Comments on: Dial-a-fix++

By: TheLoneTech

TheLoneTech — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:47:34 +0000

Looks like your server clock's wrong – I posted at 17:44 BST ;-)

By: TheLoneTech

TheLoneTech — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:44:44 +0000

Couldn't find anywhere else to post this so it's here – feel free to move it somewhere more appropriate(!):

Just "discovered" Dial-A-Fix after some intensive googling and it got me out of a hole – thanks! I can see it becoming part of my toolkit.

I had a problem with it though, which is what this message is about: When you use the [fix windows updates] option, one of the steps is to stop the Cryptography service. In my case (XPHome SP2 in an almost repaired messed up kind of a way) this step hung and I eventually figured it was because there was a dependent service. I figured this because when I stopped cryptography manually it advised me that it would also stop the dependent service and wanted me to say it was OK. Presumably, Dial-A-Fix isn't passing these messages on and just waits for the never to be received "service stopped successfully" outcome. The dependent service is part of Panda Platinum Internet Security 2007. More details available if you want them.

Thanks again for a useful looking utility.

By: DjLizard

DjLizard — Fri, 18 May 2007 02:26:55 +0000

Not at the moment.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 May 2007 01:56:23 +0000

Is there a silent run option for dial-a-fix, where a user can enter a command line parameter "dial-a-file.exe /quiet", or something similar, that will run all options with no user input?

By: DjLizard

DjLizard — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:33:30 +0000

I have Visual C++ 2005 Standard (got it for free from Microsoft). I like it a lot so far.

I'm reading Charles Petzold's Programming Windows, 5th edition.

By: yann

yann — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:00:24 +0000

using C++ is a best methodology to hack hardware since you can add assembler subcode
Also be careful using API , most of them are a mess
Better to develop one on your side

Good job anyway for the current release
And have a good time for the new one

Yann

By: Phil - Bi0haZarD

Phil - Bi0haZarD — Mon, 14 May 2007 08:24:27 +0000

Yo Dj, was wondering what Compiler you're gonna be using for C++, (Visual Studio, Command Line + Notepad, Dev-Cpp, or what).

Just curious as i've been tryin all the compilers i could get my hands on since ya got Tarun and I into Delphi, and haven't really seen one that i personally liked.

- Phil
(Bi0haZarD / Synapse on lunarsoft)

By: Bertier Benny

Bertier Benny — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:12:28 +0000

hi,

keep up the good work….

a bit nasty that you have to start al over again.

but i'm qurious about the next version you make..

this is always a + + version….lol

i can't wait to see the new version…

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 03 May 2007 20:36:07 +0000

Cool++

By: spud

spud — Thu, 03 May 2007 19:56:30 +0000

good call on moving to c++
can't wait to see those new features
best of luck!