AP-5131 unknown input before marker

Refer to this awesome post about resetting your AP-5131.

I encountered the error "unknown input before marker" and could not find the answer.

In Putty, go to "Terminal" and then make sure "Implicit CR in every LF" and "Implicit LF in every CR" is checked. That resolved my issue.

Also, you must use a cable compatible with interfacing the AP and PC. I used a standard null modem cable - StarTech SCNM9FF2MBK .

Good luck!

Start MSI installer in Safe Mode

To end the frustration of reading tens of posts to figure out how to start the MSI server in safe mode it's really quite simple.

Go to an administrative command prompt:
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service"
net start msiserver

Yep, that's it.


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Windows Error 2502 and 2503

After reading hundreds of posts about this, it's a pretty simple fix, that I figured out myself.

Grant full permissions to c:\windows\temp . Yes, it's that easy.


You may have to use the UAC localtoken registry entry and reboot:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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Run Thunderbird Portable (TBP) or use portable data for installed Thunderbird in SandboxIE

Note: Don't do this is you can't easily follow the steps. Ask your "computer tech". Be sure and backup everything in "C:\users\name\AppData\Local\Thunderbird" and your TBP directory before you do any of this (because many of you will mess this up).

I am not responsible for you doing or trying this. As usual, you found this as a blog and you use it at your own risk. Again, backup C:\users\name\AppData\Local\Thunderbird and TBP directory.

1) Run TBP in SandboxIE. It will create a profile at "C:\users\name\AppData\Local\Thunderbird\Profiles"
Close Thunderbird.

2) Run command prompt as Administrator
Go to: C:\users\name\AppData\Local\Thunderbird\Profiles
Your profile name will look something like this: f6b4ewhh.default
Don't delete it!
rename f6b4ewhh.default f6b4ewhh.default.bak1

3) Still at C:\users\name\AppData\Local\Thunderbird\Profiles ...
Find your TBP directory and subfolder data\profile.
Presuming mine is at m:\ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profile , you would do the following:
mklink /D f6b4ewhh.default m:\ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profile

4) Run TBP in SandBoxIE and it will correctly find your portable data profile.

You can also use portable data for installed Thunderbird. Just follow the same procedures.
 
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Neatdesk Multiple Cabinets - Windows

How to get and use multiple cabinets for Neatdesk Windows version.

Note: Don't do this is you can't easily follow the steps. Ask your "computer tech". Be sure and backup everything Neatdesk and everything in "C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\The Neat Company" before you do any of this (because many of you will mess this up).
  
I am not responsible for you doing or trying this. As usual, you found this on a blog and you use it at your own risk.
 
Download 7-Zip - http://www.7-zip.org/download.html  - 7-Zip is freeware and distributed under the GNU LGPL.
  
1) Go to:
C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\The Neat Company\Neat\Config
copy config.nrcfg to your deskop
  
2) First company created
7zip config.nrcfg to create archive company001.7z (not zip, 7z)
copy config.nrcfg in folder and rename to config.nrcfg.company001
delete config.nrcfg
  
3) Create your second company.
Go back to C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\The Neat Company\Neat\Config
Copy config.nrcfg in folder and rename to company002.nrcfg
7zip config.nrcfg to create archive company002.7z (not zip, 7z)
  
4) Third company, etc

5) Create batch file on your desktop for each company

company001.bat
cd /d "C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\The Neat Company\Neat\Config"
del Config.nrcfg /y
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" e -y "company001.7z"
Run Neatdesk for company001

company002.bat
cd /d "C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\The Neat Company\Neat\Config"
del Config.nrcfg /y
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" e -y "company002.7z"
Run Neatdesk for company002

company003.bat
....


E-mail me if you are a savvy computer tech and run into issues and I will reply a couple times before setting up a remote session and charging you. If you aren't savvy, just tell me and I'll set up a remote session and charge you. I'm just going to be straight forward about it.
jason.sands@gmail  
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Malwarebytes TeamViewer blocked

MalwareBytes v2 blocks connections to the TeamViewer server.

There is a simple fix: go to Web Exclusions and add the following three processes:
teamviewer.exe
teamviewer_desktop.exe
teamviewer_service.exe

Done!

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simple fix: network printer error 0x00000709

This is a pretty simple fix for Network printer error 0x00000709.

1) Add a printer manually using a local port (LPT1) and load your printer driver.
   a) Devices and Printers
       Add a Printer
       The printer that I want isn't listed
       Add a local printer...
       Use an existing port (pick one... I use LPT1)
       Have Disk
          Browse to driver
          Pick printer driver
                Remember to load the correct x32 or x64 driver.
       Type a printer name
       Share printer if you want
   b) It will correctly show your printer offline
   c) Connect to your network printer share
   d) delete local printer (LPT1)

Done.