Posts by dewman

Like I have stated elsewhere here... PHP is not "the best choice" if the server you are using does not support it. It is a no brainer... your choices are limited by what your server can support. It is also limited by your knowledge. You said that you have 300+ hrs of Database admin which is what 7.5 Weeks+ at 40hrs/week and you said that you "have some html ability".

I think you are in over your head and you should take a class after finding out what your server can run so you take the right class. I am not saying this to be mean but with no programming experience... you are going to find it quite difficult... even with your 7.5 weeks of database admin experience.

Really any script language is usefull if you know what you are going to use it for. I mean no disrespect to vimkar, as he is entitled to his opinion, but php as with any script language really is useless if the server you are using doesn't support it. This is why I asked what you were wanting to do with it... what server support do you have... meaning what can you run? are you limited to just php? Or can you use any language and your server will handle it. If you just want to be able to alter the look of a page use xml and html. If you want to be able to do Database connectivity then you have different options. What you want to do and what choices you actually have ( support wise ) is what is really going to decide for you what you should be learning. Another thing that is going to influence the decision is are you a beginner or a seasoned programmer?

Myself I use ASP, JavaScript, DHTML, XML mainly because all the servers that I use are Windows Servers so it works well and there is no need for PHP or Perl (though knowing perl can help with expressions even in VBScript and JavaScript) since I can do it all without them.

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That all depends... what do you know already as far as coding goes (languages) and what exactly do you want to do with it.

you could hire me to do it for you.

if you do not like that answer you will have to let us know what you are able to run on the web server. It is what is going to limit your choices.

Is there a speaker nearby that location? The magnets on speakers will create that symptom if they are too close to your monitor.

my thoughts are keep an eye on this process

C:\WINDOWS\system32\aaaamon0.exe

if you shut down the process aaaamon0.exe and another one starts up right away with a different name then you have a problem that none of the virus scanners right now even notice... easiest way to get rid of it is to do a complete reinstall.

I haven't used VS6 in quite a while now... but you should be able to create an install project... and include your files in that. Then it will be only one .exe file.
I believe that VS6 could do that but am not entirely sure since i have been using VS.NET for a long time now.

Or you can change your boot.ini to reflect where the partitions are located.

Unfortunately if you install to Drive D there is no boot.ini on Drive D it is on Drive C which after you switch the drives around... you are still left with no boot.ini... the problem lies in the Master Boot Record... not the boot.ini file.

after switching the drives you can start your system up with your Windows XP install disk and choose fix an install with the console.

once logged in type help.
it will give you a list of available commands.

one is fixmbr which stands for fix master boot record. This MAY fix your troubles. It gives you a warning before continuing... so read carefully.... it will not do permanent damage as you can always start from scratch on the drive again (re-install) but in most cases it works fine.

Ok... for this you are going to have to basically take the laptop apart untill you can see the battery. I have seen replacement batteries for your model so basically when you see a battery with 2 wires comming out of it and going to the motherboard you have taken enough stuff off... disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard for a bit... then replace... and rebuild your laptop.

If you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself you will probably be able to find a local shop that will do it for you for a fee.

Ok for this one you need to understand how Win XP, 2000, 2003 set up.

If you have 2 hard drives we will call them "C" and "D".
If you install one of the above mentioned operating systems to drive D then
for it to be able to boot up it also writes information into the partition table of drive C.
This is because drive C is the default drive that an OS will install to... when you install the OS to drive D... then drive C is called the "System" drive and must remain there for the OS on drive D to be able to start up.

As soon as you switch these two drives around... then the operating system is looking to the wrong place and can't find the correct information to start up.

Just a quick note...

There are 2 brands that have been problematic in the past...

First is Compaq and the Second is Packard Bell.

Reason being is that both of these companies will equip their computers with non-standard sized and shaped parts.

example is the power supply.

Which means that if anything dies on it you have to order the new part from them at a higher cost.

If you make it a slave drive on a different computer you will have access to all of the drive... as long as the other computer is running NTFS (Win NT, 2000, XP, 2003)

Your hard drive may be failing. I emphasize may. At any rate the ntldr.dll file is critical to the system starting up as it is part of the operating system. Once you get your files that you need off of the drive I would suggest re-formatting the drive while it is still on the other machine and then re-installing the operating system after putting the drive back into the original computer. If the problem was created by a bad sector on the drive... reformatting will fix this.

