[Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
John Mieske
johnmieske at gmail.com
Thu Feb 25 16:33:35 UTC 2010
Funny you say that.. Security related.. so your saying there is no
security in Win2k ? hahahahaha Because I know for a fact Win7 is VERY
secure even from the admin.. ROFLMAO
however you can go around that in Win7 and adjust each file accordingly..
and i love the built in Anti-Virus and Security that comes with Windows 7.
It has protected my files more then once. What is sad, my other anti-virus
programs missed the viruses. I tried many. Windows 7 found it. Also you can
set what you like and dont like the anti-virus to scan just like any other.
Windows Defender is the name of it. It is tweakable. :-)
John
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I like Win2K for that mostly because it is a much simpler OS and there is
> no hassle with activation.
>
> Most of the XP/Vista/Win 7 advanced features are either security related or
> user display related, none of which do anything for running single apps.
>
> Karen
>
> --- On Thu, 2/25/10, Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation Drive-Letter Auto-
> Assignment?
> > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> > Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 2:34 AM
> > Right on!
> >
> > A combination of TrueCrypt and VMWare 7.0.1 running Windows
> > XP Pro is my standard play platform. Encrypted and
> > self-contained, deleting it and replacing it is a sweet way
> > to dork around with things and not worry about hosing my
> > computers.
> >
> >
> > Plus it's nice for me to run the virtual system on a
> > Windows, Mac or Linux host at will too.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:27 AM,
> > Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I think we are all in that boat.
> >
> >
> >
> > I run my business accounting software under Win 2K in a
> > virtual machine mostly because Quickbooks won't run
> > under wine and I can't get GNUcash to access my bank!.
> >
> >
> >
> > I was gratified to find out that a VM with different host
> > and virtual OSes is one of the most secure environments
> > there are these days. It makes building a root kit or a
> > virus an enormously complicated task!
> >
> >
> >
> > In addition it is very straightforward to encrypt the
> > entire VM leaving no traces of cache files etc. around.
> >
> >
> >
> > Karen
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 2/25/10, Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> >
> > > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation
> > Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
> >
> > > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> >
> > > Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 12:22 AM
> >
> > > :P Don't hate me
> > because I use
> >
> > > Windows. Hate me because I own shares in Microsoft!
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Actually, I have a passion for Gentoo Linux. I run
> >
> > > OpenSim on Gentoo as well, but I also do occasional
> >
> > > presentations and so forth on Windows machines and I
> > cater
> >
> > > to the foolish masses who know not what dangers they
> > face
> >
> > > when they operate their Windows pcs. :)
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:10 AM,
> >
> > > Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com>
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > <unkind comment about Windows users switching to
> > Linux
> >
> > > goes here> LOL
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > From: Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Shortcut Creation
> >
> > > Drive-Letter Auto- Assignment?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 11:41 PM
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I believe I found the
> >
> > > solution!
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I just read that if you
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > remove the text in the "Start in:"
> > field
> >
> > > then the
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > shortcut will
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > dynamically change each time you plug in the
> > drive
> >
> > > and
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > click the
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > shortcut - always pointing to the original
> >
> > > executable.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I removed "C:\opensim" from the
> > Start
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > in field, and so far it appears to work. Was
> >
> > > assigned
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > as
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > F on my desktop and as E: now on my laptop!
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:20 AM,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Provided autorun is not disabled on
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > the target computer, I guess I could also write
> > an
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Autorun.inf file to automatically launch the
> > opensim
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > executable when I plug the thumb drive in...
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:16 AM,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Well, the expression is
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > %SystemDrive% but the shortcut refuses to
> > acknowledge
> >
> > > it.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Either I may need to just write a simple batch
> > file to
> >
> > > reach
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > into the opensim directory and start the
> > executable,
> >
> > > or
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > (heaven forbid) actually navigate into the
> > opensim
> >
> > > directory
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > and double-click the executable to start it.
> > :)
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:08 AM,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Len Brown <lenwbrown at gmail.com>
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Thanks Steve, I saw your post just as I was about
> > to
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > mention I'd seen the expression %CDROM%
> > before
> >
> > > in DOS
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > batch files. But that detected the first CD drive
> > in
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > sequence. Maybe though I can find an expression
> > for
> >
> > > the
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > first unassigned drive letter in sequence DOS
> >
> > > expression and
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > see how that works.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I'll experiment some and ask my good buddy
> > Google
> >
> > > for
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > help too (but only if I have to). :)
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > On Wed, Feb
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > 24, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Steven Westcot <tsudico at gmail.com>
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Len,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Tthe easiest way on Windows might be a batch
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > file that has the following line in it:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > %CD%\opensim\OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > %CD% is
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > an environment variable for Windows that puts
> > the
> >
> > > current
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > directory path where the variable is located.
> >
> > > It's
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > often used in batch files and on the command
> > prompt
> >
> > > but
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > whether it would work for a shortcut I'm not
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > sure.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Steve
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > W.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > This is
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > not really OpenSim specific but kinda...
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I have virtual drives I mount that OpenSim
> >
> > > resides on
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > which I use for
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > local experimentation. These virtual drives
> > always
> >
> > > mount
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > the the same
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > specific drive letter.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > But I have a copy of OpenSim on a thumb
> > drive I
> >
> > > use
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > on a few different
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > computers. As a result, sometimes it mounts as
> > D:
> >
> > > and
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > sometimes as E: and
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > so on.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > I have a shortcut to the OpenSom
> > executable
> >
> > > located
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > outside of the
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > "opensim" directory on the thumb
> > drive.
> >
> > > The
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > shortcut has the following:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > X:\opensim\OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > X, obviously, is whatever drive the thumb
> > drive
> >
> > > is
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > currently assigned
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > to. But since this thumb drive's letter
> >
> > > assignment
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > occasionally changes, is
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > there something I can replace the above with so
> > that
> >
> > > no
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > matter what drive
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > letter my thumb is assigned, the shortcut will
> > still
> >
> > > link
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > to the executable
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > in the opensim directory?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Thanks a bunch!
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > --
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > - Len W. Brown
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> >
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> >
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> >
> > >
> >
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> > > > - Len W. Brown
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > lenwbrown at gmail.com
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> > > > - Len W. Brown
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> > > > lenwbrown at gmail.com
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> > > > - Len W. Brown
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> > > > lenwbrown at gmail.com
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> > > > - Len W. Brown
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> > >
> >
> > > > lenwbrown at gmail.com
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> > > > http://www.lenfocenter.com
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> > > --
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> > > - Len W. Brown
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> > > lenwbrown at gmail.com
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> > - Len W. Brown
> > lenwbrown at gmail.com
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