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Hi Liz...well i meant to set the updater to notify...but put it off..lol..procrastination bit me again...
so i guess i'll back up some critical data...check my internet settings...and try to follow the sticky procedures and give it a go...i too wish i knew how to disable the "install updates before shut-down feature.."
but i have learned a lesson about how i have my updater configured
UPDATE: well..followed the sticky and let the updater do it's thing...no mess no fuss..
ADDITIONAL UPDATE: both my daughters machines updated using the updater with no issues...i did follow the stickies advise and cleaned up the c drive(defrag..sfc etc)..turned off the anti virus and tea-timer..ones a Compaq and the other is an e-machine...
just to let you know..
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for various reason i have put off installing xp sp3...i see that M$ has kindly downloaded it to me automatically(i'm set to download but not install until i say so..)...since i like to turn my computer off at night...this means that it will try to install the update if i want to turn off my machine...
so...shall i follow the instructions in the sticky...or has it been made stable enough to just let the updater do it's dirty deed...??
Thanks..
wayne
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see my post below about mapping a network drive in vista...some of the links in that thread may lead you in the right direction...
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Well i must say my first hands on experience with vista has convinced me to hang onto XP as long as i possible can..i spent another 4 hours today mucking through the file sharing morass that is Vista..while i understand the added "security" that they have built into the networking and file sharing protocols..the lack of clear and concise instructions and help...combined with a lot of misinformation and down right simply conflicting and vague stuff on the internet..makes the set-up a can of worms...for example one Microsoft article about setting permissions for file sharing goes into some detail on the subject for 2 pages...and then at the end of the article recommends you don't change the setting because you might get "...unintended results." !!!
in the end i also had to edit the registry to fix a "known" vista database sharing protocol issue which requires you to disable the SMB2 protocol..
bottom line is a job that would have normally taken me2...maybe three hours..took 9 on site hours over a two day period...client had a fit when the bill came up..so i had to discount a bit to keep him "happy"
the hard thing is i had set this club up 4 years ago on a 4 machine wired network on XP desktops and they ran over 40 meets with nary a hitch...i would just update the software and run some basic maintenance once a year before the track season started...but the president of the club just "had to have new vista laptops..!"
well at any rate i worked out all the kinks and they're good to go for another season...until another vista bug rears it's ugly head..LOL
thanks for the help folks...much appreciated..
wayne
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right now, till the bugs are all worked out of vista, it would be a better idea to convert those PCs to XP. with the so called new security that was put into vista, and with it always asking if you want to do something. so if you can get ahold of a copy of XP and even more a corporate version, that would be the thing to do.
vista has its problems, and going to xp on those PCs would make it alot simpler, and give less headaches.
well after spending all day trying to configure a simple wired Ethernet network and not having much success i'm inclined to agree..however the client is not about to do that so i'm stuck trying to muck thru it all again tomorrow..glad i get paid by the hour on this one..
the drive mapping was a piece of cake...it's the setting of permissions and the fact that the network wizard only tries to set up an internet connection..which i do not want to do..i'm having a hell of a time getting a simple file sharing network to work..good grief
wayne
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I do some consulting work for the local Track clubs and high schools setting up small 4 computer Ethernet networks and hardware and software interfaces for their timing systems..
I have a client that just updated his computers and they are all Vista OS laptops...one of the machines we set up as a "server" and we map a network drive on it to share data with the camera and the meet management software..
All my setups have been on XP machines and i'm quite adept at mapping the drive for our set-up...but i have very little exposure to vista...so my question is...are there any things i should know or might be different in vista..when mapping a drive..
i'm meeting with them tomorrow morning so any help would be appreciated...
thanks
wayne
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McAfee shows it all green...
wayne
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Yesterday we had mostly bare ground after our January thaw. Between midnight and 7 AM this is what I woke to.
oh i do remember those mornings...but for me as a kid in Michigan..it meant hours of shoveling snow for my neighbors for 50 cents...75 if you had a fully paved driveway...
but here in SoCal today high of about 65...low this morning was actually 31...frost on the windshield..lol
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For those of you who may not have heard of this...an army major named Andrew Olmsted was killed in action in Iraq a few days ago..he entrusted a blog posting to a fellow blogger to be posted in the event of his death...
i don't believe i have ever been more affected by something i've read on the internet than his last post...i also recommend you follow the links in the above post, to some of hie earlier blogs...i doubt you would disagree with me that America has lost one of it's best...
wayne
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bought my first machine in 1987...Motorola AT..20MB hard drive..i think it had 32kb of ram...really slow modem...(but got us connected..)..dos 3.something...paid over 2 grand from QVC..that machine was still running kid games in 1998..
