If you are getting a “failed to create database” error message after installing Mediaportal ver. 1.0.x then there is a chance that you have actually upgraded your MP installation and the database that MP is trying to create already exists.
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Install software needed by VMware Tools
Note: you need to boot the 1-1 kernel from grub for this to work. Then:
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If you experience a real slowdown when using latest Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator (CS3 at the time of writing) when you open files or create new documents within the program, then you should check your system printer settings. Most definitely your default printer is offline or disconnected. Just make sure that your default printer is online (and try to avoid having invalid printers listed as well).
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