Re: [H] Mobile phones - Moto v. Samsung
Uh, neither? ;) Last Moto's worth looking at were the Razr2's: V8, V9, Z9. The Z9 is no longer available on AT&T and I don't think Alltel/Verizon ever got one. Cell phones are shite market right now IMHO, subsidized models sucking worse than unlocked choices, and Verizon's lobotomized firmwares sucking the most. I'd never pay for a V3 series given: 1. they're old, 2. they suck, 3. companies were paying customers $50 to take them on with 2yr contracts. Joe User wrote: Hello, We got an offer from Alltel to upgrade our phones. We've had our current phones for quite a few years now. Kyocera SOHO's - they serve us well. Anyway, they offer Motorazr V3a for 29.99 and Samsung Hue II for 39.99. I like both companies and I know it seems like everyone has the Motorazr's. Never seen the Samsungs before though. These phones look like they have cameras etc. In my experience all this does is give them more ways to charge you for this and that - buy new cords to plug into a computer to get pictures off - or pay a fee to email them - etc. Is this still how it is? Other question - which of these phones is better? Moto or Samsung? Based off features, usage, and what-not.
Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement
Sure it will. You just have to modify a file first. It was done intentionally, as there's not much value for MS in the upgrade experience for people going from beta to RC1. http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/04/07/delivering-a-quality-upgrade-exp erience.aspx Here's what you can do to bypass the check for pre-release upgrade IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO: 1. Download the ISO as you did previously and burn the ISO to a DVD. 2. Copy the whole image to a storage location you wish to run the upgrade from (a bootable flash drive or a directory on any partition on the machine running the pre-release build). 3. Browse to the sources directory. 4. Open the file cversion.ini in a text editor like Notepad. 5. Modify the MinClient build number to a value lower than the down-level build. For example, change 7100 to 7000 (pictured below). 6. Save the file in place with the same name. 7. Run setup like you would normally from this modified copy of the image and the version check will be bypassed. Greg > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of tmse...@rlrnews.com > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:56 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 6.4/5.3] Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc > announcement > > Same. I already got the 32bit. Bad news: will not upgrade build 7000. > Sent via BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: "Bobby Heid" > > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:42:19 > To: > Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement > > > I'm downloading the X64 version from MSDN now and it has allocated > 3,194,168 > KB. > > Bobby > > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:32 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement > > Do you have a file size on those? > > > Bryan Seitz wrote: > > File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted > (UTC): > 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM > > SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0 > > > > File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted > (UTC): > 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM > > SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394 > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:03:52PM -0400, Rick Glazier wrote: > > > >> Can you post the (YOUR) official MD5? > >> (Or back channel it to me.) > >> I read they are a lot of imposters out there... > >> > >> Rick Glazier > >> > >> From: "Bryan Seitz" > >> > >>> It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it > lawl > :) > >>> > > > > >
Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement
Same. I already got the 32bit. Bad news: will not upgrade build 7000. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Bobby Heid" Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:42:19 To: Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement I'm downloading the X64 version from MSDN now and it has allocated 3,194,168 KB. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:32 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement Do you have a file size on those? Bryan Seitz wrote: > File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM > SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0 > > File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM > SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394 > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:03:52PM -0400, Rick Glazier wrote: > >> Can you post the (YOUR) official MD5? >> (Or back channel it to me.) >> I read they are a lot of imposters out there... >> >> Rick Glazier >> >> From: "Bryan Seitz" >> >>> It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it lawl :) >>> > >
Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement
I'm downloading the X64 version from MSDN now and it has allocated 3,194,168 KB. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:32 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement Do you have a file size on those? Bryan Seitz wrote: > File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM > SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0 > > File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM > SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394 > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:03:52PM -0400, Rick Glazier wrote: > >> Can you post the (YOUR) official MD5? >> (Or back channel it to me.) >> I read they are a lot of imposters out there... >> >> Rick Glazier >> >> From: "Bryan Seitz" >> >>> It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it lawl :) >>> > >
Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Win7 rc announcement
Do you have a file size on those? Bryan Seitz wrote: File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0 File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394 On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:03:52PM -0400, Rick Glazier wrote: Can you post the (YOUR) official MD5? (Or back channel it to me.) I read they are a lot of imposters out there... Rick Glazier From: "Bryan Seitz" It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it lawl :)
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0 File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394 On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:03:52PM -0400, Rick Glazier wrote: > Can you post the (YOUR) official MD5? > (Or back channel it to me.) > I read they are a lot of imposters out there... > > Rick Glazier > > From: "Bryan Seitz" > > It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it lawl :) -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
Can you post the (YOUR) official MD5? (Or back channel it to me.) I read they are a lot of imposters out there... Rick Glazier From: "Bryan Seitz" It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it lawl :)
Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal?
