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It is actually in the readme files (leeme.txt): http://ericksystem.weebly.com/ http://ericksystem.weebly.com/software.html but yes, the site has some "queer" behaviour, so I am attaching it. jaclaz repair_this_1.0.zip

WHICH webpage? (but yes, wear leveling has nothiing to do with filesystem level activities) jaclaz

As a matter of fact, by copying files sequentially you reduce (or more exactly avoid creating) fragmentation on the target. Just for the record once upon a time NT 3.51 and NT 4.00 did not have any fragmentation utility, so it was common to copy the whole volume contents to a temporary storage, then format the original volume and copy back the whole stuff in order to have a defragmented filesystem. The only "issue" (if it is an issue) of doing copy and paste is that if/when you want to update the backup (and/or make "incremental" backups) you will have difficulties with overwriting existing files and/or replacing with newer ones the old ones, etc. If you adopt an "integral" backup strategy, that is not an issue at all of course. Otherwise I would suggest you the use of Robocopy (the actual command line tool has a little bit daunting sintax, but there are free GUI's for it that are very handy), examples: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2006.11.utilityspotlight.aspx https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=betterrobocopygui https://sourceforge.net/projects/roboscript/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/robomirror/ If you are OK with command line tools, besides Robocopy you may want to try the excellent STRARC: http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/ @Sal No prob , it is just that imaging takes more time (and usually more space on target media) because it stores much more information, and sometimes this is not needed as in this case. jaclaz

Yep , that is a common issue with "compilers" (like the AutoHotKey one) that are essentially an assembly of the interpreter .exe + the actual script. Since your script is extemely simple, maybe (it has to be tested) it will work with AutoHotKey v.1.0 (once called "Basic") that should allow to make .exe's in the around 200-300 KB size range. jaclaz

Backing up is not imaging and copying is neither backing up nor imaging (or cloning). This very theme has been discussed to death n times on MSFN. Check this thread first: https://msfn.org/board/topic/157634-hard-disk-cloningimaging-from-inside-windows/ Particularly this post: https://msfn.org/board/topic/157634-hard-disk-cloningimaging-from-inside-windows/?do=findComment&comment=1007158 What (EXACTLY) do you want to do/need? jaclaz

The zipfind. cmd posted just above your last reply EXACTLY: 1) allows as parameters the root directory to search into and (optionally) a pattern to look for 2) prints the full path to the zip file containing the matched pattern file and the filename matching the pattern 3) works also for network paths Since it uses FINDSTR, the use of wildcards is different from the "normal" ones, and matches the (sort of[1]) regular expression used in FINDSTR, of course you can replace in the script the FINDSTR with whatever similar tool that is pipable, such as grep. jaclaz [1] See: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20151209-00/?p=92361

Something *like* Airdroid? Maybe Airdroid would do : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airdroid-file-transfer-share/id1194539178?platform=ipad&preserveScrollPosition=true jaclaz

And now, for no apparent reason , zipfind.cmd: @ECHO OFF ::ZipFind.cmd by jaclaz v0.001 01/08/2018 SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION IF %1.==. (SET DirPath="%~dp0") ELSE (SET DirPath="%~1") IF NOT %DirPath:~-2,1%==\ SET DirPath="%DirPath:"=%\" IF NOT EXIST %DirPath% SET DirPath="%~dp0" SET LookFor=%2 IF NOT DEFINED LookFor SET LookFor=. ECHO Looking for pattern "%LookFor%" in files in %DirPath%&ECHO. FOR /F "tokens=* delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s %DirPath%') do ( REM ECHO %%~dpnxA IF %%~xA==.zip CALL :listzip "%%~dpnxA" ) GOTO :EOF :listzip FOR /F "skip=2 tokens=* delims=" %%B IN ('unzip -l -q %1') DO ( SET Thisline=%%B IF "!ThisLine:~0,4!"=="----" ECHO.&GOTO :EOF ECHO %~1 !ThisLine:~28,50! | FINDSTR /I %LookFor% ) zipfind001.zip

Fixed: @ECHO OFF ::ZipDir.cmd by jaclaz v0.002 01/08/2018 SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION IF %1.==. (SET DirPath="%~dp0") ELSE (SET DirPath="%~1") IF NOT %DirPath:~-2,1%==\ SET DirPath="%DirPath:"=%\" IF NOT EXIST %DirPath% SET DirPath="%~dp0" ECHO Directory of %DirPath% ECHO Size Filename ECHO --------- ------------------------------------------ FOR /F "tokens=* delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s %DirPath%') do ( SET Size= %%~zA SET Size=!Size:~-9,9! ECHO !Size! %%~dpnxA IF %%~xA==.zip ECHO ³&CALL :listzip "%%~dpnxA" ) GOTO :EOF :listzip FOR /F "skip=2 tokens=* delims=" %%B IN ('unzip -l -q %1') DO ( SET Thisline=%%B IF "!ThisLine:~0,4!"=="----" ECHO.&GOTO :EOF ECHO !ThisLine:~0,9! Ã!ThisLine:~28,50! ) jaclaz Zipdir002.zip

