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QAId : 2695173
Asker : utpep
Subject : shutdown problems
Private : No

Question : Hey Paul, I have hp computer. My question is what makes your computer just lock up/ I know to many windows open will do it. but it happens alot anyway. I get this program has performed an illeagle opperation. help Paul

Answer : I'd love to help more but that's a pretty vaugue statement of trouble since you didn't list any apps or specific error messages.

One of the main things that cause Windows crashes is *video drivers*. be sure you have the latest by going here and getting the ones for your card:

http://winfiles.cnet.com/drivers/video.html

It's also quite possible that an app (or apps) you are running are just plain buggy and may be causing you trouble. If you'll give me more specifics I can perhaps suggest some other things to check.

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Rating : 5

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QAId : 2702307
Asker : youngjet
Subject : Virtual Memory Optimization
Private : No

Question : Hi Paul,

This is Jack. I have a PC at home dual booting between Windows Me and win 2000 professional Edition. It has 256Mb of ram with 13 Gig Hard drive. C drive is partition to be Win Me(Fat 32) and D Drive is partition to be Win 2000 Pro (Fat32) as well. E drive is for data applications.
(Notes) This is only one physical drive with three partitions.
According to Win2000 it default the amount of Page Files I will used by multiplying the Physical Ram 256 Mb by 1.5 which equal to 384 Mbs of Virtual Memory. I deleted the default page file seted to the D Drive and add that to the E drive or partition. I restarted my Pc and it gave me an error message: Limited Virtual Memory, please configured your page file in the system configuration. I went back and set minimum amount to be at least 60Mb and maximum to be 100Mb on D and left change the page file on the E drive to minimum 100 Mb and 200Mb maximum. I restarted my system again and it was fine. Do you think I need at least some rams for the system and boot partition or maybe something else is causing it. I am logging in as Administrator-No doubt about that.
If you were to troubleshoot this problem for a company, How would you approach this problem and configure the amount of Page Files to be used on each Logical drives or partition. Please Advise, thank you.

Answer : My rules of thumb for swap space is:

On any system use 1 times the amount of RAM up to a maximum of 128MB.

So following that rule:

A 128MB machine needs 128MB of swap.

A 256MB machine needs 128MB of swap.

Since your machine has only one physical disk there will be little to no value in distributing the swap file across more than one partition (in Win2000) so keep it on one partition if you can.

Also set the minimum and maximum values to be the same, as this eliminates any potential for fragmenting the swap file, and freezes it's size so it doesn't shrink and grow (which also contributes to disk thrashing and wasted CPU cycles).

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Rating : 5

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QAId : 2765587
Asker : solitudect
Subject : 2 questions
Private : Yes

Question : 1) I try to install a program in my computer "Campegjoint". I always failed because my system does not have a file "msvbvm60.dll".

Where to find the file and how to install into my computer?

2) my browser have updated to Netscape 4.75. Since then the Instance Messenger can not be launched. the error messege is "miscui.ocm is required to run Netscape AOL Instnt Messenger".
I do find miscui.ocm in the right folder.

How to make the Messenger run?

solitudect@yahoo.com

Answer : #1) You can get it here:

http://www.milori.com/developer/runtimes/
Just put it at \WINDOWS\SYSTEM

#2) Just re-run the install of Netscape 4.75 - install right over the existing one and it should put in place what's needed. If it doesn't it's probably because that messenger app doesn't come with Netscape, but rather is a separate download. If that is the case go back to http://www.netscape.com and get it.

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Paul Doherty, CNA, CNE, MCP+I, MCSE, A.A.Sc., B.A.
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Home of PC DiskMaster and other Windows utilities

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QAId : 2794186
Asker : upadhyay
Subject : COM ports
Private : No

Question : Hi,
I want to know what exactly is a COM port? Does having 3 COM ports means having 3 physical ports?

Answer : A COM port is a serial port. They're used primarily for modems and mice.

Having three usually it means you have combination of built-in or add-in (like on an internal card) serial ports. Most systems come with 2. Having three could also be indicative of you having:

2 built-in on the motherboard (extremely common)
1 from an internal modem
(be sure this one is configured to not step on the IRQ or IO address of the onboard two. The best way to do this is to DISABLE (in the BIOS setup screens) your secondary COM port (address 2f8) or both your primary and secondary if you're using a PS/2 or USB mouse (and who isn't these days?) as this will avoid conflicts with the modem *and* free up IRQs for other add-in cards.

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Paul Doherty, CNA, CNE, MCP+I, MCSE, A.A.Sc., B.A.
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Home of PC DiskMaster and other Windows utilities

FUQuestion : hi,
Thanks for answering.I want to know one thing more.When I try to configure my internal modem, I see choice of 4 com ports out of which 1 is disabled.So, how can I connect my internal modem to some external com port.
Vikas

Answer : Just set the internal modem for COM2/IRQ3 and plug a phone line into it. Then disable COM2 (address 2f8) in your BIOS.

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Rating : 4

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QAId : 2834586
Asker : lparker544
Subject : Lost hard drive
Private : No

Question : I have two drives, C & D =D I just use for backup I formatted drive D To copy C to it. I went to my Powerquest Drive Image that go's to DOS and cliked on to Drive to Drive. At the very end of the down load a window pop up and said not enough memory, and shut down.I am only useing about half of the space on either drives. Now I can't find D drive. I just have removable Disk D. Sure would sure appreciate any help you could give me L. Parker

Answer : Hmmm. Well drive D doesn't have anything useful on it so I'd suggest you reformat (or repartition and reformat) it.

Then have another go at backing the disk up - perhaps you should try Ghost as it can compress as it goes (not sure if DriveImage does too).

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Home of PC DiskMaster and other Windows utilities

Rating : 4

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QAId : 2908424
Asker : rube2
Subject : Samba/FullPress on IRIX
Private : No

Question : Hi!
I've serving Mac clients Appleshare volumes via FullPress on IRIX 6.5.5. I'd like to install Samba for IRIX and serve Windows clients dedicated Windows volumes as well as directories that are also published via FullPress.
What sort of gotcha's should I be aware of?
How can I tap into Admins that are being successful at this or have tried and learned bitter lessons?

Answer : I have never used IRIX but I would expect samba to run on there as it does on any other UNIX. Here are some resources:

Samba for IRIX:

http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/IRIX/

Samba docs:

http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/

Extensive walk-through install:

http://home.germany.net/101-69082/samba.html

I have never worked with FullPress so I can't predict whether it will give you any trouble in conjunction with samba.

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Paul Doherty, CNA, CNE, MCP+I, MCSE, A.A.Sc., B.A.
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Home of PC DiskMaster and other Windows utilities

Rating : 4

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QAId : 3035047
Asker : SIAUWEE
Subject : apache and microsoft.
Private : No

Question : is there any web site that i can search for an operating system of a particular web page. for example, i type in the homepage name, then click search for the operating system (whether is apache or microsoft, or something else.)

Answer : This will do it - just pop the address in...

http://www.netcraft.com/whats/

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Answer : Don't forget to rate the answers you receive on AskMe.com...

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QAId : 3163043
Asker : mayil_r
Subject : solaris
Private : No

Question : Dear sir,
The problem is i have 2 machine when i am doing ftp on both machines the same content.one machine is taking a long time to download the file but another one is not taking that much time. i dont know why this happened,where will be the fault,how can i rectify.xpexcting ur reply
Thanks

Need More Information : Are these two different Solaris machines? Where are they downloading from? Are they on the same LAN and internet connection? Is one 10Mb and the other 100Mb, perhaps?

Also, if you are downloading from an internet site speeds can vary constantly - the only true way to test the differences between these machines on a network is to isolate them onto their own hub with perhaps a third machine acting as an FTP server. Then time a large download (50MB or more) from each machine.

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FUQuestion : sir
approximately 25 mb for one server is giving timoout error after approximtely 10 mts but another one is downloading within a mt not even minute .

One more qus in solaaris. see i want to install netscape when i do pkgadd its trying to install in opt directory and telling that no memory.

so how can i install in some other directory.answer me immediately.thanks

Answer : I would expect your network problems are the result of a network hardware problem and not the machines themselves. You may want to lock the machines down into half or full duplex mode and set their speeds manually (10/100Mb). For example to lock in at 100Mb full-duplex:

Put these lines in /etc/rc2.d/S69inet

ndd -set /dev/hme instance 0
ndd -set /dev/hme lance_mode 0
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_cwnd_max 65534

ndd -set /dev/hme instance 1
ndd -set /dev/hme lance_mode 0
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_cwnd_max 65534

Put these lines in /etc/system

* Set 100BaseT to Full Duplex
*
set hme:hme_adv_autoneg_cap = 0
set hme:hme_adv_100fdx_cap = 1

By changing the "0"s and "1"s above you can set any combination of 10/100 half/full duplex.

As for your question about Netscape and not having room on the /opt filesystem. Find a filesystem where you *do* have space (like /usr or /stuff - whatever) and do this:

cd /stuff
mkdir opt
cp -pr /opt/* opt/.
rm -Rf /opt (CAREFUL HERE!)
ln -s /stuff/opt /opt

And now you'll have more room...

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Rating : 4

FUQuestion : Dear sir,
This is refer to ur earlier answer for installing netscape in opt directory.i have followed ur steps nut when i am trying to remove the opt file its giving error (rm -RF .opt) like device is busy,cant remove ,like something .so please try to getrid of it immediately,
Another thing is without referring ur step and tried installing .its asking, no place,and giving some info and asking want to proceed,what to give. help me immeditely.

thanks

Answer : Try booting in single user mode first so the opt filesystem is not in use...

init 0

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QAId : 3207630
Asker : Xstatic105
Subject : SunOS 5.6
Private : No

Question : Okay heres the promblem- I have forgotten my user id and password for SunOS 5.6 do you know of any defaults that would allow me to access my files.

