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Re: xcopy - suppress "specify a file name or directory name on the target"

devvvy20-Jan-09 19:09

devvvy

20-Jan-09 19:09

Thanks, took your advice and copy files only. (i.e. directories created apriori)

dev

"Manditory" software from IT

john john mackey20-Jan-09 9:02

john john mackey

20-Jan-09 9:02

as a coder at my work, most of the stuff pushed from Corporate IT has no bearing on my job and often just slows development and progress for me - majority of the office is number crunchers with no OS or low-level computer skills.

Recently, my IT department pushed some software onto my machine. I only saw the evidence of this as a folder with some executables and data files was created on the All User's desktop. I quickly disconnected from the LAN and went to Wi-Fi mode.

Is there a way for me to search my system to see what might have been installed as a background app?

1) I did a search for *.* on c:\Program Files
2) I opened the Task Manager (but just quick glance) - I could use HiJack This i guess
3) opened regedit - and that's where I drafted this question....

Thanks,
John John

Re: "Manditory" software from IT

Randor 20-Jan-09 12:28

Randor

20-Jan-09 12:28

Autoruns[^] by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell is a great tool for viewing almost everything. The "start-by-demand" drivers and applications will of course not be listed.

If you have Administrative rights on your machine you may want to enable Windows Installer logging[^] since most installers utilize this service. Also keep in mind that some changes such as driver installation and account/policy change could have been written into the Event Logs[^].

Best Wishes,
-David Delaune

Re: "Manditory" software from IT

john john mackey23-Jan-09 6:52

john john mackey

23-Jan-09 6:52

Thanks for the info and what/where to look.

Today I am confounded by this "Trusted Desktop" and the app I used to run (and which read/wrote remote files from within its processing space) - it no longer works as before and get errors similar to missing files or permission problems.

Oy!

Re: "Manditory" software from IT

Randor 23-Jan-09 7:29

Randor

23-Jan-09 7:29

john john mackey wrote:
and the app I used to run (and which read/wrote remote files from within its processing space) - it no longer works as before and get errors similar to missing files or permission problems.

Sounds like your account permissions and rights on the local machine have been reduced. It is quite common for developers to be affected by domain restrictions. Hopefully your not developing applications which utilize global hooks or remote threads. System administrators have been known to completely shutdown development teams by simply applying new policies. D'Oh! | :doh:

Good Luck,
-David Delaune

Duplicate message

Mekong River19-Jan-09 20:34

Mekong River

19-Jan-09 20:34

Hi, I have a problem with my e-mail server. I'm using Mdaemon 8.0.2. The problem is when a user try to send an e-mail to someone within my LAN the recipient get 4 duplicate messages. I try to check all of configuration in my e-mail server but I could found anything wrong. If anyone have an expereince with this issue please let me know how to fix the problem.

Thank in advance!!!

Re: Duplicate message

Randor 20-Jan-09 12:32

Randor

20-Jan-09 12:32

Looks like a commercial product, you would probably get more valuable feedback from their support forums.

http://www.altn.com/Products/MDaemon-Email-Server-Windows/[^]

Best Wishes,
-David Delaune

DVD + Media Player 11 = no sound

David Crow17-Jan-09 3:49

David Crow

17-Jan-09 3:49

The sound works everyplace else. Even audio CDs work when played in the same drive. It's on a Windows XP machine using Media Player 11. I reinstalled WMP but that had no effect. The DVDs were store-bought movies.

Any clues?

Thanks.

- DC

"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

"The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

Re: DVD + Media Player 11 = no sound

Obafemi Martins19-Jan-09 5:59

Obafemi Martins

19-Jan-09 5:59

Hi.
I think WMP isn't support DVDs play format.
You can download some doceder to support it.
You can install the MPC(Media Player Classic),and play the DVDs using MPC.
May be OK.

Re: DVD + Media Player 11 = no sound

David Crow19-Jan-09 6:04

David Crow

19-Jan-09 6:04

Obafemi Martins wrote:
I think WMP isn't support DVDs play format.

Sure it does. I use it exclusively to watch DVDs. This is the first computer that it has failed to work on.

Obafemi Martins wrote:
You can download some doceder to support it.

This might be a plausible solution if both the audio and video were missing.

