copulate...OK procreate...Not OK :laugh: Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am

You watched "Drive Angry" one too many times. giuchici

wizardzz wrote: Chris, time to buy more servers! Please noooo. Think about the sync issues we will suffer from. cheers Marco Bertschi Software Developer & Founder SMGT Web-Portal CP Profile | Twitter | Facebook | SMGT Web-Portal FizzBuzz - Gary Wheeler

wizardzz wrote: So you selectively quote based on if you agree with it? I quote what I comment on. And I didn't think you were placing that much importance on the "masses". wizardzz wrote: Nothing to do with creativity. I was referring to self sustainability Sorry but I fail to see what that has to do with your original comment - "Ignition of combustion engines can be driven by compression, not just spark." And in terms of the period that did in fact know about "combustion engines" there was a substantial number of people who did not know how to substain themselves then either.

Brandon T. H. wrote: Could you provide me a link please? So, you're planning to build a wormhole/black hole generator, yet you can't find your way to Google. :wtf:

Follow the "See Also" link. One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

I've actually written a program purely in machine code. When it was run, it shut down and restarted my DOS system. I also had some coursework in programming languages, automata theory, and computer semantics. As far as getting books on the subject, well, you've heard of porting a program from one language to another? That's one form of manual compilation, if you aren't interested in duplicating exactly what the computer did. If you're trying to duplicate exactly what your favorite compiler did, forget it: you're free to see the sauasage, but the compiler makers do things that aren't necessarily in the books to make their products work "better" than their competitors', and they don't publish those tricks. Otherwise, type "compiler development" into your favorite search engine and see what pops out. Mind you, in order to do this you'll have to either create or locate a grammar for the language you plan to use, preferably one written in some version of Backus Normal Form (BNF) grammar symbols. When you're done, perhaps you could write another book? Thanks in advance :) "Seize the day" - Horace "It's not what he doesn't know that scares me; it's what he knows for sure that just ain't so!" - Will Rogers, said by him about Herbert Hoover

Brandon T. H. wrote: More specifically, could I open notepad.exe on Microsoft Windows operating system and jot down a bunch of 1's and 0's and save it as an .exe, (a DOS application program executable), and double-click and boom! there it is. In a word, no. You need an editor that can save and restore files composed of bytes that can contain any data, not just valid characters. DEBUG.COM used to be the utility for this purpose on DOS; I used this to build my reboot utility (see earlier message) in 1991. You will need to find out details of Microsoft's EXE format so that you build the file correctly enough that Windows will recognize it, then you will need to start practicing with simple programs. Very quickly, you'll realize why, less than five years after ENIAC was announced to the public, assembly language was invented to convert machine code into more readily recognizable symbols, and in just five more years FORTRAN, the first programming language, was born. Programming in machine code can be done, in was was ALL that was done in the very beginning of computing, but no one expect those with extensive time on their hands or strong tendency to OCD would program anything more complex than my reboot routine in machine code, and only the truly performance-obsessed even bother with assembly language anymore.... Except for compiler developers. Good luck :D "Seize the day" - Horace "It's not what he doesn't know that scares me; it's what he knows for sure that just ain't so!" - Will Rogers, said by him about Herbert Hoover

MB_APPLMODAL is used as the type flag combination

Because of custom controls you won't be able to solve this problem perfectly. Any solution to this problem will be a big HACK. :-) The 1 second was just a random interval put there, of course you should tweak it and measure it as a delay between the end of the current "scan for strings" and the beginning of the next one instead of between the beginning of two scans.

ErnestoNet wrote: You said it yourself, in C and C++ you can statically link. Or not use. In Java/C# you can't. You load 42Mb rt.jar in Java. Actually no I didn't say. Actually I said the opposite. Rather specifically. What part of what I said didn't you understand? ErnestoNet wrote: About embedded Java in http://www.avidwireless.com/Products.html[^], it looks rather expensive and not a custom solution. Which is irrelevant. ErnestoNet wrote: We are talking about different kind of machines here. If you want to define "embedded" software in a specific way and get the developers who currently call themselves embedded developers to agree that they are not in fact embedded developers then go for it. But until then my statement stands.

Or these people[^], whoever they are. No dogs or cats are in the classroom. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

Maybe they use transparent windows onto which is written the text. The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

Brandon, If you are still working on this nuclearBoot[^] bootstrap project... then you should forget about doing this from a MBR bootstrap. How exactly do you plan on mounting NTFS/FAT32/exFAT drives? Do you realize that you would need to implement your own filesystem parsers? At such a low level... you would be dealing with raw disk sectors unless you plan on parsing these file systems yourself. If I were you I would take a look at BusyBox[^] and use that for your project. It can be customized to do everything you want... 1.) It is customizable and bootable. 2.) It can mount NTFS,FAT,FAT32,Ext2/3/4 and more... 3.) You easily could move/delete/backup files from your application. 4.) You could fill a drive with zeros by doing 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M' 5.) You could fill a drive with randomness by doing 'dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda bs=1M' 6.) Everything is open source! You could modify or improve the source code. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

Sorry. I am afraid I cannot bring you good news. You have to reinstall Windows all over again. :^) Hardware differences, installed options/programs and a ton of other issues makes it impossible to do that. This reminds me that I need to do a backup of my drive. You posted a message here a few days ago about your nuclearBoot program - I guess it works, so that part must feel good ;) Again, I feel your pain. Soren Madsen

Thanks for the advice, that really helped :thumbsup: Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

The clip on the cable locks into place behind the metal bezel of the socket - if the cable is pulled out forcefully, it can bend the edges of the metal bezel out of shape - if the edges have not been snapped off, you can often push them back into place with the blade of a small screwdriver. If that doesn't work, I suggest a blob of blu-tack ==================================== Transvestites - Roberts in Disguise! ====================================

Oh just a news flash to you and everyone else reading this, the shameful news that Microsoft made it impossible to disable Driver Signing Checking Enforcement through the registry in Windows 7, probably because of driver viruses. Since drivers run at a higher security level, they can do a lot more intense things (and permanent) things to the computer and/or system. Just throwing out a guess here. The only ways to disable Driver Signing Checking Enforcement in Windows 7 is by doing this: 1. Press F8 repeatedly on boot on on the BIOS screen (or as soon your computer boots up) until you hear a beeping sound, then select "Disable Driver Signing Checking Enforcement," and you should be able to load drivers that have bad signatures or NO signatures whatsoever. Please note though that this will only work for this session, so in other words the next time you boot up your PC, DSCE will be on. Quite a pain you have to do this every time by hand. 2. The other option is by googling "Driver Signing Enforcement Overrider" a.k.a. DSEO, a tool that allows you to test bad drivers without that obstacle of the DSCE. (here I've done it for you'll non-googlers out there, just click the link how easy is that :) , now don't complain about the searching part) Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

ok Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

Good thats what I wanted to know :thumbsup: Simple Thanks and Regards, Brandon T. H. Programming in C and C++ now, now developing applications, services and drivers (and maybe some kernel modules...psst kernel-mode drivers...psst). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison