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Hello, I use a program (Beyond Compare) which has a Folder Compare module, with a function for doing a binary comparison between the files inside two folders. I use it to check the integrity of my backups, by comparing my main hard disk files, with the ones on the backup hard disks. If two files get recognized as being different, then one of them should be corrupt (if they didn't get modified &quotnormally&quot). My question is: will this method work to detect real file corruptions? Will it detect any kind of corruption, both copy corruptions, and &quotbit rot&quot corruptions? Will there be no problem regarding read cache? I mean: if the first file to compare gets read from disk, and is kept in a read cache (by Windows or by the hard disk, or by something else), will the second file get read from the same cache (if Windows or the hard disk think they are identical files)? Do Windows and hard disks have some kind of procedure to detect if a file to read from disk is already available in cache, even if it is in a different folder than the &quotoriginal&quot one? Perhaps some kind of file-checksum-system which decides that the files are same? (And this system would not notice if the file to compare is corrupt). If this would be true, then integrity checks by file comparison would not work, because in practice the same file would be read twice (first from disk, and then from cache), instead of reading both the two files to be compared from disk. I have already done tests by manually &quotcorrupting&quot files (changing slightly the contents, while keeping size and timestamp the same), and it works (the files get recognized as different). But I'm not sure if it will work also with &quotreal&quot corrupt files. I'm interested mostly about Windows 8 Pro 64bit and NTFS (but would like to know also in general). Thanks. View the full article

i tried to download some games for my LG VS750 when i run the program and restart my phone it only shows the start up logo and not continuing to its program..pls help..thanks! View this thread

How can i revert back to getting "Windows Updates" only. I installed the " NEW! Get Microsoft Update today" feature. However, i don't want the updates for the additional Microsoft products. I don't use Outlook, etc. so i only need updates for Windows XP only. View this thread

Each time I turn off my laptop for the last 2 days, obviously the security shuts down, but when I turn it back on, the icon is red and when I click on it, it is turned off, says "AT RISK" and I have to restart it. Any one have any ideas why? Thanx for your time! View this thread

I am trying to install the latest security update for the .NET framework, KB2742596. The installation fails and I get error code 0x643. How do I fix this? View this thread

hi there My notebook was bought in my local tesco 3 years ago with Windows XP preinstalled, I had the key code on the bottom, had to have the notebook rebooted with fresh windows XP installed, and now I cant activate my Windows key code. I have rung microsoft and they told me it was blocked and to ring my manufacturer, never had such a farce before ! This is a copy of my info, can you give me any advice what to do ? Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Status: Not Activated Validation Code: 1 Cached Validation Code: N/A Windows Product Key: *****-*****-9V36K-DB2FX-JQY7J Windows Product Key Hash: xhflwX1Je+HT3Q6WRksa4rwbtps= Windows Product ID: 76477-OEM-2154351-27167 Windows Product ID Type: 3 Windows License Type: OEM System Builder Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010200.3.0.hom ID: {5EA7CFCB-CB45-4BFB-9D86-7826CC1E6A15}(3) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 LegitcheckControl ActiveX: Registered, 1.9.42.0 Signed By: Microsoft Product Name: N/A Architecture: N/A Build lab: N/A TTS Error: N/A Validation Diagnostic: FCEE394C-429-80040154_025D1FF3-344-80040154_025D1FF3-229-80040154_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-258-3 Resolution Status: N/A Vista WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A Version: N/A Windows XP Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 File Exists: No Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Data--> Office Status: 109 N/A OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Office Diagnostics: B4D0AA8B-543-80070002_FCEE394C-429-80040154_025D1FF3-344-80040154_025D1FF3-229-80040154_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-258-3 Browser Data--> Proxy settings: N/A User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible MSIE 8.0 Win32) Default Browser: C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerIEXPLORE.exe Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled Active scripting: Allowed Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed File Scan Data--> File Mismatch: C:WINDOWSsystem32syssetup.dll[5.1.2600.5512], Hr = 0x800b0100 Other data--> Office Details: {5EA7CFCB-CB45-4BFB-9D86-7826CC1E6A15}1.9.0027.05.1.2600.2.00010200.3.0.homx32*****-*****-*****-*****-JQY7J76477-OEM-2154351-271673S-1-5-21-1085031214-57989841-527237240FEBC0A900184406504090409Afghanistan Standard Time(GMT+04:30)03109 Licensing Data--> N/A Windows Activation Technologies--> N/A HWID Data--> N/A OEM Activation 1.0 Data--> BIOS string matches: yes Marker string from BIOS: 1C8FF:Compaq Computer Corporation|1C8A8:Compaq Computer Corporation|1C8A8:Compaq Computer Corporation|13D0F:GENUINE C&C INC|1C8A8:Hewlett-Packard Company|1C9A5:Inventec(Taipei) Marker string from OEMBIOS.DAT: N/A, hr = 0x80004005 OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> N/A Thanks in advance View this thread

