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Worked for "the Borg" until a couple of years ago when I stumbled upon this planet & resigned. Now devoting a few percent of free time logging onto various forums and, er, posting.
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 | fresh black coffee, none too thick or thin.  |
 | is this forms-based, that is, does each user update tables through forms? or does the user simply open a table? is this a relational database? are the tables linked by foreign keys? or is this just a bunch of tables?  |
 | the copy-folder thingy worked for me. (so far... i haven't rebooted...) however, glad i came across this site! |
| | review all [I][B]running services[/B][/I] and disable anything that your os (and you) can live without using [I][B]msconfig[/B][/I], likewise, review and unselect as much as possible [I][B]uninstall[/B][/I] auto-updaters for everything [B][I]uninstall[/I][/B] all those carp players (music, video) [I][B]uninstall[/B][/I] anything with your pc mfg name on it, such as dell-this or hp-that … |
 | nice read on the myan calendar. there's a general "feeling" held by many that something not good will come on 2012. judging by earthquakes & typhoons, it's already come in 2008! (and 7 and 5...) the earth cannot end for 1007 + x years. 1007 = millennial reign + 7 …  |
| | 1 securing credit card transactions from the register to the corporate server 2 securing ip traffic between clients and servers in a local office environment 3 securing wireless traffic (lol!) |
| | in windows, log onto a pc that is a member of the domain. from the command prompt type [CODE]set[/CODE] scroll up, look for [CODE]computername= userdomain= [/CODE] |
| | yeah, several distros of linux will boot from a usb flash drive... can't see doing xp tho. tooooooo big. |
 | have you scanned for malware on the offending pc? |
| | (edit: oops, looks like i posted before getting to page 2 but, this may help anyway... and... make sure you get the right driver, usually there are lots to choose from even when you put in the correct service tag...) in this order is there any carp software like at&t … |
| | if that's an http server, one assumes you mean load a page in a browser. if several other ppl can browse your site, one assumes that it's a local problem with "her" pc. as martin5211 posted, could you give the error msg she's getting, like 404 or whatever... |
 | likewise - norton may be good at what it does, but it sucks up so many cpu cycles that it doesn't let you do what you want to do, which is use your computer... if you want commercial software, mcafee or eset nod are somewhat lighter and much lighter (respectively)  |
 | a couple of good free ones are: clonezilla - works w/ windows, mac, linux driveimage xml - windows and from within linux, dd google any of these for download info |
| | kaspersky av rescue disk. free google same and use it |
| | simple things first, reboot the pc (dumps all running processes hence releases them for use...) |
| | :icon_eek: :icon_cheesygrin: that's too much! don't they have forums devoted to helping pirates and spammers and such?  |
| | hi, i'm wanting to do a for loop on the last line [CODE]System.out.println(host + "\t" + status);[/CODE] of this bit of code so that when i replace [CODE]String host = "server";[/CODE] with something like this: [CODE]String hostarray[] = {"pc","server","pc2","another","etc"};[/CODE] that i get output that looks like this: Server Up? pc … |
| | r click my computer, manage, device manager --- are there any yellow exclamation points? if so, what is the device name? borrow a blank cd from a friend and see if it still does that. buy a cd drive cleaning kit and use it. |
| | perhaps. at least do that backup thingy. try malwarebytes first, if the pc will let you... and when done reloading, avoid: limewire, gambling sites, internet games, coupons, porn, and opening email google "mvp host file" and use it avira, avast, avg, download and use one put a hardware firewall between … |
| | Re: rundll sounds like you are creating a differential / incremental backup. try creating a full backup (assuming your backup software has such options - and they may be called something else but mean the same thing.) google same for further details |
| | ...on my usb drive... - is that a hard disk or a flash drive? ...first steps... - how was the os before you did that? did you check to see what was / wasn't working? (you may require proprietary (non-free) drivers) ...install grub... - do you mean after the initial … |
| | i'd plug it into the pc first to see if it works at all. because older printers often do not work at all with win 7 as there are no drivers for win 7. xp printer drivers absolutely will not work. i tried to browse to support.lexmark.com to see if … |
 | is the router left on always? could be hot and thus problematic. as posted by [I][B]pc hater[/B][/I], running only the desktop on the router and see if the dropout continues. look into the ports at the router and pc, are they dusty or green? the cable itself? it is rare … |
| | how does one call a windows (dos-like) command from within java? such as net stop spooler can one capture the resulting text (such as, spooler stopping, or error such and such) |
| | as said above, most every pc / laptop has a cmos reset jumper. this will absolutely clear any password. the jumper is almost always near the cmos battery. on a laptop... search the d610 pdf. |
| | @ [B]gorducci[/B] - generally, yes. as [B]zxor2[/B] implied, you don't want your wireless access points too close together. respond to his request. |
