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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 08, 2018, 10:52 PM »
I guess that could have been taken multiple ways.  I meant I can't find the installer for x86/x64 devices.  The installers for other processors are on that page.

Mea culpa. Admittedly I didn't click the link, and I only skimmed your quote and didn't catch that it said it was for x86/64 devices. I wasn't aware that any x86/x64 IoT devices existed. I took it for granted that they were all built on ARM architecture. :-[

Even though that quote says there's one for x86/x64, I think that what you've said above is closer to truth after looking a bit more.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 08, 2018, 07:32 PM »
UPDATE: I found this quote in the docs for IoT:

Windows IoT Core is a version of Windows 10 that is optimized for smaller devices with or without a display that run on both ARM and x86/x64 devices.
(from https://docs.microso...ore/windows-iot-core)

But I can't find the build for it.  Strange!

If you have a Raspberry Pi, their NOOBS (New Out Of the Box Software) package includes an installer option for Windows 10 IoT. Or if you can get VirtualBox to emulate a Pi, you can try NOOBS on that.


I guess that could have been taken multiple ways.  I meant I can't find the installer for x86/x64 devices.  The installers for other processors are on that page.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 08, 2018, 01:17 PM »
And that is more often caused by I/O interrupts that make the processor "hick-up". A reason is usually a sub-optimal hardware mix, no matter how over provisioned.

I've seen it quite often be something other than I/O and hardware.  There's only so much a processor can do at any given time, and only so many resources.  That's the bottleneck that I'm talking about.
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the user rights for the folder you wish to create the new sub-folders into
Shades I don't know how to operate your advice. How can I vary the options to make certain this is the issue ?
Best Regards

right click on the folder.  Properties.  Click the security tab.  Make sure that the user that you're running the script under has rights.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 08, 2018, 11:47 AM »
IoT is mainly for single board computers, like Raspbery Pi. I mainly said x86 to differentiate from the ARM build but I also don't think IoT has a 64bit version, from what I've seen so far.

I followed this guide to run Windows IoT from a VM. That's a start.
https://www.newventu...in-a-virtual-machine

If nothing else, this opens up the possibility to run Launchbox from SBC systems.

Ah... I get it now.  It's not built for desktop architecture.  But VirtualBox can emulate that.  The more you know!  You're getting me interested in delving into this now... thanks for updating us on your progress!

UPDATE: I found this quote in the docs for IoT:

Windows IoT Core is a version of Windows 10 that is optimized for smaller devices with or without a display that run on both ARM and x86/x64 devices.
(from https://docs.microso...ore/windows-iot-core)

But I can't find the build for it.  Strange!

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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 08, 2018, 07:46 AM »
I was reading about IoT edition literally moments before your post. It does sound worth a shot! I'm having a difficult time locating the version for x86, though.

Why are you looking for x86?  Core 2 Duo proecessors are 64 bit processors, and the 64 bit version will run 32 bit programs just fine.
1509
Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?
« Last post by wraith808 on August 07, 2018, 09:53 PM »
GardensoftheMoon.jpg
Gardens of the Moon
Malazan Book of the Fallen #1
by Steven Erikson

I bought this several years ago on a recommendation, started reading it, and put it down.  It seemed at the time too dense.  I really don't know what my thoughts were at the time, as I love Glen Cook, David Drake, Eric Flint, Harry Turtledove, and many like that.

I figured I must have missed something, and picked it up again, and haven't been able to put it down.  It is quite dense but quite enthralling.  The details and interactions are amazing to see unfold, and the background is very well written.  It's definitely not light reading, but a well-crafted fantasy epic.  If that type of thing appeals to you, I definitely recommend this one.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 07, 2018, 09:45 PM »
The target machine is an old Core 2 Duo with 2gb RAM. The intention is to be able to turn old machines (which would otherwise only going to a computer recycling company) into arcade machine guts.


That's what I thought might be the case when you said it was for a console- that it was one of those book type machines.  I have one sitting here that full windows was just too much for when I was looking at doing it.  I just haven't had the time to get it up and running, so your efforts are really interesting to me.
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Living Room / Re: The Movie and Book Writing Thread
« Last post by wraith808 on August 07, 2018, 12:56 PM »
No, I'm generating an epub with Pandoc. It highlights code listings appropriately but it doesn't show line numbers in the code listings of the produced epub. Wondering if there's a way to do that.


Ah!  That's a bit clearer :)

I found a reference to the same issue and resolution for markdown <-> Latex <-> rst, but not epub.

https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/763

He did say he didn't fix it in general.  But I didn't see any issues raised for that later.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 07, 2018, 10:49 AM »
It seems to me that he's running games.  In a console cabinet.  Which means he's probably running one of those book sized machines.
Yes, on a system with 16GB of memory (as it seems) and a quad-core, if that won't perform properly, what else will?... As said, I think he's hunting for ghosts. Overclocking, or selecting a higher frequency CPU, will add more bang than running Win PE with all it's limitations.

