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Two questions

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Dave-UK

Flightless Bird
"Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message news:caj3b656vc87eave765didrmldaqo02nm9@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:10:00 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:fpp1b6tmk571ut4ttpvd1kcq7a5h52vti8@4ax.com...
>> > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 22:45:03 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
>> >> news:ilh1b652pcn05omas5f1dg4ba2lkr8781l@4ax.com...
>> >> > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 19:37:02 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> >> >> > 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I managed to
>> >> >> > screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I can't find
>> >> >> > the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>> >> >> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
>> >> >> Find > message
>> >> >> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
>> >> >> any keywords in the Message box.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > In *what* program?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> The program the OP is using to read this newsgroup - Windows Live Mail.
>> >> (If you look at the properties of the post you can see the newsreader listed.)
>> >
>> >
>> > Yes, yes--I know. In all probability you are right. My point was that
>> > his message about what keys to press is *meaningless* if he doesn't
>> > tell us what program he's talking about. He perhaps thinks that
>> > because he's using Windows Live Mail to read newsgroups, there are no
>> > other choices and that's what everyone else also uses. It's like
>> > telling someone if he wants to make his television set louder, he
>> > should press the button in the lower left corner of his remote
>> > control.
>> >

>>
>> You obviously forget who you reply to.
>> Who is this ' he ' ?

>
>
> Yep, you're right. It was you. Why do you call yourself "the OP"?
> Trying to mislead me?
>


I never called myself 'the OP'.
This conversation with you is pointless. It reminds me of talking
to my mother who had senile dementia in her later years.
Bye.
 
K

Ken Blake

Flightless Bird
On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:15:36 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:


> This conversation with you is pointless. It reminds me of talking
> to my mother who had senile dementia in her later years.
> Bye.



Goodbye to you too. I've just added you to my killfile. Feel free to
also put me in yours, so neither of us will have to see messages from
the other again.
 
C

Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:35:02 -0700, Ken Blake <kblake@kb.invalid>
wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:15:36 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>
>
>> This conversation with you is pointless. It reminds me of talking
>> to my mother who had senile dementia in her later years.
>> Bye.

>
>
>Goodbye to you too. I've just added you to my killfile. Feel free to
>also put me in yours, so neither of us will have to see messages from
>the other again.


I had both of you pegged as positive contributors to the group. I
guess the two of you don't agree with me. :)
 
K

Ken Blake

Flightless Bird
On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:40:46 -0500, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:35:02 -0700, Ken Blake <kblake@kb.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:15:36 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> This conversation with you is pointless. It reminds me of talking
> >> to my mother who had senile dementia in her later years.
> >> Bye.

> >
> >
> >Goodbye to you too. I've just added you to my killfile. Feel free to
> >also put me in yours, so neither of us will have to see messages from
> >the other again.

>
> I had both of you pegged as positive contributors to the group. I
> guess the two of you don't agree with me. :)



Thanks. I had always though Dave-UK was a positive contributor too,
but he apparently just wants to hurl insults at me. I'm not interested
in arguing with him or trading insults with him (note that I didn't
say anything to about his apparently inheriting his mother's
dementia).
 
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Sunny Bard

Flightless Bird
Ken Blake wrote:

> note that I didn't say anything to about his apparently
> inheriting his mother's dementia


Until now ...
 
K

Ken Blake

Flightless Bird
On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:10:42 +0100, Sunny Bard <sunnybard@txinfo.org>
wrote:

> Ken Blake wrote:
>
> > note that I didn't say anything to about his apparently
> > inheriting his mother's dementia

>
> Until now ...



On the contrary. If he did what I did to him, and suggested that he do
to me, he killfiled me and didn't see my message. *You* on the other
hand, reposted it by quoting my message, so he presumably got to see
it.
 
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Sunny Bard

Flightless Bird
Ken Blake wrote:

> On the contrary. If he did what I did to him, and suggested that he do
> to me, he killfiled me and didn't see my message. *You* on the other
> hand, reposted it by quoting my message, so he presumably got to see
> it.


