From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 1 08:09:59 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:09:59 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Email Problem In-Reply-To: <038801c5de9f$cc5c1400$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <002f01c5deed$f26d1e20$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> You can use the import feature. The easiest way to do this is to: 1. Create an email store folder you can find: -Create a new folder where you can easily find it such as: C:\Email. -Go into OE | Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folders | Change | enter your folder path (My Documents\Email) - or browse to it and click OK | OE will state that this will not be in effect until your close and reopen OE | Click OK | Click OK until you're back to OE and then close and reopen OE. -You should see all of your email folders and messages and folders now and they will be stored in the folder you designated. 2. Login to OE as your son. 3. Import your email into the other account -Open OE got to File | Import | Messages |Choose MS OE 6 | Click Next | Click the option next to Import Mail from an OE 6 Store Directory | Click OK | Click Browse and browse to C:\Email | Click Next | Click the option next to All Folders | Click Finish. -You should now see all of your old computer's folders and email messages added to your existing folders and email messages. HTH John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 10:51 PM To: dba-tech Subject: [dba-Tech] Email Problem I spent the day reformatting the HD on the portable which my 15 y.o. commandeered for high school and got so bollixed up that even he agreed we needed to wipe it. (It's WXP Home) So everything's back together but when I configured Outlook Express for his email I was logged in to my account, not his. So now, all his backlog of email is in OE in my account. When I switch to his account and fire up OE there's no email there. It's all in OE in my account. Is there any easy way to transfer the email between WXP user accounts? Hope this makes sense. MTIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bchacc at san.rr.com Tue Nov 1 09:28:43 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 07:28:43 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Email Problem References: <002f01c5deed$f26d1e20$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <008101c5def8$f2133d50$6501a8c0@HAL9004> John: Thanks so much. Perfectly clear instructions. Worked perfectly. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Email Problem > You can use the import feature. The easiest way to do this is to: > > 1. Create an email store folder you can find: > -Create a new folder where you can easily find it such as: C:\Email. > -Go into OE | Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folders | Change | > enter > your folder path (My Documents\Email) - or browse to it and click OK | OE > will state that this will not be in effect until your close and reopen OE > | > Click OK | Click OK until you're back to OE and then close and reopen OE. > -You should see all of your email folders and messages and folders now and > they will be stored in the folder you designated. > > 2. Login to OE as your son. > > 3. Import your email into the other account > -Open OE got to File | Import | Messages |Choose MS OE 6 | Click Next | > Click the option next to Import Mail from an OE 6 Store Directory | Click > OK > | Click Browse and browse to C:\Email | Click Next | Click the option next > to All Folders | Click Finish. > -You should now see all of your old computer's folders and email messages > added to your existing folders and email messages. > > HTH > John B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > Beach Access Software > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 10:51 PM > To: dba-tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] Email Problem > > I spent the day reformatting the HD on the portable which my 15 y.o. > commandeered for high school and got so bollixed up that even he agreed we > needed to wipe it. (It's WXP Home) > > So everything's back together but when I configured Outlook Express for > his > email I was logged in to my account, not his. So now, all his backlog of > email is in OE in my account. When I switch to his account and fire up OE > there's no email there. It's all in OE in my account. > > Is there any easy way to transfer the email between WXP user accounts? > > Hope this makes sense. > > MTIA > > Rocky > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Nov 8 06:38:04 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:38:04 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84335@ALCUXB> Hi all I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk cleanup again, then defragged it three times. It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is horrible. I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on Friday. I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking it to do are hardly memory intensive. Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed in terms of scanning? Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be Tue Nov 8 06:48:47 2005 From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:48:47 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B6069@stekelbes.ithelps.local> Adding memory will not solve this issue. Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged (application and system log)? I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already long installed and updated) did not recognized it. After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when logging in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process helped. There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Hi all I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk cleanup again, then defragged it three times. It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is horrible. I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on Friday. I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking it to do are hardly memory intensive. Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed in terms of scanning? Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk Tue Nov 8 06:53:09 2005 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:53:09 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc References: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B6069@stekelbes.ithelps.local> Message-ID: <001401c5e463$5eb5dfc0$9111758f@aine> Having similar problems. In my case its spool.exe which is running at over 90% ever time I print. Driving me nuts. Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erwin Craps - IT Helps" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > Adding memory will not solve this issue. > > Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? > If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? > > Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged > (application and system log)? > > I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. > I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did > found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already > long installed and updated) did not recognized it. > After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... > > A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when logging > in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process > helped. > > > There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the > graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. > > > > > Erwin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM > To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) > Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > Hi all > > I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I > usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and > it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it > was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with > literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup > doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, > emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, > updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the > company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk > cleanup again, then defragged it three times. > > It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops > and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is > horrible. > I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward > going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on > Friday. > I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be > complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on > the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. > > The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more > memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking > it to do are hardly memory intensive. > > Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed > in terms of scanning? > > > Jon > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : > webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division > of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Nov 8 06:58:40 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:58:40 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84336@ALCUXB> There's nothing hogging resources in task manager. Well, no more than usual anyway. Having checked the system log, there's no red flags, but there are hundreds of yellow warnings all saying this: "Printer Driver HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 6 for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was added or updated. Files:- UNIDRV.DLL, UNIDRVUI.DLL, hpc24206.GPD, UNIDRV.HLP, HPC24X06.GPD, HPZSC042.DTD, HPC24106.GPD, HPC24106.XML, HPC2410C.INI, HPLJ24X0.CFG, HPC24206.XML, HPC2420C.INI, HPC24306.XML, HPC24306.GPD, HPC2430C.INI, HPZUI042.DLL, HPZ6R042.DLL, HPZ6M042.GPD, HPZSM042.GPD, HPZST042.DLL, HPZEV042.DLL, HPZLS042.DLL, HPZSS042.DLL, HPNRA.EXE, HPBNRAC2.DLL, HPBMINI.DLL, HPCEAC05.HPI, HPBOID.EXE, HPBPRO.EXE, HPBOIDPS.DLL, HPBPROPS.DLL, HPBMIAPI.DLL, HPPAPTS0.DLL, HPPASNM0.DLL, HPPAPML0.DLL, HPZIPM12.EXE, HPZIPT12.DLL, HPZINW12.EXE, HPZIPR12.DLL, HPZISN12.DLL, HPJCMN2U.DLL, HPJIPX1U.DLL, PCLXL.DLL, PJL.GPD, P6DISP.GPD, PCLXL.GPD, HPCDMC32.DLL, HPBCFGRE.DLL, HPBMMON.DLL, HPDOMON.DLL, HPBHEALR.DLL, hpzar042.hlp, hpzhc042.hlp, hpzht042.hlp, hpzcs042.hlp, hpzda042.hlp, hpzen042.hlp, hpzfi042.hlp, hpzfr042.hlp, hpzde042.hlp, hpzel042.hlp, hpzhe042.hlp, hpzhu042.hlp, hpzit042.hlp, hpzja042.hlp, hpzko042.hlp, hpzno042.hlp, hpzpl042.hlp, hpzpt042.hlp, hpzru042.hlp, hpzes042.hlp, hpzsv042.hlp, hpzsk042.hlp, hpzth042.hlp, hpztr042.hlp, UNIRES.DLL, STDNAMES.GPD." I installed a new printer on the pc last week, but it shouldn't keep doing this... It's using the latest set of drivers from HP, which I guess I could reinstall. I can rule MSN messenger out, as it's blocked by the firewall, and I've set the group policy on all the PCs to not let it run. I'm officially not allowed to use ad-aware as it interferes with a databse program we use, where spybot and the microsoft one don't. I'll try reinstalling the printer, see if that cures anything. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 08 November 2005 12:49 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Adding memory will not solve this issue. Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged (application and system log)? I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already long installed and updated) did not recognized it. After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when logging in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process helped. There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Hi all I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk cleanup again, then defragged it three times. It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is horrible. I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on Friday. I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking it to do are hardly memory intensive. Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed in terms of scanning? Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From bheid at appdevgrp.com Tue Nov 8 07:02:51 2005 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:02:51 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30CD4384@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF23A@ADGSERVER> You might want to look at Hijackthis to see if it finds anything dunning that should not be. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:38 AM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Hi all I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk cleanup again, then defragged it three times. It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is horrible. I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on Friday. I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking it to do are hardly memory intensive. Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed in terms of scanning? Jon From mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk Tue Nov 8 07:03:18 2005 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:03:18 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84336@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <000901c5e464$ca1cba30$9111758f@aine> Jon I also installed a new HP printer driver before this all started Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > There's nothing hogging resources in task manager. Well, no more than > usual > anyway. > > Having checked the system log, there's no red flags, but there are > hundreds > of yellow warnings all saying this: > > "Printer Driver HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 6 for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was > added or updated. Files:- UNIDRV.DLL, UNIDRVUI.DLL, hpc24206.GPD, > UNIDRV.HLP, HPC24X06.GPD, HPZSC042.DTD, HPC24106.GPD, HPC24106.XML, > HPC2410C.INI, HPLJ24X0.CFG, HPC24206.XML, HPC2420C.INI, HPC24306.XML, > HPC24306.GPD, HPC2430C.INI, HPZUI042.DLL, HPZ6R042.DLL, HPZ6M042.GPD, > HPZSM042.GPD, HPZST042.DLL, HPZEV042.DLL, HPZLS042.DLL, HPZSS042.DLL, > HPNRA.EXE, HPBNRAC2.DLL, HPBMINI.DLL, HPCEAC05.HPI, HPBOID.EXE, > HPBPRO.EXE, > HPBOIDPS.DLL, HPBPROPS.DLL, HPBMIAPI.DLL, HPPAPTS0.DLL, HPPASNM0.DLL, > HPPAPML0.DLL, HPZIPM12.EXE, HPZIPT12.DLL, HPZINW12.EXE, HPZIPR12.DLL, > HPZISN12.DLL, HPJCMN2U.DLL, HPJIPX1U.DLL, PCLXL.DLL, PJL.GPD, P6DISP.GPD, > PCLXL.GPD, HPCDMC32.DLL, HPBCFGRE.DLL, HPBMMON.DLL, HPDOMON.DLL, > HPBHEALR.DLL, hpzar042.hlp, hpzhc042.hlp, hpzht042.hlp, hpzcs042.hlp, > hpzda042.hlp, hpzen042.hlp, hpzfi042.hlp, hpzfr042.hlp, hpzde042.hlp, > hpzel042.hlp, hpzhe042.hlp, hpzhu042.hlp, hpzit042.hlp, hpzja042.hlp, > hpzko042.hlp, hpzno042.hlp, hpzpl042.hlp, hpzpt042.hlp, hpzru042.hlp, > hpzes042.hlp, hpzsv042.hlp, hpzsk042.hlp, hpzth042.hlp, hpztr042.hlp, > UNIRES.DLL, STDNAMES.GPD." > > I installed a new printer on the pc last week, but it shouldn't keep doing > this... It's using the latest set of drivers from HP, which I guess I > could > reinstall. > > I can rule MSN messenger out, as it's blocked by the firewall, and I've > set > the group policy on all the PCs to not let it run. > > I'm officially not allowed to use ad-aware as it interferes with a databse > program we use, where spybot and the microsoft one don't. > > I'll try reinstalling the printer, see if that cures anything. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] > Sent: 08 November 2005 12:49 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > > Adding memory will not solve this issue. > > Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? > If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? > > Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged > (application and system log)? > > I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. > I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did > found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already > long installed and updated) did not recognized it. > After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... > > A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when logging > in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process > helped. > > > There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the > graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. > > > > > Erwin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM > To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) > Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > Hi all > > I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I > usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and > it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it > was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with > literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup > doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, > emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, > updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the > company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk > cleanup again, then defragged it three times. > > It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops > and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is > horrible. > I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward > going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on > Friday. > I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be > complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on > the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. > > The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more > memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking > it to do are hardly memory intensive. > > Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed > in terms of scanning? > > > Jon > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk > ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From lembit.soobik at t-online.de Tue Nov 8 07:50:13 2005 From: lembit.soobik at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:50:13 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84336@ALCUXB> <000901c5e464$ca1cba30$9111758f@aine> Message-ID: <001401c5e46b$58502c50$0600a8c0@v1000> when you installed the new HP printer driver, did you uninstall the old one first? I remember there is somewhere on HP I think an istruction to use a specific uninstall program to get rid of the old stuff. also I remember having had problems with HP printer Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Reid" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > Jon > > I also installed a new HP printer driver before this all started > > Martin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Tydda" > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > >> There's nothing hogging resources in task manager. Well, no more than >> usual >> anyway. >> >> Having checked the system log, there's no red flags, but there are >> hundreds >> of yellow warnings all saying this: >> >> "Printer Driver HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 6 for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was >> added or updated. Files:- UNIDRV.DLL, UNIDRVUI.DLL, hpc24206.GPD, >> UNIDRV.HLP, HPC24X06.GPD, HPZSC042.DTD, HPC24106.GPD, HPC24106.XML, >> HPC2410C.INI, HPLJ24X0.CFG, HPC24206.XML, HPC2420C.INI, HPC24306.XML, >> HPC24306.GPD, HPC2430C.INI, HPZUI042.DLL, HPZ6R042.DLL, HPZ6M042.GPD, >> HPZSM042.GPD, HPZST042.DLL, HPZEV042.DLL, HPZLS042.DLL, HPZSS042.DLL, >> HPNRA.EXE, HPBNRAC2.DLL, HPBMINI.DLL, HPCEAC05.HPI, HPBOID.EXE, >> HPBPRO.EXE, >> HPBOIDPS.DLL, HPBPROPS.DLL, HPBMIAPI.DLL, HPPAPTS0.DLL, HPPASNM0.DLL, >> HPPAPML0.DLL, HPZIPM12.EXE, HPZIPT12.DLL, HPZINW12.EXE, HPZIPR12.DLL, >> HPZISN12.DLL, HPJCMN2U.DLL, HPJIPX1U.DLL, PCLXL.DLL, PJL.GPD, P6DISP.GPD, >> PCLXL.GPD, HPCDMC32.DLL, HPBCFGRE.DLL, HPBMMON.DLL, HPDOMON.DLL, >> HPBHEALR.DLL, hpzar042.hlp, hpzhc042.hlp, hpzht042.hlp, hpzcs042.hlp, >> hpzda042.hlp, hpzen042.hlp, hpzfi042.hlp, hpzfr042.hlp, hpzde042.hlp, >> hpzel042.hlp, hpzhe042.hlp, hpzhu042.hlp, hpzit042.hlp, hpzja042.hlp, >> hpzko042.hlp, hpzno042.hlp, hpzpl042.hlp, hpzpt042.hlp, hpzru042.hlp, >> hpzes042.hlp, hpzsv042.hlp, hpzsk042.hlp, hpzth042.hlp, hpztr042.hlp, >> UNIRES.DLL, STDNAMES.GPD." >> >> I installed a new printer on the pc last week, but it shouldn't keep >> doing >> this... It's using the latest set of drivers from HP, which I guess I >> could >> reinstall. >> >> I can rule MSN messenger out, as it's blocked by the firewall, and I've >> set >> the group policy on all the PCs to not let it run. >> >> I'm officially not allowed to use ad-aware as it interferes with a >> databse >> program we use, where spybot and the microsoft one