Need More Information : Is this a user account or root you're talking about? If it's a user account and you still know the root password login on the box locally as root and do:

cat /etc/passwd | more

And search for the username you've forgotten in the first field of each line. Once you find it do a

passwd thatuser

To reset the password to what you want it to be...

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FUQuestion : See the promblem is i havent logged on in a long while and have totally forgotten my user id and the password. I really need some files from my old office machine. So when the screen comes up and reads login in name and password i dont know them and cant get in. I know it sounds like im a hacker or something but im really not this is totally legitmate. On most of the systems i have worked with before there has been a default to allow me guest access so im sure there is one for this one or some other way in. Thanks For Your Help,
Zachary

Answer : If you don't know your username and you also don't know the root account password your only hope of getting in is to boot fro an installation CD, mount the hard disk partition for "/" and then vi the /etc/shadow file and remove the encrypted password string.

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QAId : 3229790
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : UNIX script help - process killer
Private : No

Question : Can you help me write a script to kill a user's processes by name rather than by PID? For example here's what I do right now...

steve@wizsrvr1: ps -usteve
PID TTY TIME CMD
24154 pts/2 0:00 vi
24090 pts/2 0:00 ksh
24112 pts/3 0:00 ksh

steve@wizsrvr1: kill -9 24154

I want to be able to do this:

killer vi

and have the vi process stopped.

Answer : There's two ways to do this:

"The easy way"

pkill -Usteve vi

and "The UNIX Way"

#!/usr/bin/ksh
if [ "$1" == "" ];
then
clear
echo "You need to supply the name (or part of the name) of the
process to kill"
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Process Killer, by Paul Doherty (bitbucket911@home.net),
2000)"
echo "http://members.home.net/iqueue"
echo ""
echo "Example:"
echo "killer vi"
echo ""
echo "The above invocation will kill all processes being run
by the current"
echo "user that contain the string "vi" in the name."
echo ""
exit;
fi;
ps -u$LOGNAME | grep $1 | awk '{ print $1 }' > /tmp/123321
cat /tmp/123321 | while read die
do
echo "killing process $die"
kill -9 $die
done

rm /tmp/123321 2>/dev/null 1>&2

With the above script just paste it into a new file called "killer" and then do this:

chmod u+rwx killer

Now you can type:

killer vi

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Rating : 5

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QAId : 3281733
Asker : w_bressler
Subject : Network Connection
Private : No

Question : Dear Mr. Doherty;
I have recently installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 on my Compaq Presario 7360 and everything is truely magnificent! The last time that I asked you a question I was trying to get a Tulip driver installed under Red Hat 6.0 for my Linksys ethernet card,however,I don't have that problem with Mandrake. :=)
My question is this: if I can p.i.n.g. my wifes' Hewlett Packard 4450, and while in Xwindows I can access all of her files through the network ( and in fact it shows her on the Network Neighborhood icon / but not my own computer ) then why is it impossible for me to connect to the internet through her computer. Is there a program like v-sock (for Windows) that I can use on my Linux box and point my browser to her machine like I do now in Windows? I'm certainly surprised at how well Mandrake took care of all of the problems that I was having before! I'm also curious as to WHY I can't see my own computer in the network neighborhood????
I went through the Linux DNS How-to today and made all the necessary files ( man, that was a lot of work! )for DNS; but I don't think it's working. But I guess we can tackle that one later.
I am fairly certain that I have not missed rating any of your answers, however, if I have, please let me know!
I'll be looking forward to your response!

Need More Information : OK let me get this straight...

You have two PCs - your with Linux and hers with Windows?

And you want to be able to use her net connection (over what?) from the Linux box?

Why are you messing with the DNS settings? They should be set on the Linux box as they are on the Windows machine. Namely there should just be entries for the DNS servers of your ISP so your machine will perform lookups there.

Respond back to confirm these things and we can carry on...

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FUQuestion : My machine is a Compaq presario 7360 running Mandrake 7.1; my wifes' machine is a HP 4450 running Win 98. We both have a Linksys 10/100 ethernet card linked via 10Mb hub (also Linksys, it is a starter kit).
My wifes' machine is connected to the internet through a 56k modem. I was messing with DNS because I wanted to set up our own little DNS Server; mainly to gain the experience of doing it. It's not that I think that it's absolutely necessary! I need to gain experience with these technologies, don't I? To be a Guru? :=)>
I hope that I have provided you with enough info this time; I'm really sorry I wasn't more specific the last time. I'll try to be more careful about that, o.k?
Looking forward to you reply.

Answer : OK with her running 98 and a modem connection you will not natively be able to share her net connection with your Linux box. You will need to do one of two things:

1) Obtain a 3rd-party connection-sharing program like WinRoute Lite:

http://www.winroute.com/winlite.php

2) Install (on your wife's machine) Windows 98SE, Millenium or Windows 2000 which have the ability to share their net connections with ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) available under the Add/Remove Programs control panel, in the Windows Setup tab.

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Rating : 4
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QAId : 3345035
Asker : wilfredwu
Subject : OS components re-installation
Private : Yes

Question : please advise
1/ how to reinstall ( components only, NOT reinstalling the whole system again) suspected corrupted software in remote access, and in tcp/ip, in apple mac system

2/ how to insert modem strings to ease call dropping out during internet connection, ( like what windows system can do for taking on modem strings)on an mac OS ?
my email address is wilfredwu@hotmail.com
Thanks for your help

Wilfred

Answer : 1) I am not a Mac expert...

2) Your modem uses the same command set (and strings) on a Mac as it does on a PC. Just copy the init string from the PC (that works) and use it on the Mac. Here is a reference to the Hayes AT command set that all modems use:

http://home.epix.net/~infotech/hayes.html

Place an

&W

at the end of a command to make it permanent.

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Rating : 2

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QAId : 3347500
Asker : snyper404
Subject : EIDE controllers
Private : No

Question : how many EIDE controllers can you have for a computer? and some more info on them would be apeciated.

Answer : Two is the most I've seen (supports 4 devices) and is what comes standard on every motherboard sold these days. I'm sure you can add an extra set of controllers with addin PCI cards (at the expense of more used IRQs).

What other info would you like?

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QAId : 3383342
Asker : rafseg
Subject : Downloading
Private : No

Question : Hi, Paul
Hope this is the place to ask...
When I try to download to my Compaq Armada 1520 laptop, the screen that asks whether to open from present location, or send to disk never opens. It goes straight to the screen which indicates downloading is happening, it goes through all the usual motions, but nothing downloads. How do I get to the first screen?
Thanks
Roger

Answer : When you get to the actual download link (evidenced by hovering over the link and reading the end of the address at the bottom-left and seeing that it ends with the filename (*.exe, *.zip, *.tgz, etc)) then try right-clicking it and selecting "Save Target As..."

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QAId : 3422488
Asker : ikeji@...
Subject : RedHat linux and Windows Outlook Express
Private : No

Question : Hi,
I just installed redhat linux server on outlook express. I can send and receive mail when logged into the machine, but when I setup outlook express to retrieve my mails for me, I get a connection failed error for receive, and when I send mail via outlook express, I get a RELAY not allowed error.

I have a DSL line with static IP for the PC that is running the outlook express. I went into the linux machine and added the PC's Ip address in the mail/access file with the RELAY option. The RELAY error no longer comes up when I send mail, but the mail doesn't get to the destination. It just vanishes.

Thanks for any help.

Answer : You may want to add domains for which your sendmail will relay to

/etc/mail/relay-domains (create it if it doesn't exist)

And put the domain(s) in one per line like:

*.myisp.com
*.wherever.org

You will also need to check the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file for this line

# Hosts that will permit relaying ($=R)
FR-o /etc/mail/relay-domains

Make sure there isn't a comment (#) at the beginning of the second line to enable relaying with the file you made.

Finally restart sendmail or reboot the machine.

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QAId : 3522405
Asker : natraj
Subject : multi boot operating system.
Private : Yes

Question : I want to load linux ,windows 95 and windows nt on the same harddisk .Days back i had installed 95 in primary and nt on the logical drive ,i wanted to install linux so i formated every thing and installed dos with 2 GB ,i want to know how to go about insalling linux ,win95 and nt on the same hardisk,and what is best way to go about it ,it is a stand alone system.I am very new to linux i know the working part of linux and i am aware of installation part of it but i am quite confused with the partationing of the disk.
My system config is 13 GB harddisk ,intel p3,64 mb ram,.Now i have installed dos with 2 gb how to continue the process,pls let me know the process of doing it.
regards
natraj
natraj.p@usa.net

Answer : Please do NOT make normal questions like this "private" - now no one else can benefit from our discussion.

Very simple - make a partition for Win 95/NT (say 10GB of the space). Leave the other 13GB untouched (do NOT make a partition).

Install 95

Install NT

Install Linux (during install create a Linux native and Linux swap partition (128MB or so, with native being rest of disk) and install Linux. Linux will put a bootloader in place that will allow you to choose between DOS and Linux at boot-time. After that menu if you choose DOS you will get NTs boot choice menu and be able to pick between 95 and NT.

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QAId : 3529639
Asker : clonex@...
Subject : computer output device
Private : Yes

Question : What are audio output devices?

Answer : Anyd evice that can transport or deal with audio streams - for example an audio card which can route audio traffic or take the digital audio a computer uses and convert it into analog form for reproduction by speakers.

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Rating : 4

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QAId : 3531661
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : saving space
Private : No

Question : I was told to delete cookies to get more space. I heard some say its not good to do that but they have no explanation of why. Can you clarify this subject. I don't want to mess up mu computer and would like an expert opinion as to why I should or shouldn't. Thank you for any help.