Your welcome. :-) -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Veech wrote: > ok thank you! I ordered it, looks like it's a download. > > > - Original Message - From: "Gary Udstrand" > To: > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 06:22 > > Subject: Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal? > > > I signed up for a Happy Easter promo, depending on the number of people >> the >> price would drop. They sent me an email with the final price, try this >> link: >> >> >> https://acronis.cleverbridge.com/325/purl-ati2009h_en?x-medium=Special&x-campaign=100132&coupon=WLF-5HT-CPH&tracking=geUA1499431,gaUA1499431,&mid=2134&lid=2&uid=666 >> >> -- >> Gary >> http://www.twigsandtracks.com >> Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Veech wrote: >> >> Maximum PC loves Acronis True Image and I was considering getting this as >>> well. Where did you see this good price? >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - From: >>> To: >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:14 >>> Subject: Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal? >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm not as hot on disk director, its handy but you need it once a blue >>> moon. But true image is 100% worth $29. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Gary Udstrand Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:59:21 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Acronis True Image deal? I can get Acronis True Image Home 2009 for $29.65. Is this a good price? It seems the consensus here was that his was a pretty good package (best?) for backup and imaging. I thought it may be nice to get Disk Director 10 too but adding that would bring the total to $79.64. Is DD worth the extra money? Anyone know of any package deals for the two that would work out cheaper? Thanks! -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints >>> >>> >
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
It is up on MSDN and I'm dling it now even though I already had it lawl :) On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:24:23PM -0700, FORC5 wrote: > guess I need to slow down and read more :-D > fp > > At 03:09 PM 4/30/2009, tmse...@rlrnews.com Poked the stick with: > > >It says may 4. :) > > > > > >Sent via BlackBerry > > > >-Original Message- > >From: FORC5 > > > >Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:58:39 > >To: > >Subject: Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement > > > > > >went to link and the download links were grayed out. Busy ? maybe > > > >like to play with it, playing with the beta > > > >fp > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > Taglines below ! > -- > My twit filter just put me on its twit List. -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
guess I need to slow down and read more :-D fp At 03:09 PM 4/30/2009, tmse...@rlrnews.com Poked the stick with: >It says may 4. :) > > >Sent via BlackBerry > >-Original Message- >From: FORC5 > >Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:58:39 >To: >Subject: Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement > > >went to link and the download links were grayed out. Busy ? maybe > >like to play with it, playing with the beta > >fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- My twit filter just put me on its twit List.
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
It says may 4. :) Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: FORC5 Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:58:39 To: Subject: Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement went to link and the download links were grayed out. Busy ? maybe like to play with it, playing with the beta fp At 12:50 PM 4/30/2009, tmse...@rlrnews.com Poked the stick with: >The note on unlimited keys is the interesting part > Dear Microsoft U.S. Partner, We hope you are as excited as we are about >today’s milestone, as we make the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) >broadly available for download to managed Beta program participants, including >MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you are not among those who participated in >one of the managed Beta programs, you only have to wait until Tuesday, May 5, >when the RC will be available through the Customer Preview Program. In this >bulletin, you will find important links and answers to questions that are >always top of mind for partners and customers in a release like this. Please >look for our regular U.S. partner newsletter on Monday, May 4, with more >details and resources for Microsoft partners, including training >recommendations. Sincerely, The Microsoft U.S. Partner Team > Why upgrade to Windows 7 RC? > • Several new features, >including XP VPC, are available in the RC build of Windows 7. Also, you will >experience continued improvements in overall system performance and polish. > • >If you are using Windows 7 Beta, migrating to Windows 7 RC will avoid the July >7, 2009, beta expiration date. Failure to migrate before the beta expiration >date will cause frequent system reboot prompts. > • There will be no limits on >the number of keys provided or the number of Windows 7 RC downloads supported, >and we anticipate that RC downloads will be available at least through June >2009. What is the recommended path to >migrate to Windows 7 RC? The recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC >depends on what operating system you are currently running: > Current OS > Recommended Path to Windows 7 RC >Windows XP If >your hardware meets the minimum recommendations for Windows 7, we recommend >you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. The recommended >minimum hardware for Windows 7 Beta can be found at >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx . (Hardware >recommendations will be roughly the