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3001.	Solve : EXE to open multiple files?
Answer» I have a folder that contains three files. I would like to CREATE a .exe that will open all three files at once when it is opened. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks! Write the application so that it scans the folder and gets the three filenames, then opens each file. The code you write will depend on which programming LANGUAGE you are using. Since you have not seen FIT to tell us that , nor what the files are, or what the exe will do with them, it will be hard to GIVE MUCH more help than that.

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3002.	Solve : Chinese student makes imitation ipad for girlfriend for $126 (USD)?
Answer» http://www.odditycentral.com/news/chinese-art-student-builds-home-made-ipad-for-his-girlfriend.html Saw this on yahoo news earlier. What gets me is that at $126 (USD) I am just about determined that he must be running an illegal copy of Windows 7. Sure I could see the guts itself maybe squeezing into $126, especially if using used parts etc as they stated, but the Windows 7 OS alone is almost $100 unless China gets quite a price BREAK on Windows 7. Found it funny that they are claiming it to be an ipad, when its really a custom Windows 7 tablet but with an Apple imitation look. If he didn't stud the border with faux diamonds, it would actually look quite professional. It is rather thick, though. Another Chinese geek did undergo this PROJECT before and succeed: http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/chinese-hacker-builds-his-own-ipad-3-running-windows-xp-20110711/ LOL i'm actually thinking of building a real iPod classic from spare parts online... like... buy an iPod with water damage, buy an iPod with a damaged screen, , PRESTO! WAIT HOLD ON IS THAT THE MOTHERBOARD FROM A NETBOOK I JUST THREW OUT 2 WEEKS AGO!? Quote from: nixie on November 28, 2011, 11:25:08 PM Saw this on yahoo news earlier. What gets me is that at $126 (USD) I am just about determined that he must be running an illegal copy of Windows 7. Sure I could see the guts itself maybe squeezing into $126, especially if using used parts etc as they stated, but the Windows 7 OS alone is almost $100 unless China gets quite a price break on Windows 7. Found it funny that they are claiming it to be an ipad, when its really a custom Windows 7 tablet but with an Apple imitation look. How do you know it's running Windows 7? None of the IMAGES show anything that gives it away as MS Windows, and nothing in the text says anything about the OS, either. In FACT, the screenshots make it seem likely it might be running a Linux distro.

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3003.	Solve : Google Shoot View-Google Street View becomes an FPS?!??
Answer» http://m.ibtimes.com/google-shoot-view-street-person-shooter-266860.html http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/13/google-street-view-now-a-first-person-shooter http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/google-shoot-view-judged-too-confrontational To little SURPRISE, its been taken down already by Google for a VIOLATION of the TOS... but watch the video in the SECOND LINK.

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3004.	Solve : i am in need of urgent help, please give whatever help you can, revolving utorre?
Answer» i downloaded a SHOW online, and it took a looong time, but on 100% completion it said i didn't have enough DISK space for the files to be STORED properly, so now i have the free disk space, how do i replant the files, surely i don't have to re download? help is very much APPRECIATED. <3 We do not ASSIST with pirating or violating copyrighted material here... Topic Closed.

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3005.	Solve : Robert Noyce, Steve Jobs?
Answer» From Google today. Robert Noyce: Why Steve Jobs idolized Noyce Quote Robert Noyce is celebrated today with a Google doodle image of an INTEGRATED circuit - a micro chip. But Robert Noyce was more than just a great engineer, he was also a mentor to Silicon VALLEY ENTREPRENEURS such as Steve Jobs at APPLE, Inc. By David Clark Scott, Staff / December 12, 2011 HTTP://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2011/1212/Robert-Noyce-Why-Steve-Jobs-idolized-Noyce Interesting article, thanks.Los Angeles Times also picked it up. Good read. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/12/robert-noyce-google-doodle.html

3005.

Solve : Robert Noyce, Steve Jobs?

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From Google today.

Robert Noyce: Why Steve Jobs idolized Noyce
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Robert Noyce is celebrated today with a Google doodle image of an INTEGRATED circuit - a micro chip. But Robert Noyce was more than just a great engineer, he was also a mentor to Silicon VALLEY ENTREPRENEURS such as Steve Jobs at APPLE, Inc.

By David Clark Scott, Staff / December 12, 2011

HTTP://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2011/1212/Robert-Noyce-Why-Steve-Jobs-idolized-Noyce

Interesting article, thanks.Los Angeles Times also picked it up. Good read.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/12/robert-noyce-google-doodle.html

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3006.	Solve : Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week?
Answer» Want to print nice number formats from the command line? Read this item from Microsoft. Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week This week it is 'Formatting Numbers.' This post I put here on on Dec 9, 2011 There will be a new MS PowerShell Tip NEXT week, but I will not update this post. But you can copy the link to your bookmarks and SEE what comes up next week. Do that every week for a year and you are on your way to use PowerShell as your command line favorite thing. Quote from: Geek-9pm on DECEMBER 09, 2011, 11:46:54 PM Do that every week for a year and you are on your way to use PowerShell as your command line favorite thing. Powershell is one of my favourite command line things, but if I had had to wait a whole year to get the hang of it I think I would have given up, and rightly too. Quote from: Salmon Trout on December 10, 2011, 12:58:33 AM Powershell is one of my favourite command line things, but if I had had to wait a whole year to get the hang of it I think I would have given up, and rightly too. Did you not read my post about "How to learn Programming in Ten Years" earlier on thins forum? I am slow, I only have average intelligence. EDIT: Original article by Peter Norvig Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 10, 2011, 10:27:49 AM I only have average intelligence. It does not always seem that way.

3006.

Solve : Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week?

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Want to print nice number formats from the command line?
Read this item from Microsoft.
Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week

This week it is 'Formatting Numbers.'

This post I put here on on Dec 9, 2011

There will be a new MS PowerShell Tip NEXT week, but I will not update this post. But you can copy the link to your bookmarks and SEE what comes up next week. Do that every week for a year and you are on your way to use PowerShell as your command line favorite thing.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on DECEMBER 09, 2011, 11:46:54 PM

Do that every week for a year and you are on your way to use PowerShell as your command line favorite thing.

Powershell is one of my favourite command line things, but if I had had to wait a whole year to get the hang of it I think I would have given up, and rightly too.

Quote from: Salmon Trout on December 10, 2011, 12:58:33 AM

Powershell is one of my favourite command line things, but if I had had to wait a whole year to get the hang of it I think I would have given up, and rightly too.

Did you not read my post about "How to learn Programming in Ten Years" earlier on thins forum? I am slow, I only have average intelligence.

EDIT: Original article by Peter Norvig
Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 10, 2011, 10:27:49 AM

I only have average intelligence.

It does not always seem that way.

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3007.	Solve : Newest Adobe Flash Exploit?
Answer» To early to say, but the following might turn out to be an issue. (Or it is just over reaction and has nothing to do with anything else.) Quote Newest Adobe Flash 11.1.102.55 and Previous 0 Day Exploit A researcher has published some information about two new previously unknown vulnerabilities that appear to be exploitable in Adobe Flash version 11.1.102.55 and previous. Adobe has not yet released an advisory. There is no patch or workaround for the vulnerabilities. As far as I know there have not been any IDS/IPS or anti-virus signatures released yet for the exploit .... Myself, I ignore all the pop ups that say I need a new flash. I will get it only if I need it. And I will do it myself. Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 09, 2011, 01:59:23 AM Myself, I ignore all the pop ups that say I need a new flash. I will get it only if I need it. And I will do it myself. Do you get those pop ups a lot? What version of flash player do you have? Why don't you like to keep your software up to DATE?I find that Adobe is a royal pain as they almost daily seem to be producing "updates'. Too bad they just wouldn't take the time to get it "right" and then publish.Like Geek i have stopped doing the updates as they arrive and will only do so if i see a deterioration in performance which might be associated with their program.truenorthWhile I prefer maintaining control of updates installed in computers, I disagree with the notion of sticking with old versions of Adobe Flash Player. This exploit affects version 11.1.102.55 and Previous. So, if you continue using an older version after Adobe releases an update with a patch for this vulnerability, then you're still vulnerable. Couldn't agree more Soybean... Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 09, 2011, 01:59:23 AM (Or it is just over reaction and has nothing to do with anything else.)Myself, I ignore all the pop ups that say I need a new flash. I will get it only if I need it. And I will do it myself. I, on the other hand, agree with this, unlike everybody else. Why? First, I think every "vulnerability warning" is a lot of hot air. How many people can say with any certainty that they were affected by a given vulnerability? PARTICULARLY with regards to flash. The best most people can think of is how some person they know had a trojan and that they think it was a vulnerability. Take a look at the list of requirements for your average exploit/vulnerability. In this case, you've got what is pretty much the lowest bar to entry, which basically just requires the accessing of a Flash document (SWF). But think about it. If somebody was "serious" about security, they would either have flash disabled or only have it enabled for sites they trust. And I cannot think of a reason not to at least do the latter. In that case, the only way for a the exploit to work would be if the swf was existent on a trusted domain. And that is the "lowest" barrier to entry. A lot of them require carefully crafted cookies, special network conditions, insane URL strings to be specified, parameters to be passed via a PHP post and other nonsense that ought to push it out of the realm of "dangerous vulnerability" to trivial sidebar. All these "vulnerability" warnings serve to do is line the pockets of AV vendors who thrive off Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about Viruses, malware, and how it all fits together. Now, with things like Windows, updating is relatively painless. Heck most of it can be done automatically. Personally I have it set to download automatically and then I install when I get a GOOD chance to reboot. But otherwise, it requires very little interaction. updating Adobe Flash is just plain idiotic. First off, I have to use some braindead custom installer hand-crafted by a few specially trained monkeys kept in Adobe's Banana room, which stops working if I happen to have the gall to break any of it's myriad false assumptions. Even before that the trouble begins. In order to download the bloody thing you have to fill out these short forms, and make sure to tell it that "No, you don't want to line Adobe's pockets with ad revenue from Mcaffee for pretending to do a scan and installing software on your machine". If you are lucky, the installer will actually start and install, at which point it will tell you to close half the programs you are running (Firefox, Thunderbird, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, and a few others in my case). And if you have the luck of a 5-footed rabbit you might actually get through that point without issues, at which point it will steadfastly insist that you reboot. Why? I don't know. This is adobe they have an importance complex, they like to think of Flash as a "critical OS component" for whatever reason. And then when you reboot of course you find that they 'helpfully' installed an "update manager" which is a pointless piece of software that does absolutely nothing useful, since the most it can do is say "you should download a new version" but anybody can write that by just having it say that once every week. Which is part of the problem, repeating this idiotic routine once a month might be tolerable but the fact is that you need to usually go through it once every week if you want to "stay updated" which if you ask me is overrated anyway. for every update they are going to fix some vulnerabilities but no doubt they are going to introduce new ones that nobody knows about anyway. The evil you know about is better than the ones you don't if you ask me. Quote Why don't you like to keep your software up to date? With every new version they document some fixes. But they also add new bugs, new vulnerabilities, expose old vulnerabilities, accidentally introduce configuration errors that allow for exploits, and so on and so forth. The net difference is that there are just as many PROBLEMS, it's just that fewer people know about them. And the fact is that the "bad guys" know about them a lot faster than anybody else. I prefer to know about the vulnerabilities so I can use various other sane methods to prevent them from being "exploited" (as if there are anything but isolated incidents of that HAPPENING these days), rather than assume that the newest version is invincible. BC, A great deal more meat on the bone than this "I find that Adobe is a royal pain as they almost daily seem to be producing "updates'." but then with this ".Like Geek i have stopped doing the updates as they arrive ". Your statement "I, on the other hand, agree with this, unlike everybody else." Would tend to not acknowledge that there are in fact "somebody else" (two at least that we know of). truenorth Quote from: truenorth on December 09, 2011, 05:38:58 PM BC, A great deal more meat on the bone than this "I find that Adobe is a royal pain as they almost daily seem to be producing "updates'." but then with this ".Like Geek i have stopped doing the updates as they arrive ". Your statement "I, on the other hand, agree with this, unlike everybody else." Would tend to not acknowledge that there are in fact "somebody else" (two at least that we know of). truenorth I only glanced over the previous posts. All I really saw was a variety of "your crazy" and "why don't you update" type replies. I'm sorry if my omission of "almost" before "everybody" has made you feel excluded from the group.

3007.

Solve : Newest Adobe Flash Exploit?

Answer»

To early to say, but the following might turn out to be an issue.
(Or it is just over reaction and has nothing to do with anything else.)
Quote

Newest Adobe Flash 11.1.102.55 and Previous 0 Day Exploit
A researcher has published some information about two new previously unknown vulnerabilities that appear to be exploitable in Adobe Flash version 11.1.102.55 and previous. Adobe has not yet released an advisory. There is no patch or workaround for the vulnerabilities. As far as I know there have not been any IDS/IPS or anti-virus signatures released yet for the exploit ....

Myself, I ignore all the pop ups that say I need a new flash. I will get it only if I need it. And I will do it myself. Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 09, 2011, 01:59:23 AM

Myself, I ignore all the pop ups that say I need a new flash. I will get it only if I need it. And I will do it myself.

Do you get those pop ups a lot?

What version of flash player do you have?

Why don't you like to keep your software up to DATE?I find that Adobe is a royal pain as they almost daily seem to be producing "updates'. Too bad they just wouldn't take the time to get it "right" and then publish.Like Geek i have stopped doing the updates as they arrive and will only do so if i see a deterioration in performance which might be associated with their program.truenorthWhile I prefer maintaining control of updates installed in computers, I disagree with the notion of sticking with old versions of Adobe Flash Player. This exploit affects version 11.1.102.55 and Previous. So, if you continue using an older version after Adobe releases an update with a patch for this vulnerability, then you're still vulnerable. Couldn't agree more Soybean... Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 09, 2011, 01:59:23 AM

(Or it is just over reaction and has nothing to do with anything else.)Myself, I ignore all the pop ups that say I need a new flash. I will get it only if I need it. And I will do it myself.

I, on the other hand, agree with this, unlike everybody else.

Why? First, I think every "vulnerability warning" is a lot of hot air. How many people can say with any certainty that they were affected by a given vulnerability? PARTICULARLY with regards to flash. The best most people can think of is how some person they know had a trojan and that they think it was a vulnerability. Take a look at the list of requirements for your average exploit/vulnerability. In this case, you've got what is pretty much the lowest bar to entry, which basically just requires the accessing of a Flash document (SWF). But think about it. If somebody was "serious" about security, they would either have flash disabled or only have it enabled for sites they trust. And I cannot think of a reason not to at least do the latter. In that case, the only way for a the exploit to work would be if the swf was existent on a trusted domain.

