Recent Posts

Pages: prev • 1 ... 51 52 53 54 55 [56] 57 58 59 60 61 ... 188 • next

1376

Living Room / Re: Samsung hard drives - don't buy them unless you like subliminal mental torture

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 17, 2011, 09:40 AM »

Just had another thought: maybe surgical tubing would be a good alternative to the rubber bands idea.
-nudone (August 17, 2011, 02:31 AM)

You can do a lot with that.

One of my machines has a case in which the drive bays do suspend the drives in heavy, black-rubber straps.
I don't suppose you want to change case at this point

1377

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 11:38 PM »

if anyone was wondering where Chris has been today...
-Target (August 15, 2011, 10:33 PM)

I think I'll skip that one...

And since we're in my topic about W7, and I'm going to have to retain some XP machines to run some of the stuff at which 7 turns up its nose...

Has anyone here any comments about/experience with this KVM? Linkskey LDV-DM702AUSK KVM Switch - 2-Port, Dual DVI Support, USB, Sound

1378

Living Room / Re: Samsung hard drives - don't buy them unless you like subliminal mental torture

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 11:20 PM »

I'd try sitting the case on something (a piece of high density foam or polystyrene sheet, or even corrugated cardboard) and probably lining the sides as well (they make great drums!!)
-Target (August 15, 2011, 10:51 PM)

Better yet, make up some kind of plinth from layers of different materials. +1 on lining the sides!

1379

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 09:23 PM »

[evil joke]
-Shades (August 15, 2011, 03:46 PM)

That is wrong on so many levels ... I like it.

-Stoic Joker (August 15, 2011, 05:34 PM)

Then try to get into the habit!

1380

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 04:22 PM »

Thanks a lot everyone!

I very much appreciate all of you taking the time to pitch in on my problem... even Nudone

1381

General Software Discussion / Solved: how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 03:12 PM »

Hooray!

All stations on the network are communicating.

Thanks for the pointers, everyone! (If only I knew what I did

)

A new machine ought to be fun but, due to circumstances, this hasn't been too enjoyable... yet.

My own conclusion about W7 is that it would be great for someone starting from scratch. Trying to impose a structure in keeping with a previous machine is a bit frustrating. Thank goodness for FARR and the W7 search box on the start menu.

1382

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 03:03 PM »

Chuckle. (Sorry.)
-nudone (August 15, 2011, 02:06 PM)

My work has not been in vain

1383

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 01:46 PM »

Just to keep things interesting, system restore failed.
I'll probably wind up retoring this machine from an image.

But first, can anyone tell me how to delete an incorrect network setup under W7.

Dumb though it sounds, a lot of my trouble here is that I can't yet find how to do what I was used to doing under XP.

I hope somebody's at least getting a chuckle out of this...

1384

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 12:41 PM »

Ok, call me naive, but how about going to Device Manager and the Network screens, and deleting your network cards and the likes?
-worstje (August 15, 2011, 12:21 PM)

I just tried that.
Then I disabled the wireless LAN card
The wireless connection icon in the tray claims to be connected to the web.
If I then pull the CAT cable the 'wireless' connection vanishes.

I'm going to drop back to a restore point that's before I began.
I may be back, but then again...

1385

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 12:14 PM »

I'm sitting with an XP machine beside the i7 for convenience.
I dropped the firewalls on both machines.
typed in \\(and the ip address) of the XP machine... 'network path not found'
restored both firewalls for the moment.

in the W7 active networks, it shows my wireless network as 'work network' Local Area Connection.
In fact, I have the wireless card disabled.
If I drop the lan cable from the machine, the 'wireless' network has no connection (and I'm off the net).
So W7 thinks my hardwired connection is the wireless network, undoubtedly because of some error I made in a configuration somewhere.

If I disconnect all but my W7 and one XP machine, will that be enough to limit this exercise to just the two machines for the time being?
That would cut down the diagnostic stuff quite a bit

1386

General Software Discussion / Re: Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 11:19 AM »

Thanks, Shades.

