From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Mar 1 03:08:45 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:08:45 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8EE@ALCEXLG1> Susan If you go to www.lavasoft.de, you can manually download the latest definitions, it's a small zip file which you unzip and extract the contents to the rogram files folder. Then you can be sure that it's using the latest ones. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins [mailto:ssharkins at setel.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:16 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft I've been using Lavasoft's Adware for a long, long time. I download the updated definition files, but I'm not sure it uses them. The signature file that displays at the very bottom of the window is 029-1.06.2002. I'm assuming that the 2002 is a year. I just noticed this the other day. I hate to think I've been using it all this time with an outdated def file. I checked the configuration and it's pointing to the right folder. Susan H. _______________________________________________ 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 Mar 1 03:14:55 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:14:55 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Tip of the day! Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8F1@ALCEXLG1> Takeaway: Do you ever need to perform an on-the-fly administrative task, but you're not on your computer? If the computer runs Internet Explorer 6 or 7, here's how you can launch Windows Explorer with administrative privileges on a Windows XP Pro limited user machine. When you're working on a user's computer and need to perform an administrative task from within her Windows XP Pro limited user account, you can use the Run As command to launch certain utilities with administrative account privileges. However, if you try to use Run As to launch Windows Explorer with administrative privileges, nothing happens. This is because Explorer.exe is already running and only one instance of Explorer can run at a time. More specifically, when you launch Explorer.exe, the first thing it does is check to see if it is already running. When the second instance of Explorer.exe sees that the first instance of Explorer.exe is already running, the second instance of Explorer.exe closes without any outward notification. Here's how you can work around it. Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 6 will work with Run As and will allow you to tap into Windows Explorer. Here's how: Right-click the Internet Explorer icon in the Quick Launch toolbar and choose Run As. (Keep in mind that you cannot access Run As from the Internet Explorer icon that appears on the desktop or on the Start menu.) Fill in the appropriate administrative account credentials in the Run As dialog box. When Internet Explorer launches, type C:\ in the Address bar. After you follow these steps, Windows Explorer will appear in the same window, and it will be running with administrative privileges. Internet Explorer 7 If you're using Internet Explorer 7, the steps for Internet Explorer 6 won't work because, as part of the new security features in version 7, Internet Explorer is no longer integrated with Windows Explorer. You must use the standard method for launching Windows Explorer with administrative privileges. Here's how: Log on to the computer with the Administrator account. Access the Control Panel and launch Folder Options. When you see the Folder Options dialog box, select the View tab. Scroll down the Advanced Settings list and select the Launch Folder Windows In A Separate Process check box, click OK, and then log off. The next time you work on that user's computer and need to perform an administrative task from within her limited user account, you can use Run As to launch Windows Explorer with administrative privileges. Note: This tip only applies to Windows XP Professional. Gotta love TechRepublic sometimes! 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 ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 1 09:15:35 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:15:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8EE@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <001d01c75c14$78119cf0$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> Jon -- I do that, and I save it in the appropriate file. But that signature file doesn't seem to update. Of course, that doesn't mean that adware's not using it -- I just found it curious and didn't know really. Yesterday when I tried to download the latest update file, it wouldn't work. :( Got a white screen with a little red x in the corner. I'm sure it'll work if I can just find the right option to set. Susan H. If you go to www.lavasoft.de, you can manually download the latest definitions, it's a small zip file which you unzip and extract the contents to the rogram files folder. Then you can be sure that it's using the latest ones. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins [mailto:ssharkins at setel.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:16 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft I've been using Lavasoft's Adware for a long, long time. I download the updated definition files, but I'm not sure it uses them. The signature file that displays at the very bottom of the window is 029-1.06.2002. I'm assuming that the 2002 is a year. I just noticed this the other day. I hate to think I've been using it all this time with an outdated def file. I checked the configuration and it's pointing to the right folder. Susan H. _______________________________________________ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/703 - Release Date: 2/26/2007 2:56 PM From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Mar 1 11:24:47 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 17:24:47 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF906@ALCEXLG1> I'll have a look at mine when I get home tonight... not allowed to install it on my work pc... :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins [mailto:ssharkins at setel.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:16 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft Jon -- I do that, and I save it in the appropriate file. But that signature file doesn't seem to update. Of course, that doesn't mean that adware's not using it -- I just found it curious and didn't know really. Yesterday when I tried to download the latest update file, it wouldn't work. :( Got a white screen with a little red x in the corner. I'm sure it'll work if I can just find the right option to set. Susan H. If you go to www.lavasoft.de, you can manually download the latest definitions, it's a small zip file which you unzip and extract the contents to the rogram files folder. Then you can be sure that it's using the latest ones. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harkins [mailto:ssharkins at setel.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:16 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft I've been using Lavasoft's Adware for a long, long time. I download the updated definition files, but I'm not sure it uses them. The signature file that displays at the very bottom of the window is 029-1.06.2002. I'm assuming that the 2002 is a year. I just noticed this the other day. I hate to think I've been using it all this time with an outdated def file. I checked the configuration and it's pointing to the right folder. Susan H. _______________________________________________ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/703 - Release Date: 2/26/2007 2:56 PM _______________________________________________ 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 carbonnb at gmail.com Thu Mar 1 11:35:59 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:35:59 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft In-Reply-To: <001d01c75c14$78119cf0$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8EE@ALCEXLG1> <001d01c75c14$78119cf0$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: On 3/1/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > Jon -- I do that, and I save it in the appropriate file. But that signature > file doesn't seem to update. Of course, that doesn't mean that adware's not > using it -- I just found it curious and didn't know really. > > Yesterday when I tried to download the latest update file, it wouldn't work. > :( Got a white screen with a little red x in the corner. I'm sure it'll work > if I can just find the right option to set. What version of AdAware are you using? A while ago (probably a year ago at least) they updated the app and you had to actually download and reinstall it. I've got V1.06r1 with definition version of SE1R155 26.02.2007 -- 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 ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 1 11:38:20 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:38:20 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF906@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <004701c75c28$68121050$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> Thanks -- that would help. Susan H. I'll have a look at mine when I get home tonight... not allowed to install it on my work pc... :-) From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Thu Mar 1 11:47:36 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:47:36 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft In-Reply-To: <001d01c75c14$78119cf0$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> References: <001d01c75c14$78119cf0$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45E711B8.9000206@shaw.ca> You want to be running Ad-Aware Personal SE version Build 1.06 rl Available from free download button They changed the engine a couple of years back so did SpyBot http://www.lavasoft.de Susan Harkins wrote: >Jon -- I do that, and I save it in the appropriate file. But that signature >file doesn't seem to update. Of course, that doesn't mean that adware's not >using it -- I just found it curious and didn't know really. > >Yesterday when I tried to download the latest update file, it wouldn't work. >:( Got a white screen with a little red x in the corner. I'm sure it'll work >if I can just find the right option to set. > >Susan H. > >If you go to www.lavasoft.de, you can manually download the latest >definitions, it's a small zip file which you unzip and extract the contents >to the rogram files folder. Then you can be sure that it's using the latest >ones. > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Susan Harkins [mailto:ssharkins at setel.com] >Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:16 AM >To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft > > >I've been using Lavasoft's Adware for a long, long time. I download the >updated definition files, but I'm not sure it uses them. The signature file >that displays at the very bottom of the window is 029-1.06.2002. I'm >assuming that the 2002 is a year. I just noticed this the other day. I hate >to think I've been using it all this time with an outdated def file. I >checked the configuration and it's pointing to the right folder. > >Susan H. > >_______________________________________________ >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 > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 1 11:48:34 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:48:34 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Adware -- Lavasoft In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <004801c75c29$d5bebc10$38bc2ad1@SUSANONE> What version of AdAware are you using? A while ago (probably a year ago at least) they updated the app and you had to actually download and reinstall it. I've got V1.06r1 with definition version of SE1R155 26.02.2007 =======Well, there's nothing about my stats that even looks like yours -- I'm using AdAware 5.0.8.5, build 2.930, created in 2002. That's all I could find. The signature file, which I'm assuming, perhaps incorrectly, is the definition version is 029-1.06.2002. There's a defs.ref file in the software folder, but I can't find a definition version number in its properties. I'll check for the latest version. Thanks Bryan. Susan H. From ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 1 20:40:56 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 21:40:56 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS Message-ID: <002a01c75c74$35061020$27b82ad1@SUSANONE> I'm interested in RSS -- but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting into before I go any further. I understand what RSS does, basically. I'm wondering, does it send a notice that a particular site has published new content or does it actually send the new content too? I visit a lot of sites regularly and if RSS isn't going to tell me what the new content is or where it is, I don't think it's of much use. If it sends me the new data or a synopsis and a link, that would be mega helpful. Susan H. From kathryn at bassett.net Thu Mar 1 21:20:55 2007 From: kathryn at bassett.net (Kathryn Bassett) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:20:55 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <002a01c75c74$35061020$27b82ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <008a01c75c79$cbb651b0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> If you want to see stuff as it comes, you might want to use http://rssfwd.com instead. After you put in the url, and submit, the next screen asks you were to send it. Kathryn > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Susan Harkins > Sent: 01 Mar 2007 6:41 pm > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS > > I'm interested in RSS -- but I want to make sure I know what > I'm getting into before I go any further. > > I understand what RSS does, basically. I'm wondering, does it > send a notice that a particular site has published new > content or does it actually send the new content too? > > I visit a lot of sites regularly and if RSS isn't going to > tell me what the new content is or where it is, I don't think > it's of much use. If it sends me the new data or a synopsis > and a link, that would be mega helpful. > > Susan H. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Thu Mar 1 21:35:38 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:35:38 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <002a01c75c74$35061020$27b82ad1@SUSANONE> References: <002a01c75c74$35061020$27b82ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45E8282A.13291.337781CF@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 1 Mar 2007 at 21:40, Susan Harkins wrote: > I'm interested in RSS -- but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting > into before I go any further. > > I understand what RSS does, basically. I'm wondering, does it send a notice > that a particular site has published new content or does it actually send > the new content too? > Just a notice. > I visit a lot of sites regularly and if RSS isn't going to tell me what the > new content is or where it is, I don't think it's of much use. If it sends > me the new data or a synopsis and a link, that would be mega helpful. That's exactly what it does. The required elements for an RSS feed are: Title - the name of the feed Link - the URL of the website Description - phrase or sentence describing the channel There are a number of optional elements than can be included in the feed. See http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss for all the gory details. From ssharkins at setel.com Fri Mar 2 09:33:24 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:33:24 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <008a01c75c79$cbb651b0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> Message-ID: <003e01c75ce0$1eb24de0$55b82ad1@SUSANONE> Kathryn, thanks -- I've subscribed a couple of sites -- hope it works, it certainly was easy. My main concern is being overwhelmed with links to the larger technical sites. It would help if you could somehow limit what's sent using criteria, but may not be necessary - I'll try it for a few days and see how it goes. Susan H. If you want to see stuff as it comes, you might want to use http://rssfwd.com instead. After you put in the url, and submit, the next screen asks you were to send it. From ssharkins at setel.com Fri Mar 2 09:33:24 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:33:24 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <45E8282A.13291.337781CF@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <003f01c75ce0$1f7353f0$55b82ad1@SUSANONE> Stuart, thanks -- I think that article was aimed more at the developer than a casual user, but I think I get the gist of it. Now, anyone want to recommend a free RSS engine, so I can play? I hate to buy something I might not end up using. Susan H. > I'm interested in RSS -- but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting > into before I go any further. > > I understand what RSS does, basically. I'm wondering, does it send a notice > that a particular site has published new content or does it actually send > the new content too? From ssharkins at setel.com Fri Mar 2 09:47:37 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:47:37 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <008a01c75c79$cbb651b0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> Message-ID: <004601c75ce2$1b923740$55b82ad1@SUSANONE> Kathryn, this will probably sound like a stupid question -- do I enter the site's home page address or the url for an individual page -- I'm wondering if I could use the later to cut down on the amount of updates I'm sent. There are a lot of sites where I'm interested only in updates on a specific page -- this might be one way to weed through numerous updates, if it works. Susan H. If you want to see stuff as it comes, you might want to use http://rssfwd.com instead. After you put in the url, and submit, the next screen asks you were to send it. From Rick.Ehlers at cinergy.com Fri Mar 2 09:53:09 2007 From: Rick.Ehlers at cinergy.com (Ehlers, Rick) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:53:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <003f01c75ce0$1f7353f0$55b82ad1@SUSANONE> References: <45E8282A.13291.337781CF@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <003f01c75ce0$1f7353f0$55b82ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: Susan, I'm using IntraVnews. Rick Ehlers Rates Atrium II - EA503 Phone: (513) 419-6947 EMail: Rick.Ehlers at Duke-Energy.com I'm interested in RSS -- but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting into before I go any further. I understand what RSS does, basically. I'm wondering, does it send a notice that a particular site has published new content or does it actually send the new content too? Susan H. From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Fri Mar 2 10:59:30 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:59:30 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8F1@ALCEXLG1> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8F1@ALCEXLG1> Message-ID: <45E857F2.6010902@earthlink.net> Is this representative of the Vista upgrade experience ? PB From john at winhaven.net Fri Mar 2 11:05:40 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:05:40 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: <45E857F2.6010902@earthlink.net> References: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF8F1@ALCEXLG1> <45E857F2.6010902@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <026501c75ced$01b14db0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I was kind of caught off guard by the major PC companies not offering XP as an option to Vista (like they offered W2K as an option when XP first arrived). I haven't called to see if I can get a new PC with XP but they stopped offering it on their websites a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be dealing with a Vista of headaches sooner than I thought! From JRojas at tnco-inc.com Fri Mar 2 11:25:27 2007 From: JRojas at tnco-inc.com (Joe Rojas) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:25:27 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Message-ID: <758E92433C4F3740B67BE4DD369AF5772EE173@ex2k3.corp.tnco-inc.com> Dell told me they no longer offer the Dimension line with XP. If you want XP, from Dell, your only choice is to buy a more expensive OptiPlex or Precision. Thanks, Joe Rojas IT Manager TNCO, Inc. 781-447-6661 x7506 jrojas at tnco-inc.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:06 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? I was kind of caught off guard by the major PC companies not offering XP as an option to Vista (like they offered W2K as an option when XP first arrived). I haven't called to see if I can get a new PC with XP but they stopped offering it on their websites a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be dealing with a Vista of headaches sooner than I thought! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From dwaters at usinternet.com Fri Mar 2 11:47:04 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:47:04 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: <758E92433C4F3740B67BE4DD369AF5772EE173@ex2k3.corp.tnco-inc.com> References: <758E92433C4F3740B67BE4DD369AF5772EE173@ex2k3.corp.tnco-inc.com> Message-ID: <008a01c75cf2$ca758950$0200a8c0@danwaters> One option is to buy a full retail version of XP Pro. A little searching found a copy for about $140. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Joe Rojas Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 11:25 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Dell told me they no longer offer the Dimension line with XP. If you want XP, from Dell, your only choice is to buy a more expensive OptiPlex or Precision. Thanks, Joe Rojas IT Manager TNCO, Inc. 781-447-6661 x7506 jrojas at tnco-inc.