Your message didn't claim you hadn't said it to him, looks like you
might have left out the operative word if that's what you intended.
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
news:2eb1b6hvatnomdk0fhskisvtt0qt3md613@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 12:53:58 -0500, "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>
>> 2. Does anyone know of a good usenet search engine? I searched for that
>> and
>> the only hits I got were for binaries, which I already have, and none for
>> groups such as this one.

>
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&
>


Thanks Ken,
I've used this one before, but forgot about it. Got it in my bookmarks now.
Dave
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:l1f1b6dnhh6051r560rkviahbq16o8ur52@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:08:03 -0400, Nil
> <rednoise@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
>
>>On 09 Oct 2010, Ken Blake <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in
>>alt.windows7.general:
>>
>>> On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 12:53:58 -0500, "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2. Does anyone know of a good usenet search engine? I searched
>>>> for that and the only hits I got were for binaries, which I
>>>> already have, and none for groups such as this one.
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&

>>
>>It won't search this group, though. For some reason, Google refuses to
>>add it to their repository.

>
> This might not be the answer you're looking for, but I have always
> found it easiest to maintain my own archive for certain groups. That
> way you can search to your heart's content.
>
> Since you're starting from scratch, you'd have to decide how much
> history you want, then download the posts back that far and continue
> going forward. If your current Usenet provider doesn't have the
> history you want, you could either buy a small block of Gigs at
> Astraweb, for example, or perhaps use one of the many free trials that
> the premium Usenet providers always offer. That would give you several
> years worth of history, if not more.
>


Thanks, Char.
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
news:gO-dnbtY36LMKy3RnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I managed
>> to screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I
>> can't find the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>>

>
> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
> Find > message
> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
> any keywords in the Message box.
>
> Can you remember the name of this rescue disk or the context in
> which it was mentioned ?
>


It was a bootable, probably an ISO, with Windows utilities to repair,
restore and that kind of thing. Best I remember it was like Windows PE. One
of the regulars here developed it and posted the link a couple times.
 
K

Ken Blake

Flightless Bird
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:57:52 -0500, "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid>
wrote:

>
> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
> news:2eb1b6hvatnomdk0fhskisvtt0qt3md613@4ax.com...
> > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 12:53:58 -0500, "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> 2. Does anyone know of a good usenet search engine? I searched for that
> >> and
> >> the only hits I got were for binaries, which I already have, and none for
> >> groups such as this one.

> >
> >
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&
> >

>
> Thanks Ken,
> I've used this one before, but forgot about it. Got it in my bookmarks now.




You're welcome. Glad to help.
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
news:RsSdnXdms7EHRSzRnZ2dnUVZ8hOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
> news:caj3b656vc87eave765didrmldaqo02nm9@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:10:00 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:fpp1b6tmk571ut4ttpvd1kcq7a5h52vti8@4ax.com...
>>> > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 22:45:03 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
>>> >> news:ilh1b652pcn05omas5f1dg4ba2lkr8781l@4ax.com...
>>> >> > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 19:37:02 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>> >> >> > 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I
>>> >> >> > managed to
>>> >> >> > screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now
>>> >> >> > I can't find
>>> >> >> > the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>>> >> >> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see
>>> >> >> it)
>>> >> >> Find > message
>>> >> >> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and
>>> >> >> enter
>>> >> >> any keywords in the Message box.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > In *what* program?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> The program the OP is using to read this newsgroup - Windows Live
>>> >> Mail.
>>> >> (If you look at the properties of the post you can see the newsreader
>>> >> listed.)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Yes, yes--I know. In all probability you are right. My point was that
>>> > his message about what keys to press is *meaningless* if he doesn't
>>> > tell us what program he's talking about. He perhaps thinks that
>>> > because he's using Windows Live Mail to read newsgroups, there are no
>>> > other choices and that's what everyone else also uses. It's like
>>> > telling someone if he wants to make his television set louder, he
>>> > should press the button in the lower left corner of his remote
>>> > control.
>>> >
>>>
>>> You obviously forget who you reply to.
>>> Who is this ' he ' ?

