Unlock Firefox settings

Administrators define various lock settings for Firefox via a config file named mozilla.cfg (located in FireFox install directory).  One has to edit this config file to unlock any of the locked settings. Then reload Firefox if it’s already running. Example: Many organizations restrict add-on installs by users using this method. Thus, when user attempts to install a add-on Firefox reports that “Software installation has been disabled by your system administrator.” To unlock the add-on installation feature one has to modify lockPref(“xpinstall.enabled”, false);   to lockPref(“xpinstall.enabled”, true);   Refer to http://www.pcc-services.com/kixtart/firefox-lockdown.html for detailed list of settings. -Govardhan

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Recover data from a partition whose Master File table is corrupted

Refer to http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-mft.htm for basic details. While accessing a drive you may receive a systray warning stating that Windows delayed write failed and $mft folder data is lost. To quickly rescue your data from further loss, you can perform NT Backup. To fix the $mft file, run chkdsk [disk:] /f /v If it doesn’t fix, then run file recovery and diagnostic tools provided by disk vendor if still they, fail notify the vendor to rescue the data If data is not critical, you can simply opt for formatting which make the disk afresh. -Govardhan

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