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Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
Yup - all seems OK - I can access all MP3's and...

Yup - all seems OK - I can access all MP3's and Windows Media Player can import them into the database OK too. At least I did not need to copy everything again - that would have been FUN...

I...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
Great - thanks guys - appreciate the help! ...

Great - thanks guys - appreciate the help!

Cheers for now
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
OK, I have installed the right click Take...

OK, I have installed the right click Take Ownership menu. Seems to do the trick. Now I have gone back and changed the share option ion each folder (album) to Dont Share and I have a little padlock...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
Thanks gregrocker! I found a workaround now...

Thanks gregrocker! I found a workaround now also... What I did was to open each folder and select all the MP files as a group and right click and select Share With - Homegroup (read/write). Now I can...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
Looks like I have to reload everything then? That...

Looks like I have to reload everything then? That really makes my day :mad:! It is not just re-ripping the disks - I rename all the tracks to suit my preference and have a single standard! That will...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
No - no option comes up for "Take Ownership" on...

No - no option comes up for "Take Ownership" on right click - either the folder or the files inside...

Under Advance Settings I can get a option to do assign ownership but I get this as the...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
No, this did not work. Same security messages....

No, this did not work. Same security messages. Any other idea's. Surely I would not have to delete this folder and rebuild it by copying all my CD's again? I use my PC as something of a Media Center,...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
Thanks Abhishek, They are two physical...

Thanks Abhishek,

They are two physical drives. To be sure I did not format the wrong one, I actually disconnected it's cables. Only reconnected after the installation was complete.

Will...
Forum: Installation & Setup 23 Nov 2010
Replies: 18
Views: 2,138
Posted By GregH
Format and re-install - now I can't access my mp3's

Hi All,

I have 2 hard disks. One (C:) has the OS (Win 7-64 Pro) and the other (E:) has all my data - images, music, docs etc.

After formatting and re-installing Win 7 on C: due to software...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 21 Apr 2010
Replies: 2
Views: 2,681
Posted By GregH
Thanks for the link stormy13. I did read...

Thanks for the link stormy13.

I did read something similar on another site. What confuses me is that they all seem to say that if this is "switch" is changed, window will not boot. I changed from...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 20 Apr 2010
Replies: 2
Views: 2,681
Posted By GregH
ACPI 2.0 Question

Hi all,

I just read on another forum about o/clocking Core i7 CPU's that it is recommeded to turn ACPI 2.0 on as it stops the multiplier jumping around. However further research only served to...
Forum: Tutorials 15 Dec 2009
Replies: 55
Views: 272,417
Posted By GregH
This is what I ended up doing also. It works...

This is what I ended up doing also. It works really well and once you get used to using it, you will never go back ;).

Every time I install something, simply check the box to have an icon...
Forum: General Discussion 10 Dec 2009
Replies: 3
Views: 670
Posted By GregH
Thanks - good to know! Cheers

Thanks - good to know!

Cheers
Forum: Hardware & Devices 10 Dec 2009
Replies: 11
Views: 1,665
Posted By GregH
Thanks! I have decided to install to a single...

Thanks! I have decided to install to a single disk. Raid 5 is too complicated for me. SSD to me is an excellent technology but it is still in it;s infancy. I think we are going to see significant...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 09 Dec 2009
Replies: 11
Views: 1,665
Posted By GregH
RAID or not to RAID

Planning to reformat my PC due to some issues and install Win 7 64bit.

What would be best - RAID0 using 2 x SATAII HDD or one larger HDD. (price is not an issue as 250 - 500 GB HDD are not...
Forum: General Discussion 09 Dec 2009
Replies: 3
Views: 670
Posted By GregH
win 7 licensing question

I purchased a Win 7 home premium a couple weeks back. It came with discs for 32 and 64 bit versions. I installed the 32bit version as I was already running 32 bit Vista and just wanted to do an...
Forum: General Discussion 08 Dec 2009
Replies: 2
Views: 9,175
Posted By GregH
Thanks PolishPaul. I also read on another forum...

Thanks PolishPaul. I also read on another forum that one can enter "bcdedit.exe /delete increaseuserva" at the command prompt. This supposedly removes the line entirely, back to system default which...
Forum: General Discussion 06 Dec 2009
Replies: 2
Views: 9,175
Posted By GregH
BCDEDIT settings

If one has activated the /3G switch at a command prompt using the command: BCDEDIT.EXE /SET INCREASEUSERVA 3072, how would I go about returning this setting to original settings?
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 05 Dec 2009
Replies: 9
Views: 47,134
Posted By GregH
Bringing up and older post here but hoping I can...

Bringing up and older post here but hoping I can find some assistance.:D I have Win 7 32 bit, currently with 3GB RAM and 8800GTX 768MB graphics card. In FSX (Flight Sim) I also get an out of memory...
Forum: General Discussion 17 Nov 2009
Replies: 5
Views: 719
Posted By GregH
Licensing grumble

After running Win 7 Home Premuim for about 2 weeks now, very happy with it. I was most annoyed at MS however - a few days ago I was in my Bios, having found renewed interest in my PC (now that it...
Forum: Tutorials 10 Nov 2009
Replies: 55
Views: 272,417
Posted By GregH
Thanks Brink - I think you might be right - I...

Thanks Brink - I think you might be right - I created the new folder inside the main folder but then I selected this new folder and changed its icon. Will give it another shot. Thanks again.
Forum: Tutorials 09 Nov 2009
Replies: 55
Views: 272,417
Posted By GregH
I think I am doing somewthing wrong:(... When I...

I think I am doing somewthing wrong:(... When I do this I end up seeing ALL the shortcuts on the taskbar (about 20 of them). I cant seem to get it right that just the folder is displayed an the...
Forum: Tutorials 06 Nov 2009
Replies: 55
Views: 272,417
Posted By GregH
Thank you Shawn - really appreciate it! Will try...

Thank you Shawn - really appreciate it! Will try this when I get home later!
Cheers,

Greg
Forum: Tutorials 05 Nov 2009
Replies: 55
Views: 272,417
Posted By GregH
Hi Shawn, Awesome info. I am trying to do...

Hi Shawn,

Awesome info. I am trying to do something similar: I have a folder with all my shortcuts in it. I have created a shortcut to that folder which sits on the desktop. By clicking the...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 30 Oct 2009
Replies: 2
Views: 3,033
Posted By GregH
Windows want to format my hard drive

Hi all,

New here, just upgraded from Vista Home Premium 32bit to Win 7 Home premium 32 bit. I went the upgrade option, not a clean install.

All went really well, cudos to MS. After the...
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