And that is the "lowest" barrier to entry. A lot of them require carefully crafted cookies, special network conditions, insane URL strings to be specified, parameters to be passed via a PHP post and other nonsense that ought to push it out of the realm of "dangerous vulnerability" to trivial sidebar. All these "vulnerability" warnings serve to do is line the pockets of AV vendors who thrive off Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about Viruses, malware, and how it all fits together.
Now, with things like Windows, updating is relatively painless. Heck most of it can be done automatically. Personally I have it set to download automatically and then I install when I get a GOOD chance to reboot. But otherwise, it requires very little interaction.

updating Adobe Flash is just plain idiotic. First off, I have to use some braindead custom installer hand-crafted by a few specially trained monkeys kept in Adobe's Banana room, which stops working if I happen to have the gall to break any of it's myriad false assumptions. Even before that the trouble begins. In order to download the bloody thing you have to fill out these short forms, and make sure to tell it that "No, you don't want to line Adobe's pockets with ad revenue from Mcaffee for pretending to do a scan and installing software on your machine". If you are lucky, the installer will actually start and install, at which point it will tell you to close half the programs you are running (Firefox, Thunderbird, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, and a few others in my case). And if you have the luck of a 5-footed rabbit you might actually get through that point without issues, at which point it will steadfastly insist that you reboot. Why? I don't know. This is adobe they have an importance complex, they like to think of Flash as a "critical OS component" for whatever reason. And then when you reboot of course you find that they 'helpfully' installed an "update manager" which is a pointless piece of software that does absolutely nothing useful, since the most it can do is say "you should download a new version" but anybody can write that by just having it say that once every week. Which is part of the problem, repeating this idiotic routine once a month might be tolerable but the fact is that you need to usually go through it once every week if you want to "stay updated" which if you ask me is overrated anyway. for every update they are going to fix some vulnerabilities but no doubt they are going to introduce new ones that nobody knows about anyway. The evil you know about is better than the ones you don't if you ask me.

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Why don't you like to keep your software up to date?

With every new version they document some fixes. But they also add new bugs, new vulnerabilities, expose old vulnerabilities, accidentally introduce configuration errors that allow for exploits, and so on and so forth. The net difference is that there are just as many PROBLEMS, it's just that fewer people know about them. And the fact is that the "bad guys" know about them a lot faster than anybody else. I prefer to know about the vulnerabilities so I can use various other sane methods to prevent them from being "exploited" (as if there are anything but isolated incidents of that HAPPENING these days), rather than assume that the newest version is invincible.

BC, A great deal more meat on the bone than this "I find that Adobe is a royal pain as they almost daily seem to be producing "updates'." but then with this ".Like Geek i have stopped doing the updates as they arrive ". Your statement "I, on the other hand, agree with this, unlike everybody else." Would tend to not acknowledge that there are in fact "somebody else" (two at least that we know of). truenorth Quote from: truenorth on December 09, 2011, 05:38:58 PM

BC, A great deal more meat on the bone than this "I find that Adobe is a royal pain as they almost daily seem to be producing "updates'." but then with this ".Like Geek i have stopped doing the updates as they arrive ". Your statement "I, on the other hand, agree with this, unlike everybody else." Would tend to not acknowledge that there are in fact "somebody else" (two at least that we know of). truenorth

I only glanced over the previous posts. All I really saw was a variety of "your crazy" and "why don't you update" type replies. I'm sorry if my omission of "almost" before "everybody" has made you feel excluded from the group.

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3008.	Solve : What is the difference??
Answer» what is the difference between computer information science and computer information technology? are they the same?Yep.really is that it can i get a little more clarification on why they are the same? please? Quote from: bulletfingrz on December 02, 2011, 10:53:13 AM really is that it can i get a little more clarification on why they are the same? please? They just are. Quote from: bulletfingrz on December 01, 2011, 01:46:48 PM what is the difference between computer information science and computer information technology? are they the same? There aren't Computer Information Science and Computer Information Technology, as far as I'm aware. There is Computer Science, and Information Technology. The former two however are different. Computer Science is about as much about Computers as Astronomy is about telescopes; it's about STUDYING algorithms, Big O notations of such, and so forth; much of Computer Science revolves around theory and concepts of algorithms and data structures than about computers. Information Technology is BASICALLY just learning how to use a computer to deal with information. From file management, to Photoshop, to 3ds max and even writing small tools. Quote from: bulletfingrz on December 01, 2011, 01:46:48 PM what is the difference between computer information science and computer information technology? are they the same? At some universities ONE can receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. Usually about 124 semester hours are required for the BS Degree. A bachelor of science degree in Computer Science from MIT would start at a HIGHER salary than a BS degree in Computer Science from other universities. A two year certificate in Computer Information Technology from a junior college will be offered a computer operator job for about 1/4 the the salary that the BS Degree from MIT commands.This should be good...nice information GUYS Quote from: jetbravs on December 08, 2011, 02:19:47 AM nice information guys What? I spell a spammy sort of odour. When it hit's...he'll be gone.

3008.

Solve : What is the difference??

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what is the difference between computer information science and computer information technology?

are they the same?Yep.really is that it can i get a little more clarification on why they are the same? please? Quote from: bulletfingrz on December 02, 2011, 10:53:13 AM

really is that it can i get a little more clarification on why they are the same? please?

They just are.
Quote from: bulletfingrz on December 01, 2011, 01:46:48 PM

what is the difference between computer information science and computer information technology?

are they the same?

There aren't Computer Information Science and Computer Information Technology, as far as I'm aware.

There is Computer Science, and Information Technology.

The former two however are different. Computer Science is about as much about Computers as Astronomy is about telescopes; it's about STUDYING algorithms, Big O notations of such, and so forth; much of Computer Science revolves around theory and concepts of algorithms and data structures than about computers. Information Technology is BASICALLY just learning how to use a computer to deal with information. From file management, to Photoshop, to 3ds max and even writing small tools. Quote from: bulletfingrz on December 01, 2011, 01:46:48 PM

what is the difference between computer information science and computer information technology?

are they the same?

At some universities ONE can receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. Usually about 124 semester hours are
required for the BS Degree. A bachelor of science degree in Computer Science from MIT would start at a HIGHER salary than a BS degree in Computer Science from other universities.

A two year certificate in Computer Information Technology from a junior college will be offered a computer operator job for about 1/4 the the salary that the BS Degree from MIT commands.This should be good...nice information GUYS
Quote from: jetbravs on December 08, 2011, 02:19:47 AM

nice information guys

What? I spell a spammy sort of odour.
When it hit's...he'll be gone.

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3009.	Solve : Permission to download photo from email?
Answer» I send an email w/ photo attached but when the recipient tries to download the photo to a file on his computer a pop-up blocks it and tells him he does not have permission. Where is the problem and how to solve? I have a PC and he has a Mac if that makes any difference. Thanks.Welcome to the CH forums. What e-mail clients are you and the recipient using? Does this occur with only this one recipient or is it affecting all recipients? What file format is the photo in?truenorthI am using Centurylink( latterday Sprint) email service, which is my GENERAL SERVER. Format is jpeg. I send many images to various people but I don't know if they are just saving the emails or acutally filing the images. This particular recipient said the problem occurs when he FILES. I have asked other clients and am awaiting RESPONSE. Thanks.The fact that the recipient can open the photo and NOT transfer the file on that person's computer would i believe tends to indicate that the issue is on the other computer. Some parameter of access on the recipients computer is prohibiting the transfer. I don't think there is anything your software COULD do to create that situation on someone else's computer particularly if they can open the attachment in their e-mail client.truenorth Quote from: truenorth on December 04, 2011, 11:45:17 AM What e-mail clients are you and the recipient using? You did not answer this question. CenturyLink is not an email client, it is an ISP which, like most ISPs, provides email service to its customers. Examples of email clients are Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, etc. These are software programs that are installed on your computer and that are designed specifically for email. If you're not using an email client, then you must be accessing your email via web browser. This method is generally called webmail. However, as truenorth mentioned, the problem is most likely at the recipient's end, either with their computer or their ISP (Internet Service Provider). Can the recipient open and view the photo directly from the email message? Quote I have a PC and he has a Mac if that makes any difference. Oh, I guess a Mac user would not use some of the Microsoft email clients I mentioned but, as far as I know, the use of a PC by the sender and a Mac by the recipient would not cause this problem. Thanks for suggestions. My feeling is that my friend has some sort of pop-up blocker that he needs to disableYes something along those lines such as a security setting.truenorth

3009.

Solve : Permission to download photo from email?

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I send an email w/ photo attached but when the recipient tries to download the photo to a file on his computer a pop-up blocks it and tells him he does not have permission. Where is the problem and how to solve? I have a PC and he has a Mac if that makes any difference. Thanks.Welcome to the CH forums. What e-mail clients are you and the recipient using? Does this occur with only this one recipient or is it affecting all recipients? What file format is the photo in?truenorthI am using Centurylink( latterday Sprint) email service, which is my GENERAL SERVER. Format is jpeg. I send many images to various people but I don't know if they are just saving the emails or acutally filing the images. This particular recipient said the problem occurs when he FILES. I have asked other clients and am awaiting RESPONSE. Thanks.The fact that the recipient can open the photo and NOT transfer the file on that person's computer would i believe tends to indicate that the issue is on the other computer. Some parameter of access on the recipients computer is prohibiting the transfer. I don't think there is anything your software COULD do to create that situation on someone else's computer particularly if they can open the attachment in their e-mail client.truenorth Quote from: truenorth on December 04, 2011, 11:45:17 AM

What e-mail clients are you and the recipient using?

You did not answer this question. CenturyLink is not an email client, it is an ISP which, like most ISPs, provides email service to its customers. Examples of email clients are Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, etc. These are software programs that are installed on your computer and that are designed specifically for email. If you're not using an email client, then you must be accessing your email via web browser. This method is generally called webmail.

However, as truenorth mentioned, the problem is most likely at the recipient's end, either with their computer or their ISP (Internet Service Provider). Can the recipient open and view the photo directly from the email message?
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I have a PC and he has a Mac if that makes any difference.

Oh, I guess a Mac user would not use some of the Microsoft email clients I mentioned but, as far as I know, the use of a PC by the sender and a Mac by the recipient would not cause this problem. Thanks for suggestions. My feeling is that my friend has some sort of pop-up blocker that he needs to disableYes something along those lines such as a security setting.truenorth

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3010.	Solve : I just received this notice while trying to log into my GoDaddy.com account?
Answer» (Click to enlarge the photo) So basically I registered a domain with my PARENTS 2 weeks ago because I wanted to give the idea of writing a blog and then monetizing it a shot. I haven't even set the nameservers/redirection or anything, just set up email with Windows Live. Now this scary, "Show Me Your Papers!"-esque notice pops up. However... why is my account singled out, asking us to give "government ISSUED photo documents such as a DRIVER's license or passport" so we can unlock my account? "Your documentation will be delivered to our Fraud Prevention EXPERTS"? I think I should call customer support.I would...Indeed, that DEFINITELY sounds fishy.

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3011.	Solve : What is a clean install??
Answer» QUOTE from: patio on December 02, 2011, 09:35:18 AM Enlighten me... What User used LINUX ? ? Someone in an article you quoted ? ? If so i didn't read the article... Sorry for my oversight. Here is one. He fixed the problem, but he does not know how he did it. http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/re-installing-xp-after-ubuntu-mistake The SIMPLE answer is: XP install requires a small bit of hard drive space during setup INITIALIZATION. RAW space will work. The user had used all the drive space with Linux. RULE: Never install Linux on a hard drive without leaning some bit of RAW space. Otherwise it is a PITA to go back to XP.There was NOTHING in this discussion about a messed up Linux partition until you introduced it from one of your searches on this issue... On top of that the insult mentioning a debilitating illness was totally uncalled for... Quote from: patio on December 02, 2011, 09:44:34 AM There was NOTHING in this discussion about a messed up Linux partition until you introduced it from one of your searches on this issue... On top of that the insult mentioning a debilitating illness was totally uncalled for... My apology. Is was uncalled for.Accepted. Quote what Microsoft published in the Knowledge base. Where? you keep mentioning these sources. But have YET to show a link to one.Geek, I haven't seen anything that you posted that actually makes sense on this.

3011.

Solve : What is a clean install??

Answer» QUOTE from: patio on December 02, 2011, 09:35:18 AM

Enlighten me...

What User used LINUX ? ?
Someone in an article you quoted ? ?
If so i didn't read the article...

Sorry for my oversight. Here is one. He fixed the problem, but he does not know how he did it.
http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/re-installing-xp-after-ubuntu-mistake

The SIMPLE answer is: XP install requires a small bit of hard drive space during setup INITIALIZATION. RAW space will work. The user had used all the drive space with Linux.
RULE: Never install Linux on a hard drive without leaning some bit of RAW space.
Otherwise it is a PITA to go back to XP.There was NOTHING in this discussion about a messed up Linux partition until you introduced it from one of your searches on this issue...

On top of that the insult mentioning a debilitating illness was totally uncalled for... Quote from: patio on December 02, 2011, 09:44:34 AM

There was NOTHING in this discussion about a messed up Linux partition until you introduced it from one of your searches on this issue...

On top of that the insult mentioning a debilitating illness was totally uncalled for...

My apology. Is was uncalled for.Accepted. Quote

what Microsoft published in the Knowledge base.

Where? you keep mentioning these sources. But have YET to show a link to one.Geek, I haven't seen anything that you posted that actually makes sense on this.

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3012.	Solve : Spam Mail?
Answer» I recently had someone that sent me mail from a company told me that they could tell that I had listed it as spam and was being delivered to my spam folder. My question is I use mostly Yahoo mail and would LIKE to know if or how I could tell if my mail was being delivered to someone's spam folder and if so which mail provider would allow me to do this task? JohnI'm very sure Yahoo! Mail and, for that matter, all other email services provide no indication to a sender of email that a recipient is directing mail from that sender into a particular folder. If I were told that by someone who sends me email, I would suspect that that person has the PASSWORD to my email account and has accessed my account. So, I'd quickly CHANGE my password. Couldn't agree more...most providers do NOT send out alerts like that. There's also the possibility your machine is infected and in fact is a spambot PC now... What protection apps do you have and when is the last time you updated and ran them ? ?I should say it is from a place that sends you surveys to do as it may be that the BIG places no more? JOHN Quote from: John1397 on December 03, 2011, 02:33:33 PM I should say it is from a place that sends you surveys to do as it may be that the big places no know more? John Nope, I don't believe it. I don't think we can add anything to what's already been said in previous posts here.

3012.

Solve : Spam Mail?

Answer»

I recently had someone that sent me mail from a company told me that they could tell that I had listed it as spam and was being delivered to my spam folder. My question is I use mostly Yahoo mail and would LIKE to know if or how I could tell if my mail was being delivered to someone's spam folder and if so which mail provider would allow me to do this task?

JohnI'm very sure Yahoo! Mail and, for that matter, all other email services provide no indication to a sender of email that a recipient is directing mail from that sender into a particular folder. If I were told that by someone who sends me email, I would suspect that that person has the PASSWORD to my email account and has accessed my account. So, I'd quickly CHANGE my password. Couldn't agree more...most providers do NOT send out alerts like that.

There's also the possibility your machine is infected and in fact is a spambot PC now...
What protection apps do you have and when is the last time you updated and ran them ? ?I should say it is from a place that sends you surveys to do as it may be that the BIG places no more?