don't. >> >> I'll try reinstalling the printer, see if that cures anything. >> >> >> Jon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >> Sent: 08 November 2005 12:49 >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >> >> >> Adding memory will not solve this issue. >> >> Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? >> If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? >> >> Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged >> (application and system log)? >> >> I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. >> I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did >> found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already >> long installed and updated) did not recognized it. >> After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... >> >> A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when logging >> in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process >> helped. >> >> >> There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the >> graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. >> >> >> >> >> Erwin >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda >> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM >> To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) >> Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >> >> Hi all >> >> I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I >> usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and >> it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it >> was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with >> literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup >> doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, >> emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, >> updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the >> company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk >> cleanup again, then defragged it three times. >> >> It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops >> and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is >> horrible. >> I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward >> going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on >> Friday. >> I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be >> complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on >> the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. >> >> The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more >> memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking >> it to do are hardly memory intensive. >> >> Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed >> in terms of scanning? >> >> >> Jon >> >> >> The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally >> privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject >> to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk >> ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. >> Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. >> Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 05.11.2005 > From mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk Tue Nov 8 07:54:17 2005 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:54:17 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84336@ALCUXB><000901c5e464$ca1cba30$9111758f@aine> <001401c5e46b$58502c50$0600a8c0@v1000> Message-ID: <000901c5e46b$e950fe00$9111758f@aine> No I didn't Lembit. We got a new printer installed on the network so I just went ahead and installed the new drivers. Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lembit Soobik" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > when you installed the new HP printer driver, did you uninstall the old > one > first? > I remember there is somewhere on HP I think an istruction to use a > specific > uninstall program to get rid of the old stuff. > also I remember having had problems with HP printer > > Lembit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Reid" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:03 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > >> Jon >> >> I also installed a new HP printer driver before this all started >> >> Martin >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jon Tydda" >> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" >> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >> >> >>> There's nothing hogging resources in task manager. Well, no more than >>> usual >>> anyway. >>> >>> Having checked the system log, there's no red flags, but there are >>> hundreds >>> of yellow warnings all saying this: >>> >>> "Printer Driver HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 6 for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was >>> added or updated. Files:- UNIDRV.DLL, UNIDRVUI.DLL, hpc24206.GPD, >>> UNIDRV.HLP, HPC24X06.GPD, HPZSC042.DTD, HPC24106.GPD, HPC24106.XML, >>> HPC2410C.INI, HPLJ24X0.CFG, HPC24206.XML, HPC2420C.INI, HPC24306.XML, >>> HPC24306.GPD, HPC2430C.INI, HPZUI042.DLL, HPZ6R042.DLL, HPZ6M042.GPD, >>> HPZSM042.GPD, HPZST042.DLL, HPZEV042.DLL, HPZLS042.DLL, HPZSS042.DLL, >>> HPNRA.EXE, HPBNRAC2.DLL, HPBMINI.DLL, HPCEAC05.HPI, HPBOID.EXE, >>> HPBPRO.EXE, >>> HPBOIDPS.DLL, HPBPROPS.DLL, HPBMIAPI.DLL, HPPAPTS0.DLL, HPPASNM0.DLL, >>> HPPAPML0.DLL, HPZIPM12.EXE, HPZIPT12.DLL, HPZINW12.EXE, HPZIPR12.DLL, >>> HPZISN12.DLL, HPJCMN2U.DLL, HPJIPX1U.DLL, PCLXL.DLL, PJL.GPD, >>> P6DISP.GPD, >>> PCLXL.GPD, HPCDMC32.DLL, HPBCFGRE.DLL, HPBMMON.DLL, HPDOMON.DLL, >>> HPBHEALR.DLL, hpzar042.hlp, hpzhc042.hlp, hpzht042.hlp, hpzcs042.hlp, >>> hpzda042.hlp, hpzen042.hlp, hpzfi042.hlp, hpzfr042.hlp, hpzde042.hlp, >>> hpzel042.hlp, hpzhe042.hlp, hpzhu042.hlp, hpzit042.hlp, hpzja042.hlp, >>> hpzko042.hlp, hpzno042.hlp, hpzpl042.hlp, hpzpt042.hlp, hpzru042.hlp, >>> hpzes042.hlp, hpzsv042.hlp, hpzsk042.hlp, hpzth042.hlp, hpztr042.hlp, >>> UNIRES.DLL, STDNAMES.GPD." >>> >>> I installed a new printer on the pc last week, but it shouldn't keep >>> doing >>> this... It's using the latest set of drivers from HP, which I guess I >>> could >>> reinstall. >>> >>> I can rule MSN messenger out, as it's blocked by the firewall, and I've >>> set >>> the group policy on all the PCs to not let it run. >>> >>> I'm officially not allowed to use ad-aware as it interferes with a >>> databse >>> program we use, where spybot and the microsoft one don't. >>> >>> I'll try reinstalling the printer, see if that cures anything. >>> >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >>> Sent: 08 November 2005 12:49 >>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >>> >>> >>> Adding memory will not solve this issue. >>> >>> Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? >>> If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? >>> >>> Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged >>> (application and system log)? >>> >>> I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. >>> I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did >>> found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already >>> long installed and updated) did not recognized it. >>> After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... >>> >>> A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when logging >>> in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process >>> helped. >>> >>> >>> There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the >>> graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Erwin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM >>> To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) >>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I >>> usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and >>> it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it >>> was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with >>> literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup >>> doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, >>> emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, >>> updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the >>> company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk >>> cleanup again, then defragged it three times. >>> >>> It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops >>> and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is >>> horrible. >>> I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward >>> going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on >>> Friday. >>> I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be >>> complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on >>> the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. >>> >>> The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more >>> memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking >>> it to do are hardly memory intensive. >>> >>> Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed >>> in terms of scanning? >>> >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> >>> The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally >>> privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject >>> to the legal notice available on request from : >>> webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk >>> ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. >>> Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. >>> Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: >> 05.11.2005 >> > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Nov 8 08:09:04 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:09:04 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84337@ALCUXB> Yes, it was a completely new printer to the system. I'll have a look online to see if I can find a proper uninstaller. Thanks for the tip Lembit Jon -----Original Message----- From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:lembit.soobik at t-online.de] Sent: 08 November 2005 13:50 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc when you installed the new HP printer driver, did you uninstall the old one first? I remember there is somewhere on HP I think an istruction to use a specific uninstall program to get rid of the old stuff. also I remember having had problems with HP printer Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Reid" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > Jon > > I also installed a new HP printer driver before this all started > > Martin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Tydda" > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > >> There's nothing hogging resources in task manager. Well, no more than >> usual >> anyway. >> >> Having checked the system log, there's no red flags, but there are >> hundreds >> of yellow warnings all saying this: >> >> "Printer Driver HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 6 for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was >> added or updated. Files:- UNIDRV.DLL, UNIDRVUI.DLL, hpc24206.GPD, >> UNIDRV.HLP, HPC24X06.GPD, HPZSC042.DTD, HPC24106.GPD, HPC24106.XML, >> HPC2410C.INI, HPLJ24X0.CFG, HPC24206.XML, HPC2420C.INI, HPC24306.XML, >> HPC24306.GPD, HPC2430C.INI, HPZUI042.DLL, HPZ6R042.DLL, HPZ6M042.GPD, >> HPZSM042.GPD, HPZST042.DLL, HPZEV042.DLL, HPZLS042.DLL, HPZSS042.DLL, >> HPNRA.EXE, HPBNRAC2.DLL, HPBMINI.DLL, HPCEAC05.HPI, HPBOID.EXE, >> HPBPRO.EXE, >> HPBOIDPS.DLL, HPBPROPS.DLL, HPBMIAPI.DLL, HPPAPTS0.DLL, HPPASNM0.DLL, >> HPPAPML0.DLL, HPZIPM12.EXE, HPZIPT12.DLL, HPZINW12.EXE, HPZIPR12.DLL, >> HPZISN12.DLL, HPJCMN2U.DLL, HPJIPX1U.DLL, PCLXL.DLL, PJL.GPD, P6DISP.GPD, >> PCLXL.GPD, HPCDMC32.DLL, HPBCFGRE.DLL, HPBMMON.DLL, HPDOMON.DLL, >> HPBHEALR.DLL, hpzar042.hlp, hpzhc042.hlp, hpzht042.hlp, hpzcs042.hlp, >> hpzda042.hlp, hpzen042.hlp, hpzfi042.hlp, hpzfr042.hlp, hpzde042.hlp, >> hpzel042.hlp, hpzhe042.hlp, hpzhu042.hlp, hpzit042.hlp, hpzja042.hlp, >> hpzko042.hlp, hpzno042.hlp, hpzpl042.hlp, hpzpt042.hlp, hpzru042.hlp, >> hpzes042.hlp, hpzsv042.hlp, hpzsk042.hlp, hpzth042.hlp, hpztr042.hlp, >> UNIRES.DLL, STDNAMES.GPD." >> >> I installed a new printer on the pc last week, but it shouldn't keep >> doing >> this... It's using the latest set of drivers from HP, which I guess I >> could >> reinstall. >> >> I can rule MSN messenger out, as it's blocked by the firewall, and I've >> set >> the group policy on all the PCs to not let it run. >> >> I'm officially not allowed to use ad-aware as it interferes with a >> databse >> program we use, where spybot and the microsoft one don't. >> >> I'll try reinstalling the printer, see if that cures anything. >> >> >> Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 8 09:12:49 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:12:49 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84337@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <003601c5e476$e2543350$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Jon, I suggest that you boot into safe mode and remove the printer's) and any software, drivers related to the printer. Reboot Check if the system runs normally by trying the excel problem you had. If so you have pinpointed it. Check for issues with the print drivers. Occasionally they have conflict issues and in the past HP has been very good about working through them, although I have had one in years. HTH John B. If that doesn't work - check for rootkits maybe she was playing a Sony CD :o( From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Nov 8 09:17:12 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:17:12 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC8433A@ALCUXB> Will do. And yes, I downloaded Mark Russinovich's RootKit Revealer last night. Rather worryingly, I came across several things on my 4 month old Win XP pc that's never had a music cd put in the drive, and none on my work pc which has had 500 different cd's put in it... Thanks all Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] Sent: 08 November 2005 15:13 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc Jon, I suggest that you boot into safe mode and remove the printer's) and any software, drivers related to the printer. Reboot Check if the system runs normally by trying the excel problem you had. If so you have pinpointed it. Check for issues with the print drivers. Occasionally they have conflict issues and in the past HP has been very good about working through them, although I have had one in years. HTH John B. If that doesn't work - check for rootkits maybe she was playing a Sony CD :o( _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From lembit.soobik at t-online.de Tue Nov 8 09:27:22 2005 From: lembit.soobik at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:27:22 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84336@ALCUXB><000901c5e464$ca1cba30$9111758f@aine><001401c5e46b$58502c50$0600a8c0@v1000> <000901c5e46b$e950fe00$9111758f@aine> Message-ID: <001b01c5e478$eab228c0$0600a8c0@v1000> one thing that once messed it up was when I installed an HP printer and connected it and turned it on rather than wait until it told me to do so. Had to reinstall and still had a lot of problems afterwards. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Reid" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > No I didn't Lembit. We got a new printer installed on the network so I > just > went ahead and installed the new drivers. > > > Martin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lembit Soobik" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > >> when you installed the new HP printer driver, did you uninstall the old >> one >> first? >> I remember there is somewhere on HP I think an istruction to use a >> specific >> uninstall program to get rid of the old stuff. >> also I remember having had problems with HP printer >> >> Lembit >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Martin Reid" >> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" >> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >> >> >>> Jon >>> >>> I also installed a new HP printer driver before this all started >>> >>> Martin >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jon Tydda" >>> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" >>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:58 PM >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >>> >>> >>>> There's nothing hogging resources in task manager. Well, no more than >>>> usual >>>> anyway. >>>> >>>> Having checked the system log, there's no red flags, but there are >>>> hundreds >>>> of yellow warnings all saying this: >>>> >>>> "Printer Driver HP LaserJet 2420 PCL 6 for Windows NT x86 Version-3 was >>>> added or updated. Files:- UNIDRV.DLL, UNIDRVUI.DLL, hpc24206.GPD, >>>> UNIDRV.HLP, HPC24X06.GPD, HPZSC042.DTD, HPC24106.GPD, HPC24106.XML, >>>> HPC2410C.INI, HPLJ24X0.CFG, HPC24206.XML, HPC2420C.INI, HPC24306.XML, >>>> HPC24306.GPD, HPC2430C.INI, HPZUI042.DLL, HPZ6R042.DLL, HPZ6M042.GPD, >>>> HPZSM042.GPD, HPZST042.DLL, HPZEV042.DLL, HPZLS042.DLL, HPZSS042.DLL, >>>> HPNRA.EXE, HPBNRAC2.DLL, HPBMINI.DLL, HPCEAC05.HPI, HPBOID.EXE, >>>> HPBPRO.EXE, >>>> HPBOIDPS.DLL, HPBPROPS.DLL, HPBMIAPI.DLL, HPPAPTS0.DLL, HPPASNM0.DLL, >>>> HPPAPML0.DLL, HPZIPM12.EXE, HPZIPT12.DLL, HPZINW12.EXE, HPZIPR12.DLL, >>>> HPZISN12.DLL, HPJCMN2U.DLL, HPJIPX1U.DLL, PCLXL.DLL, PJL.GPD, >>>> P6DISP.GPD, >>>> PCLXL.GPD, HPCDMC32.DLL, HPBCFGRE.DLL, HPBMMON.DLL, HPDOMON.DLL, >>>> HPBHEALR.DLL, hpzar042.hlp, hpzhc042.hlp, hpzht042.hlp, hpzcs042.hlp, >>>> hpzda042.hlp, hpzen042.hlp, hpzfi042.hlp, hpzfr042.hlp, hpzde042.hlp, >>>> hpzel042.hlp, hpzhe042.hlp, hpzhu042.hlp, hpzit042.hlp, hpzja042.hlp, >>>> hpzko042.hlp, hpzno042.hlp, hpzpl042.hlp, hpzpt042.hlp, hpzru042.hlp, >>>> hpzes042.hlp, hpzsv042.hlp, hpzsk042.hlp, hpzth042.hlp, hpztr042.hlp, >>>> UNIRES.DLL, STDNAMES.GPD." >>>> >>>> I installed a new printer on the pc last week, but it shouldn't keep >>>> doing >>>> this... It's using the latest set of drivers from HP, which I guess I >>>> could >>>> reinstall. >>>> >>>> I can rule MSN messenger out, as it's blocked by the firewall, and I've >>>> set >>>> the group policy on all the PCs to not let it run. >>>> >>>> I'm officially not allowed to use ad-aware as it interferes with a >>>> databse >>>> program we use, where spybot and the microsoft one don't. >>>> >>>> I'll try reinstalling the printer, see if that cures anything. >>>> >>>> >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >>>> Sent: 08 November 2005 12:49 >>>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >>>> >>>> >>>> Adding memory will not solve this issue. >>>> >>>> Did you check the CPU usage in the task manager? >>>> If its running at 100% what process is generating that usage? >>>> >>>> Did you check the event viewer if a lot of red flags are logged >>>> (application and system log)? >>>> >>>> I recently had a simular problem with same result as you. >>>> I download ad-aware from lavasoft and scanned the computer and he did >>>> found a hijakker software where the MS anty spyware (that was already >>>> long installed and updated) did not recognized it. >>>> After removing this spyware with ad-aware the slowness stopped... >>>> >>>> A previous version of MSN messenger was also buggy, it hung when >>>> logging >>>> in and caused my CPU usage to be at 100%. Terminating the process >>>> helped. >>>> >>>> >>>> There can be lots of other stuff that can cause this slowness like the >>>> graphic card driver that is corrupt or has problems. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Erwin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:38 PM >>>> To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) >>>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc >>>> >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. >>>> I >>>> usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc >>>> and >>>> it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it >>>> was still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it >>>> with >>>> literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup >>>> doesn't remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus >>>> scan, >>>> emptied all the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, >>>> updated as much software as I could (windows update is blocked by the >>>> company firewall, yet office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk >>>> cleanup again, then defragged it three times. >>>> >>>> It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it >>>> stops >>>> and thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is >>>> horrible. >>>> I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward >>>> going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on >>>> Friday. >>>> I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be >>>> complaining, wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on >>>> the network unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. >>>> >>>> The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more >>>> memory, but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking >>>> it to do are hardly memory intensive. