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[Nickbat]

BitLocker is a right pain in the bum!

again, wrong. Its probably the best of the drive encryption methods, fast and seamless


nickbat - where did you obtain driver?

Here: ftp://ftp.aoc-europe.com/Drivers/LCD-monitors/

[TheBoy]

BitLocker is a right pain in the bum!

again, wrong. Its probably the best of the drive encryption methods, fast and seamless


nickbat - where did you obtain driver?

Here: ftp://ftp.aoc-europe.com/Drivers/LCD-monitors/

I get a 404 error.

Is the driver signed?

[TheBoy]

Actually, as its a poxy monitor driver (presumably), ignore it unless you have a specific problem solved by it. For monitor drivers, the generic ones are usually fine.

[Nickbat]

Actually, as its a poxy monitor driver (presumably), ignore it unless you have a specific problem solved by it. For monitor drivers, the generic ones are usually fine.

Yes, it is a monitor driver. As my screen can be swiveled through 90 degrees, I thought the pukka driver would help.

[Martian]

I get a 404 error.

The URL is malformed.

The correct link to the directory is ftp://ftp.aoc-europe.com/Drivers/LCD-monitors/

[Nickbat]

Had another issue these evening.

Thought I'd play with my FlightSim and make a fresh install of my airline "scenery" (Yes, I know I'm an anorak, but it makes it more realistic ) 

Anyhow, downloaded a few airlines and tried to batch install using the WoI installer. Worked perfectly in XP, but not in Win 7. Basically , as soon as it had written a file for, say a Boeing 757, it would then mark the file as read-only, so that when the next airline entry called for an amendment to the file it would say "access denied".

In the end, I found this tweak:

http://itexpertvoice.com/home/fixing-the-windows-7-read-only-folder-blues/

I moved the slider on my UAC down to the bottom, rebooted and everything went ahead smoothly.

Another hour of my life pointlessly wasted thanks to the half-wits that dreamed up the convoluted security protocols on Win 7.       

[Kevin Wood]

I moved the slider on my UAC down to the bottom, rebooted and everything went ahead smoothly.

That's what a relative of mine did recently. Cue me round there for a whole rather evening trying to "de-own" the machine so she could get a load of university coursework in on time.

[Martian]

That's what a relative of mine did recently. Cue me round there for a whole rather evening trying to "de-own" the machine so she could get a load of university coursework in on time.

Boot from a live *nix disc and all existing permissions are ignored 

[TheBoy]

That's what a relative of mine did recently. Cue me round there for a whole rather evening trying to "de-own" the machine so she could get a load of university coursework in on time.

Boot from a live *nix disc and all existing permissions are ignored 

Yeah, but don't see how that helps here...

[TheBoy]

Had another issue these evening.

Thought I'd play with my FlightSim and make a fresh install of my airline "scenery" (Yes, I know I'm an anorak, but it makes it more realistic ) 

Anyhow, downloaded a few airlines and tried to batch install using the WoI installer. Worked perfectly in XP, but not in Win 7. Basically , as soon as it had written a file for, say a Boeing 757, it would then mark the file as read-only, so that when the next airline entry called for an amendment to the file it would say "access denied".

In the end, I found this tweak:

http://itexpertvoice.com/home/fixing-the-windows-7-read-only-folder-blues/

I moved the slider on my UAC down to the bottom, rebooted and everything went ahead smoothly.

Another hour of my life pointlessly wasted thanks to the half-wits that dreamed up the convoluted security protocols on Win 7.     

Bad move. *VERY* bad move. Basically (as you insist on running the machine as an Administrator) you are pulling down the PC's pants and inviting any nasty person to have free access to *anything* on there.

[Nickbat]

Had another issue these evening.

Thought I'd play with my FlightSim and make a fresh install of my airline "scenery" (Yes, I know I'm an anorak, but it makes it more realistic ) 

Anyhow, downloaded a few airlines and tried to batch install using the WoI installer. Worked perfectly in XP, but not in Win 7. Basically , as soon as it had written a file for, say a Boeing 757, it would then mark the file as read-only, so that when the next airline entry called for an amendment to the file it would say "access denied".

In the end, I found this tweak:

http://itexpertvoice.com/home/fixing-the-windows-7-read-only-folder-blues/

I moved the slider on my UAC down to the bottom, rebooted and everything went ahead smoothly.

Another hour of my life pointlessly wasted thanks to the half-wits that dreamed up the convoluted security protocols on Win 7.     

Bad move. *VERY* bad move. Basically (as you insist on running the machine as an Administrator) you are pulling down the PC's pants and inviting any nasty person to have free access to *anything* on there.

This week, I am mainly setting the PC and network up. I'm moving files about and can't be ar*ed top keep logging in and out. Once it's stable and I'm happy with it, I shall revert to logging in as a standard user. Obviously, I do have a pretty good firewall and I've just bought antilogger software (which I shall load tomorrow). Clearly, I have to be an admin to do all these things, but I do not intend to remain logged in like that on a regular basis (there would be no need to, anyway.) 

[TheBoy]

Had another issue these evening.

Thought I'd play with my FlightSim and make a fresh install of my airline "scenery" (Yes, I know I'm an anorak, but it makes it more realistic ) 

Anyhow, downloaded a few airlines and tried to batch install using the WoI installer. Worked perfectly in XP, but not in Win 7. Basically , as soon as it had written a file for, say a Boeing 757, it would then mark the file as read-only, so that when the next airline entry called for an amendment to the file it would say "access denied".

In the end, I found this tweak:

http://itexpertvoice.com/home/fixing-the-windows-7-read-only-folder-blues/

I moved the slider on my UAC down to the bottom, rebooted and everything went ahead smoothly.

Another hour of my life pointlessly wasted thanks to the half-wits that dreamed up the convoluted security protocols on Win 7.     

Bad move. *VERY* bad move. Basically (as you insist on running the machine as an Administrator) you are pulling down the PC's pants and inviting any nasty person to have free access to *anything* on there.

This week, I am mainly setting the PC and network up. I'm moving files about and can't be ar*ed top keep logging in and out. Once it's stable and I'm happy with it, I shall revert to logging in as a standard user. Obviously, I do have a pretty good firewall and I've just bought antilogger software (which I shall load tomorrow). Clearly, I have to be an admin to do all these things, but I do not intend to remain logged in like that on a regular basis (there would be no need to, anyway.) 

Your security is defined by the weakest point, not the strong points