[H] Crashing Cruzer Mini
Does anyone know how to get data off a crashing USB memory stick? The stick is sometimes recognized in WIN2K and when it is, I can see the basic directory structure, but I am unable to copy the files to my HDD due to a read error. Am I hosed? _jim
Re: [H] Partition - Disk - Drive - Tails
At 10:51 PM 09/06/2005, Jamie Furtner wrote: It's for if you ever want to convert the disc from a basic disc to a dynamic disc. The extra space (1 MB should be needed) is used for the dynamic MBR called the private region database. What are the pros and cons of dynamic and basic? T
[H] Error while opening key
I have a piece of spyware that won't allow me to delete the registry key (in safemode or not)
Re: [H] Crashing Cruzer Mini
On 9 Jun 2005 at 23:08, nobozoz wrote: Does anyone know how to get data off a crashing USB memory stick? The stick is sometimes recognized in WIN2K and when it is, I can see the basic directory structure, but I am unable to copy the files to my HDD due to a read error. BadCopy Pro claims it can copy the files off the stick: http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/ Also, your jump drive may not be mounting correctly because another device is using the same drive letter as it has used in the past. The tell-tail sign is supposed to be that the jump drive will be visible in Unplug or Eject Hardware, but its file system will not visible in My Computer. You have to go into Admin Tools under Computer Management and use Storage Disk Management to re-assign the drive letter for the drive. Another solution you might want to try is to insert the USB drive while the computer is on, then reboot the machine and see if it's properly detected when it restarts. Vince
Re: [H] Error while opening key
I have seen this before and if I remember correctly it is because you probably don't have permission to it. You must make yourself the owner first and then wack it. Rob Thane Sherrington wrote: I have a piece of spyware that won't allow me to delete the registry key (in safemode or not)
[H] GFX Card instalation issues
Hi, About 6 weeks ago one of my computers had its GFX card go bad (MSI-TI4800SE). The fan died and the plastic housing holding the fan on melted, this thing got really hot :-). Any way luckily it was in year 2 of a 3 year warrenty so I returned it and in the meantime used an old pci matrox mystique 220 to get the machine back up and running. I got the repaired/replaced card back yesterday but I can't get windows to boot. I can boot in safe mode, so I uninstalled the matrox driver software but still nothing. I never uninstalled the MSI drivers so I was expecting it to just work. In safe mode I can see the 4800 and it seems to be installed correctly. Could something from Matrox still be lurking in the background? Are there any tools to check and delete old drivers? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Gary The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Galileo International is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.
Re: [H] Error while opening key
At 09:51 AM 10/06/2005, Rob Finger HWG wrote: I have seen this before and if I remember correctly it is because you probably don't have permission to it. You must make yourself the owner first and then wack it. Doesn't work. I login as Admin, give myself all the priviledges, and still no soap. T
RE: [H] GFX Card instalation issues
Thanks, I downloaded the file and I'll try it when I get home. The reason I was thinking it was a driver issue is the fact it boots to safe mode ok with a resultion of 1600x1200. So I think the card is OK and that nothing is loose. What do you mean by an addressing problem? IRQ conflict? Haven't seen one of those for a few years now, I thought that XP was really good at sorting out those issues. Thanks for help Gary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:41 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GFX Card instalation issues Matrox has an excellent utility, available for download from their site, that will remove all traces of Matrox software and drivers. Unlike ATI's utility, which is a joke, the Matrox version really works. The file is pd_unin201.exe and if you can't find it back channel me and I will email it to you. However, I don't think the old Matrox software is the problem. It could be something you inadvertently loosened when you put the card in, or maybe some kind of addressing problem. The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Galileo International is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.
RE: [H] GFX Card instalation issues
You were spot on, I removed the Nvidea drivers and everything works fine. Now to download the latest drivers and re-install. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:04 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] GFX Card instalation issues What do you mean by an addressing problem? IRQ conflict? Haven't seen one of those for a few years now, I thought that XP was really good at sorting out those issues. Gary like maybe it is trying to use an old setting from the previous card that isn't working well with this card. Identical is, not always, exactly the same. You would of been better off removing the old card properly to clear out all registry entries, and then starting from scratch when installing the replacement card. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:41 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GFX Card instalation issues Matrox has an excellent utility, available for download from their site, that will remove all traces of Matrox software and drivers. Unlike ATI's utility, which is a joke, the Matrox version really works. The file is pd_unin201.exe and if you can't find it back channel me and I will email it to you. However, I don't think the old Matrox software is the problem. It could be something you inadvertently loosened when you put the card in, or maybe some kind of addressing problem. The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Galileo International is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments. The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Galileo International is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.
RE: [H] Crashing Cruzer Mini
Thanks for your response. The drive mounts fine - initially. It gets a drive letter OK; I can open 'some' folders and view files OK; but when I try to COPY, I get file read errors often enough to be a royal PITA. There is over 200 MB of files and folders on that Cruzer. Easily more than 2,000 files in about 34 folders at root level. Admin tools is not the answer - I've B.T.D.T. ... W.N. Doesn't matter whether I boot the USB COLD, WARM, or not at all between read errors ... the damned thing has read errors after it mounts - the read errors come and go, too. Sometimes I can copy an entire folder (including sub folders), but if I try the exact same thing a second time, I may only get half the directory or even none of it and then the entire devise goes 'inaccessible'. Sometimes, the mere act of opening a folder once immediately after the drive is mounted is enough to make the data unstable. Most of this drive is Excel and Mathcad files along with raw data files - a squirrelly bit anywhere cannot be tolerated. I took a look at 'BadCopy', but there's no way to tell if the 'recovered' files are corrupt or not. That's not good enough for me to open my wallet for. Their demo mode is akin to going to a dealership, watching a video and calling it a test drive before buying a car. _jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Analyst Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 5:47 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Crashing Cruzer Mini On 9 Jun 2005 at 23:08, nobozoz wrote: Does anyone know how to get data off a crashing USB memory stick? The stick is sometimes recognized in WIN2K and when it is, I can see the basic directory structure, but I am unable to copy the files to my HDD due to a read error. BadCopy Pro claims it can copy the files off the stick: http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/ Also, your jump drive may not be mounting correctly because another device is using the same drive letter as it has used in the past. The tell-tail sign is supposed to be that the jump drive will be visible in Unplug or Eject Hardware, but its file system will not visible in My Computer. You have to go into Admin Tools under Computer Management and use Storage Disk Management to re-assign the drive letter for the drive. Another solution you might want to try is to insert the USB drive while the computer is on, then reboot the machine and see if it's properly detected when it restarts. Vince
Re: [H] Programming Question
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