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I am writing a short c program which simulates resource management on the operating system. The parent process is the resource manager and allocates resources to its children if they are available. I have created the processes and the resources, but I am having trouble communicating resource status between the …

Hi, If there is a software that can tell you the amout of free space on your hard drive and things related to it, then the software needs to access certain part of the operating system in order to correctly collect and display information about the hard drive. So programmers …

Hello all! First post...and I'm looking for help (naturally!). Currently, I have one hard drive in my system--while trying to ahem "fix" my comp, I accidentally installed another Windows XP operating system into the second partition. Master drive is C: and H:. I would now like to remove/uninstall the extra …

A friend bought a HP with no discs or OS. It worked a little than was unusable. It's has an athlon 1900, 80 gig HD hp cd writer and dvdrom. I'm trying to help him, I formated the HD but had to do it on my computer. I'm trying to …

My labtop was running one day and an error message popped up saying there had been a fatal error and windows had to shut down. Once restarted the same message kept popping up. I attemtped to reinstall windows XP on my system and during the installation another error popped up …

MEPIS is one of the easiest versions of linux to use. Especially for a new user. Here are some good reasons to choose MEPIS over some other version of linux. 1) Support is readily available 2)MEPIS Network Assistant 3)MEPIS System Assistant 4)MEPIS User Assistant 5)MEPIS X-Windows assistant 6)It is very …

hey there, could someone please help me identify different networking features of linux in comparision with windows systems, thanks

Hi guys, actually i'm thinking to swtich from Windows to Linux .. but i'm really confused .. there are more than 1 linux! RedHat, Suse, Mandrike ... etc what do you prefer? and what do you advise me .. ? and i'd be pleased if u gave me a brief …

HELLo !! pls, i need help i have a VB.net application developed in MS Development Enviroment 2003 v.71.3088, with crystal reports in it, developed with Crystal Decisions for Visual Studio.net. so, reports are coded in the application, and deployed as part of the code , like this; Dim report As …

Hello, there is a lengthy thread titled, "100% CPU usage & hardware interrupts", that i posted last year. If you skim through that, you will know what problems i had. I did not manage to fix the problems & had to do a format & start from scratch. Normally i …

Hello all I am doing a research report on Operating Systems in my Masters Degree. I need your kind comments on the following topics, so that I can add them into my research report. A small comparison among operating Systems. (Windows 200, Windows XP, Linux, Linux, Mac OS). you can …

I'm trying to figure out how to work with an operating system called GS-DOS. (Full name appears to be 'General Software Embedded[v2]'). It is being used in a handheld barcode scanner I have been asked to work with, in the hopes that I can figure out how to program it. …

Hello friends, This is my first post on this forum. I just came here to learn a bi t of C++. I have developed an operating system called TAJ in C++. Its an object oriented operating system. It is multitasking, multithreading and multiuser operating system. This is its link: <snipped …

Ok, I just downloaded Ubuntu, I want to know a couple things before I install. 1. Can I install a Ubuntu on a HDD with a Partition with 75 % 25%, and have linux on the 25% and a copy of Windows on the 75%? 2. Is there any important …

To install MEPIS using the 'Custom install to existing partitions' option that is in the MEPIS installer you first need to create your custom partitions. You can create the custom partitions using gparted. Gparted is used like a live linux cd. It is downloaded as an iso and burnt as …

I'm having a problem getting a triple boot up and running with XP, 2003, FC6 anyone had any success?

Was wondering if anyone could help me with this? I have a Compaq Presario V4000 - this is what appears on screen when I try to start the laptop: We apologise for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully... blah blah blah. (Last time I used the laptop was …

Hi, We have our application in Delphi but in one of our client machine using Windows XP SP2, the fonts are overlapping and table columns are getting shrink. Is this a font issues or operating system issue. Thanks in advance. Tapan Project Coordinator [email][email protected][/email]

guys please help me make a program in operating system using visual basic.... programs like FCFS, SJF, disk scheduling and more.. please guys.. tnx..:sad:

Neither my D or E drive will play a CD-R . They both started with just CD's that I had burned , Now they dont seem to want to play anything My D drive will play CD-RW Discs only with no problem. E drive is DVD The E drive Dosen't …

I have a PC I'd like to install Ubuntu on. I burned an iso onto a CD but I dont know how to install it on my second PC. I'm trying to figure it out. When I start the computer it reads "missing operating system". The hard drive was erased …

I currently have two kernels: a 2.6.18-4-686 kernel and a 2.6.18-3-686 kernel. Which is better? The higher the kernel number the better? Is the 2.6.18-4-686 kernel a newer version or something? Thanks in advance.

Before I start, is Borland C++ free? Or do you have to pay money for it? Second, I found a Borland C++ 4.5.2 CD in my dad's old computer bag. If I install it on XP, will it have any compatibility errors?

hi, please any one tell me what is function overloading and overriding. and next one is on O.S. one more que. what is the difference between process and thread thanks!!