>>
>>
>> Yep, you're right. It was you. Why do you call yourself "the OP"?
>> Trying to mislead me?
>>

>
> I never called myself 'the OP'.
> This conversation with you is pointless. It reminds me of talking
> to my mother who had senile dementia in her later years.
> Bye.
>
>
>
>
>


Ken and Dave-UK,
You are both positive posters, very knowledgeable and a tremendously
positive influence on this ng. Please don't let a small misunderstanding
like this come between you. Take a couple days to relax, get over this and
come back the better person for it, everyone in this ng will appreciate it.
Dave
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
news:fpp1b6tmk571ut4ttpvd1kcq7a5h52vti8@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 22:45:03 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ken Blake" <kblake@kb.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:ilh1b652pcn05omas5f1dg4ba2lkr8781l@4ax.com...
>> > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 19:37:02 +0100, "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>> >> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>> >> > 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I
>> >> > managed to
>> >> > screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I
>> >> > can't find
>> >> > the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>> >> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
>> >> Find > message
>> >> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
>> >> any keywords in the Message box.
>> >
>> >
>> > In *what* program?
>> >
>> >

>>
>> The program the OP is using to read this newsgroup - Windows Live Mail.
>> (If you look at the properties of the post you can see the newsreader
>> listed.)

>
>
> Yes, yes--I know. In all probability you are right. My point was that
> his message about what keys to press is *meaningless* if he doesn't
> tell us what program he's talking about. He perhaps thinks that
> because he's using Windows Live Mail to read newsgroups, there are no
> other choices and that's what everyone else also uses. It's like
> telling someone if he wants to make his television set louder, he
> should press the button in the lower left corner of his remote
> control.
>


Ken,
I'm using WLM, but I don't understand what your question is. Also, to
clarify yours and Dave-UK's posts, I usually do a delete on messages when it
gets to the point I have to scroll a lot to get through the threads to the
unread messages. If there's a way to keep those posts in a history without
having to view them all the time I'm not aware of it.
Dave
 
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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:10:36 -0500, "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid>
wrote:

>Ken,
>I'm using WLM, but I don't understand what your question is. Also, to
>clarify yours and Dave-UK's posts, I usually do a delete on messages when it
>gets to the point I have to scroll a lot to get through the threads to the
>unread messages. If there's a way to keep those posts in a history without
>having to view them all the time I'm not aware of it.
>Dave


In most newsreaders, one of the common ways to keep a history on hand
is to mark the messages "Read" or "Old" (whatever WLM calls it), and
then to use a message view that hides the read/old messages. At some
point, even that will begin to get unwieldy, so I simply move old
messages to an archive folder that I've created for that purpose. Each
group that I wish to archive has its own archive folder, so when I
want to go back and search for something I can do it pretty easily.
 
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Dave-UK

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message news:WuGdnQZEt4y83i7RnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>
> "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
> news:gO-dnbtY36LMKy3RnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>
>> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>> 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I managed
>>> to screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I
>>> can't find the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>>>

>>
>> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
>> Find > message
>> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
>> any keywords in the Message box.
>>
>> Can you remember the name of this rescue disk or the context in
>> which it was mentioned ?
>>

>
> It was a bootable, probably an ISO, with Windows utilities to repair,
> restore and that kind of thing. Best I remember it was like Windows PE. One
> of the regulars here developed it and posted the link a couple times.
>
>


That may have been me.
This is one I'm currently messing about with:
BB-7PE_x64
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YLH4QQAS
It's based on the BB4Win shell (ISO, 365M/b).

