CAVEAT: NETFILE did not work for me.  I had to submit my taxes through an installation done on Windows

1. Install PlayOnLinux and then run it (e.g. starting it through the Terminal)

sudo apt-get install playonlinux

2. Click “Tools” > “Manage wine versions”
3. Choose 1.7.27 under “Available Wine versions” and then click the right arrow “>”
4. Go through the steps in the installer and let it finish
5. Back in the PlayOnLinux main screen, click “Install” in the menu, and then click “Install a non-listed program” on the bottom left
6. Choose “Use another version of Wine”, when asked, and then choose 1.7.27
7. Choose “Install a program in a new virtual drive”, when asked
8. Choose “32 bits windows installation”, when asked
9. Find the location of setup.exe for the TurboTax installer (I copied the files off of the disc to a place on my hard drive)
10. Ignore the message “Error in FS_Check” if it appears
11. Let the install complete, but do not launch TurboTax right away
12. Choose “tt2014.exe”, if asked to create a shortcut
13. Back in the PlayOnLinux main screen, select entry for TurboTax and click “Configure” in the menu
14. Make sure the “Wine version” is set to 1.7.27
15. Under “Install components”, install the following in this order (some of these may not be required, but I don’t know which since this is the configuration that worked for me):
    • vcrun2012
    • Microsoft Core Fonts
    • msvc100
    • RegisterFonts
    • vcrun2010
    • dotnet40
    • d3dx9
    • mono28
    • Internet Explorer 8 (click “Restart” in the installer)
    • crypt32
16. Back in the PlayOnLinux main screen, clicking “Run” for TurboTax 2014 should now work!

This is what worked for me, so hopefully this will work for others.

The Fix

The fix involves disabling the shell extensions, so disabling them is not recommended if the user makes use of these features.

1. Download ShellExView from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
2. Disable the following items:
   • SLDASMIcons Class
   • SLDDEWIcons Class
   • SLDPRTIcons Class
   • SldShellExtension Class
   • Solidworks Document Thumbnail Handler
   • SolidWorks file Info Tips Class
   • SolidWorks file Preview Class

Once these items are disabled, SVN should work properly.

This guide presents how to mimic the system used in professional karaoke establishments at home.  The software this system uses revolves around a Taiwanese program called JetKTV.  Much of the content from this guide was drawn from Chinese language websites discussing the usage of this program (scroll all the way down for References).    There is little literature on this subject in English and so this guide presents basically an English version of the reference sites plus a few added notes.

The program used is in Chinese, so people who are not fluent in Chinese may have a hard time navigating through the software.  Those who are brave enough to continue or have a basic knowledge of Chinese with better English fluency may find it helpful to see English instructions.  The Chinese sites on this subject are also written for older versions, and the setup procedure for those older versions are slightly different.

Contents

• Proposed Setup
• Setting Up JetKTV2010
• Inserting A New Song
• Inserting A New Artist
• Testing
• References

Proposed Setup

The proposed setup of all the hardware (TV’s, amps, computer, etc.) is in the diagram below.

The computer will play the chosen Karaoke videos and transmit the video signal to the TV (via extended display like in a dual monitor set up).  The computer’s audio will go to an amplifier or a mixer, which is then transmitted to a set of speakers.  Microphones are plugged into the amplifier/mixer is well so that the speakers can also play the sound picked up by the microphones.  Depending on the hardware, the cables could be different (some TV’s may not have HD output etc.)The  computer is the source of all the signals transmitted to the other devices and must be set up with the Karaoke software.

Setting up JetKTV2010

The PC will use the following software:

• JetKTV2010 (link)
• SongMgr (optional – not helpful on English language PC’s – more on that topic later)

It is helpful to set up the software using a dual monitor setup.  That way, it is easier to test without having to go and plug the computer to the TV each time.

Unzip the contents of the JetKTV2010 program in a folder and open JetKTV2010.exe.  The GUI buttons are for searching through the database (by looking for the artist, song name, etc.) to find the wanted song. Once a song is selected, it will be added to the list of songs to play just like the software at actual Karaoke establishments. The video will play in full screen on one monitor and the song picker GUI will say on another monitor.  To close the program, click on the top left corner of the GUI (hidden button).

Some of the software features in addition to searching and adding songs:

• Skipping songs
• Fast forwarding, pausing, etc.
• Switching from one audio channel to both audio channels (alternating between vocal on/off)

This program reads from a database that contains the song names, artists, language, etc.   Therefore, it does not come with songs.  Songs must be downloaded separately and added on.  These can come from existing DVD’s or YouTube.  The next section will explain how to populate the database.

