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dylan123 said:
You need to get a 32 bit version, you've got a 64 bit version which isn't backwards compatible.
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Need to use this one as its free via graphisoft for educational purposes.

However after some research it seems i cant upgrade the home pc from windows XP 32 bit to a 64 bit ..... i dont think
 
Keystone agony said:
However after some research it seems i cant upgrade the home pc from windows XP 32 bit to a 64 bit ..... i dont think
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Should really be upgrading from XP to W7. Microsoft stopped support for XP April last year so any security holes that are found now won't be plugged.

Unless you can find a 32-bit version of the software you'll need to upgrade.
 
The Passenger said:
Should really be upgrading from XP to W7. Microsoft stopped support for XP April last year so any security holes that are found now won't be plugged.

Unless you can find a 32-bit version of the software you'll need to upgrade.
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Im a newb...

and how would i go about upgrading?
 
Keystone agony said:
Im a newb...

and how would i go about upgrading?
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To be honest I'm not really sure. I've got W7 on one of my laptops, but generally use linux.

You'll probably need to be W7 64-bit OS straight up, but depending on how old your laptop is it may struggle to run it. Someone who is more window oriented will probably be able to point you in a better direction.
 

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Quick question if someone can give me a few ideas on this...

Currently doing cert 3 in network admin, this is one of the questions in an assessment...

Explain what legacy hardware is and give an example. Why is it a bad thing?

I know what it is, but i'm trying to think of some examples of legacy hardware.. i know of some examples of legacy software...

I can assume it's similar to people still using Beta max and VHS video players because people still want to watch old tapes on these machines, but i'm blank right now, I can't think of any examples of PC legacy hardware..

Why is it a bad thing?

Edit: Next question was what is “backward compatibility” and why is it important?... Isn't using Legacy hardware similar to “backward compatibility” so i'm confused as to why it's considered a bad thing but it's also important. :drunk:
 
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If you're doing a cert 3 in Network Admin, then I would do some googling for old models of network switches. Network connectivity and topology protocols seem to change fairly often. A simpe example would be the wireless b/g/N standards (there is now a new one whose name escapes me), but I'm sure that older routers would not have support for modern VPN features or layer-management.

Vendor support is also always a good one...
 
Keystone agony said:
Im a newb...

and how would i go about upgrading?
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Hi KA,

How old is your current system? If it's 5 years or more then I would consider a full system upgrade and just purchase a system with 64bit Win7 on it. Then it's just a case of reinstalling your applications and transferring over your data.

If not then I recommend backing up your entire computer somewhere before upgrading it. The advantage of the other method is that you will have your old computer still around in case you forget something. With this method you will need to find backup storage and then trust that you have actually backed everything up.

The third method would be to trust Windows to do the upgrade in-situ, but personally I think this risky and is likely to leave a load of junk on your system.
 
Legacy hardware is is basically things that have been phased out. Floppy disk drives, the old serial mouse/keyboard connection ports are a couple that spring to mind.

I guess you'd say it's a bad thing since it's no longer supported. So say you have an old serial mouse rather than a USB, you're not going to be able to just plug that straight into a modern computer without an adapter. And it can be applied the other way, let's say you come across a really old computer and want to see what's on it etc, you can't just plug in a modern mouse or keyboard into the back of it unless the machine has USB ports given it was serial before that (I assume there was a stage where there was serial only without USB being around yet). Similar to a floppy disk, I hand you that and I doubt you're going to be able to access it for me as it's old hardware which isn't supported in modern day machines.


Backwards compatibility is the ability to run on older technology. Think USB 3 drives, they're backwards compatible where they still work in USB2 ports. Or new software where it can read older versions of software (yet those older versions can't read the new stuff). Backwards compatible just means it supports the current version along with all the older versions which of course is a good thing.
 
ricardogp said:
If you're doing a cert 3 in Network Admin, then I would do some googling for old models of network switches. Network connectivity and topology protocols seem to change fairly often. A simpe example would be the wireless b/g/N standards (there is now a new one whose name escapes me), but I'm sure that older routers would not have support for modern VPN features or layer-management.

Vendor support is also always a good one...
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Probably use a HUB as legacy hardware for that matter.
 
StevenwellerHFC said:
Quick question if someone can give me a few ideas on this...

Currently doing cert 3 in network admin, this is one of the questions in an assessment...

Explain what legacy hardware is and give an example. Why is it a bad thing?

I know what it is, but i'm trying to think of some examples of legacy hardware.. i know of some examples of legacy software...

I can assume it's similar to people still using Beta max and VHS video players because people still want to watch old tapes on these machines, but i'm blank right now, I can't think of any examples of PC legacy hardware..

Why is it a bad thing?

Edit: Next question was what is “backward compatibility” and why is it important?... Isn't using Legacy hardware similar to “backward compatibility” so i'm confused as to why it's considered a bad thing but it's also important. :drunk:
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If you're talking network admin things like AUI transceivers, serial devices, and 10BaseT/10Base2 NICs would probably be considered Legacy. They suck because whenever you have to deal with shit like that you generally have to spend a couple of days digging through piles of old hardware looking for bits to talk to it. In terms of generic PC hardware you're probably talking about parallel port devices, disk drives, hell these days PCI ports are probably considered legacy.

Backwards compatibility is important so your new shit can talk to your older shit, in a networking environment this saves you a fair bit of time and money.