There is no searched filename, as it is not what you asked: what I posted is essentially a DIR equivalent comprising contents of ZIP files. Now you are asking something different, a "search" feature for files either "plain" or within .zip archives. If you want to search the output, and have a "full" path returned you will need to change the output prepending the path to the archive to all files within the zip and pipe it into FIND or FINDSTR. Should work for network paths as well, however. Make a directory *like* C:\zipdir and copy to it the script and the unzip.exe, navigate to it, open a command prompt and type in it: zipdir <path> of course if <path> contains spaces you should enclose it in double quotes. In the case of a network path, you need to add a backslash at the beginning (temporarily, the script can be easily fixed to take care of the leading \\ in network paths), see attached image. jaclaz

Hmmm. I would call the video largely incomplete and inconsistent (not entirely unlike the MS crappy Windows 10 it talks about) The video can be summed up in three points: 1) there are evident inconsistencies in the UI design 2) it is undeniable that these inconsistencies exist and that the good MS guys didn't care about them 3) it is unfair to say that they are not capable of making the UI - if not visually agreeable - at least consistent, but simply they prioritized other things over the UI design The missing point is WHAT (the heck ) are the other things that: a. kept the good MS guys so busy to make a mess of the very thing that was sold to us as being innovative (the UI) b. are so good (and innovative) that allow them to be excused for the lousy work they did on the UI jaclaz

Hmmm. The goal is seemingly to use a shortcut (special key combo pressed on the keyboard) and that should open a given app and switch its windows to another tab. The use of a .LNK file is some means to the goal that you believe is a suitable one. If the goal is confirmed, I would rather use AutoHotKey (that has AFAICR very good provisions to send keys to programs): https://autohotkey.com/docs_1.0/commands/Send.htm and - as the name says - can be invoked/started with a hot key. If you want to use sendkeys.exe with a shortcut: http://cpap.com.br/orlando/SendKeysMore.asp you will need to make a batch file (or a VB script) that first runs the "target" app and then runs sendkeys.exe and point the shortcut to the script. jaclaz

Autoit usually works fine, but of course you need to either compile the script or install the program. Since Send in itself can in some cases be not reliable, they also have a controlsend, said to be more reliable: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/Send.htm https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ControlSend.htm jaclaz

Simple batch, using info-zip unzip (version 6.00): @ECHO OFF ::ZipDir.cmd by jaclaz v0.001 31/07/2018 SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION IF %1.==. (SET DirPath="%~dp0") ELSE (SET DirPath="%~1\") SET DirPath=%DirPath:\\=\% IF NOT EXIST %DirPath% SET DirPath="%~dp0" ECHO Directory of %DirPath% ECHO Size Filename ECHO --------- ------------------------------------------ FOR /F "tokens=* delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s %DirPath%') do ( SET Size= %%~zA SET Size=!Size:~-9,9! ECHO !Size! %%~dpnxA IF %%~xA==.zip ECHO ³&CALL :listzip "%%~dpnxA" ) GOTO :EOF :listzip FOR /F "skip=2 tokens=* delims=" %%B IN ('unzip -l -q %1') DO ( SET Thisline=%%B IF "!ThisLine:~0,4!"=="----" ECHO.&GOTO :EOF REM IF "!ThisLine!"==" -------- -------" ECHO.&GOTO :EOF ECHO !ThisLine:~0,9! Ã!ThisLine:~28,50! ) jaclaz zipdir.zip

Good. You are very welcome , will do . jaclaz

I cannot access that page (rather obviously as these are supposed to be communications between seller and buyer) but the Windows title "Richiedi il totale" I can see in the browser means "ask for the total", which implies (or should imply) that you bought more than one item from the same seller and - to avoid a surcharge on shipping and handling - you ask for the total to the seller that combines the items in a single shipment and sends you a new total to pay (that should be less than your current total). jaclaz

It depends on the size of the SSD, usually they are not that big in size. Personally I would procure a USB hard disk, a 500 GB-1 TB (should be as low as 50-60 bucks), and make on it a full image of the disk before resetting the device to factory. Then you can mount the image (read only) and copy back whatever file you actually need when (if) you will need it. This way you don't have the risk to forget (now) to copy this or that file (that will be gone after the reset) and you won't lose the time needed to "hunt" the files. Conversely, a full image would allow you in the future, when you have time and will, etc., to revert the situation to the current one, allowing you to attempt to fix the "old install". About these attempts to repair, having a full image is also handy for this, as you can "risk" more "crazy" (or "radical") attempts/fixes, as you know that you can, any time, go back in time and have the thing again as it was. The SSD MMCRE32GEDXP-MVBL1 is seemingly a MSATA MINI PCI-E device, it shouldn't *need* any particular driver on Windows 7, but it is possible that you accidentally deleted some needed related entries in the Registry. If the issue is the SSD (or controller) driver, you should have a STOP ERROR 0x0000007b "Inaccessible Boot Device when attempting to boot. jaclaz

