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    windows 7 install

    @ Saturnine2 updated my intel rapid storage driver and it started working.. must of been something to do with the advanced format drive I installed in it that they talk about on the link you provided saturnine2.. thanks..
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    windows 7 install

    no sp1 integrated just a plain windows 7.. I down loaded sp1 and manually tried to install and it crashed during the install both times..comes back with some error code in hex format..
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    windows 7 install

    I recentlly replaced the hard drive in my hp g72 series laptop..well I had to order the reinstall cds to get up and going again. after a fresh install I went to get my windows updates and I get a error saying cant currently use the service because it is not running or somethin to that extent.so...
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    New Video Card Question

    Win 7 Home Premium Quad Core I-7 930 2.8 GHZ processor 6GB Memory 525W Power Supply Intel Tylersburg Motherboard 1 TB HDD PCI-E 2.0 16x Dell 20 " Monitor with a 1600 x 900 max resolution @ Runt we were actually looking at the GTX 560 card and it had good reviews... Thanks,,,
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    New Video Card Question

    My son has a Dell studio xps 9100 series tower. it came with a crappy ati 5670 video card that has given nothing but troubles since we bought it. I want to upgrade him to an Nvidia based video card for his gaming. He plays gta 4 and farcry and what not. Im looking for a good midrange graphics...
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    dell hard drive problem

    yeah I never thought about that.. I will just reinstall it from scratch I have the cds that came with it then once its all updated I will create a image like it has now using my acronis software..the old image was original drivers and only SP2 with it so it still took a hour or so to get it...
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    dell hard drive problem

    got to install a new hard drive on my dell laptop.. The other one will work for a while but then blue screens on me. after doing a check of the hard drive status it failed and gave me several errors that led me to the conclusion that I need a new drive. I have all the install cds but I was...
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    robocopy

    you hit the nail on the head with creating main directory thats the whole problem. and I am running the following command lines "R:\Backups\pictures" If I create the pictures dir. there are no problems when I dont then there is a mess.. so I just have to create my main dir before I can...
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    robocopy

    they are not same read the log...thats how i want it backed up the backups folder is the folder I want the main dir pictures in without having to create it first..I want pictures dir in backups dir. same as what my log specifies.. what you have is stating there is a picture folder existing...
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    robocopy

    yeah thats what I just ran and posted above,. test 2 read the details of the code
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    robocopy

    ok this is the bat file commands ran robocopy "C:\pictures" "R:\Backups" /MIR /S /M /V /FP /NP /LOG:"test2" /R:10 /W:30 now in the gui interface in the path selections it also leaves out the trailing command on both source and destination but the log files show it I dont knwo why...
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    robocopy

    I guess I missed that but yes I see what you mention but this is done buy robo gui not myself.. it automatically puts the trailing slash in.. I will take it out and see what happens..
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    robocopy

    here is the log and at the bottom is what im talking about it fails to copy the main source dir "Pictures" to the destination dir inside of the backups folder. It just creates everything in the picture folder in the backups folder with out preserving the pictures folder dir. if I do this how can...
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    robocopy

    Im using a buffallo terastation .5TB NAS Ive also had problems when I tried to use windows backup in vista ultimate to get my files to backup to it. It errors out when I give it the login and pass to create the connection across the network. The NAS itself is old and no longer made due to the...
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    robocopy

    this robocopy sucks.. I ran it today to copy my documents folder to my backup NAS storage and it copied the my documents dir and left it empty and then put all the files that were in it in the directory of the folder I pointed for my backups to be placed at on my NAS.. Is there anything else out...
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    robocopy

    if you run the Xcopy command in a command prompt window in Vista it will tell you it is now been depriciated and to please use robocopy..I dont have the money to get windows 7 yet but some day I will.. but for now just trying to figure out the robocopy..
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    robocopy

    I tried that once it didnt do what I am wanting. it would delete files from my backup if they ever got removed from the original directory or visa versa.. thats not what Im wanting.. I wish Xcopy was still usable and problem solved. I had batch files for different actions that I needed to...
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    robocopy

    /a /s /m /mir and this is using the gui version instead of the command line version..
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    robocopy

    ok I tried an experiment to copy a test folder and files to the same C drive in a different named folder . so I ran the proper commands and it created the new directory for me in the folder I pointed it to and it worked. my problem is Im trying to accomplish this to my NAS raid 5 setup so if my...
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    robocopy

    Is there not a option to create the directory from the source path to the new source path cause all I can get it to do is copy the files only and not the directory to my backup drive. and what is this N level option I keep reading about when I scroll over options to read what each one does.
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    robocopy

