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General Software Discussion / Re: Where do i find the SATA Controller !

« on: October 27, 2011, 08:37 AM »

  4wd i tried the links you provided , but i still get the same reading when i do the setup of Win 2000

Just can't figure out what to do next, man.

Ohhh : what would you do 4wd

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where do i find the SATA Controller !

« on: October 25, 2011, 10:29 AM »

4wd : i followed everthing as you have shown in the snapshot, but couldn't get it anywhere. Really

But i managed to get my hands on a Floopy Drive i think i will forget about Slipstreaming it into a Disc.
I Downloaded Intel Chipset Driver 7.2.2.1006.zip.
  So i believe this too is the SATA Controllers Drivers for Win 2000.
  
  
  So i just copy/pasted it into the A:\ it was merely 480 KB in size, during setup i pressed F6 key to install the controller. After a while it prompted to install it from A:\
    It said txtsetup.oem is missing, which later i made it and wrote something like this.
    
    [Unattended]
    OemPreinstall = Yes
    OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\IntelINF"
    ;;; DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore ; optional
    
    Then later i ran the setup and then when it prompted to run from A:\ Drive it gave this error.
   " Line 1 of the inf file is invalid.
    Setup cannot continue.
    Press any key to exit."



infanswr.txt Contained the following txt:

[Select]

; ****************************************************************************
; ****************************************************************************
; **    Filename:  INFAnswr.txt
; **    Abstract:  Windows* 2000 installation answer file to enable
; **               Intel(R) INF file preload.
; **    Last Update:  Sept 12, 2003 (Version 6.0.0 Build 1001)
; ****************************************************************************
; ****************************************************************************


[Unattended]
    OemPreinstall = Yes
    OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\IntelINF"
    ;;; DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore ; optional


; Copyright (c) 2000-2003 Intel Corporation
; Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corporation

; ************************************************************
; Intel is making no claims of usability, efficacy or
; warranty.  
; ************************************************************
; Information in this document is provided in connection with
; Intel products.  No license, express or implied, by estoppel
; or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted
; by this document.  Intel assumes no liability whatsoever,
; and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty,
; relating to sale and/or use of Intel products including
; liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular
; purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent,
; copyright or other intellectual property right.  Intel
; products are not intended for use in medical, life saving,
; or life sustaining applications.

; ************************************************************
; Intel Corporation disclaims all warranties and liabilities
; for the use of this document and the information contained
; herein, and assumes no responsibility for any errors which
; may appear in this document, nor does Intel make a
; commitment to update the information contained herein. Intel
; reserves the right to make changes to this document at any
; time, without notice.
; ************************************************************
; ************************************************************

; * Third-party brands and names are the property of their
; respective owners.

    

  4wd can you tell me what do i need to do further. With all the rigs and Controllers in place it is not helping me much in my work.

If too much of a trouble i would better give up the effort.  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where do i find the SATA Controller !

« on: October 19, 2011, 11:06 AM »

EDIT: These drivers supposedly work with Windows 2000.

Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0

-hulkbuster (October 19, 2011, 07:11 AM)

It's that one.

-4wd (October 19, 2011, 07:49 AM)

      Please help me with this: i want to lipstream this in Win 2000 SP4 Retail CD but the readme.txt from the zip files says these:

So i need to make a directry under I386\OEM\$$\INF,  what does the $$ sign signify here. Its making it more complex. How much folder do i need to make. ???

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************************************************************
* 8A.  INSTALLING THE WINDOWS* 2000 INF FILES PRIOR TO
*      OS INSTALLATION
************************************************************
NOTE: The Windows* 2000 OEM Preload Kit distribution CD
      contains a setup directory with all the base operating
      system setup files and installation programs
      (WINNT.EXE and WINNT32.EXE). 

The name of the directory may vary depending on the
distribution CD (e.g., \I386\).

