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How Roadkil's Disk Image 1.1 killed my computer by Carpediem2100
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Feb2006

First, I don't blame Roadkil. My computer crashed and died because I
am not good with technology and I couldn't interpret the options Windows
had offered. Disk Image probably works fine if you use it appropriately.

I downloaded from Roadkil's site, http://www.roadkil.net a small app
called Disk Image version 1.1. I was fooling around with it and
attempted to make an image of a 3.5" floppy disk to my harddrive. This
was on an older computer with a Windows98 platform. So, using the
floppy disk as the source and the harddrive as the destination, I
proceeded.

Windows blurted out a warning/error box saying there is an
incompatibility as the DOS version seems to be older. At this point
there were 2 choices, and only 2 choices. Choice 1 said the program
will proceed but will not print if you press "yes". Choice 2 said
press "no" and the program will end.

So, like a dummy, I murdered this old loyal Windows98 hound by pressing
"no" (How many of you out there would have pressed "yes"?). My computer
would not reboot afterwards.


Looking back on this it is kind of funny. The frustration of it all.
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Here is what happened. (note, I tried a reboot after each item listed
below.)

Windows would not boot into safemode. I used a Windows98 recovery floppy
disk (which I made 6 years ago and didn't lose). From here I performed a
Chkdsk, and a Scandisk. Scandisk said it found errors and fixed them.
Next it recommended to do a SYS C: at the a:\> command prompt. The
computer responded with "there is not enough space to do a sys c:".
My CD-backups were useless because its proprietary system requires a
working Windows OS to function properly.

Now, I still don't have a clue of what to do so I decide to reinstall
Windows from CD. Windows replied, "can't perform setup as there is a
compressed drive." I have to try something else.

I was not going to bring my computer to a shop to have it repaired for
hundred(s) of dollars. (I think I seen for sale, a pre-owned computer of
the same vintage, in the newspaper ads, for about $62.00).

I tried using an UltimateBootDisc (UBCD). This CD performs the
functions of the recovery floppy disk and likely has more features.
Even though I don't know what I'm doing, I highly recommend it. Search
on the internet for it. I tried some of the features on the UBCD, and
most of them wouldn't finish because it found a fault. ie, a typical
message would be "...mcb corrupt...".

Now I used the OEM diagnostic disc. Following its instructions I made
the program "perform all tests". The program indicated all tests
"passed".

Next I decided to do a complete recovery with the computers OEM discs.
These discs are supposed bring the computer back to the original
retail-store-like condition, although it will delete all your existing
data. The OEM disc would not proceed saying there is no drive available.
At the command prompt, I tried to list the contents of the C: drive
using the "dir" command. I have done this years past with success, but
this time, it listed the contents of my ORIGINAL floppy disk!!!
This is what I think occurred. Disk Image wrote my floppy disk to the
C:drive and called the image (which is about 1.4 Megabytes) the new
C:drive. That's the most likely reason why I couldn't do a SYS C:, or
a Reinstall, or an OEM-factory reinstall.

Somehow (I forget the sequence of events), I repartitioned the drive by
using the FDISK command and subsequently the FORMAT C: \s command.
After this, my OEM discs were able to function properly, and I
performed a factory reinstall.

Now I was able to use my proprietary backup CDs. The bad news is the
backup is a month old. I lost 4 weeks of data, but I consider myself
lucky as the damage could have been much worse (- This is another
argument for regular/frequent backups -).

I spent all day resurrecting this old machine.

I can recommend another app for archiving floppy disk images: Rawwrite
for Windows is freeware and appears to work quite well.







All this headache and pain occurred because I pressed the "no" button,
when I should have pressed the "yes" button.


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shortcut kills computer
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2006-01-12 written by Carpediem2100



summary:
clicking on shortcut caused Windows98 desktop computer to boot
into DOS mode only.


I was trying to get at the shortcut called "ms-dos prompt" and instead
clicked on an identical looking shortcut called "Dos Mode Games with
EMS and XMS Support.pif"

that is when all the trouble started. the computer would only restart,
or boot into DOS mode.

What i tried:
boot into safe mode & looked at control panel; nothing seemed to help.
In safe mode, cd-drives will not function, therefore my backup on cd-r's
would not work.
System file checker (part of System Information) did not fix it.

How i recovered:
i went back into safe mode & searched for files: Config.sys amd
AutoExec.bat. I found these files in either in C:\ or C:\windows\.
Clicking on their properties showed they were newly created. I moved
these 2 files onto the desktop. I restarted the computer and the
windows98 OS was back!

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Password Glitch in Windows XP Home by Carpediem2100 Jan2006
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My computer was purchased in June2005. The operating system included
in it is Windows XP Home edition, with service pack 2 already built in.

Normally one would navigate to Control Panel --> Profiles --> User Acct
--> and click on "prevent a forgotten password" to create a "password
recovery (floppy) disk."

