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Post by rolandjs on Jul 16, 2021 18:17:47 GMT -5
I've been away a while, I just saw you in here! I will keep your suggestion in mind.
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Post by rolandjs on May 14, 2021 15:09:01 GMT -5
Desktop w/PS/2 Kybrd&Mse - to give away to any charity... I have a desktop, with Microsoft TrueBlue 32/64 Windows 7 Professional, PS/2 keyboard & mouse, to give away to any charity organization needing a desktop. Can post specs upon request. Can ship anywhere within the 48 states CIF. Outside of the 48, FOB Austin TX metro area. I posted this in this forum because I believe it would be read sooner than in the computer/geek forum.
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Post by rolandjs on Mar 10, 2020 13:52:17 GMT -5
GK Chesterton: “Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.”
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Post by rolandjs on Mar 10, 2020 13:50:37 GMT -5
Anne Lamott — 'You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.' (found in Google)
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Post by rolandjs on Mar 10, 2020 11:08:49 GMT -5
"Evolutionists can go into Anableptic shock." Roland Dangerfield.
(Admin, mods - maybe this is better in Chat?)
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Post by rolandjs on Jan 4, 2020 8:32:12 GMT -5
DVD and USB backup/restore boots recommended During initial installs, later upgrade installs, later update installs: -- 1st: have your external media devices, those items which will receive the backup images and/or the collection of folders and files, attached to the computer; already recognized, acknowledged, by the computer -- 2nd: open, activate, the backup/restore program that has finished being installed, make both DVD and USB external boot devices for backup/restore operations. Please allow the necessary time for the driver-gathering, creation and installation of both WinPE, "LinuxPE", and remaining B/R "stuff" onto the external boot devices.
All B/R program boots are useful for backup and restore operations. Almost all B/R programs allow backup making from within active OS. Very, very few B/R programs allow full image restoring from within active OS. Some, not all, B/R programs can embed a B/R choice into OS boot/load menu.
Concerning computers not with internal read/write CD/DVD devices, recommend getting and using an external USB one, making sure the computer can fully use it.
Case in point: Needed to do an OS restore, plugged in the external media containing the backup images, plugged in the external DVD and USBboot boots - then restarted. For whatever reason(s), USB boot - didn't. DVD boot - did. After the successful restore, remade the USB boots. Normally, with two boots, if one fails, the other one succeeds. If I did not have that DVD/USB choice, I would have had to go to another computer, scramble and concoct one or two Hope-It-Works external boots. What I normally do, on each laptop, is make one DVD and two USB boots - because of prior and present experience. See my sig below.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 30, 2019 8:38:02 GMT -5
Dual full image backups recommended For more "restore peace of mind", use two different backup/restore utilities for your backup routine. Each utility makes the OS hidden system partition(s) and the "big C", the Windows OS partition onto reliable affordable external media, for me, it's 2 SysRes & 2 Cs on each external HDD. Quick case in point: I just recently had to do an OS restore, my first choice failed at approx 35%, my second choice succeeded. While it is rare that a restore fails, if I did not have dual full images, I would have had to reinstall, reconfigure, etc., from scratch.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 25, 2019 8:54:25 GMT -5
I have both SUPERAntiSpyware and Spybot S&D (along with its two monitors identity and telemetry). Fellow members, what has been your experiences with either one or both? I know there are comparison/contrast databases, however, I am asking for members' experiences with either one or both. I'm tempted to turn on SAS real time protection.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 6, 2019 15:07:36 GMT -5
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 28, 2019 7:55:49 GMT -5
Referencing Topic23754 directly and others indirectly: Even as far back as DOS 3.3 and Windows 3.1, in-house and 3rd party utilities existed that offered File Compare. File Compare did exactly that, compared File A existing on magnetic media to File B existing on magnetic media, both of which "existed as on-bits/off-bits of iron rust", and generated a report indicating either that A and B are identical or that A and B are not identical, and then give the differences. How these utilities did the compare -- one would have to read the geek-speak writing which came with each utility.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 25, 2019 22:11:56 GMT -5
