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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #540 on: March 18, 2014, 04:59:57 AM »
Are there any workarounds if I don't remember my login password to a windows 7 netbook?  I have too much info on there to just wipe it clean.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #541 on: March 18, 2014, 09:28:56 AM »
Are there any workarounds if I don't remember my login password to a windows 7 netbook?  I have too much info on there to just wipe it clean.
There are password reset cds you can burn and boot from. You just follow the instructions and it wipes the password.
I'm on mobile, so i can't find any now.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #542 on: March 18, 2014, 08:04:37 PM »
There are password reset cds you can burn and boot from. You just follow the instructions and it wipes the password.
I'm on mobile, so i can't find any now.
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Follow instructions CAREFULLY.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #543 on: March 18, 2014, 08:07:42 PM »
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Follow instructions CAREFULLY.
Thank you for that. I searched for a while on my phone, but I couldn't find anything.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #544 on: March 18, 2014, 09:31:13 PM »
There are password reset cds you can burn and boot from. You just follow the instructions and it wipes the password.
I'm on mobile, so i can't find any now.
I am so excited to know that there is something I can do without losing all my data.  Just for the record, I really didn't anything existed other than wiping everything clean, but decided to ask my q anyway.  B'H and TY!

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #545 on: March 20, 2014, 03:18:01 PM »
Anybody here good with batch scripts?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #546 on: March 20, 2014, 03:36:20 PM »
Anybody here good with batch scripts?
Depends how good you need.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #547 on: March 20, 2014, 03:49:59 PM »
Depends how good you need.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #548 on: March 20, 2014, 04:16:43 PM »
thanks folks, here goes. I need a batch file that would let me copy a list of files to a specified location. This syntax used to work for me
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Copy "E:\complete source file location" "E:\complete target destination"and I would add a line for each file. Not the fanciest way but it worked. For some reason that is not working now. So i tried something like this
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set FIILELIST=path to filelist.txt
set FILESPATH=source path
set DESTPATH=destination path

for /f %%X in (%FIILELIST%) do call :COPY_FILES "%%X"
goto :eof

:COPY_FILES
for /r %FILESPATH% %%I in (%~1) do echo xcopy /qvs "%%I" "%DESTPATH%%%~pnxI"
But that is not either working so I put in some pauses to see what happens and I noticed that the  command window keeps putting the current directory path at the front of every line of code and therefore it cant find the file.
Does anything I'm saying make sense?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #549 on: March 20, 2014, 04:21:50 PM »
I like robocopy better

robocopy "E:\complete source file location" "E:\complete target destination" /e

the /e tells it to copy subdirectories. You can see all the options by typing robocopy /? in the command prompt.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #550 on: March 20, 2014, 04:51:55 PM »
I like robocopy better

robocopy "E:\complete source file location" "E:\complete target destination" /e

the /e tells it to copy sub directories. You can see all the options by typing robocopy /? in the command prompt.
thanks I'll be looking into that. Id much rather have a single batch file which would allow to set a new list every time as opposed to recreating the batch file every time.

Either way I have no idea what changed but my original simple syntax just worked

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #551 on: March 20, 2014, 04:55:58 PM »
I reported that my computer seemed to be 'working' too much.
First recommendation would be to clean the inside of the computer really well using compressed air or something.
I cleaned it out.
It's doing fine! Sits quietly when it thinks.  :) 
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #552 on: March 20, 2014, 04:57:52 PM »
thanks I'll be looking into that. Id much rather have a single batch file which would allow to set a new list every time as opposed to recreating the batch file every time.

Either way I have no idea what changed but my original simple syntax just worked
I don't see why you'd have to recreate the batch file any differently with either method, but glad you got it working now.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #553 on: March 20, 2014, 06:20:04 PM »
I don't see why you'd have to recreate the batch file any differently with either method, but glad you got it working now.
with robocopy I can keep the batch the same. Have it call a list for the files and keep overwriting the list. But creating the list and creating the batch file isn't that much of a difference.so you're right

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #554 on: March 27, 2014, 12:47:11 AM »
Have an issue with my laptop. When I connect to the internet at home it immediately connects to my home network with internet access. Then after 1-10 minutes, it is still connected to the network (and I have internet access with other computers connected to the same network) but says no internet access.
I them disconnect and reconnect and have another few minutes of access till it says no internet again.
Running Windows 7
Also searching a little bit seems like the fact that I connect at work with a wired connection may be relevant (not sure why)
Any ideas?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #555 on: March 27, 2014, 01:06:13 AM »
My laptop takes a solid twenty minutes to turn on... what can the reason be? Other than that it is very quick.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #556 on: March 27, 2014, 01:40:03 AM »
My laptop takes a solid twenty minutes to turn on... what can the reason be? Other than that it is very quick.
You mean old?

Either way, after it boots up does it run normally?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #557 on: March 27, 2014, 01:41:55 AM »
Have an issue with my laptop. When I connect to the internet at home it immediately connects to my home network with internet access. Then after 1-10 minutes, it is still connected to the network (and I have internet access with other computers connected to the same network) but says no internet access.
I them disconnect and reconnect and have another few minutes of access till it says no internet again.
Running Windows 7
Also searching a little bit seems like the fact that I connect at work with a wired connection may be relevant (not sure why)
Any ideas?
First, and easiest troubleshooting steps:
1) Update wireless driver
2) Microsoft Updates

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #558 on: March 27, 2014, 12:11:54 PM »
My laptop takes a solid twenty minutes to turn on... what can the reason be? Other than that it is very quick.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #559 on: March 27, 2014, 01:12:54 PM »
First, and easiest troubleshooting steps:
1) Update wireless driver
2) Microsoft Updates
Nope, drivers and updates are up to date
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