Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-31 Thread Jose A. Amador
KD5NWA wrote: > > > KV9U wrote: >> 1.This is a bit off topic, but I have often wondered why some >> windows programs require Windows Registries and some work >> completely without this. What causes a software author to cross the >> line that requires those registry entries and all the complicatio

[digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-30 Thread Dave Bernstein
By storing its settings in the Windows Registry's HKEY_CURRENT_USER section, an application provides each Windows user on the same PC with his or her own independent set of settings. When a user logs into Windows, HKEY_CURRENT_USER is automatically populated with that user's settings. Users a

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-30 Thread KD5NWA
KV9U wrote: > 1.This is a bit off topic, but I have often wondered why some windows > programs require Windows Registries and some work completely without > this. What causes a software author to cross the line that requires > those registry entries and all the complications that go with it? >

RE: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-30 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
> >1.This is a bit off topic, but I have often wondered why some windows >programs require Windows Registries and some work completely without >this. What causes a software author to cross the line that requires >those registry entries and all the complications that go with it? > It mostly come

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-30 Thread KV9U
1.This is a bit off topic, but I have often wondered why some windows programs require Windows Registries and some work completely without this. What causes a software author to cross the line that requires those registry entries and all the complications that go with it? 2. USB pens can be a l

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-30 Thread Andrew O'Brien
RC in MN - Original Message - *From:* Salomao Fresco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* digitalradio@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, December 29, 2006 8:18 PM *Subject:* Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives? Well, I believe your solution is way more complicated to perform. Besi

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Robert Chudek - KØRC
yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives? Well, I believe your solution is way more complicated to perform. Besides, what use will have the docking station if the laptop gets replaced for instace for another bra

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Salomao Fresco
> > been superglued into place. My engineers didn't go to that extreme, but if > > there was a laptop suspected of "issues", it got a fresh format and a > > "standard build" of corporate licensed software installed. > > > > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

[digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Dave Bernstein
't know for whom Andy works, but if it's a large corporation with an IT > > staff, he may find the screw holding the disk caddy into his new laptop has > > been superglued into place. My engineers didn't go to that extreme, but if > > there was a laptop suspected of &quo

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Salomao Fresco
Hi! Sorry guys, but my last message was posted twice. On 12/30/06, Bill Vodall WA7NWP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The solution I would propose is to purchase a new drive Could try a Virtual PC disk image on the thumb drive. Then everyting is installed there and it's a simple file to del

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Salomao Fresco
r http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk - Original Message - From: "Salomao Fresco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives? Well, I believe your solution is way more complicated to perform. Besid

[digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Dave Bernstein
m into my newer computer... making the older computer's drive C my > newer computer's drive D, or which ever letter was available > Now I do realise I have probably drifted somewhat off topic but I hope the > information was of some value... > > Larry ve3fxq > >

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Danny Douglas
e: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives? Well, I believe your solution is way more complicated to perform. Besides, what use will have the docking station if the laptop gets replaced for instace for another brand?

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Bill Vodall WA7NWP
> > The solution I would propose is to purchase a new drive Could try a Virtual PC disk image on the thumb drive. Then everyting is installed there and it's a simple file to delete when you're done. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Salomao Fresco
xtreme, but if > there was a laptop suspected of "issues", it got a fresh format and a > "standard build" of corporate licensed software installed. > > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN > > > - Original Message - > From: Salomao Fresco > To: digitalradio@

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Salomao Fresco
xtreme, but if > there was a laptop suspected of "issues", it got a fresh format and a > "standard build" of corporate licensed software installed. > > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN > > > - Original Message - > From: Salomao Fresco > To: digitalradio@

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Robert Chudek - KØRC
there was a laptop suspected of "issues", it got a fresh format and a "standard build" of corporate licensed software installed. 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN - Original Message - From: Salomao Fresco To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 2

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread larry allen
come with different names)which plug into the usb port... should be your answer... plain and simple... Sorry... Larry ve3fxq - Original Message - From: "Salomao Fresco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Ext

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Salomao Fresco
Hi to all! I believe there is a big confusion! On the first post Andy states this: *I just got a new company laptop.* What the heck does he need to know about master, slave, falt cables and color of the power cables? He is talking about a laptop for Christ sake. He is asking you the time and yo

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Dave Doc
Excuse me for jumping in here, but I'd like to add one thing. Please be sure the power supply in the PC is capable of carrying the extra load. Many computers being made contain only a bare minimum power supply - usually on the order of 200 or 250 watts. While this is adequate for what is in the P

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread larry allen
able Now I do realise I have probably drifted somewhat off topic but I hope the information was of some value... Larry ve3fxq - Original Message - From: "jhaynesatalumni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 12:33 PM Subject: [digitalradio] R

Re: [digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Yep, I would not want it to touch the C drive at all, if possible. On 12/29/06, jhaynesatalumni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't somebody selling a thumb drive that is all configured so > everything runs out of it and doesn't touch the computer hard > drive? Seems like I was reading about a p

[digitalradio] Re: External hard drives?

2006-12-29 Thread jhaynesatalumni
Isn't somebody selling a thumb drive that is all configured so everything runs out of it and doesn't touch the computer hard drive? Seems like I was reading about a product like this that was to make it safe to use a public computer for your private work.