same for RC.) > Windows Vista > We recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 RC. > Windows 7 Beta We >strongly recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. You >do not need to first reinstall Windows Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 RC. >In all of these scenarios, the Windows >Easy Transfer tool can be used to make it easier to restore files and settings >after a clean install. When will the final version of Windows 7 be available? >The final engineering milestone is the release to manufacturing (RTM), >typically 3-5 months after the RC. We believe the product is high quality and >to date have received very positive feedback. This might result in RTM >delivery before the 3-5 months timeframe. Ultimately, you'll decide the >quality and assess the delivery once you download and use the RC. Customer >and partner feedback will determine how quickly we release. How will Microsoft >collect and use feedback from Windows 7 RC? With this release, we are focused >on verifying that all the changes and fixes we made based on the beta tests >and feedback are working correctly. We do that by gathering the automatically >generated information (called telemetry) that your PC sends us when you use >Windows 7 RC. Telemetry tells us when your computer hangs, crashes, or has >performance issues, and what applications or devices you were using when you >experienced problems. It is important that we gather this data from thousands >of different hardware configurations to confirm that the fixes we included >based on beta feedback work on a wide range of hardware. It will also help us >identify any new problems. >Sent via BlackBerry -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Education which is not modern, faces the organic fate.
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
went to link and the download links were grayed out. Busy ? maybe like to play with it, playing with the beta fp At 12:50 PM 4/30/2009, tmse...@rlrnews.com Poked the stick with: >The note on unlimited keys is the interesting part > Dear Microsoft U.S. Partner, We hope you are as excited as we are about >todays milestone, as we make the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) >broadly available for download to managed Beta program participants, including >MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you are not among those who participated in >one of the managed Beta programs, you only have to wait until Tuesday, May 5, >when the RC will be available through the Customer Preview Program. In this >bulletin, you will find important links and answers to questions that are >always top of mind for partners and customers in a release like this. Please >look for our regular U.S. partner newsletter on Monday, May 4, with more >details and resources for Microsoft partners, including training >recommendations. Sincerely, The Microsoft U.S. Partner Team > Why upgrade to Windows 7 RC? > Several new features, >including XP VPC, are available in the RC build of Windows 7. Also, you will >experience continued improvements in overall system performance and polish. > >If you are using Windows 7 Beta, migrating to Windows 7 RC will avoid the July >7, 2009, beta expiration date. Failure to migrate before the beta expiration >date will cause frequent system reboot prompts. > There will be no limits on >the number of keys provided or the number of Windows 7 RC downloads supported, >and we anticipate that RC downloads will be available at least through June >2009. What is the recommended path to >migrate to Windows 7 RC? The recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC >depends on what operating system you are currently running: > Current OS > Recommended Path to Windows 7 RC >Windows XP If >your hardware meets the minimum recommendations for Windows 7, we recommend >you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. The recommended >minimum hardware for Windows 7 Beta can be found at >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx . (Hardware >recommendations will be roughly the same for RC.) > Windows Vista > We recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 RC. > Windows 7 Beta We >strongly recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. You >do not need to first reinstall Windows Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 RC. >In all of these scenarios, the Windows >Easy Transfer tool can be used to make it easier to restore files and settings >after a clean install. When will the final version of Windows 7 be available? >The final engineering milestone is the release to manufacturing (RTM), >typically 3-5 months after the RC. We believe the product is high quality and >to date have received very positive feedback. This might result in RTM >delivery before the 3-5 months timeframe. Ultimately, you'll decide the >quality and assess the delivery once you download and use the RC. Customer >and partner feedback will determine how quickly we release. How will Microsoft >collect and use feedback from Windows 7 RC? With this release, we are focused >on verifying that all the changes and fixes we made based on the beta tests >and feedback are working correctly. We do that by gathering the automatically >generated information (called telemetry) that your PC sends us when you use >Windows 7 RC. Telemetry tells us when your computer hangs, crashes, or has >performance issues, and what applications or devices you were using when you >experienced problems. It is important that we gather this data from thousands >of different hardware configurations to confirm that the fixes we included >based on beta feedback work on a wide range of hardware. It will also help us >identify any new problems. >Sent via BlackBerry -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Education which is not modern, faces the organic fate.