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 25, 2019 7:28:27 GMT -5
Macrium Reflect''s Verify, distinctions with important differences Quoting myself from: www.tenforums.com/backup-restore/145116-macrium-trial-restore.html#post1777959 -- "Another safeguard: before the need for restore(s) arrive, do a verify on each image. If I somewhat understand MR Verify, it means the image was successfully read from beginning to end on that particular external media, it may not necessarily mean the backup image was perfectly made from the source media. Macrium reflect forum has a thread or two extensively explaining Macrium Reflect Verify, along with a little debate." I'm hoping to re-find on MR forum those threads, and link them in this thread. One: forum.macrium.com/32508/Macrium-Reflects-Verify-distinctions-with-important-differencesIn other words, rather than a philosophical distinction without a difference, we have, in this backup / restore world, distinctions with very important differences.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 20, 2019 13:50:03 GMT -5
Auslogics, Wise, jv16PowerTools - registry cleaners
** Everyone should be making regular, timely, full image backups of C partition, system partition, D partition (if not making folders/files backups). And, in some cases, making a few SRPs and/or a few Registry Backups can lead to: System Restore Points and/or Registry backups restoring last known good configurations, if the problem or problems not severe.**
I have been using these tools for many years, and I rarely have regretted doing so. If these tools are used carefully, cautiously, surgically, rifle-ling rather than shotgunning, these tools weed out un-needed, no-longer-used, registry entries. These tools do not speed up Windows, they do not performance-enhance Windows.
Do not "candy-store" these tools, if you do, you probably will be reaching for either your Windows Repair Install or full image backups or, if no DVDs and no backups, you can watch Windows slowly sink into the ocean, like Kevin Costner's Waterworld set.
** Everyone should be making regular, timely, full image backups of C partition, system partition, D partition (if not making folders/files backups). And, in some cases, making a few SRPs and/or a few Registry Backups can lead to: System Restore Points and/or Registry backups restoring last known good configurations, if the problem or problems not severe.**
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 18, 2019 16:45:43 GMT -5
Hybrid drives - to TRIM or not to TRIM, is my question. Both my laptops have hybrid drives, meaning a combo of SSD and HDD. While I do not defrag either one, should I enable TRIM if such is still disabled? I can add the hybrid drive specs when I get home - if such would be helpful.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 1, 2019 9:57:22 GMT -5
Laptops - external USB-connected cooling assemblies -- containing either one giant fan or twin fans. If you haven't already done so...purchase and forever use a cooling assembly. Heat is an enemy of consumer electronics, less so for military I'm sure. While many laptops only get real warm, others can get real hot. I have two laptops, each have their own "eternal", always on when laptop is on, cooling assembly. Because each has an ac adapter to power its built-in usb ports, each ac adapter has an ON/OFF switch between the plug and the wall outlet. When Laptop is turned off, that switch is turned off.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 1, 2019 9:38:49 GMT -5
WFW3.11 - Win95-98SE GetRight downloader give-away by me I've been a license holder of GetRight, from 4x to 6.5, for years now. It works best for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 all the way to Windows 98SE. Windows XP maybe. Windows 7, 8, & 10 -- best to go with IDM. If anyone wants the entire package, license and product, let me know. As long as the product moves from one computer to another computer, as long as the license moves from one person to another person, using that "another computer", I think this kind of transfer is perfectly legal and ethical. Everything is small enough to email or send on a CD. After I moved from W98SE to W7, I uninstalled it, and never installed since. First come, first serve.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 28, 2019 9:27:04 GMT -5
Thanksgiving Day, cc@y completely closes...at that time - no forums, only a lonely admin left. Screen copy and paste anything you want, make sure you cite originating source, not cc@y.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 23, 2019 4:50:52 GMT -5
[In bleepingcomputer.com, after viewing the url provided by another poster, howmanydaystill.com/its/windows ... pport-life How many days until Windows 7 End of Support Life? -- I posted this:] After that date, I guess I will use ZombieWindows 7 Professional 64bit. New series, The Walking Bytes.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 23, 2019 3:49:23 GMT -5
