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independent backup and restore of a windows system
by David Mehler 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Hello, What's everyone use for independent backup of home windows boxes these days? Way way back I used ghost with a floppy and a batch file, but that option has gone away. I've got a new machine that I've customized and now I'd like to take an image of it preferably before something happens to it so that in the event of something unexpected in the future I can restore it. I'm looking for ease of use and quick recovery time. Thanks. Dave.

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Best VNC Package?
by Ben Mustill-Rose 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Hi, Does anyone have a suggestion for a good VNC package to use that supports audio? There seem to be quite a few but the differences aren't really obvious just by reading about them. I need to be able to press things like control alt del to kill processes although if this isn't possible I can just do it via the command line instead. RDP is out of the question since it starts a new session when you remote in which isn't really what I want. Cheers for any pointers. Ben.

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Best VNC Package?
by Ben Mustill-Rose 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Hi, Does anyone have a suggestion for a good VNC package to use that supports audio? There seem to be quite a few but the differences aren't really obvious just by reading about them. I need to be able to press things like control alt del to kill processes although if this isn't possible I can just do it via the command line instead. RDP is out of the question since it starts a new session when you remote in which isn't really what I want. Cheers for any pointers. Ben.

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next Windows Xp accessible live environment for visually impaired system administrators and users
by Mgr. Janusz Chmiel 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Dear users and system administrators, Here is next awailable LIVe Pe based project, which have been developed by Mr Peter Schlang and others excelent members of Rebootpro community. Before You will use this project, take on mind The following necessary prerequisites. 1. Windows XP based live project can be created only, if You will execute The project from Windows XP. 2. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver must be installed to run project successfully. 3. USB headsets must be used to have universal sound device awailable for all computers. 4. OEM XP sources extracted from I386 folder of OEM preinstalled computer will not work with this project. Resulted .iso will not work correctly. Project positives. This project is supporting NVDA as a portable or allready installed NVDA. You can use Driverimport PE from Kario technologies fo import sound drivers, i have noticed, that even PCI Sound blaster 16 can be theoretically used, but it is not easy to switch between USB headsets and this kind of devices. But it it possible. Multipe project is supporting virtualisation sound and other devices support. So You can run resulted .iso image from Virtualisation solutions. Even from Linux live systems, which will include virtualisation solution, if You will have enough free RAM awailable. But You will not be able to access shared folders by using Vmware ETC, but You can try this project also from running Linux live system with virtualisation solution. Project is including Windows service application, which is even able to import list of system services of The remote XP host and theoretically, those services could be executed successfully. But i do not know, how to understand this program to run The services from offline host operating system. Latest awailable project, which is according to my opinion not working can be downloaded from here. http://multipe.winbuilder.net/Complete/multiPE_23.zip Because The ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver must be installed before You can use this project successfully, The direct download link for The newest available installer of this utility is here. http://www.ltr-data.se/files/imdiskinst.exe When You will extract The .zip archive, You will be able to run winbuilder.exe. You will notice, that ammazing Mr Peter Schlang given visually impaired users The chance to press special button to prepare The project so NVDA would be theoretically incorporated to The resulted .iso image with all necessary setup steps and with integration of necessary components. But i can not say, that it is working. If somebody will have The success with this button, let Me know. For compare, here is direct download link to The multipe project version, which is able to integrate NVDA successfully. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15279728/multiPE_12.zip This version is able to work correctly, if You will find The Accessibility and my NVDA script, You must switch The radio button, which will specifi, if NVDA will be integrated from The running host or from The portable path. So if portable NVDA will be integrated, specifi portable NVDA from path by set The radio button to this position. USB headsets will work by default, The script is integrated and driver will be automatically incorporated to The resulted .iso image. -- Mgr. Janusz Chmiel

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windows update cache
by David Mehler 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Hello, Does anyone know where windows stores it's updates and cache files on both xp and vista/7 machines? I just did a fresh install of a machine, it runs xp and windows update gave me ie8, didn't ask just did, which i uninstalled because it slows this machine down to a crawl, but now I have 2 gb of stuff that I want to get rid of before I image the thing. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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windows update cache
by David Mehler 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Hello, Does anyone know where windows stores it's updates and cache files on both xp and vista/7 machines? I just did a fresh install of a machine, it runs xp and windows update gave me ie8, didn't ask just did, which i uninstalled because it slows this machine down to a crawl, but now I have 2 gb of stuff that I want to get rid of before I image the thing. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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linksys inaccessibility
by David Mehler 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hello, It's obviously been a while since I went to cisco/linksys's page, because in my opinion it's accessibility has gone down. I was trying to find drivers for a linksys wpc54g version3 pc card for xp, and got nowhere with it. If there's some techniques for doing this or if anyone has these drivers I'd appreciate knowing about it. Thanks. Dave.

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linksys inaccessibility
by David Mehler 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hello, It's obviously been a while since I went to cisco/linksys's page, because in my opinion it's accessibility has gone down. I was trying to find drivers for a linksys wpc54g version3 pc card for xp, and got nowhere with it. If there's some techniques for doing this or if anyone has these drivers I'd appreciate knowing about it. Thanks. Dave.

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anyone have any contacts at yahoogroups?
by David Mehler 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Hello, Long shot, but thought I'd ask. I'm getting email from a yahoo group that I didn't subscribe to. First, I thought this was not possible, I thought everyone was on the you had to confirm you wanted a subscription plan. I've checked the full headers of the message and it's not coming in on a mailing list. I have atempted unsubscription and checked out this group on yahoogroups it's like something citizens for global warming, but I got resubscribed. As far as I'm concerned once can be an accident, twice is not, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what to do? Thanks. Dave.

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anyone have any contacts at yahoogroups?
by David Mehler 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Hello, Long shot, but thought I'd ask. I'm getting email from a yahoo group that I didn't subscribe to. First, I thought this was not possible, I thought everyone was on the you had to confirm you wanted a subscription plan. I've checked the full headers of the message and it's not coming in on a mailing list. I have atempted unsubscription and checked out this group on yahoogroups it's like something citizens for global warming, but I got resubscribed. As far as I'm concerned once can be an accident, twice is not, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what to do? Thanks. Dave.

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