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed >>>> in terms of scanning? >>>> >>>> >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> >>>> The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally >>>> privileged. 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Clearly, either something is still going on with those files, some process is still holding onto them - or maybe the thumbnail database file is, indeed, corrupted. When my camera determines that the photo I am snapping horizontally needs to be snapped vertically (not when I decide to take a vertical shot), certainly, it does something different to the picture. Probably, your Canon does, too. Whatever that process is may alter the format in mystical ways that could be overcome by doing an individual export or save of such a photo at the time you bring it into the computer. That may wipe out the weirdness and give you an ordinary image file that you can copy with all the others. Tina Gary Kjos wrote: >Hi Erwin. > >I find it bizare too. That's why I thought I would share it with the world ;-) > >Nothing really crashes. I can see the files in the folder via Explorer >- in details view they show filenames and dates and the basic things >but will not display additional things like attributes and owners >while the horizontal images in the same folder do for the remote >system. On the hosting system all the file attributes and other >properties look to be exactly the same. In thumbnails view the >vertical photo files show as icons rather than thumbnails while the >horizontal ones show fine. If I try and double click on one of the >icons or copy the file I get the message "Access is Denied". Happens >the same with only one file. > >I ran Spybot, Ad-Aware and Pest Patrol on the host system and they >only found some cookies to remove, so I don't think there is any >malicious code causing the problem although I am still wondering if >the Canon Camera software that I installed to interface with my newest >camera installed something that would be causing the problem. Canon >doesn't have a very good knowledge base that I could find to research >issues like this. I''m thinking that perhaps looking around on one of >the photography sites, like DPReview.com or maybe Paintshop Pro's >support site might give me some insight into the problem. > >I have just copied the entire set of pictures folders from my backup >external USB drive to the laptop, so I have worked around the problem >for now but it will happen again the next time I need to copy photos. >I was able to copy all the files from teh backup drive to the laptop >with no problem whatsoever, so there is nothing about the files >themselves that is a problem for the laptop, just that the host system >doesn't want to let them be seen by anyone but itself. > >Thanks for your thoughts. I will figure it out eventually and will >post the results then. > >Gary > >On 9/27/05, Erwin Craps - IT Helps wrote: > > >>I find very bizare and have difficults to believe it has something to do >>with the orientation of your pictures. >> >> >>I would advice you to first doe a scan disk on both systems for the >>disks in question (source and destination). >>If explorer crashes over network it has probably more to do with errors >>on the disk or even network problem. >> >>Secondly, if it really has something to do with orientation of the >>picture, turn of image preview of the destination folder and subfolders. >>Set view in details. >>This will avoid Explorer to analyze your picture and create a thumbnail >>when copying those files. >>If you still get crashes it is imposible due to orientation because >>explore does not analyze the picture anymore. I must be disk error or >>network error. >>Try only copying the files in question and not all files at once. >> >> >>Erwin >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:22 PM >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] File Sharing Problem >> >>Hi Ron, >> >>No, I don't think so anyway, the share was set for the entire My >>Documents folder - including all it's sub-folders. Below that is the My >>Pictures folder and below that I have various sub folders. The one that >>seems to be the one most noticed because it has my most recent photos in >>it is in a Canon sub folder with sub-folders below that named for the >>date the photos were taken. The Canon Upload Wizard adds the date named >>folder and puts the picture files into it during a dialog that comes up >>when the camera is connected via USB cable. >>Nothing I am doing has done anything differently for the photos that can >>be copied verses the ones that cannot. I just had a few pictures in a >>few folders that caused this error and when i looked into them, I >>noticed that every one I had a problem with was a vertical verses a >>horizontal picture. At least 90% of my pictures seem to be horizontal so >>it only happens in some folders. >> >>I'm thinking that perhaps there is some Canon program that is doing >>something with the vertical shots to make them so they appear rotated >>correctly for Windows and that is somehow opening the files in a manner >>that will not allow them to be shared from outside the system? >>I guess I should have a look at the Canon camera site and see if they >>have any leads for me. >> >> >>On 9/26/05, chizotz at mchsi.com wrote: >> >> >>>Gary, >>> >>>The permissions can be set at the file level. Is it possible that file >>> >>> >>>has had the permissions set differently than the rest of the files in >>> >>> >>the folder? >> >> >>>Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but that seems the most likely >>>scenario to me... I just don't see it having anything to do with the >>>orientation of the image, it's a permissions issue of some sort. >>> >>>Ron >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have a file share on the My Documents folder on my desktop system >>>>that I map a drive to from my laptop. When I try to copy all the >>>>photos in the My Pictures folder from the desktop to the laptop it >>>>works until it gets to a verticle picture where the copy dies with a >>>> >>>> >>>>mesage box indicating "Access is Denied". I can view and copy the >>>>horizontal photos without any problem but if I open the folder on >>>>the shared drive in explorer a generic icon shows for the verticle >>>>aspect files. >>>> >>>>Anybody have any idea what might be going on??? I'd like to copy >>>>all the files over to the laptop. I'm thinking that the workaround >>>>will be to copy to a USB External hard drive on the desktop and then >>>> >>>> >>>>move it to connect to the laptop and copy from external to laptop >>>>drive. But I would rather not have to do that if I can just slay the >>>> >>>> >>>>dragon that is in my way of doing it directly..... >>>> >>>>Any ideas are welcome. >>>> >>>>Both systems are Windows XP, up to date with all service packs etc. >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>dba-Tech mailing list >>>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Gary Kjos >>garykjos at gmail.com >>_______________________________________________ >>dba-Tech mailing list >>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>_______________________________________________ >>dba-Tech mailing list >>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> > > >-- >Gary Kjos >garykjos at gmail.com >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From bchacc at san.rr.com Tue Nov 8 10:20:15 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:20:15 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager Message-ID: <012101c5e480$4db324e0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> I transferred my bookmarks to another machine but now I'd like to transfer the logins and passwords as well from the password manager. Does anybody know how to do this? MTIA, Rocky Smolin Beach Access Software http://www.e-z-mrp.com 858-259-4334 From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue Nov 8 11:11:19 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:11:19 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] File Sharing Problem References: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B5F3A@stekelbes.ithelps.local> <4370CF14.10500@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <4370DC37.70203@shaw.ca> When you look at a directory in thumbnail view, it creates an ADS file thumbs.db in the directory. I believe it contains a quick path to the icons. This is hidden. If you zip the directory it will include it. This can occassionally become corrupted but more often it will remain open and not allow you to delete the directory untill you reboot. Using zip files with thumbs.db from different machines might cause problems. A reboot will (should) clear all these open ADS files. Most of the Anti Virus programs have an option to check these files only. Tina Norris Fields wrote: >Gary, > >The weirdness in thumbnails view is probably the clue - that those image >files show only as icons rather than thumbnails - and you mentioned that >in the details view, the ordinary properties and attributes did not >display for the strange files the way they do for the regular files. > Clearly, either something is still going on with those files, some >process is still holding onto them - or maybe the thumbnail database >file is, indeed, corrupted. When my camera determines that the photo I >am snapping horizontally needs to be snapped vertically (not when I >decide to take a vertical shot), certainly, it does something different >to the picture. Probably, your Canon does, too. Whatever that process >is may alter the format in mystical ways that could be overcome by doing >an individual export or save of such a photo at the time you bring it >into the computer. That may wipe out the weirdness and give you an >ordinary image file that you can copy with all the others. > >Tina > > > >Gary Kjos wrote: > > > >>Hi Erwin. >> >>I find it bizare too. That's why I thought I would share it with the world ;-) >> >>Nothing really crashes. I can see the files in the folder via Explorer >>- in details view they show filenames and dates and the basic things >>but will not display additional things like attributes and owners >>while the horizontal images in the same folder do for the remote >>system. On the hosting system all the file attributes and other >>properties look to be exactly the same. In thumbnails view the >>vertical photo files show as icons rather than thumbnails while the >>horizontal ones show fine. If I try and double click on one of the >>icons or copy the file I get the message "Access is Denied". Happens >>the same with only one file. >> >>I ran Spybot, Ad-Aware and Pest Patrol on the host system and they >>only found some cookies to remove, so I don't think there is any >>malicious code causing the problem although I am still wondering if >>the Canon Camera software that I installed to interface with my newest >>camera installed something that would be causing the problem. Canon >>doesn't have a very good knowledge base that I could find to research >>issues like this. I''m thinking that perhaps looking around on one of >>the photography sites, like DPReview.com or maybe Paintshop Pro's >>support site might give me some insight into the problem. >> >>I have just copied the entire set of pictures folders from my backup >>external USB drive to the laptop, so I have worked around the problem >>for now but it will happen again the next time I need to copy photos. >>I was able to copy all the files from teh backup drive to the laptop >>with no problem whatsoever, so there is nothing about the files >>themselves that is a problem for the laptop, just that the host system >>doesn't want to let them be seen by anyone but itself. >> >>Thanks for your thoughts. I will figure it out eventually and will >>post the results then. >> >>Gary >> >>On 9/27/05, Erwin Craps - IT Helps wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>I find very bizare and have difficults to believe it has something to do >>>with the orientation of your pictures. >>> >>> >>>I would advice you to first doe a scan disk on both systems for the >>>disks in question (source and destination). >>>If explorer crashes over network it has probably more to do with errors >>>on the disk or even network problem. >>> >>>Secondly, if it really has something to do with orientation of the >>>picture, turn of image preview of the destination folder and subfolders. >>>Set view in details. >>>This will avoid Explorer to analyze your picture and create a thumbnail >>>when copying those files. >>>If you still get crashes it is imposible due to orientation because >>>explore does not analyze the picture anymore. I must be disk error or >>>network error. >>>Try only copying the files in question and not all files at once. >>> >>> >>>Erwin >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >>>Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:22 PM >>>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] File Sharing Problem >>> >>>Hi Ron, >>> >>>No, I don't think so anyway, the share was set for the entire My >>>Documents folder - including all it's sub-folders. Below that is the My >>>Pictures folder and below that I have various sub folders. The one that >>>seems to be the one most noticed because it has my most recent photos in >>>it is in a Canon sub folder with sub-folders below that named for the >>>date the photos were taken. The Canon Upload Wizard adds the date named >>>folder and puts the picture files into it during a dialog that comes up >>>when the camera is connected via USB cable. >>>Nothing I am doing has done anything differently for the photos that can >>>be copied verses the ones that cannot. I just had a few pictures in a >>>few folders that caused this error and when i looked into them, I >>>noticed that every one I had a problem with was a vertical verses a >>>horizontal picture. At least 90% of my pictures seem to be horizontal so >>>it only happens in some folders. >>> >>>I'm thinking that perhaps there is some Canon program that is doing >>>something with the vertical shots to make them so they appear rotated >>>correctly for Windows and that is somehow opening the files in a manner >>>that will not allow them to be shared from outside the system? >>>I guess I should have a look at the Canon camera site and see if they >>>have any leads for me. >>> >>> >>>On 9/26/05, chizotz at mchsi.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Gary, >>>> >>>>The permissions can be set at the file level. Is it possible that file >>>>has had the permissions set differently than the rest of the files in >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>the folder? >>> >>> >>> >>>>Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but that seems the most likely >>>>scenario to me... I just don't see it having anything to do with the >>>>orientation of the image, it's a permissions issue of some sort. >>>> >>>>Ron >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I have a file share on the My Documents folder on my desktop system >>>>>that I map a drive to from my laptop. When I try to copy all the >>>>>photos in the My Pictures folder from the desktop to the laptop it >>>>>works until it gets to a verticle picture where the copy dies with a >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>mesage box indicating "Access is Denied". I can view and copy the >>>>>horizontal photos without any problem but if I open the folder on >>>>>the shared drive in explorer a generic icon shows for the verticle >>>>>aspect files. >>>>> >>>>>Anybody have any idea what might be going on??? I'd like to copy >>>>>all the files over to the laptop. I'm thinking that the workaround >>>>>will be to copy to a USB External hard drive on the desktop and then >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>move it to connect to the laptop and copy from external to laptop >>>>>drive. But I would rather not have to do that if I can just slay the >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>dragon that is in my way of doing it directly..... >>>>> >>>>>Any ideas are welcome. >>>>> >>>>>Both systems are Windows XP, up to date with all service packs etc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From garykjos at gmail.com Tue Nov 8 11:22:21 2005 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:22:21 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] File Sharing Problem In-Reply-To: <4370CF14.10500@torchlake.com> References: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B5F3A@stekelbes.ithelps.local> <4370CF14.10500@torchlake.com> Message-ID: Hi Tina, Thanks for your input. I found that if I copy the images directly from the camera's memory card by using Windows Explorer and just copying them where I want them I don't have any problems sharing them on the other system. But if I transfer them by using the Canon supplied software, I do have the problem. And if I rotate them manually and then resave the rotated file, they are OK too. It's a kludgy workaround, but at least I have a work around. I only take about 10% or so pictures in vertical orientation so its not that huge of a problem I guess. I think there is a problem with the Canon transfer utility program. Perhaps it's really a "feature" and I just don't realize it though GK On 11/8/05, Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Gary, > > The weirdness in thumbnails view is probably the clue - that those image > files show only as icons rather than thumbnails - and you mentioned that > in the details view, the ordinary properties and attributes did not > display for the strange files the way they do for the regular files. > Clearly, either something is still going on with those files, some > process is still holding onto them - or maybe the thumbnail database > file is, indeed, corrupted. When my camera determines that the photo I > am snapping horizontally needs to be snapped vertically (not when I > decide to take a vertical shot), certainly, it does something different > to the picture. Probably, your Canon does, too. Whatever that process > is may alter the format in mystical ways that could be overcome by doing > an individual export or save of such a photo at the time you bring it > into the computer. That may wipe out the weirdness and give you an > ordinary image file that you can copy with all the others. > > Tina > > > > Gary Kjos wrote: > > >Hi Erwin. > > > >I find it bizare too. That's why I thought I would share it with the world ;-) > > > >Nothing really crashes. I can see the files in the folder via Explorer > >- in details view they show filenames and dates and the basic things > >but will not display additional things like attributes and owners > >while the horizontal images in the same folder do for the remote > >system. On the hosting system all the file attributes and other > >properties look to be exactly the same. In thumbnails view the > >vertical photo files show as icons rather than thumbnails while the > >horizontal ones show fine. If I try and double click on one of the > >icons or copy the file I get the message "Access is Denied". Happens > >the same with only one file. > > > >I ran Spybot, Ad-Aware and Pest Patrol on the host system and they > >only found some cookies to remove, so I don't think there is any > >malicious code causing the problem although I am still wondering if > >the Canon Camera software that I installed to interface with my newest > >camera installed something that would be causing the problem. Canon > >doesn't have a very good knowledge base that I could find to research > >issues like this. I''m thinking that perhaps looking around on one of > >the photography sites, like DPReview.com or maybe Paintshop Pro's > >support site might give me some insight into the problem. > > > >I have just copied the entire set of pictures folders from my backup > >external USB drive to the laptop, so I have worked around the problem > >for now but it will happen again the next time I need to copy photos. > >I was able to copy all the files from teh backup drive to the laptop > >with no problem whatsoever, so there is nothing about the files > >themselves that is a problem for the laptop, just that the host system > >doesn't want to let them be seen by anyone but itself. > > > >Thanks for your thoughts. I will figure it out eventually and will > >post the results then. > > > >Gary > > > >On 9/27/05, Erwin Craps - IT Helps wrote: > > > > > >>I find very bizare and have difficults to believe it has something to do > >>with the orientation of your pictures. > >> > >> > >>I would advice you to first doe a scan disk on both systems for the > >>disks in question (source and destination). > >>If explorer crashes over network it has probably more to do with errors > >>on the disk or even network problem. > >> > >>Secondly, if it really has something