My computer didn't come with a floppy disk drive and I didn't purchase
one. So when the password recovery disk wizard prompted to insert a
floppy disk, I instead inserted a USB flash drive.
The computer finished the process. On examination, no files in my USB
drive were altered and no files were written to it.
Windows, had written a file onto the C: drive, I think was called
userkey.psw.
The problem is that after inserting my USB drive, I could get access to
the password change function (password recovery). I erased all the files
on my USB drive and tried again. I was still allowed access.
I moved the user.pwd file onto my USB drive and tried again. This time,
Windows disallowed access.

Don't get me wrong, I think this is an excellent feature if you are able
to create a recovery floppy disk. But my scenario seems to be a glitch
and could represent a security flaw.
I can't offer any remedies but my only suggestions are to keep your
password in a safe place (cookie jar), and to do regular backups of
your data/files.


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ports 20060911 (there are 65535 possible ports)

item host port other
==== ==== ===== =====

baracuda-drive HTTP listen 80
baracuda-drive HTTPS listen 443

bfilter 1.06 8080
darkstar deltasource/bittorent 6881-6999
eDonkey network (p2p) 4661-4666
freecap 3.18 1080 (socks)
gnutella network(p2p) 6346-6429
icq instant messenger login.icq.com 5190

jabber jabber.org 5222
kazaa (p2p) 1214
microsoft -DS (aka netbios for newer NT) 445
msn instant messenger messenger.hotmail.com 1863

multiproxy 1.2a 8088
mute 0.5 (p2p) 4900
napster (p2p?) 6699
NNTP (news network transfer protocol) 119
picophone 1.64 11676 (udp)
old Windows file sharing 135-139
polipo 8123
privoxy (127.0.0.1) 8118

psst 0.2 4516
smtp (anti-spam) convention 25

speakfreely 7.2 2074-2076
tor 9050

voiperized 2.4 4379 (udp)
web-secure 443
web-standard 80
yahoo instant messaging scs.msg.yahoo.com 5050

anti-blogseed

copy of anti-blogseed.html from website carpediem2100.tripod dot com

as of nov.10.2010
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anti-blogseed.html
Date (approx. d) / Prose
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20061220 I downloaded & installed latest version of CobianBackup 7.6.0353. To clear the native error 00045,
one has to do a regular non-compressed backup & next modify the task to do a zip compressed backup. It's kind
of a buggy fix, but so far so good.

20061219 Cobian 7 is acting up on my w98 computer. All of the sudden, it would not compress backups in
the zip format. I get a "nativer error 00045"
Why is startup and shutdown so much faster on Windows 98 ? On Windows XP this is very slow even though
I have turned off the flaky "System Restore" feature.

20061218 My Hitachi CRT TV is still working.; However, my RCA vcr is acting up. When you fastforward
or rewind scan your tape, sometimes it shuts off & resets the tape counter. HDTV: Higher resolution is ok even
though it is more costly. I have no problem with it. But really it is not high priority. I would rather watch a good
movie at present resolution, than a poor movie at crystal clear high definition/high resolution. On a similar note,
I am happy with movies on VHS or DVD resolution. There is really no need for HD-discs or Blu-ray discs. This
is just another scheme for the TechnoCorporations to make $.

20061210 I updated my dvd-drive firmware to DW-D56A PDS7 in order to cope with the 16x dvd blank discs.
Without the update the burns are slower than with the 8x discs! Why don't they come up with newer firmware than
PDS7? Why don't manufacturers print the media id codes on the packaging of blank discs? (Only after purchasing,
the spindle, can you see which mediacode it has.) Does Omnipatcher work? Does it really work?

20060130 System Restore doesn't always work; It can't handle virtual drives.

20060122 used sdelete v1.2 to erase 1 file off desktop & 1 (recursive) directory. later, pressing
"shutdown the computer", caused the computer to restart & giving a message that there was a serious
error. (windows xp home) this has happened once before, but with a different/unknown cause/application.

20060118 Eraser 5.7; using this to erase your recycle bin may causeWindows XP home to "restart"
when you click on the "turn computer off "icon. Then, it immediately reports 'a serious error has occurred'.

20060115 Eraser 5.7; using this app to erase free space on Windows XP home, will erase your
System Restore points.

200601## My CRT TV delivers crisp sharp and vibrant color images. It is probably 25 years old and I
got it second hand. By the way, it is a Hitachi brand. There is no remote control; you change channels by
turning the dial, and yet it delivers the most bang for the buck as far as picture quality is concerned. Sure
with LCD or Plasma technology the resolution is higher, but I don't notice a big difference. New CRT TVs
cost a fraction as much as the new tech. TVs! (ie., a plasma tv could easily cost $2000.00 - $3000.00)

200512## My RCA brand vcr (model vr603hf) is likely 10 years old and still works pretty good. Show me a
dvd player which lasts 10 years. (call me when 10 years approaches). Some of my VHS videotapes are
20 years old. DVDs have better images but someone show me a dvd-movie which lasts 20 years. (call me
when 20 years approaches).

20051122 I've owned a $43 dvd player made by Magnasonic (model DVD830) for several months.
What is impressive, is its built-in fan. My dvd's are COOL to the touch after I have viewed a movie.

20050812 - installed Windows XP fax service. What a doozie! Again another OEM edition of winXP,
lacking the fax service. Aggravating again (similar to NTBackup) but I fixed it.