Funny thing, I really enjoyed cc@y awhile back, however, once I found how members, newbies, potential joiners were relentlessly "sale-d and ad-d", that same week I took down four of the six forums in one day. After being notified by email, all member accounts but three were deleted. I will not sit by while people are relentlessly chased by donation, points, etc., via popups and emails.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 21, 2019 11:28:04 GMT -5
Windows Product ID and Product Key... After scrambling, during a Repair Install, to find the right Product Key for a specific laptop, I did the following: -- found nine DVD paper envelopes -- found all six DVDs coming from Microsoft -- because each laptop and the desktop has its own DVDs, Product ID, Product Key... -- I used three different utilities to make absolutely sure which computer had which ID and Key -- because I make a working copy of each MS TrueBlue 64bit install DVD, each computer has 3 DVDs -- immediately sharpied on each set of three paper envelopes the correct ID & Key for each computer -- triple-made-sure sure that everything is readable and correct -- placed all three sets into the DVD plastic cabinet -- each computer has ID & Key text-files and a JPG in their respective Log directories I learned the hard way, a little bit, to have product keys handy, ready for use.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 21, 2019 11:10:50 GMT -5
The three of us - Paul, Snick, Roland: Venimus, et cogitavit: fecit nos, pro nobis! [Translation: We came, we planned, we did, we succeeded!]
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 20, 2019 10:28:43 GMT -5
Quote Joined: Sat Feb 01, 2003 6:00 pm Posts: 10763 Location: Austin metro area TX college cafe @ yuku is being closed by me. Do some of you want to screen copy and paste some of the very good Protestant threads and articles found in the Christendom forum? Many faithful Protestants posted a lot of great stuff! If interested, yes, please advise. If there is mining interest, will keep that specific forum alive until interest wanes ... drifts away. "https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/collegecafefr/philosophies-of-christianity-f41/" www.tapatalk.com/groups/collegecafefr/philosophies-of-christianity-f41/Roland
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 17, 2019 11:08:25 GMT -5
Acer Aspire 772G9829-V3 laptop Win 7 Pro x64 7601 WU & WUSA A few WUs will not install, does anyone here have the same problem? wwwsevenforums.com is being a great help, the saga continues.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 14, 2019 20:58:33 GMT -5
"They wouldn't back down so I played nice and said "male". Then they went too far. They asked what gender he was now." I suspect their legal team has them asking such things in order to avoid hassles, complaints, and lawsuits.
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 14, 2019 20:50:21 GMT -5
If asked why not trust God, vaxxers can gently return -- you trust God, and you lock doors and windows, and you wear seatbelts, likewise, we trust God, lock things, wear seatbelts, and vax. :)
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 11, 2019 9:56:16 GMT -5
OS on C, Data on D, a little here, a little there... My numerous restores of a C partition backup has me :) very glad :) that years ago (since DOS 3.1/Windows 3.1), a friend told me he has OS and 3rd party programs and utilities on C partition, and, his data, pics, graphs, charts, documents, etc. on D partition. When I or Windows decide to experiment with OS-implosion/explosion, because my data is 99.9% on D, restoring C is merely an annoyance, rather than: for crying out loud! :(
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Post by rolandjs on Oct 11, 2019 9:46:18 GMT -5
I use ccleaner manually to clean a bunch of stuff off of the HDD, used to have it set automatically, however, as Windows was loading and populating the Desktop, ccleaner would be cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. Windows needs certain temp files to work more smoothly. So, I use it manually at the end of any particular session, on a once-weekly or bi-monthly basis.
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Post by rolandjs on Aug 4, 2019 20:12:18 GMT -5
Long story short: After returning three hybrid drives to my local computer place, we realized what the problem was: I was defragging these monthly or quarterly. Do not defrag hybrid drives because they are a mix of SSD technology and of course the olde standard -- platter technology.
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Post by rolandjs on Aug 3, 2019 18:43:41 GMT -5
As a substitute teacher, I am very careful to avoid making any out-loud opinions, comments, etc. within any classroom anywhere anytime. I have met a few transgendering folks in the last few years.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 23, 2018 19:59:51 GMT -5
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