I read that article (and others) confident that all would be well.
Things didn't happen as I expected, I couldn't find other machines.
I need someone to help me walk through the specific settings, step by step

1387

General Software Discussion / Problem: I can't understand how to get a W7-64 machine into an XP-32 network

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2011, 09:27 AM »

Friends, I could really use some help (a lot of people tell me that)!

The issue

Lately, I've been wrestling with a slew of failures on my main computer. I'm up against a nasty deadline so I decided to buy my way out with a new personal machine. This took me from XP-32 to Win 7-64.

My problem is coaxing the new W7 machine onto my small home network of XP-32 SP3 machines.

To say that I'm not good with network stuff is akin to saying that the world economy is slightly imperfect.

The grovelling

Between wrestling with a flaky machine and setting up a new one from scratch I'm just plain lost. Then terminology is different and my internet connection so slow that looking up material on line takes for ever (>30 seconds here, just to move between pages).

I have received good tips and pointers to reference documents from knowledgeable and goodhearted friends (thanks 40hz, Target). That ought to be enough: not so! Now I'm publicly humiliating myself in the hopes of:

Being treated with the tolerance required by a simpleton
Being led to a solution
Leaving a trail that might help some other poor unfortunate

So far, I seem to have convinced W7 that my wireless network is my wired connection and vice versa.

Has anyone the time and patience to take me by the hand and walk me through this before I manage to disable every machine that I have?

I was hoping to find the light but I must have taken the road to Damascus — I just can't see!

1388

Found Deals and Discounts / Re: 40% off on Notezilla Sticky Notes Program only on 17th August

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 14, 2011, 04:52 PM »

When it asks for your email, hit 'Skip' below the entry box

1389

Living Room / Re: Samsung hard drives - don't buy them unless you like subliminal mental torture

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 13, 2011, 08:05 PM »

I'm going to order the cables I need to put the machine in the room next door.
-nudone (August 13, 2011, 07:47 AM)

But... won't your neighbour mind having all that stuff in his bathroom?

1390

Living Room / Re: Bought a desktop and monitor today

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 12, 2011, 08:09 PM »

Good for you!
Always nice to have a new toy — looks to be good value…

1391

General Software Discussion / Re: Auto-download from DC with WinSCP

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2011, 10:01 PM »

will my license/activation key still work
-kyrathaba (August 11, 2011, 09:29 PM)

Absolutely — I'm in the middle of changing machines myself.

You can just install BC3 on your new machine and register it. If it is possible, please go to your old machine's %AppData% directory and remove your license information if you do not intend to use that machine.
-Scooter Software

1392

Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: SageThumbs - Thumbnails all over the Windows

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 08, 2011, 06:58 PM »

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to write this, much appreciated.

1393

N.A.N.Y. 2012 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2012 Brainstorming, Suggestions, General Discussion

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 08, 2011, 04:05 PM »

Anyone interested in a program that would mark documents/files as templates...
-justice (August 08, 2011, 08:05 AM)

Sure, especially if there's be a way to make them specific to allow calls to certain sets based on which program has the focus:

Excel running:
newx.xls
newy.xls
newz.xls

etc.

1394

Developer's Corner / Re: Lost Programming Skills

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 08, 2011, 07:48 AM »

old timers telling stories about walking uphill both to and from school (and I'm an old timer, so I'm entitled to call them on it).
-mwb1100 (August 07, 2011, 08:43 PM)

We couldn't afford a school. I had to walk both ways (uphill, in the snow, no shoes) just to tend the loom.

1395

Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: CHS Feature Idea: Application-context-specific favorites?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 07, 2011, 10:45 PM »

I can imagine using that.

1396

Living Room / Re: Steam: Savior or Slayer of PC Gaming?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 05, 2011, 10:35 AM »

I like not having physical media, and being able to get the game again whenever I want.
-wraith808 (August 05, 2011, 07:29 AM)

It's a great idea except for us poor marginalized creatures with s-l-o-o-w download speeds. It can take about a week to get a game.

One thing I can't understand with Steam is that after buying locally, on a physical medium, Steam still jumps in and prevents play… for days. I must be missing something — probably a brain.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

1397