"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

"The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

Re: DVD + Media Player 11 = no sound

cjb11023-Feb-09 2:48

cjb110

23-Feb-09 2:48

A fresh install of windows will not play dvd's in wmp, as its missing the MPEG2 video decoder and the Dolby Digital and DTS audio decoders.

A installation that came with a pc might though.

If its not a recent rebuild/reinstall of windows, then it sounds like the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder has been broken. AudioCD's and normal windows sounds aren't in the same format.

This could have been broken by a recent install of something else (cd/dvd burning, movie/video editor etc)

You could try installing FFDSHOW, by default I think the installation will make windows try that first, which should sort the problem.

A/c lock out problem

sandeep pathariye14-Jan-09 23:23

sandeep pathariye

14-Jan-09 23:23

Hi Guys

Problem while logging in domain

1st the problem started like this, sharing got disable from the file server...so i restatred the server, this server is DC also...
after restarting i am able access all my network drives...but problem is that the account of all the users got locked out...i remived thier lock..

then the next day...in the morning users were unable to log in, a/c lock out....same i removed their locks...

3rd day also the same issue a/c lock out

and in between of the working hours account is getting locked...pls help me guys

and 1 more thing there are two servers 1 is aplication server and one is mail server, on the servres all the network drves are getting disabled...from 2nd day onwards for this i have to restatr the servers,,but this not the solution for it ....

Can you guys help me out, what axcatlly the problem is

Thanks in Advance
Sandeep

Re: A/c lock out problem

Jörgen Andersson15-Jan-09 2:38

Jörgen Andersson

15-Jan-09 2:38

Lockout happens when someone has tried to log in with the wrong password more times than allowed.

This doesn't happen to everyone unless there is something seriously wrong in the system.
I would run a complete viruscheck immediately on the whole system.

Disk defragement result

Mekong River14-Jan-09 23:06

Mekong River

14-Jan-09 23:06

Hi, I have run disk degragement on my computer after it prompt me that I should run disk defragement. After I run it, its display the following result:

Volume (C:)<br />
    Volume size                                = 25.70 GB<br />
    Cluster size                               = 4 KB<br />
    Used space                                 = 12.67 GB<br />
    Free space                                 = 13.03 GB<br />
    Percent free space                         = 50 %<br />
<br />
Volume fragmentation<br />
    Total fragmentation                        = 4 %<br />
    File fragmentation                         = 8 %<br />
    Free space fragmentation                   = 0 %<br />
<br />
File fragmentation<br />
    Total files                                = 75,433<br />
    Average file size                          = 232 KB<br />
    Total fragmented files                     = 1<br />
    Total excess fragments                     = 0<br />
    Average fragments per file                 = 0.99<br />
<br />
Pagefile fragmentation<br />
    Pagefile size                              = 1.11 GB<br />
    Total fragments                            = 4<br />
<br />
Folder fragmentation<br />
    Total folders                              = 5,162<br />
    Fragmented folders                         = 1<br />
    Excess folder fragments                    = 0<br />
<br />
Master File Table (MFT) fragmentation<br />
    Total MFT size                             = 79 MB<br />
    MFT record count                           = 80,757<br />
    Percent MFT in use                         = 99 %<br />
    Total MFT fragments                        = 5<br />
<br />
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Fragments       File Size       Files that cannot be defragmented<br />
None

From here I would like to ask the qeustion: what point in this report that tell me whether the disk defragment could fragment the file effectively or not?

Thank in advance

Re: Disk defragement result

Randor 15-Jan-09 9:54

Randor

15-Jan-09 9:54

Mekong River wrote:

Total fragmentation = 4 %
File fragmentation = 8 %

Mekong River wrote:

From here I would like to ask the qeustion: what point in this report that tell me whether the disk defragment could fragment the file effectively or not?

I guess most people make the decision based on total and file fragmentation percentages. Your fragmentation is very low, and in my opinion would not require defragmentation.

Best Wishes,
-David Delaune

Re: Disk defragement result

Abhijeet Pathak26-Jan-09 0:06

Abhijeet Pathak

26-Jan-09 0:06

I would recommend you to use Smart Defrag[^]. It automatically runs in the background and defragments drive. It uses low system resources and is very effective.

Re: Disk defragement result

Mekong River26-Jan-09 14:25

Mekong River

26-Jan-09 14:25

Thank you very much for your help!!!

Adobe acrobat in WinVista

scorp_scorp14-Jan-09 1:33

scorp_scorp

14-Jan-09 1:33

Dear All,
I have windows vista home, i installed Adobe Acrobat 8 pro. , the acrobat is running well.