Re: [H] Win7 rc announcement
Any word on the eventual upgrade pricing? I've got a Vista Home Premium 32-bit that I'd kind of like to upgrade. (and am considering switching to 64-bit) Scott On Apr 30, 2009, at 3:50 PM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: The note on unlimited keys is the interesting part Dear Microsoft U.S. Partner, We hope you are as excited as we are about today’s milestone, as we make the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) broadly available for download to managed Beta program participants, including MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you are not among those who participated in one of the managed Beta programs, you only have to wait until Tuesday, May 5, when the RC will be available through the Customer Preview Program. In this bulletin, you will find important links and answers to questions that are always top of mind for partners and customers in a release like this. Please look for our regular U.S. partner newsletter on Monday, May 4, with more details and resources for Microsoft partners, including training recommendations. Sincerely, The Microsoft U.S. Partner Team Why upgrade to Windows 7 RC? • Several new features, including XP VPC, are available in the RC build of Windows 7. Also, you will experience continued improvements in overall system performance and polish. • If you are using Windows 7 Beta, migrating to Windows 7 RC will avoid the July 7, 2009, beta expiration date. Failure to migrate before the beta expiration date will cause frequent system reboot prompts. • There will be no limits on the number of keys provided or the number of Windows 7 RC downloads supported, and we anticipate that RC downloads will be available at least through June 2009. What is the recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC? The recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC depends on what operating system you are currently running: Current OS Recommended Path to Windows 7 RC Windows XP If your hardware meets the minimum recommendations for Windows 7, we recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. The recommended minimum hardware for Windows 7 Beta can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx . (Hardware recommendations will be roughly the same for RC.) Windows Vista We recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 RC. Windows 7 Beta We strongly recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. You do not need to first reinstall Windows Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 RC. In all of these scenarios, the Windows Easy Transfer tool can be used to make it easier to restore files and settings after a clean install. When will the final version of Windows 7 be available? The final engineering milestone is the release to manufacturing (RTM), typically 3-5 months after the RC. We believe the product is high quality and to date have received very positive feedback. This might result in RTM delivery before the 3-5 months timeframe. Ultimately, you'll decide the quality and assess the delivery once you download and use the RC. Customer and partner feedback will determine how quickly we release. How will Microsoft collect and use feedback from Windows 7 RC? With this release, we are focused on verifying that all the changes and fixes we made based on the beta tests and feedback are working correctly. We do that by gathering the automatically generated information (called telemetry) that your PC sends us when you use Windows 7 RC. Telemetry tells us when your computer hangs, crashes, or has performance issues, and what applications or devices you were using when you experienced problems. It is important that we gather this data from thousands of different hardware configurations to confirm that the fixes we included based on beta feedback work on a wide range of hardware. It will also help us identify any new problems. Sent via BlackBerry
[H] Win7 rc announcement
The note on unlimited keys is the interesting part Dear Microsoft U.S. Partner, We hope you are as excited as we are about today’s milestone, as we make the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) broadly available for download to managed Beta program participants, including MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you are not among those who participated in one of the managed Beta programs, you only have to wait until Tuesday, May 5, when the RC will be available through the Customer Preview Program. In this bulletin, you will find important links and answers to questions that are always top of mind for partners and customers in a release like this. Please look for our regular U.S. partner newsletter on Monday, May 4, with more details and resources for Microsoft partners, including training recommendations. Sincerely, The Microsoft U.S. Partner Team Why upgrade to Windows 7 RC? • Several new features, including XP VPC, are available in the RC build of Windows 7. Also, you will experience continued improvements in overall system performance and polish. • If you are using Windows 7 Beta, migrating to Windows 7 RC will avoid the July 7, 2009, beta expiration date. Failure to migrate before the beta expiration date will cause frequent system reboot prompts. • There will be no limits on the number of keys provided or the number of Windows 7 RC downloads supported, and we anticipate that RC downloads will be available at least through June 2009. What is the recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC? The recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC depends on what operating system you are currently running: Current OS Recommended Path to Windows 7 RC Windows XP If your hardware meets the minimum recommendations for Windows 7, we recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. The recommended minimum hardware for Windows 7 Beta can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx . (Hardware recommendations will be roughly the same for RC.) Windows Vista We recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 RC. Windows 7 Beta We strongly recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. You do not need to first reinstall Windows Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 RC. In all of these scenarios, the Windows Easy Transfer tool can be used to make it easier to restore files and settings after a clean install. When will the final version of Windows 7 be available? The final engineering milestone is the release to manufacturing (RTM), typically 3-5 months after the RC. We believe the product is high quality and to date have received very positive feedback. This might result in RTM delivery before the 3-5 months timeframe. Ultimately, you'll decide the quality and assess the delivery once you download and use the RC. Customer and partner feedback will determine how quickly we release. How will Microsoft collect and use feedback from Windows 7 RC? With this release, we are focused on verifying that all the changes and fixes we made based on the beta tests and feedback are working correctly. We do that by gathering the automatically generated information (called telemetry) that your PC sends us when you use Windows 7 RC. Telemetry tells us when your computer hangs, crashes, or has performance issues, and what applications or devices you were using when you experienced problems. It is important that we gather this data from thousands of different hardware configurations to confirm that the fixes we included based on beta feedback work on a wide range of hardware. It will also help us identify any new problems. Sent via BlackBerry
Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup?