JOHN Quote from: John1397 on December 03, 2011, 02:33:33 PM

I should say it is from a place that sends you surveys to do as it may be that the big places no know more?

John

Nope, I don't believe it. I don't think we can add anything to what's already been said in previous posts here.

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3013.	Solve : opinions about one do all device.....?
Answer» would like to have one device to do it all.....that way i have a tablet for portability, laptop/desktop for more serious office type stuff................thinking about an i pad or windows based tablet [perhaps playbook], or ultrabook ...........with ATTACHMENTS to convert [when necessary], into a desk/laptop ...external KEYBOARD.... 23" monitor.....external 1 or 2 tb hard drive....load skype for phone..... ipad can run hdmi, usb and read flash cards...with proper attachments..... if ipad...........have used windows for last 15+ yrs.....have many FILES...movies etc.,...is the idea crazy.......will i be able to still see movies, files, pictures etc....... if you think not ipad.....then playbook...or ultrabook?.....or am i just asking to MUCH of one device....... your opinions are appreciatedThere are new 'portable' devices bled many FEATURES in one unit. What do you want to do? Are you a salesman? Is it mostly for entertainment? If you are really into a business thing, go lease a high-end model from HP. There are both tax advantages and technical reasons for leasing. Google: hp computer leasing An no, I don't represent HP or have any HP stock.

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3014.	Solve : CCNP exam information required?
Answer» Hi, I have completed my CCNA and was looking on the cisco site for the CCNP exma list. Below is the list. I was in an IMPRESSION that it was 4 EXAMS to COMPLETE the CCNP. Please correct me if i am wrong. CCNP Exams & Recommended Training Required Exam(s) Recommended Training 642-902 ROUTE IMPLEMENTING Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) 642-813 SWITCH Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) 642-832 TSHOOT Troubleshooting and MAINTAINING Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT) Thanks.Maybe this will prove helpful,truenorth http://www.techexams.net/cisco/ I got the information from :https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccnp,nayway,thanks for your help.

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3015.	Solve : Computer History 11/27?
Answer» Quote from: Helpmeh on November 28, 2011, 10:03:17 AM In other news, 39 years ago tomorrow, ATARI released PONG. Good one. Course there will be a Geek synopsis to follow... Quote from: patio on November 28, 2011, 10:26:41 AM Good one. Course there will be a Geek synopsis to follow... On a BEACH n Colombia. First time I saw it, I was mesmerized. We were a foursome. The girls didn't care for it. Us two boys had to pay 25 cents for a limited time at the KIOSK. Went through a bunch of quarters. Sweet memories. Ar the time we were on a beautiful warm each in the Southern Caribbean with lovely people all around us. But Pong was the feature attraction. Those were the days.Toldya... Noone believed me. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 28, 2011, 11:30:22 AM On a beach n Colombia. First time I saw it, I was mesmerized. We were a foursome. The girls didn't care for it. Us two boys had to pay 25 cents for a limited time at the Kiosk. Went through a bunch of quarters. Sweet memories. Ar the time we were on a beautiful warm each in the Southern Caribbean with lovely people all around us. But Pong was the feature attraction. Those were the days. Nice.

3015.

Solve : Computer History 11/27?

Answer»

Quote from: Helpmeh on November 28, 2011, 10:03:17 AM

In other news, 39 years ago tomorrow, ATARI released PONG.

Good one.

Course there will be a Geek synopsis to follow... Quote from: patio on November 28, 2011, 10:26:41 AM

Good one.
Course there will be a Geek synopsis to follow...

On a BEACH n Colombia.
First time I saw it, I was mesmerized. We were a foursome. The girls didn't care for it. Us two boys had to pay 25 cents for a limited time at the KIOSK. Went through a bunch of quarters. Sweet memories. Ar the time we were on a beautiful warm each in the Southern Caribbean with lovely people all around us. But Pong was the feature attraction. Those were the days.Toldya...
Noone believed me. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 28, 2011, 11:30:22 AM

On a beach n Colombia.
First time I saw it, I was mesmerized.
We were a foursome.
The girls didn't care for it.
Us two boys had to pay 25 cents for a limited time at the Kiosk.
Went through a bunch of quarters.
Sweet memories. Ar the time we were on a beautiful warm
each in the Southern Caribbean
with lovely people all around us.
But Pong was the feature attraction.
Those were the days.

Nice.

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3016.	Solve : Happy Birthday Mulreay !?
Answer» Have a Great One...and many more ! !THANKS a lot bud, as is TRADITIONAL the drinks are on me Well another one has come and gone. Hope this one finds you in the best of health and enjoying life's OFFERINGS. Congratulations,truenorthI'll have my usual...GUINNESS and a Single-Malt Scotch neat please...

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3017.	Solve : Intel Charging you $50 to unlock features your processor already has?
Answer» http://www.anandtech.com/show/4621/intel-to-offer-cpu-upgrades-via-software-for-selected-models http://www3.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/480256.htm https://retailupgrades.intel.com/Page.aspx?Name=Upgrade http://www.cpubenchmark.net/mid_range_cpus.html A Pentium G620 gets a Passmark score of 2462. Intel claims its upgrade boosts performance by a maximum of 23% in some applications. So in best case scenario 2462123% = 3028.26. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html That gives me the performance of an Athlon II X3 460, which retails for $89.99 and has a score of 3018. A Pentium G620 with upgrade retails for $72.88+50 = $122.88. If you compare apples to apples then there is the i3-550, which has a Passmark score of 3090 and which retails for $129.99. Not good. I am thoroughly disappoint. Granted, these are all theoretical benchmarks, but Intel did use Sysmark 2007 to achieve the benchmark result of a 23% performance boost on the Pentium G622.As a manufacturer and the patent HOLDER i'd say their well within their rights...And MAY I add, as a former stock holder, it sounds like a great business plan. Let's wait and see how this goes over. Meanwhile, lets not talk about it.* EDIT: One of those links leads to another where you can see that AMD is the better value on a tight budget. But, I shall not put that link here. That would be off topic.This is hardly new. If you are aware of older processors, you know that the earlier RELEASED chips, such as the 8088, 80286, 80386 and 80486 came in a few different versions. With the 8088 286, you had the 286/8088 CPU, but you could also purchase a 80287 or 8087 chip, which provided FPU capabilities not found on the CPU. the 386 came in 386DX and 386SX versions, each of which had their own FPU of that model. the difference was the SX had a shorter data bus. However, with the 486, you had the 486DX and 486SX. the 486DX had a FPU, but the 486SX didn't, and you had to purchase a 487SX chip to get a FPU. At least, that's what Intel wanted you to think. the 486SX chips were in fact just 486DX chips that had their FPU disabled. One can surmise that because they could fetch more as DX chips, these might have been chips whose FPU's failed QA. However, Intel was DESPERATE to prevent competing chipmakers from getting much of their market, and since many of them were trying to carve a niche in low cost systems they might have gone into it knowing it would be a loss, and TRY to make up for it with the 487SX chips. the 487SX chips were in fact just 486DX chips. when you install a 487SX into a system, it disables the main CPU and does everything; because it is a 486DX. And they cost a censored of a lot more than 50 dollars. In fact, the 487SX cost more than a 486DX chip would have cost in the first place, so the person will have paid for the 486SX chip + the system, then they would have to pay nearly the same amount to upgrade to the 487SX. So no this isn't really new.

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3018.	Solve : Phone scam against your PC?
Answer» This is a WARNING about a phone scam to try and get into your PC. http://dribblingpensioner.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/scam-phone-calls/Nice link, Harry. I see they have our group photo. Quote from: GEEK-9pm on November 21, 2011, 07:05:18 PM Nice link, Harry. I see they have our group photo. Thanks Geek, i'm the one on the right maybe the link will help someone.That's me on the left. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 22, 2011, 01:38:35 PM That's me on the left. Then who do you think the other 3 are This scam has been going on the UK for a while now, at least a year. I have been getting about 3 or 4 calls a week recently. They always say "I am calling from the Microsoft Security Centre, and we have detected a malware infection on your computer." I have developed a variety of ways to waste some of their time. Usually they direct you to the Event Log (which will always have some "errors" listed, but the last guy said that to prove he was genuine, I should do Run - cmd - Assoc and look at the bottom of the list for a code starting ".zfsendtotarget" He then read this out:=CLSID\{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062} and said that "proved" he was genuine... I said "Oh No! What shall I do?" I was able to string him along for 15 minutes before I told him I knew it was a scam. He let loose a string of obscenities, thus awarding me my prize. They are told to say their name is something like "Jim Smith" or "Bill Jones". I say "My name is Rabindrinath Bramaputra" which never seems to FAZE them, although you'd think it should. Quote from: Salmon Trout on November 22, 2011, 02:20:05 PM This scam has been going on the UK for a while now, at least a year. I have been getting about 3 or 4 calls a week recently. They always say "I am calling from the Microsoft Security Centre, and we have detected a malware infection on your computer." I have developed a variety of ways to waste some of their time. Usually they direct you to the Event Log (which will always have some "errors" listed, but the last guy said that to prove he was genuine, I should do Run - cmd - Assoc and look at the bottom of the list for a code starting ".zfsendtotarget" He then read this out:=CLSID\{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062} and said that "proved" he was genuine... I said "Oh No! What shall I do?" I was able to string him along for 15 minutes before I told him I knew it was a scam. He let loose a string of obscenities, thus awarding me my prize. They are told to say their name is something like "Jim Smith" or "Bill Jones". I say "My name is Rabindrinath Bramaputra" which never seems to faze them, although you'd think it should. I got one of these ages ago. WELL, actually I got two. The first time I just hung up, but those guys can be persistent. Or maybe somebody else had the number come up or something. Anyway, I decided to mess with them, much as you did. My goal was to get them to hang up on me without calling them out DIRECTLY. It went something like this: Them: OK, I Need you to go into Event Viewer (instructions for opening event viewer, start-Run, etc) Me: I don't have a start menu. is it like this thing here? 'Program Manager'? It has a File->Run Menu Them: Yes, try that Me: It says fdisk wasn't found Them: Did you type eventvwr? Me: No I typed fdisk. Them: I said to type E, V,E,N,T,V,W,R Me: I know but I like F,D,I,S,K better. Different strokes. Them: Well if you don't get rid of this malicious malware your computer will be slow Me: Is that bad? Them: err... Yes Me: OK, so what do I do in fdisk? Them:I need you to run eventvwr Me: Should I run it from a bash prompt? and so on. I didn't actually meet my goal of having them hang up on me. I ended up getting bored. They were persistent though. I thought surely the references to different operating systems would phase them. (At one point I also recall asking if I was supposed to run fdisk under multifinder...) Quote They are told to say their name is something like "Jim Smith" or "Bill Jones". Or Bill Richardson....

3018.

Solve : Phone scam against your PC?

Answer»

This is a WARNING about a phone scam to try and get into your PC.

http://dribblingpensioner.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/scam-phone-calls/Nice link, Harry. I see they have our group photo.
Quote from: GEEK-9pm on November 21, 2011, 07:05:18 PM

Nice link, Harry. I see they have our group photo.

Thanks Geek, i'm the one on the right maybe the link will help someone.That's me on the left. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 22, 2011, 01:38:35 PM

That's me on the left.

Then who do you think the other 3 are This scam has been going on the UK for a while now, at least a year. I have been getting about 3 or 4 calls a week recently. They always say "I am calling from the Microsoft Security Centre, and we have detected a malware infection on your computer." I have developed a variety of ways to waste some of their time. Usually they direct you to the Event Log (which will always have some "errors" listed, but the last guy said that to prove he was genuine, I should do Run - cmd - Assoc and look at the bottom of the list for a code starting ".zfsendtotarget"

He then read this out:=CLSID\{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062}

and said that "proved" he was genuine... I said "Oh No! What shall I do?" I was able to string him along for 15 minutes before I told him I knew it was a scam. He let loose a string of obscenities, thus awarding me my prize.

They are told to say their name is something like "Jim Smith" or "Bill Jones". I say "My name is Rabindrinath Bramaputra" which never seems to FAZE them, although you'd think it should.

Quote from: Salmon Trout on November 22, 2011, 02:20:05 PM

This scam has been going on the UK for a while now, at least a year. I have been getting about 3 or 4 calls a week recently. They always say "I am calling from the Microsoft Security Centre, and we have detected a malware infection on your computer." I have developed a variety of ways to waste some of their time. Usually they direct you to the Event Log (which will always have some "errors" listed, but the last guy said that to prove he was genuine, I should do Run - cmd - Assoc and look at the bottom of the list for a code starting ".zfsendtotarget"

He then read this out:=CLSID\{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062}

and said that "proved" he was genuine... I said "Oh No! What shall I do?" I was able to string him along for 15 minutes before I told him I knew it was a scam. He let loose a string of obscenities, thus awarding me my prize.

They are told to say their name is something like "Jim Smith" or "Bill Jones". I say "My name is Rabindrinath Bramaputra" which never seems to faze them, although you'd think it should.

I got one of these ages ago. WELL, actually I got two. The first time I just hung up, but those guys can be persistent. Or maybe somebody else had the number come up or something.

Anyway, I decided to mess with them, much as you did. My goal was to get them to hang up on me without calling them out DIRECTLY. It went something like this:

Them: OK, I Need you to go into Event Viewer (instructions for opening event viewer, start-Run, etc)
Me: I don't have a start menu. is it like this thing here? 'Program Manager'? It has a File->Run Menu
Them: Yes, try that
Me: It says fdisk wasn't found
Them: Did you type eventvwr?
Me: No I typed fdisk.
Them: I said to type E, V,E,N,T,V,W,R
Me: I know but I like F,D,I,S,K better. Different strokes.
Them: Well if you don't get rid of this malicious malware your computer will be slow
Me: Is that bad?
Them: err... Yes
Me: OK, so what do I do in fdisk?
Them:I need you to run eventvwr
Me: Should I run it from a bash prompt?

and so on. I didn't actually meet my goal of having them hang up on me. I ended up getting bored. They were persistent though. I thought surely the references to different operating systems would phase them. (At one point I also recall asking if I was supposed to run fdisk under multifinder...)
Quote

They are told to say their name is something like "Jim Smith" or "Bill Jones".

Or Bill Richardson....

