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  1. edfair

    Unwanted files downloading

    Just had a phone call from my computer's technical support site telling me my computer is downloading unwanted files. So I asked him which computer he was talking about and he told me it was my Windows computer using 7. So I asked him what files and he gave me a list and asked me to help him...
  2. edfair

    Synchronics on OS 5.0.5 "no license"

    After a move customer gets a "no license" response when logging on as a user that leads to opening "Synchronics". I've just received the call so don't know any other details but know the shutdown was clean and no error messages since the system came back up. One user has been on and SFAIK the...
  3. edfair

    Rebuilding the superblock 3.2v4.2

    I'm trying to save data on a system that glitched the superblock on 7 divisions over 2 primary and 2 mirrored drives. Has anyone had experience doing it? What tools did you use? This was using a DPT controller feeding the mirrored set of drives so suspect that the controller was the issue. The...
  4. edfair

    Netwoek issue-ping failure

    Server (PRO SP2) --switch-- Worker (Home SP2) Worker crashed beyond repair and reloaded. Intermittently fails to access the server database. Original link was a linksys wireless router operating as a switch and DHCP. Replaced when it corrupted on a parameter change. Replacement worked but then...
  5. edfair

    printer failures with Synchronics

    5.0.5E with all patches running latest Synchronics having printer issues with 2 printers. 2-Digi8e, ttyi1x for terminals ttyi2x for printers 1st-ttyi2f set as invoice in printers 2nd-netcat based network printer named fax ttyi2f (as a direct dump) and invoice accept and print from root and...
  6. edfair

    cd-r or cd-rw on SCO OS 5.0.5

    I have a problem. An application program upgrade modified a set of databases and took the associated files from 500mb to 550mb, wiping out the backup capabilities using 525mb tape drives. I would like to start backing up to CD-R or CD-RW using EDGEv2.0 but there is no migration path that I can...
  7. edfair

    Has anyone seen this OS5.0.5/Digi 8e problem

    Have multiple Pentium 166 with fully patched 5.0.5 running Digi8e for modem and terminal support under MPI 3.2.3. All have passthru printing on ttyi1E, the remote access port using a USR 33K modem for dialup. All 5 machines show wyse60 as the terminal type for passthru printing when port...
  8. edfair

    printer and icon questions

    First, the problem is solved, but I'm interested in suggestions of what happened and of possible better diagnostics for resolving the problem in the future. XPpro working fine until about 10AM Thursday, 14th when the user decided to let it do an auto update. AT that point the printers went...
  9. edfair

    5.0.5 mkdev hd failure

    I'm installing 5.0.5 on a pentium, finished the install, put the patches in, (SW manager, 5.0.5a, 497c, 600a, and 642), the multiport card software, then attempted to add the HD on a second adaptec controller via scoadmin and the hardware manager. At completion of the first pass there were no...
  10. edfair

    IT Ethics

    Ran across the book "IT Ethics Handbook" by Stephen Northcutt in my local Fry's during the week. Written by the director of training at the SANS Institute it appears to cover many of the ethical questions raised on the forum. Costs a bit more than I would want to pay, but were I operating in...
  11. edfair

    lift your spirits

    For those in need of a pick me up. defragmenting your hard drive: www.datadocktorn.nu/us_frag1.php Ed Fair Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
  12. edfair

    Software support only if you preregister your credit card?

    I was installing TurboTax and ran into a problem with the installer needing a file that doesn't exist on the CD. The only support requires registering on the net with credit card info given to get a phone number and access code to talk to customer support. Ethical on the part of Intuit? Ed...
  13. edfair

    Dual boot, boot mode previous DOS, 2nd partition hangs

    Intention is to have 95a/DOS 6.22, 98SE/DOS 6.22, and ME as 3 partitions choosing under boot magic. Ran this way for at least a year with P100 , but have recently upgraded to P200. (maybe a better word would be changed) Loaded the 2nd partition on active,visible partition with DOS then a hard...
  14. edfair

    What have I got, or what has me?

    Customer's machine, got worm message and customer cleared. Had printer problem and secretary loaded new printer drivers to stop trash printing. Would not connect to LAN. Removed spurious NICs from mangler, now won't recognize PCI NIC for new network install. Will load software but won't find it...
  15. edfair

    3.2v4.2 hardware failure on boot

    I'm soliciting suggestions for solution on the following failure on a new install of 3.2v4.2 with 426D (Y2K patch) on a P100 dual boot dos/unix 520mb scsi primary (200dos/320unix), 500 mb scsi secondary, scsi tape. Installs correctly from tape, attaches the second drive and allows it to be used...
  16. edfair

    3.2v4.2 UOD 429a fails with dual boot system

    I curious if anybody else has experienced this failure. I'm rebuilding a dual boot system (dos 6.22/unix v4.2) and the UOD429a doesn't complete filesystem generation. UOD 429a is the replacement N1 boot disk that supposedly resolves some minor glitches and adds some hardware support. I don't...
  17. edfair

    rebuilding data file

    I am rebuilding a 122mb, 839k acvtive records , 64k deleted, 115byte record size file in an attempt to regain space. I end up with a 126mb file that reports the correct number of records. Am I overlooking something? This under vutil v 4.0.0. Just doesn't seem right that I purge 8% and rebuild to...
  18. edfair

    HP Vecta, webcam, and netmeeting grief.

    HP vectra with preloaded 2Kpro, logitech web cam, and built in netmeeting has a problem getting video. Have removed camera several times, from early, to mid, to late software with no resolution. When netmeeting comes up I get 4 choices of camera source, none of which is is the correct one , or...
  19. edfair

    v90/v92 external dialtone problem

    When I attempt to connect to the line, for various reasons, instead of dialtone I get high freq whine intermixed with broken up dialtone. This is telephone line dependent and USR doesn't have any good suggestions. Has anybody else run across the problem, and if so , what was the solution? Think...
  20. edfair

    file search in ksh

    I have a software upgrade installed with ksh supposedly for unix 3.2v4.2. In a decision tree to locate previous versions is the statement "if [ -e filename". The install reports an error on this line since ( -e ) is not a valid choice in 4.2. I suspect that the software company sent...

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