Spinpoint F1, 1 TB, Promo code: EMCLRPL42, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL043009&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL043009-_-HardDrives-_-LG1A-_-22152102 $79.99 free shipping Christopher Fisk wrote: On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, jason.to...@cliffordchance.com wrote: I've been running 4 x Samsung F1 spinpoints in a RAID5 for a few months now. Quite quiet, very fast and no problems yet *touches wood* Can fault them so far but depending on how crucial your data is and whether you run them 24/7 it might be worth paying the premium for the WD Enterprise drivesthey would probably take you well over budget though. Yeah, about $100 over budget, on a $200 budget is a lot. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: 30 April 2009 15:39 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? Although, the WDC TLER is a good feature I am concerned how WDC drive are having Firmware issues on their higher capacity drives. Yes It seems WDC is having the same issue that Seagate had (Has), just Seagate had the balls to tell the media about it. If you are looking for 1TB drive take a look at the 1st or 2nd generation of the Samsung Spinpoint drives. I have only have had a hand full of the drives come in for recovery and they were relatively easy to repair, not like the Seagate or WDC drives. Just my 2 copper of info, Tim Lider Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com mailto:timli...@adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:46 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, quiet and cool to put into my system to take over for a 250GB and 350GB drive I have that aren't in raid. I'm thinking 2x 1TB drives and setting them up as RAID-1. It's going into my system which has 4 drives relatively close together. The WD Caviar I was looking at for $104 at newegg has some feature called deep recovery cycle which causes it to drop out of raid. http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid= 1397 &p_created=1131638613 I'd prefer to pay as close to $200 as possible for the 2 drives, but if I can't get anything that low or any quality for that low of a price, I'm willing to go higher. What do you guys recommend now for drives? I've got a pair of seagate 7200.11 750GB drives in this computer, I suppose I could go with another pair of those, I've been happy with them but they aren't super fast or quiet. Christopher Fisk
Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal?
ok thank you! I ordered it, looks like it's a download. - Original Message - From: "Gary Udstrand" To: Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 06:22 Subject: Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal? I signed up for a Happy Easter promo, depending on the number of people the price would drop. They sent me an email with the final price, try this link: https://acronis.cleverbridge.com/325/purl-ati2009h_en?x-medium=Special&x-campaign=100132&coupon=WLF-5HT-CPH&tracking=geUA1499431,gaUA1499431,&mid=2134&lid=2&uid=666 -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Veech wrote: Maximum PC loves Acronis True Image and I was considering getting this as well. Where did you see this good price? - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:14 Subject: Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal? I'm not as hot on disk director, its handy but you need it once a blue moon. But true image is 100% worth $29. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Gary Udstrand Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:59:21 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Acronis True Image deal? I can get Acronis True Image Home 2009 for $29.65. Is this a good price? It seems the consensus here was that his was a pretty good package (best?) for backup and imaging. I thought it may be nice to get Disk Director 10 too but adding that would bring the total to $79.64. Is DD worth the extra money? Anyone know of any package deals for the two that would work out cheaper? Thanks! -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints
Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup?
