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18 Jan 2010In addition to regular cleaning of your computer and input devices (keyboards, trackpads, and mice), you may find it necessary to disinfect them. When a single computer is being used by multiple people either in a home, school, or another setting you may wish to disinfect the parts of the computer that people come into contact with, such as the the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad.
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6 Jan 2010iPod touch appears in iTunes but not on the computer desktop.
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29 Dec 2009When drivers required by a PC’s USB interface are not installed correctly or are out of date, an iPhone or iPod connected to this computer may not be recognized properly. One or more of the following may occur: Device does not appear in iTunes Device cannot be restored in iTunes An exclamation point appears next to the device’s entry in Device Manager iPod screen does not display “Do Not Disconnect” screen when connected to the computer (does not apply to iPhone and iPod touch) iPod is not recognized as a disk in My Computer (does not apply to iPhone and iPod touch) Products affected iPhone, iPod touch, and iPod (all models) Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 7
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15 Dec 2009Contacts or calendar events on your iPhone or iPod touch may not appear in Microsoft Outlook after syncing with iTunes. This occurs when Outlook has been installed, but never opened on the computer, or if the initial Outlook Setup Wizard was not completed.
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15 Dec 2009Contacts or calendar events on your iPhone or iPod touch may not appear in Microsoft Outlook after syncing with iTunes. This occurs when Outlook has been installed, but never opened on the computer, or if the initial Outlook Setup Wizard was not completed.
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10 Dec 2009Certain MacBook and MacBook Pro computers may not display the Startup Manager (Boot Picker) when configured with supported versions of Windows (using Boot Camp) and Mac OS X. In such cases, setting the startup disk may not start up the computer into the desired volume.
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24 Nov 2009Some USB devices—such as USB storage devices—can cause the computer to ignore some startup key combinations or keystrokes when you use a wireless keyboard.
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17 Nov 2009An activated iPhone may unexpectedly display the “connect to iTunes screen” along with one or more of the following symptoms: iTunes 8.0.2 and later displays the following message when you connect iPhone to the computer: “iTunes cannot activate your iPhone because the SIM card is not inserted or a SIM PIN is required.” iTunes 8.0.1 and earlier displays the following message when you connect iPhone to the computer: “The iPhone ‘iPhone’ cannot be used with iTunes because the information required for activation could not be obtained from the iPhone.”
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10 Nov 2009The System Management Controller (SMC) is a chip on the logic board that controls all power functions for your computer. If your computer is experiencing any power issue, resetting the SMC may resolve it. The SMC controls several functions, including: Telling the computer when to turn on, turn off, sleep, wake, idle, and so forth. Handling system resets from various commands. Controlling the fans.
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