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:06 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? I was kind of caught off guard by the major PC companies not offering XP as an option to Vista (like they offered W2K as an option when XP first arrived). I haven't called to see if I can get a new PC with XP but they stopped offering it on their websites a couple of weeks ago. Looks like I'll be dealing with a Vista of headaches sooner than I thought! _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From john at winhaven.net Fri Mar 2 11:47:29 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:47:29 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: <758E92433C4F3740B67BE4DD369AF5772EE173@ex2k3.corp.tnco-inc.com> References: <758E92433C4F3740B67BE4DD369AF5772EE173@ex2k3.corp.tnco-inc.com> Message-ID: <02af01c75cf2$d9d58a80$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> That sucks. Most home users I have spoken with don't want Vista. I've bought a couple of refurbished units over the last couple of weeks for small businesses which don't need anything more than a word processor, email machine. With web mail improving and Open Office and others actually being able to import Word documents now, this may get people to look more closely at Linux desktops. From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Mar 2 11:48:30 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:48:30 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Message-ID: Hi Peter How stupid can one be? Why upgrade a four year old machine? What did this "sucker for technology" really expect? As I always tell: leave that old hardware as is. Buy a new machine that can handle your present needs. And keep the old for a spare, for something else (like a Linux server where it would scream), or give it to charity. Now this stupido bought new hardware and a bunch of troubles and wasn't even happy. /gustav >>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 17:59 >>> Is this representative of the Vista upgrade experience ? PB From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Fri Mar 2 12:25:38 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:25:38 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <002a01c75c74$35061020$27b82ad1@SUSANONE> References: <002a01c75c74$35061020$27b82ad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <45E86C22.4040001@shaw.ca> If you wanted to get carried away you could store the rss feed in an Access database something like Sub TechEDMicrosoftRSSFeed() Dim srcTree As Object Dim xsltTree As Object Dim strHTML As String Set srcTree = CreateObject("Msxml.DOMDocument") srcTree.async = False srcTree.Load ("http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/rss.aspx") 'srcTree.Load ("http://services.devx.com/outgoing/recentTipsFeed.xml") Set xsltTree = CreateObject("Msxml.DOMDOCUMENT") xsltTree.async = False 'this xsl transform file can also be loaded via a local disk file xsltTree.Load ("http://www5.brinkster.com/mconnelly/newsfeed.xsl") strHTML = srcTree.transformNode(xsltTree) Debug.Print strHTML ' Display transformed xml rss news feed in html via IE 6.0 window ' testIE (strHTML) End Sub Susan Harkins wrote: >I'm interested in RSS -- but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting >into before I go any further. > >I understand what RSS does, basically. I'm wondering, does it send a notice >that a particular site has published new content or does it actually send >the new content too? > >I visit a lot of sites regularly and if RSS isn't going to tell me what the >new content is or where it is, I don't think it's of much use. If it sends >me the new data or a synopsis and a link, that would be mega helpful. > >Susan H. > >_______________________________________________ >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 peter.brawley at earthlink.net Fri Mar 2 12:48:59 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:48:59 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <45E8719B.10302@earthlink.net> Gustav, there is nothing stupid about testing a new OS whilst trying to avoid the expense of buying a new machine. PB ----- Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Peter > > How stupid can one be? Why upgrade a four year old machine? What did this "sucker for technology" really expect? > > As I always tell: leave that old hardware as is. Buy a new machine that can handle your present needs. And keep the old for a spare, for something else (like a Linux server where it would scream), or give it to charity. Now this stupido bought new hardware and a bunch of troubles and wasn't even happy. > > /gustav > > >>>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 17:59 >>> >>>> > Is this representative > of the Vista upgrade experience ? > > PB > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From garykjos at gmail.com Fri Mar 2 13:07:52 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:07:52 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: <45E8719B.10302@earthlink.net> References: <45E8719B.10302@earthlink.net> Message-ID: >>>>On 3/2/07, Peter Brawley wrote: > Gustav, there is nothing stupid about testing a new OS whilst trying to > avoid the expense of buying a new machine. PB<<<< ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Except for horror storys like this one? ;-) I just got a notice that my copy of Vista that I got "free" when I bought a new machine from Dell in December has finally shipped and should arrive Monday. I have intentionally not loaded many things onto this machine, continuing to use my old Dimension 8200 with Rambus ram that sounds very similar to the guy in the story's machine, as my main workhorse machine at home. I bought this new machine specifically to be a Vista machine. I have really never loaded new OS onto machines since back in the DOS days. I prefer to keep the OS that the machine came with since I KNOW that it works. When the new OS comes out, usually the machine I have running the old OS is pretty dated - yet it continues to be usuable for what it has on it too. Oh, I guess I did update a couple Windows 98 machine to Windows 98 SE. And I recently loaded Linux onto one of those former Windows 98 Machines. But basically I view the OS a machine comes with as part of the system and unless you have a really pressing need, you are best off sticking with the OS that is working fine. The final summary that the article's author comes up with is pretty accurate. If you can, wait for a few rounds of updates. Since I am not using this machine for any critical work, I am able to get a little wilder and crazier. Your results may vary. GK -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Mar 2 13:32:26 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:32:26 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Message-ID: Hi Peter In this case, yes. There has been endless writing about the excessive hardware requirements, and he is not a common man being fooled by the MS marketing machine but a "sucker for technology" (his own words). So a little homework could have saved this sucker a lot of money and even more time ending up with a machine performing worse than before. If he is just testing, he now has to reinstall XP (from a CD that probably is missing from his Dell OEM package), and all he would have gained was an old graphics card and an expensive Vista upgrade sitting on his shelf neither of which could be used for anything as - should he one day buy a new machine - it will be preinstalled with Vista. And the 64 MB graphics card? The garbage can is waiting. The only benefit from this he may have got is the fun spending time this way finding out what others have done before him and the fee for a mediocre article. /gustav >>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 19:48 >>> Gustav, there is nothing stupid about testing a new OS whilst trying to avoid the expense of buying a new machine. PB ----- Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Peter > > How stupid can one be? Why upgrade a four year old machine? What did this "sucker for technology" really expect? > > As I always tell: leave that old hardware as is. Buy a new machine that can handle your present needs. And keep the old for a spare, for something else (like a Linux server where it would scream), or give it to charity. Now this stupido bought new hardware and a bunch of troubles and wasn't even happy. > > /gustav > > >>>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 17:59 >>> >>>> > Is this representative > of the Vista upgrade experience ? > > PB From Gustav at cactus.dk Fri Mar 2 13:34:02 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:34:02 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Message-ID: Hi Gary So true. Everyone considering "upgrade" of old machines, read these clever words! /gustav >>> garykjos at gmail.com 02-03-2007 20:07 >>> >>>>On 3/2/07, Peter Brawley wrote: > Gustav, there is nothing stupid about testing a new OS whilst trying to > avoid the expense of buying a new machine. PB<<<< ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Except for horror storys like this one? ;-) I just got a notice that my copy of Vista that I got "free" when I bought a new machine from Dell in December has finally shipped and should arrive Monday. I have intentionally not loaded many things onto this machine, continuing to use my old Dimension 8200 with Rambus ram that sounds very similar to the guy in the story's machine, as my main workhorse machine at home. I bought this new machine specifically to be a Vista machine. I have really never loaded new OS onto machines since back in the DOS days. I prefer to keep the OS that the machine came with since I KNOW that it works. When the new OS comes out, usually the machine I have running the old OS is pretty dated - yet it continues to be usuable for what it has on it too. Oh, I guess I did update a couple Windows 98 machine to Windows 98 SE. And I recently loaded Linux onto one of those former Windows 98 Machines. But basically I view the OS a machine comes with as part of the system and unless you have a really pressing need, you are best off sticking with the OS that is working fine. The final summary that the article's author comes up with is pretty accurate. If you can, wait for a few rounds of updates. Since I am not using this machine for any critical work, I am able to get a little wilder and crazier. Your results may vary. GK -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk Fri Mar 2 13:42:13 2007 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 19:42:13 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? References: Message-ID: Virtual Machines Becoming a huge fan of Virtual Machines. Of course needs tons of RAM but very good. Martin Martin WP Reid Training and Assessment Unit Riddle Hall Belfast tel: 02890 974477 From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Fri Mar 2 15:27:50 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:27:50 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <45E896D6.8070308@earthlink.net> Gustav, LOL, Microsoft says "Moving to Windows Vista just got easier. Whether you plan to purchase a new PC or upgrade the one that you currently own, we've got the information you need to make it a smooth transition". Perhaps it's definitionally stupid to believe such statements from Microsoft, whose Upgrade Advisor told him Vista would run on his machine, and _not_ that it would take him several working days to make it work. The article is on the Beeb's _business page_, where non-techies look for evidence on how new stuff works. The writer followed MS's advice, and his article provides good evidence that, in fact, such MS claims ought to be tested before being accepted. Independence from advertisers is such a Good Thing. PB ----- Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Peter > > In this case, yes. There has been endless writing about the excessive hardware requirements, and he is not a common man being fooled by the MS marketing machine but a "sucker for technology" (his own words). > So a little homework could have saved this sucker a lot of money and even more time ending up with a machine performing worse than before. > > If he is just testing, he now has to reinstall XP (from a CD that probably is missing from his Dell OEM package), and all he would have gained was an old graphics card and an expensive Vista upgrade sitting on his shelf neither of which could be used for anything as - should he one day buy a new machine - it will be preinstalled with Vista. And the 64 MB graphics card? The garbage can is waiting. > > The only benefit from this he may have got is the fun spending time this way finding out what others have done before him and the fee for a mediocre article. > > /gustav > > >>>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 19:48 >>> >>>> > Gustav, there is nothing stupid about testing a new OS whilst trying to > avoid the expense of buying a new machine. PB > > ----- > > Gustav Brock wrote: > >> Hi Peter >> >> How stupid can one be? Why upgrade a four year old machine? What did this "sucker for technology" really expect? >> >> As I always tell: leave that old hardware as is. Buy a new machine that can handle your present needs. And keep the old for a spare, for something else (like a Linux server where it would scream), or give it to charity. Now this stupido bought new hardware and a bunch of troubles and wasn't even happy. >> >> /gustav >> >> >> >>>>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 17:59 >>> >>>>> >>>>> >> Is this representative >> of the Vista upgrade experience ? >> >> PB >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Fri Mar 2 16:46:34 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:46:34 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <45E8A94A.5000303@shaw.ca> There are some tricks on setting up dual booting Vista and XP on same machine http://www.apcstart.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista A lot of the British ISP's haven't setup yet for Vista logon configuration methods so check your ISP's web site first Martin Reid wrote: >Virtual Machines > >Becoming a huge fan of Virtual Machines. Of course needs tons of RAM but very good. > >Martin > >Martin WP Reid >Training and Assessment Unit >Riddle Hall >Belfast > >tel: 02890 974477 > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/707 - Release Date: 01/03/2007 2:43 PM > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From kathryn at bassett.net Fri Mar 2 17:25:34 2007 From: kathryn at bassett.net (Kathryn Bassett) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 15:25:34 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS Message-ID: <000001c75d22$1777b1e0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> The url of the blog page. For example, http://arleneeakle.com/wordpress/ or http://altadenabaptist.org/wordpress/ As for free agitators, http://awasu.com/ is the one I use. Liked the free version well enough that I've bought the next level. There is also http://www.google.com/help/reader/tour.html and there is an explanation here http://news.google.com/intl/en_us/news_feed_terms.html Kathryn > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Susan Harkins > Sent: 02 Mar 2007 7:48 am > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS > > Kathryn, this will probably sound like a stupid question -- > do I enter the site's home page address or the url for an > individual page -- I'm wondering if I could use the later to > cut down on the amount of updates I'm sent. > There are a lot of sites where I'm interested only in updates > on a specific page -- this might be one way to weed through > numerous updates, if it works. From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Fri Mar 2 17:31:24 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:31:24 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Let's talk about RSS In-Reply-To: <000001c75d22$1777b1e0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> References: <000001c75d22$1777b1e0$6401a8c0@Kathryn> Message-ID: <45E8B3CC.18684.4F8D1647@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 2 Mar 2007 at 15:25, Kathryn Bassett wrote: > As for free agitators, http://awasu.com/ is the one I use. I think you mean aggregators :-) -- Stuart From gustav at cactus.dk Fri Mar 2 17:46:23 2007 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:46:23 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Message-ID: Hi Peter OK, if he did the test and wrote the article to show if MS is trying to make a fool of you, he proved it, and the article served the purpose very well. It should scare any non-techie to death. Sorry if I misunderstood the article at first sight. /gustav >>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-07 22:27 >>> Gustav, LOL, Microsoft says "Moving to Windows Vista just got easier. Whether you plan to purchase a new PC or upgrade the one that you currently own, we've got the information you need to make it a smooth transition". Perhaps it's definitionally stupid to believe such statements from Microsoft, whose Upgrade Advisor told him Vista would run on his machine, and _not_ that it would take him several working days to make it work. The article is on the Beeb's _business page_, where non-techies look for evidence on how new stuff works. The writer followed MS's advice, and his article provides good evidence that, in fact, such MS claims ought to be tested before being accepted. Independence from advertisers is such a Good Thing. PB ----- Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Peter > > In this case, yes. There has been endless writing about the excessive hardware requirements, and he is not a common man being fooled by the MS marketing machine but a "sucker for technology" (his own words). > So a little homework could have saved this sucker a lot of money and even more time ending up with a machine performing worse than before. > > If he is just testing, he now has to reinstall XP (from a CD that probably is missing from his Dell OEM package), and all he would have gained was an old graphics card and an expensive Vista upgrade sitting on his shelf neither of which could be used for anything as - should he one day buy a new machine - it will be preinstalled with Vista. And the 64 MB graphics card? The garbage can is waiting. > > The only benefit from this he may have got is the fun spending time this way finding out what others have done before him and the fee for a mediocre article. > > /gustav > > >>>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 19:48 >>> >>>> > Gustav, there is nothing stupid about testing a new OS whilst trying to > avoid the expense of buying a new machine. PB > > ----- > > Gustav Brock wrote: > >> Hi Peter >> >> How stupid can one be? Why upgrade a four year old machine? What did this "sucker for technology" really expect? >> >> As I always tell: leave that old hardware as is. Buy a new machine that can handle your present needs. And keep the old for a spare, for something else (like a Linux server where it would scream), or give it to charity. Now this stupido bought new hardware and a bunch of troubles and wasn't even happy. >> >> /gustav >> >> >> >>>>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 17:59 >>> >>>>> >>>>> >> Is this representative >> of the Vista upgrade experience ? >> >> PB From artful at rogers.com Sat Mar 3 10:16:21 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 08:16:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Message-ID: <554771.2849.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Yup. Nothing makes an old box seem new like a fresh install of Ubuntu. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Friday, March 2, 2007 12:48:30 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] windows vista: just say no? Hi Peter How stupid can one be? Why upgrade a four year old machine? What did this "sucker for technology" really expect? As I always tell: leave that old hardware as is. Buy a new machine that can handle your present needs. And keep the old for a spare, for something else (like a Linux server where it would scream), or give it to charity. Now this stupido bought new hardware and a bunch of troubles and wasn't even happy. /gustav >>> peter.brawley at earthlink.net 02-03-2007 17:59 >>> Is this representative of the Vista upgrade experience ? PB _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Mar 3 11:31:27 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 17:31:27 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Message-ID: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2> Hi all I've bought myself a "Hard Drive Encloasure" (according to the manual anyway!) with a RAID card in it, and installed two 500gb drives. According to the box, I can span the drives to make one 1TB drive, but I can't work out how to do it... It's got 3 settings for the RAID jumper: 1 - JBOD (Spanning) 2 - RAID 0 (Striping) 3 - Disabled I've set it to span the drives, and I've got it to display in Drive Management as one drive with two disks in it, but they still appear as two separate drives in Explorer... I was wondering what I'd missed... I was expecting them to appear as one big drive. I know its possible, because that's how all the servers are set up at work. Admittedly they use RAID 5 rather than some dodgy card like this, but even so. Has anyone got any ideas? Jon From john at winhaven.net Sat Mar 3 12:03:32 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 12:03:32 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Off the top of my head I recommend reading up on Windows Dynamic Disks feature. From bheid at sc.rr.com Sat Mar 3 15:43:12 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:43:12 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] SQL Server 2005, IIS, and VPC 2007. Message-ID: <001801c75ddc$f1c004f0$2d01a8c0@bhxp> Hey, I have SQL Server 2005 standard installed on my pc. What I want to do is to install SQL 2005 standard on XP Pro inside of a Virtual PC 2007 VM. And I have done that. What I have not been able to do is access the SQL Server from my PC when the VM is running. I have turned on named pipes, TCP/IP, and one other one (can't remember at the moment what it is). I have also installed IIS onto the VM also and was not able to access a Web Service from my machine. What else do I need to do to allow my machine to see SQL Server and IIS in the VM? Thanks, Bobby From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Mar 3 15:53:04 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:53:04 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2> <06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2> Hmmm, yes, that looks like it might do the trick, except I'm not being offered the option to convert them to dynamic disks... Persistence is my middle name however :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 03 March 2007 18:04 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Off the top of my head I recommend reading up on Windows Dynamic Disks feature. _______________________________________________ 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 john at winhaven.net Sat Mar 3 16:03:00 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:03:00 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Check out the disk management item under computer management (right click on my computer and choose manage) check the help section (right click on disk management) there's a good explanation there. A thought - removable disks can't be dynamic disks so depending on what you're working with it may be considered removable. From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Mar 3 16:09:37 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:09:37 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2> <07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2> Yeah, I noticed that part too... The box however plainly states that you can span the disks... I may go and get my money back on this yet! :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 03 March 2007 22:03 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Check out the disk management item under computer management (right click on my computer and choose manage) check the help section (right click on disk management) there's a good explanation there. A thought - removable disks can't be dynamic disks so depending on what you're working with it may be considered removable. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From john at winhaven.net Sat Mar 3 16:34:06 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:34:06 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2><07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <081101c75de4$0dd57c90$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Maybe it a hardware tehcnique? What was it that you were working with again? From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Mar 3 16:50:18 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:50:18 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <081101c75de4$0dd57c90$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2><07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2> <081101c75de4$0dd57c90$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <002101c75de6$510ac4f0$0200a8c0@jt2> Well I set the jumper to span the drives, but they just showed up as one device in Disk Management, and two separate drives in Explorer. Weird. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 03 March 2007 22:34 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Maybe it a hardware tehcnique? What was it that you were working with again? _______________________________________________ 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 john at winhaven.net Sat Mar 3 17:05:00 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 17:05:00 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <002101c75de6$510ac4f0$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2><07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2><081101c75de4$0dd57c90$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <002101c75de6$510ac4f0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <082501c75de8$5ef5c770$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> OK, you lost me there. I'd kick it :o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:50 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Well I set the jumper to span the drives, but they just showed up as one device in Disk Management, and two separate drives in Explorer. Weird. From jon at tydda.plus.com Sat Mar 3 17:22:53 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:22:53 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <082501c75de8$5ef5c770$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2><07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2><081101c75de4$0dd57c90$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><002101c75de6$510ac4f0$0200a8c0@jt2> <082501c75de8$5ef5c770$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <002201c75dea$debb5d60$0200a8c0@jt2> Ah, the old percussive maintenance trick! Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 03 March 2007 23:05 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives OK, you lost me there. I'd kick it :o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:50 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Well I set the jumper to span the drives, but they just showed up as one device in Disk Management, and two separate drives in Explorer. Weird. _______________________________________________ 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 jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Mon Mar 5 05:57:46 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 06:57:46 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual Server and FTP Server Message-ID: <001101c75f1d$7dcfd010$657aa8c0@m6805> I want to set up an FTP Server on my server at my office. One option is to set up a virtual machine under Windows 2003 and then set up the FTP server on that virtual machine. In fact my motherboard has two NICs on it and can thus have two IP addresses, so I could assign one of the NICs to that virtual machine and the other to the real base OS / machine. Setting up the FTP site on a virtual machine helps to isolate security issues to that virtual machine since the FTP server would no longer be running on my main server / OS. Does anyone have any experience running Virtual Server 2005? A download is available. Is this a permanent license or is it time limited, and if so what is the term / cost to license. Is it possible (using WFW) to publish a share on the virtual server so that other machines on my network can drop files onto the share but still limit the virtual machine's access to the other machines on my network? Is this a workable / useful idea? Any thoughts in general about this idea? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk Mon Mar 5 06:01:15 2007 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:01:15 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual Server and FTP Server References: <001101c75f1d$7dcfd010$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: John The Virtual software is free. No Charge. You do need a licence for the OS that wil run on it. Other machies can see it. You can set up a virtual network on a single box. In fact one of our people is doing that for me as I write this. Win Server 2003, two XP Pro VMs all on the smae box. Both VMs with XP will communicate with the Vurtual server. If you need detailed techie help I can give you his email. Let me know. Martin Martin WP Reid Training and Assessment Unit Riddle Hall Belfast tel: 02890 974477 ________________________________ From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of JWColby Sent: Mon 05/03/2007 11:57 To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual Server and FTP Server I want to set up an FTP Server on my server at my office. One option is to set up a virtual machine under Windows 2003 and then set up the FTP server on that virtual machine. In fact my motherboard has two NICs on it and can thus have two IP addresses, so I could assign one of the NICs to that virtual machine and the other to the real base OS / machine. Setting up the FTP site on a virtual machine helps to isolate security issues to that virtual machine since the FTP server would no longer be running on my main server / OS. Does anyone have any experience running Virtual Server 2005? A download is available. Is this a permanent license or is it time limited, and if so what is the term / cost to license. Is it possible (using WFW) to publish a share on the virtual server so that other machines on my network can drop files onto the share but still limit the virtual machine's access to the other machines on my network? Is this a workable / useful idea? Any thoughts in general about this idea? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ 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 Thu Mar 8 09:32:11 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:32:11 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives In-Reply-To: <002201c75dea$debb5d60$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <001301c75db9$c69e1410$0200a8c0@jt2><06c301c75dbe$41cfb810$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001401c75dde$52b190c0$0200a8c0@jt2><07f701c75ddf$b5b6ba50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><001501c75de0$a250f2e0$0200a8c0@jt2><081101c75de4$0dd57c90$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><002101c75de6$510ac4f0$0200a8c0@jt2><082501c75de8$5ef5c770$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <002201c75dea$debb5d60$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <012f01c76196$f11ac2c0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Jon, Make any headway on this? From Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk Thu Mar 8 09:34:01 2007 From: Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:34:01 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Message-ID: <3F27A64D4EF89140AC765068A7F373D73CF960@ALCEXLG1> No, I gave up and put one in each PC, and shared then across the network. Sent the box back, as it wasn't what we thought it was when we ordered it. I was hoping that it'd essentially be a NAS box, but it wasn't. Jon -----Original Message----- From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:32 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Spanning drives Jon, Make any headway on this? _______________________________________________ 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 artful at rogers.com Wed Mar 14 15:21:16 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:21:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties Message-ID: <964507.90635.qm@web88207.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I'm monkeying with a template. I have created a field on the title page and on subsequent page headers, that references the document title entered on the properties sheet. I want another field that prints a date on both the title page and subsequent page footers. Call this [Issue Date]. 1. I can't figure out how to refer to a custom property as if it were a field. I cannot figure out how to insert this custom property. When I choose Insert Field from the menu, there doesn't seem to be a way to refer to the custom properties. 2. I can refer to PrintDate or SaveDate, which is good enough, but it prints the time too, and I can't figure out how to format it the way I want (mmm-dd-yyyy). Incidentally, this is Word 2k. Ideas? TIA, Arthur From kp at sdsonline.net Wed Mar 14 16:16:08 2007 From: kp at sdsonline.net (Kath Pelletti) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:16:08 +1100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties References: <964507.90635.qm@web88207.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003201c7667d$fc8c3260$6401a8c0@office> Arthur - when you insert the field (eg. savedate) there is an 'Options' button which allows you to access the possible properties for the field ( in the case of savedate you have choices of date format 'switches'.) Click 'add to field' to add that switch to your field. Use ther toggle Alt+F9 to see what is added, and Ctrl+F9 to see it updated. Kath ----- Original Message ----- From: artful at rogers.com To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:21 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties I'm monkeying with a template. I have created a field on the title page and on subsequent page headers, that references the document title entered on the properties sheet. I want another field that prints a date on both the title page and subsequent page footers. Call this [Issue Date]. 1. I can't figure out how to refer to a custom property as if it were a field. I cannot figure out how to insert this custom property. When I choose Insert Field from the menu, there doesn't seem to be a way to refer to the custom properties. 2. I can refer to PrintDate or SaveDate, which is good enough, but it prints the time too, and I can't figure out how to format it the way I want (mmm-dd-yyyy). Incidentally, this is Word 2k. Ideas? TIA, Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 07:09:33 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:09:33 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties In-Reply-To: <964507.90635.qm@web88207.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <964507.90635.qm@web88207.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On 3/14/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > I'm monkeying with a template. I have created a field on the title page and on subsequent page headers, that references the document title entered on the properties sheet. I want another field that prints a date on both the title page and subsequent page footers. Call this [Issue Date]. > > 1. I can't figure out how to refer to a custom property as if it were a field. I cannot figure out how to insert this custom property. When I choose Insert Field from the menu, there doesn't seem to be a way to refer to the custom properties. Insert| Field.... Document Information from Categories DocProperty from Field Names Then click Options and scroll to your property name. Or you can just type the field in: { DOCPROPERTY "YourName" \* MERGEFORMAT } where the {} are entered by pressing CTRL+F9 > 2. I can refer to PrintDate or SaveDate, which is good enough, but it prints the time too, and I can't figure out how to format it the way I want (mmm-dd-yyyy). When you are in the Field Dialog and have selected the date you want, click the options button and you can select the date format, or even type your own in. The field will look like: { DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT } -- 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 jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Thu Mar 15 08:22:34 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:22:34 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Setting timeout of remote desktop Message-ID: <000901c76705$02735a00$657aa8c0@m6805> Does anyone know how to set the timeout for remote desktop? One of my clients has me timing out in about 5 minutes of inactivity which is causing a LOT of issues (it takes a LOOOONG time to reconnect). I go away to check an email or answer a phone call and I am disconnected. 8-( John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From dwaters at usinternet.com Thu Mar 15 08:32:29 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:32:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Setting timeout of remote desktop In-Reply-To: <000901c76705$02735a00$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <000901c76705$02735a00$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <001201c76706$617f35e0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Hi John, With a client I have, the timeout (10 minutes?) will force me to log back in with a user name and password, but that is a momentary event. Perhaps the issue is really the reconnection time. By the way, my company is A, their parent is B, B contracts with C for VPN services, who uses D for the VPN software, which I have on my PC. We did have a problem related to namespace for the VPN software (Aventail), which took over a month for D to get resolved. But it's good now. Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:23 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Setting timeout of remote desktop Does anyone know how to set the timeout for remote desktop? One of my clients has me timing out in about 5 minutes of inactivity which is causing a LOT of issues (it takes a LOOOONG time to reconnect). I go away to check an email or answer a phone call and I am disconnected. 8-( John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Thu Mar 15 09:11:57 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:11:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties Message-ID: <942642.69032.qm@web88206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Thanks, Bryan. Exactly what I needed. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Bryan Carbonnell To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:09:33 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties On 3/14/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > I'm monkeying with a template. I have created a field on the title page and on subsequent page headers, that references the document title entered on the properties sheet. I want another field that prints a date on both the title page and subsequent page footers. Call this [Issue Date]. > > 1. I can't figure out how to refer to a custom property as if it were a field. I cannot figure out how to insert this custom property. When I choose Insert Field from the menu, there doesn't seem to be a way to refer to the custom properties. Insert| Field.... Document Information from Categories DocProperty from Field Names Then click Options and scroll to your property name. Or you can just type the field in: { DOCPROPERTY "YourName" \* MERGEFORMAT } where the {} are entered by pressing CTRL+F9 > 2. I can refer to PrintDate or SaveDate, which is good enough, but it prints the time too, and I can't figure out how to format it the way I want (mmm-dd-yyyy). When you are in the Field Dialog and have selected the date you want, click the options button and you can select the date format, or even type your own in. The field will look like: { DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT } From carbonnb at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 09:20:21 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:20:21 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties In-Reply-To: <942642.69032.qm@web88206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <942642.69032.qm@web88206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: > > 2. I can refer to PrintDate or SaveDate, which is good enough, but it prints the time too, and I can't figure out how to format it the way I want (mmm-dd-yyyy). > > When you are in the Field Dialog and have selected the date you want, > click the options button and you can select the date format, or even > type your own in. > > The field will look like: > > { DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT } Whoops. That should be: { DATE \@ "MMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT } -- 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 artful at rogers.com Thu Mar 15 09:56:36 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:56:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties Message-ID: <312202.91699.qm@web88215.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Another question for you, Bryan and other Word gurus. It seems that when I create a TOC, it includes the title page and other pages that come before the TOC. That seems idiotic to me, but I don't know how to get around it. I'm looking at a book right now whose format is acceptable, even nice. The first several pages (title, publisher page, history, dedication) are all without page numbers. Then comes the TOC, whose first page is not numbered, but whose second page is numbered viii -- thus accounting for the previous pages). The first page listed in the TOC is the Introduction, whose first page is not visibly numbered, but whose second page is page 2. Every subsequent chapter's first page contains no page number, but of course is counted. Also every chapter begins on an odd-numbered page. How do I set this up? Any assistance gratefully appreciated. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Bryan Carbonnell To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:09:33 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Question about Word fields and custom properties On 3/14/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > I'm monkeying with a template. I have created a field on the title page and on subsequent page headers, that references the document title entered on the properties sheet. I want another field that prints a date on both the title page and subsequent page footers. Call this [Issue Date]. > > 1. I can't figure out how to refer to a custom property as if it were a field. I cannot figure out how to insert this custom property. When I choose Insert Field from the menu, there doesn't seem to be a way to refer to the custom properties. Insert| Field.... Document Information from Categories DocProperty from Field Names Then click Options and scroll to your property name. Or you can just type the field in: { DOCPROPERTY "YourName" \* MERGEFORMAT } where the {} are entered by pressing CTRL+F9 > 2. I can refer to PrintDate or SaveDate, which is good enough, but it prints the time too, and I can't figure out how to format it the way I want (mmm-dd-yyyy). When you are in the Field Dialog and have selected the date you want, click the options button and you can select the date format, or even type your own in. The field will look like: { DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* MERGEFORMAT } From artful at rogers.com Thu Mar 15 10:37:38 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:37:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Multiple web sites on one box Message-ID: <63866.6380.qm@web88213.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Given the standard \InetPub\wwwroot setup, suppose that I want to plant several different web sites there. Do I simply create a directory within wwwroot for each one? As you may have gathered by the question, I have done almost no web site development. Actually I'm attempting to document some sites for a client. They are classic ASP + javascript + some java, if that matters. TIA, Arthur From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Thu Mar 15 11:58:40 2007 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:58:40 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Multiple web sites on one box In-Reply-To: <63866.6380.qm@web88213.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <63866.6380.qm@web88213.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <45F97B40.30300@earthlink.net> A wwwroot subfolder for each site, yes. P. artful at rogers.com wrote: > Given the standard \InetPub\wwwroot setup, suppose that I want to plant several different web sites there. Do I simply create a directory within wwwroot for each one? > > As you may have gathered by the question, I have done almost no web site development. Actually I'm attempting to document some sites for a client. They are classic ASP + javascript + some java, if that matters. > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 13:10:29 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:10:29 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Multiple web sites on one box In-Reply-To: <63866.6380.qm@web88213.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <63866.6380.qm@web88213.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7c8826480703151110g69120130r6e94db7ef178fc0f@mail.gmail.com> using one ip address? http://www.iisanswers.com/Top10FAQ/t10-hostheaders.htm On 3/15/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > > Given the standard \InetPub\wwwroot setup, suppose that I want to plant > several different web sites there. Do I simply create a directory within > wwwroot for each one? > > As you may have gathered by the question, I have done almost no web site > development. Actually I'm attempting to document some sites for a client. > They are classic ASP + javascript + some java, if that matters. > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Fri Mar 16 16:19:15 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:19:15 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Microsoft Suffers Latest Blow As NIST Bans Windows Vista In-Reply-To: <7c8826480703151110g69120130r6e94db7ef178fc0f@mail.gmail.com> References: <63866.6380.qm@web88213.mail.re2.yahoo.com>, <7c8826480703151110g69120130r6e94db7ef178fc0f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <45FB09D3.25507.F12A839@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198000229 quote: "...U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have both imposed similar blackouts on the operating system, as well as on Microsoft Office 2007 and Internet Explorer 7." -- Stuart From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sat Mar 17 19:36:37 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:36:37 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Message-ID: <005c01c768f5$7d908d10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? MTIA, Rocky From john at winhaven.net Sat Mar 17 19:58:49 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:58:49 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software In-Reply-To: <005c01c768f5$7d908d10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <005c01c768f5$7d908d10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <001a01c768f8$97787320$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Rocky, Google for emulators and you'll probably be surprised how many emulators you find out there. Don't know about yours in particular though. I don't this either but I'm considering running DOS from a USB stick to provide one of clients access to a DOS program that will not run under XP. I'm looking into making the USB stick bootable and setting it up so they can boot into it or the HD for XP. They use it once a quarter so it not a big hassle like everyday or anything. Another thought would be a virtual machine running the TI-8000 ??? -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:37 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sat Mar 17 20:03:53 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:03:53 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software In-Reply-To: <005c01c768f5$7d908d10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <006101c768f9$4c1294a0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> It appears that .CMD files are executables in the CP/M-86 operating system. I think these folks may have a problem. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:37 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007 12:12 PM From john at winhaven.net Sat Mar 17 21:10:47 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:10:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software In-Reply-To: <006101c768f9$4c1294a0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <005c01c768f5$7d908d10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> <006101c768f9$4c1294a0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <003501c76902$a5866d50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> I would guess they are as DOS also uses .cmd as an executable along with .exe In the NT OSs .cmd can be a non compiled, open text, batch/script file. What does the program do for them? -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software It appears that .CMD files are executables in the CP/M-86 operating system. I think these folks may have a problem. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:37 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007 12:12 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sat Mar 17 22:21:41 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:21:41 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software In-Reply-To: <003501c76902$a5866d50$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <006501c7690c$8c791ce0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Looking at these .cmd files I'd say they were executables. They're filed with machine code, not text. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:11 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software I would guess they are as DOS also uses .cmd as an executable along with .exe In the NT OSs .cmd can be a non compiled, open text, batch/script file. What does the program do for them? -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:04 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software It appears that .CMD files are executables in the CP/M-86 operating system. I think these folks may have a problem. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:37 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007 12:12 PM _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 12:33 PM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sat Mar 17 23:18:09 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:18:09 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software In-Reply-To: <001a01c768f8$97787320$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <007701c76914$6f9e3490$0201a8c0@HAL9005> I found a couple of CP/M-86 emulators. So close. But when I try to run it says Absolute loading not allowed. Too bad. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:59 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Rocky, Google for emulators and you'll probably be surprised how many emulators you find out there. Don't know about yours in particular though. I don't this either but I'm considering running DOS from a USB stick to provide one of clients access to a DOS program that will not run under XP. I'm looking into making the USB stick bootable and setting it up so they can boot into it or the HD for XP. They use it once a quarter so it not a big hassle like everyday or anything. Another thought would be a virtual machine running the TI-8000 ??? -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:37 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007 12:12 PM From lembit.dbamail at t-online.de Sun Mar 18 04:42:17 2007 From: lembit.dbamail at t-online.de (Lembit Soobik) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:42:17 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software References: <005c01c768f5$7d908d10$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <002f01c76941$b805d850$1800a8c0@s1800> Rocky, I dont know what the TI-8000 Professional is, but if it is one of the PCs which TI developed i the 80-s, you may be less lucky than you hope. I remember that TI did have a 'better' technical solution, i.e., larger memory (768? vs 640), but therefore they had to rewrite all software, including DOS (which was done in Brazil). I had such machine in 1989/90. Pretty soon they gave up as they found thy would never be able to win this fight against Microsoft and Intel. So, if it is this family, you might be better off rewriting the application to run on todays PCs. much luck Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" To: "List" Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 1:36 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software > Dear List: > > I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C > programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old > 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE > days - like when computers were still steam powered.) > > Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it > goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. > > So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne > machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files > but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. > > If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that > could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? > > MTIA, > > Rocky > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From Gustav at cactus.dk Sun Mar 18 05:29:43 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:29:43 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Message-ID: Hi John I guess you have .com files in mind? .cmd files are today's .bat files. They were introduced with WinNT. /gustav >>> john at winhaven.net 18-03-2007 03:10 >>> I would guess they are as DOS also uses .cmd as an executable along with .exe In the NT OSs .cmd can be a non compiled, open text, batch/script file. From artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 18 07:26:15 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:26:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Message-ID: <488265.60236.qm@web88214.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I think that you are mostly correct. Here is the precise definition of a CMD file. A CMD file has a 128-byte header, followed by 1-8 groups of code or data. Each group can be up to 1 megabyte in size. In later versions of the format, CMD files can also contain relocation information and Resident System Extensions. The start of the header lists the groups present in the file, and their types. Each type can be used at most once; they are: Code Data Extra Stack User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 Shared Code (Code and Shared Code cannot be present in the same file). The first 256 bytes of the data group must be zero; they will be populated by CP/M-86 with the zero page (comparable to the Program Segment Prefix in MS-DOS). If there is no data group, then the first 256 bytes of the code group will be used instead. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMD_file_%28CP/M%29" As regards the deep-yogurt issue, maybe, maybe not. There are several CP/M emulators available for Linux, and I have successfully run one and then run dbaseII inside it. Amusing, and it brought back fond memories. Only two data files open at once. My then partner Peter and I wrote a dbase equivalent of a stack so that we could push and pop files, because we needed about 20 open at once and had to fake it. I guess that it all depends on which OS you want to use as your CP/M platform. Here is a link to a DOS one: http://www.cpm.z80.de/emulate.html, which I like. Here is a link to the comprehensive list: http://www.z80.info/z80emu.htm. Ah, it's a fine Sunday morning and you've twinkled my nostalgia gene. Back then programming was sheer fun. Now it's more work than play. Perhaps my mistake was thinking I was good enough at it to turn pro. A. ----- Original Message ---- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:03:53 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software It appears that .CMD files are executables in the CP/M-86 operating system. I think these folks may have a problem. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:37 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Dear List: I'm trying to help a company that uses a product called COMPACT II, an N/C programming language that runs on a TI-8000 Professional, I think. An old 8-bit box, anyway. (BTW, I remember this language from my UNDERGRADUATE days - like when computers were still steam powered.) Anyway, this old box is starting to get shaky and so they are, too. If it goes out on them, they're in deep yogurt. So they sent me the disks to see if it could be loaded onto a more moderne machine (i.e., Pentium class). What I see on those disks is no .EXE files but a lot of .CMD files, which I *think* are the executables. If those are the program files, is there an 8-bit emulator out there that could run this stuff out of a DOS window maybe? OR are they SOL? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.12/724 - Release Date: 3/16/2007 12:12 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 18 07:37:53 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:37:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Message-ID: <99431.65050.qm@web88203.mail.re2.yahoo.com> You must be much younger than you have led us to believe, Gustav. See my previous message on what a cmd file is -- or rather, was, back in the good old days. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:29:43 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Hi John I guess you have .com files in mind? .cmd files are today's .bat files. They were introduced with WinNT. /gustav >>> john at winhaven.net 18-03-2007 03:10 >>> I would guess they are as DOS also uses .cmd as an executable along with .exe In the NT OSs .cmd can be a non compiled, open text, batch/script file. From Gustav at cactus.dk Sun Mar 18 08:14:56 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:14:56 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Message-ID: Hi Arthur Oh, thanks, if that was all it would take to lie you younger ... No, I was speaking about DOS; no .cmd files at that time. By the way, my company in those days dealt with a CPM/86 computer: The US-made AVL Eagle which was a milestone in the audio-visual industry. At the 8" monitor you had an on-line view of the status of your slide projectors. /gustav >>> artful at rogers.com 18-03-2007 13:37 >>> You must be much younger than you have led us to believe, Gustav. See my previous message on what a cmd file is -- or rather, was, back in the good old days. Arthur ----- Original Message ---- From: Gustav Brock To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:29:43 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Old, Old Software Hi John I guess you have .com files in mind? .cmd files are today's .bat files. They were introduced with WinNT. /gustav >>> john at winhaven.net 18-03-2007 03:10 >>> I would guess they are as DOS also uses .cmd as an executable along with .exe In the NT OSs .cmd can be a non compiled, open text, batch/script file. From artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 18 10:19:43 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:19:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Future trends Message-ID: <719427.61512.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> The eight software rules that need to be broken; a provocative front-page story from Optimize magazine. 1. Seat-licensing is the best way to price software. 2. Rising software maintenance fees are just another cost of doing business. 3. Customizing software is the only way for buyers to get what they want. 4. Software service and support quality decrease over the lifetime of the contract. 5. Software must be financed from the capital-expense budget. 6. The on-demand model is better suited for small businesses. 7. Customers must accept fewer choice as a result of software-industry consolidation. 8. Bugs and poor quality are to be expected in early releases of software. Over and over again, each contributor emphasizes SaaS (Software as a Service) as the next big thing. Obviously Google and in reaction MS believe this. Perhaps they are right. What do you folks think about this? Selling your software as SaaS rather than your current method? A. From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun Mar 18 10:50:19 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:50:19 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Future trends In-Reply-To: <719427.61512.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <002401c76975$21ccaba0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> What's the 'on-demand model'? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 8:20 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Future trends The eight software rules that need to be broken; a provocative front-page story from Optimize magazine. 1. Seat-licensing is the best way to price software. 2. Rising software maintenance fees are just another cost of doing business. 3. Customizing software is the only way for buyers to get what they want. 4. Software service and support quality decrease over the lifetime of the contract. 5. Software must be financed from the capital-expense budget. 6. The on-demand model is better suited for small businesses. 7. Customers must accept fewer choice as a result of software-industry consolidation. 8. Bugs and poor quality are to be expected in early releases of software. Over and over again, each contributor emphasizes SaaS (Software as a Service) as the next big thing. Obviously Google and in reaction MS believe this. Perhaps they are right. What do you folks think about this? Selling your software as SaaS rather than your current method? A. _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 12:33 PM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun Mar 18 20:00:48 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:00:48 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Message-ID: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Dear List: Two questions someone may know the answer to. I'm using Front Page 2003 BTW: 1) I have a text box with some text in a non-standard font. So on another machine which doesn't have that font, it defaults to like Times New Roman. Is there some way to fix it so that it displays in this font I picked? 2) I have a hyperlink to a wav file. The link works in IE but not in Firefox. Does anyone know how to liven this link in Firefox. MTIA Rocky From artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 18 20:02:07 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:02:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Future trends Message-ID: <145633.32977.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> The on-demand model means that there is no per-seat licensing and no up-front purchase price. You pay to use the software. Don't use it, don't pay. That's basically it. Not that I am suggesting this is easy to accomplish, but it is customer-oriented. Hire a dozen new people tomorrow because your sales have gone through the roof, and I won't bother you with licensing them and installing the software on their PCs. Google's Office thing is a case in point. So is MS's equivalent. Use it, pay. Don't, don't. A. ----- Original Message ---- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:50:19 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Future trends What's the 'on-demand model'? Rocky From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun Mar 18 20:25:31 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:25:31 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Future trends In-Reply-To: <145633.32977.qm@web88212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <006a01c769c5$7c62ec00$0201a8c0@HAL9005> I wonder if customers would really go for that. Buy it, pay once, use it as much as you want. But with on-demand, there's no way to budget for it. I don't think I would like that. And, if for some reason you cannot communicate with the meter, are you dead in the water? IWO, you pay for use for Word. Everytmie someone opens word you pay something. No on-line service is perfect 24/7. If your service goes down can you open Word? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:02 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Future trends The on-demand model means that there is no per-seat licensing and no up-front purchase price. You pay to use the software. Don't use it, don't pay. That's basically it. Not that I am suggesting this is easy to accomplish, but it is customer-oriented. Hire a dozen new people tomorrow because your sales have gone through the roof, and I won't bother you with licensing them and installing the software on their PCs. Google's Office thing is a case in point. So is MS's equivalent. Use it, pay. Don't, don't. A. ----- Original Message ---- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:50:19 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Future trends What's the 'on-demand model'? Rocky _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 12:33 PM From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sun Mar 18 20:32:11 2007 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:32:11 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <45FE74BB.24231.343F1879@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> On 18 Mar 2007 at 18:00, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access wrote: > Dear List: > > Two questions someone may know the answer to. I'm using Front Page 2003 > BTW: > > 1) I have a text box with some text in a non-standard font. So on another > machine which doesn't have that font, it defaults to like Times New Roman. > Is there some way to fix it so that it displays in this font I picked? > A Browser can only display fonts which are installed on the machine it is run on. If using a non-standard font, you should specify alternates which most users are likely to have, including a final "generic" such as serif, sans-serif,cursive, fantasy or monospaced. Where none of the specified fonta are available, the Browser will use whatever has been set as the default for the above generics. These defaults can be set by the user. In Firefox, look at Tools- Content-Fonts&Colors-Advanced. > 2) I have a hyperlink to a wav file. The link works in IE but not > in Firefox. Does anyone know how to liven this link in Firefox. Links generally work fine in FireFox. Either there is something strange about the HTML or the PC in question has a problem handling wav files. How about posting the HTML? From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun Mar 18 22:45:49 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:45:49 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <45FE74BB.24231.343F1879@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <007101c769d9$1644dd20$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Stuart: So it sounds like if the target browser does not have my fabulous Crackhouse font there's no way that user is ever going to see my stuff displayed in Crackhouse. Yes? I'm thinking now I could somehow convert the text into a jpg and drop that onto the page. That would work, yes? Here, I think, is the code for the link. I say I think because I have no idea what I'm doing here. Just pushing buttons on the black box until I gfet the behavior I want: Mean anything to you? In IE the wav file opens the player. I'm also wondering if the file can play from the web site instead of opening in real player or windows media player or whatever the target player is. I've seen sites where you can click a link to play some music and it doesn't open up in the local player. T&R Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:32 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 18 Mar 2007 at 18:00, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access wrote: > Dear List: > > Two questions someone may know the answer to. I'm using Front Page > 2003 > BTW: > > 1) I have a text box with some text in a non-standard font. So on > another machine which doesn't have that font, it defaults to like Times New Roman. > Is there some way to fix it so that it displays in this font I picked? > A Browser can only display fonts which are installed on the machine it is run on. If using a non-standard font, you should specify alternates which most users are likely to have, including a final "generic" such as serif, sans-serif,cursive, fantasy or monospaced. Where none of the specified fonta are available, the Browser will use whatever has been set as the default for the above generics. These defaults can be set by the user. In Firefox, look at Tools- Content-Fonts&Colors-Advanced. > 2) I have a hyperlink to a file. The link works in IE but not > in Firefox. Does anyone know how to liven this link in Firefox. Links generally work fine in FireFox. Either there is something strange about the HTML or the PC in question has a problem handling wav files. How about posting the HTML? _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM From Gustav at cactus.dk Mon Mar 19 03:51:54 2007 From: Gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:51:54 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] Future trends Message-ID: Hi Rocky Yes, most prefer a fixed but low flat rate as it saves a bunch of control and accounting and makes budgeting a snap. You may be able to live without access to Word - there are other ways to create a text document - but what about those using a hosted ERP or accounting system? If access is down, business is down - and even worse, if access (the line, ISP or host or access to the host) is down, you have absolutely no control or influence on how and when it will be brought back. /gustav >>> rockysmolin at bchacc.com 19-03-2007 02:25 >>> I wonder if customers would really go for that. Buy it, pay once, use it as much as you want. But with on-demand, there's no way to budget for it. I don't think I would like that. And, if for some reason you cannot communicate with the meter, are you dead in the water? IWO, you pay for use for Word. Everytmie someone opens word you pay something. No on-line service is perfect 24/7. If your service goes down can you open Word? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:02 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Future trends The on-demand model means that there is no per-seat licensing and no up-front purchase price. You pay to use the software. Don't use it, don't pay. That's basically it. Not that I am suggesting this is easy to accomplish, but it is customer-oriented. Hire a dozen new people tomorrow because your sales have gone through the roof, and I won't bother you with licensing them and installing the software on their PCs. Google's Office thing is a case in point. So is MS's equivalent. Use it, pay. Don't, don't. A. From john at winhaven.net Mon Mar 19 12:14:16 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:14:16 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <054601c76a4a$06a80fb0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Rocky, A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 8:01 PM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Dear List: Two questions someone may know the answer to. I'm using Front Page 2003 BTW: 1) I have a text box with some text in a non-standard font. So on another machine which doesn't have that font, it defaults to like Times New Roman. Is there some way to fix it so that it displays in this font I picked? 2) I have a hyperlink to a wav file. The link works in IE but not in Firefox. Does anyone know how to liven this link in Firefox. MTIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 12:21:57 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:21:57 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <054601c76a4a$06a80fb0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> <054601c76a4a$06a80fb0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can usually > assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. If you want to > use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in a format that > doesn't require the user to have the font installed. Some examples would be > .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. Nothing like listening to rock MP3s and then hitting a website with some light peppy embeded audio with no controls. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 13:02:56 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:02:56 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem Message-ID: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> Hi all I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair install of windows. That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before downloading the new ones. One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? Jon From EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us Mon Mar 19 13:22:28 2007 From: EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us (Tesiny, Ed) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:22:28 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Long shot, did you try a different cable. Sometimes when getting ready to do a PowerPoint presentation, the screen will turn green or blue and after trying a dozen different things we find a bad pin on the cable. Ed Tesiny EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:03 PM > To: Dba-Tech > Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Hi all > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > playing Company > of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > headquarters, my > screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow lines > radiating out from > my mouse cursor... this carried of for around 30 seconds, > before the PC > restarted itself. > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the > screen (both of > them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair > slightly offset > above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have downloaded new > drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 > anti-virus > programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a > chkdsk from the > Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair > install of windows. > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > afternoon putting > all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > downloading the new ones. > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > try and resize > an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue > screen and tell me > that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, > and downloaded a > replacement one from a trustworthy looking website > (www.dll-guide.com), but > it's made no difference. > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and > get away with > not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > Jon > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From tuxedoman888 at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 13:28:09 2007 From: tuxedoman888 at gmail.com (Billy Pang) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:28:09 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <7c8826480703191128x67be89dm2f02efc50b28f73b@mail.gmail.com> check connection points of video card and make sure it is clean of dust? On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > Hi all > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing Company > of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German headquarters, my > screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow lines radiating out from > my mouse cursor... this carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC > restarted itself. > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both of > them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly offset > above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have downloaded new > drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus > programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from > the > Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair install of windows. > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon putting > all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > downloading the new ones. > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and > resize > an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue screen and tell > me > that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded > a > replacement one from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), > but > it's made no difference. > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away with > not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > Jon > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 13:49:59 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:49:59 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <7c8826480703191128x67be89dm2f02efc50b28f73b@mail.gmail.com> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <7c8826480703191128x67be89dm2f02efc50b28f73b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000001c76a57$65492560$0200a8c0@jt2> Yeah, tried that too. Everything I can find on the web says that it's something to do with the drivers, but I hadn't installed any new drivers, and the card has been in since I bought the PC nearly 2 years ago... Also, to answer Ed's suggestion, the cables are hardwired into the monitors, and I can't replace them, although it does do it on BOTH screens. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy Pang Sent: 19 March 2007 18:28 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem check connection points of video card and make sure it is clean of dust? On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > Hi all > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for around > 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both > of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly > offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have > downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware > programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, > defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After none of those > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > downloading the new ones. > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and > resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue > screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I > googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy > looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away > with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > Jon > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Billy Pang http://dbnotes.blogspot.com/ "Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box." - Italian proverb _______________________________________________ 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 garykjos at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 13:53:16 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:53:16 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a different video card you could swap in temporarlily? Good luck GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > Hi all > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing Company > of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German headquarters, my > screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow lines radiating out from > my mouse cursor... this carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC > restarted itself. > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both of > them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly offset > above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have downloaded new > drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus > programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the > Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair install of windows. > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon putting > all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > downloading the new ones. > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and resize > an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue screen and tell me > that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a > replacement one from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but > it's made no difference. > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away with > not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > Jon > _______________________________________________ > 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 Mon Mar 19 14:39:32 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:39:32 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <009201c76a5e$51f24350$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> damned gas grenades again, eh? ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:03 PM To: Dba-Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem Hi all I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair install of windows. That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before downloading the new ones. One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? Jon _______________________________________________ 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 Mon Mar 19 14:39:32 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:39:32 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: References: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005><054601c76a4a$06a80fb0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can > usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. > If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in > a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. > Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. Nothing like listening to rock MP3s and then hitting a website with some light peppy embeded audio with no controls. -- 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!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 14:47:43 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:47:43 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <009201c76a5e$51f24350$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <009201c76a5e$51f24350$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <000001c76a5f$76583c80$0200a8c0@jt2> Think it might have been the artillery fire I ordered :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 19 March 2007 19:40 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem damned gas grenades again, eh? ;o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:03 PM To: Dba-Tech Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem Hi all I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair install of windows. That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before downloading the new ones. One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? Jon _______________________________________________ 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 14:48:02 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:48:02 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <006001c769c2$08379220$0201a8c0@HAL9005> <054601c76a4a$06a80fb0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt > for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. Also Title texts as well. There are some sreen readers that need title text in additino to alt text The best way to check that your site is accessible is to use Lynx, a text only web browser (http://csant.info/lynx.htm). If you can read and navigate with Lynx, you should be good to go for accessibility. -- 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 rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Mar 19 14:55:23 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:55:23 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> "Alt text" whuzzat? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can > usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. > If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in > a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. > Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. Nothing like listening to rock MP3s and then hitting a website with some light peppy embeded audio with no controls. -- 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!" _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 14:59:50 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:59:50 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but they were cheap!). I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. Thanks Gary :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a different video card you could swap in temporarlily? Good luck GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > Hi all > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for around > 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both > of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly > offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have > downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware > programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, > defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After none of those worked, I did a repair install of windows. > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > downloading the new ones. > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and > resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue > screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I > googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy > looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away > with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > Jon > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 15:04:40 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:04:40 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: On 3/19/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote: > "Alt text" whuzzat? >From http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/objects.html#h-13.8, the W3 Consortium, the web standards folks: alt = text [CS] For user agents that cannot display images, forms, or applets, this attribute specifies alternate text. The language of the alternate text is specified by the lang attribute. -- 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 john at winhaven.net Mon Mar 19 15:10:36 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:10:36 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> If you got to: http://www.winhaven.net/misc/misc.html Hover your mouse over the little moving musical note graphic link it will show a tooltip saying: A glimpse of what we are listening to... That's alt text. If you turn the graphics off in your browser the alt text should still work. When posting a graphic you can use the alt text to describe the graphic so that that someone with a visual impairment can understand the web page graphics via a reader. The html link looks like this: A glimpse of what we are listening
to... Actually in the example above I probably shouldn't use alt text because I have a text link right next to it that describes it. Might be irritating to hear that read twice by a machine. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:55 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem "Alt text" whuzzat? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can > usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. > If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in > a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. > Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. Nothing like listening to rock MP3s and then hitting a website with some light peppy embeded audio with no controls. -- 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!" _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM _______________________________________________ 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 Mon Mar 19 15:10:21 2007 From: mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk (Martin Reid) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:10:21 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem References: <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: Its the text equivelent to a graphic. The alternative text for exampel if someone had images turned of in the browser. ALT="The text" part of the attribute to an IMG (image tag) The rules are everytime you use a graphic or other non text element you always provide and alternative. www.w3schools.com Good tutorial on HTML Martin Martin WP Reid Training and Assessment Unit Riddle Hall Belfast tel: 02890 974477 ________________________________ From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Mon 19/03/2007 19:55 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem "Alt text" whuzzat? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can > usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. > If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in > a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. > Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. Nothing like listening to rock MP3s and then hitting a website with some light peppy embeded audio with no controls. -- 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!" _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From garykjos at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 16:04:31 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:04:31 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your time off work I bet too. GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" TFT and a > WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but they were cheap!). > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. Guess the > only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it and > reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I always screw them > in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be worth pulling the video > card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the chips in on the card itself. I'm > thinking it's the cable though.....do both monitors hook into the same video > connection with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. If > seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a different > video card you could swap in temporarlily? > > Good luck > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for around > > 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen (both > > of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair slightly > > offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I have > > downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware > > programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, > > defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After none of those > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > > downloading the new ones. > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try and > > resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue > > screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I > > googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy > > looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get away > > with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > Jon > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 16:14:15 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:14:15 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" either :-( No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your time off work I bet too. GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" TFT > and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but they were cheap!). > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. Guess > the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it > and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I always > screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be worth > pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the chips in on > the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable though.....do both > monitors hook into the same video connection with a splitter? or is > one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate video cards? If they are > the same connection than it must be the cable. If seperate then the > video card itself may be fried. Do you have a different video card you could swap in temporarlily? > > Good luck > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for > > around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair > > slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I > > have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After > > none of those > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > > downloading the new ones. > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try > > and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue > > screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I > > googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy > > looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > Jon > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From garykjos at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 16:19:13 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:19:13 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> <000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the only PCI-E > system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" either :-( > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > time off work I bet too. > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" TFT > > and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but they were > cheap!). > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. Guess > > the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it > > and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I always > > screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be worth > > pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the chips in on > > the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable though.....do both > > monitors hook into the same video connection with a splitter? or is > > one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate video cards? If they are > > the same connection than it must be the cable. If seperate then the > > video card itself may be fried. Do you have a different video card you > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > Good luck > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > > > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > > > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > > > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for > > > around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one pair > > > slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since then, I > > > have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After > > > none of those > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > > > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed before > > > downloading the new ones. > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try > > > and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to blue > > > screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, so I > > > googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a trustworthy > > > looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have any > ideas? > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 16:24:35 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:24:35 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2><000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor and new memory! :-( Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the only > PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > either :-( > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > time off work I bet too. > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but they > > were > cheap!). > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it > > and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be > > worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the > > chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection with > > a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate video > > cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > different video card you > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > Good luck > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > > > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > > > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > > > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for > > > around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After > > > none of those > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > > > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try > > > and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to > > > blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, > > > so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a > > > trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no difference. > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > any > ideas? > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From garykjos at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 16:30:17 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:30:17 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> <000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> <001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor and new > memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the only > > PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but they > > > were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug it > > > and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also be > > > worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing the > > > chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection with > > > a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate video > > > cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was playing > > > > Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the German > > > > headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, with yellow > > > > lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this carried of for > > > > around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. After > > > > none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the afternoon > > > > putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I try > > > > and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is to > > > > blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with nv4_disp.dll, > > > > so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one from a > > > > trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Mar 19 16:31:07 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:31:07 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <00f201c76a6d$e8305690$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Got it. Like tootips in Access. Thanks you all. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:11 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem If you got to: http://www.winhaven.net/misc/misc.html Hover your mouse over the little moving musical note graphic link it will show a tooltip saying: A glimpse of what we are listening to... That's alt text. If you turn the graphics off in your browser the alt text should still work. When posting a graphic you can use the alt text to describe the graphic so that that someone with a visual impairment can understand the web page graphics via a reader. The html link looks like this: A glimpse of what we are listening
