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Thanks JWR - that's good news.
Any other specific settings required or drivers?

Run Scandisk before Defrag to check if everyhting is smooth. Especially an error in the FAT would stop DF from proceeding, and it not always tells you that there is a problem with the HD.

Check your regional settings and the daylight savings function. Sometimes the get reset - screwing up the displayed time.

Otherwise, I agree that a 'wall'-version is better to track time, BUT,...

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Has anyone experience with hooking up a MAC (laser writer II) to a PC ? Can one use a regular LPT connection ? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

All of the above are good tips. Personally, I restrict all and everything on the highest security level possible. Downside of course is the frequent ZA Q's. If you really know what's running on your...

Well...just learned myself that the PowerUser rights don't allow access to dll's. That explains the read-only message.

But where and why could the 'in use' message be triggered ...

This problem occured on WIN98/NT&2000 systems:
When trying to install an accounting software (A4) error messages come up saying nnn.dll is read-only our in use.
According to the 'file-manager ;-)'...

Thanks Vernon Frazee - that's what I was looking for.

Buffalo - your idea is good too, and now on my to-do list (right now I shut it down if I don't need it, but usually have it running).

I'm running ZA 2.6.88 and read the other day that one can enter the -nopopup command to avoid having that annoying window come up every time.
Where do I do this ???

A final update on this issue.

a) my UPS device just died - unless it send some strange powersurge's, we ruled out it could have influenced the BIOS time

b) various shutdown times (hours or...

Gentlemen,
I reinstalled SANDRA 4 times, always with some errors, which is probably why I couldn't get detailled mem-infos. Anyway,
I put the memory identification through software on hold and...

I'm on 2001.3.7.53 now. That's what I got through that link above. I scanned for the spdinfo.exe - no luck https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

I've been up and down the modules and the menu -...

I am using version 2001.3.7.50 - for free of course https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ - I couldn't locate the info anywhere else.
Any other suggestions, or should I prepare for opening some 15 (of...

The best (most reliable) memtest I could find is McAfee Utilities (runs around $ 9.99 right now after $20 rebate).
It let's you very detailled customize the RAM test.
The info part about it is...

It doesn't have that section. There is more stuff about all the buses (AGP, PCI...) and the Performance Tips section.

Under the current version of Sandra 2001 there is a Motherboard Information module display, and in it is a heading Logical/Chipset Memory Banks. Is that the display you're talking about?

Yes -...

I haven't seen the reset on shutdown yet. I'll do some more cleanup tests and see what happens.

Config and Autoexec start:
HIMEM
EMM
McAfee AntiVirus
Soundblaster sets
codepages
path for...

That's the thing. Would I bet on it - no. But the last two times it occured the day after I did a HD cleanup.

Could any shutdown procedure/program force a reset ? And how could I check...

Sorry...just sarcastic on own GW helpdesk experience...

Love that GW suggestion on rewiring your house ... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
How about having the city check their...

I just can't figure it out. Just another guess - could it have to do with power surges from my UPS device ???

...and FYI for bistro and DrMDJ (my best helpers) https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ the home PC is the one with the slow startup and date and time reset trouble. (Slow startup = Scanner on/off;...

Sorry, I confused you guys. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ I'm talking about different PC's in these postings.

The M5ATA MOBO is my home PC, that one has the memory errors in pages 7exx...