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  1. November Bulk Updates From Ms

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hey

    I wanted to share this little gem with you. If you visit dialup people which hasn't updated their winodws install, you might wanna bring this with you.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

    It's the novermber xp/2003 updates in serveral languages, covering KB923980 KB922760 KB920213 KB923789 KB924270 KB927977 and KB927978.

    Have fun, and I'm sure there will be a december one as well when we get to that point :)

    /ZoRo

  4. I Need A Painting

    in Open Chat

    Posted

    Hello

    3 tings:

    I have a light grey (almost white) room.

    I need colours.

    No, repainting is not an option.

    So, the solution is to get a painting. I already have a sunset collour-like painting (with a personal note from the artist). It's that "closeness" I look for:

    You (or someone you know) can paint. You paint collourful pictures.

    I pay you to paint me a picture. We are happy.

    Anyone?

    /ZoRo

  6. Need Xp Compatibility Test

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Anyway, when I ran it, it does say that my modem won't work with XP (I'll have to buy one), and the printer (HP 812C) and audio & video cards will need updated drivers.

    I'm trying to get them downloaded now to save them on a CD, but I'm running into more questions than answers. I started with trying to get the newer video driver (ATI Radeon 7500).

    I went to PCDrivers.com and tried to d/l it there. It wouldn't let me d/l it ("Unauthorized Download"),

    bad idea. Always, always, go to the manifacturers internet page to download drivers.

    so I followed their link to the ATI site. I'll try to get it from there later on. Anyway, somewhere in all this I saw the following caution note:

    ---- Caution:
    The Catalyst® Control Center requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version
    1.1 or 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 1.1 or 2.0 installed, the Catalyst®
    Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message. ----

    It will affect you. But not in a bad way (joke). When you install xp (and update to Service pack 2) you will automaticly install .net framework 1.1 . But the Catalyst program (the program controling the graphics card) will tell you to update the .net framework (think of it as a sandbox where programmers easier writes programs, and makes it easier for people to run the programs, as they have everything they need right in the windows xp installation) and where to download it from (Google will also tell you)

    By the way, I think what I'm going to do is to reformat the whole disk, then partition (70 GB for XP and 10 GB for 98SE).

    You're on the right way. What I would do is the following: 10 GB for XP, 10 GB for 98SE. Then 60 gig for other stuff (programs, music, videos and so on). That way it would be easy to go back if something bad happens to XP or 98SE, because all the important data will be in the 60 GB partition.

    (You will need to set the XP's"My documents" folder to the 60 GB partition, as well as the 98SE "Documents" folder. But that is just something to have in mind when the system is up and running. Don't worry about it now)

    As for the rest: Someone with more install-skill will have to answer

    /ZoRo

    (Damn, TheTerrorist_75 was faster than me.. You evil person! *grin* :lol:

  9. Failing Harddrive

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted · Edited by The_ZoRo

    Hello

    I have a Western Digital SATA-150 200 Gig harddrive which has read errors. I would like to blank the drive before I send it to replacement, because I have some sensitive documents there. (bank records, adresses of important people to me and so on).

    However, I can't figure a way to get into the harddrive. Windows (XP) is refusing to run based on read errors at the loading files.

    The WD diagnostics tools refuse to run based on the S.M.A.R.T. readings (read error, replaceable sectors is above the limits).

    DBAN refuses to run because the S.M.A.R.T. says the drive's failing.

    Spinrite can't get access to the drive (Didn't say why. I suspect that it dosn't have SATA drivers. Gibson Research hasn't replied to the support request yet)

    So, to summerize: I need a program that a) runs selfcontained B) ignores S.M.A.R.T. c) can access SATA volumes d) has blanking/overwriting capabilities.

    Best regards

    /ZoRo