Answer : Cookies don;t take up enough space to worry with... mine at the moment is not even a 1/4 of a MB. I would leave them be unless you have a reason to remove them (space will not be one of them).

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Rating : 5
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QAId : 3533779
Asker : ironbfly68@...
Subject : is my computer PCI 2.1 compliant
Private : No

Question : I have been trying to get my computer to work with a sound card. My computer is a HP Vectra 500 with a pentium 100 mhz and a board with 3 pci slots. At this point in time I have a Monster mx 400 sound card from diamond multimedia, but my computer which uses Windows 95 and 95 PLUS will not recognize the new hardware or install it in device manager.
The diamond telephone support person said to check to see if my computer was pci 2.1 compliant. If you could help me I would be thankful.

Answer : On a system that old I'd doubtful it would have this later PCI compliance.

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Rating : 4

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QAId : 3546545
Asker : rkester@...
Subject : computer reboots when shut down
Private : No

Question : my computer reboots when I try to shut it down

Answer : Try this online shutdown troubleshooter:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/tshoot/default.asp

Barring that, here are some step-by-steps:

http://www.freespeech.org/Khephra/a/shutdown.htm

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Rating : 5

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QAId : 3561298
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : how to build a novell network boot disk
Private : No

Question : how to build a novell 4.11 network boot disk

Answer : The following is a document on making a bootable Netware disk.

Novell TID #10021324

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/search.pl?database_name=kb&type=HTML&docid=%039F196225%3a971874290%3a%20%28%2010021324%20%29%20%20AND%20%28%20docGroup%20%3d%20%280%29%20%29%20%20%07%01%00&byte_count=15163

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QAId : 3561484
Asker : alwaysunlimited@...
Subject : computer monitors
Private : No

Question : Hi how are you.
I really want to know what is the difference between Interlaced and non-interlaced monitors.
please help.

Answer : Monitors themselves are not interlaced or non-interlaced - the signals sent to the monitors from the video card are. The monitor can, however, dictate that interlace must be used if you try to display a resolution that is beyond their ability to produce in non-interlaced fashion.

An interlaced display simply means that the screen is composed of two sets of "fields" - with one filed being the odd-numbered horizontal lines, and the second being the even-numbered horizontal lines. What happens is the full screen is drawn in *two passes* of the electron beam (which travels top to bottom, left to right) instead of one in a non-interlaced display. The idea being that the phosphors that glow with the color inside the monitor's tube will maintain their intensity throgh the other field's drawing such that the viewer will simply see the full image intended. And generally that is true. But it also can generate a tremendous amount of "flicker" whereby you can usually tell you are looking at an interlaced screen by the shimmer it appears to give off. Contrast that with a non-interlaced screen where, in the same time interval as one field was drawn, the whole screen is drawn once, which appears must more steady (depending on the refresh rate - i.e. "how many times per second the screen is redrawn").

The preferred method is non-interlaced as it is much easier on the eyes. So if your monitor can handle the horizontal scan frequency (how fast the beam traces each horizontal line) you can display non-interlaced for the resolutions you use, but it's really dependent on:

1) The video card being capable of displaying in non-interlace

2) The monitor having a high enough horizontal scan frequency to handle the resolution at which you're displaying.

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Rating : 5

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QAId : 3573215
Asker : ludwigml
Subject : Hard Drive
Private : No

Question : Hi how do i know how many bytes i have on my computer? is there a place in the control pannels to go to see how many i have left?

Answer : Here's a couple of ways:

1) Open the My Computer icon, maximize it, then single-click on the drive in question and at the bottom you will see two items of information - space used and space free.

2) Open a DOS prompt and type:

dir c:\

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QAId : 3574031
Asker : ajf028@...
Subject : Temp files
Private : Yes

Question : Approximately 6 months ago I visited some restricted sites and the images are currently in my temp files. I deleted them and the following day they were still there. Please advise on how to permately deleting those images without deleting the entire file and not messing up my windows applications.

Answer : Those pics appear to be cached at:

C:\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5

and the subdirs below there.

A good way to rid yourself of them would be to get my utility RDelete (Recursive Delete) and use it to purge that path of JPG and GIF files like this:

rdelete "c:\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5" *.gif

rdelete "c:\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5" *.jpg

You can even set this up in a BAT file and copy it (or create a shortcut to it) to the Startup folder under your Start menu. That way it will be run every time you boot and will keep that branch clean of JPG and GIF images.

My website is below...

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FUQuestion : When I went to the C: and opened the temp internet files where do I go from there to access the Recursive delete?

Answer : I told you to go to my *website* and download RDelete - once you have it you can copy it to your:

C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND

directory and then from a DOS prompt type:

rdelete "c:\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5" *.gif

rdelete "c:\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5" *.jpg

and the files will be removed.

My website is in my signature below...

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QAId : 3607834
Asker : haider_yas
Subject : help needed for backup
Private : No

Question : hello sir ,

I have a problem using ufsdump . everytime i use it, it replaces my previous backup on the tape . i am using /dev/rmt/0n . and i am in the single user mode . please help .

yours
haider .

Answer : I think your *first* write with ufsdump needs to be like:

/usr/sbin/ufsdump 0cfu /dev/rmt/0cn /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0

and subsequent ones should be like:

/usr/sbin/ufsdump 0cfu /dev/rmt/0c /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s6

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Rating : 5

FUQuestion : will /usr/sbin/ufsdump 0cfu /dev/rmt/0c /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s6

work for subsequent filesystems . without specifying /dev/rmt/0n . i just have a doubt will it append. anyway thanks for a good answer .

Answer : Not sure - just give it a shot and see...

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QAId : 3685968
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : computer clickers spinners
Private : No

Question : ARE THERE ANY FREE DOWNLOADS FOR THE AUTO SPINNERS/CLICKERS......I LIKE TO PLAY GAMES...BUT ARTHURITIS IN HANDS IS BAD

Need More Information : I'm not sure what "Auto spinners/clickers" is... are you looking for online games?

If so try http://www.pogo.com/

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FUQuestion : its a type of dialer/or spinner that clicks your mouse so that you can play games like slots without cllicking the mouse yourself....i plan to be at machine...but hands too stiff to do much finger clicking...thank you very much for your time

Answer : I'm sorry I'm not much help on this... I haven't ever looked for such a program. Check out this site - hopefully they have something that can do what you're needing:

http://winfiles.cnet.com/apps/98/mouse.html

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QAId : 3687562
Asker : bhbill37669
Subject : sendmail
Private : No

Question : Can you point me in the direction of FAQs and HOWTOs dealing with setting up SMTP and sendmail preferably using linuxconf? Most help seems geared toward editing sendmail.cf, and I need a mail server up in a hurry, and that learning curve is a bit steep. If you know of any other SMTP/POP servers for Linux that are easier to set up, that info would also be welcomed.

Answer : Sendmail rarely needs any editing of the sendmail.cf - it's usually just adding a relay-domains or sendmail.cw file that is needed for initial config. Try looking up info on those two files.

When you want to test the flow of the email do this ("(ENTER)" means hit ENTER, not type it):

/usr/lib/sendmail -v whoever@blah.com (ENTER)
Subject: test from my machine (ENTER)
. (ENTER)

You will see the whole handshaking process as the mail is delivered and can see if the process breaks down.

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QAId : 3700552
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : computer systems
Private : No

Question : can you please give discriptions to
SMART CARD
PC CARD
SCSI(SCUZZY)

Answer : I'm not sure what a "smart card" would be, except it is probably a card that can stroe information from use to use.

PC Card is a small credit-card-shaped add-on card for notebook computers. You can get modems, ethernet cards and hard disks using this size.

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a hardware and communication standard for connecting storage devices to a computer system. It allows you to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives.

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QAId : 3720836
Asker : Elise
Subject : O/S question
Private : Yes

Question : Hi! Paul,

Happy to know that you are the expert on the O/S, please help!!!!

I currently involved in a project with the following details and hope that you can give me some ideas:

a) The hardware server of my client is
using the Sun Enterprise 220R of
which is hosted at his ISP;

b) The web server is Apache IBM of
which will install at the Sun
Enterprise 220R;

c) The database is going to keep and
update at my client's office of which
may need VPN to connect to the server
hosted at ISP.

My questions are:
1) What O/S I have to deploy? Unix or
Linux? or even NT?
2) For the database, may I use NT SQL?
Or I have to use some other else?
Please specify.
3) If I want to know some more
details about these issues, where
can I find it? Is there any websites
or books that you recommend me to
visit?

Hope my question is not too many for
you. Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Elise

Answer : Other than the fact that you indicated the hardware as a Sun (which would imply that you need to run Solaris or Linux) there is nothing I can see in any of your needs that would preclude the use of almost any OS you listed. Based on your preference pick one...

You haven't listed any specifics so I can't speak to the use of one database engine over another (and couldn't anyway as I am not a DB person).

I have no sites to suggest because your question is not specific, so I don't know what resources you need.

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QAId : 3759389
Asker : w_seleem
Subject : Help me please..
Private : Yes

Question : I have a big problem.When i got into any site i found the oldest news not the updated one for example i got into the cnn site at 2nd of November but i found the news of 31th of October.I think there is a problem in my computer could u help me please..Thanks for your time..
Wessam

Answer : Please don't ask questions as private unless they really are private subject matter questions.

I would expect your problem to not be your computer, bit rather I expect that you are setup to go through a proxy server on your ISP's network and their data is stale. Turn off your proxy under the menu Tools/Internet Options.

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QAId : 3768146
Asker : pjochef@...
Subject : computer processers
Private : No

Question : Paul, What is the real difference between Pentium 3 and Athalon Processors? I am going to buy a 1Gz computer and need to know which is more advantageous. I know it depends on what the use is, for me it is a variety of home uses from educational,financial, games , internet, a bit of everything.
Is there a difference in compatability with software? Is one considered more reliable than the other? Overall performance is the key, but are they overhyped?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Pat O.

