If you get the following error while browsing a page in Internet Explorer:
The value of the ‘method’ attribute may not be ‘html’
chances are MSXML registration is corrupted on your machine. To fix this, open DOS prompt and type following commands:
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml2.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
This will re-register MSXML and the error will go away.
If you have Windows 7 (or, God forbid, Vista) and trying to run games designed for older Windows version, you may experience 2 issues – game crashes on start and game starts, but displays weird colors. Classic example is “Worms Armageddon”.

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A while back I wrote how my old Windows Vista (may she rest in peace) went into sleep mode while burning DVD-R. Well, it looks like much-bragged-about Windows 7 isn’t much better. During burning of 7Gb dual-layer DVD+R (using its own native burning app no less) it went into sleep mode. Argh! I see now how people become avid linuxoids. Is it time to switch to Ubuntu permanently yet?