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3019.	Solve : Batch file to save log info help.?
Answer» Hi, I was told there is a way to create a batch file that will save data logs when some event happens... SEE we are having communication/network issues and we are constantly logging information in hopes to capture the cause of the problems. The logs are setup to capture ten 1 MB files, and once it GETS to 10 files it deletes the oldest to add the newest. What we want to do is have a batch file RUNNING to collect the log files and save them to ANOTHER folder once the network issues appears. It would also be nice to limit the size of the folder we are saving the files to, so we don't use all the space on the server. Is this a feasible request? I never heard of a batch file until a week ago and I FOUND this site searching for how to create one... I read the section on batch files and this is over my head. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -Brooks

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3020.	Solve : TOMCAT Port 443?
Answer» I have tomcat installed as a non-root user on IBM AIX [not Linux]. I want to use SSL Port 443, and not the default of 8443. For Linux, you can use IPTABLES, how about AIX workaround? Thx in advanceSorry, I can't help you. I suppose you mean the Apache Tomcat Quote Apache Tomcat (or Jakarta Tomcat or simply Tomcat) is an open source servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Oracle Corporation, and provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for Java code to run. Tomcat should not be confused with the Apache web server, which is a C implementation of an HTTP web server; these two web servers are not bundled together, although they are frequently used together as part of a server application stack. Apache Tomcat includes tools for CONFIGURATION and management, but can also be configured by editing XML configuration files. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat You MAY do better by going to a forum that deals with the topic. ApacheTomcat5 - Community Ubuntu DocumentationIts been a while SINCE I played with apache tomcat, but I thought you could alter the httpd.conf file to change port number to whatever you want it to be. But havent played with IBM AIX to be able to help further. Also you state that you are a non-root user, guessing you can runas aka sudo admin to make the change since you are the admin of the network? You will need higher level privileges probably to make this change to the config file unless you have been given privileges to read/write to this config file.I got the ANSWER from TOMCAT subscriber list, it seems that if not Linux, one must recompile from source specifying the port 443. Not a great way to do things, but since it's not mandatory, will leave it as default 8443.

3020.

Solve : TOMCAT Port 443?

Answer»

I have tomcat installed as a non-root user on IBM AIX [not Linux]. I want to use SSL Port 443, and not the default of 8443.
For Linux, you can use IPTABLES, how about AIX workaround?

Thx in advanceSorry, I can't help you. I suppose you mean the Apache Tomcat
Quote

Apache Tomcat (or Jakarta Tomcat or simply Tomcat) is an open source servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Oracle Corporation, and provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for Java code to run.

Tomcat should not be confused with the Apache web server, which is a C implementation of an HTTP web server; these two web servers are not bundled together, although they are frequently used together as part of a server application stack. Apache Tomcat includes tools for CONFIGURATION and management, but can also be configured by editing XML configuration files.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat

You MAY do better by going to a forum that deals with the topic.
ApacheTomcat5 - Community Ubuntu DocumentationIts been a while SINCE I played with apache tomcat, but I thought you could alter the httpd.conf file to change port number to whatever you want it to be. But havent played with IBM AIX to be able to help further. Also you state that you are a non-root user, guessing you can runas aka sudo admin to make the change since you are the admin of the network? You will need higher level privileges probably to make this change to the config file unless you have been given privileges to read/write to this config file.I got the ANSWER from TOMCAT subscriber list, it seems that if not Linux, one must recompile from source specifying the port 443. Not a great way to do things, but since it's not mandatory, will leave it as default 8443.

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3021.	Solve : Help! 3 year old Toshiba Qosmio with "invalid partition table" error?
Answer» I am a computer semi-illiterate & I'm not ashamed to admit it. I have a Toshiba Qosmio computer WHOSE warranty expired 4 days ago of course. Yesterday the laptop froze, GAVE a series of 6 clicks from what sounds like the lower right hand side (while facing it) and froze. I shut it down, waited 1 MINUTE and rebooted again. It starts to go the powering up then the 6 clicks start again. An error message pops up that say: For Realtek RTL8111B/8111C Gigabit Ethernet Controller v.17 (080602) PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM. Invalid partition table I have no idea what this means. Is this hardware or software related? Is this fixable for not too much money? Is this laptop worth fixing? I hope so since I really can't afford a new one right now. Any help would be very much appreciated!Sounds likely that your hard drive has gone to hard-drive heaven or is not properly seated, I suspect the former. The error message you describe is issued because the system tries to BOOT from an invalid device such as a network card. See this link.. and this.. Good luck.

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3022.	Solve : OS Help?
Answer» I am wanting to creat my very own OS. I have Visual Studio 2008 installed. I was wondering where to start and how I would go about it. I have been told that there are some OS that I can download (like Linux or something like that) and use them and add on to it and change it. So I was wondering where do I start, and if anyone has a link to an OS that I can downlaod and build on from (Like Linux) Thankyou, My current installed OS is Windows 7 x86Have you checked this out: http://mikeos.berlios.de/write-your-own-os.html Assembly Language is probably the way to go, ALTHOUGH Windows OS was built using C The simplest is probably to make your own distro of Linux by altering one to have features you want sort of like the Knoppix project, where you can create your own Knoppix CD or DVD Live Distro with tools, programs, features you want, and you can call it whatever you want. I havent found a way yet to make a program stand alone for the Microsoft Visual Studio line, especially the newer after 6.0 line that requires dot.net framework etc. Since my language of choice is C++, I have used Borland with better success in making programs that are not stuck to the Microsoft Platform, but never attempted to make an OS, but instead I have made a custom live distro with tools I want that Knoppix didnt have. I also haven't posted the ISO for others to use, since its just my custom tool of an OS. I like the Linux Platform for the fact that you can use/alter most distros without any legal issues. The Microsoft line is not alteration friendly! Quote I have Visual Studio 2008 Don't make an OS with VS. I got into OS dev awhile back and made my own DOS type OS with a few commands. It's much harder to do than you think, but it is very rewarding because even the most talented programmers are not capable of doing it because of the TIME it takes. It's sort of like saying, "Hey I am going to make my own full length animated movie". You really need to be persistent. If you just want to make an OS like DOS that's much more practical. There is a site and forum dedicated to OS dev, it's osdev.org and the forum is http://forum.osdev.org/. But if you just jump right in and start posting on their forums right away without learning assembly language first, they often delete your posts. So, first step in the process would be to learn assembly language. You can just google for tutorials. After you feel you know the basics of assembly, then you can post on that site for help. After you learn assembly, what you need to start is a good assembler (it's what takes your code and converts it into binary to be read by the machine). The best assembler for OS dev is FASM flatassembler.net I also have a pack of a ton of sample code OSes (it includes FASM and a BUNCH of other stuff). It's not very organized, but if your serious, you'll firgure it out. Here is the link to it: http://dosaidsoft.com/dump/asm.zip Quote from: NIXIE on November 12, 2011, 07:33:50 PM especially the newer after 6.0 line that requires dot.net framework etc. Since my language of choice is C++ Applications created with Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008 don't require the .NET framework... More to the point, in order to create a new Operating System, one would need to Learn Assembly. And be rather good at it, ideally.I have downloaded KNOPPIX_V6...How do I 'edit' it??

3022.

Solve : OS Help?

Answer»

I am wanting to creat my very own OS. I have Visual Studio 2008 installed. I was wondering where to start and how I would go about it. I have been told that there are some OS that I can download (like Linux or something like that) and use them and add on to it and change it. So I was wondering where do I start, and if anyone has a link to an OS that I can downlaod and build on from (Like Linux)

Thankyou,

My current installed OS is Windows 7 x86Have you checked this out: http://mikeos.berlios.de/write-your-own-os.html

Assembly Language is probably the way to go, ALTHOUGH Windows OS was built using C

The simplest is probably to make your own distro of Linux by altering one to have features you want sort of like the Knoppix project, where you can create your own Knoppix CD or DVD Live Distro with tools, programs, features you want, and you can call it whatever you want.

I havent found a way yet to make a program stand alone for the Microsoft Visual Studio line, especially the newer after 6.0 line that requires dot.net framework etc. Since my language of choice is C++, I have used Borland with better success in making programs that are not stuck to the Microsoft Platform, but never attempted to make an OS, but instead I have made a custom live distro with tools I want that Knoppix didnt have. I also haven't posted the ISO for others to use, since its just my custom tool of an OS.

I like the Linux Platform for the fact that you can use/alter most distros without any legal issues. The Microsoft line is not alteration friendly! Quote

I have Visual Studio 2008

Don't make an OS with VS.

I got into OS dev awhile back and made my own DOS type OS with a few commands. It's much harder to do than you think, but it is very rewarding because even the most talented programmers are not capable of doing it because of the TIME it takes. It's sort of like saying, "Hey I am going to make my own full length animated movie". You really need to be persistent. If you just want to make an OS like DOS that's much more practical. There is a site and forum dedicated to OS dev, it's osdev.org and the forum is http://forum.osdev.org/. But if you just jump right in and start posting on their forums right away without learning assembly language first, they often delete your posts. So, first step in the process would be to learn assembly language. You can just google for tutorials. After you feel you know the basics of assembly, then you can post on that site for help.

After you learn assembly, what you need to start is a good assembler (it's what takes your code and converts it into binary to be read by the machine). The best assembler for OS dev is FASM flatassembler.net

I also have a pack of a ton of sample code OSes (it includes FASM and a BUNCH of other stuff). It's not very organized, but if your serious, you'll firgure it out.

Here is the link to it: http://dosaidsoft.com/dump/asm.zip Quote from: NIXIE on November 12, 2011, 07:33:50 PM

especially the newer after 6.0 line that requires dot.net framework etc. Since my language of choice is C++

Applications created with Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008 don't require the .NET framework...

More to the point, in order to create a new Operating System, one would need to Learn Assembly. And be rather good at it, ideally.I have downloaded KNOPPIX_V6...How do I 'edit' it??

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3023.	Solve : How to contact Malware Bytes ???
Answer» I tried to register at Malware Bytes, & they sent me a link containing untold numbers, letters, etc. & an ID no. I ALWAYS have a PROBLEM with those l-o-n-g LINKS & can't copy them. Well, if I'm not registered, I can't contact them, so what do I do ? Foxit is another one I'm trying to access. BTW : when i tried to register here, no prob ! I could enter the ID you sent, & here I am. Wish others were that easy. Thanks !Welcome to the CH forums.I notice a "contact us" availability at the bottom of their web page. http://www.malwarebytes.org/ Have you tried that route?truenorthThanks, truenorth, but no go. I go to the forum page, my username is there, but I don't have permission to post. I go to the moderator page, but there's no way to contact them that I can see. Know of some other reliable anti- malware program? And hopefully, one easier to contact ?! I have WINDOWS 7 Home PremiumHere is a link to an answer to your QUESTION that seems to offer quite a few alternatives. I cannot speak to any of them. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091018094016AACZ4Vr truenorth

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3024.	Solve : The 10 Worst PCs of All Time.?
Answer» http://www.pcworld.com/article/129857/the_10_worst_pcs_of_all_time.html Quote The 10 Worst PCs of All Time Remember these clunkers? Many of them were so bad they're hard to forget. By DAN Tynan, PCWorld Mar 19, 2007 1:00 am #1. Packard BELL PCs (1986-1996) A Packard Bell PCWhen PC World decided to name the ten worst PCs of all time, it was a virtual lock that a Packard Bell machine would grace the list at number one. The only question was, which model? It was an impossible choice. ... A Packard Bell. No surprise.Ha! Packard Bell being at the top of that list makes me chuckle a bit because I owned two of them. One was a 486 CPU machine, originally running Window 3.1, and the other was a Pentium running Windows 95. Even FUNNIER is the fact that Pentium I owned was the Legend 406CD model mentioned in the article. I used the Legend 406CD for a long time, about 7 years as I RECALL. During that time, I upgraded the CPU by installing an "overdrive processor" to raise processor speed from 75MHz to 200MHz. And, I upgraded the hard drive two times and increased RAM from the original 8MB to 128MB (the maximum it would handle). I also upgraded the OS to Windows 98SE. Actually, Packard Bell was a strong seller in the consumer market in the U.S. before it started its rapid decline. My impression was that they LET quality and customer support decline and that was their demise in the market here.

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3025.	Solve : Nuke BATCH. Goto PowerShell?
Answer» Some newcomers are being told to learn DOS catch programming. Who is doing this? Certainly not Microsoft. One tool in particular is being maintained by Microsoft is PowerShell. New and Intermediate programmers who have some skills should learn to speak a bit of PowerShell. Quote Updated: August 18, 2010 Windows Power Shell Windows PowerShell™ is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell™ helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. Quote Scripting with Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell: Learn It Now Before It's an Emergency Series: Part 1 of 5 Duration: 55 minutes 36 Seconds Date: March 28, 2011 Learn the basics of Windows PowerShell from Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed WILSON. To be honest, I've never really liked powershell. It's powerful, but in many ways it just feels like a "Bashified" .NET framework. If I NEED to script something, I usually use VBScript or JScript using the built-in interpreter; for example, in order to create a proper Console application in VB6, one needs to use the command line LINK.EXE tool to edit the executable so that it is a console program. I made this into a Script because there was some processing that I didn't want to learn how/remember how to do in Batch. More recently, now that I'm used to C# and .NET, I've found, interestingly enough, C# itself to be a useful scripting language. I MERELY needed to create a short wrapper application that used the framework to compile the script given on the command line using an appropriate provider (a more recent change was that it now compiles .vb files as VB.NET code). it "cheats" by building a basic class and main method around the "script" code, DEPENDING on the language. If all goes well, it merely uses reflection to acquire a reference to the main() routine and runs it using the rest of the passed arguments. Than I just associate an extension to the script "interpreter" and add a item to the system "PathExt" variable and can run C-Sharp scripts by merely typing their base name and passing along the requisite arguments. It sounds more complicated than it is, the core logic is really only a few lines, the rest is idiot-proofing and error checking and ancillary stuff. This isn't an "ideal" solution but TYPICALLY if I'm writing a script it's usually of a throwaway nature or is just a passing whim, and I don't really need to distribute it so the fact that my script wrapper program isn't installed elsewhere isn't an issue. Usually my main concern is what I'm trying to do, and being able to do it in a language I am now quite familiar with makes it that much easier.

3025.

Solve : Nuke BATCH. Goto PowerShell?

Answer»

Some newcomers are being told to learn DOS catch programming. Who is doing this? Certainly not Microsoft. One tool in particular is being maintained by Microsoft is PowerShell. New and Intermediate programmers who have some skills should learn to speak a bit of PowerShell.
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Updated: August 18, 2010
Windows Power Shell
Windows PowerShell™ is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell™ helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.

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Scripting with Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell: Learn It Now Before It's an Emergency
Series: Part 1 of 5
Duration: 55 minutes 36 Seconds
Date: March 28, 2011
Learn the basics of Windows PowerShell from Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed WILSON.

To be honest, I've never really liked powershell. It's powerful, but in many ways it just feels like a "Bashified" .NET framework.

If I NEED to script something, I usually use VBScript or JScript using the built-in interpreter; for example, in order to create a proper Console application in VB6, one needs to use the command line LINK.EXE tool to edit the executable so that it is a console program. I made this into a Script because there was some processing that I didn't want to learn how/remember how to do in Batch.

More recently, now that I'm used to C# and .NET, I've found, interestingly enough, C# itself to be a useful scripting language. I MERELY needed to create a short wrapper application that used the framework to compile the script given on the command line using an appropriate provider (a more recent change was that it now compiles .vb files as VB.NET code). it "cheats" by building a basic class and main method around the "script" code, DEPENDING on the language. If all goes well, it merely uses reflection to acquire a reference to the main() routine and runs it using the rest of the passed arguments. Than I just associate an extension to the script "interpreter" and add a item to the system "PathExt" variable and can run C-Sharp scripts by merely typing their base name and passing along the requisite arguments. It sounds more complicated than it is, the core logic is really only a few lines, the rest is idiot-proofing and error checking and ancillary stuff.