*Any* would do, I would suggest you trying with a Puppy Linux (as it is "simple enough"), here is a "full" tutorial: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/274691-use-puppy-linux-live-cd-to-recover-your-data/ (it is for an oldish version, but it is not like you need anything newer, and you have the advantage of a smaller size). jaclaz

If it is a setup.exe, then it is not strictly *needed*. I.e. the latop should work normally, boot and then allow to execute the .exe (that possibly replaces a "standard" driver with a "supposedly better" one). Is the thingy BIOS or UEFI? If it is BIOS, *anything* including some DOS/FreeDOS could possibly be used to boot and access the internal SSD (to copy the needed files). Otherwise get *any* suitable Linux Live CD and use it to just copy the files, or use a dd of some kind to make an image of the SSD. jaclaz

Well the SSD is a Mass Storage device, so the Intel Matrix Storage Manager (besides the Intel Chipset one) seems like a good candidate. You are using the AOMEI PE builder, but did you use it to build a Win 7 PE (using your install disk as source) or did you use the Windows 10 WIM? It is entirely possible that the Windows 7 doesn't contain (too old) a suitable driver and that the Windows 10 WIM has one of the many incompatibilities the Windows 10 has (too new). jaclaz

Windows 10 CE ? You sure? The DOS prompt is of course a command prompt, not actually DOS. jaclaz

Yes and no. Seemingly they (they must have been inspired by the good MS guys) removed most of the info, but drivers are there alright. The drivers linked to on this page: https://www.notebook-driver.com/lenovo-ideapad-y460p-windows-drivers-software/ are actually seemingly downloaded from Lenovo servers, at this address: https://download.lenovo.com/UserFiles/Driver/en/Downloads and Drivers/Y460pY560p/ (not an open directory, unfortunately). Searching on Lenovo for Y460 or Y560 (withut the trailing "p") still provides some results (though not as many as needed/useful) jaclaz

The code "^+{TAB}" doesn't look like valid. The "^" means CTRL, but the "+" means SHIFT: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vba/language-reference-vba/articles/sendkeys-statement The "^({TAB})" seems correct though braces shouldn't be needed, i.e. "^{TAB}" Sendkeys is very tricky, and has often timing issues, maybe the 1000 is too low. In this example, 5000 is used: https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/01_w02/386787/Cycle-And-Reload.txt jaclaz

You mean that - even for a mere second - there was any doubt about that? I will tell you something more, until late 2004/early 2005 internet "on the move" was used ONLY for work. Professionals traveled with their own laptops with a PCMCIA rectius Cardbus with a SIM and used the cellular network to connect to the internet. In hotels, period circa 2005-2010, at least here in Italy, Wi-Fi was usually provided for a (often rather high[1]) fee (and again almost only professionals on the move actually used it). jaclaz [1] If I remeber correctly (and I do ) something in the range of 3 Euro/h for 1 hour, 6 Euro for 6 hours, 12 Euros for 24 hours.

Sure they are opinions , but there is another little thing, called experience (amount of and dating since ). Not at all to attempt to endorse my opinions indirectly by boasting my (unfortunately) old age, but it seems to me clear enough that besides different opinions, we had different experiences with computers in different periods, and probably also at a different scale/with a different final scope. What was the first NT family OS you actually worked (not played) on? [1] How many machines did you have migrated from NT 4.0 Workstation to Windows 2000 (and/or from NT 4.0 Server to 2000 Server) and maintained in year 2000-2001? [2] How many machines did you have migrated from 98 or 2000 to XP and maintained in 2002-2003 ? [3] How many servers did you have migrated from 2000 Server to 2003 Server and maintained in 2003-2004 ? [4] Please understand how my involvement with the PC's and their OSes comes only partially by my personal interest in this field, the main part has always been connected with using them as tools to make some professional work. To attempt to bring you back in the right timeframe - Wi-Fi began to be largely used only after 2003 (i.e. 802.11g) as the earlier versions (802.11 and 802.11b) were way too costly and slow to have any practical utility, this is a Wired article about that time: https://www.wired.com/2003/05/wifirevolution/ At the time the good MS guys were (obviously) all-in on XP and Windows 2000 was already considered "dead". If you go back in time and look for actual hardware pre-2003, you will soon find that: 1) there were NO phones or tablets (at all) 2) there were very few laptops/portables with Wi-Fi card embedded/included Same goes for USB, Windows 2000 was actually released BEFORE USB 2.0 was even approved. jaclaz Answers in my case: [1] NT 3.1 [2] 40-60 [3] 40-60 [4] 3