to... Actually in the example above I probably shouldn't use alt text because I have a text link right next to it that describes it. Might be irritating to hear that read twice by a machine. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:55 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem "Alt text" whuzzat? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can > usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. > If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in > a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. > Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. 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Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 16:35:02 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:35:02 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2><000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2><001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <001201c76a6e$743dc320$0200a8c0@jt2> You gonna send me a cheque then? :-P Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From garykjos at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 16:46:25 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:46:25 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <001201c76a6e$743dc320$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> <000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> <001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> <001201c76a6e$743dc320$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: How can you need money? You live at home with your parents don't you? No rent, no food cost. Only Jack Daniels and Coke and CD's to spend all your paycheques on ;-) GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > You gonna send me a cheque then? :-P > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Quad core! > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > > and new memory! :-( > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > > either :-( > > > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > > time off work I bet too. > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > > they were > > > cheap!). > > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > > Kjos > > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the > cable. > > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > > different video card you > > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > GK > > > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > > After none of those > > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > > made no > > difference. > > > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > > any > > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Mon Mar 19 16:51:14 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:51:14 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2><000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2><001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2><001201c76a6e$743dc320$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <001901c76a70$b783ad50$0200a8c0@jt2> Well yes I do, but I do have a mortgage to pay, and petrol ain't cheap over here! Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:46 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem How can you need money? You live at home with your parents don't you? No rent, no food cost. Only Jack Daniels and Coke and CD's to spend all your paycheques on ;-) GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > You gonna send me a cheque then? :-P > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Quad core! > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > > and new memory! :-( > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > > either :-( > > > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > > time off work I bet too. > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > > they were > > > cheap!). > > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > > Kjos > > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. > > > > I always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might > > > > also be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe > > > > pushing the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the > > > > cable though.....do both monitors hook into the same video > > > > connection with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? > > > > Or seperate video cards? If they are the same connection than > > > > it must be the > cable. > > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have > > > > a different video card you > > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > GK > > > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm > > > > > the German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of > > > > > pink, with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... > > > > > this carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the > > > > > screen (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of > > > > > four, one pair slightly offset above and to the right of the > > > > > other. Since then, I have downloaded new drivers for the > > > > > graphics card, run 5 anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus > > > > > programs, Trojan Hunter, run disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > > After none of those > > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, > > > > > is to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement > > > > > one from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), > > > > > but it's made no > > difference. > > > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and > > > > > get away with not having to buy any new hardware... does > > > > > anyone have any > > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From john at winhaven.net Mon Mar 19 17:03:56 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:03:56 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <00f201c76a6d$e8305690$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <00f201c76a6d$e8305690$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <016001c76a72$7fc74410$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Well, more than that. Not only does it act as a tooltip but it acts as a comment behind the graphic, in the html code, so that code readers can decipher the alt text as something meaningful for web readers, etc. Martin posted a good link: www.w3schools.com Also, there are website evaluator programs that will point it out if you don't have alt text entered for accessibility purposes. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 4:31 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Got it. Like tootips in Access. Thanks you all. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:11 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem If you got to: http://www.winhaven.net/misc/misc.html Hover your mouse over the little moving musical note graphic link it will show a tooltip saying: A glimpse of what we are listening to... That's alt text. If you turn the graphics off in your browser the alt text should still work. When posting a graphic you can use the alt text to describe the graphic so that that someone with a visual impairment can understand the web page graphics via a reader. The html link looks like this: A glimpse of what we are listening
to... Actually in the example above I probably shouldn't use alt text because I have a text link right next to it that describes it. Might be irritating to hear that read twice by a machine. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:55 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem "Alt text" whuzzat? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem Alt text should take care of the accessibility problem. I always place alt for photos and such. Should work the same for fancy text graphics too. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:22 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > Rocky, > A good guideline for basic web design - design to the lowest common > denominator. Not all computers will have the fonts you have. You can > usually assume that the standard windows and Mac fonts are installed. > If you want to use a font for stylistic reasons you need to post it in > a format that doesn't require the user to have the font installed. > Some examples would be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .swf Careful with that though. You lose accessibility for visually impaired folks that use screen readers unless you design the page very carefully. > Send us a link and maybe we can figure out the sound issue. Sounds like IE is calling WMP as a helper app to play the wav file. To embed it in the page so that it plays like the pages you've seen Rocky, you need to look at the embed HTML tag. Just make sure that you display the play/pause controls so that folks can kill the audio if they want to. Nothing like listening to rock MP3s and then hitting a website with some light peppy embeded audio with no controls. -- 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!" _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM _______________________________________________ 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: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 3:34 PM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 20:28:29 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:28:29 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> <00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > If you got to: > http://www.winhaven.net/misc/misc.html > > Hover your mouse over the little moving musical note graphic link it will > show a tooltip saying: A glimpse of what we are listening to... Only if you are using IE. FF & Opera don't display the alt tag like that. That's what the title property if for. > That's alt text. If you turn the graphics off in your browser the alt text > should still work. When posting a graphic you can use the alt text to > describe the graphic so that that someone with a visual impairment can > understand the web page graphics via a reader. > > The html link looks like this: > A glimpse of what we are listening
> to... > > Actually in the example above I probably shouldn't use alt text because I > have a text link right next to it that describes it. Might be irritating to > hear that read twice by a machine. Nope, leave it in there. Good accessibility design dictates that all non-textual data contain an ALT take, and it is recommended that there be a title tag as well. -- 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 john at winhaven.net Tue Mar 20 12:05:10 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:05:10 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: References: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq><00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005><00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <054e01c76b11$ebb65680$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Oh-my-gosh, you are correct sir! Here I've been checking with 3 browsers all this time and never noticed that. I changed the Red Musical Note gif and hyperlink on : http://www.winhaven.net/misc/misc.html to: Musical Note I just checked with all 3 browsers. IE 7 displays the alt tag if there is one or the title tag if there is not an alt tag (shouldn't it be the other way around?!) FF 2 displays the title tag Opera 9 displays the title tag (and if the status bar is hidden it displays the href tag - nice feature) The odd thing is that FP 2003 has a button labeled "ScreenTip" which inserts the title tag - which FP2003 states is supported in IE 4 and above. But IE 7 doesn't display the title tag if there is an alt tag - it instead displays the alt tag. Another IE non-standard feature? -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:28 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem On 3/19/07, John Bartow wrote: > If you got to: > http://www.winhaven.net/misc/misc.html > > Hover your mouse over the little moving musical note graphic link it > will show a tooltip saying: A glimpse of what we are listening to... Only if you are using IE. FF & Opera don't display the alt tag like that. That's what the title property if for. > That's alt text. If you turn the graphics off in your browser the alt > text should still work. When posting a graphic you can use the alt > text to describe the graphic so that that someone with a visual > impairment can understand the web page graphics via a reader. > > The html link looks like this: > A glimpse of what we are 
> listening to... > > Actually in the example above I probably shouldn't use alt text > because I have a text link right next to it that describes it. Might > be irritating to hear that read twice by a machine. Nope, leave it in there. Good accessibility design dictates that all non-textual data contain an ALT take, and it is recommended that there be a title tag as well. -- 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!" _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From carbonnb at gmail.com Tue Mar 20 12:38:56 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:38:56 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Web Site Problem In-Reply-To: <054e01c76b11$ebb65680$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <009901c76a5e$537e1370$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <00e301c76a60$885ba2e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> <00db01c76a62$a9da3e20$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> <054e01c76b11$ebb65680$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: On 3/20/07, John Bartow wrote: > Oh-my-gosh, you are correct sir! Was there ever any doubt? :-) > IE 7 displays the alt tag if there is one or the title tag if there is not > an alt tag (shouldn't it be the other way around?!) No, it (and other browsers) should just display the title tag. The alt tag is for screen readers and text only browsers (plus browsers with auto image loading turned off). > The odd thing is that FP 2003 has a button labeled "ScreenTip" which inserts > the title tag - which FP2003 states is supported in IE 4 and above. But IE 7 > doesn't display the title tag if there is an alt tag - it instead displays > the alt tag. Another IE non-standard feature? Ah, yep. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!" From jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com Tue Mar 20 14:12:00 2007 From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com (JWColby) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:12:00 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues Message-ID: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> One of my clients is apparently having network issues, i.e. starting just this morning, suddenly the main database be is getting corrupted, as in more than a dozen times today. The common wisdom is that corrupted BEs is a network issue - NICS, cables, switches, routers etc. Does anyone have any experience tracking down such a problem, any recommendations for tools that would watch for intermittent network connections, troubleshooting suggestions for trying to isolate the offending piece of the puzzle? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Mar 20 16:32:30 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:32:30 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues In-Reply-To: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <00a701c76b37$461a98f0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> I think I have seen the network people use a network analyzer (big $$$) to track down bad hardware. Other than that, sorry, I do not know of anything. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:12 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues One of my clients is apparently having network issues, i.e. starting just this morning, suddenly the main database be is getting corrupted, as in more than a dozen times today. The common wisdom is that corrupted BEs is a network issue - NICS, cables, switches, routers etc. Does anyone have any experience tracking down such a problem, any recommendations for tools that would watch for intermittent network connections, troubleshooting suggestions for trying to isolate the offending piece of the puzzle? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com From john at winhaven.net Tue Mar 20 16:39:29 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:39:29 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues In-Reply-To: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> References: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> Message-ID: <06a301c76b38$3d90d130$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> John, I'm currently troubleshooting a similar problem for a client. I'm using the 30 day trial of Ipswitch's WhatsUp Gold, which I think someone here recently recommended. http://www.ipswitch.com/products/whatsup/index.asp It has definitely helped to pare down the scope of the problem. I've got the DSL service eliminated as a source of the problem (which is what their IT was pointing the finger at) and have it down to an issue of the terminal server, VPN or a local PC. IMO its the vpn but I have to prove it before I say it ;o) Anyhow, its easy to set up and definitely can help you pinpoint the area of concern. Plus its free for 30 days. HTH From jon at tydda.plus.com Tue Mar 20 16:40:11 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:40:11 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues In-Reply-To: <00a701c76b37$461a98f0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> References: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> <00a701c76b37$461a98f0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <000c01c76b38$57538360$0200a8c0@jt2> Ethereal is always mentioned, and I can't remember the name of the other one... It'll come to me. They're both free, and both easy to use, although the reports in Ethereal are a little difficult to decipher sometimes. There's a LOT of traffic out there that you just don't see. Probably the easy way to track down a dodgy NIC is to unplug things on the network until it goes quiet... Then check that pc for spyware etc, it might not be the NIC causing all the traffic. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 20 March 2007 21:33 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues I think I have seen the network people use a network analyzer (big $$$) to track down bad hardware. Other than that, sorry, I do not know of anything. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:12 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues One of my clients is apparently having network issues, i.e. starting just this morning, suddenly the main database be is getting corrupted, as in more than a dozen times today. The common wisdom is that corrupted BEs is a network issue - NICS, cables, switches, routers etc. Does anyone have any experience tracking down such a problem, any recommendations for tools that would watch for intermittent network connections, troubleshooting suggestions for trying to isolate the offending piece of the puzzle? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ 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 john at winhaven.net Tue Mar 20 17:53:35 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:53:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues In-Reply-To: <00a701c76b37$461a98f0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> References: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> <00a701c76b37$461a98f0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <001101c76b42$9884ebd0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Yes, nice tool to have but they are really expensive! -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 4:33 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues I think I have seen the network people use a network analyzer (big $$$) to track down bad hardware. Other than that, sorry, I do not know of anything. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:12 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues One of my clients is apparently having network issues, i.e. starting just this morning, suddenly the main database be is getting corrupted, as in more than a dozen times today. The common wisdom is that corrupted BEs is a network issue - NICS, cables, switches, routers etc. Does anyone have any experience tracking down such a problem, any recommendations for tools that would watch for intermittent network connections, troubleshooting suggestions for trying to isolate the offending piece of the puzzle? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From bheid at sc.rr.com Tue Mar 20 18:16:32 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:16:32 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues In-Reply-To: <000c01c76b38$57538360$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> <00a701c76b37$461a98f0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> <000c01c76b38$57538360$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <00c101c76b45$cc6b2d80$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Wireshark is what I think you are thinking of. I do not know if that will help you find hardware problems, but I'm not sure. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues Ethereal is always mentioned, and I can't remember the name of the other one... It'll come to me. They're both free, and both easy to use, although the reports in Ethereal are a little difficult to decipher sometimes. There's a LOT of traffic out there that you just don't see. Probably the easy way to track down a dodgy NIC is to unplug things on the network until it goes quiet... Then check that pc for spyware etc, it might not be the NIC causing all the traffic. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 20 March 2007 21:33 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues I think I have seen the network people use a network analyzer (big $$$) to track down bad hardware. Other than that, sorry, I do not know of anything. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of JWColby Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:12 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues One of my clients is apparently having network issues, i.e. starting just this morning, suddenly the main database be is getting corrupted, as in more than a dozen times today. The common wisdom is that corrupted BEs is a network issue - NICS, cables, switches, routers etc. Does anyone have any experience tracking down such a problem, any recommendations for tools that would watch for intermittent network connections, troubleshooting suggestions for trying to isolate the offending piece of the puzzle? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ 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 ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 22 15:07:40 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:07:40 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word indexing and notes question Message-ID: <000001c76cbd$c22bd620$6532fad1@SUSANONE> I know how to use Word's indexing and footnoting features pretty well, but both have defaults that I can't seem to change: 1.) Indexing automatically includes page numbers. Now, I know it seems to defeat the purpose, but my manuscripts aren't layed out in Word. I just need a list for indexing purposes. Right now, I have to manually delete all the page numbers. 2.) When footnoting a manuscript, I'd prefer that the notes themselves be in regular type, not the default footnote text. Also, I'd rather the numbers NOT be superscript in the note text. Any help? Susan H. From ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 22 17:24:47 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:24:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer Message-ID: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> I know how to use CutePDF Printer with Access to print data to a pdf file. Can you use it with other Office products? Susan H. From dwaters at usinternet.com Thu Mar 22 16:40:41 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:40:41 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer In-Reply-To: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> References: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <005e01c76cca$bde7d7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> About CutePDF - are you using the free version? -----Original Message----- Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer I know how to use CutePDF Printer with Access to print data to a pdf file. Can you use it with other Office products? Susan H. From jon at tydda.plus.com Thu Mar 22 16:43:08 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:43:08 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer In-Reply-To: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> References: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <002701c76ccb$149e5470$0200a8c0@jt2> Yep, you can use it with any program that you need to print from. You just select it as the printer and it should work. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: 22 March 2007 22:25 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer I know how to use CutePDF Printer with Access to print data to a pdf file. Can you use it with other Office products? Susan H. _______________________________________________ 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 ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 22 17:58:00 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:58:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer In-Reply-To: <002701c76ccb$149e5470$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <000301c76cd5$8ac1f7b0$7734fad1@SUSANONE> It really is cool... ;) Thanks Jon. Susan H. Yep, you can use it with any program that you need to print from. You just select it as the printer and it should work. From ssharkins at setel.com Thu Mar 22 17:58:00 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:58:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer In-Reply-To: <005e01c76cca$bde7d7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <000401c76cd5$8c063780$7734fad1@SUSANONE> Yes. Susan H. About CutePDF - are you using the free version? I know how to use CutePDF Printer with Access to print data to a pdf file. Can you use it with other Office products? From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Thu Mar 22 17:53:41 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:53:41 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer In-Reply-To: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <00ca01c76cd4$f09631b0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Susan: I have and it works. It's just another printer. Really not connected to Access. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:25 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer I know how to use CutePDF Printer with Access to print data to a pdf file. Can you use it with other Office products? Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.16/729 - Release Date: 3/21/2007 7:52 AM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Thu Mar 22 17:54:11 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:54:11 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer In-Reply-To: <000001c76cd0$e8053040$7734fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: <00cb01c76cd5$01fbc6e0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Oops. Sorry. I use PrimoPDF. Not CutePDF. Primo PDF work with everything. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:25 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Office and CutePDF Printer I know how to use CutePDF Printer with Access to print data to a pdf file. Can you use it with other Office products? Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.16/729 - Release Date: 3/21/2007 7:52 AM From jon at tydda.plus.com Fri Mar 23 06:11:43 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:11:43 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2><000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2><001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <001e01c76d3c$0a6f9a60$0200a8c0@jt2> I'm almost totally convinced it's the motherboard now, as I can't see one of my hard drives, and the soundcard doesn't work, so I've bought a new one, and I'm going to be able to keep my cpu and ram, which is nice. I've also got a cheap PCI-E gfx card too, just to be on the safe side. The annoying thing is that when I bought my PC, I paid around $400 for the gfx card, a GeForce 4 6800GT, and I just paid $100 for a 7600 with a gpu that's nearly twice as fast. Upgrading sucks :-) Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From jon at tydda.plus.com Fri Mar 23 07:49:57 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:49:57 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues In-Reply-To: <06a301c76b38$3d90d130$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> References: <00d801c76b23$a35d5a20$657aa8c0@m6805> <06a301c76b38$3d90d130$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Message-ID: <004101c76d49$c3379b30$0200a8c0@jt2> Kaboodle! That's the other one I was thinking of. I just found the shortcut on my desktop :-P It's a freebie, I'm sure of it. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: 20 March 2007 21:39 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Troubleshooting network issues John, I'm currently troubleshooting a similar problem for a client. I'm using the 30 day trial of Ipswitch's WhatsUp Gold, which I think someone here recently recommended. http://www.ipswitch.com/products/whatsup/index.asp It has definitely helped to pare down the scope of the problem. I've got the DSL service eliminated as a source of the problem (which is what their IT was pointing the finger at) and have it down to an issue of the terminal server, VPN or a local PC. IMO its the vpn but I have to prove it before I say it ;o) Anyhow, its easy to set up and definitely can help you pinpoint the area of concern. Plus its free for 30 days. HTH _______________________________________________ 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 garykjos at gmail.com Fri Mar 23 08:29:09 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:29:09 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <001e01c76d3c$0a6f9a60$0200a8c0@jt2> References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2> <000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2> <000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2> <001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> <001e01c76d3c$0a6f9a60$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can live with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you can save a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the price list where my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down from there depending on how big the steps are ;-) Needing high end stuff for proper game play will cost you though. Good luck getting it back up and running again. GK On 3/23/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > I'm almost totally convinced it's the motherboard now, as I can't see one of > my hard drives, and the soundcard doesn't work, so I've bought a new one, > and I'm going to be able to keep my cpu and ram, which is nice. I've also > got a cheap PCI-E gfx card too, just to be on the safe side. > > The annoying thing is that when I bought my PC, I paid around $400 for the > gfx card, a GeForce 4 6800GT, and I just paid $100 for a 7600 with a gpu > that's nearly twice as fast. Upgrading sucks :-) > > Thanks for everyone's suggestions. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Quad core! > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > > and new memory! :-( > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > > either :-( > > > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > > time off work I bet too. > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > > they were > > > cheap!). > > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > > Kjos > > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the > cable. > > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > > different video card you > > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > > > GK > > > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > > After none of those > > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > > made no > > difference. > > > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > > any > > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From jon at tydda.plus.com Fri Mar 23 08:40:31 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:40:31 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2><000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2><001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2><001e01c76d3c$0a6f9a60$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <005301c76d50$d37dd980$0200a8c0@jt2> Yep, that's what I had to do this time, when I bought it though, I had a nice big budget, so was able to buy the good stuff. Should all be here on Monday or Tuesday, so I'll let you all know if it fixes the problem. If it doesn't, I'm NOT going to be happy! :-) Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 23 March 2007 13:29 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can live with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you can save a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the price list where my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down from there depending on how big the steps are ;-) Needing high end stuff for proper game play will cost you though. Good luck getting it back up and running again. GK On 3/23/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > I'm almost totally convinced it's the motherboard now, as I can't see > one of my hard drives, and the soundcard doesn't work, so I've bought > a new one, and I'm going to be able to keep my cpu and ram, which is > nice. I've also got a cheap PCI-E gfx card too, just to be on the safe side. > > The annoying thing is that when I bought my PC, I paid around $400 for > the gfx card, a GeForce 4 6800GT, and I just paid $100 for a 7600 with > a gpu that's nearly twice as fast. Upgrading sucks :-) > > Thanks for everyone's suggestions. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Quad core! > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > > and new memory! :-( > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > > either :-( > > > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon From artful at rogers.com Fri Mar 23 09:57:01 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:57:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Graphical code documentor Message-ID: <242886.67370.qm@web88201.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I'm not sure whether the subject communicates what I'm after, so I'll go a bit further. I have to document a bunch of code written in several languages including java, javascript, vb6, C++. I have run jsDoc and javaDoc and vbDoc on the relevant portions, and what they do is fine, but it doesn't go far enough. I would like some sort of pictorial representation of the code, such as: Function Main calls Sub1 calls Sub1.1 calls Sub1.1.1 calls Sub1.2 calls Sub2 and so on. Can anyone think of a tool that does this? TIA, Arthur From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Mar 23 10:30:49 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:30:49 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Message-ID: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Dear List: Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of before - the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get the shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he powered down using the power button. Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my hardware knowledge than the problem) Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? MTIA, Rocky From bill_patten at earthlink.net Fri Mar 23 10:42:04 2007 From: bill_patten at earthlink.net (Bill Patten) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:42:04 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <730796068E1D49E9B05FFC6BFBF1C7D1@BPCS> Hi Rocky, I have an nVidia GE force 7300 video card and in its software I can rotate the screen. Perhaps the janitor or someone was having fun with your client and rotated it. On mine you can do it with the NVIDIA control panel. HTH Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" To: "List" Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:30 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways > Dear List: > > Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of > before - > the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. > > They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the > image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get > the > shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he > powered > down using the power button. > > Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. > > We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the > bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. > > The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I > developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' > message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know > how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my > hardware > knowledge than the problem) > > Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? > > MTIA, > > Rocky > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From jon at tydda.plus.com Fri Mar 23 10:44:47 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:44:47 -0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <006701c76d62$2ff311b0$0200a8c0@jt2> Sounds like an advanced feature of the gfx card to me... Go to display properties, then advanced, and somewhere in there (possibly the ATI or nVidia software) will be something about screen rotation. Sometimes presing ctrl+cursor keys can change it, give that a go too. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 23 March 2007 15:31 To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Dear List: Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of before - the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get the shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he powered down using the power button. Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my hardware knowledge than the problem) Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ 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 bheid at sc.rr.com Fri Mar 23 10:45:50 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:45:50 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> References: <003501c76d60$3c897d80$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Message-ID: <000901c76d62$5607e8d0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Could it be one of those monitors that has a switch (or does it in setup) that allows it to display at 90 degrees and they accidentally hit the switch? Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:31 AM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Dear List: Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of before - the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get the shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he powered down using the power button. Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my hardware knowledge than the problem) Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Mar 23 11:09:01 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:09:01 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <730796068E1D49E9B05FFC6BFBF1C7D1@BPCS> Message-ID: <004b01c76d65$93431500$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Thanks. Will forward and let everyone know what happens. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bill Patten Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:42 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Hi Rocky, I have an nVidia GE force 7300 video card and in its software I can rotate the screen. Perhaps the janitor or someone was having fun with your client and rotated it. On mine you can do it with the NVIDIA control panel. HTH Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" To: "List" Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:30 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways > Dear List: > > Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of > before - > the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. > > They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the > image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get > the > shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he > powered > down using the power button. > > Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. > > We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the > bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. > > The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I > developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' > message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know > how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my > hardware > knowledge than the problem) > > Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? > > 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Mar 23 11:09:06 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:09:06 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <006701c76d62$2ff311b0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <004c01c76d65$950a6780$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Thanks. Will forward and let everyone know what happens. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:45 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Sounds like an advanced feature of the gfx card to me... Go to display properties, then advanced, and somewhere in there (possibly the ATI or nVidia software) will be something about screen rotation. Sometimes presing ctrl+cursor keys can change it, give that a go too. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: 23 March 2007 15:31 To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Dear List: Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of before - the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get the shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he powered down using the power button. Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my hardware knowledge than the problem) Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? MTIA, Rocky _______________________________________________ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Mar 23 11:09:10 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:09:10 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <000901c76d62$5607e8d0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <004d01c76d65$97a3b000$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Thanks. Will forward and let everyone know what happens. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:46 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Could it be one of those monitors that has a switch (or does it in setup) that allows it to display at 90 degrees and they accidentally hit the switch? Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:31 AM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Dear List: Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of before - the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get the shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he powered down using the power button. Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my hardware knowledge than the problem) Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Mar 23 12:25:31 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:25:31 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways In-Reply-To: <000901c76d62$5607e8d0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Message-ID: <005401c76d70$42df8ca0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Bill, Job, Bobby: Graphics card properties - rotate display. Who knew? (not me) Problem fixed. Thanks. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:46 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Could it be one of those monitors that has a switch (or does it in setup) that allows it to display at 90 degrees and they accidentally hit the switch? Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:31 AM To: List Subject: [dba-Tech] Display Turns Sideways Dear List: Just got a call from a customer with a problem I've never heard of before - the image on his display is rotated 90 degrees. They leave the computers on all night. When he came in this morning, the image was rotated. He tried to power down normally, but he did not get the shutdown dialog box after clicking Start, Turn Off Computer. So he powered down using the power button. Rebooted, and the display was still rotated 90 degrees. We checked first to see 1) that he wasn't laying down, and 2) that the bottom of the display was still resting on the desk. Both checked out OK. The machine with the problem is hosting the back end of an application I developed for them. And they are getting the 'Disk or network error' message intermittently. So there may be a NIC problem. But I don't know how the display problem could be related. (which says more about my hardware knowledge than the problem) Of course, he didn't change anything. Any ideas, anybody? 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Fri Mar 23 15:04:47 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:04:47 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem Message-ID: When I did that I ended up with an abacus. At least its low maintenance. :-( Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:29 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can live with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you can save a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the price list where my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down from there depending on how big the steps are ;-) Needing high end stuff for proper game play will cost you though. Good luck getting it back up and running again. 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From martyconnelly at shaw.ca Fri Mar 23 16:42:27 2007 From: martyconnelly at shaw.ca (MartyConnelly) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:42:27 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <460449C3.2050906@shaw.ca> Your lucky most old IBM programmers had to amputate two toes on each foot, so they could count in Hexadecimal. Hale, Jim wrote: >acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of cost.> > >When I did that I ended up with an abacus. At least its low maintenance. :-( >Jim Hale > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:29 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > >Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can live >with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you can save >a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the price list where >my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level >of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down from there depending on how >big the steps are ;-) Needing high end stuff for proper game play will cost >you though. > >Good luck getting it back up and running again. > >GK > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Fri Mar 23 17:48:21 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:48:21 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <460449C3.2050906@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <00f501c76d9d$5b792eb0$0201a8c0@HAL9005> I heard a story in my very early days that the number base 16 should actually be named sexadecimal. But IBM couldn't handle that. So they called it hexadecimal. Can you imagine interpreting sex codes? Or displaying something in sex? Or referring to sex digits? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 2:42 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Your lucky most old IBM programmers had to amputate two toes on each foot, so they could count in Hexadecimal. Hale, Jim wrote: >acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of >cost.> > >When I did that I ended up with an abacus. At least its low >maintenance. :-( Jim Hale > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:29 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > >Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can >live with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you >can save a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the >price list where my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my >maximum acceptable level of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down >from there depending on how big the steps are ;-) Needing high end >stuff for proper game play will cost you though. > >Good luck getting it back up and running again. > >GK > > -- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM From carbonnb at gmail.com Sat Mar 24 15:27:02 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:27:02 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word indexing and notes question In-Reply-To: <000001c76cbd$c22bd620$6532fad1@SUSANONE> References: <000001c76cbd$c22bd620$6532fad1@SUSANONE> Message-ID: On 3/22/07, Susan Harkins wrote: > I know how to use Word's indexing and footnoting features pretty well, but > both have defaults that I can't seem to change: > > 1.) Indexing automatically includes page numbers. Now, I know it seems to > defeat the purpose, but my manuscripts aren't layed out in Word. I just need > a list for indexing purposes. Right now, I have to manually delete all the > page numbers. Can't help with this one. Couldn't see any way to NOT add the page numbers > 2.) When footnoting a manuscript, I'd prefer that the notes themselves be in > regular type, not the default footnote text. Also, I'd rather the numbers > NOT be superscript in the note text. These 2 are controlled by Styles. To change the footnote text size: Select Format|Style... menu >From the Styles List, Select Footnote Text Click the Modify... button Click Format and Select Font Select 12in the Size list (or whatever your Normal font size is) Click OK Click OK Again Now from the Style Window that is still open... Select Footnote Reference Click the Modify... button Click Format and Select Font Uncheck Superscript Click OK Click OK Again (Keep in mind that this change will also affect the footnote number in the body of the document as well, ie it won't be superscript in the body of the text either) Click close to get back to your document You will need to do this on every document that you have footnotes in. The other way to do it, for a permanent change is to edit your Normal.dot template. make the above changes and save normal.dot. Now every new document will have the footnotes in regular font with the number not being superscripted. -- 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 ssharkins at setel.com Sat Mar 24 16:14:05 2007 From: ssharkins at setel.com (Susan Harkins) Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:14:05 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word indexing and notes question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <000001c76e59$5c3fac90$e034fad1@SusanOne> Cool -- thanks! Susan H. > 2.) When footnoting a manuscript, I'd prefer that the notes themselves be in > regular type, not the default footnote text. Also, I'd rather the numbers > NOT be superscript in the note text. These 2 are controlled by Styles. To change the footnote text size: From artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 25 09:49:27 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:49:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Word TOC page numbering Message-ID: <20070325144927.12785.