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Setup & Installation / Re: Installing CUPS on MCP
« on: Today at 09:07:52 am »
What printer are you trying to get to work with cups?
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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?