Populating the Database

The SongMgr program mentioned above can add/remove contents from the database, but there are problems with it when using it on English language PC’s due to problems in encoding some of the Chinese characters.  Even Microsoft AppLocale fails to rectify the problems.  The solution is to use Microsoft Access to open up the database file directly and make changes.

Adding one song can seem like a lengthy process at the first try, but it will get easier as one becomes more familiar with the system.

Inserting A New Song

To insert a new song, one must navigate to the table where the songs are stored and then add an entry to it.

1. Open Song.mdbin the JetKTV program directory
2. When prompted for a password, input “tmwcmgumbonqd” without quotes
3. Navigate to the table Tbl_Song.  This is the table that records all the song entries.

Below is an explanation of each column:

• Song_ID: numerical identifier for each song (the program lists them as 5 digit numbers starting at 10000)
• Song_Title: song title
• Song_Singer: each singer has a unique number associated with them (see next section)
• Song_Singer (2nd one): the name of the artist in text
• Song_Word: number of characters in the song name
• Song_Type: a number representing a language (Mandarin,Taiwanese,Cantonese,Hakka Chinese,English,Japanese,Movies,Cartoons,Other  in that order starting from 1)
• Song_Volume: song volume, but not sure what units they are in.  Default value is 70.
• Song_Channel: the audio channel that does not have the vocal track. (1-Left, 2-Right, 3-Both)
• Song_FileName: filename of the video without the directory
• Song_Path: the directory to the file (could use absolute pathing only, but unsure of whether relative paths work)
• Song_Create: the time that the song was added in
• Song_Count: the play count of a song
• Song_Juyin: the Zhuyin characters representing the song title
• Song_Stroke: number of strokes in the first character of the song name

Some of the columns can be left out, but that means that it will not be possible to find a particular song using the omitted information.  For example, Song_Juyin can be left out for those who dont use the Zhuyin system, and that feature won’t be used for song searching anyway.

To add a song, fill out the following information at the minimum on one row:

• Song_ID (must be a unique number and should have five digits)
• Song_Title
• Song_Singer
• Song_Volume (70 is the default)
• Song_Channel
• Song_FileName
• Song_Path

For the Song_Singer information, refer to the next section.

Inserting A New Artist

Artist information is stored on a different table called Tbl_Singer

1. Open the table called Tbl_Singer
2. Fill out an entire row to add a new singer (see below for the reference for each information column)

Below is an explanation of each column:

• Singer_ID: unique identifier for each singer (this is the unique ID that is to put inserted in the Song_Singer column in Tbl_Song)
• Singer_Sex: singer gender (0-Female, 1-Male, 2-Group/Band)
• Singer_Name: artist name in text
• Singer_Juyin: the Zhuyin characters representing the artist name
• Singer_Stroke: number of strokes in the first character of the artist’s name

Testing

One a song or two has been entered into the database, one can test it by opening up the JetKTV program and trying to pick a song.  It is working when one screen shows the video playing and another screen showing the JetKTV GUI.

One can also try clicking the button labeled “導唱” to test if the audio channels are set up properly (toggling it turns on and off the vocals).

The next step would be to plug in the computer with all the television components and then trying it again.  Once everything works, the system is ready.

References

All reference sites are in Chinese

[1] 動手打造窮人 KTV <http://www.jetktv.ktvdiy.com/> [Update 2022 October: JetKTV seems to be defunct]

[2] [影音相關] JetKTV 輕鬆打造免費 KTV 點唱機 (進階設定篇) <http://www.soft4fun.net/video-related/%E5%BD%B1%E9%9F%B3%E7%9B%B8%E9%97%9C-jetktv-%E8%BC%95%E9%AC%86%E6%89%93%E9%80%A0%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%BB-ktv-%E9%BB%9E%E5%94%B1%E6%A9%9F-%E9%80%B2%E9%9A%8E%E8%A8%AD%E5%AE%9A%E7%AF%87.htm#doublescr>

[3] 峰網誌 JetKTV-DIY電腦點歌機..軟體篇 <http://www.wretch.cc/blog/Linpy/4853370>

The application failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.  Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool.

I used my Google-fu and found that the cause of this error is due my computer not having the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable.  A copy of the setup file for this is in the SolidWorks 2010 disc.  It is in the folder (DVD Drive):PreReqsVCRedist.  After installing that, the error disappeared and SolidWorks starts properly.

But here is a GUI for doing that

Symlink Creator: http://code.google.com/p/symlinker/downloads/detail?name=Symlink%20Creator.exe&can=2&q=

Find all instances of msnmsgr.exe and end those processes, and then reopen the program

This fix is usually applicable to programs other than MSN.  In a way it is also a general solution for programs refusing to open.

