Surface pro 2 docking station network / ethernet adapter is not working (how to fix it)

Being the proud owner of a Surface pro 2 and it's corresponding docking station I came across the issue where the Ethernet / network adapter was not being detected.

I tried docking and undocking several times to see if this fixed the issue without success.

What worked for me was unplugging the power cord from my docking station while the Surface was still docked and then plugging it back after 10 - 20 seconds.

My network adapter was visible again and the Surface connected to the wired network without issues.

For other troubleshooting of the docking station, you can check this Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/hardware-and-drivers/troubleshoot-docking-station

Hope this helps!

After upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 you get the error: An unhandled win32 exception occurred in iexplore [4992]

I recently updated my Internet Explorer to Internet Explorer 8. Once I completed the upgrade it complained the some of my programs installed didn't work well with IE8. One of these, was Skype.
The solution to this problem was to update to the latest version of Skype. However when I completed the update of Skype I always got the same error while openning IE:

An unhandled win32 exception occurred in iexplorer [4992]

If you are getting the same error try uninstalling the web features of Skype.

Go to Control Panel
Then go to Programs and features
Find Skype we features and uninstall it.

This should make your problem go away.

Leapster2 touchscreen doesn't work

It took me a while to find in the web why the touchscreen of my son's Leapster2 had stopped working So I am posting the solution I found on the LeapFrog site. It works like a charm:

Question:
Why doesn't my Leapster2 respond to the stylus pen?

Answer
If your Leapster2 does not respond to the stylus pen, it needs to be calibrated. Calibrating the Leapster2 is easy:

1) Ensure that a cartridge is not inserted
2) Hold down the Hint button while turning the unit on
3) When the LEAPSTER menu screen appears, press the A button
4) Touch each of the crosshairs that appear with the stylus
5) Restart unit

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