Spaceman

Many thanks for the Cygwin link I'm trying to install it now.

John

I looked at the VNC connection but it appears to only connect to an existing running desktop. Is that correct or have I missed something.

What I want to do is hide the Linux machine with no keyboard or monitor.

Optimist,

That sounds correct.

You will need to start X on boot (set it to run level 5), and rather than having VNC connect to screen 0:0, connect to 0:1, that should give you a seperaet workspace to the main computer.

This is all from memory as I have not used vnc (server) on linux in a long time.

Further to posts 2187 - 2189, I've now got the DVD writer and it is fine. It has burned the ISO file delivered by Symantec. HOWEVER, Whichever drive I use, the ISO file brings the following response from Windows:

"Windows cannot open this file: Ghost900Personalen.iso. To open this file, Windows needs to know what program created it. Windows can go online to look it up......blah blah"

Only it directs me to places like ISOBuster (as Optimist mentioned) all of which are in jargon I daren't mess with.

There must be a way round this. Surely Symantec can't have envisaged this basic problem? Their own support system is rubbish so I am getting no help from their auto online stuff and they say they charge $29.95 for any technical advice not caused by their products. I am not certain this is a Symantec problem or not. Windows cannot read an ISO file and that seems to be that.

Any clues anyone?

TIA

Bones, you appear to have transferred the ISO file to the CD as a file, i.e. as a single file accessible from the normal file system. What should be happening is that the CD burning program should be interpreting the ISO file as an image of the CD and using it to recreate the original CD. There is no doubt an option to do that on Nero or whatever you're using. If you can't find it I'm sure one of the experienced CD burners will pop along in a minute.

Interesting point Kayak and thanks. I am sure I followed the instructions in the Readme doc. It said click "Burn" and it is the Nero program. It took 7 minutes to copy the 343mb file. As you surmise, I get the very same icons in the DVD F drive as I do in the C drive. I'll have to give it another go during daylight hours.

Thanks Kayak.

Bones

Open Nero. If you use Nero Express select Data Disk.

Click File/Open and change the file type to ISO. Navigate to your ISO File and click Open. This should bring up a window with the Burn option.

SUCCESS! Thanks Optimist and Kayak for your help. Much appreciated!

Bones

Just testing a link:

edit - and done - sorry for the intrusion

Spaceman / John

Thanks for your help.

I couldn't get VNC to connect unless I was first logged on but I eventually got CygWin installed and running.

It's not quite stable yet but I now have penguins crawling all over my XP desktop :-)

Power Units.
Having just had the power unit replaced last week on my desktop,it has blown again.(about 3 am whilst watching TV.
Every thing was working fine, the power is pluged into a surge protector socket.Othercomputers on the same ring main,no problems.No evidence of scorching or anything and well ventillated.
Anyone know what blows a power unit. (the people are going to replace it this week but I would like to try to prevent it happening again). Graeme.

Graeme

I've never heard of two power supplies failing so if you discount coincidence, it points towards the drive that you fitted. The other thing to check is are you sure did they replace the power supply or just take the cover off and replace a fuse?

Graeme, I would also consider your household wiring and the local electricity supply. Has anything happened in the last few weeks such as someone diging up the road near your house or have you had work done in the house recently?

Hi Optimist, they did put a new power unit in as it is all shiney and slightly different.(they offered me the old one back but I didn't take it).You have given me the idea though that I am going to try NEC and the supplier of the DVD drive to see if they can shed any light on it.(chance of them addmitting anything is slim,but worth a try).
Thanks for your comments,it helps because I am out of my depth once the cover comes off........Graeme.

robber.
No nothing has changed at all.I only live in a flat and everything is on one ring main.This desk top and the other one in another room are each pluged into Belking surge protectors(or whatever they are called) and the laptop just straight into the mains.Only this machine has the problem.Ihavent even got round to using the new drive yet.As Optimist says that is the only variable but I still cant see a direct link as the new power unit ran for 4 days 24/7 n0 problem then just went in the middle of watching tv. I wasn't actually doing anything so to speak. Graeme.

Graeme

Robbers suggestion should not be discounted. Get someone to measure the voltage between Live and Neutral (should be 230V) and Neutral and Earth (should be very close to zero). Also, have any of your neighbours had problems?

Have phoned the electricity supplier but the are pleading NOT GUILTY to any known problem......
Have e.mailed the DVD writer supplier (SVP Comunications) awaitng reply.
Have e.mailed the compter manufacturer (Medion) await reply.
and have arranged for tame electrician to come round with his meter to check the wires.
Hope fully I can find the caurse before I plug the new supply in. The repairers are going to test it for 24 hours and give me a new power lead to try to help. Graeme.Thanks again for input.

Electrician mate has popped in and voltage was between 214 and 221 which he says can be due to the time of night. ie tea time. resistance was fine at .04.
he checked the power lead and the surge protector ,so none the wiser at the moment.Graeme.

edit. the link to taderpc at the top now goes tosome web hosting site.I know Croc was involved with them but are they still running and if so does anyone know the contact.

graeme , ask Bullshare , I think him and croc where in partnership.

GRAEME.ALEXANDER,
I still think you need to check all the power connectors in your PC and check that all the boards are seated correctly. Then check that you have not shorted anything, for example could you have tightened something and causes a wire to be pinched so that it making short to the case.

I have seen several power supplies fail but never like this, as this all happened since your DVD (I think) install I would be amazed if the cause is not related to that install.

I think its very unlikely that there is a fault with the DVD that could cause this.

Check everything and then check it all again.

PS could you have dropped a screw into the case? it could have got behind the Motherboards and be causing a short.

Hi, just a question about Windows 2000. I have a Dell laptop with approx 340Mb of memory, Intel 600 processor, 6Gb HD. I presently run W98SE on it, and I'm about to reformat the hard drive and want to install W2000 instead.

My question is my copy of Windows 2000 professional says "reinstallation CD W2K SP3"
Only use this CD to reinstall the operating system on a Dell computer. This CD is not for the reinstallation of programs or drivers.

Do I need a Certificate of Authenticity - 'cause I don't have one! The label on the packet says DS/N DE -0 then a series of number / letter combinations. Is this what I want, do I really need one for W2000?