Answer : You may be asking the wrong guy as I am biased on this one. Even with the advancements that AMD has come out with in the Athlon I still side with Intel for CPUs. I had an AMD K6-2 300 CPU a few years back and had major problems with it running alternative operating systems. Under Windows it was generally OK, but once I started to push it outside that arena it freaked bad. The problem isn't the CPUs themselves but rather the supporting chipset on the motherboard. AMD has never quite gotten it right as far as compatibility and performance are concerned IMO. I could be wrong - that was a few years back and they may have rectified the situation, but I doubt it. With the problems of needing certain special power supplies for the Athlon to work, to the GeForce debacle where the AGP slot of AMD Athlon motherboards could only run the GeForce at 1X. Things like this are hassles I just don't need or want to deal with. Computers can flake out enough without undermining your operating system with that kind of instability and problems. I say spend the extra dough (if indeed it costs more) and go with an Intel. Everything will work and you have far more motherboards to choose from (try an Abit or Asus).

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QAId : 3810040
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : linux setting
Private : No

Question : Hi,
I am brand new to linux. After install linux redhat 6.2, login, and enter "startx" to start the gnome graphical desktop, but was unsuccessful, and gave the message "Graphic device ID 'Avance Logic 4201...A copy device found, but display modes could not be resolved...'".

I think I should enter "Avance logic 2032" instead of "Avance logic 2401" when setting up hardware for linux OS.
Please show me how to get back to setting fields to correct it. Thank you in advance.
John

Answer : Try running "Xconfigurator" as root. Here is more info on the ways to change your X setup:

http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/archive/RHL-5.0-Installation-Guide-HTML/manual/doc046.html

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QAId : 3821806
Asker : l_seville
Subject : MCSE Win 2000
Private : No

Question : Hi

I am interested in doing an MCSE in Windows 2000 through distance learning but not sure which books I should buy and which modules I need to do.

Hope you can send me a lsit of all modules required to do a MSCE.

Many thanks

Answer : Here are some resources on the MCSE for Win2000:

Requirements:

http://www.microsoft.com/trainingandservices/default.asp?PageID=mcp&PageCall=requirements&SubSite=cert/mcse&AnnMenu=mcse

Test Preparation/Skills building:

http://www.transcender.com/pr/detail.asp?prid=000912

http://www.microsoft.com/trainingandservices/default.asp?PageID=mcp

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QAId : 3846845
Asker : justasking_2000
Subject : Task Manager
Private : No

Question : Hi,
The Performance tab in Task Manager displays something called, "Commit Charge". Do you have any idea what this means?

Answer : It is information relating to how much virtual memory (diskspace used for RAM) you are using and the peak it has been. See this website for more details:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win2000/w2mem.asp

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QAId : 3888447
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : reformat your computer
Private : No

Question : I want to reformat my computer and have backed up all my important data. I have a compaq quickrestore disk. Do I go into DOS and execute
a:reformat c:
and then use my quickrestore disk or will my disk automatically overwrite everything.

Thank you.

Answer : The "quickrestore" disk should erase everything on the disk - if yours doesn't do that and you need a clean start then build a boot floppy, boot from it, and execute this command:

format c: /u /autotest

Here is the bootdisk procedure:

Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs/Startup Disk tab

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QAId : 4035109
Asker : pmw1944
Subject : Out Of Range
Private : No

Question : I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I recently installed Windows ME.
The Problem: Today when I turned on my computer a black screen came up with a blue insert and red writing in the blue insert stating:
Out of Range.
I re-booted and the message went away.
I looked in the help section of windows and I find nothing for Out Of Range.
Could you please explain?
Thanks

Answer : I've never seen this - I expect it was a BIOS message perhaps related to your memory (RAM). If it happens any more try reseating all your memory.

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QAId : 4123968
Asker : glennnn
Subject : How to get back the Network Neighborhood icon.
Private : No

Question : Hi Paul,

I'm using Win98. After removing & reinstalling the network adapter and TCP/IP, the network neighborhood icon on my desktop disappeared.

Right now, I can still surf net and ping other PC on my LAN. Is there a way to get it back without having to reinstall Win98?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Glenn

Answer : Network Neighborhood's existence on the desktop is usually linked to you having the Client for Microsoft Networks installed in the Network control panel. try adding it back in and see if, after the reboot, it comes back.

FUQuestion : Hi Paul,

Thanks for your fast response.

I've done that but the problem persist. However, my PC was able to ping other PC on the LAN. Does that mean my Win98 is corrupted?

Thanks for helping.

Regards,
Glenn

Answer : I would try removing all the items in your Network control panel and reboot, then add them back in (be sure to note all info from all areas of each item *before* removing).

If you have the following you *should* be seeing a Network Neighborhood:

Adapter of some sort (modem, NIC, VPN, etc)
Protocol (probably TCP/IP)
Client for Microsoft Networks

Good luck,
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FUQuestion : Hi Paul,

Thanks for your help. Problem solved.

Regards,
Glenn
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QAId : 4171446
Asker : matt_1ca
Subject : Win 2000 to Win 98
Private : No

Question : Sir,
I was using windows 98 before -- but chose to upgrade entirely to windows 2000 just a few weeks ago. I realize however
that this transition has disabled a lot of features in my unit that I find no way to repair except by going back to win 98

Since I have not tried this kind of stuff before I feel that it is a real stunt -- my question is -- would it be
possible to do that -- i.e. again replace windows 2000 with windows 98 or better still -- would it be possible from
my current situation -- to maintain two operating systems 2000 and 98 in my unit. Would I be expecting terrible
problems somewhere down the road during the process. What possible precautions can I take to prevent such
problems.

Sir, I will be extremely grateful if you can give me somekind of a guideline or procedure on how I can most safely carry
out the process I desperately need your guidance -- thank you so much I appreciate all the kind help you can give.

Gratefully
Matt
matt_1ca@yahoo.com

Answer : You lost your 98 install when you upgraded to 2000 (instead of installing it alongside 98). Your best recourse at this point is to backup the items you can't reinstall (documents you've created primarily) and then do a clean 98 install. Here's how:

OK - Make a boot floppy as follows:

Start/Programs/MS-DOS Prompt

(put a blank floppy in the drive)

format a:

c:
cd \
sys a:
copy windows\himem.sys a:\
copy windows\smartdrv.exe a:\
copy windows\command\mscdex.exe a:\
copy windows\command\xcopy*.exe a:\
copy windows\command\format.com a:\
copy windows\command\edit.com a:\
copy windows\command\sys.com a:\

Download the following file to A:\

http://members.home.com/iqueue/idecd.sys

Now create a config.sys as follows:

edit a:\config.sys

The config.sys needs the following in it:
device=\himem.sys
device=\idecd.sys /d:cdrom001

Save the config.sys

Now edit A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and put the following in it:

@echo off
\mscdex.exe /d:cdrom001 /l:f
\smartdrv /n c+ f 4096 4096

Save the file and exit.

Now you will have a bootable disk that will bring up your CD-ROM as drive letter F: - the best thing to do at this point in your reinstall is NOT to launch the install, but rather ensure you have XCOPY.EXE and XCOPY32.EXE on the floppy or in the C:\ directory and do an xcopy of all the files in the Win98 subdirectory off the CD to your hard disk and perform the installation from *there*. Why? A couple of reasons - one is the installation goes faster from the hard disk, but that's a minor reason. The primary reason is that after installation you will no longer be bothered by that annoying 'please insert your Windows 98 CD' when upgrading drivers, installing new versions of DirectX, etc, since all the source files for the OS are on your disk. the XCOPY command looks as follows:

(boot from floppy and format the hard drive

a:
format c:
sys c:

if necessary - be sure you have a backup first of whatever you want to keep!)

xcopy f:\win98\*.* c:\win98kit\*.* /e

Now boot off the hard disk and do:

cd \win98kit
setup

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QAId : 4230906
Asker : spinin1200s
Subject : control alt delete to log into NT server
Private : No

Question : Why do we have to press (ctrl alt delete) buttons to log into NT Server 4??? What's the reason why??

Thanks,

DR

Answer : The reason why the CTRL-ALT-DEL key sequence was chosen was due to the fact that these keys would spontaneously reboot a DOS or Windows (3.1 or 9x) machine. The idea being that you could not fool an NT user by writing a fake NT front-end that would get them to type in their ID and password that you could capture, stealing their account information. Using this key sequence stopped this behavior by making it more difficult since the systems not running NT would reboot when the user tried to "login" to the fake screen.

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QAId : 4231344
Asker : agapelove777
Subject : Win98 Stack Overflow Problem/Freeze Using Java
Private : No

Question :
http://www.geocities.com/PraiseJesus777/getpaid.html

Hello, I'm using Windows98 1st Edition and I'm having a huge problem with Windows NOT starting properly.

I received this pc from someone who had recently reformatted it, and ever since they reformatted, Windows has NOT started properly and even when it restarts, it's extremely slow. Many times when I attempt to start Windows in normal mode, it completely stalls out without loading. I then hit reset and start it in safe mode, and then, sometimes, it will start in normal mode, but again, it's extremely slow to restart if it starts at all.

Only ONE TIME did I receive any kind of error message that might suggest what the problem is:
"Terminating thread due to a stack overflow problem. A VxD, possibly recently installed, has consumed too much stack space. Increase the setting of "MinSPs" in SYSTEM.INI or remove recently installed VxDs. There are currently 5 SPs allocated."