Any problems let me know.

First make sure you have both machines set up on the same workgroup.
Second... Right click the drive or folder that you want to share.... click on sharing... turn on the share... and apply. You should now be able to see the share on your network from either machine... if you can not still... then your firewall might need some tweaking to let the traffic through.

let me know if you need any more help.

well... switch to a secure windows and deny access to the hosts file... come on people... there are always ways to do things... there are always ways to undo things also... but set it up correctly and it is not likely that the child is going to be able to undo it.

It might be a Motherboard/Video Card Conflict.

The exact same thing happened to me with an ATI Radeon card and a Elitegroup Motherboard before. And both the motherboard and video card work fine seperately.

Just thought i would put my 2 cents in.

One way to stop a site from comming up is to add it to your HOSTS file... An example entry would be:

127.0.0.1 www.porn.com

make sure that you put the 127.0.0.1 before any site...

you can find the HOSTS file by just doing a search. Open it with notepad or wordpad.

after you save the file try to go to the site... poof it is gone

You need to tell me how you have tried networking the 2 computers. Are you just trying to network them so that you can share internet or are you wanting to share resources. Add some details. Are you using a hub? If you are networking to share internet and you are not using a hub or switch then you will need 2 ethernet cards in one of the computers... the one that is going to be hooked to the internet.

let me know some details so that i can help you out.

Just a quick thought... you said

"the reason for this is because it is saying that it doesnt recognize any previous versions of windows installed on the hard drive"

This sounds like you have an Win 2000 Pro upgrade disk.
If this is the case you have to have an older windows on your machine first.

Upgrade disks require an older version to be installed already.

Here is a site that tells you what all the beep codes are.

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

as far as the colors on your monitor... I have come accross this before and have fixed it also... if you are good at soldering and are adventurous you may want to give this a try. The reason why your colors are going crazy until you hit it a good one is are loose connections in your monitor. The way to fix it in your case is this.

Please note... this is at your own risk... use caution.

1) unplug monitor from powersource and from computer.
2) turn on monitor to drain any power out of capacitors.
3) remove back of monitor case.
4) on the back of the tube there is a board that the tube is connected to. This is encased in a grounded metal shield.
Remove enough of the ground wires (most are soldered on) (do not cut them) to be able to remove this... you will have to heat up soder on the board itself where you see a large amount of solder so that you can remove it. Be careful and make sure that everything you take off or undo can be put back after.
5) once the guard is off and you can see the board clearly... you will notice that at the center of the board there are pins that are arranged in a circle... these are the …

Here is a couple possible suggestions.

1) in your bridge... turn on mac cloning. I have been told some people have better luck with the mac cloning turned on... just make sure that the Xbox is the first thing you plug in and turn on since most bridges will only clone the first mac address it comes upon which could be the reason why the 2nd Xbox can't get on.

2)if your ISP gives you 209.115.152.150 and 209.115.152.130 (for example) for DNS hosts... Just put them in even if you are using 192.168.0.1 as gateway. The gateway is fine... just do not set your DNS to Auto on the Xbox. You could also put your DNS hosts in for the 192.168.0.1 adapter... it can not hurt.

Also if you have a firewall set up make sure to allow the mac address of your Xbox. If you still have trouble my bets is due to the fact that only the mac address of the first Xbox is making it out to the net.

I too am interested if you know much about setting up myself as a ISP for a 6 Mile range to start and grow from there. I am looking at WAN hoping that it is cheaper. I have looked into Dlinks 108Mbps hardware with the 15db outdoor antenna but their tech was unsure if using an 108Mbps AP with the 15db antenna would communicate with a 108Mbps bridge with a 2.5db antenna. Anyways any help or information concerning this would be greatly appreciated. I have an Intel server already with Gb ethernet port.

If wired would be cheaper for say a 1-2 mile range i also have available:
1- 16port repeater, 1- 12 port hub, 1- 16 port hub.

Sorry almost forgot... I want to provide a fast internet connection to a minimum of 75-100 homes and will grow from there.

Thank you in advance.