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Hi all,
I got one customer that made an image of one computer I programmed years ago using GHOST.
Somehow they have got a problem and the computer is not starting... so they decided to recover the image they did years ago.
The problem is that after recovering the image the computer don't boot.
There are other computers in their factory that use the same operating system (XP embedded) but different softwares installed...
Would it be possible to clone a working operating system and then replace all the files from the GHOST image to the newly cloned HDD?
How would you proceed in this case?
Thank you all!
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Load the clone disk as a second HDD on a working system to start with to check the image is OK at all.
Then I'd reinstall your software and just copy its data and config files over.
Otherwise, you are depending on all the DLL files and suchlike being available and in the right place, and after all this time it'#s not likely that you would remember those details. A reinstall should add all required files and the data / config data should have it back where it should be.
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If they did a partition clone instead of the disk clone and you have played it back as a disk image, then you might have broken something in the boot sectors. If I am right... you might reinstall WinXP in that drive and then play the image back as a partition this time.
About the second point, norton had the "Norton Ghost Explorer" (IIRC) where you could open a ghost image and work with the files as a windows explorer, being able to move things to a secondary USB (if you had the nfull version with all the drivers)
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I would:
- check if the image is of the entire disk and not of a partition, and check if the image is intact.
- check that the image belongs to that computer. XP embedded is somewhat different from the regular XP
- check the hard drive S.M.A.R.T. and search for bad sectors. The drive can be faulty.
- try to boot from a XP embedded floppy or CD and repair the boot. Something might have changed, like the connector on the motherboard where the hard drive is connected, or the hard drive might have been replaced and the serials (on the drive and on the image) do not match, causing a boot failure.
Joan M wrote: Would it be possible to clone a working operating system
It might work if the hardware is the same on both computers and you, probably, would need to repair the boot.
If I remember correctly, XP embedded did not store drivers for hardware that was not present during installation except for plug-and-play (like USB) so, if you use a PC with different hardware you will most likely have to install all the drivers.
Good luck
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He gave me one wish. I said, "I wish I could be you."
The genue saud, "weurd wush, but U wull grant ut."
U'd get my coat, but U'm stuck at home wuth the bug C.
Nothung seruous, just a muld flu. The sore throat us the worst.
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Baaaa
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
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I originally read that as "mold flu" and thought that sounds serious, and scary. 
Get well soon.
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The article in today's report re/ credential phishing stated the victim is lured to click on an emailed link to visit a fake website . Would it not be a simple matter for an email client to display the link prior to the visit and to do so in multiple fonts as in some fonts l and I and 1 are similar in appearance so the potential victim can inspect the destination and confirm it is what he/she believes it to be ? to wit e.g. www.lBM.com and www.IBM.com and www.1BM.com can be differentiated also www.codeproject.com and www.c0depr0ject.com or WWW.CODEPROJECT.COM AND WWW.C0DEPROJECT.COM etc. . I seek your more knowledgeable opinion on this matter - Thank Y0u KindIy - Cheeri0
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It's one of those things you have to "show" your average "non-computer" person. Bookmarks, Tabs, Links, Flyouts, scripts, etc. are all mostly nonsense words.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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They who click on links in e-mails are going to click on links in e-mails no matter what you do.
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PaltryProgrammer wrote: Would it not be a simple matter for an email client to display the link...
I can't speak for all of them, but my email client shows the underlying URL by simply hovering over the link.
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PaltryProgrammer wrote: Would it not be a simple matter for an email client to display the link prior to the visit
Gmail certainly displays the link at the bottom, I always check that for any email, even from people I know, before clicking anything. But then again, most people don't know this, I suspect.
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With Unicode character set, there are too many similar characters that all look alike to the human eye.
Never click a link in an email.
If it looks legitimate, you likely already have a favorite in your browser that will take you to the site.
modified 18-Feb-22 21:29pm.
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I figure that there are 2 possibilities:
- ATT could cut her off at any time, and either will do so when it gets around to it, or is just letting ex-subscribers continue for the time being
- ATT had silently moved its E-mail accounts to Yahoo, and she really has a Yahoo account, in which case, Yahoo will let her keep it indefinitely along with everyone else's Yahoo account
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Forwarding. A new "standard" doesn't always (completely) replace an existing one; it just keeps you from issuing a new something under the old one.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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There's probably a "grace period" where the ATT account still works, allowing you to notify others of your email change. That's helpful if you need to log in to an account where you can't remember the credentials, and they'll send you a link to the email address on file, for example.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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I've had my sbcglobal.net address for almost 10 years after cancelling my AT&T service. It's been handled by Yahoo for a very long time.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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I had an sbcglobal.net email account (Dallas) that I thought finally got closed after about 10 years, but I just managed to log on to it. It was taken over by AT&T and is now on Yahoo! mail.
My wife still has an att.net email account about 9 years after moving.
I don't think your friend's account will disappear anytime soon.
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my mom still has her bellsouth.net email...
we had u-verse until September last year.
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IMO, ATT could screw up a bowling ball with a toothbrush, so go figure.
I'll never do business with them, as long as I live. 
ed
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I see a 7 digit number: 3452839, though the first and last digits are hard to see and I missed them on my first look.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I had to do a double take because the 2 outside numbers are really faint and I'm blind in one eye and can't see with the other.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
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Mike Hankey wrote: I'm blind in one eye
Welcome to the world of the monocular. I fell year before last and ruptured my right eyeball. What's your story?
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