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Repair Windows 7 with inplace upgrade

July 14, 2011 Leave a comment

7/14/11

I heard you can repair Windows 7 by doing an inplace upgrade of windows;  Doing this shouldn’t make you loose Important stuff.  You’ll want your windows 7 DVD key and probably want your administrator login, you’ll probably need admin rights….

You will probably want to slipstream the installation first;

The instructions might help: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/145343-slipstream-windows-7-sp1-into-installation-dvd-iso-file.html

 

Here is a link to do the upgrade in place install: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

Categories: Uncategorized, Windows

Anti-Mosquito, Dog Wistle, sprays work better/best

updated 7/9/14, 7/21/16 with more info to repel Mosquito

Scientists found that for a type of mosquito that commonly carries malaria, Anopheles arabiensis is repelled by the smell of live chicken.

references:  npr http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/07/21/486656060/to-avoid-malaria-try-sleeping-with-a-chicken-at-your-bedside

Malaria Journal http://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-016-1386-3

 

Other species are not: reference: http://www.meetup.com/AustinBackyardPoultry/messages/boards/thread/24038212

The post above mentions a non-toxic for us, deterant could be garlic, will have to do more research sometime.    also watched a drama, Mary and Martha, that brought home the horridness of the problem, saying prayers.   7/21/16

 

So far in conclusion sprays such as Lemon Eucalyptus work better than sounds, wav files, but see plants below

 

5 mosquito repelling plants:

http://eartheasy.com/blog/2011/04/5-easy-to-grow-mosquito-repelling-plants/

Mosquito Myths

http://blog.ecosmart.com/index.php/2010/04/08/all-natural-mosquito-repellent-mythbusters/

http://www.ct.gov/mosquito/cwp/view.asp?a=3486&q=415084&mosquitoNav=|

Via American Misquito Control Association, FAQ: a fan is supposed to work well.

Reference: http://www.mosquito.org/faq

Avon

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/archive/index.php/t-637498.html

Lemon and Eucalyptus; apply every 30 to 45 minutes

Other Tips but has stupid vampires remark:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5072144_make-natural-mosquito-repellent.html

Youtube: Software/devices that make sound don’t seem to work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_RiBZ86Ark

Software

SEA_antimosquitoes_xp

(has setting for fly)

http://techchand.org/328/anti-mosquito-software-keep-mosquito-away

http://anti-mosquito.blinkweb.com/how.html

Free Anti Misquito wave file:  http://www.allmosquitos.com/anti-mosquito-software/anti-mosquito-sound.html

I don’t know if this noise will keep them away

Here is a dragonfly sound, you might have to buy it.  http://www.therecordist.com/dragon-fly-wings

Dog wistle website, didn’t work for ours

http://www.jetcityorange.com/dog-whistle/

OTHER LINKS/info:

The Mesquito (spelling) is also another name of a sound to scare away kids that adults can’t hear, “The Mosquito was invented by Howard Stapleton in 2005”  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito

Categories: scent, sound, tips