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what3v3r

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  1. not that i know of.

    it happened in VMWare and on my home pc. i really dont know what these two have in common that causes this error.

    edit: i noticed something else, but i dont know if its related: the cdrom system variable is not available in any other cmd windows i open, only in the one it was created in.

    edit2: i now disabled the script that looks for the cdrom drive. instead i created the cdrom variable in the properties dialog of "my computer". the variables that are created there have a sytem wide scope. but it still doesnt work...

  2. Wouldn't an "Allow list" be equivalent to keeping a database of things? We don't have a database of things "allowed". We don't keep a list. We don't have signatures. You don't make rules.

    how does your software then keep track of the things to allow and the programs to block?

    or will the administrator be asked every time a program starts? it would help me if could you give me a finite state machine type of UML diagram . so i can understand it better.

  3. for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\file.txt set CDROM=%%i:
    echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

    this part of the batch file, that is run before WPI.hta is executed, correctly identifies my dvd drive.

    but it seems that the created variable isnt used by WPI. after i click install in WPI i get the errormessage that "pathtoWPI\applications\programname\setup.exe" cant be found

    an example would be: "c:\install\wpi\apps\dotnet\netfxsp1.exe" could not be found blablabla...

    "c:\install\wpi\" is the path to the windows post installer that has been copied to the hard disk. instead it should simply be "d:\"

    strangely enough, the above script correctly identifies the dvd drive as d:

    why isnt that value used by the WPI? i double checked the paths, its all correct. this error happens to all programs i try to install from DVD. so it cant just be a typo or something.

  4. i dont see whats so special about this software. from what ive gathered it simply blocks every executable, that isnt in some kind of "allow list"

    and only certain people have the right to extend that list.

    im sure its a bit more complicated but i guess thats what it comes down to.

    im not certain but i think ive already read about that kind of software ... i think thats something similar: http://www.sharewareriver.com/product.php?id=2261

  5. youre bound to get a biased opinion when asking these questions on a microsoft software forum network.

    try asking it on a linux forum :) and the results would be different

    i think linux is much easier to customize, since all the settings are in text files with many comments.

    but the downside is that as a beginner you never know where to look. in other words you really have to look into the subject if you want to use linux in a professional way.

    windows tries to do everything for you. you dont have to (can) configure as much. installing applications is always performed in the same way. and if youve done anything wrong use system restore.

    windows is an OS to work with, and not an OS that requires work.

    on the other hand, if you really want ease of use, you should take a look at apple

  6. cant you schedul it to run at a certain time? like 5 minutes before the backup?

    if youre using livestate for example it has the option built in to run batch files before and after the backup.

  7. personally i use "virtualdub mod" its an enhanced version of vdub that also works with mpeg2 and ac3 sound - if you have the right filters installed.

    your "Combiner program" propably didnt just combine your two avi files but also recode them to mpeg2, so that the resulting DVD can be played in every stand alone DVD-Player. thats why the file size became 4GB

    keep in mind, that if you just combine two avi files and burn the resulting file to DVD, you will only be able to play them back on a PC or a standalone player that can play XVID/DIVX files.

  8. the webserver is my homecomputer, and it is directly connected to the internet. my ISP lets me hook up to 4 PCs directly into the web with independent IP adresses. i tried to access the webserver from the second PC, and it worked, until i terminated the connection to port 3389.

    this is a simplified visualization of my setup :D :

    post-26469-1113600429_thumb.jpg

    there is no NAT/PAT by the way.

  9. ok, i just played around with the remote desktop web connection, and i think it wont work, either.

    because for the activex plugin to work it needs to connect to the remote port 3389 it also ignores the proxy settings, and tries to connect directly. i dont think the firewall at work will allow this.

    when i block 3389 with the local firewall the remote desktop "web" connection is immediately terminated.

    why is microsoft calling it "web" connection if it doesnt use port 80? if i could connect to any port i wouldnt use the web connection in the first place. compatibility with other OS can also not be the issue here, since activex plugins only work in IE as far as i know. for me, this makes the remote desktop web connection completely redundant. :realmad:

    sorry for the rant but i just had to get this out :whistle:

  10. i use vnc to do this, forward port 5800 or 5900 (can't remember which, i'll check later, pretty sure its 5800) on your home pc

    then in IE (on client pc) go to http://IPADDRESS:5800

    bring a java based front end up :)

    thank you for this suggestion, i enabled the java viewer. set it to port 8888 but all i get is a "page cannot be displayed" error.

    i restarted the service, changed the port three times, disabled my firewall. nothing worked... :}

    anyway, its not exactly what i had in mind, but if nothing else comes up i will propably use this if i ever get it to work that is :yes:

  11. ive already heard of these remote desktop web connections, but from what i know about them, they need much bandwidth.

    i also tried to deploy them twice, at home but i could never log in. i did everything by the book but my credentials were always refused.

    what i have in mind is very simple: for starters: you have a form field, type in a console command, an it is executed on the server.

    of course, to do just this, telnet/ssh would be a better alternative.

    as i said, i would like to also view logs, maybe execute certain preconfigured command lines by clicking a link for example.

    just like the web-interface for a router. you can configure it, restart it, change its IP, etc.

  12. Is there a (preferably PHP/Apache based, open source) solution out there that lets me control my Windows PC through a Web based frontend? As stated in the title i would like to start applications, Restart the computer, end applications, view logs and stuff like that.

    i know that there are a some web based remote desktop solutions around, but this is supposed to eat up as little bandwidth as possible.

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