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Applications / Re: Wiping a hard disk back to 'as bought' condition

« on: January 14, 2025, 09:01:36 am »

Thank you gentlemen, I have tried what you suggest but see no improvement so I will use my Linux computer to see if there might be a solution there.

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Applications / Wiping a hard disk back to 'as bought' condition

« on: January 13, 2025, 07:05:51 pm »

Do we have a way/program that will wipe a hard disk back to 'as new' state?

I ask because since my computer  was messed up by friends trying to use windows on it, I am unable to run many of the programs I used to, it will lock up for no known reason, programs that I used every day no longer start.  I used to have an up time of several weeks now I am lucky to get a day.  I can't afford to get a  new multi TB disk, my pension doesn't allow that kind of expenditure (in the summer not a big problem but with the temp down to 4 C not an option.

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: Best Email Program on ArcaOS

« on: January 12, 2025, 07:34:37 pm »

I have used PMMail since it became available and see no reason to change.  I think a lot depends on what you want to do with e-mail, it is NOT a substitute for a web page although a lot of people have been conned into thinking it is judging by the amount of garbage I get from friends.

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Applications / Re: QT4 Problem - CoolReader 3

« on: January 02, 2025, 01:57:33 am »

Hi Martin,

Thanks for trying to help.  I have discovered that it is only on this my main computer that CoolReader 3 doesn't work - it works on all my other computers.  I have a nasty feeling that windows left behind something nasty since my windows using friend has admitted what she was looking for turned out to be a con.

I think I will get a new hard disk and reinstall everything from my backup NAS which uses a linux disk format.  Maybe I can reduce the number of disks in the computer by using larger capacity ones.

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Applications / Re: QT4 problem

« on: December 31, 2024, 08:38:34 am »

Hi Mentore,

Thanks for the suggestion, I have tried all that and everything is there where it should be - it does in fact load but not display and I have to kill it to remove it.  The annoying thing is that it worked  without problems for 13 years but it took someone playing with windows to mess it up.

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Applications / QT4 Problem - CoolReader 3

« on: December 30, 2024, 11:18:38 pm »

Since there has been a lot of traffic about QT on here I might as well add my problem.  Some time ago I had my computer messed up by friends trying to load windows programs on it.  I have almost got it back to what it was except for CoolReader 3 which requires QT4 runtime which I have.  Unfortunately, although it loads nothing is shown on the screen and since this is the program that displays all my e-books I am at a loss when I  want to relax with a good story. 

Any advice that helps me get CoolReader3 back up and running will be very much appreciated.

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Hardware / Re: CH340 serial

« on: December 23, 2024, 08:16:58 pm »

Hi Igor,

What are you using that requires a com port?  I haven't used one for the last 10 years so am interested in your usage.

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Hardware / Re: Epson L4150 Scanner - USB

« on: December 22, 2024, 02:54:37 am »

Hi Dariusz,

Sorry to take so long to reply but I have had to rebuild my computer .  As I said all the scanning it done over the network into a directory used for it - I have the choice of them being saved as PDF or JPG files  and since those are standard file types I can either store them or print them as needed.

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Hardware / Re: Epson L4150 Scanner - USB

« on: December 19, 2024, 06:09:45 pm »

All I can say is that I am thankful I chose a Brother ADS-1600 w and a Brother DCP-9020cdw for all the scanning needs I have.  Both of them just work over my internal network - no special software needed.  The ADS is a simple sheet feed unit, the DCP is an all in one colour printer/scanner unit.  Both work without fail over the network - no special setup necessary.

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Hardware / Re: Monitor suggestions

« on: December 08, 2024, 08:50:53 am »

Regarding your problem on 'G', have you run CHKDSK against that drive?

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General Discussion / Re: OS/2 - ArcaOS Santa's List for 2025

« on: December 05, 2024, 09:26:27 pm »

The big question is 'why would we need it?'  Until there is a reasonable answer to that question I see no point in considering it.

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Setup & Installation / Re: OS/2 Booting with Bootman

« on: November 30, 2024, 07:55:00 pm »

Maybe you should be using more than one disk, that way they don't mess each other up.

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Hardware / Re: cloning

« on: November 25, 2024, 06:18:28 pm »

Thanks Dave I should have thought of that - maybe old age is catching up with me (heading for 85).

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Hardware / cloning

« on: November 25, 2024, 05:14:39 pm »

My question is simple but I assume the answer won't be.  I had friends over and they 'accidentally' messed up my ArcaOS install, so much I had to reformat the boot partition.  I have another computer upstairs that is a copy of the messed up one, now how do I transfer that system to the messed up one?

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Hardware / Re: Customizing the keyboard layout

« on: November 17, 2024, 08:03:15 pm »

Maybe you should try WIN95KEY available from hobbes.