The problem is that when i goto "printers and faxes" i cant find the "Adobe PDF" printer, implies i cant print documents to PDF to convert them.

Any help??

Note: Is it i want to update to service pack one?

Re: Adobe acrobat in WinVista

Dave Kreskowiak14-Jan-09 4:19

Dave Kreskowiak

14-Jan-09 4:19

Since you paid for the product, wouldn't it have been a more logical choice to call Adobe about the issue??

A quick search for "PDF Printer" on Adobe's support site revealed this[^].

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]

Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007, 2008

Re: Adobe acrobat in WinVista

dadashri14-Jan-09 22:16

dadashri

14-Jan-09 22:16

List as much about your computer as possible. This includes operating system (what version of Windows you are using), service packs, computer make/model, RAM, hard drive, sound and video cards, current adware/spyware/virus programs being used on a regular basis, do you have a "real" Windows CD, etc.

Post in the appropriate forum. Do not start a thread in "Programming" if you need help with a specific program. That would go in "Software". If you post in the DOS forum please specify if it is "real DOS" and what version or some sort of Command Prompt from with Windows, and what version of Windows. There are differences some subtle, and some very important. These tips ensure that the people most likely to help will see your posts.
Don't "hijack" someone else's thread. Though you problem may sound similar it is a rude practice and the real issues and solutions may be very different. Click on "Start New Subject".
Make sure to click the Spell Check button before posting your question or reply.
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Be as thorough as possible with your description of your problem. What happens exactly, error messages, if any, what happened before this started, what you have tried, are you the only user, type of internet connection, what you have done inside the case, etc.
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Realize that this is a volunteer forum. Don't expect instant solutions to all of your problems or be abusive to those who try to help. We donate our time as we can. If you want to pay $75+ an hour for support, there are plenty of repair shops that can and will take your money. We cannot see your machine. We can only suggest based on the pertinent data you post. Again, more is better. Too little is pointless.
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Re: Adobe acrobat in WinVista

scorp_scorp18-Jan-09 21:21

scorp_scorp

18-Jan-09 21:21

Thanks a lot DUDE.

Driver registration problem

SNI13-Jan-09 18:39

SNI

13-Jan-09 18:39

Hi,
I am registering driver using Install shield and creates entry in \HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MyDriver registry key. But some times when I restart m/c then this entry is not present and I am unable to communicate with drive. I dont know the reason of unregistering driver (.SYS file). Could any one suggest is there any other way by which we can register driver at system boot time or this is the only way by which we can load the driver.
I dont want to load driver dynamically.

Thanks

SNI

Determin the cost of printing page based on printer ink/toner

Mekong River13-Jan-09 15:17

Mekong River

13-Jan-09 15:17

Hi, I have a purpose of calculating the printer ink or toner that will use on the paper that I print. Some document I print one page full with text in color/black and some document contain text and a picture.

I want to charge from my customer based on the printer ink/toner that is using in each page. But I do not know which tool or software that is going to do that.

I have check with the software that provide by the printer but it just display the printer ink only. Which is available in the printer, which is not what I want.

If any one know the tool on how to do it, please let me know.

Thank in advance!!!

Re: Determin the cost of printing page based on printer ink/toner

Dave Kreskowiak14-Jan-09 3:58

Dave Kreskowiak

14-Jan-09 3:58

It's very unlikely you'll ever get the exact ink/toner used on a page. Since the number can vary because of density adjustments and the exact ink/toner converage on a page. Also, most printers and drivers won't even expose this kind of infomration, IF they track it at all.

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]

Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP
Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007, 2008

Improve internet speed

Mekong River12-Jan-09 17:24

Mekong River

12-Jan-09 17:24

Hi, I have an internet connection ADSL speed 128kb which is going to be connect to my office. As far as I know, ISA could improve the speed of internet. From here I have an idea to configure cahcing on ISA machine which also equip with network card and hard disk as much as possible. The hard disk is going to configure as dynamic disk as RAID 5 to improve disk performance.

On the other machine which is acting as DNS server I also plan to configure this machine as a multi-home which equipt many network card as much as possible too (around 3 or 4) in order to configure those network card to listent for DNS query.

Base on my above about purpose, do you think that this configuration will help to improve my internet speed to my client machine?

Thank in advance!!!

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