First, see if this hasn't been done already. Open Network on the Ubuntu box and see if you have a share defined. If not, right-click to share a folder. Open Network places on the XP box. Windows network. I believe Ubuntu defaults to Workgroup, and you should find your Linux share in there. You can edit the Samba config file to change the Workgroup: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/how-to-network-ubuntu-to-and-xp-network-454120/ Or, just change the XP workgroup name to "Workgroup". This is much easier than it used to be.
"Should I install Vista on my new SATA HDD, plug in my PATA HDD to the system & expect to have access to everything?" In a word, yes. XP Programs won't work of course, and you need to be sure the Vista HD is set as the boot drive. You'll probably need to take ownership of the XP files.
There's no problem that I know of, except to exercise care not to mistreat the drive while moving it around. You might find a 2.5" portable more convenient.
Listen to jbennet, as he's got it right. A router makes this exercise a piece of cake. I agree with the Linksys recommendation as well. Forget the switch-you won't need it. NAT routers have a hardware firewall that's better than any software firewall, but you probably want both. Yes, to NAT and DHCP. I'm sorry, but you must pay in pounds or Euros. To remove a computer from the network, just unplug the ethernet cable, or disable the adapter in Control Panel/Device Manager. You may wish to look into "Hardware profiles" for this.
Your ports are shown in the manual as SATA 1 Primary, Secondary) and the same for SATA 2(P,S). Again, the manual isn't clear, but I'd assume these ports are adjacent. I should also mention that you may be able to set up a single disk RAID as I have on my board. It's usually called RAID 0 + 1. Set one pair to RAID and use the RAID setup to designate it. For "Optimized Defaults", open the BIOS, press F7. These are the fail safe defaults that reset any changes you may have made.
The manual just isn't clear about this. Try connecting both HDs to: The same channel. Different channels. How are they connected now? It's possible you need a BIOS update.
Is there a RAID setup involved? What's the BIOS setting for these ports? My board has 4 SATA ports, but doesn't support SATA Optical drives. I can't tell from your manual whether yours does or not.
"[Investigators] uncovered evidence that an employee who was still in his probationary period had used his SEC laptop computer to attempt to access Internet websites classified as containing pornography, resulting in hundreds of access denials. The OIG investigation also disclosed that this employee successfully bypassed the Commission’s Internet filter by using a flash drive."
I worked for the Feds back in the 70s and observed similar behavior first-hand.
"Credible and specific allegations regarding Madoff's financial wrongdoing going back to at least 1999 were repeatedly brought to the attention of SEC staff, said Cox. Cox said he was gravely concerned by the apparent multiple failures over at least a decade to thoroughly investigate the allegations or at any point to seek formal authority from the politically appointed commission to pursue them."
"Gravely concerned?" "Cox's critics said that targeting the staff was Cox's attempt to salvage his own reputation.
"He put in place the people he is now shifting the blame to," said Ross Albert, a former SEC senior special counsel, former federal prosecutor and now a private attorney in Atlanta.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., suggested Cox bears some of the responsibility for what went wrong.
"I served in Congress with Christopher Cox, but I don't think he's going to make the All-Star team," said Reid."
This is just the usual Fox/Henhouse syndrome, which is going to continue until some of these thieves start going to jail. "The rich are different." That is, they buy the legislators who give them the laws and free passes they want. Nothing's going to change until true campaign finance reform makes it impossible to buy congress' votes. Don't look for that any time soon.
I had the same infection, and a combination of Malabyte and Spybot solved it immediately. Safe Mode: Reboot, press F8 until the Safe Mode screen comes up. Yes, go to step 9. This is a very nasty piece of spyware.
This sounds like a defective/dirty disk. Take a good look at it for dirt and scratches. Try cleaning the disk. You might also try a repair install. It's possible your laptop HD is defective. Did you have any HD issues previously?
A fixed IP address is used for certain situations like port forwarding, and it sounds as though you don't need it. To access ipconfig: Start/Run/cmd Type ipconfig at the command prompt.
The images are Word Art, which is part of Microsoft Word.
First, make sure you have copyright permission to use the document.
Use Ctrl-PrintScreen to take a screenshot. Then use MS paint to paste it into a blank document. Cut out the parts you want, and save them as .jpg images by pasting them into blank images.
You can also use the "Save as Web Page" option in the Word file menu. But it produces a huge messy web file.
I tried the "save as..." option, and it was all screwed up. Overlapping images, etc.
It's not hard to do, but you need to create the document as an HTML page. Web browsers can't display Word Documents. This is actually a pretty simple page, and I suspect one of your acquaintances knows enough HTML to create this page for you.
Disk 0 is the first Hard disk. If I understand you right, you need a USB/IDE/ adapter. Attach it to the Laptop USB port, then copy the appropriate files.
You need to figure out what's causing the Freezing/Rebooting first. Check for dust/dirt, fans not working, bad PSU. If you're using Windows, you have to pay Mr. Gates, or switch to Linux for a free solution.
There is no need to install any software anywhere. The router needs to be properly configured, and you need a connection set up on each computer, but all the software you need is native to windows.
I think the only issue here is the swap file. Windows needs approximately 15% free space to function efficiently. This issue confuses many people, but as far as I can tell, you are correct:Installed programs don't affect performance unless they have some memory resident component.
My laptop works fine on this line, but the desktop still can't connect to the web. Could a NIC still allow me to ping and release/ renew, yet be damaged so as not connect to the internet?
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I wouldn't think so, but crazier things have happened. Post ipconfig /all from this machine.
You will likely need to format it. Be sure to choose NTFS. The connection may depend on your current configuration. If you have a single HD and a single optical device, you can install it as a slave on either channel. There is an excellent guide here: http://freepctech.com/pc/001/installing_ide_devices.shtml The drive letter will be assigned automatically when you format it.
Install the drive properly-you haven't said whether it's internal/external, SATA or IDE, so ask if you need help with this. There is no need for an OS unless you want to boot from this drive. You haven't said what your OS is. If it's XP, right-click My Computer/Manage. Select Disk Management. Right click the new drive to partition and/or format.