Okay, HOW, exactly, do I perform the correction procedure that was suggested by Windows? I don't even know how to access SYSTEM.INI to increase th "MinSPs" settings. Also, this computer
"freezes-up" when I attempt to use certain JAVA features on certain websites. Is this problem associated with the stack overflow problem, or is it another problem?

I would greatly appreciate advice from computer experts who read this. I will give a HIGH RATING for your expertise. ;o) Thank you for your time and assistance.

http://www.geocities.com/PraiseJesus777/getpaid.html

Answer : Rather than troubleshoot that (which you can still do if this fails) I would try putting the system back into the state it was when first installed (in terms of hardware and VxDs). Do this:

Reboot the machine and hold down the left SHIFT key until a menu appears. Choose "Safe mode command prompt only". Then do this:

c:
cd \
attrib -r -h -s system.1st
cd windows
attrib -r -h -s system.dat
copy system.dat sysdat.bak
copy system.ini sysini.bak
copy \system.1st system.dat

Now reboot the PC and sit back for a minute - it will come up and redetect hardware and perform other tasks as if it's the first boot of Windows again. Your program items should still be there and programs should run as before but it's possible some may be affected by this procedure.

Hopefully your system will run much better after this is done. If for some reason it doesn't and is worse (not sure that's possible :-) you can reinstate the original screwy files with this (same boot procedure to safe mode):

c:
cd \windows
attrib -r -h -s system.dat
copy sysdat.bak system.dat
copy sysini.bak system.ini

and reboot...

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QAId : 4239381
Asker : charleshung
Subject : homework help
Private : No

Question : I can't find the answers for the following T/F questions; please help!

1. File protection can be provided by passwords, by access lists, or by special ad hoc techniques.

2. The basic hardware elements involved in I/O are buses, device controllers, and the devices themselves.

3. The kernel module that controls a device is a Monitor.

4. I/O system calls are costly in terms of CPU consumption, because of the numerous layers of software between a physical device and the application.

5. Defragmentating a badly fragmented file system can significantly improce the performance, but the system is generally unusable while the defragmentation is in process.

Thank you for your assistant.

Answer : I will give my best estimates on these as I am not in your class and am not referring to any materials.

1 T
2 T
3 F ("driver" I expect)
4 T
5 T

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QAId : 4246864
Asker : charleshung
Subject : CONFIRM MY ANSWERS
Private : No

Question : Thank you for your help for previous questions; the followings are answers which I did. Please check whether I am correct.

1. (T) CPU scheduling is the task of selecting a waiting process from the ready queue and allocating the CPU to it.

2. (F) Semaphores are a defragmentation.

3. (T) To be executed ATOMICALLY, means either all or none.

4. (T) Deadlock occurs when 2 or more processes are waiting indefinitely for an event that can be caused only by 1 of the waiting processes.

5. (T) Since main memory is usually too small to accommodate all data and programs permanetly, the computer system must provide secondary storage to back up main memory.

Thank you for your assistant.

Answer : They look right to me...

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QAId : 4261602
Asker : padmavin@...
Subject : computer network
Private : Yes

Question : we have connected 3 celeron 600 mhz computers having 64 mb memory and 10.2 gb hdd with each other using d-link fast ethernet 10/100 card in each with d-link 8 port hub now we can share our hp deskjet printer but can not share one internet connection though we have external modem connected to one pc - heys accura - 33.6 kbps. plese inform me about internet sharing
we have windows 98 operating system in all.

Answer : Please do not ask questions in private if they are not of a private nature. This is a general question, and not of an embarrassing nature. Marking it as private detracts from the value of our interaction to others as they cannot read it under any circumstance.

Internet Sharing requires additional software unless the machine with the modem connection is running 98 SE. If you have 98 SE there is additional software available in it called ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) that allows one machine's internet connection to be used across a network of other machines like you're wanting. That is the cheapest way to get it done.

I'd recommend you get a copy of 98 SE for the machine with the connection.

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QAId : 4269747
Asker : bobbysingh61@...
Subject : computer science
Private : No

Question : What is IT, is it the same as a information systems specialist.
Also what is the average salary for someone in IT.
And does it have a good future.

Answer : "IT" stands for "Information Technology" and is a term for the field in general, not a specific job.

Average salary for the whole of the IT industry is a difficult target - perhaps you'd like some salaries for different jobs within the field?

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV64-122-250-261_STO49353,00.html

As for the future of IT - if anything the world is becoming more intertwined with computers and networking than ever before - I see no end to the good job prospects for people in IT.

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FUQuestion : What is the difference between Information Technology and Information Systems?

Answer : No difference really... they mean the same thing. As do:

Information Systems
Management Information Systems

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FUQuestion : is california state university a good university to do an electrical engineering degree or IT degree or computer science degree.
Do employers in the USA find that getting a dregee for these program from california state university not impressive.
I do not know the rating of unversities for these kinds of programs in the USA because I live in toronto canada I just know that waterloo and toronto university are the best at these degrees in canada
Also I wanted to know if you do gradute from california state university is it eazier for you to, then, find a job in california in these flieds, because after graduating I want to move to california.
Thank you for all your help

Answer : Unless a school ranks in the top 100 or 50 in that field they can be considered about equal. I'm not aware if any of those schools are ranked that high, but you can check wit h them, as they'll certainly be tooting their own horn if they are.

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QAId : 4281566
Asker : dreghon@...
Subject : computer
Private : No

Question : hello! I got a problem with my computer because now everytime it start, exist a message : " Error in powrprof.dll , the enter is missing : loadcurrentpwrscheme" Thank you Can you E mail me on <Dreghon@hotmail.com>

Answer : You have a startup in your registry that attempts to load a function called "LoadCurrentPowerScheme". In your case it appears that the DLL is corrupt (or changed) or has been replaced by a different version.

First verify that you have only one copy of the DLL. Open a DOS prompt and type:

dir \powrprof.dll /s /a /p

and not how many it finds - it should find only the one in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM.

Once you've verified there is only one copy get out your 98 CD and extract a new copy of the file and copy it over the one that's there now. Again in a DOS prompt (assuming your CD-ROM is drive letter D: and the Win98 CD is in the drive):

C:
cd \
extract /e d:\win98\win98_37.cab powrprof.dll
cd windows\system
ren powrprof.dll powrprof.bak
move \powrprof.dll .

(NOTE - it is possible that your 98 distribution may have different CAB files than mine - if so then you will not get the file extracted successfully. If you do not get the file then do this next step and send me the resulting RESULT.TXT file in a response to this question:

C:
cd \
dir d:\win98\*.cab >result.txt

Now paste in the "c:\result.txt" file.)

OK now you have the original version of the DLL that came with your version of Windows, and what should be a non-corrupt version (in case some disk error had messed up the previous one). Now try rebooting and see if the error is gone.

If it isn't then we need to explore in the registry itself and see if the line in the registry is correct. To do that:

Start/Run/regedit (hit ENTER)

In the left pane browse down to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run

With "Run" selected in the left pane look at its contents in the right pane. You should see an entry that references the powrprof.dll called "LoadPowerProfile" and it should have a value of:

Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme

If yours is not exactly like that then double-click "LoadPowerProfile" and make it like the one above (only space is between Rundll32.exe and powrprof.dll). Now reboot and see if the error persists.

Also check your power management settings in Start/Settings/Control Panel/Power Management. Changing those may create a new profile in the registry, overwriting what may have been a corrupt one.

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P.S. Please use more descriptive subjects in your questions. It makes it much easier to know what questions are about in the future when referring back to them. "Computer" doesn't help much. Something like "Error loading powrprof.dll 'loadcurrentpwrscheme'" would be more appropriate.

Thanks...
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QAId : 4304902
Asker : sumitghaiin
Subject : linux
Private : No

Question : 1) I want to see win98 files on linux and linux files in win98.
2)Also I want to view files with client computer
for this I do following :
/etc/hosts
I system II system
192.168.0.1 ssi1 192.168.0.2 ssi2
/etc/exports
192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0
command exportfs does not works.
3) And cfdisk reference fettel errors?

Answer : On #1 are you meaning Linux running on the same machine as 98? IOW - a dual boot config?

2) What is the client running? What is the host running? If you want to see Linux files from a Windows client you'll need to install and configure Samba - this emulates Windows SMB protocol.

Your example /etc/hosts looks wrong - one entry per line is the normal format:

etc/hosts
192.168.0.1 ssi1
192.168.0.2 ssi2

As for setting up NFS under Linux, here is a step by step example of setting it up that makes it easy:

http://oscar.cacr.caltech.edu/Hrothgar/machine/unix_stuff.ht
ml

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QAId : 4309323
Asker : srai@...
Subject : computer mirror offsite
Private : No

Question : I want to do a backup of my server onto a computer at another location in the city. What hardware and software things should i keep in mind. Are there any ways to connect the two servers without using the internet.

Thank you.
Sukh

Answer : If you truly want a mirror (it appears you do) I would suggest you do this:

1) Obtain *identical* machines at each side (make the mirror match the original system - same motherboard, same video and ethernet cards, etc).

2) Down the original machine and remove it's primary hard disk. Transport that hard disk to the other system, plug it in as a slave drive off the mirror system's main disk, and use Norton Ghost or DriveImage Pro to replicate an exact duplicate of the original hard disk to the backup system.

You now have a perfect bootable mirror of the primary machine.

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QAId : 4328156
Asker : dewit@...
Subject : computer locks up
Private : No

Question : My PenII 233mhz computer locks up in response to a command irrespective of whether it is selected by mouse or from the keyboard.
Only thing I can put it down to is it is more likely to happen in word for eg with long documents. Seems like when the mem gets beyond a certain point and the lock up occurs.
What do you think?
I've reseated the memory.
Is ther any mem testing s/w you can recommend.
Doug

Answer : Here is one:

http://www.simmtester.com/

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QAId : 4330274
Asker : rbosiak@...
Subject : dos networking
Private : No

Question : how do I network 2 dos only computers using coax cable?

Answer : Here are some step-by-steps and resources on how to build DOS client disks:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/Dosclflp.htm

http://www.powerquest.com/support/di/di6024.html

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/MSDOS/technote/dosnet.asp

Download the actual Client 3.0 install:

http://www.idp.net/freesoft/netclient.asp

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QAId : 4333761
Asker : andybac@...
Subject : Fault message on windows
Private : No

Question : The following message appears. Windows An exception OD has accurred at 0028:C1701695 in VxD ctpci9x(01) + 00053515. This was called from 0028:C170456C in VxD ctpci 9x(01) + 000563Ec. It may be possible to continue normally. Press any key to attempt to continue.
The screen goes black when i press a key, Any ideas?

Andy

Answer : Hmmm... not sure what the ctpci is. Have you changed any hardware or drivers on the system? Installed any new apps?

What is happening when this occurs? Is it during boot, after several minutes of sitting idle, while playing a game, etc?

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FUQuestion : Have installed a new mother board and cpu, could this cause the problem. It happens when im on the internet usually after about 20 minutes.Mostly when i'm playing a game on yahoo games.

Andy

Answer : You changed motherboards without performing a new install of the OS? That will rarely work with any great success and is almost certainly the source of your trouble. There are tons of supporting components on a motherboard besides the CPU that will be different from motherboard to motherboard.

Backup the files you can't reinstall (your docs) and install a clean copy of the OS.

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QAId : 4335861
Asker : halm@...
Subject : computer monitors
Private : No

Question : monitor goes dark from one use to the next. the light indicates energy is still coming in. what are possible causes. how to determine. worth a repair or time for new.

Happy holidays!

Hal

Answer : That really depends on how good of a monitor it is. If you get a picture sometimes and other times not I would suggest your run it in pure DOS for a day or two and verify it is truly defunct and not a Windows issue. Reboot and hold the CTRL key until a menu appears. Select "Safe mode command prompt only" and then leave the monitor there. Check back a few hours later (may have to press the SHIFT key to wake it up if it sleeps on inactivity) and be sure you still have a screen. If it is truly failing I would probably just replace it - the cost of repair will likely be at least 100 dollars and a new 19" monitor that will last you about 7 years is around 375 for a good one.

Paul Doherty
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QAId : 4348725
Asker : tamaryn@...
Subject : computer
Private : No

Question : I would like to know how i can do for: initiating my computer it automaticlly open the screen Internet explorer and dial to my Internet Service Provider. Thanks for your help.

Answer : If you already have your modem set to autodial (if not set it in dial-up icon or modem cotnrol panel) you can accomplish what you're after like this:

Right-click the Start button and
select "Explore"

Open the Programs folder and then the Startup folder

Right-click inside the Startup folder and select New/Shortcut, and in the first field where it wants an executable and path, instead put in the web address of the site you'd like to visit first like http://www.cnn.com and then hit ENTER.

Now whenever your computer boots that will fire off an IE session which will in turn establish your dial-up connection.

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QAId : 4360575
Asker : ac508083
Subject : Scheduled Tasks in Windows NT workstation
Private : No

Question : Hi expert,

I have set up a scheduled tasks in Windows NT workstation. It was scheduled to run a DOS batch file ( run.bat ). How to set it to mininized running mode, so that it will not notified by user when running. The command line in the batch file is just to copy a file from one directory to another.

Thanks.

Answer : You can edit the Properties for your DOS Prompt icon to set it to Minimized when it runs. Just right-click the icon (Start/Programs/Accessories/MS-DOS Prompt) and select Properties. Then under the Program tab in the "run" drop-down select Minimized.

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QAId : 4370630
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : Computer virus
Private : No

Question : I downloaded an antivirus software from an ISP Cd, called Command Antivirus software. But afterwards, i came to know that it is not updated, and now every time i start my computer, a message comes that "your this may be infected, that may be infected". As a result now my notepad, windows explorer etc. does not open.
Infact when i go to the accessories,nothing opens, instead, the window of virus infection pops up. Please help me, how do i uninstall it?

Answer : If there is an entry in either the menu where the anti-virus software resides to uninstall, or an entry in:

Start/Settings/Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs

you can uninstall it that way. Otherwise it's quite messy to get rid of an anti-virus application. Try those two and if you can't get rid of it let me know. Check the Add-Remove list carefully! It may be listed under the company name or the product name...

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QAId : 4371774
Asker : sumitghaiin
Subject : linux networking
Private : No

Question : 1) How can i run linux ext2 floppy in windows 98?
2) I have 810 motherboard. I install red hat linux 6.1 on this system.
fonts size and windows size appear very large when using startx?
3) how can i see linux files in another linux system without using telnet?
4)I install linux on a system then windows 98. Now master boot record becomes windows 98. How can i run linux now without xosl software?
I am unable to set linux as active partition because
I use following partitions
1. 3000 fat32 parimary dos partitions
2. rest of all as linux
Now there is a only c drive which I can activates?
5)command dos, dosemu does not run?
please tell me in detail process that How to configure this feature?
6) how can i partitions my hard disk as linux native using dumb of linux in my hard disk?

Answer : 1) As far as I know you can't read ext2 floppies (or any other ext2 filesystem) in Windows. But since you can see the Windows filesystems (FAT/FAT32) from inside *Linux* it doesn't matter too much since you can just copy the data needed while in Linux to the Windows partition where it will be visible on the next boot into Windows.

2) Try running Xconfigurator or xf86config as root on the system and be sure you have the monitor and graphics card right.

3) You can use NFS to export portions of your filesystem so they can be mounted on remote machines. Here is a step-by-step to configuring it:

http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/tips/NFS-Tips/NFS-Tips-4.html

4) If you installed 98 after Linux then the MBR indeed got overwritten. Boot from your Linux boot floppy *or* from the original Linux install CD (trickier this way as you need to manually mount /) and as root issue the command:

lilo

This will take the config from /etc/lilo.conf and write it to your MBR, restoring your dual boot capability.

5) Never used dosemu for DOS emulation.

6) I'm not sure what you're asking here. Please rephrase the question - it appears you want to create native Linux partitions?

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QAId : 4371781
Asker : sumitghaiin
Subject : linux networking
Private : No

Answer : 1) As far as I know you can't read ext2 floppies (or any other ext2 filesystem) in Windows. But since you can see the Windows filesystems (FAT/FAT32) from inside *Linux* it doesn't matter too much since you can just copy the data needed while in Linux to the Windows partition where it will be visible on the next boot into Windows.

2) Try running Xconfigurator or xf86config as root on the system and be sure you have the monitor and graphics card right.

3) You can use NFS to export portions of your filesystem so they can be mounted on remote machines. Here is a step-by-step to configuring it:

http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/tips/NFS-Tips/NFS-Tips-4.html

4) If you installed 98 after Linux then the MBR indeed got overwritten. Boot from your Linux boot floppy *or* from the original Linux install CD (trickier this way as you need to manually mount /) and as root issue the command:

lilo

This will take the config from /etc/lilo.conf and write it to your MBR, restoring your dual boot capability.

5) Never used dosemu for DOS emulation.

6) I'm not sure what you're asking here. Please rephrase the question - it appears you want to create native Linux partitions?

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QAId : 4372657
Asker : rhoudek
Subject : possible corrupted file allocation table
Private : No

Question : I checked my disk status for free space and found that on my 27 gig drive , I have only 2 gig left. Since I don't download many things from the internet and have not added any significant programs, I think I have a corrupted file. I ran Norton disk doctor fixing a few problems but it didn't resolve the problem. How can I find out what and where the largest file is? Maybe I can get a better picture of what my problem is.

Answer : This utility will show you what files and dirs are using the most space very quickly:

http://www.jamsoft.net/tsizepro2.zip

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QAId : 4378581
Asker : cyberdata
Subject : @#TOTAL WIPEOUT#@
Private : No

Question :
Hi:

Is there any way to TOTALLY clean up your computer/hard drive/ OS so that it's as "clean" as the day you brought your puter home?

I've been using WINDOW-WASHER and it "promises" cleaning, bleaching etc. But I'm left wondering....is everything REALLY gone?

As a relative newbie, I understand that there really is NO way to COMPLETELY wipe everything out...that somewhere in your computer, some trace of "where you've been" will always be left AND....if "someone" really wanted to, had the know-how and unlimited funds, the "compromising" data could be found.

Surely there must be SOME way to purge the computer of your "sins" so that no one could ever trace where you've been, without your having to totally trash your computer and send it to the nearest furnace.

Thanks.

CyberData

Answer : Here's how I would trash a disk I didn't want seen:

fdisk and format it with one large partition that used all the space on the drive

boot from a DOS floppy and run a BAT file (or EXE) of my own creation similar to this (create an autoexec.bat file - doesn't matter how large or small it is):

@echo off
type a:\autoexec.bat > c:\dump.txt
:start
type c:\dump.txt >> c:\dump.txt
type c:\dump.txt >> c:\dump2.txt
type c:\dump.txt >> c:\dump3.txt
type c:\dump.txt >> c:\dump4.txt
type c:\dump.txt >> c:\dump5.txt
type c:\dump.txt >> c:\dump6.txt
goto start

Run that and walk away for a few minutes. When you come back the disk will be filled to the brim (meaning every sector has been written to as the files have grown to maximum size). You will need to test with just one dump file to see how large they can each become. I expect it will max each file at 2GB so you will need as many dump?.txt files as your hard disk in GB divided by 2. So the example above would fill a 10 or 12GB drive (put one more than needed to be sure you've used every bit of available disk space).

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

Run that whole procedure several times and the drives previous data should be irrevocable by any means available. just to really mess it up change the contents of the autoexec.bat file on A:\ each time you run it.

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Rating : 5

FUQuestion :

Sorry to bother you again. Someone once told me that what I had to do to accomplish a total clean-out was a SECOND-LEVEL RECALIBRATION. Do you know what that is or is it perhaps the formula you gave me above?

CyberData

Answer : That sounds to me like they mean a low-level format. I doubt that would rid you of the data as well as my home-grown procedure will. The primary reason is that even if a disk has been overwritten, even a few times, the "historical" data previously stored leaves a magnetic impression that can be found. By doing what I described you will be rewriting every sector of the disk enough times to effectively guarantee that the real data will never be recovered (without destroying the hard disk).

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FUQuestion :

Thanks again. Scary stuff.

CyberData

Answer : You're welcome... now go, and use your power for GOOD.

:-)

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QAId : 4378615
Asker : SUSANVV
Subject : Closing a program programatically
Private : No

Question : I am not sure if this is the correct category, but does anyone know of a way to close a program that is already running using a command line or a batch program? I need to be able to run either using sage or task scheduler. TIA for any help.

Sue Van

Answer : Try my emailware utility Killtask - it's designed for this. You simply type:

killtask progname

into a command-line or from a batch file and the program will be gone.

http://members.home.net/iqueue/KillTask.exe

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QAId : 4382787
Asker : ckroeter@...
Subject : Computer Processors
Private : No

Question : i am in the process of looking for a new computer. can you give me direction in looking at processors. at the present time i am considering 2 systems, 1 with a 1000MHz AMD Athlon processor the other a 933MHz Pentium III. is one better than the other in regards to performance / reliability? thanks cmk

Answer : My opinion is to stick with Intel CPUs. While the Athlons are fast and good (mostly at synthetic benchmarks) the chipsets that support them are less stallar. This can lead to system instabilities and incompatibilities. To me it's not worth saving 100 dollars on a CPU I'll be using for the next two years when it's going to give me grief. My suggestion is to buy the fastest P3 you can afford.

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QAId : 4385352
Asker : mjp55@...
Subject : re-imaging the computer
Private : No

Question : How do you create a re-image disk for the computer?

Answer : I usually do it by making a C: and a D: drive during initial install. Then I install the OS, drivers and mandatory apps on C:, reboot into DOS mode, run Ghost and ghost the C: partition to the D: drive. Then I simply reboot into Windows and use a CD burning application to burn both the Ghpst image off D: and the Ghost.exe itself to a CDR. Now if the need ever arises to rebuild you just boot from a DOS (CD-ROM capable) floppy and apply the ghost image from the CD.

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QAId : 4385444
Asker : bobl452
Subject : Task Bar
Private : No

Question : I am using Windows ME. My task bar and open programs seems to be hanging up at times. I went to Dr. Watson and it says (If the Taskbar is behaving strangely, try exiting Multimedia background task support module).
Module Name: mmtask.tsk
Description: Multimedia background task support module
Version: 4.90.3000
Product: Microsoft Windows
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

Well this is the problem I am having. I was wondering how to exit the multimedia background task support module and what affects will it have on my system? Also will this correct the problem or will it cause other problems? Thanks

Bob

Answer : That would not seem a very permanent solution as you'll have to do it continually. Have you applied any Windows ME updates from Start/Windows Update? To kill the mmtask.tsk try pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL once and look for it in the dialog that appears. Select it and select End Task.

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QAId : 4387132
Asker : bobl452
Subject : re Task Bar
Private : No

Question : Thanks for your answer. I have used windows update lately. I only downloaded the criticle update only. I haven't updated the 5.5 sp 1 because of all the problems with that brouser. I have tried ctrl-alt-del before I wrote you and mmtask.tsk is not in the box. I checked ms config and it's not in the start up either. I checked system info and under running task, loaded modules, program groups and start up programs and it's not in any of the groups. Do you think because it's not loaded in any of them groups that this could be the problem? If it is the problem how do you get it loaded to work? There isn't a mmtask.tsk anywhere to check to have it start up.

Bob

Answer : Well IIRC he told you that if it *was* running it could be causing this problem, but you've just confirmed that it isn't running so that is probably not your problem. I ran WinME a couple of times during beta and a couple of times after it came out and I am back at 98. I found it had too many problems... maybe you've found another?

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QAId : 4395783
Asker : raykk
Subject : Quick Launch address change
Private : No

Question : Hi Paul , I am a novice with a Windows 98 problem, I have an icon on my quick launch toolbar that has an incorrect address. whichwas previously correct. I have been unable to change the address. Can you help me with the proper procedure? My manuals have little to say on the subject. Thank You, Ray

Answer : If you mean a shortcut that no longer points where it should, you just:

right-click the offending shortcut and select Properties

Put in the correct path to the executable (or other) in the "Target" field

Click OK and test it out. If you need help locating the file so you'll know the path use Start/Find/Files and Folders to help you.

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QAId : 4433544
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : computer freeze's up
Private : No

Question : I just put in a new motherboard called A-open AK72 AMD K7 with a 600 A-slot cpu chip. Now the computer is freezen up on me, sometimes it will run for hours before it freeze's and then there are times it run's for ten minutes. It don't matter what program I have running it freeze's when I'm online or off, playing a game, writing a letter and when the computer is booting up too. I have put in a video board, I'm running windows 98. The motherboard is only about six weeks old. If you can help me e-mail me at sharbo22r@cs.com

thank you
karen

Answer : I hate to tell you this, but the problem may be the motherboard itself. AMD motherboard chipsets have been notorious for their instability and incompatibility since days of the K6 CPU. One thing you can try to get some better stability is to load the "conservative" settings in your BIOS. Enter the BIOS at the very beginning of a boot by pressing the indicated key (usually DEL). Look for a way to load the conservative or fail-safe settings and try that for a while. If things run better at all you may have a motherboard chipset problem, or your RAM may be marginal at the latencies you were running it at.

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QAId : 4446540
Asker : fifiliao@...
Subject : Zip Driver
Private : No

Question : Can I Use ZIP 100MB Disks for 250MB Driver?
or Can use ZIP 250MB Disks for 100MB Driver?

Answer : The 250MB drives can read both the 250MB and 100MB disks, while the 100MB can only read the 100MB disks.

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QAId : 4448847
Asker : ever_green
Subject : about Windows2000
Private : No

Question : Hi!
I am reading a pamphlet about Windows 2000, and came across a phrase. I'll put the text and my question below. Thank you.

To get more out of existing networks and to allocate the highest quality of services to the peoples that need them the most, Windows 2000 Server includes advanced Quality of ServicesiQoS) features.
These features seamlessly integrate with the newest network switches and routers. QoS also helps ensure that network intensive applications don't use more bandwidth than is allocated to them in advance.

Q) What is "network intensive applications"? I cannot find its meaning by any on-line PC dictionaries.

Answer : QoS is a way to insure that applications that need bandwidth get it. Instead of all data flowing on the network being given the same priority and competing for the available bandwidth, QoS allows setting of priorities for different types of data, usually used for granting real-time activities priority over those that can wait. An example of a real-time activity is video-conferencing. If you can give this task priority you can get smooth video-conferencing even when the network is at full capacity.

A "network intensive" application would be one that will use all the bandwidth it can get. Users downloading software is a good example - if the sending system has enough bandwidth, a single transfer can use up your whole network's bandwidth, leaving none for your email. QoS can throttle those transfers to a maximum, preserving bandwidth for other uses.

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QAId : 4452116
Asker : sumitghaiin
Subject : linux queries
Private : No

Question : 1) How users shutdown their computer in linux at command prompt if they have not following rights :-shutdown now, poweroff, halt, reboot.
2) I run startx command from only root. How I grant users to use this features?.
3) I have 810 motherboard. It has in-built display card. I use setup->Xconfigurator-> and use almost all capabilities, But fonts size and windows size appear very large in linux window.
4)Through which method I am able to sending message from linux to windows-98 and windows to linux

Answer : 1) Very likely the command shutdown has been set as 'setuid' which means it will run with effective rights of the user account root, instead of as the user who invoked it. setuid is a way to allow the execution of a file owned by root by non-root users without allowing those users to edit the file. The login process functions this way, as does the passwd command.

2) The startx command should be available to all users already - have you tried it as a normal user? What distro and version are you running?

3) I think we already have a discussion in another question on this topic. I've addresses it there.

4) Same as #3 - addressed in your other question.

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QAId : 4457655
Asker : kkwan82
Subject : internet connection stops
Private : No

Question : Hello. I have a problem with my internet connection. I'm not sure what the problem is, but here's my situation:

1) I use my school's internet service provider to connect to the internet.

2) I use Windows 98 SE and have a 56k v.90 modem. I connect well (53333kbs connection) and start using the internet.

3) Sometimes, when I'm opening a webpage (say www.askme.com), it takes a while before the blinking of the little modem computers take place (I'm talking about the 2 little computers at the bottom right corner of the taskbar that blinks when data is transfered).

4) Sometimes, there is no blinking at all when I'm waiting for the web page to load. I wait maybe about 1 minute sometimes before the connection realizes there's something to be performed!! I don't know what the problem was, so I stay online anywho.

5) I like to play internet games (i.e. - Blizzard's Starcraft).

6) Whenever I log on and play on Blizzard's network, my internet connection seems to freeze again!

7) When I look at my 2 little blinking computers, there is absolutely no blinking sometimes. I see the 2 little computers freeze and turn green. Both of the computers are frozen at green.

8) What I do sometimes is to "alt-tab" to temporarily leave the game and open a browser to open a webpage.

9) I do this to sort of "WAKE UP" my connection. Sometimes this works, sometimes the 2 little computers are still frozen.

