Category Archives: Computing – general

Indexing pdf files – update

My Windows search function recently once again stopped indexing pdf files, probably associated with an upgrade to Windows 11. Previously this was fixed by downloading the file PDFFilter64Setup.msi from the Adobe site, but that download no longer works, and there … Continue reading

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Downloads update

A list of files available for free download can be found under the Downloads link at the top of the page: The list has now been updated and there are now 189 files available for download, most with open source … Continue reading

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Microsoft blocking VBA in downloaded files (or do they?)

Microsoft announced earlier this year that they would be automatically blocking macros in downloaded Office files (as a security measure), then recently they said they wouldn’t, then yesterday they said they would, but not right now. For more details, plus … Continue reading

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Removing Add-ins

Recently I had problems with an Excel Add-in that was still trying to run, and generating error messages, even after being removed from the add-in list and uninstalled. After much searching and trying suggested methods that didn’t work, I finally … Continue reading

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Getting Excel Solver working

Recently I found that for unknown reasons the Excel Solver add-in was not working. Opening the add-ins list from the Devloper tab showed that it had become deactivated (also accessible from File-Options-Add-ins): Clicking the Solver check box returned a message … Continue reading

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