to do with orientation of the > >>picture, turn of image preview of the destination folder and subfolders. > >>Set view in details. > >>This will avoid Explorer to analyze your picture and create a thumbnail > >>when copying those files. > >>If you still get crashes it is imposible due to orientation because > >>explore does not analyze the picture anymore. I must be disk error or > >>network error. > >>Try only copying the files in question and not all files at once. > >> > >> > >>Erwin > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > >>Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:22 PM > >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] File Sharing Problem > >> > >>Hi Ron, > >> > >>No, I don't think so anyway, the share was set for the entire My > >>Documents folder - including all it's sub-folders. Below that is the My > >>Pictures folder and below that I have various sub folders. The one that > >>seems to be the one most noticed because it has my most recent photos in > >>it is in a Canon sub folder with sub-folders below that named for the > >>date the photos were taken. The Canon Upload Wizard adds the date named > >>folder and puts the picture files into it during a dialog that comes up > >>when the camera is connected via USB cable. > >>Nothing I am doing has done anything differently for the photos that can > >>be copied verses the ones that cannot. I just had a few pictures in a > >>few folders that caused this error and when i looked into them, I > >>noticed that every one I had a problem with was a vertical verses a > >>horizontal picture. At least 90% of my pictures seem to be horizontal so > >>it only happens in some folders. > >> > >>I'm thinking that perhaps there is some Canon program that is doing > >>something with the vertical shots to make them so they appear rotated > >>correctly for Windows and that is somehow opening the files in a manner > >>that will not allow them to be shared from outside the system? > >>I guess I should have a look at the Canon camera site and see if they > >>have any leads for me. > >> > >> > >>On 9/26/05, chizotz at mchsi.com wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Gary, > >>> > >>>The permissions can be set at the file level. Is it possible that file > >>> > >>> > >>>has had the permissions set differently than the rest of the files in > >>> > >>> > >>the folder? > >> > >> > >>>Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but that seems the most likely > >>>scenario to me... I just don't see it having anything to do with the > >>>orientation of the image, it's a permissions issue of some sort. > >>> > >>>Ron > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I have a file share on the My Documents folder on my desktop system > >>>>that I map a drive to from my laptop. When I try to copy all the > >>>>photos in the My Pictures folder from the desktop to the laptop it > >>>>works until it gets to a verticle picture where the copy dies with a > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>mesage box indicating "Access is Denied". I can view and copy the > >>>>horizontal photos without any problem but if I open the folder on > >>>>the shared drive in explorer a generic icon shows for the verticle > >>>>aspect files. > >>>> > >>>>Anybody have any idea what might be going on??? I'd like to copy > >>>>all the files over to the laptop. I'm thinking that the workaround > >>>>will be to copy to a USB External hard drive on the desktop and then > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>move it to connect to the laptop and copy from external to laptop > >>>>drive. But I would rather not have to do that if I can just slay the > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>dragon that is in my way of doing it directly..... > >>>> > >>>>Any ideas are welcome. > >>>> > >>>>Both systems are Windows XP, up to date with all service packs etc. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>dba-Tech mailing list > >>>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Gary Kjos > >>garykjos at gmail.com > >>_______________________________________________ > >>dba-Tech mailing list > >>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>_______________________________________________ > >>dba-Tech mailing list > >>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Gary Kjos > >garykjos at gmail.com > >_______________________________________________ > >dba-Tech mailing list > >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From garykjos at gmail.com Tue Nov 8 11:35:37 2005 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:35:37 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84335@ALCUXB> References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84335@ALCUXB> Message-ID: Hi Jon, I know you've already gotten some other tips, but one other thing you also might want to do is to do a diagnostic on the hard drive. When the hard drive on one of my systems died recently it first showed as a terribly slow system. I did the Error check and it speeded it up considerably. Then I did the Error Check with test all sectors and it killed it..... GK On 11/8/05, Jon Tydda wrote: > Hi all > > I've got a user here who's always complaining about her pc being slow. I > usually tell her to run disk cleanup and defrag, then restart the pc and > it'll be ok, and usually it is. Yesterday however, I ran them, and it was > still just as slow afterwards, so I threw her off it and hit it with > literally everything - deleted all the temp files that disk cleanup doesn't > remove, ran spybot and microsoft anti-spyware, ran a virus scan, emptied all > the cookies and internet objects out of internet explorer, updated as much > software as I could (windows update is blocked by the company firewall, yet > office update isn't...), rebooted it, ran disk cleanup again, then defragged > it three times. > > It's still running very slowly. When you change sheets in excel it stops and > thinks about it for 10-20 seconds, and browsing on the network is horrible. > I'm out of ideas... I've looked at the server, there's nothing untoward > going on there that I can see, and that was only restarted itself on Friday. > I don't think it's a network issue because everyone would be complaining, > wouldn't they? I've certainly not noticed anything slow on the network > unless you're in a folder with 1000+ files. > > The pc in question is a P4 1.7 with 512mb RAM. She's asked for more memory, > but I don't think it's going to help, as the tasks she's asking it to do are > hardly memory intensive. > > Does anyone have any thoughts on what it could be, or what I've missed in > terms of scanning? > > > Jon > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk > ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 8 11:40:44 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:40:44 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <012101c5e480$4db324e0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <001601c5e48b$8c021160$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Which password manager? From bchacc at san.rr.com Tue Nov 8 11:49:42 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:49:42 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <001601c5e48b$8c021160$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <022301c5e48c$ccd6f100$6501a8c0@HAL9004> When you log onto a site which requires a user name and password, up pops a window that says would I like the password manager to remember the password for this site, and the next time you go to that site the user name and password are filled in for you. And (I am assuming, please God) that the password is stored on my machine somewheres. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > Which password manager? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 8 11:59:23 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:59:23 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <022301c5e48c$ccd6f100$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <001b01c5e48e$281a0510$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Is this with IE, FF, what? From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 8 11:59:23 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:59:23 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001c01c5e48e$28dfed20$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Gary, good point! If the print driver/software isn't the culprit then the manufacturer's generally have disk utilities free for download. I keep the older version of the WD utility that boots from a floppy in my tool kit for those types of problems on my client's older machines. From bchacc at san.rr.com Tue Nov 8 12:35:50 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:35:50 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <001b01c5e48e$281a0510$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <02b101c5e493$3e8e8460$6501a8c0@HAL9004> I'm using firefox. But I've seen it in IE too. I think it may be part of Windows, but I'm not sure. Google didn't turn up anything relevant. :( Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > Is this with IE, FF, what? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue Nov 8 12:40:54 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:40:54 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <012101c5e480$4db324e0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <4370F136.9090305@shaw.ca> The easiest way is to use the Windows Transfer Files Wizard. For IE, it is notated under AutoComplete. For Netscape, it is known as Password Manager However the more complex way not for the feint of heart. I have never attempted this. They are stored in the Protected Storage registry key. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider\ varies, and by default you don't have access to the sub-keys named "Data", "Data2" and/or more, but you can give yourself full permissions to the key and it's sub-keys. One of the branch beneath contains the Autocomplete/username/password data and you can export them to REG files if you want. If you are going to merge the data to another profile, note that the will be different in that profile. Some modifications to the REG file may be necessary. Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: >I transferred my bookmarks to another machine but now I'd like to transfer the logins and passwords as well from the password manager. Does anybody know how to do this? > >MTIA, > >Rocky Smolin >Beach Access Software >http://www.e-z-mrp.com >858-259-4334 > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From bchacc at san.rr.com Tue Nov 8 12:46:14 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:46:14 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <012101c5e480$4db324e0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> <4370F136.9090305@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <02bf01c5e494$b235cc10$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Marty: Now I'm thinking it's in Firefox somewhere because when I use IE to go to a site that auto fills the login and password in FF it doesn't do it in IE. How do I start the Files Transfer Wizard? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "MartyConnelly" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > The easiest way is to use the Windows Transfer Files Wizard. > For IE, it is notated under AutoComplete. For Netscape, it is known as > Password Manager > > However the more complex way not for the feint of heart. I have never > attempted this. > They are stored in the Protected Storage registry key. > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System > Provider\ > > varies, and by default you don't have access to the sub-keys named > "Data", "Data2" and/or more, but you can give yourself full permissions > to the key and it's sub-keys. One of the branch beneath contains > the Autocomplete/username/password data and you can export them to REG > files if you want. If you are going to merge the data to another > profile, note that the will be different in that profile. Some > modifications to the REG file may be necessary. > > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: > >>I transferred my bookmarks to another machine but now I'd like to transfer >>the logins and passwords as well from the password manager. Does anybody >>know how to do this? >> >>MTIA, >> >>Rocky Smolin >>Beach Access Software >>http://www.e-z-mrp.com >>858-259-4334 >> >> >> > > -- > Marty Connelly > Victoria, B.C. > Canada > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Tue Nov 8 13:09:40 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:09:40 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <012101c5e480$4db324e0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> <4370F136.9090305@shaw.ca> <02bf01c5e494$b235cc10$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <4370F7F4.5030905@shaw.ca> Go to : Start All Programs Accessories System Tools Files and Settings Transfer Wizzard Each browser saves this info in different places.Example Netscape stores in a file (arbitray number) 123456.s (passwords) 123456.w (form fill) I don't know FireFox One good place to look for this info is the forum archives at http://www.windowsbbs.com Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: >Marty: > >Now I'm thinking it's in Firefox somewhere because when I use IE to go to a >site that auto fills the login and password in FF it doesn't do it in IE. > >How do I start the Files Transfer Wizard? > >Rocky > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "MartyConnelly" >To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > >Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:40 AM >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > > > > >>The easiest way is to use the Windows Transfer Files Wizard. >>For IE, it is notated under AutoComplete. For Netscape, it is known as >>Password Manager >> >>However the more complex way not for the feint of heart. I have never >>attempted this. >>They are stored in the Protected Storage registry key. >> >>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System >>Provider\ >> >> varies, and by default you don't have access to the sub-keys named >>"Data", "Data2" and/or more, but you can give yourself full permissions >>to the key and it's sub-keys. One of the branch beneath contains >>the Autocomplete/username/password data and you can export them to REG >>files if you want. If you are going to merge the data to another >>profile, note that the will be different in that profile. Some >>modifications to the REG file may be necessary. >> >>Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: >> >> >> >>>I transferred my bookmarks to another machine but now I'd like to transfer >>>the logins and passwords as well from the password manager. Does anybody >>>know how to do this? >>> >>>MTIA, >>> >>>Rocky Smolin >>>Beach Access Software >>>http://www.e-z-mrp.com >>>858-259-4334 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Marty Connelly >>Victoria, B.C. >>Canada >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>dba-Tech mailing list >>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From bchacc at san.rr.com Tue Nov 8 13:23:35 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:23:35 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <012101c5e480$4db324e0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> <4370F136.9090305@shaw.ca> <02bf01c5e494$b235cc10$6501a8c0@HAL9004> <4370F7F4.5030905@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <02ec01c5e499$ea52a0a0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Marty: Great feature. Never knew it was there. But no Firefox transfer on the list. :( I'll check that other link. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "MartyConnelly" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > Go to : > Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Files and Settings Transfer Wizzard > > Each browser saves this info in different places.Example Netscape > stores in a file (arbitray number) 123456.s (passwords) 123456.w (form > fill) > I don't know FireFox > > One good place to look for this info is the forum archives at > http://www.windowsbbs.com > > > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: > >>Marty: >> >>Now I'm thinking it's in Firefox somewhere because when I use IE to go to >>a >>site that auto fills the login and password in FF it doesn't do it in IE. >> >>How do I start the Files Transfer Wizard? >> >>Rocky >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "MartyConnelly" >>To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" >> >>Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:40 AM >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager >> >> >> >> >>>The easiest way is to use the Windows Transfer Files Wizard. >>>For IE, it is notated under AutoComplete. For Netscape, it is known as >>>Password Manager >>> >>>However the more complex way not for the feint of heart. I have never >>>attempted this. >>>They are stored in the Protected Storage registry key. >>> >>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System >>>Provider\ >>> >>> varies, and by default you don't have access to the sub-keys named >>>"Data", "Data2" and/or more, but you can give yourself full permissions >>>to the key and it's sub-keys. One of the branch beneath contains >>>the Autocomplete/username/password data and you can export them to REG >>>files if you want. If you are going to merge the data to another >>>profile, note that the will be different in that profile. Some >>>modifications to the REG file may be necessary. >>> >>>Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I transferred my bookmarks to another machine but now I'd like to >>>>transfer >>>>the logins and passwords as well from the password manager. Does >>>>anybody >>>>know how to do this? >>>> >>>>MTIA, >>>> >>>>Rocky Smolin >>>>Beach Access Software >>>>http://www.e-z-mrp.com >>>>858-259-4334 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>Marty Connelly >>>Victoria, B.C. >>>Canada >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>dba-Tech mailing list >>>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>dba-Tech mailing list >>dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> >> > > -- > Marty Connelly > Victoria, B.C. > Canada > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From tinanfields at torchlake.com Tue Nov 8 14:33:11 2005 From: tinanfields at torchlake.com (Tina Norris Fields) Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:33:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC8433A@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <43710B87.8050004@torchlake.com> Jon, Please tell me what RootKit Revealer is - and why would it be bad to play a music CD on the computer? Thanks, Tina Jon Tydda wrote: >Will do. > >And yes, I downloaded Mark Russinovich's RootKit Revealer last night. Rather >worryingly, I came across several things on my 4 month old Win XP pc that's >never had a music cd put in the drive, and none on my work pc which has had >500 different cd's put in it... > >Thanks all > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] >Sent: 08 November 2005 15:13 >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sloooow pc > > >Jon, >I suggest that you boot into safe mode and remove the printer's) and any >software, drivers related to the printer. >Reboot >Check if the system runs normally by trying the excel problem you had. > >If so you have pinpointed it. Check for issues with the print drivers. >Occasionally they have conflict issues and in the past HP has been very good >about working through them, although I have had one in years. > >HTH >John B. > >If that doesn't work - check for rootkits maybe she was playing a Sony CD >:o( > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally >privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject >to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk >ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. >Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. >Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From darsant at gmail.com Tue Nov 8 14:49:22 2005 From: darsant at gmail.com (Josh McFarlane) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:49:22 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That In-Reply-To: <43710B87.8050004@torchlake.com> References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC8433A@ALCUXB> <43710B87.8050004@torchlake.com> Message-ID: <53c8e05a0511081249t36e9ee5ds37fbdd13cf88a8ea@mail.gmail.com> On 11/8/05, Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Jon, > Please tell me what RootKit Revealer is - and why would it be bad to > play a music CD on the computer? > Thanks, > Tina Sony just got in a heap of trouble for installing some software with music CDs that attempts to hide itself and works to keep people from pirating Sony CDs. Funny thing is, if you're not careful and remove it, your CD-Drive goes with it (software-wise). Their software technically isn't a RootKit, but alot of people have coined the phrase. My guess is the RootKit Revealer is something akin to Ad-aware and Spybot that searches and removes it. -- Darsant Silverstring "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein From jon at tydda.plus.com Tue Nov 8 15:02:20 2005 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:02:20 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That In-Reply-To: AAAAABsJvBKnNblJpukl/8GF+DTk9iUA Message-ID: <000001c5e4a7$b5f682f0$0400a8c0@jt2> What he said... For more info, see these: http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.ht ml http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4400148.stm http://www.cnet.com/4520-6033_1-6376177.html?tag=nl.e501 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01/sony_rootkit_drm/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/03/sony_rootkit_drm/ If that's too much for you, just read the BBC one and go from there. The Sysinternals one is where it all started, but it's a tiny weeny little bit long now... Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Josh McFarlane Sent: 08 November 2005 20:49 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That On 11/8/05, Tina Norris Fields wrote: > Jon, > Please tell me what RootKit Revealer is - and why would it be bad to > play a music CD on the computer? > Thanks, > Tina Sony just got in a heap of trouble for installing some software with music CDs that attempts to hide itself and works to keep people from pirating Sony CDs. Funny thing is, if you're not careful and remove it, your CD-Drive goes with it (software-wise). Their software technically isn't a RootKit, but alot of people have coined the phrase. My guess is the RootKit Revealer is something akin to Ad-aware and Spybot that searches and removes it. -- Darsant Silverstring "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From dba.email at gmail.com Tue Nov 8 17:33:43 2005 From: dba.email at gmail.com (Admin Sparky) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:33:43 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That In-Reply-To: <000001c5e4a7$b5f682f0$0400a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c5e4a7$b5f682f0$0400a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <5f2de2420511081533y3b6c9f9an4776ce4280093410@mail.gmail.com> Or, for just a general overview... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit Mark On 11/8/05, Jon Tydda wrote: > > What he said... > > For more info, see these: > > > http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.ht > ml > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4400148.stm > http://www.cnet.com/4520-6033_1-6376177.html?tag=nl.e501 > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01/sony_rootkit_drm/ > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/03/sony_rootkit_drm/ > > If that's too much for you, just read the BBC one and go from there. The > Sysinternals one is where it all started, but it's a tiny weeny little bit > long now... > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Josh McFarlane > Sent: 08 November 2005 20:49 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That > > On 11/8/05, Tina Norris Fields wrote: > > Jon, > > Please tell me what RootKit Revealer is - and why would it be bad to > > play a music CD on the computer? > > Thanks, > > Tina > > Sony just got in a heap of trouble for installing some software with music > CDs that attempts to hide itself and works to keep people from pirating > Sony > CDs. Funny thing is, if you're not careful and remove it, your CD-Drive > goes > with it (software-wise). Their software technically isn't a RootKit, but > alot of people have coined the phrase. My guess is the RootKit Revealer is > something akin to Ad-aware and Spybot that searches and removes it. > > -- > Darsant Silverstring > > "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." > -Albert Einstein > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more > available at http://www.plus.net > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From john at winhaven.net Wed Nov 9 09:58:01 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:58:01 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <02ec01c5e499$ea52a0a0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <008201c5e546$5d1229b0$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Did you have success getting it all transferred? From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Nov 9 10:17:36 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:17:36 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <008201c5e546$5d1229b0$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <013d01c5e549$1978d610$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Nope. Couldn't figure it out (I was too chicken to mess with the registry) Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > Did you have success getting it all transferred? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From john at winhaven.net Wed Nov 9 11:12:03 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:12:03 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <013d01c5e549$1978d610$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <00a901c5e550$b4621b80$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> What part didn't you get transferred? From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Nov 9 14:30:30 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:30:30 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <00a901c5e550$b4621b80$6d01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <019101c5e56c$6dfbbbd0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> The logins and passwords. Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > What part didn't you get transferred? > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Wed Nov 9 14:46:22 2005 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:46:22 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <022301c5e48c$ccd6f100$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <4372ECBE.19038.4B66D370@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 8 Nov 2005 at 9:49, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > When you log onto a site which requires a user name and password, up pops a > window that says would I like the password manager to remember the password > for this site, and the next time you go to that site the user name and > password are filled in for you. And (I am assuming, please God) that the > password is stored on my machine somewheres. > For FF, it's stored encrypted in a file under something like: Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Default User\signons.txt -- Stuart From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Nov 9 15:45:50 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 13:45:50 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <4372ECBE.19038.4B66D370@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <021b01c5e576$f4077c00$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Stuart: That's the file all right. I transferred it over but it's not autofilling when I log on to a site where the login and password have been stored. I suspect there may be another file with a switch that says it's ok to autofill those fields. Thanks and regards, Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart McLachlan" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > On 8 Nov 2005 at 9:49, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > >> When you log onto a site which requires a user name and password, up pops >> a >> window that says would I like the password manager to remember the >> password >> for this site, and the next time you go to that site the user name and >> password are filled in for you. And (I am assuming, please God) that the >> password is stored on my machine somewheres. >> > > For FF, it's stored encrypted in a file under something like: > Documents and Settings\Username\Application > Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Default User\signons.txt > > -- > Stuart > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Wed Nov 9 15:52:10 2005 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:52:10 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <021b01c5e576$f4077c00$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <4372FC2A.6759.4BA3115F@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 9 Nov 2005 at 13:45, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > Stuart: > > That's the file all right. I transferred it over but it's not autofilling > when I log on to a site where the login and password have been stored. I > suspect there may be another file with a switch that says it's ok to > autofill those fields. > Take a look under "Tools-Options-Privacy-Saved passwords". Is the option "Remember passwords" checked? -- Stuart From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Nov 9 16:40:59 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:40:59 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <4372FC2A.6759.4BA3115F@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <027401c5e57e$a845bdb0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Stuart: Remember passwords is checked but when I 'view saved passwords' there's nothing there. The source folder path is C:\Documents and Settings\Rocky\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\41ica03r.default and signons.txt is in the .default folder. The .default folder name is different between the two systems. Could that have anything to do with it? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart McLachlan" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > On 9 Nov 2005 at 13:45, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > >> Stuart: >> >> That's the file all right. I transferred it over but it's not >> autofilling >> when I log on to a site where the login and password have been stored. I >> suspect there may be another file with a switch that says it's ok to >> autofill those fields. >> > > Take a look under "Tools-Options-Privacy-Saved passwords". Is the option > "Remember passwords" checked? > > -- > Stuart > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From john at winhaven.net Wed Nov 9 16:52:52 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 16:52:52 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager In-Reply-To: <027401c5e57e$a845bdb0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <005001c5e580$516252e0$6e01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Rocky, I was trying to figure out which product you were having trouble with. Anyway try this: http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile#move -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:41 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager Stuart: Remember passwords is checked but when I 'view saved passwords' there's nothing there. The source folder path is C:\Documents and Settings\Rocky\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\41ica03r.default and signons.txt is in the .default folder. The .default folder name is different between the two systems. Could that have anything to do with it? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart McLachlan" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > On 9 Nov 2005 at 13:45, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > >> Stuart: >> >> That's the file all right. I transferred it over but it's not >> autofilling >> when I log on to a site where the login and password have been stored. I >> suspect there may be another file with a switch that says it's ok to >> autofill those fields. >> > > Take a look under "Tools-Options-Privacy-Saved passwords". Is the option > "Remember passwords" checked? > > -- > Stuart > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Nov 9 17:23:35 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:23:35 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager References: <005001c5e580$516252e0$6e01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <027f01c5e584$9b4aedf0$6501a8c0@HAL9004> John: Oh, thank you. That did it. Had a bit of trial and error but I got there. Very useful to know as well. Thanks to both you and Stuart. Regards, Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > Rocky, > I was trying to figure out which product you were having trouble with. > Anyway try this: > http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile#move > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > Beach Access Software > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:41 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > > Stuart: > > Remember passwords is checked but when I 'view saved passwords' there's > nothing there. > > The source folder path is C:\Documents and Settings\Rocky\Application > Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\41ica03r.default and signons.txt is in the > .default folder. > > The .default folder name is different between the two systems. Could that > have anything to do with it? > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart McLachlan" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:52 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > > >> On 9 Nov 2005 at 13:45, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: >> >>> Stuart: >>> >>> That's the file all right. I transferred it over but it's not >>> autofilling >>> when I log on to a site where the login and password have been stored. >>> I >>> suspect there may be another file with a switch that says it's ok to >>> autofill those fields. >>> >> >> Take a look under "Tools-Options-Privacy-Saved passwords". Is the option >> "Remember passwords" checked? >> >> -- >> Stuart >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Wed Nov 9 20:45:31 2005 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:15:31 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Password Manager Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2BE34C3@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Grab the whole profile. There's a help page somewhere on the Firefox site on how to move your profile about. I'm tipping the password are probably saved in there somewhere. Cheers, A -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2005 9:11 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager Stuart: Remember passwords is checked but when I 'view saved passwords' there's nothing there. The source folder path is C:\Documents and Settings\Rocky\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\41ica03r.default and signons.txt is in the .default folder. The .default folder name is different between the two systems. Could that have anything to do with it? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart McLachlan" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Password Manager > On 9 Nov 2005 at 13:45, Rocky Smolin - Beach Access S wrote: > >> Stuart: >> >> That's the file all right. I transferred it over but it's not >> autofilling >> when I log on to a site where the login and password have been stored. I >> suspect there may be another file with a switch that says it's ok to >> autofill those fields. >> > > Take a look under "Tools-Options-Privacy-Saved passwords". Is the option > "Remember passwords" checked? > > -- > Stuart > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ *** This email any any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. From artful at rogers.com Sat Nov 12 01:44:21 2005 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 02:44:21 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2BE34C3@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> Message-ID: <200511120744.jAC7iGJ16145@databaseadvisors.com> I get cable from a company called Rogers here in Canada, and recently I upgraded to get a TIVO-like box that lets me record about 50 hours worth. This has transformed my TV-watching life. I watch almost nothing in real-time anymore, because I can fast-forward through the commercials. Anyway, the box came with diagrams to show you how to copy saved programs to a VCR but there are no equivalent diagrams for DVD. Does anyone know how I could do this? The box has an S-TV out, if that's any help. I am not interested in bootlegging anything. But shows such as The Shield and Da Vinci's Inquest reward repeated viewing, so I would love to burn them to DVD rather than VCR. Can this be done? The rented box in question comes from Scientific Atlanta. TIA, Arthur From fhtapia at gmail.com Sun Nov 13 01:06:04 2005 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 23:06:04 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: <200511120744.jAC7iGJ16145@databaseadvisors.com> References: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2BE34C3@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> <200511120744.jAC7iGJ16145@databaseadvisors.com> Message-ID: if you have a TV card such as winTV or ATI's All in Wonder, you can take that source and input straight to your pc and then burn to DVD using Nero. I just recently upgraded to a DVR product from adelphia, I'm hoping they will soon allow me to just transfer the entire TV show to my PC ala TiVO, simply because there are shows I would like to repeat again (CSI). On 11/11/05, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I get cable from a company called Rogers here in Canada, and recently I > upgraded to get a TIVO-like box that lets me record about 50 hours worth. > This has transformed my TV-watching life. I watch almost nothing in > real-time anymore, because I can fast-forward through the commercials. > Anyway, the box came with diagrams to show you how to copy saved programs to > a VCR but there are no equivalent diagrams for DVD. > Does anyone know how I could do this? The box has an S-TV out, if that's any > help. > I am not interested in bootlegging anything. But shows such as The Shield > and Da Vinci's Inquest reward repeated viewing, so I would love to burn them > to DVD rather than VCR. Can this be done? > The rented box in question comes from Scientific Atlanta. > TIA, > Arthur > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... From artful at rogers.com Sun Nov 13 21:25:42 2005 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:25:42 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> I have tried to send pics to various friends, whose various email clients, and I'm not sure who uses which. But several friends have replied that the JPGs I send arrive as files called winmail.dat rather than Myfile.JPG. I have no idea how to fix this issue, nor even an idea which email clients create winmail.dat. I think hotmail is one of the guilty parties, but I could be wrong about that. Anyone know which clients create the attachment named winmail.dat? Is it exactly the same attachment (JPG) that I sent? In that case a simple rename would fix the issue. But I don't know. What if I archive the JPG first? Presumably the result would still be named winmail.dat, but it might be the archive file as it was sent. Any suggestions? TIA, Arthur From darsant at gmail.com Sun Nov 13 21:36:22 2005 From: darsant at gmail.com (Josh McFarlane) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:36:22 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments In-Reply-To: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> References: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> Message-ID: <53c8e05a0511131936r61631aacu8d7171d95d8c7147@mail.gmail.com> On 11/13/05, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I have tried to send pics to various friends, whose various email clients, > and I'm not sure who uses which. But several friends have replied that the > JPGs I send arrive as files called winmail.dat rather than Myfile.JPG. I > have no idea how to fix this issue, nor even an idea which email clients > create winmail.dat. I think hotmail is one of the guilty parties, but I > could be wrong about that. > Anyone know which clients create the attachment named winmail.dat? Is it > exactly the same attachment (JPG) that I sent? In that case a simple rename > would fix the issue. But I don't know. > What if I archive the JPG first? Presumably the result would still be named > winmail.dat, but it might be the archive file as it was sent. Are you using Outlook? If so, take a look at http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm There's also a KnowledgeBase article an Winmail.dat: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q138053/ For some programs to decode winmail.dat: http://www.pchell.com/support/winmaildat.shtml Hope that helps. -- Josh McFarlane "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein From artful at rogers.com Sun Nov 13 21:36:19 2005 From: artful at rogers.