To be honest if you're studying this kind of stuff you should be able to Google most of the answers.

PS: this may or may not be correct, it's been a while since I've studied anything like that. Once you have to deal with it in the workplace it just because "stuff I don't want to bother with" :)
 
ricardogp said:
If you're doing a cert 3 in Network Admin, then I would do some googling for old models of network switches. Network connectivity and topology protocols seem to change fairly often. A simpe example would be the wireless b/g/N standards (there is now a new one whose name escapes me), but I'm sure that older routers would not have support for modern VPN features or layer-management.

Vendor support is also always a good one...
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dylan123 said:
Legacy hardware is is basically things that have been phased out. Floppy disk drives, the old serial mouse/keyboard connection ports are a couple that spring to mind.

I guess you'd say it's a bad thing since it's no longer supported. So say you have an old serial mouse rather than a USB, you're not going to be able to just plug that straight into a modern computer without an adapter. And it can be applied the other way, let's say you come across a really old computer and want to see what's on it etc, you can't just plug in a modern mouse or keyboard into the back of it unless the machine has USB ports given it was serial before that (I assume there was a stage where there was serial only without USB being around yet). Similar to a floppy disk, I hand you that and I doubt you're going to be able to access it for me as it's old hardware which isn't supported in modern day machines.


Backwards compatibility is the ability to run on older technology. Think USB 3 drives, they're backwards compatible where they still work in USB2 ports. Or new software where it can read older versions of software (yet those older versions can't read the new stuff). Backwards compatible just means it supports the current version along with all the older versions which of course is a good thing.
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dav3 said:
If you're talking network admin things like AUI transceivers, serial devices, and 10BaseT/10Base2 NICs would probably be considered Legacy. They suck because whenever you have to deal with shit like that you generally have to spend a couple of days digging through piles of old hardware looking for bits to talk to it. In terms of generic PC hardware you're probably talking about parallel port devices, disk drives, hell these days PCI ports are probably considered legacy.

Backwards compatibility is important so your new shit can talk to your older shit, in a networking environment this saves you a fair bit of time and money.

To be honest if you're studying this kind of stuff you should be able to Google most of the answers.

PS: this may or may not be correct, it's been a while since I've studied anything like that. Once you have to deal with it in the workplace it just because "stuff I don't want to bother with" :)
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Thanks for your advice and tips, i have to upload the assessment by next thurday, i think I've covered the two questions now, next time i'll come back here if I have anymore questions...

I really want to get employment servicing and building PCs, quite a few of the units in cert 3 network admin are about hardware too, but since i've started learning about networking and software i find it quite interesting, so in 18 months when i get my diploma i may have changed my mind...

I don't know about going for my associate degree, but i may find it a bit difficult... I guess time will tell
 
Please someone save me from an argument. Is there a way to uninvite someone from a Facebook event I created.

I invited them. I want to know if I can uninvite them from my phone. I think I can do it from a PC with no problem.

EDIT: I managed to use a proxy at work to login to FB, all sorted.
 
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StevenwellerHFC said:
Quick question if someone can give me a few ideas on this...

Currently doing cert 3 in network admin, this is one of the questions in an assessment...

Explain what legacy hardware is and give an example. Why is it a bad thing?

I know what it is, but i'm trying to think of some examples of legacy hardware.. i know of some examples of legacy software...

I can assume it's similar to people still using Beta max and VHS video players because people still want to watch old tapes on these machines, but i'm blank right now, I can't think of any examples of PC legacy hardware..

Why is it a bad thing?

Edit: Next question was what is “backward compatibility” and why is it important?... Isn't using Legacy hardware similar to “backward compatibility” so i'm confused as to why it's considered a bad thing but it's also important. :drunk:
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People forget to tag me in these sort of convos :(
 

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Engimal said:
Slow or unresponsive?
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Excuse my tech ignorance but don't know the difference. When I open certain pages or new tab it seems to get stuck for 20-30,seconds .
 
TheGreatBarryB said:
Excuse my tech ignorance but don't know the difference. When I open certain pages or new tab it seems to get stuck for 20-30,seconds .
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Is this straight up, or once you've had it running for a while?

I find flash player seems to crash in firefox a lot and causes mine to freeze/crash, it often happens when I've had it open for a while with lots of tabs open. Been like that for a number of years now unfortunately.
 
TheGreatBarryB said:
Excuse my tech ignorance but don't know the difference. When I open certain pages or new tab it seems to get stuck for 20-30,seconds .
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The browser or the page itself though?
 

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TheGreatBarryB said:
Browser
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It's been a while since I've used Firefox, but I recall it being really inefficient with memory and it used to be pretty slow on startup and new tabs. Chrome's pretty much the standard now anyway, so I'd stick with it unless there's a significant reason to use FF.
 
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Am not sure which thread to post this in, as it's not specifically a bf problem, but when trying to view vids on the wbulldogs website, i continually get a message that says "the selected item is not currently available". Have updated my flash player, am using firefox and didn't have this prob until a couple of wks ago. Just wondering if anyone knows if there is some setting I need to change or...?? Thanks for any help....
 
Internet not work on my Samsung SII note phone ... was OK yesterday.

Today its trying to sign in automatucally to Google sites whenever i access the inernet then I get message 'Unfortunately, Internet has stopped'

Diesnt matter if wifi or 4g connection

Any suggestions please
 

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