I own a computer that for no reason at all, will just shut off. What will happen is that when I am doing something on my computer, such as playing a game or browsing this website, my computer will suddenly turn off. I can't turn it back on from the …

The DST II Bug is coming. It will strike on March 11 (one week from today). On this day, all computers running operating systems other than Windows XP or Vista, or Mac OS 10, and even those systems if they are not connected to the internet, will change to DST …

please guide me to develop a intranet on a pentium 4 machine having windows xp as operating system

Ok Here Goes, I Am Trying To Fix A Messed Up Computer. I Had Done A Fdisk And Format On C. It Is Now Saying That I Have A Missing Operating Stsyem, Please Help!!!!!, I Cannot Get A Prompt Of Any Kind, Need Help......thanks

I'm running on a custom built computer with an Intel Celeron CPU(2.53GHz) with 512(it says 504 because I rerouted more RAM into playing WoW) MB RAM and Windows XP Service Pack 2, and a few months ago I installed Photoshop CS2. It worked fine then, but then my mother and …

I am not very clued on about computers. I got this problem, I was reinstalling the Windows XP, from the boot sequence and upon set-up and formating the partioned drive there was a power failure. Now every time I switch on the computer and try and install Windows XP I …

Hi, I just purchased a computer from a place that sells refurbished PCs and laptops. The computer, however, does not appear to work. When I turn this computer on, I get a message right after the Dell blue screen at start up that reads as follows: "strike F1 to retry …

Hi everyone! This looks like a great place, many members, lots of posts, and can't wait to "dig in." But first, a problem . . . I am a heavy user of my PC, and as of the past few months its "behavior" has been troubling. The problem is that …

Hey, I'm new to the software devolpment, but I would like to know what developers use to make operating systems.

hello... Can any one tell me what changes do i have to make in PXE configuration file once the client autoinstall from a network.and when the autoinstall is complete, the client should boot from their local hard drives. i have a cluster of 64-nodes and this setup is implemented using …

I am curious if there is an experienced Software Developer out there who can help me with some questions... Trying to figure out the amount of work to create a mainframe database. Basically, there is a system that has currently been desgined for a PC (not mainframe). The program has …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:44:28 PM, on 1/14/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaantmon.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe c:\program files\mcafee.com\agent\mcdetect.exe c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe …

What exactly does the bit refer to, in terms of '64 bit OS' '32 bit OS' etc. If possible, tell me in tech speak and then simply explain it and what difference it makes to me, as I find that's a good way for me to learn about this kind …

Hi all I have been unable to use my main PC to log onto the internet since gaining a virus from somewhere no idea whats happening but I suspect that the resources are being used up by running programmes can anyone have a look at this HJT lofg and advise …

hi,can we make Dos program in linux so that i can execute it whenever i want in any system.

Right when i turn it on it pops up with a message box with the title: Monitor and it says invalid licence ID. Then when i press ok, it does the same again. Then i press ok again and it goes away. Any help would be helpful:!: :mrgreen: :cheesy: :cool: …

Hi guys, i got a problem. Since yesterday my comp is slower then other days... IE is strange. if i open a searching window (Google) it takes ages to open the found site. sometimes it opens just a blank DOS window and i need to close it. Everytime if i …

I recently replaced the operating system in my laptop from XP Home edition that came pre-installed in the machine to Windows XP Professional. Now my DVD drive (NEC DVD+-RW ND-6500A) cannot recognise DVDs. It can only see CDs. The problem is that when I installed XP Professional, Sonic RecordNow that …

Hello everyone. I read a couple of tutorials on x86 assembly a while ago. It was made clear in these that certain instructions need to be included at the end of a program to make it close properly. However, there was some inconsistency about how a program should be terminated. …

ok, heres my situation...:sad: a friend of mines computer, after a reboot, RANDOMLY refused to boot in to windows, the error message was something like.. cannot complete boot because the file lsasrv.dll is missing or corrupted. so.. i couldnt get it to boot up, i tried safe mode, and still …

Hello everyone, I'm a new member to this site, and am glad to be a part of such a helpful community. I've used this site on countless of occasions to get some pointers on odd computer problems that traumatise my friends and family's computers for ages. :) My issue is …

If there is...what do I need to do now? My new laptop came with nothing but a power cord and an owners manual. I sorta makes the Media center edition kinda useless to me and I wanna use my new toy so bad and don't know enough about computers to …

Hi.(I'm not bad in computers, but i can't solve dis problem).Problem is: i need help with installing those #$*!!! cards on following "machine": P-MMX 200MHz CPU A-trend ATC-5000 mobo intel TX430B Chipset (4 EDO RAM, 2 SDRAM, 3 ISA, 4 PCI, no agp) Diamond Stealth II S220 (Rendition Verite 2100) …

Saugatuck Technology has published research which suggests that have the large businesses on the planet will have switched to Linux for mission-critical applications within the next 5 years. Things will, Saugatuck say, get off to a relatively slow start with just 18% of businesses making that switch by the year …

Hey, Now is Vista a new Operating System or is it an upgrade??? I recently just purchased a laptop and we were talking about Vista and he said the it was an upgrade disc that doesn't format your hard drive. To me it sounds like it is a Upgrade not …

I have followed the "please run before you post" thread and would now like to make sure i got rid of all the baddies ruining my computer. I tried to decipher the Log but couldn't figure it out. I would appriciate any advice a more experience person could give me. …