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| | i have a dell inspiron 8600 with the same problem. [B]dell tech support[/B] advises that the power plug (hole) in the back of the laptop is (of course) soldered to the motherboard and that it works loose. a mere $500 to replace the motherboard (dell says) will resolve the problem. … |
| | sounds like malware. if reload's for you... boot to a linux live cd or barts pe and rescue your data files to and external disk. drop the partition with microsoft's "delpart" (have to get it off the web as ms no longer gives it up...) reload using your 2000 cd … |
| | look into the linux machine, are you running smb? that is how you communicate with windows servers perhaps re-post in the linux section |
| | Hi, This is NOT an Internet Explorer question. I do not have access to this machine. I loaded Windows XP Media Center Edition on a 1 - 2 yr old Gateway PC using the supplied Gateway recovery CD. I downloaded the [color=#e10000][b]correct[/b][/color] chipset, nic, video card, sound card drivers from … |
| | 1. open a cmd prompt and type [COLOR="Red"]ipconfig[/COLOR] for each windows machine; in debian, open a terminal and type [COLOR="Red"]ifconfig eth0[/COLOR] all your addresses must be in the same range, & judging by what you've listed they prolly are. ensure they all have the same netmask, such as 255.255.255.0 - … |
 | you can set you client (outlook in this case) to "leave a copy of the message on the server" [COLOR="Red"][B]tools, email accounts, view or change, change, more settings, advanced tab.[/B][/COLOR] do this on every machine that accesses that account. then, every machine will see all the email. |
| | Re: 2 ethernet ports start off by giving a better description... as a totally blind guess, if you are running dhcp, i'd say one machine had the dup address, was off for a while, and dhcp assigned the address elsewhere. turn off both pc's. go into dhcp, delete the lease. restart both pc's. voila'! |
| | do you use a [B][COLOR="Red"]hosts[/COLOR][/B] file? did you enter the url exactly like this? [url]http://my.earthlink.net/[/url] you said "secondary" pc? tell me about you network, such as: [CODE]isp ---- cable modem box ----- router ---- pc ----- 2nd pc [/CODE] |
 | [B]ms excel 2003[/B] 1. great for creating books, presentations. 2. worlds best data converter [B]notepad[/B] short of a hex editor, view anything. [B]paint shop pro v7[/B] i have v11 too, but 7 is quicker [B]atf cleaner[/B] because i fear anything that touches the registry [B]fire fox browser[/B] stellarium, open office, …  |
 | if running a continuous ping brings concerns about performance, wait till you collect traffic with wireshark! you will fill your hard drive in a day or two. |
| | assuming you are a domain admin for the domain(s) in question, you can use your administrative tools. open a tool. at the top of the tree, r click and "connect to domain controller..." or "connect to another..." or "managed authorized..." depending on the service or items you want to manage. |
 | jerry pournelle - his web page, "best viewed with a browser"!! lol arthur c clarke - rendevous with rama, 2001..., larry niven - ringworld series isaac asimov - you robot, me jane robert heinlein - stranger in a strange land, the puppet masters, starship troopers poul anderson - tau zero … |
 | from the command prompt: navigate to the directory (folder) containing your files to be renamed. create the batch file like this: [CODE] copy con renameme.bat ren 1.htm 1a.htm ren 2.htm 1.htm [/CODE] strike [enter] after each line when done, strike [ctrl]-z then [enter] [B][COLOR="Red"] copy con[/COLOR][/B] means copy the output … |
| | often the admin is the only person in an organization with the technical knowledge to do his job and as long as things run smoothly, everyone (rightly so) is happy. the admin reports to or is the it dept manager / director, or reports to the cfo. "no one understands … |
| | if you've created tables in access, and you've spent time creating queries and based the forms on those queries... you can still use sql server. on the server that is running ms sql server, create a new data base. then, one at a time, create all your tables exactly (as … |
| | dbase! me too. long time ago. dr. cod's rules for normal databases still apply... however, depending on what you want to do, access eventually stops being easy. there is lots you can do without learning visual basic, although learning that is extremely helpful. google "mvp access" for some good tips …  |
| | yup. let us know. also, spybot search and destroy. |
| | Re: Problem open the case. unplug =everything= blow out the dust, dirt, & small animals firmly reseat everything try again. (stuff needs reseated because as the pc warms then cools, the expansion / contraction pushes the cards / plugs away from where you want them.) failing that, do you have a power … |
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| | it is (almost) always a bad idea to have fields like item1, item2, item3... etc. as 1, it is not normal, and 2, you either have to few or too many columns. [b]ramymahrous[/b] above, offers a practical solution. however, if you wish to keep track of who did what project, … |
| | open google. open msconfig. one at a time, type in the word in the "startup item" column into the google query. search. you now know what you have. unistall that program if you wish. happy hunting! |
| | [COLOR="Red"][B]whoa![/B][/COLOR] xp doesn't detect dsl modems. it does not need to. assuming you both have plugged in the dsl filters between the wall and each and every phone, and the the dsl "modem" has the dsl light on and solid: all you have to do is plug the ethernet [B](not … |
| | sorry, friend, i've been offline... but glad ya got it resolved. |
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