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The "insecure memory" FAQ
There are times when a user of a free and open source operating system like FreeBSD or Debian GNU/Linux might encounter a warning or error message that looks something like this: "Warning: using insecure memory!" A likely moment might be the first time one uses GnuPG, because it's...
Tags: Security, Disk, Window, Problem, Data, Microsoft Corp., RAM, GnuPG, Swapfile, TrueCrypt, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Chad Perrin
Blog posts 2008-05-14

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Windows all uptime (read here)
It always amazes me how little of their brain some people use. Like the ones trying to hit a fly with a big hammer. All posts should be trying to solve the "problem", not whine about it. Anyway, I didn't see a single post not saying I read them all...
Tags: %WinDir%, Microsoft Windows, Windoze
Discussion threads 2005-08-25
Full Hard Drive HP ZX 5078 CL LaptopWin XP on NTFS
How can I access the hard drive to clear a program off the hard drive to have space for the swapfile.
Tags: terryjohnson@..., hard drive, NTFS, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Discussion threads 2007-07-22
Application Error
What does Instructions @ zero X 7800 (B001) reference memory at (0x00000000) memory cannot be written, click ok to terminate,cancel to debugmean? What is the proper solution s?I've had a problem with this kind of error in the past. I found that after replacing my memory module, it was fine....
Tags: Memory
Q&A 2004-10-16
Drive Discovery (exe)
Analyze the hard disk to see what files and data can be recovered, see inside deleted files and view deleted images. Remove all traces of selected files, or recover lost files. Option to auto-wipe files as they're deleted. Our software can also wipe disk free space, erase file slacks, get...
Tags: File System
Software downloads 2007-02-22
What's wrong with my hard drive
Hello everybody,One day I clicked on my "D" (my second hard drive" and there was no data in it!The weirder thing is, is that when I right click on the D drive propertiesthe pie chart shows It shows that the space is still being used!Can somebody please help me? I...
Tags: D Drive
Discussion threads 2005-11-15
Second Partition as Virtual Memory?
Here is the situation:I have a 40 Gig hard drive partitioned as follows: C:= 31 Gig D:= 7 Gig and change Operating system installed is Windows 98 SE. on C: System physical memory is 128 MB SDRAMOther than setting D: as drive for swapfile usage and using settings of...
Tags: Maggot, page file, windows
Q&A 2005-01-19
98 SE Memory Manager
If I change the amount of memory in my PC that's running 98 SE, do I have to make changes to the "Paging File", "EMM Exclude" or "VCache" lines in my System.Ini file?Reallydepends on your preferences and how much RAM you intend to add. Have a read here. I have...
Tags: Microsoft Windows 98 SE, dsbened@...
Discussion threads 2007-03-05
Monitor Windows 98/Me's page file usage with System Monitor
In the article "Monitor Windows XP's page file with our Page File Data Logger tool," I showed you how to use my WMI-based Page File Data Logger tool to keep track of the page file usage in Windows XP. However, the Page File Data Logger tool won't work correctly in...
Tags: file usage, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, monitor, page file usage, Processor Usage, System Monitor
Technical articles 2003-09-22
Adobe PDF Files
My problem is with Adobe pdf files on a E-Machine S2482 running stinking windows xp.When you try to open the pdf files if it does not lock up the computer, your lucky. When it will open them you can't close the window because it closes all your windows and you...
Tags: adobe, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., computer, Microsoft Windows XP, peggymcclinton@..., RAM, software
Q&A 2005-04-04
DVD playback trouble
I installed a Samsung DVD burner in my PC w/ XP SP2, 384mgs ram. If I play a DVD with the included software Nero, the audio skips and is jerky. If I play a DVD with Media Player 10, I get good video, but no audio output. What gives?Sounds like...
Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Nero, I-play
Q&A 2005-10-14
Access RAM above 1GB under Windows XP Pro
I have an engineering application that requires memory more than 1GB (1.5GB to be exact) to make it run. It always gives error message when trying to use the memory although my workstation has 2GB of RAM installed. I am curious if there is a way to access RAM above...
Tags: Advanced Tab, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, pagefile, RadjabRi@..., RAM, windows
Q&A 2005-02-22
Cooking Up Results: Monitor Windows 98/Me's page file usage with System Monitor
What you need:PC using Windows 98 or Windows MeWindows 98 or Windows Me CD-ROMSystem MonitorSeveral megabytes of free hard drive spaceProcedure:Begin by installing System Monitor on your workstation. Place CD in Workstation, and wait for CD Menu. Select Add/Remove Programs | Windows Setup. Double-click System Tools. Scroll down Components list...
Tags: System Monitor, John Sheesley, Microsoft Windows, monitor
Technical articles 2004-01-07
Bypass Windows 98's never-ending defrag operation
Other items to check tooThe first thing I do is disconnect the network cable. That usually allows defrag to continue. If not, then I CTRL-ALT-DEL and shut down everything except SysTray and Explorer and try again. If that doesn't work, I do everything in the article.Even if your defrag doesn't...
Tags: Bypass Windows 98, MC Piscator, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, Win
Discussion threads 2004-10-21
slow hard drive after downloading
after a night of downloading several gigs of stuff off newsgroups my hard drive has become ridiculously slow. this has happened to me before and i reformatted last time and that fixed it. i dont want to do that again since it was only 2 months ago.i tried scandisk, defragging,...
Tags: hard drive, hardware, memory, psydeath@...
Discussion threads 2004-12-03
Multi-Partition Benifits
Question...is there any benefit or recommendations with running multiple partitions on a server? For example...one partition for boot files, one for the OS, one for Applications, one for other misc files..etc. Background: Running Windows 2000 Server with two processors to control industrial automation equipment. Applications are...
Tags: backup, BEHamilton, hardware, operating system, server
Discussion threads 2004-10-04
(Images: Extend system memory with Windows Vista's EMD flash drive feature)
AMAZING FEATURETHIS FEATURE IS GREAT IF YOU HAVE A USB FLASH MP3 PLAYER ETC - THEY ARE SO CHEAP THESE DAYS. 1GB RAM MAY COST YOU AROUND 70-80 POUND. BUT 1GB USB FLASH WOULD BE LESS THAN 30 FROM EBAY. THIS IS DEFINATELY A FEATURE I WILL BE USING.(APOLOGIES FOR...
Tags: feedback, Flash RAM, hardware, memory, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, ProjManager, RAM, software, USB flash drive, windows
Discussion threads 2006-10-24
Swapfile size and location
Hello,I am having trouble finding out the right pagefile size and location. I have read this thread: http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10879_11-5728295.html?tag=search as well as many other articles about the pagefile including Microsofts article about it.Now I am currently working on a Windows 2000 Pro machine with 196 MB of RAM and 1 HDD...
Tags: Jonny2x4, pagefile, RAM, windows
Q&A 2005-08-16
Free space on hard drive
One of my computers, running Windows 98 SE, has a 4.3 GB SCSI HDD.I regularly delete all the temporary internet files and all other temporary files.However, whether I enter through "My Computer" or use chkdsk in DOS, the amount of free space can jump up or down by several hundred...
Tags: hard drive, jardinier, memory, Microsoft Windows, swap file, windows
Q&A 2005-01-18
excel "out of memory" but I have memory.
Here is my specs.1 Gigabyte DDR memory2 page files each 1 gigabyte on different hard disk this was different and I changed it and it didnt make a differenceI open one spreadsheet thats 65+ megs.I try to open another spreadsheet that is 30+ megs with a lot of it being...
Tags: memory, michael.burgess@..., Microsoft Excel, software, Workbook
Q&A 2005-04-07
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