1.  Create the following directory structure under the
    <WIN2000 Setup Directory>:

       \$OEM$\$$\INF

2.  Copy the Windows* 2000 INF files from
    <INF Extract Directory>\Win2000 to the directory
    created in Step 1 above:

       <WIN2000 Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$$\INF

3.  Create the following directory structure under the
    <WIN2000 Setup Directory>:

       \$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF

4.  Copy the Windows* 2000 INF files and the catalog files
    (.CAT) from <INF Extract Directory>\Win2000 to the
    directory created in Step 3 above:

       <WIN2000 Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF

5.  Either modify the default Windows* 2000 installation
    answer file, UNATTEND.TXT, located in <WIN2000 Setup
    Directory>, or create a customized answer file. The
    answer file must include the following information:
   
       [Unattended]
       OemPreinstall = Yes
       OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\IntelINF"

    A sample answer file for preloading the Intel(R) Chipset
    Software Installation utility files is available at:
    <INF Extract Directory>\Win2000\INFAnswr.TXT
   
    For more information about Windows* 2000 answer files
    and unattended installations, please refer to the
    Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Guide to Unattended Setup.
    If you are a computer manufacturer, refer to the
    Microsoft Windows* 2000 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK)
    User Guide for more information about the \$OEM$ folder.
    Otherwise, refer to the Microsoft Windows* 2000 Deployment
    Guide.

6.  Run "WINNT.EXE /u:<answer file name> /s:<WIN2000 Setup
    Directory>" to install Windows* 2000.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where do i find the SATA Controller !

« on: October 19, 2011, 08:23 AM »

 I have already downloaded a bunch of  SATA Controllers just after Googling Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0: and their is a readme.txt for integrating it prior to installation .

yeah i downloaded that Controller too ,a beatiful thank you to you.

So you say its possible.
I found the Onboard SATA Controller : its enabled for time being.

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General Software Discussion / Where do i find the SATA Controller !

« on: October 19, 2011, 07:11 AM »

Hello folks, i  need some suggestion here . U see i want to install Win2000 in a SATA HDD and i later came to know it requires SATA Controller. I have Win 2000 Sp4 Retail CD, i plan to do the installtion prior to 2000 Installation maybe integrate it in the CD itself.
    So somewhere i read CPUID would show  the SATA  Controller. I got the snapshot : is this the Controller i should looking for.
   
    SATA
   

  This is the first time i have tried to do this. Any suggestion from any fellow dontioncoder would be great.
   
After rrunning Belarc Advisor it showed the Controllers as:
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)

    So what should i look for. ???
   

181

General Software Discussion / Re: How to attach in Winrar

« on: October 11, 2011, 11:59 AM »

Ohh... the dude wants all the colour and things in his comment box.  Right.

I think u need to click on the Load comment from the file button and see if any of the doc or rtf extension file is accepted and try on.

I don't know, give it a try.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Your most used SPECIAL programs

« on: October 11, 2011, 11:54 AM »

My most frequently used program would be:

• Snap 3.
• FarstoneImage Viewer.
• Notepad++.
• RocketDock.
• Yankee Clipper III.
• Avira Free Version.
• VLC.

           Few others which i don't use very ofte, but these are my primary programs i use everyday or evertime i open my PC.

183

General Software Discussion / Re: PING archive not able to delete 10 GB

« on: September 28, 2011, 07:06 AM »

Grab a copy of a Linux "live" CD.

Boot from the CD and you should be able to delete the file from within Linux using its file manager.  

I'd suggest using the PCman FM file utility on the PartedMagic Linux utility distro.
 

-40hz (September 26, 2011, 09:43 AM)

Thank you 40hz, that was a brilliant solution you provided, you see i already had Ubuntu 11.4 in the pendrive Drive  made by YUMI: (detail about YUMI).

 I choose Ubuntu 11.4 and from the Explorer i could see the folder and it opened it successfully, i agree it too it must have been placing of the illegal character: in Windows it would ususually erase the dot[.] if i made a folder. But here PING 3.0 made it and windows was having a hard time, i tried Barter PE and DOS to try to remove the Folder but there too it showed the same problem.
   But it was removed from Ubuntu 11.4, thank you all for your invaluable suggestion, keep it real.......