This isn't an "ideal" solution but TYPICALLY if I'm writing a script it's usually of a throwaway nature or is just a passing whim, and I don't really need to distribute it so the fact that my script wrapper program isn't installed elsewhere isn't an issue. Usually my main concern is what I'm trying to do, and being able to do it in a language I am now quite familiar with makes it that much easier.

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3026.	Solve : Old PC. Linux No. Win 7 Yes?
Answer» Myself, I would have said Windows 98 is best. This was PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2009 in PC World. Quote Rejuvenating your 7-year-old PC with Windows, not Linux, can now make technical and fiscal sense. By Eric Lai, Computerworld Read the Story Here. Yes, hes said Windows 7. Read the story.Reading the article with the claim of running Office 97 on Windows 7, my friend is running Windows 7 64-bit with Office 2000 and Office 2000 is unstabile with 7 64-bit. Maybe 32-bit is stabile with the older offices. Most of the time the Office 2000 runs ok, but he gets lots of lock ups and application crash windows with Office 2000 on it where it asks if you would like to send the error report to Microsoft. The claims of Windows 7 running on a 233Mhz with 96mb Ram is just crazy. It must operate as slow as tar if it is true. Guessing some one kiosk'ed it to strip it of the majority of its internals to run bare minimum. Or they are EXTREME RAMDISK'ing I still wont put Windows 7 on anything lesser than a Pentium 4 and 1GB Ram to avoid frustration. 7 can run on lesser power, but I cant stand a computer that crawls after being spoiled by speed!!! Microsoft will only state minimum requirements that it is willing to back support for. If they claimed lesser powerful computers that crawl on it, they would get a ton of complaints. I think the only OS I ever ran on lesser than stated requirements was Windows 95 on a 80386DX25 with 4MB Ram when 8MB was recommended. That was way back in 1996 when I couldnt afford a new computer and was running on mixed guts from whatever I could get for free or cheap. Quote from: nixie on November 14, 2011, 02:39:27 PM Reading the article with the claim of running Office 97 on Windows 7, my friend is running Windows 7 64-bit with Office 2000 and Office 2000 is unstabile with 7 64-bit. Maybe 32-bit is stabile with the older offices. Most of the time the Office 2000 runs ok, but he gets lots of lock ups and application crash windows with Office 2000 on it where it asks if you would like to send the error report to Microsoft. It runs OK for me with win7 x64, or it did when I was using 2000. That said, using Office 97 on win7 would be stupid anyway- why do you need to install a new OS to "rejuvenate" the machine. Use the OS it was designed for. Quote I think the only OS I ever ran on lesser than stated requirements was Windows 95 on a 80386DX25 with 4MB Ram when 8MB was recommended. That was way back in 1996 when I couldnt afford a new computer and was running on mixed guts from whatever I could get for free or cheap. And- that still meets the minimum requirements stated by MS. on to the article itself. Quote Linux has long been the preferred operating system for rejuvenating older PCs for three reasons: It's lighter weight than Windows, it's secure enough to let you sidestep CPU-hogging anti-virus programs, and it's free. 1. It's not "lighter than windows" that's retarded. Unless you happen to choose a specially lightweight distribution. Of course using the term "lighter" is weasel wording anyway, because you can't really define what that means. 2. "It's secure enough to let you sidestep CPU hogging AV programs" Sigh. the standard FUD. Linux is NOT AUTOMATICALLY SECURE. the only reason it's SAFE now is because it's not being TARGETED. If it ever becomes popular in the eyes of the public, than you are going to need one of those "CPU hogging AV programs". And you don't 'need' one for windows anyway, that is specious at best. 3. "It's Free" So is whatever OS the system already has on it... Since you've already got it. Quote Windows 7 may shake up that thinking, being the first version of Windows that, judging from widespread reviews from beta testers, runs faster than the prior one That doesn't make sense. Windows 7 is not measurably faster than Vista, the reason it is "faster" is because the hardware evolved over the time frame between Vista and 7's release. Second even if it was, it still isn't going to run faster than XP on the hardware XP was designed for. Quote Vista was so bloated that it ran poorly on many PCs. Computers in 2006 were slower than they were in 2009. People seem to easily overlook that. Also, most of Vista's problems came from manufacturers cutting corners. Quote In the past it usually made little economic sense to reinstall Windows on an older PC It makes perfect sense. Reinstalling the OS it came from shouldn't cost you anything, since you still have the key and all that. Unless you are one of those deviants who get's stuck the first time they have an issue, or gives up when activation fails and you have to phone MS, but instead they buy a new copy and censored about "mafiasofts evil DRM". Yes, god forbid you be forced to have real human contact using a phone. Quote Also, Windows 7 continues Microsoft's legendary backward compatibility for applications. For instance, I was able to get my 12-year-old copy of Office 97 running on Windows 7 with no hitches. -_- So what was the net result of upgrading to windows 7 if they are still using software that was outdated at Windows XP's release? Why use Windows 7 at all? I also love the anecdotal and useless information regarding how low you can go. classic. If somebody is really after the "latest and greatest" Operating System and/or Applications software, they are going to have to get better hardware. Anything else is just foolish. Upgrading systems past the OS they were designed for without major upgrades to their components is, for lack of a better word, idiotic. "hey look we can run windows 7 on a 233Mhz Pentium 2 with 256MB of RAM and a 4MB video card" sure. And what about actually running applications? Can you browse the web, use E-mail, etc at a reasonable speed? No. Of course not. And yet the system it was designed f or can do those things at those specs at a reasonable speed, so what exactly did you pay for with an upgrade. That money would be better invested in NEW PCs. And if you have new PCs already, why the censored do you want to use the old ones with an old OS. use OSs for that era, don't try to jury-rig some new OS into and old system, because it isn't going to work out as you planned. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 11:51:32 AM Myself, I would have said Windows 98 is best. This was published Aug 19, 2009 in PC World.Yes, hes said Windows 7. Read the story. That's just silly. Windows 7 would be sooooo slow on the hardware they're talking about. I can't imagine how frustrating that would be. On the other hand, there are several modern Linux distros that would run quite well on that older hardware. I don't know what the author of that article was smoking... Quote from: JJ 3000 on November 15, 2011, 09:41:59 PM On the other hand, there are several modern Linux distros that would run quite well on that older hardware. I don't know what the author of that article was smoking... Aside from DSL (censored Small Linux) No Linux distro that is still maintained (and thus modern) would run very well on a 266Mhz Pentium 2. Quote from: BC_Programmer on November 15, 2011, 10:14:41 PM Aside from DSL (censored Small Linux) No Linux distro that is still maintained (and thus modern) would run very well on a 266Mhz Pentium 2. For anybody who wants to pursue the subject of small Linux: Quote Small Unix Distributions Ben Gross, PhD http://bengross.com/smallunix/ The link above is really about minimal or embedded systems, which is off topic . Still, making an old PC into a file and print server is not a bad idea. As for the idea that Windows 7 is better that anything for old computers, I cound not disagree more. I started this post this to see how others would react. Quote As for the idea that Windows 7 is better that anything for old computers, I cound not disagree more. I started this post this to see how others would react. Which is a common thread in your Posts lately... HOWEVER...carry on.

3026.

Solve : Old PC. Linux No. Win 7 Yes?

Answer»

Myself, I would have said Windows 98 is best.
This was PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2009 in PC World.
Quote

Rejuvenating your 7-year-old PC with Windows, not Linux, can now make technical and fiscal sense.
By Eric Lai, Computerworld
Read the Story Here.

Yes, hes said Windows 7. Read the story.Reading the article with the claim of running Office 97 on Windows 7, my friend is running Windows 7 64-bit with Office 2000 and Office 2000 is unstabile with 7 64-bit. Maybe 32-bit is stabile with the older offices. Most of the time the Office 2000 runs ok, but he gets lots of lock ups and application crash windows with Office 2000 on it where it asks if you would like to send the error report to Microsoft.

The claims of Windows 7 running on a 233Mhz with 96mb Ram is just crazy. It must operate as slow as tar if it is true. Guessing some one kiosk'ed it to strip it of the majority of its internals to run bare minimum. Or they are EXTREME RAMDISK'ing

I still wont put Windows 7 on anything lesser than a Pentium 4 and 1GB Ram to avoid frustration. 7 can run on lesser power, but I cant stand a computer that crawls after being spoiled by speed!!!

Microsoft will only state minimum requirements that it is willing to back support for. If they claimed lesser powerful computers that crawl on it, they would get a ton of complaints. I think the only OS I ever ran on lesser than stated requirements was Windows 95 on a 80386DX25 with 4MB Ram when 8MB was recommended. That was way back in 1996 when I couldnt afford a new computer and was running on mixed guts from whatever I could get for free or cheap. Quote from: nixie on November 14, 2011, 02:39:27 PM

Reading the article with the claim of running Office 97 on Windows 7, my friend is running Windows 7 64-bit with Office 2000 and Office 2000 is unstabile with 7 64-bit. Maybe 32-bit is stabile with the older offices. Most of the time the Office 2000 runs ok, but he gets lots of lock ups and application crash windows with Office 2000 on it where it asks if you would like to send the error report to Microsoft.

It runs OK for me with win7 x64, or it did when I was using 2000. That said, using Office 97 on win7 would be stupid anyway- why do you need to install a new OS to "rejuvenate" the machine. Use the OS it was designed for.

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I think the only OS I ever ran on lesser than stated requirements was Windows 95 on a 80386DX25 with 4MB Ram when 8MB was recommended. That was way back in 1996 when I couldnt afford a new computer and was running on mixed guts from whatever I could get for free or cheap.

And- that still meets the minimum requirements stated by MS.

on to the article itself.

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Linux has long been the preferred operating system for rejuvenating older PCs for three reasons: It's lighter weight than Windows, it's secure enough to let you sidestep CPU-hogging anti-virus programs, and it's free.

1. It's not "lighter than windows" that's retarded. Unless you happen to choose a specially lightweight distribution. Of course using the term "lighter" is weasel wording anyway, because you can't really define what that means.

2. "It's secure enough to let you sidestep CPU hogging AV programs"

Sigh. the standard FUD. Linux is NOT AUTOMATICALLY SECURE. the only reason it's SAFE now is because it's not being TARGETED. If it ever becomes popular in the eyes of the public, than you are going to need one of those "CPU hogging AV programs". And you don't 'need' one for windows anyway, that is specious at best.

3. "It's Free"

So is whatever OS the system already has on it... Since you've already got it.

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Windows 7 may shake up that thinking, being the first version of Windows that, judging from widespread reviews from beta testers, runs faster than the prior one

That doesn't make sense. Windows 7 is not measurably faster than Vista, the reason it is "faster" is because the hardware evolved over the time frame between Vista and 7's release. Second even if it was, it still isn't going to run faster than XP on the hardware XP was designed for.

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Vista was so bloated that it ran poorly on many PCs.

Computers in 2006 were slower than they were in 2009. People seem to easily overlook that. Also, most of Vista's problems came from manufacturers cutting corners.

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In the past it usually made little economic sense to reinstall Windows on an older PC

It makes perfect sense. Reinstalling the OS it came from shouldn't cost you anything, since you still have the key and all that. Unless you are one of those deviants who get's stuck the first time they have an issue, or gives up when activation fails and you have to phone MS, but instead they buy a new copy and *censored* about "mafiasofts evil DRM". Yes, god forbid you be forced to have real human contact using a phone.

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Also, Windows 7 continues Microsoft's legendary backward compatibility for applications. For instance, I was able to get my 12-year-old copy of Office 97 running on Windows 7 with no hitches.

-_- So what was the net result of upgrading to windows 7 if they are still using software that was outdated at Windows XP's release? Why use Windows 7 at all?

I also love the anecdotal and useless information regarding how low you can go. classic.

If somebody is really after the "latest and greatest" Operating System and/or Applications software, they are going to have to get better hardware. Anything else is just foolish. Upgrading systems past the OS they were designed for without major upgrades to their components is, for lack of a better word, idiotic. "hey look we can run windows 7 on a 233Mhz Pentium 2 with 256MB of RAM and a 4MB video card" sure. And what about actually running applications? Can you browse the web, use E-mail, etc at a reasonable speed? No. Of course not. And yet the system it was designed f or can do those things at those specs at a reasonable speed, so what exactly did you pay for with an upgrade. That money would be better invested in NEW PCs. And if you have new PCs already, why the *censored* do you want to use the old ones with an old OS. use OSs for that era, don't try to jury-rig some new OS into and old system, because it isn't going to work out as you planned. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 11:51:32 AM

Myself, I would have said Windows 98 is best.
This was published Aug 19, 2009 in PC World.Yes, hes said Windows 7. Read the story.

That's just silly. Windows 7 would be sooooo slow on the hardware they're talking about. I can't imagine how frustrating that would be.

On the other hand, there are several modern Linux distros that would run quite well on that older hardware. I don't know what the author of that article was smoking... Quote from: JJ 3000 on November 15, 2011, 09:41:59 PM

On the other hand, there are several modern Linux distros that would run quite well on that older hardware. I don't know what the author of that article was smoking...

Aside from DSL (*censored* Small Linux) No Linux distro that is still maintained (and thus modern) would run very well on a 266Mhz Pentium 2. Quote from: BC_Programmer on November 15, 2011, 10:14:41 PM

Aside from DSL (*censored* Small Linux) No Linux distro that is still maintained (and thus modern) would run very well on a 266Mhz Pentium 2.

For anybody who wants to pursue the subject of small Linux:
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Small Unix Distributions
Ben Gross, PhD
http://bengross.com/smallunix/

The link above is really about minimal or embedded systems, which is off topic . Still, making an old PC into a file and print server is not a bad idea.

As for the idea that Windows 7 is better that anything for old computers, I cound not disagree more. I started this post this to see how others would react.
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As for the idea that Windows 7 is better that anything for old computers, I cound not disagree more. I started this post this to see how others would react.

Which is a common thread in your Posts lately...
HOWEVER...carry on.

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3027.	Solve : Spam attack at CH?
Answer» First time I saw a spam attack this bad here. [regaining space - attachment deleted by ADMIN]I think I got them all. Cool... THANKS for cleaning it up ... was wondering if the engine behind CH has ability for rules to limit quantity of posts or FREQUENCY of posts or if the only option is to stomp out the spam fires as they happen? Quote from: nixie on November 16, 2011, 12:07:44 AM Cool... Thanks for cleaning it up ... No problem. It's my unofficial duty to look after the forums. Quote from: nixie on November 16, 2011, 12:07:44 AM was wondering if the engine behind CH has ability for rules to limit quantity of posts or frequency of posts or if the only option is to stomp out the spam fires as they happen? I'm not sure of the exact settings. The CH owner and community have always had pride in keeping the forums as openly accessable as possible without using strict settings. That said. Different moderators/administrators at CH have different abilities in the forums. Some more powerful than others. P.S. He/she/it sems to have logged off. Thanks for not replying to any of the posts. Any reply to a SPAM post is a win for the spammer...KNOWN spammer. http://www.stopforumspam.com/search Search the user name grace123 Same posts as made here. Quote Report Made this post: 'Do you know the &LT;a href="hxxp://www.gameim.com/product/Tera_gold.html">tera gold[/url]? If you want to play this game, you can <a href="hxxp://www.buyteragold.com">buy tera gold[/url]. Come and play it! Believe that you will crush on <a href="hxxp://www.buytera.com">tera gold[/url].' EF - Thanks - I've disabled his ability to post. Sorry I was late to the party

3027.