Even on a 16 GB machine, windows processes can interfere and make your gaming experience less than optimal.  If he can get this out of the way as a possible impediment, and then move on to doing things with the hardware if necessary, I'd see it as a useful step, personally.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Custom WinPE build
« Last post by wraith808 on August 07, 2018, 09:08 AM »
I'd not heard of the Launchbox project!  I'll have to look into that.  Are you making your WinPE build public?  I'd love to take a look at what you've done.

You seem to run it on a quad-core CPU with HT. What horrible amount of media do you need to run simultaneously that can't be handled by a normal Windows? Or is it a whoofully inefficient/old system?
And there are ample recipes for stopping any unneeded Windows services, might that be a bottleneck.
IMHO, you are hunting for ghosts.

Btw, do you have a solution for the (free and forced, but usually undesired) reboot after running Win PE for 72 hours?

It seems to me that he's running games.  In a console cabinet.  Which means he's probably running one of those book sized machines.
1514
it will limit my learning a lot
Well, please first try to learn how to describe your challenge well, a tutorial was linked earlier by 4wd, then we will try to teach you how to best solve your challenge. It may not need regex at all.

A common saying about regexes goes like this: You try to solve a problem with a regex. Now you've got 2 problems...

Totally agree! One of our systems at work is based on Regex, and its very powerful, but very touchy to change!  ;D

If you're going to use regex, though its not necessary to purchase a tool like regexbuddy, I'd recommend it to preserve your sanity!
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That's how it has been for me the last few times I've been to Dragon*Con, so I don't think that is an unusual occurrence.

Glad to hear that you had a good time!
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If you are searching for a regex within a regex, 'You Are Doing It Wrong' (T).

You initial requirement was to find and extract content using a regex, but now you need parts of that regex to be split out? That can be done using a single regex, grouping the stuff you need to split out.
And for this whole exersize to make any sense, where is the variable part of the data to find? When searching for explicit text(s), a count would suffice...
Please provide a complete example, with actual data (not an entire file!), clearly marking the stuff you need to extract, of what you want to achieve, not how you think it could/should be solved.

Skunds like the same problem that I face at work.  Except I get paid to deal with the frustration.
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Why did you leave these rather important 'details' out in your original question?

Um .... because that's what he normally does ... it always takes at least a week, (sometimes longer or never), before all pertinent information is obtained ...

And you're a lot more patient than I, in regards to someone not wanting to do the due diligence after you've given them the solution.
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Its pretty standard poweshell, and there are a lot of tutorials online that will explain the commands to you.  Just as a start, # is a line comment, so everything after that on the line is just documentation.
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Find And Run Robot / Re: Launching Windows Apps
« Last post by wraith808 on August 03, 2018, 01:34 PM »
Unfortunately, that didn't work for me. :(

Just to try a simple test, I also added that directory to my search folders in FARR and gave it a weight 0f 75, and it didn't find any apps that were within that.  Perhaps if FARR could be made to iterate virtual directories of that sort, it would be the simplest solution.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: SyncBackPro 15% off until end of August 2018
« Last post by wraith808 on August 02, 2018, 08:39 AM »
Thanks!  I was looking for that, but couldn't find it!

Looking at that and comparing, it seems that Syncovery is a better deal.  The only place that this might outstrip it is performance, but that would have to be tested.

Has anyone used both?
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: SyncBackPro 15% off until end of August 2018
« Last post by wraith808 on August 01, 2018, 09:00 PM »
What's the difference between the versions?  I didn't see a comparison anywhere on the site.
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Living Room / Re: Interesting, low-effort, blackmail-esque spam
« Last post by wraith808 on August 01, 2018, 11:45 AM »
I don't even see how you could fall for that!  It's crazy!  But, then again, that's why we still have SPAM.  People do respond...
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Living Room / Re: Interesting, low-effort, blackmail-esque spam
« Last post by wraith808 on August 01, 2018, 10:12 AM »
I saw a new scam that's going around where they'll send you the password associated with the e-mail address on whatever site, and say I have secrets that I retrieved using your details, and you have to pay X in order for me not to release them. 

An example of it was on LICD - https://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20180731 (NSFW), and is currently unfolding, but people are responding in the comments that they received the same message.
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General Software Discussion / Interesting Software
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 06:32 PM »
Sometimes, I come across software on the web that I want to let people know about.  I don't really want to make a new thread of each one, and so sometimes I just don't.  I figure that others might have the same dilemma, so just like our thread for Android apps, I figured that this could be a place to post about interesting software that others might like.

I just came across one on GHacks that I wanted to share.  The original article can be found here.

It's called RainWallpaper, and it's free and portable.  It's a dynamic wallpaper engine, and it seems to be worth looking into.  I am running it now, and it's very soothing to see the wallpaper animate.  It's using about 20-40% GPU, but it pauses automatically during full-screen activities (like games) and gives you the ability to pause it also.  It also includes authoring, and sounds (with the ability to mute it).  It looks well thought out.

The homepage is found at http://rainysoft.cc/rainwallpaper.html.  It accesses a deviant art gallery from within it to download new wallpapers, and it seems like quite the active community from what has been posted.

Take a look, and post your little known software gems also!
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Living Room / Re: A Spectre is Haunting Unicode
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 05:45 PM »
Really interesting reading!  Thanks for posting!
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