P.S: GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS........


 

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General Software Discussion / PING archive not able to delete 10 GB

« on: September 26, 2011, 07:23 AM »

Hello folks,
            yesterday i tried to make an image of C: by using PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) 3.0: When it asked for the archive backup name, i gave it as Another_XP_Image_after_the_trash.
                   The mistake i made was naming the folder archive ending with a dot .:
    So i tried making another image by the same name, PING gave the option of overwriting which i choose it.  After the process was complete the folder had consumed 10 GB filled with archive.

 I can't get it to delete or rename it, deleteing would show an error like " cannot read from the source file or disk": Enter the folder would show this error:

   Is their any one who can suggest how to remove or delete this folder. Any solution for this would: i would remain greatful.
   

185

General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« on: September 17, 2011, 01:54 PM »

I see what you mean, from all the File Manager explorer i have used i too find D.O to be quite frankly catchy and fancy:  and quite bloated just to see the three drivers running in the Task Manager, you said 7.74 MB : i believe that's the minimal amount of memory when it is sitting idle in a window. But fiddle around and so some copying/pasting and check the Task Manager ,the memory would shoot up indefinitely.
          My Q-Dir consumes as much as 10 MB when idle and shoot to 15 MB when i do manual copy/paste from Q-Dir.
   None the less if you are true to what you said i would definitely install and see if i get the feel of it.

 But every he/she has a fare say on what one feel about certain things.
i have  1 GBRam and 3.00 GHz Dou Core Processor, and i do have that option of putting or keeping things like D.O. consuming Memory behind the scene without showing lag: when i use my routine program.  
   It doesn't harm to try and get a fell of D.Opus: by the way i alway deselect Replace Explorer; and Start Opus when Windows start.

        

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« on: September 17, 2011, 11:06 AM »

Can anyone tell: is it possible to somehow turn off Opus drivers being loaded automatically from the time Windows Boots up.
        i think it consumes a little more than 12 MB memory even if a user does not open Opus. That is one thing only i dislike about D.O : i think Q-Dir performs equally well compared to D.O.

187

General Software Discussion / Re: Any better Clipboard program.

« on: August 26, 2011, 01:00 PM »

Just felt like giving a head's up: after months of searching for an another Clipboard Manager i found one: i.e., Yankee Clipper III WEBSITE:  if their is any Ditto , M8 Free Clipboard, ClipX ,CLCL , Clipomatic and similar clipboard manager Users out their ; he/she should definitely check Yankee Clipper III .  i.m.o=good

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any Software that would record the Activity in a PC !

« on: July 30, 2011, 09:43 AM »

Try these gems from Nirsoft :

Opened files view
My event viewer

You would have to add them to your Start folder.

-joiwind (July 24, 2011, 07:25 AM)

I never found a way to use programs from Nirsoft    OpenedFilesView v1.52 was a total NO.NO... for me , as for MyEventViewer v1.62 was the same for me.    Have anyone found any niche in this program,,,,,,,,quite simple,,,,,,but  no idea how to use it. Not a proper Tutorial material.....

I have REFOG keylogger running on my PC 24x7. I _am_ nice enough to give my friends a heads-up when they login to their email/whatnot from my machine, though.

It's much more than a simple keystroke recorder but AFAICT it's extremely light on resources. If you're looking for thorough monitoring, you should check it out. The only PITA is, it's always flagged as malware by Malwarebytes, no matter how often I ask it to ignore it. And REFOG breaks up its logs into several tiny files, so I have to individually mark each file as safe.

-nosh (July 24, 2011, 01:47 PM)

Thanks man, REFOGF was very promising but like same here, i have Norton Antivirus 2010, which contineously detects Refog (Freeware) as a threat, i think as a Backdoor Trojan, when i scan the setup installer file: its clean and sometimes the Norton Sonar threat detects contineously.