Solve : Spam attack at CH?

Answer»

First time I saw a spam attack this bad here.

[regaining space - attachment deleted by ADMIN]I think I got them all.

Cool... THANKS for cleaning it up ... was wondering if the engine behind CH has ability for rules to limit quantity of posts or FREQUENCY of posts or if the only option is to stomp out the spam fires as they happen? Quote from: nixie on November 16, 2011, 12:07:44 AM

Cool... Thanks for cleaning it up ...

No problem. It's my unofficial duty to look after the forums.

Quote from: nixie on November 16, 2011, 12:07:44 AM

was wondering if the engine behind CH has ability for rules to limit quantity of posts or frequency of posts or if the only option is to stomp out the spam fires as they happen?

I'm not sure of the exact settings. The CH owner and community have always had pride in keeping the forums as openly accessable as possible without using strict settings. That said. Different moderators/administrators at CH have different abilities in the forums. Some more powerful than others.

P.S. He/she/it sems to have logged off. Thanks for not replying to any of the posts. Any reply to a SPAM post is a win for the spammer...KNOWN spammer. http://www.stopforumspam.com/search

Search the user name grace123

Same posts as made here.

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Made this post: 'Do you know the &LT;a href="hxxp://www.gameim.com/product/Tera_gold.html">tera gold[/url]? If you want to play this game, you can <a href="hxxp://www.buyteragold.com">buy tera gold[/url]. Come and play it! Believe that you will crush on <a href="hxxp://www.buytera.com">tera gold[/url].'

EF - Thanks - I've disabled his ability to post. Sorry I was late to the party

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3028.	Solve : What do you think about the new updated 1Z0-858 exam?
Answer» It seems that exam center has CHANGED the exam SUBJECTS for this 1Z0-858 exam. I am just wondering, if so then all the Exampdf study guides in our hands are out of date? How can we get the LATEST version?hi, guy , what is exampdf ? 1Z0-858 exam is HARD to pass? oh my god, lol . anyway if you have some good exam MATERIAL can share with me . thanks

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3029.	Solve : RES Software ES0-004 Exam?
Answer» RES SOFTWARE ES0-004 Exam is the exam code for this RES PowerFuse 2010 Basic Exam. If you can get CERTIFIED by RES Software then that means you will have a bright future with a good job. i have DREAMED a lot. i will realize this DREAM in the next week. Excited!

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3030.	Solve : WINDOWS 7 AND LINUX HELP?
Answer» I have installed Linux (Ubuntu) 'along SIDE' Windows 7. I am wondering is there a way to access Windows files (like the files in "Documents") while using Linux (Ubuntu). And if so yes, how?A little bit of info here..No need to be a smarta$$ Quote from: lewy on November 15, 2011, 12:46:48 PM No need to be a smarta$$ He's not being a SMARTASS, he's showing you something you may need to know... http://www.wikihow.com/Access-Windows-Files-in-Ubuntu I can access my Windows partition on my laptop from within Linux Mint simply by OPENING NAUTILUS. it shows up as "File System"; Nautilus auto-mounts it when I access it, if it isn't already.

3030.

Solve : WINDOWS 7 AND LINUX HELP?

Answer»

I have installed Linux (Ubuntu) 'along SIDE' Windows 7. I am wondering is there a way to access Windows files (like the files in "Documents") while using Linux (Ubuntu). And if so yes, how?A little bit of info here..No need to be a smarta$$ Quote from: lewy on November 15, 2011, 12:46:48 PM

No need to be a smarta$$

He's not being a SMARTASS, he's showing you something you may need to know...
http://www.wikihow.com/Access-Windows-Files-in-Ubuntu

I can access my Windows partition on my laptop from within Linux Mint simply by OPENING NAUTILUS. it shows up as "File System"; Nautilus auto-mounts it when I access it, if it isn't already.

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3031.	Solve : New released HP3-L07 exam materials?
Answer» I am going to take HP3-L07 exam ,I see MANY online sites new released this exam MATERIALS,but I don't KNOW which is the latest,I download the DEMO and find they are different,who can give me some advice about which site is the latest?Thanks.Seems there is a recent slew of Posts on certification exams and MATERIAL here... Not quite sure what to make of it. You may want to check a site called BrainBench.Thanks,I have got the materials online.anyway.Thank you.

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3032.	Solve : P.U.P. in virus scan?
Answer» When running the AVAST virus scan should i turn on the pup setting, and what does it stand for.we know how old you are. You ain't afraid of any young pips out there. Quote PUPs usually aren't "hard-core" malware, just nuisances (typically adware), so most malware scanners won't bother with them. But of course if you can scan for and remove them, so much the better. Source: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=54216.0PUP = possibly unwanted program, AFAIK. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 10, 2011, 01:45:08 PM we know how old you are. You ain't afraid of any young pips out there. Thanks Geek Thanks Kpac and Linux711, i will turn it on and clear them out. AFAIK As far as I know Quote from: kpac on November 11, 2011, 06:25:53 AM As far as I know Nothing found, pc is as slow as crap, and i have run all the security What exactly is slow now ? ? Internet? Booting ? Running apps ? ? Check to SEE how much free space is on the HDD... You MAY also want to review how many and what apps are running in the BACKGROUND eating up resources... Quote from: kpac on November 11, 2011, 03:52:23 AM PUP = possibly unwanted program, AFAIK. No, it's potentially unwanted program. Reference: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/PUP.html Quote from: soybean on November 11, 2011, 09:56:41 AM No, it's potentially unwanted program. Reference: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/PUP.html Well they're wrong! You guys are squabbling semantics...I say they are PIPS, not PUPS. Potentially Invasive Program. Otherwise, unwanted programs would cover a lot of territory. Just drop it.Everything seems to back to normal now. The modem keep going off every 1/2 hour, then the phone stopped working and it seems to have been a short in the exchange. So thank you all for your help.

3032.

Solve : P.U.P. in virus scan?

Answer»

When running the AVAST virus scan should i turn on the pup setting, and what does it stand for.we know how old you are.
You ain't afraid of any young pips out there.
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PUPs usually aren't "hard-core" malware, just nuisances (typically adware), so most malware scanners won't bother with them. But of course if you can scan for and remove them, so much the better.

Source: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=54216.0PUP = possibly unwanted program, AFAIK. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 10, 2011, 01:45:08 PM

we know how old you are.
You ain't afraid of any young pips out there.

Thanks Geek Thanks Kpac and Linux711, i will turn it on and clear them out.

AFAIK
As far as I know Quote from: kpac on November 11, 2011, 06:25:53 AM

As far as I know

Nothing found, pc is as slow as crap, and i have run all the security What exactly is slow now ? ?
Internet?
Booting ?
Running apps ? ?

Check to SEE how much free space is on the HDD...
You MAY also want to review how many and what apps are running in the BACKGROUND eating up resources... Quote from: kpac on November 11, 2011, 03:52:23 AM

PUP = possibly unwanted program, AFAIK.

No, it's potentially unwanted program.

Reference: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/PUP.html Quote from: soybean on November 11, 2011, 09:56:41 AM

No, it's potentially unwanted program.

Reference: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/PUP.html

Well they're wrong! You guys are squabbling semantics...I say they are PIPS, not PUPS.
Potentially Invasive Program.
Otherwise, unwanted programs would cover a lot of territory.
Just drop it.Everything seems to back to normal now.

The modem keep going off every 1/2 hour, then the phone stopped working and it seems to have been a short in the exchange.

So thank you all for your help.

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3033.	Solve : copy write law?
Answer» Hello Copy-write law stop, who any ONE that copy and sell DVD movies. But, people still can use DVD decryptor or DVD backup software and if they want, rip them to compressed video files like .mp4 or .avi. My main question is: Why DVD backup or DVD ripper software are not again copy-write law? Why copy-write law dose not stop these software? Thanks There are many problems in the world. The Copy Right Law is just one of many things that some people do not respect. Better copy protection machines often increase the cost of real DVD copies by the ones that have the right to do it. And even with the best copy protection software, there are WAYS to still make copies of movies, just of lower quality. If there wee not Copy Right laws, there would be few high quality movies to watch. The makers have to get millions of dollars back to pay for the time and materials used to produce a really good movie. Think about Avatar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29 Quote ...Avatar was officially budgeted at $237 million.... ...On the 19th day of the film's INTERNATIONAL release, it crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide, making it the fastest film ever to do so... It's copyright (1 word) Quote from: k_mohsen on November 09, 2011, 11:39:12 AM Why copy-write law dose not stop these software? Keep in mind the person of company harmed by violation of someone else copying their material needs to initiate legal action again the offending party. If the originator of copyrighted material remains silent, then nothing will be done to help them, regardless of copyright laws. Quote from: soybean on November 14, 2011, 10:48:36 AM Keep in mind the person of company harmed by violation of someone else copying their material needs to initiate legal action again the offending party. If the originator of copyrighted material remains silent, then nothing will be done to help them, regardless of copyright laws. Copyright holders can ask for ENFORCEMENT to help them. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 11:26:47 AM Copyright holders can ask for enforcement to help them. Soybean kinda stated that...

3033.

Solve : copy write law?

Answer»

Hello

Copy-write law stop, who any ONE that copy and sell DVD movies.
But, people still can use DVD decryptor or DVD backup software and if they want, rip them to compressed video files like .mp4 or .avi.

My main question is:
Why DVD backup or DVD ripper software are not again copy-write law?
Why copy-write law dose not stop these software?

Thanks
There are many problems in the world. The Copy Right Law is just one of many things that some people do not respect.
Better copy protection machines often increase the cost of real DVD copies by the ones that have the right to do it.
And even with the best copy protection software, there are WAYS to still make copies of movies, just of lower quality.

If there wee not Copy Right laws, there would be few high quality movies to watch. The makers have to get millions of dollars back to pay for the time and materials used to produce a really good movie.
Think about Avatar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29
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...Avatar was officially budgeted at $237 million....
...On the 19th day of the film's INTERNATIONAL release, it crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide, making it the fastest film ever to do so...

It's copyright (1 word)
Quote from: k_mohsen on November 09, 2011, 11:39:12 AM

Why copy-write law dose not stop these software?

Keep in mind the person of company harmed by violation of someone else copying their material needs to initiate legal action again the offending party. If the originator of copyrighted material remains silent, then nothing will be done to help them, regardless of copyright laws. Quote from: soybean on November 14, 2011, 10:48:36 AM

Keep in mind the person of company harmed by violation of someone else copying their material needs to initiate legal action again the offending party. If the originator of copyrighted material remains silent, then nothing will be done to help them, regardless of copyright laws.

Copyright holders can ask for ENFORCEMENT to help them. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 11:26:47 AM

Copyright holders can ask for enforcement to help them.

Soybean kinda stated that...

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3034.	Solve : Flash Download Problems, FireFox?
Answer» Adobe Flash is a Nag. But the new version of FireFox has a new issue. Apparently. This is from the Adobe Forum. Quote Flash Download Problems WindowsXP SP3 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:6.0.2) GECKO/20110902 SeaMonkey/2.3.3 (Note well: Internally, SeaMonkey 2.3.3 is the same as Firefox 6.0.2. They both use the same Gecko 6.0.2. ... you are sniffing for "Firefox" when you should be sniffing for "Gecko". ... Adobe said: Quote We're working to IMPROVE the workflow, especially during error scenarios, but the download helper is our preferred method of installation. http://forums.adobe.com/message/3947097?tstart=0 Firefox 6.0.2 is not a "new" version. Seems to me you're delving into something that's history now. Also, the link you posted is a discussion where the original post referred to the SeaMonkey browser. That whole discussion is just irrelevant to most users. He does this...from time to time... FireFox BTW is up to ver. 8...Please bear with me. I have been using FireFox 6 and I get a pop up just before my AV starts. And I also have used Sea Monkey. But the npop-up comes up before the any browser even starts. I thought this might be some issue with Adobe. Later, I found this: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html ...which tells you which flash you ALREADY have. I am already up to date with my current browser.You should check to see if you have the LATEST version of Flash as that's where the issue probably lies... Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 10:10:57 AM http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html ...which tells you which flash you already have. I am already up to date with my current browser. I use http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ to tell me what version I have and whether it's the latest version. Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 10:10:57 AM Please bear with me. I have been using FireFox 6 and I get a pop up just before my AV starts. And I also have used Sea Monkey. But the npop-up comes up before the any browser even starts. I thought this might be some issue with Adobe. So, even though you're up-to-date, you see a POPUP saying an update to Flash Player is available? Is that it? Open every browser you have and go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ and see whether they are all up-to-date.

3034.

Solve : Flash Download Problems, FireFox?

Answer»

Adobe Flash is a Nag. But the new version of FireFox has a new issue. Apparently. This is from the Adobe Forum.
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Flash Download Problems
WindowsXP SP3
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:6.0.2) GECKO/20110902 SeaMonkey/2.3.3
(Note well: Internally, SeaMonkey 2.3.3 is the same as Firefox 6.0.2. They both use the same Gecko 6.0.2. ...
you are sniffing for "Firefox" when you should be sniffing for "Gecko". ...

Adobe said:
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We're working to IMPROVE the workflow, especially during error scenarios, but the download helper is our preferred method of installation.

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3947097?tstart=0
Firefox 6.0.2 is not a "new" version. Seems to me you're delving into something that's history now. Also, the link you posted is a discussion where the original post referred to the SeaMonkey browser. That whole discussion is just irrelevant to most users. He does this...from time to time...

FireFox BTW is up to ver. 8...Please bear with me. I have been using FireFox 6 and I get a pop up just before my AV starts. And I also have used Sea Monkey. But the npop-up comes up before the any browser even starts. I thought this might be some issue with Adobe.
Later, I found this:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
...which tells you which flash you ALREADY have.
I am already up to date with my current browser.You should check to see if you have the LATEST version of Flash as that's where the issue probably lies... Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 10:10:57 AM

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
...which tells you which flash you already have.
I am already up to date with my current browser.

I use http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ to tell me what version I have and whether it's the latest version.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 14, 2011, 10:10:57 AM

Please bear with me. I have been using FireFox 6 and I get a pop up just before my AV starts. And I also have used Sea Monkey. But the npop-up comes up before the any browser even starts. I thought this might be some issue with Adobe.

So, even though you're up-to-date, you see a POPUP saying an update to Flash Player is available? Is that it? Open every browser you have and go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ and see whether they are all up-to-date.