On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, jason.to...@cliffordchance.com wrote: I've been running 4 x Samsung F1 spinpoints in a RAID5 for a few months now. Quite quiet, very fast and no problems yet *touches wood* Can fault them so far but depending on how crucial your data is and whether you run them 24/7 it might be worth paying the premium for the WD Enterprise drivesthey would probably take you well over budget though. Yeah, about $100 over budget, on a $200 budget is a lot. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: 30 April 2009 15:39 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? Although, the WDC TLER is a good feature I am concerned how WDC drive are having Firmware issues on their higher capacity drives. Yes It seems WDC is having the same issue that Seagate had (Has), just Seagate had the balls to tell the media about it. If you are looking for 1TB drive take a look at the 1st or 2nd generation of the Samsung Spinpoint drives. I have only have had a hand full of the drives come in for recovery and they were relatively easy to repair, not like the Seagate or WDC drives. Just my 2 copper of info, Tim Lider Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com mailto:timli...@adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:46 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, quiet and cool to put into my system to take over for a 250GB and 350GB drive I have that aren't in raid. I'm thinking 2x 1TB drives and setting them up as RAID-1. It's going into my system which has 4 drives relatively close together. The WD Caviar I was looking at for $104 at newegg has some feature called deep recovery cycle which causes it to drop out of raid. http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid= 1397 &p_created=1131638613 I'd prefer to pay as close to $200 as possible for the 2 drives, but if I can't get anything that low or any quality for that low of a price, I'm willing to go higher. What do you guys recommend now for drives? I've got a pair of seagate 7200.11 750GB drives in this computer, I suppose I could go with another pair of those, I've been happy with them but they aren't super fast or quiet. Christopher Fisk -- You know, Moe, my mom once said something that really stuck with me. She said, `Homer, you're a big disappointment,' and, God bless her soul, she was really onto something. -- Homer Simpson There's No Disgrace Like Home -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] System no boot
Issue resolved. Chkdsk found some indexes out of whack. It repaired them and it's booting fine now. I guess I should not press reset when it's booting? ;) -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup?
I've been running 4 x Samsung F1 spinpoints in a RAID5 for a few months now. Quite quiet, very fast and no problems yet *touches wood* Can fault them so far but depending on how crucial your data is and whether you run them 24/7 it might be worth paying the premium for the WD Enterprise drivesthey would probably take you well over budget though. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: 30 April 2009 15:39 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? Although, the WDC TLER is a good feature I am concerned how WDC drive are having Firmware issues on their higher capacity drives. Yes It seems WDC is having the same issue that Seagate had (Has), just Seagate had the balls to tell the media about it. If you are looking for 1TB drive take a look at the 1st or 2nd generation of the Samsung Spinpoint drives. I have only have had a hand full of the drives come in for recovery and they were relatively easy to repair, not like the Seagate or WDC drives. Just my 2 copper of info, Tim Lider Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com mailto:timli...@adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:46 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, quiet and cool to put into my system to take over for a 250GB and 350GB drive I have that aren't in raid. I'm thinking 2x 1TB drives and setting them up as RAID-1. It's going into my system which has 4 drives relatively close together. The WD Caviar I was looking at for $104 at newegg has some feature called deep recovery cycle which causes it to drop out of raid. http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid= 1397 &p_created=1131638613 I'd prefer to pay as close to $200 as possible for the 2 drives, but if I can't get anything that low or any quality for that low of a price, I'm willing to go higher. What do you guys recommend now for drives? I've got a pair of seagate 7200.11 750GB drives in this computer, I suppose I could go with another pair of those, I've been happy with them but they aren't super fast or quiet. Christopher Fisk -- BOFH Excuse #205: Quantum dynamics are affecting the transistors -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. Clifford Chance LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales under number OC323571. The firm's registered office and principal place of business is at 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ. For further details, including a list of members and their professional qualifications, see our website at www.cliffordchance.com. The firm uses the word 'partner' to refer to a member of Clifford Chance LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. The firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The Authority's rules can be accessed by clicking on the following link: http://www.sra.org.uk/code-of-conduct.page Clifford Chance as a global firm regularly shares client and/or matter-related data among its different offices and support entities in strict compliance with internal control policies and statutory requirements. Incoming and outgoing email communications may be monitored by Clifford Chance, as permitted by applicable law and regulations. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office.
Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup?
