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Performance Characterization of the Dell Flexible Computing On-Demand Desktop Streaming Solution

whitepaper The Dell Flexible Computing Solution for On-Demand Desktop Streaming, based on the Citrix Provisioning Server for Desktops, enables diskless client computers to boot from a network server via well known mechanisms.

Tags: desktop systems - pcs

[14 Feb 2008]

How to Make a Bootable CD

whitepaper This will allow the author to build a Boot Volume Descriptor which contains an absolute pointer to the Boot Catalog, and will also allow the author to build a Boot Catalog with absolute pointers to the bootable images.

Tags: sound recording, boot, catalog, bootable

[16 Jan 2008]

PC Hacks: Fix the Master Boot Record on FAT Partitions

whitepaper Re-creating a new Master Boot Record at the first sector of the hard drive - which is what the system BIOS is looking for in order to turn over the startup operation to an operating system - is an easy fix.

Tags: hard drives, record, operating system, boot

[17 Oct 2007]

Knoppix Hacks: Install Knoppix as a Single-Boot System

whitepaper While it isn't always possible to install Knoppix on its own empty hard drive, it certainly removes a lot of the complications that make installation tricky. These steps guides one through installing Knoppix on a drive that is unpartitioned and...

Tags: linux server os, knoppix, installation, installing

[17 Oct 2007]

Dual-Booting Tips for Windows XP Embedded

whitepaper This paper discusses some of the tricks to use to solve dual-boot configuration issues. Known as dual-booting, this allows the developer to build the Windows XP Embedded operating system in Windows XP Professional, download the operating system to...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, embedded, windows xp, operating system

[14 Aug 2007]

Using Windows PE in Windows XP Embedded Development

whitepaper The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) CD-ROM provides a small but powerful boot environment that you can use for many Windows XP Embedded development tasks. With Windows PE you can bring up a device that has no operating...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, xp, windows xp, embedded

[25 Jul 2007]

Seagate Innovation About to Deliver a Windows Vista-Ready Hybrid Drive

whitepaper Seagate augments its product portfolio with a Windows Vista-ready hybrid drive, the Momentus 5400 PSD, which will enable consumers to boot almost instantly, load applications quickly, extend battery life and increase the reliability of storage.

Tags: windows vista, vista, operating system, hybrid

[13 Feb 2007]

SCSI/SATA RAID Controller Replacement

whitepaper Booting the system showed no controller in the POST messages and therefore no hard drives to boot from. Immediately, they saw the boot process identify the drives and create a logical disk. The authors only reached certainty that the controller was...

Tags: data recovery - security, authors, controller, boot

[30 Nov 2006]

BitLocker Drive Encryption: Value-Add Extensibility Options

whitepaper BitLocker enhances data protection by bringing together two major subfunctions: full drive encryption and integrity checking of early boot components. Unencrypted data that is stored on a hard disk can be accessed if the disk is mounted by another...

Tags: security management, microsoft windows, encryption, windows vista

[21 Nov 2006]

Gather Windows system details and store in SQL Server 2005 Express with this VBScript

whitepaper The script gathers the following:System Type: For example, "X86-based PC"Description: For example, "AT/AT Compatible"Total system RAMNumber of processors in the systemSystem manufacturerSystem modelOS version descriptionService pack version...

Tags: database management, express, installed, machines

[19 May 2006]

Red Hat Linux boots Windows off PCs

Red Hat Linux boots Windows off PCs

News The bug had cropped up in testing, but after Red Hat released Fedora Core 2 in May, many more users reported their systems no longer would boot Windows. No data on the Windows side was destroyed and some manual hard drive reconfiguration fixed the...

[09 Jun 2004]

Remote Ethernet Booting

whitepaper This feature allows the CPU to boot an operating system across the Ethernet LAN as opposed to booting from a locally connected hard disk drive. The remote Ethernet boot feature is implemented by having an on-board Ethernet controller and associated...

Tags: ethernet, ethernet, board, cpu

[24 Feb 2004]

Making a Win95 Bootdisk

whitepaper What I mean is, if you use a Win98 boot disk to SYS a drive, (to make a hard drive bootable) and then try to install any version of Win95 it will fail with a very weird error! The first thing you must understand is what operating system to use to...

Tags: windows 3.1 - 95 - 98 - me, disk, error, boot

[24 Feb 2004]

How to Re-install Win95

whitepaper Both assume a good working boot disk. This assumes that you only have one hard drive and that you plan to use only one partition i.e.drive "C". Down the road I plan to add a page discussing disk partitioning schemes.

Tags: windows 3.1 - 95 - 98 - me, disk, plan, subject

[24 Feb 2004]

How to Re-install Win98

whitepaper Both assume a good working boot disk. This assumes that you only have one hard drive and that you plan to use only one partition i.e.drive "C". Down the road I plan to add a page discussing disk partitioning schemes.

Tags: windows 3.1 - 95 - 98 - me, disk, plan, subject

[24 Feb 2004]

Understanding Virus Behavior Under Windows NT

whitepaper The following virus classes are detailed: MBR viruses (on floppy diskette and hard drive), boot record viruses (on floppy diskette and hard drive), direct-action file viruses, memory-resident file viruses, multipartite viruses (which have both...

Tags: windows nt - 2000 - 2003, file, nt, windows nt

[24 Feb 2004]

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Crash, crash, crash

Comment The basic program was working but it just would not boot up from my back-up files. Rebooting revealed even more problems which again culminated in a crash, while trying to reboot saw the machine unable to locate the hard drive.

Tags: crash, uncommon sense, cochrane

[25 Sep 2003]

Gwar (Kaspersky)

whitepaper It hooks INT 13h and writes itself to the boot sector of diskettes and MBR sector of hard drive that are accessed. Gwar is a very dangerous memory resident encrypted and stealth boot virus. From January 1st till 7th the virus displays a message and...

Tags: virus, sector, hard drive, boot

[14 Aug 2003]

Multiani (Kaspersky)

whitepaper It hooks INT 13h and writes itself to boot sectors of the floppy disks and to the first boot sector of the hard drive. This is a dangerous memory resident boot virus. While infecting a sector, the virus patches the code of the standard boot routine...

Tags: code, virus, sector, routine

[14 Aug 2003]

Trojan.ZeroBoot (Symantec)

whitepaper After the Trojan has executed, the computer will not boot from the hard drive. Description: Trojan.ZeroBoot attempts to overwrites the boot sector of the hard disk with zeros. Name: Trojan.ZeroBoot Discovered on: September 10, 2001

Tags: boot, type, disk, description

[14 Aug 2003]

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