Hi everybody. After installing updates that require a system reboot, it's necessary to reboot as soon as posible or if it is safe to install the updates and reboot later? I mean, the system become unstable? As far as I know, Windows detects that the file is in use, the new version of the file is copied to a temporary location and the system replace it on the next boot, but I would like to confirm it and to have some more details. View this thread

I've tried several times to instal this update (KB2742597). It gets halway and fails. I've uninstalled Net frame 1.1 sp1 and re installed. No go. None of the other things I've trid work either. Any Ideas? Please don't say re-instal windows because I'll just stop using windows all together. That is rarely the answer. View this thread

I've tried several times to instal this update (KB2742597). It gets halway and fails. I've uninstalled Net frame 1.1 sp1 and re installed. No go. None of the other things I've trid work either. Any Ideas? Please don't say re-instal windows because I'll just stop using windows all together. That is rarely the answer. View this thread

it just goes to another page with a x in red on it that says internet explorer has stopped trying to restore this website... View this thread

Installation of the following updates (KB2770917, KB2785094, KB2779768, KB2770917, KB2785094, KB2779768, KB2770917, KB2785094, KB2779768, KB 2771431) failed. I'm on Win8. I tried reinstalling them several times, but no luck, they still fail and revert changes. Fix for this please? View this thread

computer did a update last night and now everytime I restart it I get (unable to cast object of type 'system.boolean' to type 'system.string') I have know idea what is causing this as it dosn't refer to any program??????? View this thread

Hi, Please help me with Microsoft System Center Desktop Error Monitoring (DEM) for windows 8. View the full article

Hi, Please help me with advanced group policy management (AGPM) for windows 8. View the full article

Cannot solve will not search for windows updates error 80072F8F. Windows help does not solve problem what should I do have tried all suggestions re time, date and internet auto sync no good View this thread

I'm trying to install update,but problems installing windows update KB2742597 View this thread

Cannot open any hyperlink contained in a Mail message, when using Windows Mail. But if I sign in individually to Hotmail, they do work. So it must be some element of Mail configuration. But what?? View this thread

I had a virus attack and now I cannot do any updates. I have an HP laptop windows 7 Home P, 64bit. View this thread

Hey hie I have got two questions 1&gt I am using Visual Studio 2012 and using Configuring Visual Studio to Debug .NET Framework Source Code where it says to download Symbols. But It makes the process of execution very slow as it downloads all files according to the code. IS there a way to download all the symbols at once and then use it later Thanks and Regards Anurag Shetti View the full article

Is ther a norwegian (bokmål) language for Office Profesional Plus 13? If not, when will it be realised? View this thread

repeated failures to update View this thread

repeated failures to update View this thread

Who deleted the thread? Did anything I typed caused offense? What I was trying to say is that touch is not a virtue. It is a necessity to solve a particular evil, ie very small displays that were a compromise to achieve mobility on cellphones. When screens are very small, to see the content you want to see, there has to be continuous zooming in/out and panning. Touch is the best option for this right now. If you have used the joystick on the old Nokia E-71 you will understand me perfectly. Microsoft shouldn't be blindly chasing touch just because Steve jobs looked cool demonstrating it on stage. Touch, as I had illustrated earlier, is a drawback in most other situations, even on the cellphone. PCs (I mean mainly laptops as that appears to be the most popular PC form factor now) do not have the limitation of cellphone screens. Hence touch is very out of place. When Windows 8 is optimized for touch, it causes headaches for PC users. Eg touch requires an icon to be huge enough so that the chubby finger doesn't touch the wrong one, so in addition to size they must be spaced out, but with a mouse (touchpad on a notebook), the hotspot is exactly 1 pixel in size. It is two vastly different worlds. The design for touch does not just increase the size of a button. It affects the whole PC. So instead of a Start menu, you have a Start screen. On a 1920x1080 display, the Start screen is ten times slower than the Start menu simply because it has to render and move ten times as many pixels, most of which are useless to a mouse hotspot of 1x1pixel. View the full article

Hi, I am blind. I created Recovery USB flash drive from Control Panel in Windows 8 Pro then restart my computer and I can’t see white foreground color on cyan background color WinRE’s screen in my Recovery USB flash drive. How do I setting High Contrast Black as white foreground color on black background color for WinRE? Saroseus View the full article

So i know that there is an issue with WSUS servers and installing a patch to correct it on the WSUS server. My issue is that the check online for updates never works again. I have removed the keys from the registry and it no longer looks to the WSUS server for updates but it still gives the error 80096002 View the full article