New Technical Article Published

Comment #10

Todd — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:32:44 GMT

Well, you could have tried steps 1 & 2, but step 3 would have solved the problem -- no matter what -- so I'm thinking you skipped that step. That's because VMware loads a copy of the actual operating system, not some kind of simulator. In truth, there is *nothing* that won't run in a virtual machine.

Comment #9

truecritic — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:32:29 GMT

The programs happen to be DOS type, although they will run in a window....and steps 1,2 and 3 don't solve it. Vista doesn't allow full screen DOS programs. But MS says...go back to XP video drivers for a work around. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657 Before ATI would give me a download URL, I had to convince them that MS did indeed suggest the XP drivers. Then after several communications they finally said, "OK, experiment, but we don't support it." Then more commu... [ More ]

Comment #8

Todd — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:29:59 GMT

1. Try running the program with Administrator rights, and see if that helps (often it does). You can do that by right-clicking on the icon and selecting "Run as Administrator" (followed by a UAC prompt). 2. If that doesn't work, try running the program in compatibility mode. Right-click on the icon and choose Properties. Click the compatibility tab, check the Compatibility checkbox, then choose an environment to run it in. 3. If a program just won't work no matter... [ More ]

Comment #7

truecritic — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:28:48 GMT

I always felt .ini files should be used more often for various things. It seems to have been downhill with each new Windows version. Only thing, I got rid of the sidebar almost immediately. Hate distractions on my desktop. I take it you really like that feature! Actually, I am not liking too much about Vista at all. I've got programs that Vista doesn't like and if I don't find work arounds, to make them run, going to forget all about Vista.... [ More ]

Comment #6

Todd — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:59:34 GMT

Thanks Pac, I did see that -- I wrote the press release

Comment #5

pacattack05 — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:25:58 GMT

You probably have seen this already, but incase you haven't, here it is. It's about the when you teamed up with that company that provides lottery results on your cell phone. http://opensource.sys-con.com/read/341648.htm

Comment #4

TigerAngel — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:22:56 GMT

WTG Todd !!

Comment #3

Amber88 — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:19:54 GMT

Congrats on your published article!

Comment #2

Lucky — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:11:52 GMT

Comment #1

emilyg — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:09:28 GMT

Congratulations.

Original Blog Entry: New Technical Article Published

Todd — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:52:26 GMT