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Sir, I want to purchase the game cd(Emperor battle for dune), but before purchasing it,i would like to know if it runs on windows vista home basic,my system specifications are as follows: Operating System: Windows Vista Home Basic Processor Speed: 2ghz Ram: 2 gb Graphics Card: ATI Raedon xpress 1100 …

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i am using IECAPT.exe for exporting the web page.IECAPT.exe exports it in image format I m getting some problems related to IECAPT.exe.It is working perfectly on all operating system. But when i deploy my ASP.NET application to windows Server 2003 then it is calling IECAPT.exe but exporting blank image with …

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Hi I'm new in this forum. I'm an italian student (not an expert of c++) , so I perharps will not understand very well English (escuse me); I wanted to create a program in C++ that let me to receive the translation in Morse Code of a string... Do I …

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I had a seemingly bright idea for a cleaner and easier to use operating system feature, for when the Windows clutter just gets too bad. Basically I want to alter the behavior of every window, such that when it loses focus it is minimized. But I don't know how to …

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Hi, I'm working on a bit of a self-tailored operating system, loosely based on MikeOS (I've kept some MikeOS calls, removed a few, added my own, stripped down the interface,..) and i seem to be stuck on a problem. I need to define userspaces and allow the system to accept …

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This may be a PC 101 question, but I'm in the process of adding a second internal hard drive to my new XPS 8300, WIN 7 Pro x-64 pc. I have an external 2 TB HD that I use for backups. I do a lot of digital photography with Photoshop …

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Hi I wasn't sure if this was the right section or not How is a GUI implemented in modern operating system. Currently I use win32 code to generate a window and then use openGl with C++ to generate the application. How is explorer.exe (the windows interface) designed and built. Does …

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Just read a new story [URL="http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/13/technology/google_chrome_os/?section=money_latest"]Google begins war against Windows[/URL].... Google is going to launch Chrome OS, a Web-based operating system... I thought ion this idea and was bit confused both (web-based OS and old hard-Disk based OS) have benefits as well as limitations but i think old OS have …

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hello, i want a useful and clear link that let me understand the details of the queue at the server, like the steps from the first SYN packet received from the client and the allcations that happen to that client and the size that reserved is it for the whole …

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I accidentally installed 2 xp's on my pc and now i want to replace one of them with linux operating system.... Someone please guide me....

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I have a Sony Vaio that is not working properly. It used to work properly but it would occasionally freeze and I would need to hard reset it by holding onto the power button for around 5 seconds. Yesterday, the computer froze again and I hard reset it. For some …

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hi, I want to run lkdemo.c which comes as a sample of open cv. Actually i am interested in using algorthim of optical flow in order to track movement of an object for my project but it gives error which says segmentation fault.my operating system is linux .it is showing …

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I purchased a barebones computer and it works great! I want to use an old steering wheel with the racing car games (old), but this is a 15 pin socket. The Motherboard has a 9 pin game socket. I installed an old sound card which has a 15 pin socket …

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Hello.I wanted to know if it is possible to create a new Operating System from linux OS

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Is C# recommended for Kernel Programming or Device Driver programming ??? I have to make a project on Operating Systems. I have four topics: 1. Real Time OS 2. Device driver programming 3. Kernel Programming 4. File System Programming Should one program them in C# or stick only to C/C++ …

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[B]Beginner's Guide to C++0x: The Big Five - Implementing a Resource-holding RAII Class[/B] This tutorial will show how to implement a [I]resource-holding class[/I] showing practical use of [I]C++0x features[/I]. A resource-holding class is any class which holds, with its data members, a resource which could include: [LIST] [*]dynamically allocated memory …

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So what's wrong? Well a new tab tab keeps randomly opening up in the browser that I'm using. If I have no browser open then it just defaults to IE. At first the spacebar key opened a new tab. Then it would open a new tab by itself nonstop. Now …

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Hi, I am having trouble opening popular websites such as hotmail, ebay or facebook. I can open most other sites without issue. They time out and internet explorer says it can not display the web page. I am operating Windows 7. I googled the problem and it looks like its …

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I'm not sure if this is the right spot to put this. I was wondering how would you create and operating system like linux or windows or novell. What programs would you use. I've always wondered how it was done. I would love to learn to create my own.

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Hello everybody.. I've been wondering whether the C language can copy files from the internet into the user's device, and whether it can process web pages and databases or not.. I think that ASP can do this. However, what should I do if my server's operating system is Linux?? Is …

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Hi i'm reading the Silberschatz book about Operating system, 7th edition. Theory is good but there is no support for exercises, nor exhaustive explanation. I'm trying to do the exercise 5.4, calculate the average waiting time of round robin sheduling. [CODE] Process cpu-Burst priority p1 10 3 p2 1 1 …

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So I am operating a website using the PHP Invision Power Board system, and it's kind of old. There are 10,000s of lines of code in it that are custom, and re-writing the website is probably more work then its worth at the moment. I want to take the URLs …

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Hi, We have purchased a few [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261514"]Acer Aspire M3920/URL]. As you can see, this machine comes with no Operating System. As we have our own Windows licenses, our intention is to use those. However, when I switch on the PC all it does is boot into a Bootmanager. Something like …

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I have 3 hard drives on my computer. One hard drive named C is only used for my Win XP Pro SP3 operating system and nothing else. A second hard drive I use for all my data, video, files, folders etc. The third hard drive is used for the backup …

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I have windows xp operating system at my home with python 2.5 and same operating system with python 2.4 at my computer lab. While working in python IDLE suddenly this error message --socket error:connection refused-- pops up and then python IDLE does not work at all.To make it work again …