This is an earlier effort:
Win7RescuePE10.zip Vista/Win7, (ISo, 280 M/b).
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HLLPGQPB
This will also be able to read XP systems.
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
news:WuGdnQZEt4y83i7RnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>
> "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
> news:gO-dnbtY36LMKy3RnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>
>> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>> 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I managed
>>> to screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I
>>> can't find the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>>>

>>
>> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
>> Find > message
>> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
>> any keywords in the Message box.
>>
>> Can you remember the name of this rescue disk or the context in
>> which it was mentioned ?
>>

>
> It was a bootable, probably an ISO, with Windows utilities to repair,
> restore and that kind of thing. Best I remember it was like Windows PE.
> One of the regulars here developed it and posted the link a couple times.
>
>


Was it maybe Bart's PE? http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
--
SC Tom
-There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:gki6b6pslhu9guc0lobh9u3v5oh2da0aok@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:10:36 -0500, "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>Ken,
>>I'm using WLM, but I don't understand what your question is. Also, to
>>clarify yours and Dave-UK's posts, I usually do a delete on messages when
>>it
>>gets to the point I have to scroll a lot to get through the threads to the
>>unread messages. If there's a way to keep those posts in a history without
>>having to view them all the time I'm not aware of it.
>>Dave

>
> In most newsreaders, one of the common ways to keep a history on hand
> is to mark the messages "Read" or "Old" (whatever WLM calls it), and
> then to use a message view that hides the read/old messages. At some
> point, even that will begin to get unwieldy, so I simply move old
> messages to an archive folder that I've created for that purpose. Each
> group that I wish to archive has its own archive folder, so when I
> want to go back and search for something I can do it pretty easily.
>


That sounds like a good solution. I'll read on that a little more and try to
implement it.
Thanks,
Dave
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
news:AMOdnQBfc79vyS7RnZ2dnUVZ8qednZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
> news:WuGdnQZEt4y83i7RnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>
>> "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
>> news:gO-dnbtY36LMKy3RnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>
>>> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>>> 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I managed
>>>> to screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I
>>>> can't find the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>>>>
>>>
>>> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>>> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
>>> Find > message
>>> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
>>> any keywords in the Message box.
>>>
>>> Can you remember the name of this rescue disk or the context in
>>> which it was mentioned ?
>>>

>>
>> It was a bootable, probably an ISO, with Windows utilities to repair,
>> restore and that kind of thing. Best I remember it was like Windows PE.
>> One of the regulars here developed it and posted the link a couple times.
>>

>
> That may have been me.
> This is one I'm currently messing about with:
> BB-7PE_x64
> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YLH4QQAS
> It's based on the BB4Win shell (ISO, 365M/b).
>
> This is an earlier effort:
> Win7RescuePE10.zip Vista/Win7, (ISo, 280 M/b).
> http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HLLPGQPB
> This will also be able to read XP systems.
>
>
>


That's the one, sorry I couldn’t remember you posted it.
Thanks again for the link and for your work.
Dave
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
news:i8vpr7$khl$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
> news:WuGdnQZEt4y83i7RnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>
>> "Dave-UK" <Here@Home.com> wrote in message
>> news:gO-dnbtY36LMKy3RnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>
>>> "Dave" <dave@unknown.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:GJmdnaiDAaOlMS3RnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@sigecom.net...
>>>> 1. Someone posted a link and/or tip concerning a rescue disk. I managed
>>>> to screw up the burn, didn't have time to continue with it and now I
>>>> can't find the original file. Would whoever posted that post it again?
>>>>
>>>
>>> You could try searching all downloaded messages for keywords.
>>> From the Edit menu (Alt-M to toggle the menu bar if you can't see it)
>>> Find > message
>>> Make sure it says alt.windows7.general in the 'Look in:' box and enter
>>> any keywords in the Message box.
>>>
>>> Can you remember the name of this rescue disk or the context in
>>> which it was mentioned ?
>>>

>>
>> It was a bootable, probably an ISO, with Windows utilities to repair,
>> restore and that kind of thing. Best I remember it was like Windows PE.
>> One of the regulars here developed it and posted the link a couple times.
>>
>>

>
> Was it maybe Bart's PE? http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
> --
> SC Tom
> -There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.
>


Tom,
I've used Bart's before on earlier versions of Windows, but the one I was
looking for is the one Dave-UK posted, he's done a lot of the setup work
already so it's a lot easier than building it from scratch.
Thanks,
Dave
 
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