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i suppose it's a bit of bad form to bump a birthday thread to wish you all a Merry Christmas...and a Happy New Year..but since the "damage" is done...
..all the best to all of you..we hope your holidays are filled with happiness and peace..
Wayne
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thanx marty..pat and echobay...all the best from me and mine to you and yours..Merry Christmas..and Happy New Year..!!
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Thanx again all...
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Happy Belated Birthday, Wayne! Glad you had a good day! Mmmmmm cake!
Liz
did i say CHOCOLATE Cake...really..really big CHOCOLATE cake....LOL
thanx...
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ah...i thank you...and yes i had a good day...went to dinner with my girls to my favorite restaurant and had a huge...did i say huge..piece of chocolate cake..
so 58's in the bank..on to 59..lol
wayne
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Happy Thanksgiving to you all...just finished the last of the pies...2 pumpkin...an apple/cranberry...and my secret recipe cherry...the turkey's marinating...the candied yams are coolin' in the fridge..the stuffing fixin's are waiting for the morning..the cauliflower and fresh asparagus are set...and the cheese sauce is made ..and the potatoes are set to be mashed... and we start the production about mid morning..
best wishes to you and yours from me and mine..hope this day brings you a safe and blessed holiday..
wayne
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You may also want to go into the Internet Properties > Connections > LAN Settings and put a check mark in "Automatically detect settings". If that doesn't work you can to run the Network Connection Wizard.
If all else fails, go to Internet Properties > Advanced > Reset Internet Explorer Settings and click "Reset".
thanx falcon..i had tried all that..except the reset...and the reset did the trick..not sure what caused the problem..but ie7 opens and connects normally after reseting
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thanx to TT for your help also..
wayne
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thanx TT...i have cleared the temp files...history etc...but since it hangs at connecting i can't get to the tools menu..unless you know how to access it thru the control panel/internet options..i've been stumped on this one for a while...she doesn't use ie much..i have her on a teen restricted yahoo browser for most of her browsing so it's not a critical issue..but i just like things to work like they should..lol
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...but it does on another account on the same computer..both are admin accounts and both can connect using at&t dsl..
it's on my daughters machine..which shares a internet connection with mine..
when i'm logged in on her machine under my account i can connect using the yahoo browser...ie7.. or ff
but when we're logged into her account..again she's a admin account and is not restricted we can connect with the yahoo browser...ff...but when we open ie7 the program opens but hangs at "connecting" and the cpu hits 100% and stalls there..i have to end the iexplorer process in task manager to get out and close the program..if i log out of her account and open mine i'm able to open and connect just fine in ie7..??
any ideas as to what's wrong..??
thanx
wayne
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the rumor is that a "lot" of the admins were fired...go figure
wayne
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use help and support in xp and search for "file sharing" lots of good info there..and your best bet is to use the network wizard...it'll configure your machines properly..
wayne
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LOL..well Pete..if it makes you feel any better...i'm going thru the same scenario with DISH...my LNA's are both over 9 years old and failing...since i don't lease this equipment..and have been paying monthly for an extended "warranty" i figured they would just send me out a new set...but no..they too want me to foot the bill for a technician visit.. i was ready to switch to directTV but looks like they are just the same...makes me mad when i think of how much money i've sent them every year for the past nine..
wayne
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i don't believe enywhatever is dealing from a full deck..ya think..lol
Happy Birthday Screi!
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Thanks folks..nothing special planned...but i do have my youngest home from school with a fever and a cough..lol..i'm too old to have a 5th grader..