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Hey! I sorta, kinda want to make a REALLY simple OS that would be made in c/c++ (c++ hopefully). I realize that it would take a lot of effort, and I would need a lot of time. But I am willing to put forth the required effort and time, so, …

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India released a Rs.1,500 ($30) laptop / Tablet PC for students and teachers in colleges and Universities. The device is currently not available for sale in the market as government has decided to launch it for students in 2011. The price of this device (so called laptop) may even go …

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It's very interesting to read that the Playstation 3 [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8478764.stm"]might at last have been hacked[/URL] by the same man who 'jailbroke' the iPhone for the first time. Interesting but not all that much use. I mean, who wants a hacked PS3 anyway? The report to which I've linked says there …

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I'm thinking of using external HDD to test out PC-BSD and various Linux distros. Been looking on Google for pros and cons of this setup, but only seem to find pros...so I get nervous when I cannot find any downside to something. Can anyone think of any potential problems of …

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Every time i turn on my laptop its says `operating system not found` when I put the recovery disk in the slot I can access the recovery options but it doesnt let me format the HD cuz it cant find the volumes. it doesn't even let me restore the pc …

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I accidentally installed 2 xp's on my pc and now i want to replace one of them with linux operating system.... Someone please guide me....

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Hey guys I'm really new to this forum, i signed up to see if anyone has any idea what could be wrong with my PC that i built, generally i'm not that inexperienced with this kind of thing but i wanted confirmation before i go out and buy new parts. …

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Hello, I'm trying to write a vector that has a list of installed program names to a text file. When I go to do this, the program shows the names of the installed applications, but in the text file it just repeats the number 52428. Any ideas? Here's the code: …

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Hey guys I'm really new to this forum, i signed up to see if anyone has any idea what could be wrong with my PC that i built, generally i'm not that inexperienced with this kind of thing but i wanted confirmation before i go out and buy new parts. …

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This Sticky Post is intended for all potential volunteers who would like to contribute to Daniweb's Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Forum. Please be advised that this forum remains one of the last few [I][B]open[/B][/I] Anti-Malware forums on the web. By [I]open[/I], we mean that [I]anybody[/I] in the Daniweb community …

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I've seen earlier posts for this problem, but the solutions don't apply to me, and the earlier posts are a couple of years old. I was hit on 6/5/11 with malware from a legitimate website that I had accessed just the day before with no problems. Malwarebytes (MBAM) identified the …

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Hi... At some point I would like to create an operating system. I am quite familiar with C, and I know some basic assembly. Can anyone give me ideas of applications to create to learn more about OS Design. I would buy a book, but I don't have an extraordinary …

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Hi, Have a Sony Vaio laptop running windows 7 that wont boot, comes up with an error message bad_windows_config then a whole heap of zeros with 74 (and other numbers but flashes too quick to see them) Specs are: Sony Vaio laptop F Series - VPCF115FG Intel Core i5-520M Processor …

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Occasionally I have had trouble sending emails using the builtin mail() function in PHP. Sometimes emails never reached their intended destination. Naturally I have assumed that there might be a problem with some spam filters used. However, lazy as I am, I have not given it a second thought. Instead …

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Hi guys, I have a windows form frm1 that calls another form frm2 by the following code: [CODE] this.hide(); frm2 new_frm2 = new frm2(); new_frm2.ShowDialog(); this.Close(); [/CODE] it takes about 5 sec for the frm2 to show so I'd like to use waitcursor. I found that the waitcursor can only …

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[CODE][Boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"[/CODE] This is my current boot.ini and it has some history. Once I was trying to re-install xp from desktop (while desktop is open) by clicking and running the cd. It performed necessary steps …

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Hi All, I have a hp probook 4515s, I forgot to shut my computer down on sunday, when I attempted to start my l/top, it gives me the message windows did not start sucessfully, when I attempt to go in to safe mode, i get this long list of programs …

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Can JMF( java Media Framework) be used to capture video from webcam for a WEB BASED APPLICATION...... it is not a desktop application..... does Operating System allows to access webcam for a web based application

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The Kogan Agora 7 inch Android tablet has been kicking up something of a storm even before it has actually shipped. Not least because of the pricing. The Australian company is attempting to break into the UK market and is marketing the device as [URL="http://www.kogan.co.uk/shop/7-inch-tablet-pc-android/"]the best value Android tablet[/URL] in …

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Dear Sir/Madam, My computer is restarting sometimes automatically, when i double clicking on media file or run a program etc (But not every time). Earlier, i thought, it was because of some strong virus. So, i formatted the c drive and try to installed OS(XP Prof SP-II) on my PC. …

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ok guys. Im new here so please dont squash me like a bug. Im new to assembly as well. I even bought an assembly book recently ive been studying. My question is... Is it possible to write assembly that doesnt depend on api's, etc. Of other operating systems. Everything ive …

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I am looking for step by step details of how to deploy django websites in apache2 server with one example. I am using ubuntu operating system Please give some link or give the details.

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Need help for operating DosBox. Especially on key mapping. Problem is when i press "]" in dosbox it gives output as "[". I did almost I can.

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Dear Sir/Madam, Recently, i got a problem on loading OS XP professional SP-II. I have installed the OS bringing my Hard Disk into another computer where with my Hard Disk's OS is running smoothly. But when i installing the same Hard Disk into my computer it is not loading the …

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Time to enter the Wayback ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABAC_machine"]WABAC[/URL]) Machine to an experience I had with a new Linux user and compare it to today's more tech savvy audience. The year was 1997 and I had settled in for the evening with my [URL="http://www.guinness.com/"]favorite beverage[/URL] and a bit of channel flipping, when I …

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