    Actually i want to know who copies and paste some junk in my PC, and whatg crap are being installed:  while i am using Ditto as a Clipboard manager, which thankfully details the item being copied only........ if their were a clipboard manager that would detail the copied and pasted item, that would be great.
         I am only going for freeware, i would give  Fefog Freeware another try and make an exclusion for this program, as it directly installs on c:\windows\system32\....    That was a new thing for me..........
 
                     
 

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General Software Discussion / Any Software that would record the Activity in a PC !

« on: July 24, 2011, 06:21 AM »

     Hello ,
                 i am looking for such kind of software that at the Startup of Windows, would record everything i.e., the folder i browsed through
            the program i installed, uninstalled, the site i visited, the amount of time the PC was ON and Switched off. It can be freeware as well as any Commercial  program. 
 
          Lately my PC is being used by friends and, during that time: BSOD occcured at least 5 times a day, although i re-inserted the RAM and IDE snug at its place and that event hasn't taken place, but sometimes a small  bip.... can be heard and the PC stalls : at this time the running program stops responding, then i have to go for a hard reset.
 
            It could be a hardware failure, not to mention this is only 6 months old PC, and i wouldn't know who have done something stupid with the PC configuration ,  hence i was thinking may be a program would run in the background and keep track of all the activities ,  no matter who ever is sitting in front of the PC.


Any suggestion is welcomed.

190

General Software Discussion / How to update Bootable AVG Antivirus CDUSB

« on: July 18, 2011, 08:32 AM »

Hello folks i just downloaded AVG Rescue CD – Bootable AVG Antivirus CDUSB, and madea Bootable USB Drive, but i want it to update frequently.

                 And just a scan of c: and found 8 malwares or viruses and some buggies in the desktop like all icon getting selected and the left mouse click working like the right mouse click got cleared up.
                 
      i downloaded  an Updates  From Here:    the file is in u10iavi3771uy.bin format .
   

How to i go about updating the virus definition and keep it to date. I read From herehere it requires DHCP assigned IP addresses. I dont know what to make of it.
   
        Isn't their any complete virus definition package from where i can install it manually.



Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
                 

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General Software Discussion / Re: USB Drive shows Write Delay error

« on: July 12, 2011, 11:15 AM »

  Thank you, all for lending your ears : Today i tried using my 4 GB Transcend Pendrive (3  WEEKS OLD) and it still has  the same problem.

  So i hasd to  use a CD to burn those media file. He has Win xp sp3, he is using AVG for Security,,,,Its strange when the pendrive is inserted in other PC'S it doesn't show anything.


 

Yes i agree it could be a nasty Malwar : can you suggest some solution to remove this error.  I could use Combofix, i can't detemine when i use Hijack This, just by looking in logs.

SO is their any solution, sorry for being hasty. Any suggestion greatly welcomed.

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General Software Discussion / USB Drive shows Write Delay error

« on: July 11, 2011, 02:51 PM »

 Hello their,,,i have 8 GB pendrive which is hardly 5 months old. When i use this on one of my friends PC, in the processing of copyimg and pasting especially only during copying something from his PC, the Win copy bar get stuck at 1/6th of the process of completion, however if i use the same pendrive in his other PC, it doesn't show anything of sort.
 
I am assuming that his main PC is infected badly, once i had to reformat my external disc (after inserting in his PC)  and restore my backup because of his infected PC i had to format my PC . However if i copy 3-4 BG sometime even 6-7 GB at one go: of video/songs data : it doesn't get stuck or show Write Delay error

Some i am assuming that it has got to be his PC, that is showing its bugginess.

Any suggestion from any person who went through this .

PS: i already checked the Properties /Change Settings/and then the Policies and Quick Removal[/b] is selected as default.

Enable write caching is disabled.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Install Win2000 in SATA Drive for a Dual Boot

« on: June 27, 2011, 02:55 AM »

You should obtain a Win2000 driver for your SATA controller, or you won't be able to clear this. It should be placed on a floppy drive, as that's the only way to add a disk-IO driver to Win2000, AFAICS.
Any particular compelling reason for using Win 2000? It's no longer updated by Microsoft (even the successor WinXP is declared 'end of life') and lots of modern software (even virusscanners...) won't work on it, so I'd avoid it like the plague. For (software)testing purposes you could install it in a virtual PC like VMWare or VirtualBox.