This assumes that: 1. you don’t have any drivers installed, 2. you don’t have PC Suite installed. Otherwise you may need to do the steps differently.

1. Install PC Suite for Sony Ericsson from their support site, the version for your device, and restart.
2. Connect your phone to the USB cable and let it install the wrong drivers that it does automatically automatically.
3. Uninstall old drivers (very important, in device manager uninstall and check the “delete drivers” checkbox on: “Ports Com&LPT->Sony Ericsson … something”, “Universal Serial Bus Controllers->Sony Ericsson … somethin” (there should be 2 listed))
4. Disconnect your phone from USB
5. Restart Windows
6. Unpack the p1_usb_signed_drivers package
7. Right click the setup.exe and choose “Vista” compatibility mode, apply.
8. Right click the setup.exe and choose run as administrator and install
   (If there are any errors with this driver package you will have to uninstall and reinstall it and reboot until it works, and maybe try other compatibility modes)
9. If the drivers were successfully installed, disconnect from the Internet, so that it doesn’t automatically download wrong drivers when you connect your phone.
10. Once disconnected from the Internet, connect your phone, and it should find the drivers and the mrouter driver.

You may need to do the steps differently if you don’t have the drivers already installed, or PC suite already installed.

Source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproappcompat/thread/47fe4ea2-7d73-4615-9a7e-5f5dd4ff8546

UPDATE (Dec 7/ 09):  For me, this method was kind of on and off.  I used this method and it worked, but then after I reinstalled the firmware on my phone, PC Suite was no longer able to identify my phone anymore.  I uninstalled the drivers from device manager, and let Windows 7 install my drivers for again and it worked.  I guess I can’t really narrow down which method works, but this is worth a shot I guess for those who are looking for solutions

For some reason when I tried installing this program using the 64 bit setup file, the installation would always fail. I guess I’ll stick with the 32 bit version.

I wonder if this technique can be applied to other exe files…

UPDATE: This set of instructions works for the Office 2010 Technical Preview as well.

Based on: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/trying-to-install-office-2010-but-getting-error/4a5e022f-13f1-42bb-ad66-f6dccfd44d40

To automatically uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office suite, follow the steps in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971179/

How do I uninstall the 2007 Office suites if I cannot uninstall it by using the “Add or Remove Programs” feature?

The steps provided in the ‘More Information’ section of this article provide the details of the removal performed by the solution in 971179.

You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first.

First, verify that you cannot uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system by using Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features)

To verify that you cannot uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system by using Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features in Windows Vista), follow these steps.

For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:

1. Click Start, click Run, type control appwiz.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
2. Click to select the 2007 Office system product from the application list, and then click Remove.

For Windows Vista:

1. Click Start, type prgrams and features in the Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. Click to select the product to be uninstalled from the listing of installed products, and then click Uninstall/Change from the bar that displays the available tasks.

If you were able to uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system by using Add or Remove Programs, you are finished. If you were unable to uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system, you may have issues with the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, or some 2007 Microsoft Office components may not be uninstalled. In these cases, you may be unable to reinstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Go to the next section to uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system by using an alternative method.

If Add or Remove Programs does not uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system, use this alternative method to uninstall

Use this method only if the Add or Remove Programs method did not work for you. Using this method does not completely uninstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system. After you use this method, you can reinstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

Note You must be logged on to Windows with a user account that is a computer administrator to complete this method. If this is your personal computer, you are likely already logged on with an administrator account. If this is a computer that is part of a network, you might have to ask the system administrator for help.

To uninstall the existing 2007 Microsoft Office system if you cannot uninstall it by using the Add or Remove Programs feature, follow these steps:
Step 1: Remove any remaining Windows Installer packages of the 2007 Microsoft Office system:

1. Click Start, click Run, type installer, and then click OK.
   This process opens the %windir%Installer folder.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
   Important To use the View menu in Windows Vista, you must press the ALT key first to display the menu bar, and then click the View menu.
3. On the View menu, click Choose Details.
4. Click to select the Subject check box, type 340 in the Width of selected column (in pixels) box, and then click OK.
   Note It may take several minutes for the subjects to appear next to each .msi file.
5. For Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, on the View menu, point to Arrange icons by, and then click Subject.
   For Windows Vista, on the View menu, point to Sort By, and then click Subject. In Windows Vista, a User Account Control dialog box may be displayed with the following warning:
   An unidentified program wants access to your computer

   Click Allow when you see this warning message.

6. For each .msi file where the subject is “Microsoft Office Product_Name 2007,” right-click the .msi file, and then click Uninstall.
   Note Product_Name is a placeholder for the name of the 2007 Microsoft Office product.

