[operating-system] Forum Topics

Ok, so here is the issue. Last week I got a Code 10 on a flash drive. I plugged it into other computers with other operating systems, same thing. I thought the device just died. Then today my Ipod got the same code, again it fails to work in other …

My question is related to Window 7. My current operating system is XP, if i install window 7 on it. What about system drivers will window 7 configure itself or want to intall again. Waiting for answers.

Hi I am new to C. I'm taking an operating systems class right now and I have a project that requires me to create a set of semaphores. The command line takes in: filename ropt NS value1 value2 value3...valueNS Where argv0 is the filename Argv1 is the option to remove …

Hi, As part of porting a (mostly C++) library[1] to a "new" operating system[2], I'm trying to link the library's semaphore class to the platform's semaphore implementation. The problem is that the library assumes that the semaphore implementation will be a modern POSIX one[3] but the operating system's semaphores are …

[B]According to Walter E. Trabbold, controller of the Bank of Delaware, "We have defined it [development of management information systems] in terms of six subsystems.'' These are:[/B] [COLOR="Red"]a. Development of a central (customer information) file. b. Computerization of all operations: demand deposits, savings, commercial loans, mortgage loans, investments, and clubs. …

have got a new 2nd hand tower[optima].there are no pragrammes on it[was used in an office] everything was wiped.I have an operating system ;reinstallation cd'[[dell]] will this load xp onto it

I have a system that I am responsible for that is wrapping printouts around by a character. It is printing "@" at the first of every line and dropping the last character of the line. This began after a bad shutdown and a system cleaning. Any thoughts would be appreciated. …

Since I'm a computer major, I want to get and learn as many operating systems at home as I can. I currently have a laptop with Vista and a desktop with XP. So I'm good for both of those. I'm ready to reformat the desktop so I thought what I'd …

I have a Toshiba laptop, running Vista Home Premium SP2 with AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor, 1 gb ram & 150 gb HDD. I just shrunk the c: drive down to 92 gb to free up 43.5 gb so as to load the Fedora Linux OS into this free …

I just installed Windows XP Pro, and I screwed something up, so I reinstalled it. I didn't delete the first partition, I just copied the files over the old one. NOW, when I reboot my computer, I'm forced to choose between the two, the messed up one, and the fresh …

So now we know that Microsoft is pushing out the release version of the latest in the operating system line-up, Windows 7, starting this week on the 30th April [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4283.html"]according to official sources[/URL]. However, we also know from various news reports that many existing Windows users are not exactly head …

i having problem to operate win xp because i block devmgmt.msc services using gpedit.msc then i can't access my cd rom control panel etc how to recover it plz help

can anyone please give me c code for aging in operating system?

For some time now I have wondered about a file called Thumbs.db that appears in many folders on my computer. I finally decided to do a little research to find out what it is. It turned out to be pretty innocent, yet unnecessary. The thumbs.db file is generated by the …

Hello, It's been a few months since I haven't been able to launch Codeblock's debugger, when I launch the debugger I always get this (example): [B]Adding source dir: C:\Users\Me\Desktop\L2\SDD\TP2\ Adding file: bin\Debug\TP2.exe Starting debugger: failed[/B] I have tried: [LIST] [*]Reinstalling [*]Reinstalling (uninstall done using Revo Uninstaller) [*]Installing latest version of …

Like Linux has GRUB and LILO as bootloaders what is the analogous thing in Windows? Can Any one help how Bootloader works and how is MBR different from GRUB or LILO? and what is its(MBR) Role?

so, i inserted windows xp into the drive attempting to format, and re-install... everything was running smoothly, until about half way through, it asked for the SP2 disc (i have xp pro WITH sp2 on the disc)... so obviously i didnt have the disc. restarted, and tried again, but then, …

So I'm simulating a File system for my Operating Systems class. I'm kinda lazy and didn't want to do it in C, so I did it in Java :(. I also didn't make any new data structures, I just made a File and Directory class, where the Directory class has …

im trying to read in a string using spaces to separate integers, then display the total of all the seperate integers in the string....Any help would be greatly appreciated [CODE] .data Prompt1: .asciiz "\nPlease enter a list of integers." newline: .asciiz "\n" Buffer: .space 400 .globl main .text main: li …

Hi, I'm new to this forum and would like to ask a question relating to C#. I am trying to make my custom OS, and shutting it down, but I am encountering a problem. Here is what I have so far: [CODE]using System; using Cosmos.Compiler.Builder; namespace CosmosBoot1 { class Program …

I'm trying to get away from Windows, and maybe go to Linux...but I would like to experiment a bit, before I commit to a total change of OS's. Is it possible to run 2 different OS's on the same computer? If this is too vague, I can give you more …

Hello, I am fairly new to this site and am new at studying unix/linux OS. Recently I had an assignment involving finding a script that had run an administrative task such as checking file systems periodically. With it, I had to take each line and describe in my own terms …

When I was trying to return to 10.2.8 after working in 9.2 for a while- the computer froze up and nothing worked to unfreeze it. When I tried to reboot- I got the blinking question mark folder icon. I believe this means the computer cant find the operating system to …

Hello i need help to switch one operating system to another one just by clicking the switch button . I saw that in a video long time ago where we can have a button to click to go one system to another . Can anyone guide me how i can …

icon_confused:Hiii.........could anybody here explain which is more reliable among the network operating system and a distributed operating system and why????? and what are the various differences between these two????? thanks in advance