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:36:19 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <200511140336.jAE3aHJ29076@databaseadvisors.com> My card has TV-out but I don't think TV-in. I suppose I need to upgrade this or just find the money for a SOTA computer. Everything I'm using is quite old. O well. A. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia Sent: November 13, 2005 2:06 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart if you have a TV card such as winTV or ATI's All in Wonder, you can take that source and input straight to your pc and then burn to DVD using Nero. I just recently upgraded to a DVR product from adelphia, I'm hoping they will soon allow me to just transfer the entire TV show to my PC ala TiVO, simply because there are shows I would like to repeat again (CSI). From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Sun Nov 13 21:39:27 2005 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:39:27 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments In-Reply-To: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> References: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> Message-ID: <437806EF.9060501@earthlink.net> My email client is Thunderbird 1.0. After using a utility I found at http://www.biblet.freeserve.co.uk/, I could see the picture. According to http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm, many email clients fail to properly process attachments sent by MS Outlook or Exchange Server. What a surprise. There is a M$ Exchange sender's how-to for avoiding this problem at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q138053/, one for Outlook 2000 at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q196784, another for Outlook at http://www.pchell.com/support/winmaildat.shtml, another fr Outlook | Express at http://www.modemhelp.net/newsletter/email/winmaildat.shtml. P. ----- Arthur Fuller wrote: >I have tried to send pics to various friends, whose various email clients, >and I'm not sure who uses which. But several friends have replied that the >JPGs I send arrive as files called winmail.dat rather than Myfile.JPG. I >have no idea how to fix this issue, nor even an idea which email clients >create winmail.dat. I think hotmail is one of the guilty parties, but I >could be wrong about that. >Anyone know which clients create the attachment named winmail.dat? Is it >exactly the same attachment (JPG) that I sent? In that case a simple rename >would fix the issue. But I don't know. >What if I archive the JPG first? Presumably the result would still be named >winmail.dat, but it might be the archive file as it was sent. >Any suggestions? >TIA, >Arthur > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date: 11/11/2005 From dwaters at usinternet.com Sun Nov 13 21:40:29 2005 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:40:29 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments In-Reply-To: <26680631.1131938987064.JavaMail.root@sniper19> Message-ID: <000001c5e8cd$2926de40$0300a8c0@danwaters> Arthur, I recently had that happen when I sent a .pdf to someone. I hadn't heard of it before so I tried a second time and it got through fine. I use Outlook XP and I don't know what the other guy uses. Dan Waters -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:26 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments I have tried to send pics to various friends, whose various email clients, and I'm not sure who uses which. But several friends have replied that the JPGs I send arrive as files called winmail.dat rather than Myfile.JPG. I have no idea how to fix this issue, nor even an idea which email clients create winmail.dat. I think hotmail is one of the guilty parties, but I could be wrong about that. Anyone know which clients create the attachment named winmail.dat? Is it exactly the same attachment (JPG) that I sent? In that case a simple rename would fix the issue. But I don't know. What if I archive the JPG first? Presumably the result would still be named winmail.dat, but it might be the archive file as it was sent. Any suggestions? TIA, Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Nov 13 22:02:53 2005 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (stuart at lexacorp.com.pg) Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:02:53 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments In-Reply-To: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> References: Message-ID: <4378990D.9255.1028F8B@localhost> On 13 Nov 2005 at 22:25, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I have tried to send pics to various friends, whose various email > clients, and I'm not sure who uses which. But several friends have > replied that the JPGs I send arrive as files called winmail.dat rather > than Myfile.JPG. I have no idea how to fix this issue, nor even an > idea which email clients create winmail.dat. I think hotmail is one of > the guilty parties, but I could be wrong about that. Anyone know which > clients create the attachment named winmail.dat? Is it exactly the > same attachment (JPG) that I sent? In that case a simple rename would > fix the issue. But I don't know. What if I archive the JPG first? > Presumably the result would still be named winmail.dat, but it might > be the archive file as it was sent. Any suggestions? TIA, Arthur > You are creating them yourself in Outlook. Winmail.dat is a TNEF file create by MS Outlook. TNEF is a proprietary MS format (Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format) used to encode data sent between MS mail clients. Very few if any non-MS email clients can decode these attachments and not even all MS applications can. They are a PITA. Try googling TNEF to see what the rest of the world thinks of them :-) They are created by Outlook when you have the option "Microsoft Outlook Rich Text" selected as your mail format, either as a default or for an individual address in your address book. You need to check your options, and all your address book entries to ensure that you send emails to everyone either as "Plain text" or "HTML". From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Nov 13 22:11:45 2005 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (stuart at lexacorp.com.pg) Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:11:45 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Puzzling Attachments In-Reply-To: <200511140325.jAE3PdJ26517@databaseadvisors.com> References: Message-ID: <43789B21.27215.10AAD1A@localhost> On 13 Nov 2005 at 22:25, Arthur Fuller wrote: the guilty parties, but I could be wrong about that. Anyone know which > clients create the attachment named winmail.dat? Is it exactly the > same attachment (JPG) that I sent? In that case a simple rename would > fix the issue. But I don't know. What if I archive the JPG first? > Presumably the result would still be named winmail.dat, but it might > be the archive file as it was sent. Any suggestions? TIA, Arthur > For all the gory details see: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q241538 From fhtapia at gmail.com Mon Nov 14 12:36:53 2005 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:36:53 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: <200511140336.jAE3aHJ29076@databaseadvisors.com> References: <200511140336.jAE3aHJ29076@databaseadvisors.com> Message-ID: Sony makes a standalone DVD recorder... wich you could use to record to instead of to VHS you could always just take a shortcut and do it that way, buying an entire pc would help you if you wanted to trim out comercials etc ;) On 11/13/05, Arthur Fuller wrote: > My card has TV-out but I don't think TV-in. I suppose I need to upgrade this > or just find the money for a SOTA computer. Everything I'm using is quite > old. O well. > A. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia > Sent: November 13, 2005 2:06 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > > if you have a TV card such as winTV or ATI's All in Wonder, you can > take that source and input straight to your pc and then burn to DVD > using Nero. I just recently upgraded to a DVR product from adelphia, > I'm hoping they will soon allow me to just transfer the entire TV show > to my PC ala TiVO, simply because there are shows I would like to > repeat again (CSI). > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Tue Nov 15 03:12:41 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:12:41 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84396@ALCUXB> Yeah, but that would mean buying something made by Sony... ;-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Francisco Tapia [mailto:fhtapia at gmail.com] Sent: 14 November 2005 18:37 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart Sony makes a standalone DVD recorder... wich you could use to record to instead of to VHS you could always just take a shortcut and do it that way, buying an entire pc would help you if you wanted to trim out comercials etc ;) On 11/13/05, Arthur Fuller wrote: > My card has TV-out but I don't think TV-in. I suppose I need to upgrade this > or just find the money for a SOTA computer. Everything I'm using is quite > old. O well. > A. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco Tapia > Sent: November 13, 2005 2:06 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > > if you have a TV card such as winTV or ATI's All in Wonder, you can > take that source and input straight to your pc and then burn to DVD > using Nero. I just recently upgraded to a DVR product from adelphia, > I'm hoping they will soon allow me to just transfer the entire TV show > to my PC ala TiVO, simply because there are shows I would like to > repeat again (CSI). > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From fhtapia at gmail.com Tue Nov 15 10:21:46 2005 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:21:46 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84396@ALCUXB> References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84396@ALCUXB> Message-ID: Sony Hardware is actually very nice. I've never had a problem w/ either DVD players nor TVs nor stereos, in fact both my Digital Camcorder and my new Digital camera are Sony. I have a DVD+/-R drive on my pc (the 510a) and it has been solid, never have had an issue w/ media types nor speeds. On 11/15/05, Jon Tydda wrote: > Yeah, but that would mean buying something made by Sony... ;-) > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Francisco Tapia [mailto:fhtapia at gmail.com] > Sent: 14 November 2005 18:37 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > > > Sony makes a standalone DVD recorder... wich you could use to record > to instead of to VHS you could always just take a shortcut and do it > that way, buying an entire pc would help you if you wanted to trim out > comercials etc ;) > > > > On 11/13/05, Arthur Fuller wrote: > > My card has TV-out but I don't think TV-in. I suppose I need to upgrade > this > > or just find the money for a SOTA computer. Everything I'm using is quite > > old. O well. > > A. -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 15 11:49:52 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:49:52 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <008b01c5ea0c$fb5424f0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Agree. I always say if you want something that's going to be around for along time get a Sony. My old neighbor was a repair dud at a Audio/Video store and told me Sony and Mitsubishi were the brands that he saw the least. I have a 13" Trinitron from 1984 that works like a champ. My Sony Min-component audio system is going on 15 years and hopefully my 32" Trinitron will last as long. I haven't had any issues with any Sony computer hardware either. I recently bought the Sony DRU-810A DVD burner. It can use any of the myriad of DVD formats. My non-Sony DVD player is jerking me around already and its only 2 years old :o( The Sony Music CD root kit issue was sure a slap in the face though! From john at winhaven.net Tue Nov 15 12:03:21 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:03:21 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Outlook Contact Manager Message-ID: <008d01c5ea0e$ddc0f7e0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Anyone using Outlook 2003 Contact Manager? Any issues to be aware of? From fhtapia at gmail.com Wed Nov 16 04:20:23 2005 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:20:23 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: <008b01c5ea0c$fb5424f0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <008b01c5ea0c$fb5424f0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: I read an article some time ago on slashdot and it mentioned about how Sony was constantly at war with itself, because of the two camps it must always struggle w/. The awesome innovative hardware side vs the software PR side. except for Sony Vega software, all other implementations really do suck. I dig the menu of simplicity yet elegance on all their hardware from TVs to Digital cameras, but I hate the software they provide for working on the PC (that is, all except Vega, of course IIRC they bought Vega some time ago...) On 11/15/05, John Bartow wrote: > Agree. I always say if you want something that's going to be around for > along time get a Sony. My old neighbor was a repair dud at a Audio/Video > store and told me Sony and Mitsubishi were the brands that he saw the least. > > I have a 13" Trinitron from 1984 that works like a champ. My Sony > Min-component audio system is going on 15 years and hopefully my 32" > Trinitron will last as long. I haven't had any issues with any Sony computer > hardware either. I recently bought the Sony DRU-810A DVD burner. It can use > any of the myriad of DVD formats. > > My non-Sony DVD player is jerking me around already and its only 2 years old > :o( > > The Sony Music CD root kit issue was sure a slap in the face though! > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... From bchacc at san.rr.com Wed Nov 16 08:28:27 2005 From: bchacc at san.rr.com (Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:28:27 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart References: <008b01c5ea0c$fb5424f0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <006701c5eaba$02dd6e90$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Seems that the Sony fix only made things worse. From the article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051116/news_1b16sony.html "This is a surprisingly bad design from a security standpoint," said Ed Felten, a Princeton University computer science professor who explored the removal program..." (Duh) "The consequences of the flaw are severe," Felten and Halderman wrote in a blog posting yesterday after being tipped by a Finnish researcher, Matti Nikki. "It allows any Web page you visit to download, install, and run any code it likes on your computer. Any Web page can seize control of your computer; then it can do anything it likes. That's about as serious as a security flaw can get." Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francisco Tapia" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:20 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart >I read an article some time ago on slashdot and it mentioned about how > Sony was constantly at war with itself, because of the two camps it > must always struggle w/. The awesome innovative hardware side vs the > software PR side. except for Sony Vega software, all other > implementations really do suck. I dig the menu of simplicity yet > elegance on all their hardware from TVs to Digital cameras, but I hate > the software they provide for working on the PC (that is, all except > Vega, of course IIRC they bought Vega some time ago...) > > On 11/15/05, John Bartow wrote: >> Agree. I always say if you want something that's going to be around for >> along time get a Sony. My old neighbor was a repair dud at a Audio/Video >> store and told me Sony and Mitsubishi were the brands that he saw the >> least. >> >> I have a 13" Trinitron from 1984 that works like a champ. My Sony >> Min-component audio system is going on 15 years and hopefully my 32" >> Trinitron will last as long. I haven't had any issues with any Sony >> computer >> hardware either. I recently bought the Sony DRU-810A DVD burner. It can >> use >> any of the myriad of DVD formats. >> >> My non-Sony DVD player is jerking me around already and its only 2 years >> old >> :o( >> >> The Sony Music CD root kit issue was sure a slap in the face though! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > -- > -Francisco > http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From drboz at pacbell.net Wed Nov 16 08:53:34 2005 From: drboz at pacbell.net (Don Bozarth) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:53:34 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart References: <008b01c5ea0c$fb5424f0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <006701c5eaba$02dd6e90$6501a8c0@HAL9004> Message-ID: <009301c5eabd$85d82260$6b01a8c0@don> Saw in the paper this morning (ny times byline) that Sony will be recalling all the CD's with the XCP copy protection scheme on them. Several million CD's are involved. Looks like they're trying to fend off lawsuits.... Don B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > Seems that the Sony fix only made things worse. From the article: > > http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051116/news_1b16sony.html > > "This is a surprisingly bad design from a security standpoint," said Ed > Felten, a Princeton University computer science professor who explored the > removal program..." (Duh) > > "The consequences of the flaw are severe," Felten and Halderman wrote in a > blog posting yesterday after being tipped by a Finnish researcher, Matti > Nikki. "It allows any Web page you visit to download, install, and run any > code it likes on your computer. Any Web page can seize control of your > computer; then it can do anything it likes. That's about as serious as a > security flaw can get." > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Francisco Tapia" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:20 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > > > >I read an article some time ago on slashdot and it mentioned about how > > Sony was constantly at war with itself, because of the two camps it > > must always struggle w/. The awesome innovative hardware side vs the > > software PR side. except for Sony Vega software, all other > > implementations really do suck. I dig the menu of simplicity yet > > elegance on all their hardware from TVs to Digital cameras, but I hate > > the software they provide for working on the PC (that is, all except > > Vega, of course IIRC they bought Vega some time ago...) > > > > On 11/15/05, John Bartow wrote: > >> Agree. I always say if you want something that's going to be around for > >> along time get a Sony. My old neighbor was a repair dud at a Audio/Video > >> store and told me Sony and Mitsubishi were the brands that he saw the > >> least. > >> > >> I have a 13" Trinitron from 1984 that works like a champ. My Sony > >> Min-component audio system is going on 15 years and hopefully my 32" > >> Trinitron will last as long. I haven't had any issues with any Sony > >> computer > >> hardware either. I recently bought the Sony DRU-810A DVD burner. It can > >> use > >> any of the myriad of DVD formats. > >> > >> My non-Sony DVD player is jerking me around already and its only 2 years > >> old > >> :o( > >> > >> The Sony Music CD root kit issue was sure a slap in the face though! > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> dba-Tech mailing list > >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > > > > > > -- > > -Francisco > > http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! > > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Wed Nov 16 11:23:52 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:23:52 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843C4@ALCUXB> Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Gustav at cactus.dk Wed Nov 16 11:37:18 2005 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:37:18 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: Hi Jon Study here: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html /gustav >>> Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk 16-11-2005 18:23 >>> Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... From jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com Wed Nov 16 11:39:17 2005 From: jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com (John Colby) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:39:17 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843C4@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <01a901c5ead4$abe9cdc0$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh? If it were me, I'd hold out for a BIG exit package. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Wed Nov 16 12:01:02 2005 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:01:02 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30CE29C9@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF2D2@ADGSERVER> Using the Knoppix LiveCD, you may be able to access the data on the drive(s). Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:37 PM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi Jon Study here: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html /gustav From carbonnb at gmail.com Wed Nov 16 12:02:30 2005 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:02:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 16/11/05, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Jon > > Study here: > > http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html In addition to Gustav's suggestion, here is are a couple of other links to read: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password_alternate_logon_trick.htm -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Wed Nov 16 12:42:13 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:42:13 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843C4@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <437B7D85.7060400@shaw.ca> http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp# look for I forgot my Windows logon password and can't log in. How do I reset it? Manually renaming the SAM files at C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM and C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR\SAM should also reset the local Administrator password to blank and would also probably delete all other local accounts which you had created on your computer Problamatic to change on NFTS files without the proper boot CD However I would create a copy of BARTPE from Bart Lagerweij. You need to create boot disk with a legitimate OS. In fact I would give a copy to your network guys to use as a Data Recovery Tool/ BartPE lets you set or reset the Admin password anyway. Article and screenshots http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100904 Download Site http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ It's a self-contained, CD-based "live" copy of Windows XP. Like the popular "live CD" versions of Linux (like Knoppix), it runs entirely from a CD-ROM without installing anything on or making any changes to a system's hard drive. That's right: "BartPE" lets you create a version of XP that you can boot and run on just about any PC without altering or installing anything on the system itself. The CD-based version is completely self-contained--- you can think of it as a zero- footprint installation of XP--- and yet, as Bart says, it's "...a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS file system support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS, rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and so on. Jon Tydda wrote: >Hi all > >Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we >acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks >it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated >into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it >for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log >in to get it onto our network... > >Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, >as we need to take data off it first... > >TIA > > >Jon > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From fhtapia at gmail.com Wed Nov 16 18:30:42 2005 From: fhtapia at gmail.com (Francisco Tapia) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:30:42 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart In-Reply-To: <009301c5eabd$85d82260$6b01a8c0@don> References: <008b01c5ea0c$fb5424f0$6701a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <006701c5eaba$02dd6e90$6501a8c0@HAL9004> <009301c5eabd$85d82260$6b01a8c0@don> Message-ID: if they wanted to do good they'd offer some free viao desktops ;) On 11/16/05, Don Bozarth wrote: > Saw in the paper this morning (ny times byline) that Sony will be recalling > all the CD's with the XCP copy protection scheme on them. Several million > CD's are involved. Looks like they're trying to fend off lawsuits.... > > Don B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:28 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > > > > Seems that the Sony fix only made things worse. From the article: > > > > http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051116/news_1b16sony.html > > > > "This is a surprisingly bad design from a security standpoint," said Ed > > Felten, a Princeton University computer science professor who explored the > > removal program..." (Duh) > > > > "The consequences of the flaw are severe," Felten and Halderman wrote in > a > > blog posting yesterday after being tipped by a Finnish researcher, Matti > > Nikki. "It allows any Web page you visit to download, install, and run any > > code it likes on your computer. Any Web page can seize control of your > > computer; then it can do anything it likes. That's about as serious as a > > security flaw can get." > > > > Rocky > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Francisco Tapia" > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:20 AM > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart > > > > > > >I read an article some time ago on slashdot and it mentioned about how > > > Sony was constantly at war with itself, because of the two camps it > > > must always struggle w/. The awesome innovative hardware side vs the > > > software PR side. except for Sony Vega software, all other > > > implementations really do suck. I dig the menu of simplicity yet > > > elegance on all their hardware from TVs to Digital cameras, but I hate > > > the software they provide for working on the PC (that is, all except > > > Vega, of course IIRC they bought Vega some time ago...) > > > > > > On 11/15/05, John Bartow wrote: > > >> Agree. I always say if you want something that's going to be around for > > >> along time get a Sony. My old neighbor was a repair dud at a > Audio/Video > > >> store and told me Sony and Mitsubishi were the brands that he saw the > > >> least. > > >> > > >> I have a 13" Trinitron from 1984 that works like a champ. My Sony > > >> Min-component audio system is going on 15 years and hopefully my 32" > > >> Trinitron will last as long. I haven't had any issues with any Sony > > >> computer > > >> hardware either. I recently bought the Sony DRU-810A DVD burner. It can > > >> use > > >> any of the myriad of DVD formats. > > >> > > >> My non-Sony DVD player is jerking me around already and its only 2 > years > > >> old > > >> :o( > > >> > > >> The Sony Music CD root kit issue was sure a slap in the face though! > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> dba-Tech mailing list > > >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -Francisco > > > http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! > > > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- -Francisco http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Nov 17 03:36:15 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:36:15 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843C6@ALCUXB> Yeah, no-one knows how to contact any of them either... sometimes this place is worse than useless :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] Sent: 16 November 2005 17:39 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh? If it were me, I'd hold out for a BIG exit package. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. 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The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be Thu Nov 17 07:06:29 2005 From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:06:29 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B60BC@stekelbes.ithelps.local> Hi Jon 1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. 2) Can you login as the regular user? Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the administrator. 3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. 4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get you there. 5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). Hope this helps Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:36 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Yeah, no-one knows how to contact any of them either... sometimes this place is worse than useless :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] Sent: 16 November 2005 17:39 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh? If it were me, I'd hold out for a BIG exit package. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. 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Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Nov 17 08:18:05 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:18:05 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843CE@ALCUXB> I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see how it works out. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi Jon 1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. 2) Can you login as the regular user? Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the administrator. 3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. 4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get you there. 5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). Hope this helps Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:36 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Yeah, no-one knows how to contact any of them either... sometimes this place is worse than useless :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] Sent: 16 November 2005 17:39 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh? If it were me, I'd hold out for a BIG exit package. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. 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The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com Thu Nov 17 08:22:51 2005 From: jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com (John Colby) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:22:51 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843CE@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <031e01c5eb82$655c49b0$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> Actually step 5 is probably your fastest alternative if all you want is the data. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:18 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see how it works out. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi Jon 1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. 2) Can you login as the regular user? Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the administrator. 3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. 4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get you there. 5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). Hope this helps Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:36 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Yeah, no-one knows how to contact any of them either... sometimes this place is worse than useless :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] Sent: 16 November 2005 17:39 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh? If it were me, I'd hold out for a BIG exit package. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Nov 17 09:28:46 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:28:46 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843D2@ALCUXB> Right, a small degree of success... I've been given a password and username for it, but it's a limited account. It's not just the data I need, it's the software too, plus the actual computer :( Guess I'll be trying the boot disk now... Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] Sent: 17 November 2005 14:23 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Actually step 5 is probably your fastest alternative if all you want is the data. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:18 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see how it works out. Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From john at winhaven.net Thu Nov 17 09:32:31 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:32:31 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <031e01c5eb82$655c49b0$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> Message-ID: <006201c5eb8c$2067f5c0$6901a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I Agree. I picked up a nice little unit earlier this year that it an interface between USB2 and IDE so that I can just plug the hard drive in and don't even need to disassemble the PCs. Just take the cover off the one and plug the cable in. Great time saver. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby Actually step 5 is probably your fastest alternative if all you want is the data. From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be Thu Nov 17 09:36:01 2005 From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:36:01 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B60C1@stekelbes.ithelps.local> Usernames that logged one at least one time you could find out if you put the disk in another computer. If the disk is in FAT32 format, you could also use a simple dos (W95/98) boot diskette to find out. In one of these tree locations (depending on windows version and/or upgrade from older version) you gonna find the user profiles. These folders are named as the "user". Sometimes "user.domain". "c:\documents and settings" "C:\winnt\profiles" "C:\windows\profiles" -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:18 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see how it works out. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi Jon 1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. 2) Can you login as the regular user? Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the administrator. 3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. 4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get you there. 5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). Hope this helps Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:36 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Yeah, no-one knows how to contact any of them either... sometimes this place is worse than useless :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] Sent: 16 November 2005 17:39 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh? If it were me, I'd hold out for a BIG exit package. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM To: Dba-Tech (E-mail) Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi all Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc, remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network... Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an option, as we need to take data off it first... TIA Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com Thu Nov 17 09:36:35 2005 From: jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com (John Colby) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:36:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <006201c5eb8c$2067f5c0$6901a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <034401c5eb8c$b1d2acd0$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> Yes, I have several of those. I ended up with spare hard disks for laptops when I upgraded one of my laptop disks and threw away an old laptop. The little ones are really cool, so tiny, but with a 50g hard disk in it. So small I can actually carry it around in my laptop case. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:33 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I Agree. I picked up a nice little unit earlier this year that it an interface between USB2 and IDE so that I can just plug the hard drive in and don't even need to disassemble the PCs. Just take the cover off the one and plug the cable in. Great time saver. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby Actually step 5 is probably your fastest alternative if all you want is the data. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Thu Nov 17 09:44:11 2005 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:44:11 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30CE2B3B@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF2E6@ADGSERVER> Any links???? Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:33 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I Agree. I picked up a nice little unit earlier this year that it an interface between USB2 and IDE so that I can just plug the hard drive in and don't even need to disassemble the PCs. Just take the cover off the one and plug the cable in. Great time saver. From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Nov 17 09:50:33 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:50:33 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843D4@ALCUXB> Well I've got one of these, which is pretty cool... I have the 40gb model. http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=13074 But I think what John is talking about is this: http://www.dansdata.com/usbadapt.htm which I have too, they're VERY useful :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Heid [mailto:bheid at appdevgrp.com] Sent: 17 November 2005 15:44 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Any links???? Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:33 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I Agree. I picked up a nice little unit earlier this year that it an interface between USB2 and IDE so that I can just plug the hard drive in and don't even need to disassemble the PCs. Just take the cover off the one and plug the cable in. Great time saver. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Nov 17 09:57:41 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:57:41 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843D6@ALCUXB> Right, I've got a list of user accounts from the documents and settings folder. It was a factory installed version of XP Pro with NTFS. I've tried the passwords I was given on all of the usernames with no success. With all the complaints out there about windows security, you think it'd be fairly easy to crack this... grrr! :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 17 November 2005 15:36 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Usernames that logged one at least one time you could find out if you put the disk in another computer. If the disk is in FAT32 format, you could also use a simple dos (W95/98) boot diskette to find out. In one of these tree locations (depending on windows version and/or upgrade from older version) you gonna find the user profiles. These folders are named as the "user". Sometimes "user.domain". "c:\documents and settings" "C:\winnt\profiles" "C:\windows\profiles" -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:18 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see how it works out. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi Jon 1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. 2) Can you login as the regular user? Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the administrator. 3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. 4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get you there. 5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). Hope this helps Erwin The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From bheid at appdevgrp.com Thu Nov 17 10:00:40 2005 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:00:40 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30CE2B4D@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF2E7@ADGSERVER> Thanks! Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:51 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Well I've got one of these, which is pretty cool... I have the 40gb model. http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=13074 But I think what John is talking about is this: http://www.dansdata.com/usbadapt.htm which I have too, they're VERY useful :-) Jon From john at winhaven.net Thu Nov 17 10:23:47 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:23:47 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF2E6@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <008901c5eb93$49fe7560$6901a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I got it for $25 I see I got a good deal :o) http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchdetail.asp?T1=131+0858&dept=&search =&child= -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Any links???? Bobby From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu Nov 17 11:38:13 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:38:13 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc References: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843D6@ALCUXB> Message-ID: <437CC005.2020100@shaw.ca> Just make a copy of BARTPE CD BartPE lets you set or reset the Admin password. Article and screenshots http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100904 Download Site http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Jon Tydda wrote: >Right, I've got a list of user accounts from the documents and settings >folder. It was a factory installed version of XP Pro with NTFS. > >I've tried the passwords I was given on all of the usernames with no >success. > >With all the complaints out there about windows security, you think it'd be >fairly easy to crack this... grrr! :-) > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >Sent: 17 November 2005 15:36 >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >Usernames that logged one at least one time you could find out if you >put the disk in another computer. >If the disk is in FAT32 format, you could also use a simple dos (W95/98) >boot diskette to find out. > >In one of these tree locations (depending on windows version and/or >upgrade from older version) you gonna find the user profiles. These >folders are named as the "user". Sometimes "user.domain". >"c:\documents and settings" >"C:\winnt\profiles" >"C:\windows\profiles" > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:18 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > >I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk >to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) > >The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't >know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( > >I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see >how it works out. > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >Hi Jon > >1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: >Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the >domain to the pc name at logon). >Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. > >2) Can you login as the regular user? >Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into >the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the >administrator. > >3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the >local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. > >4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the >administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get >you there. > >5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another >computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the >disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). > > >Hope this helps >Erwin > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com Thu Nov 17 13:07:21 2005 From: jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com (John Colby) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:07:21 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <437CC005.2020100@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <035901c5ebaa$238c1d80$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> How do you make the CD if you can't log in to the computer? Surely you must be logged in to the computer in question to build a boot disk with the system files on that computer. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:38 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Just make a copy of BARTPE CD BartPE lets you set or reset the Admin password. Article and screenshots http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100904 Download Site http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Jon Tydda wrote: >Right, I've got a list of user accounts from the documents and settings >folder. It was a factory installed version of XP Pro with NTFS. > >I've tried the passwords I was given on all of the usernames with no >success. > >With all the complaints out there about windows security, you think >it'd be fairly easy to crack this... grrr! :-) > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >Sent: 17 November 2005 15:36 >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >Usernames that logged one at least one time you could find out if you >put the disk in another computer. If the disk is in FAT32 format, you >could also use a simple dos (W95/98) boot diskette to find out. > >In one of these tree locations (depending on windows version and/or >upgrade from older version) you gonna find the user profiles. These >folders are named as the "user". Sometimes "user.domain". "c:\documents >and settings" "C:\winnt\profiles" >"C:\windows\profiles" > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:18 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > >I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare >desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) > >The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't >know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( > >I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see >how it works out. > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >Hi Jon > >1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: >Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the >domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the >local administrator. > >2) Can you login as the regular user? >Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into >the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the >administrator. > >3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the >local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. > >4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the >administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will >get you there. > >5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another >computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the >disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). > > >Hope this helps >Erwin > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at appdevgrp.com Thu Nov 17 13:27:45 2005 From: bheid at appdevgrp.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:27:45 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30CE2BA7@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF2E8@ADGSERVER> You make it on another computer. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:07 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc How do you make the CD if you can't log in to the computer? Surely you must be logged in to the computer in question to build a boot disk with the system files on that computer. John W. Colby From jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com Thu Nov 17 13:32:34 2005 From: jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com (John Colby) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:32:34 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <916187228923D311A6FE00A0CC3FAA30ABF2E8@ADGSERVER> Message-ID: <035b01c5ebad$a98d3380$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> In which case you don't have any information re the usernames or passwords of the computer in question so how does it manage to reset such passwords? John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:28 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc You make it on another computer. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:07 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc How do you make the CD if you can't log in to the computer? Surely you must be logged in to the computer in question to build a boot disk with the system files on that computer. John W. Colby _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu Nov 17 13:34:48 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:34:48 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc References: <035901c5ebaa$238c1d80$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> Message-ID: <437CDB58.8060902@shaw.ca> The CD is a version of XP that you can boot and run on just about any PC without altering or installing anything on the system itself. The CD-based version is completely self-contained. It as a zero-footprint installation of Win XP that allows you to get at the NFTS file system on the hard drive It is just like the CD version of Linux Knoppix John Colby wrote: >How do you make the CD if you can't log in to the computer? Surely you must >be logged in to the computer in question to build a boot disk with the >system files on that computer. > >John W. Colby >www.ColbyConsulting.com > >Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: >http://folding.stanford.edu/ > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:38 PM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >Just make a copy of BARTPE CD > >BartPE lets you set or reset the Admin password. > >Article and screenshots > >http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100904 > >Download Site >http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ > > > >Jon Tydda wrote: > > > >>Right, I've got a list of user accounts from the documents and settings >>folder. It was a factory installed version of XP Pro with NTFS. >> >>I've tried the passwords I was given on all of the usernames with no >>success. >> >>With all the complaints out there about windows security, you think >>it'd be fairly easy to crack this... grrr! :-) >> >> >>Jon >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >>Sent: 17 November 2005 15:36 >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc >> >> >>Usernames that logged one at least one time you could find out if you >>put the disk in another computer. If the disk is in FAT32 format, you >>could also use a simple dos (W95/98) boot diskette to find out. >> >>In one of these tree locations (depending on windows version and/or >>upgrade from older version) you gonna find the user profiles. These >>folders are named as the "user". Sometimes "user.domain". "c:\documents >>and settings" "C:\winnt\profiles" >>"C:\windows\profiles" >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda >>Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:18 PM >>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc >> >>I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare >>desk to try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-) >> >>The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't >>know any usernames that were used on the pc either :-( >> >>I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see >>how it works out. >> >> >>Jon >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >>Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 >>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc >> >> >>Hi Jon >> >>1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: >>Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the >>domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the >>local administrator. >> >>2) Can you login as the regular user? >>Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into >>the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the >>administrator. >> >>3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the >>local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. >> >>4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the >>administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will >>get you there. >> >>5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another >>computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the >>disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). >> >> >>Hope this helps >>Erwin >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu Nov 17 15:13:43 2005 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:13:43 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc References: <035b01c5ebad$a98d3380$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> Message-ID: <437CF287.5010200@shaw.ca> Manually rename the SAM files on the hard drive at C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM and C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR\SAM. to oldSAM. It should reset the local Administrator password to blank [and would also probably delete all other local accounts which you had created on your computer]. It will also remove ability to read encypted email and passwords to Internet sites. If you are nervous about this for 20 Euros and if you have a USB flash drive pick up this tool FlashBoot It has a password recovery method. Which I believe involves Linux interaction with NTFS It can also be used to put BARTPE on a flash drive. http://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/features.php John Colby wrote: >In which case you don't have any information re the usernames or passwords >of the computer in question so how does it manage to reset such passwords? > >John W. Colby >www.ColbyConsulting.com > >Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: >http://folding.stanford.edu/ > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:28 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >You make it on another computer. > >Bobby > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:07 PM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >How do you make the CD if you can't log in to the computer? Surely you must >be logged in to the computer in question to build a boot disk with the >system files on that computer. > >John W. Colby > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From john at winhaven.net Thu Nov 17 15:21:35 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:21:35 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <006201c5eb8c$2067f5c0$6901a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <000001c5ebbc$e4222870$6b01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Its also good for PC that won't boot because of a virus, etc. Hook it up and scan it from one that's protected. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:33 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I Agree. I picked up a nice little unit earlier this year that it an interface between USB2 and IDE so that I can just plug the hard drive in and don't even need to disassemble the PCs. Just take the cover off the one and plug the cable in. Great time saver. From john at winhaven.net Thu Nov 17 17:21:25 2005 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:21:25 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc In-Reply-To: <000001c5ebbc$e4222870$6b01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <004401c5ebcd$a1a44e90$6b01a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Speak of the devil... USB/IDE on sale (rebate) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=7 64739&sku=C184-30500&SRCCODE=WEBDO089 From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Mon Nov 21 09:48:06 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:48:06 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC843F5@ALCUXB> I'm in! I used the loginrecovery.net service, and discovered that even if you've been provided with a list of passwords, try the obvious "password" first... Don't panic, it's the first thing I'm changing once I get in. Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Hi Jon 1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain: Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the domain to the pc name at logon). Maybe there is no password on the local administrator. 2) Can you login as the regular user? Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password of the administrator. 3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password. 4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get you there. 5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data). Hope this helps Erwin The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be Tue Nov 22 05:35:45 2005 From: Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be (Erwin Craps - IT Helps) Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:35:45 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc Message-ID: <46B976F2B698FF46A4FE7636509B22DF1B60F8@stekelbes.ithelps.local> Congratulations and feliciatations la, la, la , la la... Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:48 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc I'm in! I used the loginrecovery.net service, and discovered that even if you've been provided with a list of passwords, try the obvious "password" first... Don't panic, it's the first thing I'm changing once I get in. Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions. Jon From dwaters at usinternet.com Thu Nov 24 20:45:58 2005 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:45:58 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Turn On PC Automatically Message-ID: <000001c5f16a$5e006a00$0200a8c0@danwaters> I should probably know this, but how can I turn on my PC automatically every morning? My PC has Windows XP Pro. Thanks! Dan Waters From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Fri Nov 25 03:08:08 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:08:08 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Turn On PC Automatically Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC84418@ALCUXB> My pc has a setting in the BIOS where you can set a "wake up" time, probably worth checking that out. It's also got a "go to sleep" time too, so I can turn it off automagically as well. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] Sent: 25 November 2005 02:46 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Turn On PC Automatically I should probably know this, but how can I turn on my PC automatically every morning? My PC has Windows XP Pro. Thanks! Dan Waters _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Fri Nov 25 05:47:48 2005 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:47:48 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Anti-Spyware Message-ID: <87C856B802C3D511B69B0002A5CD10EAC8441A@ALCUXB> They've just released version 1.7 of Anti Spyware, still not called Windows Defender, but I guess I've got something to do now this afternoon :-) 120 PCs, 5 minute install equals, erm... a while :-) Jon The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to the legal notice available on request from : webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, Rotherham, S60 1BZ. Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 From jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com Wed Nov 30 10:21:13 2005 From: jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com (John Colby) Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:21:13 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC Message-ID: <002601c5f5ca$1599d850$667aa8c0@ColbyM6805> Is anyone using Virtual PC? I am starting to set it up, using an external Drive on a USB, and I am wondering whether I need to bother putting a firewall on it. The virtual PC instances will be used for development in the new Visual Studio 2005 / SQL Server 2005. It seems like rather a large computing load to impose on a virtual machine, although if there is little traffic to the internet perhaps not. Thoughts? John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ From andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au Wed Nov 30 16:59:31 2005 From: andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au (Haslett, Andrew) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:29:31 +1030 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC Message-ID: <0A870603A2A816459078203FC07F4CD2BE35C5@adl01s055.ilcorp.gov.au> VMWare / Virtual PC apps will should handle the load OK, but its depending on your system specs - specifically memory. As to the firewall, my understanding is that the firewall on your HostPC will only see the VirtualPC app as a single application accessing the internet, so its all or nothing from that end (ie, a firewall on the host PC can't differentiate between apps on the virtual pc). So if you want to access the internet from the virtual pc and are planning on storing sensitive data / want to protect from viruses etc., then yeah its probably a good idea to install it on the virtual PC. But it depends on how you are setting up the networking on your VPC - many don'y use bridged networking (and therefore no internet access), and just create a share between the host and virtual pc to swap files if required. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2005 2:51 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; Tech - Database Advisors Inc. Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual PC Is anyone using Virtual PC? I am starting to set it up, using an external Drive on a USB, and I am wondering whether I need to bother putting a firewall on it. The virtual PC instances will be used for development in the new Visual Studio 2005 / SQL Server 2005. It seems like rather a large computing load to impose on a virtual machine, although if there is little traffic to the internet perhaps not. Thoughts? John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ *** This email any any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not.