Successfully Installing and Running Movica on Windows 7

Movica is a nice little program for video editing on Windows. It allows you to edit MPEG, FLV, and Windows Media (.wmv) video files.

I’ve mainly used it to work on large Mpeg files. Cut out portions. Split the file up. Join two or more Mpeg files together. Users on Videohelp.com rate it 9.7/10.

But Movica was originally designed to work on Windows XP 32 bit, with the .NET framework. The last software update was in 2013.

Recently, I tried to use it on Windows 7. While it installed easily enough, when I tried to use it, I kept getting the Windows error message box, with the option to close the program. Sigh.

Here’s how I installed Movica on Windows 7 and got it to work.

Clearing The BIOS Passwords On My Acer Laptop

Recently, I bought an older Acer Travelmate 8473T laptop on Ebay. Why not, it was only about $100. But it turned out to be not such a good deal.

One thing that really bothered me was that I could not access the BIOS.

Acer BIOS Password Request

Usually, I’ll upgrade and reconfigure my machines. So, accessing the BIOS is really important.

This began another long project. Over a few weeks, I’ve spend probably 20 hours or more. Don’t you just love it when bad people and/or technology problems become the black hole of your time?

Quick Solution:

For those of you who just want the solution that worked for me, 

Installing NEO4J on Windows 7

Installing and running NEO4J on Windows is a little different from installing it on Linux.

NEO4J has provided two options to install NEO4J on Windows. One version of NEO4J is a dumbed down version that includes the necessary Java, that comes bundled in an .EXE file. The other Windows version comes in a .ZIP file that more closely resembles a Linux installation.

With NEO4J on Linux, a correct version of the Java JDK/SDK is assumed to be installed, but not so on Windows. Java JDK/SDK installations do have a certain learning curve, and required reading, not suitable for some users.

And then there is Java licensing. Apparently, it’s ok to bundle to Java with an executable file. But it’s not ok for Neo4j to redistribute the correct Java JDK/SDK on NEO4J’s download page, and allow users to download it.

If you are serious about NEO4J, you’ll probably want to use the full blown Windows .ZIP version. For one thing, it follows the standard paradigm and navigation. You’ll get the full functionality. And, it’s not that difficult to use.

Installing Gephi On 64 bit Machines

The instructions for installing Gephi can be found at:

https://gephi.org/users/install/

They seem simple enough. But I found out that on a 64 bit server, it’s really important that you have a full 64/64/64 bit combination. That represents the operating system, Java, and Gephi. Here are some hints to get it right.

Java:

Be sure to download the right java file.  

OBIEE 11.1.1.6.2 BP1 SampleApp v207 on Virtual Box 4.2.12

You might have read of how long and complex it is to install OBIEE directly onto Redhat.

OBIEE SampleApp v207 Desktop

This year I heard that there was a new Virtual Box image of OBIEE. The idea being: you install and start Virtual Box, then use the OBIEE virtual machine. Great idea. You should be able to get on with actually using OBIEE, not struggling with its installation, startup, and administration.

However, that would assume that all the components work. Like any technology stack.

Unfortunately for me, they did not.

Installing Virtual Box 4.2.12 r84980: