Forum: Storage (alternative)
November 4th 14, 07:49 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,707
"BIOS problem" solved
Hi, Mark.
I took off the cable at both ends and reconnected it.
Ah, yes, the old "Pink Pearl" treatment. ;)
Shades of the TRS-80! ;^{
Way back in 1978, when we had unexplained glitches, we...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
September 23rd 14, 09:03 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,205
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
September 23rd 14, 03:49 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,205
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
September 22nd 14, 10:30 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,205
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Forum: General
January 28th 14, 05:30 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,943
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
March 11th 13, 07:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 3
Views: 278
Most exportable windows registry settings?
Hi, John.
Have you tried WET? That's Windows Easy Transfer and it has been a part of
the last few generations of Windows. While it was intended for upgrades to
a new Windows system (from Vista...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 17th 13, 04:00 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,089
Using Macrium Reflect for backing up Windows 8
Hi, Zaphod.
THANK YOU for the pointer to that KB (Article ID: 937251)!
As a non-techie who has learned about PC's by 35 years of experience and
reading, I've often wondered about the enumeration...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 16th 13, 03:19 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,089
Using Macrium Reflect for backing up Windows 8
Hi, John.
Probably a good idea to disconnect secondary hard drives when installing
Windows 8.
It depends on the configuration of your particular computer - and on the way
you organize...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 6th 12, 02:11 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
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Replies: 110
Views: 3,811
Bit of a historical question: MS-DOS
Hi, Ken.
...why don't you dump the terrible Windows Live Mail...
I've heard that advice many times over the last several years, especially
since MS killed their part of Usenet and crippled WLM. ...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 6th 12, 02:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
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Replies: 110
Views: 3,811
Bit of a historical question: MS-DOS
Hi, Ken.
Yes, I had to add the ""'s manually.
For a single line, it's easy.
For a multi-line quote, I have to remove the internal line breaks, then add
just a single "" in front of the first...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 5th 12, 11:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
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Replies: 110
Views: 3,811
Bit of a historical question: MS-DOS
Hi, Mortimer.
Every Windows 7 PC that I've seen has had Windows Live Mail already
installed. It may be that a lot of PC vendors who supply their PCs
pre-installed with Win 7 add it to the...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 5th 12, 04:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
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Replies: 110
Views: 3,811
Bit of a historical question: MS-DOS
Hi, John.
Actually, is there _any_ email software (XP, 7, or even '9x) that stores
each email as a separate real file? (In real folders/directories?)
Yes! As pointed out by Mortimer a few...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 25th 12, 03:13 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,735
Hard drive goes missing
Hi, Larry.
Thanks for the report, and I'm glad you have your "missing" disk back.
The Microsoft Windows Resource Kits have been getting less-informative with
each "generation". :( There was...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 23rd 12, 05:30 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,735
Hard drive goes missing
Hi, Larry.
Good news! ;)
I Binged once more for "disk invalid" and found this as the first hit:
http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-support/3906-dynamic-disk-invalid.html
This Forum post, dated...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 22nd 12, 05:43 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,735
Hard drive goes missing
Hi, Larry.
Don't give up and reformat yet. Chances are, it's just a setting that you
and I haven't yet found.
My system includes two 1 TB disks configured as a software mirror of about 6
volumes...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 22nd 12, 04:13 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,735
Hard drive goes missing
Hi, Larry.
It appears you haven't yet created a partition on that disk. Windows
Explorer does not recognize physical disks at all. It sees only partitions
(also called "volumes" but more often...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 20th 12, 10:35 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,735
Hard drive goes missing
Hi, Larry.
What does Disk Management say about that "missing" drive?
Press (or click) Start, type "diskmgmt.msc" and press Enter. (Then Maximize
the screen - but Windows won't remember and you'll...
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Forum: Dell Computers
May 4th 12, 03:05 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,499
Need rec. for a b/u UPS
Hi, Mel.
The battery is the main - and the most expensive - part of the BPS/UPS. And
there is the hassle (and slight danger) of physically replacing the batter
in the unit. Prices on UPSes have...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 18th 12, 02:23 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 22
Views: 569
Automatic Boot Disk redirector?
Hi, Paul.
Yes, I probably should apologize to you and Rod and Arno - and Yousuf. I'm
guilty of being focused solely on Windows, especially Win7. I don't
normally read...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 17th 12, 05:53 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 22
Views: 569
Automatic Boot Disk redirector?
Hi, Yousuf.
Well, as I said, I removed all of the partitions previously marked as
"active", and it made no difference.
Well, as I said, ONE partition on the boot device MUST be "active". ...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 16th 12, 07:20 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 22
Views: 569
Automatic Boot Disk redirector?
Hi, Yousuf.
I have already tried removing the active property from any partitions that
had active set in them
This may be a big part of your problem. In order to boot from a disk, it
must...
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Forum: General
August 6th 10, 04:14 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,412
A limit on number of USB hubs in Windows 7?
Hi, Yousuf.
Like Gene, I can't recall for sure but I think the limit is 127 USB devices.
And like Al, I wonder about power to - and through - the hubs.
My own experience was with my wireless...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
January 2nd 10, 01:48 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,128
problem with mobo.
Hi, Ken.
Could you clarify these two statements:
i turn the power supply switch on.
....
(i did not turn the power switch.)
I'm confused! ;^{
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
December 18th 09, 02:20 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,751
Firefox 3.5.6 crashes Athlon X4 based system
Hi, Tanix.
Had something similar after upgrading ram from 2 to 4gb. Memtest ran
fine...
I ran memetest86 for at least 20 hrs. No problems.
Like Wes, I had problems after doubling RAM from 2...
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Forum: Gateway Computers
August 3rd 09, 02:16 PM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000,alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,584
32-bit Vista with a 64-bit AMD Gateway
Hi, Tim.
No need to wonder about whether Vista Home Premium - or any other version -
is available in 64-bit. ALL versions of Vista are available in both 32-bit
and 64-bit editions. Just go to...
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