Although, the WDC TLER is a good feature I am concerned how WDC drive are having Firmware issues on their higher capacity drives. Yes It seems WDC is having the same issue that Seagate had (Has), just Seagate had the balls to tell the media about it. If you are looking for 1TB drive take a look at the 1st or 2nd generation of the Samsung Spinpoint drives. I have only have had a hand full of the drives come in for recovery and they were relatively easy to repair, not like the Seagate or WDC drives. Just my 2 copper of info, Tim Lider Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com mailto:timli...@adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:46 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, quiet and cool to put into my system to take over for a 250GB and 350GB drive I have that aren't in raid. I'm thinking 2x 1TB drives and setting them up as RAID-1. It's going into my system which has 4 drives relatively close together. The WD Caviar I was looking at for $104 at newegg has some feature called deep recovery cycle which causes it to drop out of raid. http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1397 &p_created=1131638613 I'd prefer to pay as close to $200 as possible for the 2 drives, but if I can't get anything that low or any quality for that low of a price, I'm willing to go higher. What do you guys recommend now for drives? I've got a pair of seagate 7200.11 750GB drives in this computer, I suppose I could go with another pair of those, I've been happy with them but they aren't super fast or quiet. Christopher Fisk -- BOFH Excuse #205: Quantum dynamics are affecting the transistors -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] System no boot
Hello Lubomír, Thursday, April 30, 2009, 8:27:15 AM, you wrote: > Hello, > try go to BIOS SETUP (mostly key DEL or F2 or F10), save on exit and try > again to boot. Thanks, I have done that a few times. In fact, I loaded the bios setup defaults and no go. Took the drive and placed into another system seems fine but I am doing a chkdsk now. If this doesn;t find anything I will swap the sata cable. They have the cable bent back over itself and secured with a nylon tie. Not sure if that's OK to do with these sata cables or not. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
Re: [H] System no boot
Hello, try go to BIOS SETUP (mostly key DEL or F2 or F10), save on exit and try again to boot. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Joe User wrote: > Hello, > > System booted up fine, then I pressed reset to stop it from booting. > My intention was to get it into safe mode, thats why I reset it. > > Tried to get it to boot again and mashing F8 and now it just hangs > after the BIOS/POST. The screen is on so it's getting a signal from > video, but nothing else happens. > > I try getting it to boot from the XP CD, it presents the "Press any key > to boot from CD..." but when I press the 'any' key it does the same > thing: nothing - just hangs. Again, the monitor is on but nothing shows. > No HDD activity. No boot. No using either the HDD or the CD doesn't > allow it to boot. I'm stuck. > > > -- > Regards, > joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > > "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > >
Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal?
I signed up for a Happy Easter promo, depending on the number of people the price would drop. They sent me an email with the final price, try this link: https://acronis.cleverbridge.com/325/purl-ati2009h_en?x-medium=Special&x-campaign=100132&coupon=WLF-5HT-CPH&tracking=geUA1499431,gaUA1499431,&mid=2134&lid=2&uid=666 -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Veech wrote: > Maximum PC loves Acronis True Image and I was considering getting this as > well. Where did you see this good price? > > > - Original Message - From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:14 > Subject: Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal? > > > > I'm not as hot on disk director, its handy but you need it once a blue >> moon. But true image is 100% worth $29. >> Sent via BlackBerry >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Gary Udstrand >> >> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:59:21 >> To: The Hardware List >> Subject: [H] Acronis True Image deal? >> >> >> I can get Acronis True Image Home 2009 for $29.65. Is this a good >> price? It seems the consensus here was that his was a pretty good >> package (best?) for backup and imaging. I thought it may be nice to get >> Disk Director 10 too but adding that would bring the total to $79.64. Is >> DD worth the extra money? Anyone know of any package deals for the two >> that would work out cheaper? >> >> Thanks! >> -- >> Gary >> http://www.twigsandtracks.com >> Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints >> > >
[H] System no boot
Hello, System booted up fine, then I pressed reset to stop it from booting. My intention was to get it into safe mode, thats why I reset it. Tried to get it to boot again and mashing F8 and now it just hangs after the BIOS/POST. The screen is on so it's getting a signal from video, but nothing else happens. I try getting it to boot from the XP CD, it presents the "Press any key to boot from CD..." but when I press the 'any' key it does the same thing: nothing - just hangs. Again, the monitor is on but nothing shows. No HDD activity. No boot. No using either the HDD or the CD doesn't allow it to boot. I'm stuck. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
