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grml or vinux for laptop backup
by David Mehler 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Hello, I've got a laptop here running xp home sp3, that it's owner in a fit of cleaning files deleted something that seriously corrupted windows. It hits the xp logo screen and freezes. It will not boot in safe mode or last known good configuration, gives the same results, I'm assuming the owner nuked something out of the windows directory or let an uninstallation program remove something that he shouldn't have done. I have his original disk and will be reinstalling the OS, since a repair of the system didn't work either. I've got to deal with data backups though and these will be filenames with windows naming conventions. He knows he needs his profile area backed up, but I'm going to do a complete system backup. The machine has a wireless card and I've got a network attached hard disk to receive the backup data, but I'm not sure of whether I should use something like grml or vinux to do the backup. Restiration of profile files will be done from the reinstalled and working windows. So my questions are vinux or grml? And one of them hopefully has a utility that'll read and backup ntfs in a format that a windows reinstalled box can read. Suggestions welcome. Thanks. Dave.

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grml or vinux for laptop backup
by David Mehler 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Hello, I've got a laptop here running xp home sp3, that it's owner in a fit of cleaning files deleted something that seriously corrupted windows. It hits the xp logo screen and freezes. It will not boot in safe mode or last known good configuration, gives the same results, I'm assuming the owner nuked something out of the windows directory or let an uninstallation program remove something that he shouldn't have done. I have his original disk and will be reinstalling the OS, since a repair of the system didn't work either. I've got to deal with data backups though and these will be filenames with windows naming conventions. He knows he needs his profile area backed up, but I'm going to do a complete system backup. The machine has a wireless card and I've got a network attached hard disk to receive the backup data, but I'm not sure of whether I should use something like grml or vinux to do the backup. Restiration of profile files will be done from the reinstalled and working windows. So my questions are vinux or grml? And one of them hopefully has a utility that'll read and backup ntfs in a format that a windows reinstalled box can read. Suggestions welcome. Thanks. Dave.

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ntfs partition image?
by Ibraam Wahib 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

hello friends please, need your quick advice what's the accessible way to make windows-xp image and install it without sighted assistant? partition is ntfs. thanks beero

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facebook hacking app
by David Mehler 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

Hello, Do we have any facebook users on this list? I've been hearing something twice these past week that there's an app maybe a phone based one Android or IOS based or maybe on the computer where a facebook account can be hacked despite the password. I don't know of such an app and doubt there would be one, but I've been hearing about it. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks. Dave.

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linux email servers antispam
by David Mehler 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Hello, I'm in the market for a new antispam solution. I've got one deployed and it's not working, it's not even tagging let alone stopping. I was wondering from those who use linux-based email servers, Postfix prefered but sendmail/exim will work as well, what are you using for your antispam measures? I'd prefer something that's not very resource intensive and if it can do antivirus that would be a plus. Also, anyone using any apps for groupware support? Thanks. Dave.

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Corrupt ISO
by Greg B. 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Hello Everyone, Does anyone have a good utility for recovering corrupt ISO's. I have had to do retro builds of Windows 2003 and SQL server 2005 but my images are corrupt. If I can just get the files from the ISO instead of being able to burn it that would work. Greg B.

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linux email servers antispam
by David Mehler 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Hello, I'm in the market for a new antispam solution. I've got one deployed and it's not working, it's not even tagging let alone stopping. I was wondering from those who use linux-based email servers, Postfix prefered but sendmail/exim will work as well, what are you using for your antispam measures? I'd prefer something that's not very resource intensive and if it can do antivirus that would be a plus. Also, anyone using any apps for groupware support? Thanks. Dave.

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Fixing The MBR
by Ben Mustill-Rose 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Hey all, As the subject implies, I'm wondering if anyones found an accessible way of fixing the mbr on a xp drive? I have to fix a computer that was powered down incorrectly and I'm hoping that its just a case of the mbr becoming corrupted - its getting a no boot device message at the moment. I can fix the ntldr type errors by just replacing the files with the drive slaved to another box, but the only way I know of fixing the mbr is to run fixmbr which is meant to only be available in the recovery console. Does anyone have any creative solutions? I'm hoping that there is a way that I can run it within windows and get it to fix the slaved drive - I really don't want to have to do a reinstall. Thanks for any input and heres to hoping that it isn't a dead drive given the current prices. Cheers, Ben.

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Fixing The MBR
by Ben Mustill-Rose 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

Hey all, As the subject implies, I'm wondering if anyones found an accessible way of fixing the mbr on a xp drive? I have to fix a computer that was powered down incorrectly and I'm hoping that its just a case of the mbr becoming corrupted - its getting a no boot device message at the moment. I can fix the ntldr type errors by just replacing the files with the drive slaved to another box, but the only way I know of fixing the mbr is to run fixmbr which is meant to only be available in the recovery console. Does anyone have any creative solutions? I'm hoping that there is a way that I can run it within windows and get it to fix the slaved drive - I really don't want to have to do a reinstall. Thanks for any input and heres to hoping that it isn't a dead drive given the current prices. Cheers, Ben.

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Network Admin Tools for iPhone
by Alex Coleman 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Is anyone familiar or experienced with any iPhone apps that will allow one to remotely perform routine network maintenance via an IOS device running VoiceOver? I need to be able to take care of basic issues like restarting servers, managing services, resetting passwords/unlocking user accounts, etc. We are running Win 2008 R2 and Win 2003 servers, SBS 2011, and Active Directory. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, and have a great day. Alex Coleman

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