Step 2: Stop the Office Source Engine service:

1. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type services.msc in the Open box, and then click OK.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type services.msc, and then press ENTER.
2. In the Services window, determine whether the Office Source Engine service is running. If this service is running, right-click Office Source Engine, and then click Stop.
3. Close the Services window.

Step 3: Remove any remaining 2007 Microsoft Office installation folders

1. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared in the Open box, and then click OK.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type %CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared, and then press ENTER.
   Note On a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, type %CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Shared, and then press ENTER.
2. If the following folders are present, delete them:
   • Office12
   • Source Engine
3. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office, and then click OK.
   Note On a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows XP, type %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office, and then press ENTER.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office, and then press ENTER.
   Note On a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, type %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office, and then press ENTER.
4. On the root folder of each hard disk drive, locate and then open the MSOCache folder. If you cannot see the MSOCache folder, follow these steps:
   1. Open Windows Explorer, and then on the Tools menu click Folder Options.
   2. Click the View tab.
   3. In the Advanced settings pane under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders.
   4. Click to clear the Hide protected operating system files check box, and then click OK.
5. Open the drive_letter:\MSOCache\All Users folder, and then delete every folder that has the following text in the folder name: 0FF1CE

   Note This text contains a zero and a one for the letters “O” and “I.”

Step 4: Remove any remaining 2007 Microsoft Office installation files

1. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type %appdata%\microsoft\templates, and then click OK.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type %appdata%\microsoft\templates, and then press ENTER.
2. Delete the following files:
   • Normal.dotm
   • Normalemail.dotm
3. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type %appdata%\microsoft\document building blocks\Language_ID, and then click OK.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type %appdata%\microsoft\document building blocks\Language ID, and then press ENTER.
   Notes
   • If you cannot open this folder because the folder does not exist, go to step 6.
   • Language_ID is a placeholder for the four-digit number that represents the language of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. For example, if you use the English version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, the Language_ID value is 1033. If the Language_ID is not known, type %appdata%microsoftdocument building blocks, and then open the subfolder in that location.
4. Delete the Building blocks.dotx file.
5. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type %temp%, and then click OK.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type %temp%, and then press ENTER.
6. On the Edit menu, click Select All.
7. On the File menu, click Delete.
8. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type %AllUsersprofile%\Application Data\MicrosoftOfficeData, and then click OK.
   For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type %AllUsersprofile%\Application DataMicrosoftOfficeData, and then press ENTER.
9. Delete only the Opa12.dat file.

Step 5: Remove the registry subkeys of the 2007 Microsoft Office system

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/

1. Locate and then delete the registry subkeys of the 2007 Microsoft Office system if they are present. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
      For Windows Vista, click Start, click Start Search, type regedit, and then click OK.
   2. Click the following subkey:
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0
   3. On the File menu, click Export, type DeletedKey01, and then click Save.
   4. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.
   5. For each registry subkey in the following list, repeat steps 1a through 1d. Change the name of the exported key by one for each subkey.
      For example, type DeletedKey02 for the second key, type DeletedKey03 for the third key, and so on.
      Note In the following registry keys, the asterisk character (*) represents one or more characters in the subkey name.
      32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows:
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\*0FF1CE}-*
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*0FF1CE*
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ose
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Win32Assemblies\*Office12*

        64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows:

      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\12.0
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\DeliverySourceEngineDownloads\*0FF1CE}-*
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*0FF1CE*
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ose
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\*F01FEC
      • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Win32Assemblies\*Office12*
2. Locate the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

   Note On a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows, locate the following registry subkey instead:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
3. On the File menu, click Export, type UninstallKey01, and then click Save.
4. Under the Uninstall subkey that you located in step 2, click each subkey, and then determine whether the subkey has the following value assigned to it:
   • Name: UninstallString
   • Data: file_name path\Office Setup Controller\Setup.exe path
     Note In this example, file_name is a placeholder for the name of an installation program, and path is a placeholder for the file path.
5. If the subkey contains the name and the data that are described in step 4, click Delete on the Edit menu. Otherwise, go to step 4.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you locate and then delete every subkey that matches the name and the data that are described in step 4.
7. Close Registry Editor.

Step 6: Restart the computer

Restart the computer. If the uninstall was successful, you are finished and can now reinstall the 2007 Microsoft Office system if you want. If the uninstall was not successful, go to the “Next Steps” section.

Additional registry information

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\UserInfo

Shadow subkeys for Windows Server 2003 and for earlier versions of Windows Server:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0

Shadow subkeys for Windows Server 2008:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/928218