February 2009 Entries
I was struggling with trying to figure out why a certain solution of mine wasn’t starting right. It was in VB with four projects. Upon initial open it would set a certain project with a DLL output as startup. If I set the EXE as startup project, it was fine, but when I distribute code I always clean it by removing *.suo and *.user files, and bin/obj folders. Upon opening the “cleaned” version, it would always revert to the DLL project and fail to F5 nicely. The fix turned out to be simple, though I’m curious as to why I...
Well, so far I haven’t gotten Daemon Tools to work. Apparently it’s not DT itself, but rather the SCSI Passthrough device (SPTD) that isn’t compatible with the new low-level changes. I also couldn’t get Elby Virtual CloneDrive to work. It installed fine, but just hung when I tried to mount a disc. Fortunately, I’ve found a solution. I’ve never even seen something like this before, but a company called Pismo Technic, Inc. has created an application that mounts an ISO file (and many other formats) as a folder. It’s not a virtual drive at all, just a way to...
Well, despite my previous post to the contrary, I have periodic issues with the Atheros networking drivers on my Aspire One. They worked most of the time under Vista. They work rarely under Windows 7. The wireless device either simply disappears or just won’t connect to anything. The Windows troubleshooting/repair functions do nothing to fix it. I have no idea what I need to do, except, I suspect I’ll need to wait for newer drivers. Atheros doesn’t seem to offer direct downloads for what I need, so this is a severe slam for the Aspire at this point! By...