Re-creating your iTunes library

How To

1. Quit iTunes.

2. Locate your iTunes folder.

Operating System	Location of iTunes Folder
Mac OS X	/Users/[username]/Music
XP and 2000	/My Docs/My Music
Vista	/Users[username]Music

3. Open your iTunes folder.

4. Drag the iTunes Music Library.xml to the Desktop

5. Drag the following file from your iTunes folder to the Trash:

Mac OS X	"iTunes Library" (in versions prior to 4.9 this was called "iTunes 4 Music Library")
Windows	"iTunes Library.itl" (in versions prior to 4.9 this was called "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl")

6. Open iTunes.

Important: Do not add any content into iTunes at this point.

7. Choose File > Library > Import Playlist.

8. Navigate to the iTunes Music Library.xml file on the Desktop.

• Mac users: Click Choose.
• Windows users: Click Open.

After re-creating your library, any devices that you sync with iTunes (Apple TV, iPod, iPhone) will see your iTunes library as a new library and will completely resync.

If your Podcasts list in iTunes is empty after following these steps, learn how to add them back into iTunes.

If the iTunes Music Library.xml file is not available, learn how to add files back to the Library (because the iTunes Music Library.xml file is not available, playlists and other information will not be available).

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iTunes library files

Mac OS X
/Users/username/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library
/Users/username/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml

Microsoft Windows
\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl
\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml

The two different iTunes library files serve different purposes.

iTunes Library (iTunes Library.itl in Windows)

This file is a database of the songs in your library and the playlists you've created. Some song-specific data is saved in this file. If you delete the file, iTunes creates a new, empty copy when you open the application, but any playlists, song ratings, comments, or other information you created is lost. The iTunes Library file is only used by iTunes.

Note: The library file name for versions of iTunes prior to 4.9 was "iTunes 4 Music Library" for Mac OS X and "iTunes 4 Music Library.itl" for Windows. After upgrading to iTunes 4.9 or later, the older library files are moved to a "Previous iTunes Libraries" folder.

Tip: New versions of iTunes sometimes include enhancements to the iTunes library. When you open the new version of iTunes, iTunes upgrades your existing library to the new format and places a copy of the old library in the Previous Libraries folder. If everything goes fine during your upgrade to the latest version of iTunes, you can delete the older iTunes Library files.

iTunes Music Library.xml

This file contains some (but not all) of the same information stored in the iTunes Library file. The purpose of the iTunes Music Library.xml file is to make your music and playlists available to other applications on your computer. In Mac OS X other iLife applications (like iPhoto, iDVD, and iMovie) use this file to make it easier for you to add music from your iTunes library to your projects.

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Restore eeepc's with pre-installed XP from USB

What you will require:

Another Windows PC with a DVD drive
A USB flash drive. 4GB? or more.
Free hard drive space.

This guide is based on the thread HERE

Creating bootable USB drive:

Create a folder on your computer named WINPE
Extract WINPE.ISO from the root of your recovery cd to your WINPE folder using Winrar.
After all files have copied over, navigate to WINPE\I386\SYSTEM32 (on your desktop WINPE folder)
Open the file WINPESHL.INI with notepad.

change:
[launchApp]
AppPath=x:\EPCRecover.exe
to:
[launchApp]
AppPath=x:\GHOST32.EXE

and then save changes

Download PeToUSB - HERE

Connect the flash drive you wish to use.
Remove all other USB drives including hard drives and SD cards.
Open PeToUSB and select the following:

USB Removable
Enable Disk Format
Enable File Copy

Also select the file path to your WINPE folder on your desktop
Click start

Warning, all data on your USB drive will be erased.
Confirm that you have selected the correct drive.

After everything is done navigate to your recovery folder in the root of your original CD
Copy “EEEPC-ENG.GHO” over to the root of your flash drive.
Finally your ready to install.

Booting from USB

Insert your thumbdrive into your eee pc, power up, hit escape and select to boot from your flash drive.
Once loaded, Symantec ghost will pop up stating CD/DVD writing functionality is currently unavailable blah, blah

Hit OK and then select “local, disk, from image” then navigate back 2 folders to select your “EEEPC-ENG.GHO” image.
Select your HDD and hit OK.

Next it will show you the default partitions that the restore disc creates, just hit ok.
The last question is “Proceed with disk restore?” hit yes.
After Ghost is done it will say “Clone completed successfully”
Choose reset computer and enjoy!

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How to create RSS feeds of facebook status updates

Head to your Notes page (http://www.facebook.com/notes.php)

Hit the 'Subscribe to these Notes' on the right, then change the URL to read

'friends_status.php'

rather than

'friends_notes.php'.

Leave the rest of the URL untouched. Bingo!

1024x768 and 1152x864 in Windows 7

Intel graphics drivers for Windows 7 have support for the compressed resolution modes.

Access to enable the modes do the following:

1. Run regedit
2. Search for "Display1_DownScalingSupported"
3. Modify value from  "0" to "1"
3. Restart the system
4. Enjoy with the two new resolutions 1024x768 and 1152x864

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