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Comment on Windows Task Scheduler: The directory name is invalid. (0x8007010B) by TrevEB

TrevEB — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:18:36 +0000

Windows 7 may require something a little different which I figured out after reading your blog.
Use the Browse button to find your program.
Windows will then insert the location into the window with quotes.
Highlight and cut the location, leaving just the program name behind.
Paste the location into the “Start in” window.
Remove the quotes.
It will look like this.

Program/Script trillian.exe
Start in C:\Program Files (x86)\Trillian

Save exit, and right click to run the program. Task scheduler should report operation successful.

Comment on Windows Task Scheduler: The directory name is invalid. (0x8007010B) by b.leaguer

b.leaguer — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:36:45 +0000

Thank you very much for illuminating one of Microsoft’s gabillion absurdities. Helped me greatly today.

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by jj

jj — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:09:05 +0000

actually thats my last option… but thanks by the way

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by Matthew C. Evans

Matthew C. Evans — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:39:28 +0000

Best thing to do is to give your doctor a call as soon as possible to ask for medical advice.

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by jj

jj — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:24:35 +0000

yesterday my mom bought cashew nuts to my curiosity i took the shell then boiled it. then i opened it with my hands to get the nuts then next thing i know my hands became rough then everytime i wet it became rugged and i can see my fingers became white it looked like it was painted with white paint and i am really worried i searched the internet i can’t find any answers i want to know how to treat it hope you can help me and sorry about my english

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by pizza

pizza — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:23:52 +0000

Oooh, apparently I’m nutter #5, not 4. Definitely good to know I’m not the only fool to have done this.

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by pizza

pizza — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:20:41 +0000

Nutter #4 debriefing. Day 6, nothing happening. The cold sore-like scab on my lips and corner of my mouth have now gone. No itching apart from the usual mosquito/sandfly bites.
I didn’t go to the doctor, but I saw some random internet advice to take vitamin C to boost the immune system, which I did. I doubt that alone prevented a reaction, which varies from person to person, but there you go.
In case other people are worried, what you can do is to buy an adrenaline auto-injector (e.g. epipen) to stop a life-threatening reaction.
Where I live, epipen needs prescription, and I couldn’t be bothered to go to a doctor with no symptoms, just an embarrassing story.

To answer Matthew’s question, my understanding from the various bits I read around is that the acid oil is only in the shell, not in the nut. Allergy to the edible nut is also possible, but it’s a completely different allergen. The allergic reaction we are discussing here is caused by the skin cells that are slowly mutated by the acid, and are therefore no longer recognised as part of your body by your immune system.

Comment on Windows Task Scheduler: The directory name is invalid. (0x8007010B) by Mr.Grogg

Mr.Grogg — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:55:28 +0000

Thank you much. I actually suspected this was the problem right from the start, so after seeing that error I tried putting in the directory name using the no-space tilda version (c:\progra~1\blahblahblah). That works at the command line, so when it didn’t work here I thought I must have been on the wrong track. Spent a bunch more time working on it without it ever occurring to me to try using the path with spaces but without quotes. Then I found your blog entry and was saved. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by Matthew C. Evans

Matthew C. Evans — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:53:15 +0000

Don’t worry, I still love cashews (the nuts) and love cashew juice and fruit as well. I might just think twice next time I start eating a new fruit though…. (or at least check the Internet). How long do the cashew nuts need to be roasted to deactivate the poison? Have you ever tried a “raw” cashew nut or is that impossible given the toxic oil? Is the oil only in the shell or also in the nut itself?

Comment on You’ve Got to be Nuts to Eat a Cashew Nut Shell by Juliette

Juliette — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:43:44 +0000

I have cashew tress that I grow in the Cayman Islands. If you roast the nut indoors, just the fumes will also give you an allergic reaction as its so toxic. I learned that the oil from the shell is used in furniture polish hence what you are tasting could be the equivalent of drinking furniture polish The fruit is lovely but the roasting takes place outdoors. Good Luck but please dont give up on eating the fruit and nut the correct way!