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3035.	Solve : Android 7" Tablet under $100 ??
Answer» Did yu know... TigerDirect.com CircuitCity.com CompUSA.com No offer "Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet - 7 Touchscreen, 512MB Under $100 and at LEAST $20 under other vendors. Found in Google search. Quote Enjoy the portability of all your media entertainment with the Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet. Equipped with a 7" touchscreen display you will gain entertainment value by reading your favorite novel, watching YouTube videos, LISTENING to music or viewing images from your last vacation. The Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet is features 512MB RAM and can support 4GB and 8GB SD cards, giving you all the storage capacity you need while on the go. Start enjoying more today with the Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet! But would anybody really use one of these? Do you have one? Would you pay $100 for a new one? In the 1st 5 reviews at the Circuit City site the titles were: Mediocre Regrettable Not for everone Good for $100 but lacks quality Frustrating What would you conclude ? Quote from: patio on November 12, 2011, 10:38:56 PM In the 1st 5 reviews at the Circuit City site the titles were: Mediocre Regrettable Not for everone Good for $100 but lacks quality Frustrating What would you conclude ? Me?.. pay TWICE the price for something I could live with.

3035.

Solve : Android 7" Tablet under $100 ??

Answer»

Did yu know...
TigerDirect.com
CircuitCity.com
CompUSA.com
No offer "Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet - 7 Touchscreen, 512MB

Under $100 and at LEAST $20 under other vendors. Found in Google search.
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Enjoy the portability of all your media entertainment with the Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet. Equipped with a 7" touchscreen display you will gain entertainment value by reading your favorite novel, watching YouTube videos, LISTENING to music or viewing images from your last vacation. The Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet is features 512MB RAM and can support 4GB and 8GB SD cards, giving you all the storage capacity you need while on the go. Start enjoying more today with the Velocity Micro T103 Cruz Android 2.0 Internet Tablet!

But would anybody really use one of these? Do you have one? Would you pay $100 for a new one?

In the 1st 5 reviews at the Circuit City site the titles were:
Mediocre
Regrettable
Not for everone
Good for $100 but lacks quality
Frustrating

What would you conclude ? Quote from: patio on November 12, 2011, 10:38:56 PM

In the 1st 5 reviews at the Circuit City site the titles were:
Mediocre
Regrettable
Not for everone
Good for $100 but lacks quality
Frustrating

What would you conclude ?

Me?.. pay TWICE the price for something I could live with.

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3036.	Solve : Foundation Certificate in Project Management?
Answer» Does Anyone know about Foundation Certificate in Project MANAGEMENT? My friend asked me about this exam but i am not clear with it. If anyone can help me please kindly advise.University of Phoenix has a Project Management Certificate. For more into look them up and see if it is RELEVANT to your needs. Also, University of Maryland, BALTIMORE County offers SOMETHING like that. For info about UMBC look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMBC

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3037.	Solve : need help with history on internet?
Answer» Hi, i need advice, i recently found on my history list things that should not be there and was told no one had PUT them there, can they appear and then funny enough dissapear 2 days later on there own, and they were also in the cookies. im going crazy can SOMEONE help me please. No... I believe someone else is using the PC...Thanks i had a horrible feeling i was being lied to, now i know for sure. it was just to MUCH of a COINCIDENCE. You might benefit from creating a separate user account for this other user, and make that a limited user account, while keeping your account as an administrative account and with a password. It's just a suggestion; only you can DECIDE whether that would work based on the relationship you have with this other person. I wish it was that simple, but unfortunately its my husbands laptop and he keeps lying about it. Thanks for your help xx

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3038.	Solve : answering machine connected but disabled?
Answer» I have arranged my landline phones in PARALLEL with the answering machine so that the answering machine is ALWAYS on and so able to access phone calls. I have put a switch before the phones so I can prevent them from ringing when I do not want to be disturbed. Before I had broadband, this system worked well : I would either answer incoming calls myself, or if the phones were switched off, the answering machine would do it. Since subscribing to broadband, a filter has been added before the answering machines and phones. Now I find that the answering machine no longer takes calls if I have switched off the connection to (just) the phones. It makes no sense to me as the answering machine is NOT switched off, so should take the calls, but it doesn't (when the phones are switched off). I'd like ENLIGHTENMENT about this.More information may help. Running a switch over a long wire to a common point may violate the common sense rules for telephone installation. The common sense rule is that the line should be tired to the phone, if erosible. But not in star, but in tree layout. How many things have you ELIMINATED by trail and ERROR or systematic divide and conqueror. What kind of switch do your use? There are at least four or more permutations and only one is right. You just can not just hook up a witch in any way. How and where is it wired? You should understand that the splitter is only rated for one or two sets.Other phones have to come off the line with filters. This implies that you can not have just one switch to turn off the phones, unless each phone has a filter and does not get feed by the splitter. Does the answer set work when connected to the splitter and no phones on the line? Do you think the DSL is making the answer set not work right? Have you TRIED another answer set? I was not notified about the reply to my post - but can say that, yes, I did try a NEW answering machine last night, and that also failed. It lead to an investigation so I found that one of the phones was faulty - worked in other ways, but prevented the answering machine from picking up when it should.

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3039.	Solve : accsess without passwords?
Answer» My SISTER wants to use a video of me for school and i do not WANT her to but she won;t listen. How do i get into her laptop without a password?You are going to have to use all your diplomatic skills to persuade her not to. Or call in higher authority IE: your MUTUAL parents. This FORUM prohibits members from assisting in matters of the nature of your request.truenorthTopic Closed. Talk to your parents...or your sister.

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3040.	Solve : video stream stops?
Answer» When trying to stream video from any web site, I get about 15 seconds worth, then a spinning symbol in the video display. Sometimes with a "buffering" message. The stream doesn't resume. This happens on youtube and flixxy and some lesser known streaming websites. I have the latest version of Flash Player, and Windows Media Player, most recent driver for my video card. I am running Win XP with SP3 with 3 GB RAM. This happens with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome browsers. I have cable modem with Comcast ISP 15 Mbps (advertised speed). Speedtest shows download at 5 to 18 Mbps. Is there a video buffer size that can be increased or some other setting that would resolve or help with this frustating situation? Thanks for any suggestions and advice.This phenomenon has all the earmarks of a SLOW isp connection. From your speed test results that would normally eliminate that as the cause. However i would contact the Comcast people and tell them of your problem. Your ram LOOKS to be adequate also. Someone with more KNOWLEDGE may wish to suggest whether your video card could be a factor here. Is this a recent phenomenon that was previously not present. If that is the case can you relate to any coincident event or change to the computer when this 1st AROSE? truenorth

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3041.	Solve : It seems that VCP510 exam has been updated?
Answer» Exampdf said that they have updated this VCP510 exam. The detailed information is as FOLLOWS: VMWARE VCP-510 Exam Exam Number/Code: VCP-510 Exam Name: Vmware Certified Professional on VSphere 5 Questions and ANSWERS: 346 Q&As Updated: 10-15-2011

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3042.	Solve : Karen Kenworthy - Free PC Power Tools may be disappearing from the web?
Answer» I heard a rumor today from a friend that since the passing of Karen Kenworthy on 4/12, that her brother is keeping her website running, but that it will likely be shutting down in the NEAR future. I have been saddened by the news of her passing as for first of all I can't believe I didn't HEAR of this sooner and that I enjoyed trying out the programs and power tools she had available free for home users. One tool of which is called Registry Pruner helped me fix a serious issue with a new ( back in 2001 ) HP Pavilion that claimed it had ROXIO 4 installed when trying to install Roxio 5 Easy CD Creator when I upgraded to a DVD/CD-RW drive and attempted to install the bundled Roxio 5 software that came with the Sony drive. Windows did not show any Roxio 4 installed when looking in add/remove programs. HP sold the Pavilion with orphaned registry ENTRIES from factory. Her Registry Pruner detected the orphaned registry entries for Version 4 and allowed for me to quickly remove them so I could install version 5. If you haven't checked out Karen's tools and are interested in adding some of her tools to your collection of PC Power Tools, time may be running out to download them. Her website is located here: http://www.karenware.com/powertools.asp R.I.P Karen ... Thank You for a free solution to my HP madness & You will be missedA lot of the tools provided there have much better equivalents in the SysInternals SUITE.

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3043.	Solve : Google Transparency Report Trends?
Answer» Quotes are from http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/ Quote We've created Government Requests to show the number of government inquiries for information about USERS and requests to remove content from our SERVICES. We hope this step toward greater transparency will help in ongoing discussions about the appropriate scope and authority of government requests. Quote United States We received a request from a local law enforcement agency to remove YouTube videos of police brutality, which we did not remove. Separately, we received requests from a different local law enforcement agency for removal of videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials. We did not comply with those requests, which we have categorized in this Report as defamation requests. The number of content removal requests we received increased by 70% compared to the previous reporting period. The number of user data requests we received increased by 29% compared to the previous reporting period. These reports show 'Western' countries asking Google to take down some material. What does this mean? Even the US and the UK have made recent requests to Google to remove some material. Why? Was the material really dangerous? Who MAKES the judgment? Why a 79 per cent increase? Can somebody explain this? Or should I not even think about this, just ignore it. BTW: Have you ever had your Web site put non a black list? Or you e-mail address balled as FORBIDDEN or non-resistant? I have. No reason give and I have not way of knowing g if Google had anything to do with it. I don' think so. At least Google comes forward and gives a report about what is going on. What about the stuff we never hear about? Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 08, 2011, 02:34:16 AM BTW: Have you ever had your Web site put non a black list? By google itself. Suddenly, my adsense ads stopped showing up, I tried to figure out why for hours, but the only conclusion was that they stopped serving the ads, usually as a result of a breach of their TOS. This is acceptable, but it would have been nice to have been told they were doing this. The account was still ACTIVE and there were no messages or anything from google, but absolutely no advertisements showed up (and this was on separate machines and other peoples machines, so it's not adblock or something).

3043.

Solve : Google Transparency Report Trends?

Answer»

Quotes are from
http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/

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We've created Government Requests to show the number of government inquiries for information about USERS and requests to remove content from our SERVICES. We hope this step toward greater transparency will help in ongoing discussions about the appropriate scope and authority of government requests.

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United States
We received a request from a local law enforcement agency to remove YouTube videos of police brutality, which we did not remove. Separately, we received requests from a different local law enforcement agency for removal of videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials. We did not comply with those requests, which we have categorized in this Report as defamation requests.
The number of content removal requests we received increased by 70% compared to the previous reporting period.
The number of user data requests we received increased by 29% compared to the previous reporting period.

These reports show 'Western' countries asking Google to take down some material. What does this mean? Even the US and the UK have made recent requests to Google to remove some material. Why? Was the material really dangerous? Who MAKES the judgment? Why a 79 per cent increase?

Can somebody explain this? Or should I not even think about this, just ignore it.

BTW: Have you ever had your Web site put non a black list? Or you e-mail address balled as FORBIDDEN or non-resistant? I have. No reason give and I have not way of knowing g if Google had anything to do with it. I don' think so. At least Google comes forward and gives a report about what is going on. What about the stuff we never hear about? Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 08, 2011, 02:34:16 AM

BTW: Have you ever had your Web site put non a black list?

By google itself. Suddenly, my adsense ads stopped showing up, I tried to figure out why for hours, but the only conclusion was that they stopped serving the ads, usually as a result of a breach of their TOS. This is acceptable, but it would have been nice to have been told they were doing this. The account was still ACTIVE and there were no messages or anything from google, but absolutely no advertisements showed up (and this was on separate machines and other peoples machines, so it's not adblock or something).

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3044.	Solve : VMware certified Professional on VSphere 5?
Answer» What do you think about the LATEST RELEASED VMware CERTIFIED Professional on VSPHERE 5?

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3045.	Solve : Cloud or Carbonite??
Answer» After losing data on my hardrive again, I'm feed up with synching manually! I want to get either Cloud or Carbonite so all my files, pictures, videos, and music are never lost again. My question, which do you recommend? Eventually, I am going to get an apple mac, which comes with cloud. For now, I have an older PC with Windows Vista. Now I know they say Cloud works with a PC, but I have yet to see anything saying you can 'purchase' cloud for you non apple computer. I currently have a PC, and an older version of the iPod touch. Is there anyway I can get cloud so I can back up my PC and my old iPod, or is Cloud only for the NEW iPods and Macs? Regardless, which (Cloud or Carbonite) do you recommend?When you say cloud what exactly do you mean? There are lots of back up services that could be considered cloud based, including Carbonite. I tried one free back up service but it required using up my CONNECTION for all the time it was doing backups. I ended up using a flash drive. Much faster. Carbonite, as I understand it, is a fee based service, but it works during periods of non use.I mean apple cloud. Basically I am tired of losing data. I have a backup hardrive but that requires manual synching, I want something which can backup all my data, files, music, pictures, and videos, automatically. As I know it there is: -Apple Cloud -Carbonite -Dropbox which works best so I can always have all my files anywhere?Dropbox, IMOhave u tried ur isp? i know comcast offers one and it is pretty reasonable. u schedule when & what needs 2 b backed up. the only thing that i don't like about it, is that it needs 2 go on a credit/debit card. they don't bill it on ur account. Why dropbox? It is way more expensive (20 per month) than carbonite (55 per year). I think I am going to go with iCloud as long as it works with a PC, because I just got the iPhone4s which comes with 5GB of cloud. Question is, with these backups, do they backup just documents/music/picturs/video or do they also backup software? Example...when my hardrive crashes, not only do I have to get my documents back, I also have to re-install itunes and all my programs AND say I have to redo all the settings (like say my Windows XP user name was Greg, I have to re-type that). Would cloud/dropbox/carbonite backup all of that, or just the files, meaning if the hardrive crashes, I have re-install all software and re-do all desktop settings/icons?With Dropbox you get 2GB free. Surely that's enough for personal documents?I'm just so 'Old School' that there's no way in heck that I would ever trust my data files to some off-site storage company, when I can just save everything to my own storage drive, External HD or CD or flash drive. I have written a batch file using the old DOS XCOPY command with appropriate switches, to back up all my Documents, Pic's, email files, etc, to my second internal hard drive. I can do that daily by clicking the shortcut to that batch file, which I keep on my desktop. When done properly, my daily backup consists ONLY of the files that have been added or changed since the last backup. That assures that my data-file backup will only take a few seconds to run. Then once a week, or sooner, I back up my entire C: drive to an external HD using The DOS version of Ghost. All my data, from the past 12 years, is right here, in my own keeping. Even files I've deleted in the past, can be resurrected from old DVD backups, using Ghost Explorer. No clouds for me! Cheers Mates! The Shadow I have a seagate, it can automatically backup my PC, but I have no idea how to use it. Instead, I just copy and paste my documents, pictures, and alike. I really want peace of mind, I want to know no matter what, all my documents, music, pictures, videos are backed up. I would like as well, though not required, that all my software and settings are backed up, this way next time PC crashes, I can access everything. Would cloud/carbonite/or dropbox work? Do you recommend backing up files and software/setting or just files?Carbonite is 'cloud backup' However, based on what you stated, I would recommend that you look into SugarSync. I believe it will backup/sync your PC and your handheld devices. Link to: SugarSync Link to: online storage review siteIs this a plug for Carbonite? Why would a PC user ever want or need on-line storage? You can buy a 8GB flash drive for a few dollars. Using FREE software you can schedule incremental sync hourly. One of a number for free tools: http://download.cnet.com/AutoSync/3000-2160_4-10571674.html EDIT For under $100 you can buy a home router that also doubles as a file server. Uses USB flash memory. Sped is at least 5 times faster that any piratical Interpret connection. Yes, IT manages have specific reasons for using cloud service for their mobile clients. These reasons haven LITTLE meaning nor one individual with one PC.I get 3-5 calls per week from people who have lost data due to hard drive crash, spilled soda,...well, you know. Some of these people had the "flash drive backup system" going, but, low and behold, they didn't back up today's critical Excel file, or their software indicated a good backup when it was doing nothing, their dog chewed it up, they 'just forgot', etc. Now, I almost never hear from my customers with Carbonite, Mozy, Backblaze, etc. Why? Because it works. It doesn't forget, and it fails FAR LESS than traditional backup software does when used by most computer users. Most computer users need this done for them automatically, in addition to their local backup regimen. It's common sense; just routine for me and other 'computer GUYS', but most people are not interested in putting this much thought and effort into their computer. Yes, perhaps this is sad, but it is a fact. That is the chief reason I recommend automated, off-site backups to my customers. Then there is the risk of theft, fire, earthquake damage, power spikes/drops, and on, and on. As well, some of the features that online backup services provide, such as file syncing across computers and handheld devices, file/photo sharing, local backup built-in, Carbonite's new full-system local backups, the ability to setup user permissions, etc., provide additional reasons/benefits. Finally, you can do this for very little money. Backblaze and Carbonite will store unlimited data for under $60 per year. It's not perfect, and it's not for everyone, but I think it's a good idea for most computer users. My $0.02.805Tech. you made your point.

