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Forum: Windows Updates & Activation 26 Dec 2011
Replies: 3
Views: 861
Posted By kevvyb
32 bit updates for 64 bit machine

Thanks
Forum: Windows Updates & Activation 26 Dec 2011
Replies: 3
Views: 861
Posted By kevvyb
32 bit and 64 bit updates

Why does MS update push 32 bit updates to my 64 bit machine?
Forum: Network & Sharing 12 Jun 2011
Replies: 3
Views: 1,029
Posted By kevvyb
Homegroup and dLAn solved

Not sure if it's what I did or HomeGroup just being it's tardy self with a new configuration. The HomeGroup connection came through on both machine after I had set Ethernet MAC Filter to allow the...
Forum: Network & Sharing 11 Jun 2011
Replies: 3
Views: 1,029
Posted By kevvyb
Homegroup over dLAN

Hi

I have been using Windows 7 HomeGroup successfully for some time to share data between my desktop and notebook. However, I have just acquired a Develo DLAN Homeplug 200 AV Plus. I have...
Forum: Tutorials 27 Mar 2011
Replies: 177
Views: 262,784
Posted By kevvyb
Realised that I was in wrong registry folder!!! ...

Realised that I was in wrong registry folder!!! User Shell Folders not Shell Folders. AAAARRARRRRGG
Forum: Tutorials 27 Mar 2011
Replies: 177
Views: 262,784
Posted By kevvyb
Will do. Thanks. Have a laptop with same...

Will do. Thanks.

Have a laptop with same windows 7 installation and, you'll never believe this, I can't, there are duplicate user folders on there!! This machine has been fine up until very...
Forum: Tutorials 27 Mar 2011
Replies: 177
Views: 262,784
Posted By kevvyb
Hi Thanks for the quick response. That's...

Hi

Thanks for the quick response. That's what I did originally and so that's why I tried to substitute 'userprofile' for my user name.

I am running elevated cmd prompt and and I am copying...
Forum: Tutorials 27 Mar 2011
Replies: 177
Views: 262,784
Posted By kevvyb
Triuble with the command prompt

Hi I have got to the copy and paste part into elevated command prompt and I am tearing my hair out. Keep getting a Parameter format not correct. Have changed the userprofile to mine.

Any ideas...
Forum: Backup and Restore 27 Mar 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 1,311
Posted By kevvyb
Volume Shadow Copy & Truecrypt

Is this the problem?

...more specifically:

Looks like it's just not possible. Currently investigating how Mirror Folder handles external encrypted (non-system) drives with regard to VSS.
Forum: Backup and Restore 27 Mar 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 1,311
Posted By kevvyb
VSS event log errors

Hi

A few months back I started to find that my backups using Mirror Folder (http://www.techsoftpl.com/backup/) were not working using the ntfs change journals. Don't know if this is related to...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 26 Mar 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 787
Posted By kevvyb
I used Windows PE disk restore via Macrium...

I used Windows PE disk restore via Macrium Reflect to restore the system image back to the new drive.

Then I checked that my original windows installation was still booting. It was.

Then...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 26 Mar 2011
Replies: 5
Views: 3,179
Posted By kevvyb
I found others by Googling with very similar...

I found others by Googling with very similar problems. This dell machine was eventually returned to Dell for full refund for his reason plus display issues when upgrading to full 4GB of RAM.
Forum: System Security 26 Mar 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 1,906
Posted By kevvyb
Truecrypt System and Volume Encryption & Special Folders

It worked.

Mounting the data drive on d following encryption has resulted in Windows recognising the location of special folders previously relocated to D.

The encryption and drive mounting...
Forum: System Security 25 Mar 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 1,906
Posted By kevvyb
Truecrypt System and Volume Encryption

Configuration:Disk 0 - System [C] - [special library folders pointed to D]
Disk 1 - Data [D] - [changed to X for volume encryption process]
Disk 2 - Copy Data [E] - [mirror of D]

I have used...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 15 Mar 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 787
Posted By kevvyb
Reconfiguring hard drives

Hi

I am about to add another smaller hard drive to my system exclusively for the operating system.

Current configuration:

Disk 0 [1Tb]
Boot partition with Win7
Data partition
Forum: General Discussion 23 Feb 2011
Replies: 5
Views: 2,467
Posted By kevvyb
Works in the run command box without the %%

Works in the run command box without the %%
Forum: General Discussion 23 Feb 2011
Replies: 5
Views: 2,467
Posted By kevvyb
Now I feel stupid :o Works in the search...

Now I feel stupid :o

Works in the search box!!


Thanks, that's what I must have been doing before. :banghead:
Forum: General Discussion 23 Feb 2011
Replies: 5
Views: 2,467
Posted By kevvyb
Primarily because I don't like having hidden...

Primarily because I don't like having hidden folders/files displayed all the time and it's a easier to do this than change the explorer config every time I want to access app data.
Forum: General Discussion 23 Feb 2011
Replies: 5
Views: 2,467
Posted By kevvyb
Run %appdata%

Hi

I used to run %appdata% from the run command on the start menu. Recently when I try this I am presented with the run program with dialogue rather then the required folder just opening as it...
Forum: General Discussion 29 Dec 2010
Replies: 7
Views: 557
Posted By kevvyb
I don't think so. I thought I recall an option...

I don't think so. I thought I recall an option to disable the profile picture logon and switch to a 'classic' user name and password logon dialogue as you could in XP but maybe I was mistaken. What...
Forum: General Discussion 29 Dec 2010
Replies: 7
Views: 557
Posted By kevvyb
nope

nope
Forum: General Discussion 29 Dec 2010
Replies: 7
Views: 557
Posted By kevvyb
Sorry, Windows 7 pro

Sorry, Windows 7 pro
Forum: General Discussion 29 Dec 2010
Replies: 7
Views: 557
Posted By kevvyb
Log on/off options

For some reason the option to turn off user switching by forcing classic logon is not appearing as an option under control panel/users... Can anyone give me a pointer as to why this may be?
Forum: Installation & Setup 10 Dec 2010
Replies: 4
Views: 1,578
Posted By kevvyb
Dual Booting WIndows 7 and XP

Hi

I know there is a thread on this related to a very good tutorial which I used to set up my dual boot with DualBoot Pro in the first place. Unfortunately the thread is so long that it gets to...
Forum: General Discussion 23 Oct 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 4,159
Posted By kevvyb
Two My Documents Folders

Damn it's gone now 'cos the advise here for restoring default and starting again has worked a treat. Thanks everybody.
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