Here is the solution!

SOLUTION:

1. Go into Messages

2. Click Menu (press the BB button) and select Options

3. Select General Options

4. Scroll down to SMS & Email Inboxes

5. If the value for this option is on “Separate” or “Combined” then change it to “Theme Controlled”

(NB. If this option is already on “Theme Controlled”, it means this solution will not work and you will have to backup your data and restore your phone to factory settings)

6. Save and exit back to the home screen and you should see your SMS icon showing up among your other icons.

I hope this helps others who are experiencing this problem.

Cheers!

File is larger than 2GB…Please use the UDF file system

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:05:49 +0000

If you get the following error when you are trying to burn a DVD using Nero Burning ROM or Nero Express,

‘File is larger than 2GB and cannot be stored in an ISO file system. Please use the UDF file system to write large files. This can be done by selecting another compilation type.’

most likely you are trying to burn an image. Here is what you need to do to solve this problem…

Click on Recorder on the top menu, then click on Burn Image, select your ISO file and then Burn It!

Recorder –> Burn Image –> Select your ISO file

Your DVD should begin burning without a hitch!

How to show street names in Google Earth

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:28:19 +0000

The solution to this problem is simple. If you have already enabled the Roads Layer in Google Earth and you are not seeing the street names, then you need to follow these steps.

Open the Tools menu, select Options and in the 3D View Tab under Graphics Mode, – (Tools > Options > 3D View tab > Graphics Mode) – switch whatever to you have to the other option which would be either OpenGL or DirectX.

If this does not work, you may need to upgrade your graphics card driver.

The battery cannot be identified…

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:42:44 +0000

WARNING: The battery cannot be identified. This system will be unable to charge this battery.

If you have gotten that message on your Dell laptop and you are wondering how to fix it then you are in the right place.

Some users with Dell laptops like the Dell Inspiron 1501 and the Dell Vostro 1000 have been seeing the above error message at boot up.

THE FIX: The easiest way that I have found to fix this problem is by downloading the BIOS driver for you system from the Dell website. There is an option to add/edit your service tag. I recommend that you use that feature, as it will help you to locate the correct BIOS driver for your laptop.

DOESN’T WORK: I’ve seen some sites that advise users to replace the battery, but that will not fix the problem. Running down the battery and then restarting the system also does not fix this issue.

I hope that this information helps anyone with this problem. Feel free to leave a comment if you have tried it and it worked (or didn’t work as the case may be).