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3046.	Solve : doublemyspeed.com?
Answer» Does anyone have experience and/or opinions on doublemyspeed.com? I hear advertisements practically every day, and thought it would be worth a try for my old HP desktop computer which at times is PAINFULLY slow. After going to their web site (I have WOT INSTALLED), I received a warning of the site having a poor reputation.Garbage... Stay away... Very far away. Quote from: patio on November 06, 2011, 06:48:35 PM Garbage... Stay away... Very far away. Thanks, any suggestions?If you think you PC is running poorly, post some more information. Why do you think it is slow? Did it used to be better? Do your neighbors have better Internet SPEED? Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 06, 2011, 07:20:27 PM If you think you PC is running poorly, post some more information. Why do you think it is slow? Did it used to be better? Do your neighbors have better Internet speed? The pc is the problem, the internet connection is fine. Internet speeds over 20mbps. 1. Boot up; Starts by asking me to choose from 3 types, Vista, XP, or recovery option. Haven't been able to get rid of this. 2. Boot up; extremely slow, used to be fine. 3. Operation; Sometimes locks up for several minutes at a time, but then frees itself. 4. Live video feeds; such as espn3 or nbcsports are very blurry and low quality even though they play well on a laptop. 1. What is the make and model of your PC? Is it a laptop? 2. Was it faster at a earlier time? 3. Who set up the Vista and XP dual-boot? 4. Do you have two HARD drives in the system? Is the boot drive a SATA? Does it boot slow in XP but fast in Vista? How does it do in safe mode? Have you recently done a full virus scan? Have you run Chkdsk recently? Do you have another PC handy? Do you have your data on a portable or eternal backup media?

3046.

Solve : doublemyspeed.com?

Answer»

Does anyone have experience and/or opinions on doublemyspeed.com? I hear advertisements practically every day, and thought it would be worth a try for my old HP desktop computer which at times is PAINFULLY slow.

After going to their web site (I have WOT INSTALLED), I received a warning of the site having a poor reputation.Garbage...
Stay away...

Very far away. Quote from: patio on November 06, 2011, 06:48:35 PM

Garbage...
Stay away...

Very far away.

Thanks, any suggestions?If you think you PC is running poorly, post some more information.

Why do you think it is slow?
Did it used to be better?
Do your neighbors have better Internet SPEED?
Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 06, 2011, 07:20:27 PM

If you think you PC is running poorly, post some more information.

Why do you think it is slow?
Did it used to be better?
Do your neighbors have better Internet speed?

The pc is the problem, the internet connection is fine. Internet speeds over 20mbps.

1. Boot up; Starts by asking me to choose from 3 types, Vista, XP, or recovery option. Haven't been able to get rid of this.
2. Boot up; extremely slow, used to be fine.
3. Operation; Sometimes locks up for several minutes at a time, but then frees itself.
4. Live video feeds; such as espn3 or nbcsports are very blurry and low quality even though they play well on a laptop.

1. What is the make and model of your PC? Is it a laptop?
2. Was it faster at a earlier time?
3. Who set up the Vista and XP dual-boot?
4. Do you have two HARD drives in the system? Is the boot drive a SATA?

Does it boot slow in XP but fast in Vista? How does it do in safe mode?
Have you recently done a full virus scan? Have you run Chkdsk recently?
Do you have another PC handy? Do you have your data on a portable or eternal backup media?

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3047.	Solve : Tempory Website Ban?
Answer» Hi, just wondering if there is any way around a tempory ban on a website. I got a Tempory ban well over a month ago and have been told tempory BANS last 48hrs, im still waiting over a month later to get access back to my ACCOUNT, i've e-mailed for help and all I get is an automated responce saying the issue has been resolved . Ive tried deleting internet history, cookies etc. but still says my computer is blocked any ideas how to get around this?You PROBLEM is not clearly expressed. Do you mean you can not have access to your web site? Did you buy it? Is it yours? Or do you mean that you wee banned from joining somebody's website because you made yourself unwelcome? In EITHER case there are at least two things your can do. A. Tate your business elsewhere and/or make a new set of friends. B. Change your identity and next time be more careful about what you post. it was a public forum, the problem is they PUT a tempory ban on the account, as i say i deleted all my history, cookies etc but as soon as i go onto the website im greated with a page that say my machine under a temporary block on the websiteSounds like a permaban to me... At any rate we will not assist with circumventing it in any way. Topic Closed.

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3048.	Solve : Hard Drive Partion + Boot?
Answer» Would I be ABLE to boot an os if I were to partion my portable seagate 1tb HDD?? If so, what OS??SORRY, I'll re-word it (I was in a rush) I have a portabe 1TB HDD. Would I be able to install an OS and 'boot' from it? If so, are most OS CAPABLE? What OS are not capable? (OS installed on PC - Windows 7) (Portable HDD - Seagate 1TB)If so, are most OS capable? Most Linux What OS are not capable? Microsoft Windows http://www.ehow.com/how_5231654_make-portable-hard-drive-bootable.html

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3049.	Solve : Opening .exe?
Answer» I have RECENTLY INSTALLED 'Ubuntu" on a pc, and was wondering how to run .exe files??Canonical answer 1. .exe files are Windows executable files. 2. Ubuntu is Linux. 3. Linux is not Windows. Supplementary answer Some (not all) Windows EXECUTABLES can be run in some Linux OSs by installing software called WINE. It is not REALLY for the beginner. Side note In correct English, there is only one QUESTION mark at the end of a question.

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3050.	Solve : Nic's FourCC Changer, Nick's MiniCalc, and others ... what are they??
Answer» I'm really dumb when it comes to computers, but I noticed some (what I am assuming are) programs that I don't remember installing, have never used and have no idea what they do. I'm afraid they might be bad programs or something designed to crap my computer out. Can someone explain to me what they are and how to get rid of them if they are bad? Here's the list: Nic's FourCC Changer Nick's MiniCalc Koepi's OGMCalc StatsReader 2.1 ThreatWork Vidc.Cleaner Thanks!http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Nic%27s+FourCC+Changer&btnG=Google+Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Nic%27s+MiniCalc&spell=1 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Koepi%27s+OGM+Calc&spell=1 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=StatsReader+2.1&btnG=Google+Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ThreatWork&btnG=Google+Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vidc.Cleaner&btnG=Google+Search Google is your friend. The results for ThreatWork weren't appealing... I don't think it would hurt to post a HijackThis log. http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/HijackThis/hijackthis.htmlI did google them, but being as I really don't know much about this stuff, it didn't help me. But thanks. Download HijackThis: http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download Click on Download HijackThis Installer Post HijackTHis log. We'll check, if your computer is in any danger.Here is the log that I got. (Side note - I got some kind of trojan or malware a few months back. I don't recall what it was called, but I remember it caused bugs to eat away at my screen savor (if that helps). I WENT online and downloaded a series of programs and followed another computer forums instructions for how to remove them, which is why I have Ad-Aware and SuperAnti-Spyware and Malwarebytes installed) _______________________________________ ____________________ Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:57, on 2008-07-02 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: INTERNET Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search PAGE = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file) O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader LINK Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O2 - BHO: SSVHelper CLASS - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\ssv.dll O3 - Toolbar: TextAloud - {F053C368-5458-45B2-9B4D-D8914BDDDBFF} - C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTAL~1\TAForIE.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [AskSBar Uninstall] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\UNINST~1.DLL,O -3 O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE O4 - Global Startup: Wireless Connection Manager.lnk = ? O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O16 - DPF: {149E45D8-163E-4189-86FC-45022AB2B6C9} (SpinTop DRM Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Monopoly\Images\stg_drm.ocx O16 - DPF: {CC450D71-CC90-424C-8638-1F2DBAC87A54} (ArmHelper Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Monopoly\Images\armhelper.ocx O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe -- End of file - 4209 bytes The log looks clean, but there is no any antivirus program running. Why?My cousin put my computer together and never installed one. I haven't been able to buy one, yet. Immediately, download, and install one of two free antivirus programs: - Avast! free antivirus: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/ - Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html AVG Free ain't bad.Carbon, don't push, please. We all know, ver 8.0 has been having a lot of problems. Personally, I don't recommend it anymore. It works fine for some people, but since it doesn't work fine for others, to me, it's a bad program.Hmmm....another good point. I'll keep that in mind. Fair enough Possibly you or someone you know has been doing some video copying? As Broni says, to be sure that these files are virus free, get a good antivirus package and scan your system. Quote from: Slucia Nic's FourCC Changer Nick's MiniCalc Koepi's OGMCalc StatsReader 2.1 Vidc.Cleaner These 5 apps are usually included in the XviD video codec package. They are utilities to help with various aspects of video encoding and (cough) DVD ripping. Even if you haven't been doing that, but just wanted the XviD codec so you can watch MPEG4 AVI video files, then those apps get installed. Quote ThreatWork Component of Lavasoft Ad-Aware Quote Lavasoft ThreatWork is a feature of Ad-Aware that allows you to submit suspicious files for analysis via ThreatWork, an alliance of global anti-spyware security volunteers actively fighting online threats. After a scan, you can use ThreatWork to submit detected suspicious files directly to Lavasoft research analysts for an in-depth evaluation of a possible threat. Slucia, how did you come to find out these programs were on your computer? Are they in the Start Menu, or the desktop, or what? hey there I know this is really old but just found that nic's fourcc on my computer as well it was because i downloaded Xvid and its in my start menu i uninstalled it from my program and features and scanned and computer is clean

3050.

Solve : Nic's FourCC Changer, Nick's MiniCalc, and others ... what are they??

Answer»

I'm really dumb when it comes to computers, but I noticed some (what I am assuming are) programs that I don't remember installing, have never used and have no idea what they do. I'm afraid they might be bad programs or something designed to crap my computer out. Can someone explain to me what they are and how to get rid of them if they are bad?

Here's the list:

Nic's FourCC Changer
Nick's MiniCalc
Koepi's OGMCalc
StatsReader 2.1
ThreatWork
Vidc.Cleaner

Thanks!http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Nic%27s+FourCC+Changer&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Nic%27s+MiniCalc&spell=1
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Koepi%27s+OGM+Calc&spell=1
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=StatsReader+2.1&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ThreatWork&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vidc.Cleaner&btnG=Google+Search

Google is your friend.

The results for ThreatWork weren't appealing...

I don't think it would hurt to post a HijackThis log.
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/HijackThis/hijackthis.htmlI did google them, but being as I really don't know much about this stuff, it didn't help me.

But thanks. Download HijackThis:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
Click on Download HijackThis Installer
Post HijackTHis log.

We'll check, if your computer is in any danger.Here is the log that I got.

(Side note - I got some kind of trojan or malware a few months back. I don't recall what it was called, but I remember it caused bugs to eat away at my screen savor (if that helps). I WENT online and downloaded a series of programs and followed another computer forums instructions for how to remove them, which is why I have Ad-Aware and SuperAnti-Spyware and Malwarebytes installed)

_______________________________________ ____________________

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:57, on 2008-07-02
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: INTERNET Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search PAGE = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader LINK Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper CLASS - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: TextAloud - {F053C368-5458-45B2-9B4D-D8914BDDDBFF} - C:\PROGRA~1\TEXTAL~1\TAForIE.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [AskSBar Uninstall] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\UNINST~1.DLL,O -3
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Wireless Connection Manager.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {149E45D8-163E-4189-86FC-45022AB2B6C9} (SpinTop DRM Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Monopoly\Images\stg_drm.ocx
O16 - DPF: {CC450D71-CC90-424C-8638-1F2DBAC87A54} (ArmHelper Control) - file://C:\Program Files\Monopoly\Images\armhelper.ocx
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll
O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe

--
End of file - 4209 bytes
The log looks clean, but there is no any antivirus program running. Why?My cousin put my computer together and never installed one. I haven't been able to buy one, yet. Immediately, download, and install one of two free antivirus programs:
- Avast! free antivirus: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
- Avira free antivirus: http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html
AVG Free ain't bad.Carbon, don't push, please.
We all know, ver 8.0 has been having a lot of problems. Personally, I don't recommend it anymore.
It works fine for some people, but since it doesn't work fine for others, to me, it's a bad program.Hmmm....another good point.

I'll keep that in mind. Fair enough Possibly you or someone you know has been doing some video copying? As Broni says, to be sure that these files are virus free, get a good antivirus package and scan your system.

Quote from: Slucia

Nic's FourCC Changer
Nick's MiniCalc
Koepi's OGMCalc
StatsReader 2.1
Vidc.Cleaner

These 5 apps are usually included in the XviD video codec package. They are utilities to help with various aspects of video encoding and (cough) DVD ripping. Even if you haven't been doing that, but just wanted the XviD codec so you can watch MPEG4 AVI video files, then those apps get installed.

Quote

ThreatWork

Component of Lavasoft Ad-Aware

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Lavasoft ThreatWork is a feature of Ad-Aware that allows you to submit suspicious files for analysis via ThreatWork, an alliance of global anti-spyware security volunteers actively fighting online threats. After a scan, you can use ThreatWork to submit detected suspicious files directly to Lavasoft research analysts for an in-depth evaluation of a possible threat.

Slucia, how did you come to find out these programs were on your computer? Are they in the Start Menu, or the desktop, or what?

hey there I know this is really old but just found that nic's fourcc on my computer as well it was because i downloaded Xvid and its in my start menu i uninstalled it from my program and features and scanned and computer is clean

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