10) Well, up to now, I'm wondering if it's my computer, my modem, my phone line, or my ISP. I tried connecting to another ISP (EarthLink), but I got the same problems. So that takes out the ISP as the problem.

11) I put a regular telephone on my phone line to see if there is static when I pick up the phone. To my surprise, there is no static. Also, I have two phonelines, so I sign online with my other phone line and I get the same problems. This second phone line doesn't have static either; so that rules out the phone line causing the problems.

12) My last resort was reinstall everything that had to do with my modem or networking connections (i.e. - modem drivers, tcp/ip protocol, dialup networking, etc). I did this reinstalling step by FORMATTING my computer. When I format, it is automatic that the modem drivers, tcp/ip protocol, etc will be reinstalled. When everything is done, I try to dial my ISP again.

13) Frustrating as it is, I get the same results. Connections stop sometimes. The 2 little computers freeze when I'm playing my online games.

14) Desperate as I was, I was thinking maybe I was signing online during the "online traffic jam" times.

15) So in the morning (6am), I signed online - same problems.

16) In the afternoon - same problems.

17) 1am - same problems. 4am - same problems.

18) Everytime I play my online games, internet freezes no matter what. If I'm lucky, I get to finish one game sometimes.

I don't know what to do at this point. It may be my modem. But this is a laptop that I'm using to go online with. The modem is a built-in and is very small. I can't open it. I don't know what other alternatives there are. Can you please give me suggestions or tips or anything that may help me solve this problem. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks very much in advance!

Cordially,

Kenneth S. Kwan

Answer : You've done a good job in isolating the situation, and in describing it to me. I'd say your most likely culprit is indeed your modem. And more specifically (if applicable) the *drivers* you're using with the modem. If this is a WinModem style modem I'd suggest getting the latest updates for your particular modem and installing those and see what you get. Most can be had here:

http://winfiles.cnet.com/drivers/modems.html

Also be sure you have a new version of DirectX:

http://www.microsoft.com/directx

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QAId : 4458147
Asker : ehd-lkd@...
Subject : Monitors
Private : No

Question : Hello Pauldoherty:

I'm working on a home made cockpit , and was wondering how many monitors ( maxium amount please ) i can link to my computer ?

Answer : Apparently as many as you have slots for (video cards that is). Put your primary in your AGP slot (and make it the primary in your BIOS) and add PCI cards till you run out of room...

http://www.languru.com/multimon.htm

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QAId : 4493506
Asker : Anonymous
Subject : start
Private : No

Question : When I shut down my pc, “ NOW IT’S SAFE TO TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER “ will come out on the screen. Can I change the test, let say I wanna change it to …..BYE BYE… … if I can, can u pliz teach me ?

Can I change the word START on my desktop to OPEN ?

Thank you.

Answer : For changing your startup/shutdown screens:

http://winfiles.cnet.com/apps/98/startup-tools.html

For changing the text of the "Start" button.

1) Get a hex editor and install it - here's one:

http://www.softseek.com/Programming/Editors/Review_18142_index.html

2) Make a backup copy of C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE and a copy for the new text :

(Open a DOS prompt)

copy c:\windows\explorer.exe c:\windows\explorer.bak

copy c:\windows\explorer.exe c:\windows\explorer.new

3) Open Axe and use it to open c:\windows\explorer.new

4) Press CTRL-F, select Raw Hex Bytes as the search type and search for:

53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74

Press F3 until you loop around to the top again then come back to the last instance found near the bottom. You'll know you have the right one as there is an error message just below the one you want that starts "There was an internal error". Click on the square that has the "S" in "Start" and type over each character you want to be something different. Any character spaces you don't use click in their corresponding cell on the left pane and type "00" (that's two zeroes) over them.

5) Save the file, restart in DOS mode and:

c:
cd \windows
copy /y explorer.new explorer.exe
exit

And you should be done - if something goes wrong boot into DOS again and retore the original:

c:
cd \windows
copy /y explorer.bak explorer.exe

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QAId : 4498374
Asker : darbyo7
Subject : crashed computer
Private : No

Question : Dear Expert,

One of our computers has crashed. It will not do anything, we have inserted the start-up disk for windows 98 to no avail, it won't except it.

It starts in safe mode and won't go any further.

We don't know what to do... HELP?

Answer : Hold the CTRL key during a reboot (or press F8 as soon as hard disk gets hit) until the boot menu appears. Choose "Command Prompt Only" and then follow these steps:

If you want to try and recover from a crash that has disabled Windows do the following:

C:
cd \windows
attrib -r -h -s *.dat
ren system.dat system.bak
ren system.dat system.bak
ren system.ini sysini.bak
ren win.ini winini.bak
cd sysbckup
dir *.cab
(look for the newest file listed - that is the most recent date of creation - we'll assume the newest file was named RB001.CAB)
extract /e rb001.cab
attrib -r -h -s *.dat
move system.dat ..
move system.ini ..
move user.dat ..
move win.ini ..

What we have done here is to take advantage of the fact that Windows 98/SE takes periodic backups of the registry. We have taken the latest version of those backups and reinstated that backed-up version.

Reboot the machine and see if the sitation has improved. If it hasn't you can repeat this process with successively older versions of the registry backups. If you decide that you are not getting anywhere and the problem lies elsewhere you can put the original versions you had back in place with this:

C:
cd \windows
attrib -r -h -s *.dat
copy /y system.bak system.dat
copy /y user.bak user.dat
copy /y sysini.bak system.ini
copy /y winini.bak win.ini

If these steps don't help you your problem may be file-related - meaning you may have the wrong version of a critical file, or there has been corruption of a critical file. Try holding the CTRL key during a boot and when the menu appears choose a 'Logged' boot. After the boot is completed you can examine the bootlog.txt file for some more clues as to what you are facing.

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FUQuestion : Hi Paul,

Thank you for your response to my question re: crashed computer.

I did the following:
Held down the CTRL key while I booted-up
Choose the command prompt
I typed cd\windows
attrib-r-h-s*.dat
When I pressed enter it gave me this message:
"bad command file or name"

I tried typing the whole thing on one line to no avail still gave me the above message....what do I do now??

Thank you so much!!

Answer : There are spaces in there that you didn't type.

attrib_-r_-h_-s_*.dat

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FUQuestion : Hi Paul,

Thank you for the answer re: spaces.

So I got down to the line: ren win. ini winini. bak It gave me this message "File not found"

So I typed-in> cd Sysbckup (then)
dir *. cab It gave me this message "too many parameters"

What do I do now???

Thx. so much

Rating : 5

Answer : Heh. Now you're putting spaces where they don't belong...

Try copying and pasting the lines from the message into the DOS prompt. Drag across the command in this window, then press CTRL-C to copy it to the clipboard. Then bring the DOS window to the foreground (click it) and press the paste button on the toolbar (near the top - looks like a little clipboard).

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QAId : 4500305
Asker : dpendergrass
Subject : Netware 5 Login History
Private : No

Question : My question is where is the history filed stored within Novell. I need to know when was the last time a person login, I mean since this person log in now how can I tell when the person login last, I am using Novell Netware 5 Thanks

Answer : Here is info on where they are stored on the client side:

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/search.pl?database_name=kb&type=HTML&docid=%03jF159113%3a979053498%3a%20%28%20login%20history%20located%20%29%20%20AND%20%28%20productClass%20%3d%20%28%22NetWare%22%29%20%29%20%20AND%20%28%20docGroup%20%3d%20%280%29%20%29%20%20%07%01%00&byte_count=5310

Logins appear to be kept here in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Novell\Login\History\Servers

at least on the version of client they are referring to in the document. I'd expect that not to change much though.

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QAId : 4510704
Asker : cbachman
Subject : Add/Remove Programs
Private : No

Question : Hi Paul,
Because the Uninstall utility did not work, I manually deleted some programs but the names still remain in the add/remove programs dialog box. I was wondering how to remove these and
any other straggling files related to the program?
the os is nt4 wkst, but have had the same problem
in win98, Thanks you, Chris

Answer : Under 98 (a similar location likely exists under NT) you can use regedit.exe (Start/run/regedit.exe) and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Under there you will see folders that correspond to items you have (or have had) in your Add/Remove Programs list. I'd expect that nuking one of the folders would remove it from your list.

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QAId : 4511636
Asker : telecommpros@...
Subject : computer keywords
Private : No

Question : do you know of a site where I can obtain keywords like, C, C++, Unix, NT, Oracle, Sybase, ect. I need this for a project on techincal search. I don't need the a detailed description just the keywords. Can you help?

Thanks,
Bob

Answer : What do you mean by "keywords"? Do you mean the reserved words in each language that are reserved for special use?

If you just mean a site with information on computer terms try:

http://www.whatis.com

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QAId : 4517791
Asker : philippa.berry@...
Subject : solaris
Private : No

Question : Hi Paul,

I wonder if you can help me with this ? I would like to disallow people from logging in as root directly apart from console. I know this is possible for Digital UNIX but I am using Solaris 2.7 & 2.8.

cheers

Philippa

Answer : Edit the file:

/etc/default/login

and uncomment the line that looks like this:

#CONSOLE=/dev/console

so it looks like this:

CONSOLE=/dev/console

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QAId : 4519115
Asker : cbachman
Subject : Using VB to send Email
Private : No

Question : Hi Paul,
I was wondering if there is a VB6 command to
automatically grab a file and send it via
email using outlook 2000? thanks,

Answer : VB6 comes with a sample app to implement just this feature - mine was stored at:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MSDN98\98VS\1033\SAMPLES\VB98\misc\Vbmail

If you're missing the sample apps run the Add/Remove Programs and act like you're removing Visual Studio (or VB6) and it will offer you the option to Add/Remove items from the install. Or you can just search for the Vbmail sample app alone on the CD.

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