On modern hardware XP is as fast as W2000, or at least not noticeable slower, if you set it to Classic Windows look instead of showing all graphics bells and whistles, and XP does have decent hardware-driver support in contrary to Win2000.

-Ath (June 27, 2011, 02:41 AM)

Hello Ath can you describe how can i obtain Win 2000 Driver for SATA  controller, and is it possible to put that on a USB pendrive rather than a floppy Disc my CPU doesn't have a Floppy Disc, i know Win 2000 is kind of obsolete in this day of modern Computing but it really brings back nostalgia which i used to get using Win 98 and 2000 just for personal preference : but 48 % of Business computer is still Win 2000 whicle XP being 37 %, but that not the reason, as i already mentioned.
     Yeah i could install that on a Virtual PC but the Display, Graphic and the Printer Drivers are still not recognised by Virtual PC and although i would still use XP for browsing and testing softwares, printing letters etc...... and i do have a dedicated Backup in case of a OS failure, thats not a issue.  Its still for personal preferences,  just got wonder that a man's desire and wants are never satisfied.

But Ath could show the procedure, to obtain the Win 200 Drivers for SATA controller and the proper structure to install them while installing Win 2000 on D: is a routine work.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
My Disc is WDC WD3200AAJS Western Digital 320 GB

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General Software Discussion / Install Win2000 in SATA Drive for a Dual Boot

« on: June 27, 2011, 02:18 AM »

Hello folks,
                   i wont beat around the bush but i want to install Win2000 for a Dual Boot , my Primary OS is Win xp and i had Win xp Media Center 2005 on my Second Drive i.e, D: , but for some reason i kind of fell its only Xp with very few whistles and bells, plus i can't get it to update it.
         That is no reason but i want Win 2000 in my dual partition and i do know that a user needs to copy backup NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM somewhere like floppy or usb disk. Then after the Boot to Win 2000 a user need to copy/paste these file to Win 2000 D: and then Xp would be bootable from BOOT MANAGER.
                   
But i tried this method but Win 2000 during Setup: Win 2000 doesn't recognise D:  since its a SATA Disc: it does show three partition D: and E: are show as unpartioned or unrecognised and when i proceed to install Win 2000 on D: it would prepare itself to install on C: ( On one occassion i had to quickly resent to prevent complete wipeout of C:) Any Suggestion as to how i would perform Insallation of Win 2000 on D: that too on  a SATA  Disc.

Any help from  anyone who have performed this task: i would reamin greatful.

195

General Software Discussion / Re: Easier way of learning HTML

« on: May 18, 2011, 08:52 AM »

I'd say get an O'Reilly pocket book and just read through it. It's fairly short, and packed with good information. Since it's small, you take it with you and read anywhere -- public transportation, on the toilet... or are those the same thing? But I digress!

The number of tags isn't too high, so it's doable. By learning the tags, you will understand the tutorials.

Basically, knowing the tags is like knowing the tools. Tutorials will then show you how to USE the tools.

Start with a text editor like EditPlus or something. Start slow as well. Build simple documents then progress to learn about layout.

At the beginning, keep CSS in mind, but don't worry too much. Learn that later. Focus on structure to start. e.g. Keep inline elements inside of block level elements, etc.

There are a trillion tutorials out there, so just browse through 20 or so and find some tutorials that you find easy and fun to follow along with. The most important thing is that you find tutorials that fit YOUR style of learning, be that video or whatever.

Always try to remember that you are building a DOCUMENT of sorts. That document can host many things in it, but it is always a document. (HTML is a declarative language, unlike say XSLT which is a functional language.)

Learn JavaScript once you're comfortable with HTML.

