29% for friends but just remember that Big Sister's watching you, Flossie.

:o)

Too right ;)

Are you peeking over Hil's shoulder Chocopos? I know she's watching my every move now but two of you? That's a bit much.

And I still haven't had a proper answer about the easy way to set up a VPS to run programs remotely 24/7. Look like it's leave the lappy on at work with a screensaver lock on.

The idea is simple, Flossie. You just rent some server space and are then given login/access details. Make sure it's a Windows server as MT4 doesn't like Linux. You then upload, install and run your own files and programs just as you would your own PC. You can run multiple instances of MT4 on the same VPS.

The only downside is that if there's a server outage, MT4 will need to be restarted manually. If you do it on an ongoing basis you really need some sort of regular IP pinging setup which sends a text message when there's a problem.

You mean like this Hiltops?

EA_syspace

:-)

Got to have a go.

edit: & how much memory should I need?

They'll do Flossie, but there are loads out there. You don't need much memory either. If it were me, I'd be quizing them on recent downtime logs before saying yes.

In the meantime I've asked somebody who uses VPS if they've any recommendation.

Thanks Hiltops. Appreciate it.

You could leave the computer on and put it in the Fridge. Should prevent it going on fire as long as you don't switch the fridge off.

Only joking.
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1)
Is it possible to load the XP pack 3 in safe mode on Sony vgn laptop? I am having a problem doing it. Problem maybe due to the antiviral program I am running.

2)
Has anybody any experience of MATSHITA UJ-840D Cd-rom drive.

It will read normal CDS as usual, but I am unable to copy files to a CD with it.

Have looked on the internet and there seems to be a fair amount of problems with this drive and it is without any obvious upgrade driver.

When trouble shooting it appears OK.

Did check with DRIVER DETECTIVE. The result suggested that I had about 20 out of date drivers. This made me a little suspicious as I have regularly updated from Sony, and the machine seems to be working otherwise.

Grateful for any help!

Fred

Pressing F8 at boot should allow you to boot in safe mode.

I don't know your CD drive, but a common problem is that some other CD writing service has taken write ownership of the CD drive. Nero is particularly good at this.

Opt. Thanks. Can I install the SP3 in Safe mode?

I have Nero and it does some "wonderful" things. But even using Nero I can't write to CD on this drive.

Bit of a nuisance, but I am able to use the networks other writer.

@SC just read the spec on that VPS and they quote unlimited Bandwidth trust me that quote is rubbish as there is not such thing as 'unlimited' and also i noticed that you have to add the cpanel software on top of your monthly expense albeit it only a couple of quid but worth looking out for.

We use 3 server that have up to 3TB of bandwidth each for our streaming video sites and if we go over those limits we get hit hard,so we have to keep a close eye on the stats.

Mega.

Thanks Mr Mega, you're a Gentleman. I won't be streaming the sort of stuff you do :-)

A lot of traders on another forum seem to use http://swvps.com/, Flossie. I know they had some outage issues a few weeks back, but they're probably sorted now. They've also got a UK base (it might be Ireland). You'll have to dig around to find the UK URL - I don't think it's .co.uk, but it might be .ie or something.

Thanks again Hiltops. I'm just looking at that other one you sent me - looks to be very helpful, lots of documents for Learner Drivers.

edit: You're right - it's http://swtech.ie/

Irish URL - http://swtech.ie/

Datacentre - Maidenhead

Snap :-)

Well, this is where we are with swtech: I'm happy to give it a go, but even the first page baffles me

Product/Service

Product/Service Windows VPS - Mini-WINVZ
Description Disk Storage: 10 GB Partition
Data transfer: 500 GB per month
Memory: 600 MB
Virtualization: Virtuozzo
Management Panel: Parallels VZPP (stop/start/rebuild vps)
IP Address: 1 Dedicated IP address (additional available on request)
Host: Quad Core Intel Xeon with RAID storage array
Uplink: Utilizes Hosts 100Mbps connection
Setup Fee : Free Setup

Billing Cycle 14.95 EUR Monthly42.00 EUR Quarterly79.00 EUR Semi-Annually149.00 EUR Annually299.00 EUR Biennially

It's this bit that gets me:

Configure Server

Hostname eg. server1(.yourdomain.com)
NS1 Prefix eg. ns1(.yourdomain.com)
NS2 Prefix eg. ns2(.yourdomain.com)
Root Password


Configurable Options

Hosting Panel: Plesk (30 domains) - 5.00 EUR Plesk (100 domains) - 12.00 EUR No Hosting Panel

Question is, do I need Plesk? I have a suspicion I may do, but not sure what this is all about!

Edit: Quite a bit on YouTube (but not the answer to the above) e.g.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFM8Nwo1dI

LOL SC, leave the PC on

Plesk is a control panel used for web hosting, Flossie.

Ah, that's what I suspected Hiltops. TYVM.

Jeff, I'm so close now :-)