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I think I asked this already, but if so, I missed any possible answer. So I'll ask again. How can I tell Word's TOC generator to ignore all pages prior to the TOC? It seems to want to include the Title page and so on, which is silly. I suppose I want the same thing to hold for my index, too, but I haven't got that far yet. Ideally: Title Copyright TOC (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.) Actual Contents (1, 2, 3, etc.) Hoping someone's got the answer, Arthur From carbonnb at gmail.com Sun Mar 25 09:54:33 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:54:33 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word TOC page numbering In-Reply-To: <20070325144927.12785.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20070325144927.12785.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On 3/25/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > I think I asked this already, but if so, I missed any possible answer. So I'll ask again. How can I tell Word's TOC generator to ignore all pages prior to the TOC? It seems to want to include the Title page and so on, which is silly. I suppose I want the same thing to hold for my index, too, but I haven't got that far yet. > > Ideally: > > Title > Copyright > TOC (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.) > Actual Contents (1, 2, 3, etc.) Don't use the Heading[1-9] in the pages prior to the TOC. The TOC is built from these styles. -- 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 rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun Mar 25 10:28:39 2007 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:28:39 -0700 Subject: [dba-Tech] Word TOC page numbering In-Reply-To: <20070325144927.12785.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <00a501c76ef2$438d1950$0201a8c0@HAL9005> Arthur: I am actually working on the rewrite of my manual at the moment. I did what you're asking but I can't figure out how. I know there was a bit of trial and error involved. OK, a lot. My section 1 is all of the front matter - license, TOC, list of tables, list of figure. Section 2 begins the actual manual. Odd and even pages of footer 1 have the roman numeral in times italic. Section 2 footers have Arial with Arabic numbers. I could send you this manual off-line if you think it would help. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of artful at rogers.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:49 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Word TOC page numbering I think I asked this already, but if so, I missed any possible answer. So I'll ask again. How can I tell Word's TOC generator to ignore all pages prior to the TOC? It seems to want to include the Title page and so on, which is silly. I suppose I want the same thing to hold for my index, too, but I haven't got that far yet. Ideally: Title Copyright TOC (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.) Actual Contents (1, 2, 3, etc.) Hoping someone's got the answer, 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 incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/732 - Release Date: 3/24/2007 4:36 PM From artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 25 11:00:18 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:00:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Export PowerPoint to Word Message-ID: <20070325160018.43681.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> What's the best way to turn a PPT file into a Word document? I want all the text, primarily, not the graphics. Arthur From carbonnb at gmail.com Sun Mar 25 11:10:16 2007 From: carbonnb at gmail.com (Bryan Carbonnell) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:10:16 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Export PowerPoint to Word In-Reply-To: <20070325160018.43681.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20070325160018.43681.qmail@web88204.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On 3/25/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > What's the best way to turn a PPT file into a Word document? I want all the text, primarily, not the graphics. In PPT 2K File| Send To.... Microsfot Word. Then there are a number of different options available. Outline will give you the text without the graphics. -- 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 artful at rogers.com Sun Mar 25 12:12:41 2007 From: artful at rogers.com (artful at rogers.com) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:12:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [dba-Tech] Export PowerPoint to Word Message-ID: <86893.68448.qm@web88211.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Doh! I never thought of that! A. ----- Original Message ---- From: Bryan Carbonnell To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:10:16 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Export PowerPoint to Word On 3/25/07, artful at rogers.com wrote: > What's the best way to turn a PPT file into a Word document? I want all the text, primarily, not the graphics. In PPT 2K File| Send To.... Microsfot Word. Then there are a number of different options available. Outline will give you the text without the graphics. From bheid at sc.rr.com Sun Mar 25 18:33:17 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:33:17 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] Free copy of VS 2005 standard for some of your time... Message-ID: <001c01c76f35$f7a8e7a0$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Hey, If you go to http://www.microsoft.com/business/vb2005upgrade/default.mspx and do two or more of the labcasts, you get a free copy (while supplies last) of VS 2005 standard, a book excerpt, discounts on VS 2005 books and a poster. I guess you would not have to do the lab or even watch the video, but you do have to submit the evaluation form to get the stuff. I found the first 2 labs informative. The others have not been released on-demand yet. Bobby From john at winhaven.net Tue Mar 27 13:03:56 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:03:56 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Office Communicator Server (OCS) Beta Message-ID: <06e001c7709a$4aecb5d0$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Pretty impressive. The video is a bit long but by the end shows the power of this new server. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=401 &tag=nl.e539 John From Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com Tue Mar 27 16:04:28 2007 From: Jim.Hale at FleetPride.com (Hale, Jim) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:04:28 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem Message-ID: Imagine how many different positions the characters could have! But the relationships between the characters would have to be more meaningful...... Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 5:48 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem I heard a story in my very early days that the number base 16 should actually be named sexadecimal. But IBM couldn't handle that. So they called it hexadecimal. Can you imagine interpreting sex codes? Or displaying something in sex? Or referring to sex digits? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 2:42 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Your lucky most old IBM programmers had to amputate two toes on each foot, so they could count in Hexadecimal. Hale, Jim wrote: >acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of >cost.> > >When I did that I ended up with an abacus. At least its low >maintenance. :-( Jim Hale > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:29 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > >Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can >live with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you >can save a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the >price list where my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my >maximum acceptable level of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down >from there depending on how big the steps are ;-) Needing high end >stuff for proper game play will cost you though. > >Good luck getting it back up and running again. > >GK > > -- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/730 - Release Date: 3/22/2007 7:44 AM _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. From jon at tydda.plus.com Wed Mar 28 18:22:58 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:22:58 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c76a50$db80d590$0200a8c0@jt2><000401c76a61$27916340$0200a8c0@jt2><000d01c76a6b$8c756fe0$0200a8c0@jt2><001101c76a6c$fe7dfbb0$0200a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <000001c77190$05d80160$0400a8c0@jt2> Right, I've just finished installing the new Motherboard (Gigabyte 965P-DS3/S3) and graphics card (Gainward 7600GS Bliss 256mb RAM) and it's all lovely... No green lines, no problems. Took me two hours to install the hardware, and another two hours to get the software running again, which involved ANOTHER Repair Install, but I'm back online again! :-) Thanks to everyone who suggested a fix Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net From dwaters at usinternet.com Wed Mar 28 09:36:39 2007 From: dwaters at usinternet.com (Dan Waters) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:36:39 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] External Hard Drive Message-ID: <002901c77146$7f21a7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> I have an external HD that I use with Ghost 9.0 as a backup device. The disk is a 60 Gb laptop disk in a Nexstar case. This is USB powered, and is fairly nice. All went well until I changed from a 4 port D-link hub to a 7 port D-link hub. Now, when my laptop powers up automatically at 5 AM to run the backup program, the laptop can't find the external HD (it did before). Once I unplug and reattach the USB cables to the HD, the laptop will then recognize the external HD, and I can start the backup program. Also, once the HD is recognized, I can tell from the flashing light that the laptop is constantly trying to write to the HD, although it doesn't write anything and there are no programs running that should cause this. And, when I was previously connected through the 4 port hub, the light was a solid green. I wouldn't think that a change in USB hubs would actually trigger this. But what could cause this problem? Thanks! Dan From bheid at sc.rr.com Wed Mar 28 10:18:33 2007 From: bheid at sc.rr.com (Bobby Heid) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:18:33 -0400 Subject: [dba-Tech] External Hard Drive In-Reply-To: <002901c77146$7f21a7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> References: <002901c77146$7f21a7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <008901c7714c$59a92920$2c01a8c0@bhxp> Could it be that since the HD is USB powered that you have other items on the 7-port hub that are also drawing power and the HD is not getting enough power? Maybe try the same scenario with only the HD on it? Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:37 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] External Hard Drive I have an external HD that I use with Ghost 9.0 as a backup device. The disk is a 60 Gb laptop disk in a Nexstar case. This is USB powered, and is fairly nice. All went well until I changed from a 4 port D-link hub to a 7 port D-link hub. Now, when my laptop powers up automatically at 5 AM to run the backup program, the laptop can't find the external HD (it did before). Once I unplug and reattach the USB cables to the HD, the laptop will then recognize the external HD, and I can start the backup program. Also, once the HD is recognized, I can tell from the flashing light that the laptop is constantly trying to write to the HD, although it doesn't write anything and there are no programs running that should cause this. And, when I was previously connected through the 4 port hub, the light was a solid green. I wouldn't think that a change in USB hubs would actually trigger this. But what could cause this problem? Thanks! Dan From garykjos at gmail.com Wed Mar 28 10:33:57 2007 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:33:57 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] External Hard Drive In-Reply-To: <002901c77146$7f21a7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> References: <002901c77146$7f21a7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: Some of the USB Hubs have an external power supply. With a 7 port hub perhaps there isn't enough power in the USB line itself to keep it active when not in use verses the previous one that had only 4 ports? Perhaps a 7 port hub that has an external power supply would not exhibit that problem? Just a guess. GK On 3/28/07, Dan Waters wrote: > I have an external HD that I use with Ghost 9.0 as a backup device. The > disk is a 60 Gb laptop disk in a Nexstar case. This is USB powered, and is > fairly nice. > > All went well until I changed from a 4 port D-link hub to a 7 port D-link > hub. Now, when my laptop powers up automatically at 5 AM to run the backup > program, the laptop can't find the external HD (it did before). Once I > unplug and reattach the USB cables to the HD, the laptop will then recognize > the external HD, and I can start the backup program. > > Also, once the HD is recognized, I can tell from the flashing light that the > laptop is constantly trying to write to the HD, although it doesn't write > anything and there are no programs running that should cause this. And, > when I was previously connected through the 4 port hub, the light was a > solid green. > > I wouldn't think that a change in USB hubs would actually trigger this. But > what could cause this problem? > > Thanks! > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > 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 djkr at msn.com Wed Mar 28 13:11:18 2007 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:11:18 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <000001c77190$05d80160$0400a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: Jon Glad to hear all is fixed now. Now please satisfy my curiosity and tell us what the *old* motherboard was... By the way, you're a day ahead of the rest of us! ;-) John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 29 March 2007 00:23 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Right, I've just finished installing the new Motherboard (Gigabyte 965P-DS3/S3) and graphics card (Gainward 7600GS Bliss 256mb RAM) and it's all lovely... No green lines, no problems. Took me two hours to install the hardware, and another two hours to get the software running again, which involved ANOTHER Repair Install, but I'm back online again! :-) Thanks to everyone who suggested a fix Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another > > > one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- 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 jon at tydda.plus.com Thu Mar 29 14:43:51 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:43:51 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <000001c77190$05d80160$0400a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <004401c7723a$941e45b0$0400a8c0@jt2> Hmm, darn that pesky BIOS :-P The "old" motherboard was an Intel D925XECV2, and the "old" gfx card was a Gigabyte 6800 GT 256MB. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: 28 March 2007 19:11 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Jon Glad to hear all is fixed now. Now please satisfy my curiosity and tell us what the *old* motherboard was... By the way, you're a day ahead of the rest of us! ;-) John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 29 March 2007 00:23 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Right, I've just finished installing the new Motherboard (Gigabyte 965P-DS3/S3) and graphics card (Gainward 7600GS Bliss 256mb RAM) and it's all lovely... No green lines, no problems. Took me two hours to install the hardware, and another two hours to get the software running again, which involved ANOTHER Repair Install, but I'm back online again! :-) Thanks to everyone who suggested a fix Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another > > > one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- 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 _______________________________________________ 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 djkr at msn.com Wed Mar 28 16:58:46 2007 From: djkr at msn.com (DJK(John) Robinson) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:58:46 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: <004401c7723a$941e45b0$0400a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: D925XECV2 doesn't sound that old - not still under warranty by any chance? How long had it been in service? John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 29 March 2007 20:44 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Hmm, darn that pesky BIOS :-P The "old" motherboard was an Intel D925XECV2, and the "old" gfx card was a Gigabyte 6800 GT 256MB. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: 28 March 2007 19:11 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Jon Glad to hear all is fixed now. Now please satisfy my curiosity and tell us what the *old* motherboard was... By the way, you're a day ahead of the rest of us! ;-) John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 29 March 2007 00:23 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Right, I've just finished installing the new Motherboard (Gigabyte 965P-DS3/S3) and graphics card (Gainward 7600GS Bliss 256mb RAM) and it's all lovely... No green lines, no problems. Took me two hours to install the hardware, and another two hours to get the software running again, which involved ANOTHER Repair Install, but I'm back online again! :-) Thanks to everyone who suggested a fix Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another > > > one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- 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 _______________________________________________ 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 jon at tydda.plus.com Wed Mar 28 17:07:55 2007 From: jon at tydda.plus.com (Jon Tydda) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:07:55 +0100 Subject: [dba-Tech] PC problem In-Reply-To: References: <004401c7723a$941e45b0$0400a8c0@jt2> Message-ID: <000001c77185$89e4a2c0$0400a8c0@jt2> This will sound sad, but I installed the PC brand new on the 5th July 2005, while I was watching 14 hours of the Live 8 Concert. As far as I'm aware, component warranties are limited to 3 months usually, or 1 year at most, so SOOL on that score. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: 28 March 2007 22:59 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem D925XECV2 doesn't sound that old - not still under warranty by any chance? How long had it been in service? John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 29 March 2007 20:44 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Hmm, darn that pesky BIOS :-P The "old" motherboard was an Intel D925XECV2, and the "old" gfx card was a Gigabyte 6800 GT 256MB. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: 28 March 2007 19:11 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Jon Glad to hear all is fixed now. Now please satisfy my curiosity and tell us what the *old* motherboard was... By the way, you're a day ahead of the rest of us! ;-) John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda Sent: 29 March 2007 00:23 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Right, I've just finished installing the new Motherboard (Gigabyte 965P-DS3/S3) and graphics card (Gainward 7600GS Bliss 256mb RAM) and it's all lovely... No green lines, no problems. Took me two hours to install the hardware, and another two hours to get the software running again, which involved ANOTHER Repair Install, but I'm back online again! :-) Thanks to everyone who suggested a fix Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem Quad core! GK On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor > and new memory! :-( > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-) > > Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-) > > GK > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the > > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow" > > either :-( > > > > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-) > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > Kjos > > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05 > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems > > laying about don't you? ;-) Just the way you wanted to spend your > > time off work I bet too. > > > > GK > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19" > > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but > > > they were > > cheap!). > > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors. > > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another > > > one. > > > > > > Thanks Gary :-) > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary > > > Kjos > > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53 > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem > > > > > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight? Maybe unplug > > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I > > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also > > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing > > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable > > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection > > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate > > > video cards? If they are the same connection than it must be the cable. > > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a > > > different video card you > > could swap in temporarlily? > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > GK > > > > > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > > > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was > > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the > > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, > > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this > > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself. > > > > > > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen > > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one > > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since > > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 > > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run > > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD. > > > > After none of those > > > worked, I did a repair install of windows. > > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the > > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC. > > > > > > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed > > > > before downloading the new ones. > > > > > > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I > > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is > > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with > > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one > > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's > > > > made no > difference. > > > > > > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get > > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have > > > > any > > ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 john at winhaven.net Thu Mar 29 08:46:01 2007 From: john at winhaven.net (John Bartow) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:46:01 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] External Hard Drive In-Reply-To: References: <002901c77146$7f21a7f0$0200a8c0@danwaters> Message-ID: <008301c77208$970c2990$6402a8c0@ScuzzPaq> Gary, I think you've probably nailed it. I've had similar problems and after plugging in the external power supply they went away. USB is so easy that sometimes its easy to overlook the power issues. And now you can get all those cool little gadgets that plug into the USB ports to cool/heat your drink, operate a mini fan or power a dancing stuffed animal, etc. I have the drink warming unit :o) -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:34 AM Some of the USB Hubs have an external power supply. With a 7 port hub perhaps there isn't enough power in the USB line itself to keep it active when not in use verses the previous one that had only 4 ports? Perhaps a 7 port hub that has an external power supply would not exhibit that problem? Just a guess.