    I use to use xcopy till they depriciated it in vista. Its still there in the command prompt but it will error out when trying to be used. after doing some research I found out why. its no longer supported in vista and as far as 7 goes I havent made it to that OS yet...no job = no money..
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    robocopy

    xcopy/m/e/r/v/y C:\MC_workfiles G:\MC_workfiles forgot to post the command line switches..my bad wanting it to create hte directories and sub directories and copy all files from source dir as well as un check the archive attribute once the backup to other source has been completed. also...
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    robocopy

    I have a question about using robocopy. I used to use Xcopy in XP but now im on vista and can no longer use Xcopy. Now this is the command line switch I used but cannot figure out how to achieve these results in robocopy. Is there a how to for dummies on this software because I read the help...
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    slipstream SP on vista professional

    what is this clean up tool you speak of ?? i dont know vista as well as I do XP and have only used windows 7 once since it came out..lol...
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    slipstream SP on vista professional

    well the reasson I was wanting to slipstream was because when I let the windows update do its thing it found like 104 updates and installed them but then when I viewed the history or read the error message it said it couldnt install some of the updates for some reason on like 20 some different...
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    slipstream SP on vista professional

    I have been through the search function on slipstreaming the SP on my vista disc.. I currently have just the plain vista release with no service packs..can I go ahead and just go to SP2 or do I do SP1 then 2 or just SP1 only.. im confused with all the problems I read about on both SP's when it...
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    XP legal question

    I do want to drop it with you... so why dont you drop it,I dont care what you have to say. I think thats been made very clear over the last few days now but you just wont let it go..Its eating away at you and here you go again saying I wasnt concerned with the licenseing issue.. Thats been the...
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    XP legal question

    SJConsultant... although I dont know you personally I have followed alot of your posts and threads on for here for yrs and I have grown a respect for your knowledge.. Just to let you know the guy ended up being a shady character and we are not going to do business together mainly because of the...
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    XP legal question

    I was not refering to you ryan_975 about insulting SJConsultant if you read up a few posts its real clear in the first few words of the first sentence who I was refering to....:D:D:D Have a nice day !!!!!!
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    XP legal question

    Mods please close this thread its gotten way out of hand here.. every person that has touched a pc since they were 10 knows eveything about licensing rights and are making insults to well respected posters" SJConsultant" on here....Its went from a trying to recieve some valid information to a...
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    XP legal question

    ok one more time that key you are refering to in the bios is embedded in every dell pc to look at the cd I agree but its there to make sure your putting a dell cd in the system and not a newer version of windows from a gateway cd. Then you get the message on the screen this cd will only work in...
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    XP legal question

    Let me make this simple unless youre a employee for microsoft of dell or have many yrs of dealing with licensing issues with windows products please do not resond to this thread cause theres so much nonsense in this thres right now it makes me wish I never started and thinking of asking to have...
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    XP legal question

    I have three different dells I personally own and each has its own unique key now I have no Idea where ure getting this from but it makes absolutley no sense...and Im refering to the COA key not just the activation key which is also different because its generated from the different hardware...
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    XP legal question

    Thanks for for chiming in SJConsultant ( i have read plenty of your posts and know you work in this business and have to follow the rules so I trust you..) beacuse I wasnt buying half that crap posted up there by certain individuals ( you know who you are ) the legality of it anyways..lol...when...
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    XP legal question

    well yeah I realize what you are both saying and understand it can be done same with hp's and gateways and any computer company that mass produces pc's but thats why the enable or run the mini user setup so the activation code especially on OEMs dell or not they are always gonna be different...(...
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    XP legal question

    I got a guy that I don’t know to well but that I know through a friend whose wanting to start a business and all that goes along with it, but he wants to sell refurbished dell optiplex’s. I know he said 260's models and maybe 240's I can’t remember and those are so old now a day who knows for...
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    Motherboard form factor question

    I was wondering if you can put a atx form factor mobo into a dell case. Will all screws line up for mounting them in the case or are dell cases required to have a propritary mobo in order to fit there cases..Reason I ask I have a dimmension 8200 with a bad mobo and was wondering if I could grab...
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    Looking for recommendations for hard drive imaging / backup software

    I know you have heard or read bad things about acronis but havent you heard someone saying or read something bad to some extent on any software you buy.. I have never bought a software that was 100% perfect. all I am saying is they off you a trial version you can get free versions with I think...
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    Win7 install FAQ

    wouldnt this be 4 logical cpus instead of 8 its only a quad core isnt it ??meaning 4, not a octagon core meaning 8??? or am I confused because Im not up on my current cpu technology like I would like to be but I did check this cpu and its says its only a quad core... just wondering if that was...
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    Bootable antivirus/antimalware CDs

    I have had this same problem with few pc's before and honestly unless theres some important info on the machine your better off reformating the drive and starting off with a fresh install. This particular spyware/virus really jacks up alot of stuff registry wise and so on and in my opinion it...
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