20050804 - installed windows XP NTBackup; aggravating because OEM computer cds erase your
harddrive. & this backup program doesn’t come pre-installed. I had to download it from a Non-Microsoft
site. (I’m not the only person in this boat with this problem! See http://www.onecomputerguy.com or
http://winxptutor.com )

20050801 -installed Tweakui for xp, seems to work ok. -installed driverheaven tuneXP 1.5, tweaked
the settings comfortable with: it really works! It shortens Shutdown time and shortens Bootup time
drastically!
-used resident XP defragmenter. 53GB processed in about 2 hours.
-used Excessive Software powerdefragmenter 2.0. poor GUI but seems to be very fast. (not for windows98).
-ran Diskcleaner 1.55 by R.J. Moerland on windows98; seems to work.
- installed driverheaven tuneXP 1.5 on windows98; tweaked the settings comfortable with: no apparent
reduction in boot or shutdown time.

20050731 - SE Backup 0.9.1 Beta requires internet connection for license
- Backup Genie 1.7 Trial is a 30day trial
- Bushido Backup doesn't work*. (*The version I downloaded doesn't work)
- Cobian Backup 7 is the last version for Windows98 ; future versions will support newer Windows.
The standard version of Cobian does not have plug-ins needed for the Registry or Restoring your
backup.

20050730 - Diskeeper Lite 7 just blows past Windows98 resident defragmenter as far as speed is concerned.

20050701 I purchased a Diamond Vision DVD player from Wal-mart; inexpensive unit;
nice features; remote control failed - rendering the unit a paperweight.

20050615d I phoned Telus and cancelled my LongDistance servicebecause the fee $4.95/month is too
costly. Also, calling the same LD phone number (a pal of mine) in Canada, at similar times of day was more
than twice as costly per minute compared to another long distance service. The call center operator could
not explain why my friends were not charged this fee. (My friends could not explain it neither). The fee
initially was $1.25/month

20050201d I am not impressed with my Citizen JDVD3842 dvd player. It cost about $75 and it conked
out 2 months after the 12 month warranty expired. The built in computer chip wouldn't recognize any discs
at all. At least it didn't breakdown the day after the warranty ran out.

20000101 [Updating the blog ]
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Thursday, May 06, 2010

I finally did it

I finally did it!
Heaven knows why I have waited so long to update my blogger template. I signed up since 2004, (it says it my profile), and until now I have used the old html coding template. The current WYSIWYG template is such a pleasure to use. Much of the unnecessary pain of blogging is no more.
My coding skills are very poor. With the page elements, it is actually fun to edit and manipulate the blog's side bar

Survival Kit

What follows below are lists I copied from the US government website "ready.gov"
It is from the 1st decade of the 21st Century, most likely from the time of Hurricane Katrina and when it affected New Orleans.
The Survival Kit lists items needed for immediate physical health and well-being.
EEFAK, the emergency financial kit, lists items and documents needed for financial health and delayed physical well-being.


survival kit re: ready.gov
==========================

H2O 1 gallon per day
canned food
dried foods
clothes warm
sleeping bag
flashlight
radio
(weather radio)
batteries
first aid kit <<<
toilet articles
prescription meds
mouth/nose cover (2-3 layers of cotton)
duct tape
(scissors)

garbage bags/plastic sheeting
wrench/pliers
can opener
plastic ties
moist towelettes
eyeglasses/dentures
whistle
map
family documents <<<
clothing
bleach (disinfection = 1:9 ; treat H2O = 4drops/litre)
fire extinguisher
matches
paper cups/plates
plastic utensils
paper towels
paper and pencil

<<< first aid kit
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latex gloves
dressings
cleanser
antibiotic ointment
bandages
eyewash solution
thermometer
prescription meds
otc meds:
-asa/tylenol
-antidiarrheal
-antacid
-laxative
cellphone
scissors
tweezers
vaseline

<<< ready.gov financial emergency kit EEFAK
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financial advisors
birth certificate
social insurance number /social security number
passport
will
vehicle registration
last years tax return
property tax statement
bank statements
investment accounts
lease/mortgage
utility bills
auto insurance
property insurance
health number
immunizations

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Monday, April 10, 2006

Make Pharmacy A Better Profession

Make Pharmacy A Better Profession

Post a comment.
Do you have any ideas or suggestions that would make your Pharmacy Organization, eg., Alberta College of Pharmacy, or any Jurisdiction's Association better?

What would improve the Association(s)? How could they better serve Pharmacy, Pharmacists, and Public Safety?

Saturday, February 11, 2006

The Luddite

Here is a link to luddite.html which has views on computers and technology I can handle.
http://carpediem2100.tripod.com/luddite/luddite.html
Also, what is internet time?

2006-02-11

On this luddite page, you will also find english instructions for the
"Acrypter 0.6.9.6 plugin for Miranda IM: - Using this plugin" (text file).

There should be a shortened version, of these instructions too:
"Acrypter 0.6.9.6 plugin for Miranda IM: - Using this plugin" (shortened version, also a text file).

2009-05-17