A decent order of things to understand is:

HTML 4
CSS
JavaScript
XML
XHTML
HTML 5

-Renegade (May 17, 2011, 10:44 PM)

Thank you for your help in this matter, and laying of the Basic Structure for following this language although i have yet to get a good book and start following the Tutorial , and i am sitting for a class for further learning from next month, learning alone and going through the books, and web pages seems good enough but when their is a real queary to be cleared i think  a teacher can best suffice the need.
                        Although there are a trillion of tutorials out there but all of them lack a proper structure and layout for any real learning of this language,  so far i have downloaded many free HTML editor like notepad++,EditPlus 3,Evrsoft First Page 2006, but they are being of little use right now and i am getting a hard time what to start and proceed step by step with the free tutorial as you suggested.
                       I'll start with tags and CSS and etc;  just a quick question do you know this language and how did you learn it. Not imp to answer just a quickie ..........
                       
                       Thanks:
                       
                       

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General Software Discussion / Easier way of learning HTML

« on: May 17, 2011, 10:28 PM »

Hello, folks, i really want to  learn HTML and found lots of articles (free stuffs from the web) and understood a little about it(basics), i was assuming if their was a good Video tutorial or good Web Tutorial that would explain in details and in a systematic way the proper structure to learn HTML in a proper way, the language seems fairly not too tough to understand except for the Java  Scripting part  . That aside i am ready for the amount of time it would take to understand  but can anyone guide me if their is a proper Tutorial material any video or free material not online courses.
 

Thankyou.

197

General Software Discussion / Re: How to use Office Outlook 2007 to check emails

« on: April 27, 2011, 04:34 AM »

I did manage to integrate Gmail with Outlook 2007 but the results weren't the same when i tried with yahoo, it asked for yahoo plus service which charged 19 $ for a year.

Even though i am happy with gmail and i am trying my hands on hotmail. Thanks for trying to help in this,,,,,everyone should try their hand at Outlook 2007 if they know how to configure ther settings....

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General Software Discussion / How to use Office Outlook 2007 to check emails

« on: April 27, 2011, 01:51 AM »

hello folks,
             i see a great potential in using Office Outlook 2007 for checking my mails, since i have a wide array of accounts and opening everyone takes a lot of time and energy, i heard having an account in outlook and syncing the email accounts in different website i can check all the emails , that would be a tremendous ease, but i m having a hard time understanding and using outlook 2007 let alone create an account.
  If someone here could guide me on how to use Outlook to check my mails i would be a tremendous help and support. I am trying my hands on this and left with a sore head from random scratching by my hand...

Hope someone could redirect me and tell to how to go about it.....
Thank you

PS: Any help is of great assistance.

199

General Software Discussion / Restore Win 7 in Dual Partiotion.

« on: April 01, 2011, 10:44 PM »

Hello Folks,
              i have made a backup of my 1st partition i.e., XP and the Second Partition that is Win7 . Sometime later i had to start from scratch and install new things in my 1st partition that meant the boot.ini and other files present in c:\  needed by the default Win Boot Manager was lost and although i only sometimes use win7, i really feel like playing with it sometimes.
    I really dont like to wait another 3/4 hours and install Win 7 and make a backup of my 1st and 2nd partition, it would be another hours lost just to install and make a backup just for the cause of using Win 7 at least 2 hrs a day and 3/4 times a week.
                           
 I searched many places to restore Win7 in dual partition and couldn't get much help using the Recovery console from Win 7 Disc. Has anyone had tried this or could someone redirect.

Thank you for your time and help. An suggestion is welcomed.
 
     

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to remove 6741afb79c635b436c393169e8c1a754 folder from my Ext HDD !

« on: January 26, 2011, 10:05 AM »

The new MS installers pick the drive with the most free space for their temp stuff extraction, and it was your external drive that won the match
You may need to return to that friend and use the same account on his PC to be able to remove the directory, if you can't after taking ownership of that directory. (That's hiding behind one of several Advanced buttons in that Properties screen) Also be sure not to access the directory with Explorer before your try to remove it, it might get locked by Explorer scanning it's content and also the AV scanning it again.

-Ath (January 25, 2011, 11:56 AM)

Thank you for your suggestion that really worked, although i havn't tried the Cacls method,,,,,great advice though.

"Thank you"