Hello All, I'm wondering if someone may help me interpret the report that Windbg has generated? This box doesn't crash very often, but it seems to if I really drive the CPU. If I'm making a dvd file from an avi which I often do with DVD flick it nearly …

I have created setup file of my program & it shows error when I install it there in another pc which doesnt have visual studio. Even I have tried to install it there in another pc which has visual studio & it worked well. I am confused. It shows following …

Hi, I have some problems just to write a simple string output to some txt.file. That is my test code: [CODE]test = open('Test.txt', 'w') test.write("Teststring") test.close()[/CODE] I use Python 2.6.5 and PyScripter If I direcly enter the code in the IDLE SHELL, sometimes it works, sometimes only the file is …

Heyy, I have a bootloader written in assembly language. The code appears fine to me. But the system is not booting form it. It first said bootmgr missing, which i corrected by downloading an existing bootmgr and copying it to the usb. (The usb is bootable.) Now, an error shows …

Hi As a part of my semester project, I am supposed to do a Python based OS. The key idea is, simplest OS that lets you boot successfully and run some simple command line scripts, like how DOS works, but in Python and runs Python. I am completely baffled as …

hi.... if i download UBUNTU OS in my system....will it work with my existng windows or ll replace it??? will i get it while em offline????

I recently purchased a Gateway labtop off ebay and that person said he wipped the harddrive clean so I tried to load my Windows Genuine Advantage kit for Windows XP professional on to the labtop it will load up to the point which it will say coping files then will …

Working with a netbook with 1Gh Processor and 1 Gb memory Only some supportive software such as adobe reader, flash AVG anti virus, malware, etc. The hard drive is 60% free and regularly maintained with diskclean and defrag. Exploit software used is" - Windows Defender - Malware Bytes - AVG …

I have a question about software design in general. Bear with me as I attempt to explain my concept, as I am not a software developer or programmer. However, as someone who has worked and troubleshot hardware and software issues for the past 15 years, there is a concept that …

This code calculates and the average waiting time of the process given acc to their burst time..It is a famous scheduling algorithm for process scheduling in operating sysytem . After calculating waiting time it also generates the gantt chart for the process given .

hello anyones! I'm trying to create a boot sector using assember. I have compile it into a bin file and put it into the memory stick. when I'm start the computer and press f12 and shoose my memory stick, it may write hello world on screen, but nothing happend! X( …

Hello there I have this question. I have a PC with an old Pentium 4 and Windows XP installed on it. This PC has only 512MB. The Windows explorer's window gets really slow, almost stuck, whenever I browse "my images" folder inside of "my documents" folder. This "my images" folder …

does vb 6 and above support cross operating system compatibility. i mean can applications developed in vb be deployed on other operating systems apart from windows and if they can what is the level of vb compared to other renowned programming languages like c++ and java.

Hello folks, I'm new to daniweb and I look forward to the experiences I will have here. I'm a junior pursuing a CS degree and can't wait to see what's in store for me. I know you guys have a strict homework policy and it is why I have given …

Please if you can sketch a paper and scan it for me with the solution... ABC County Basketball Conference (ACBC) is an amateur basketball association. ACBC has contacted you to create a database that will meet the expected data requirements for its basketball game management program. The ACBC administrator gives …

Best of the weekend to everyone! This 5 year old iBook (256 MB RAM, 600 MHz CPU, OSX 10.4) has been faithfully operating until recently. It "locked up" and was allowed to shut down normally (but very slowly). Now when attempting to start the machine, it slowly brings up the …

Dear all, Why do i need to recompile the code? Where as the X86 the architecture is same?? The final instruction are also going to be same right??? I assume there must be some difference between windows and linux executable handling in the sense of program loading (loader) but can …

I'm still here at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2010, and just had the chance to try out something cool. The Intel Atom processors are lightweight x86 processors for use in a whole range of small devices. And being x86-based, they can run modern desktop operating sytesms. At the beginning …

Hello all, I and my friend are preparing for a small OS, He's currently making the bootloader, and i'm making a Portable Executables(PE) Loader that reads PE file (EXE, DLL, OCX) and executes them... My questions are: 1) Can this PE Loader execute Win32 programs on non-Window OS? 2) If …

C is a programming language originally developed for developing the Unix operating system.Then c++ ?

Hi buddies! I'm creating an application that will be used at different operating systems and, most likely, different display resolutions. My current display resolution is 1680x1050. I've tried using layouts to position components in the frame. So, I didn't define any sizes of components (did't use "setSize", "setBounds", setLocation"). However, …

With The New Software To Prevent Piracy It Is Taking A Machine Fingerprint Whe Acticating The Programs I Have One Program From Scan Soft Asking Me For The Machine Fingerprint Does Anyone Know Where It Is On The Computer.my Operating System Is Xp Pro

how kernel interact with hardware.???they says kernelsr mainly written in assembly language n then it is converted to machine language. bt even i cant feel how machine language accomplish our work wot we wish for can ane one explain concept fully or some refrences

i want to create simple operating system but i dont know where to start i know about c, assembly but i have problem with bootloader how to write it and how to compile whole os give me any suggestion or book or any tutorial thankyou

Windows 7 is the latest release of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs.[4] Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009,[5] and reached general retail availability …