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water, thanks for your reply. The console output follows: >"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\CryptoNG\Examples\CryptoNG_Examples.au3" C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\CryptoNG\CryptoNG.au3 (9) : ==> Error opening the file.: #include <_WinAPIMem.au3> I found the issue. The current beta 2.2.14.5 installs into C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Beta. I moved those files up 1 level and now all ok. Thanks for your help. 4Eyes

Hello all. I've been away from AutoIT for way too long. It seems in my absence, I'm not up to date with add-ons. I'm trying to run the example files for CryptNG and the main module needs WinAPIMem.au3 but I don't have it and can't find it here. I have installed the latest version of AutoIT. Could some kind person explain where I've gone wrong please? 4Eyes

You need to read the forum rules! Talking about gamebots is strictly verboten here.

Thanks MouseSpotter.

MouseSpotter, Thanks, that did it, but where did you come up with that? 802? 4Eyes

Folks, I think this may have been asked and answered before, but having searched I can't find the answerm although I think it's related to GUICoordMode. I have a window with some icons in it. I want to be able to resize the window without moving the icons, just clip whatever doesn't fit inside the window. I have included below a simple script to show the problem. Thanks for any help. #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> GUICreate(" My GUI Icons", 250, 250, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_SIZEBOX, $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX)) GUICtrlCreateIcon("shell32.dll", 10, 20, 20) GUICtrlCreateIcon("shell32.dll", 7, 20, 75, 32, 32) GUISetState() While 1 Local $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop WEnd GUIDelete()

To finish this thread I can confirm that a compiled exe does not run while logged off under Windows XP. I haven't tested under Windows 7.

@JohnOne, I'm well aware of Shutdown() but dunno if it works while logged off which was the point of this thread. Thanks for your suggestion though. @Tim H, that's it! I didn't even see that option but it works a treat. Thanks.

Under Windows 7 I can set up a scheduled task to shutdown a pc at a predetermined time IF it is logged in, but this does not work when it's logged out? It just sits there.... I'm pretty sure that PowerOff 3 used to do this under XP but doesn't work correctly with Win 7 64 bit. Does this sound like the program doing the shutdown would need to run as a service?

Try the download from here: http://www.papercut.com/download/ng/

@Javik, This may suit you: http://www.papercut.com/tour/print-release-stations/ It looks like a revamped version of software used at one of the schools I work at. Their version uses a plastic card similar to a credit card. The students pay for print credit and use that to pay for printouts. No job is printed until paid for. There's no preview though in the software I've seen. @blkpythn, There's also a free version for networks of 5 or less users.

@Programings, you'll probably find that each NIC and mobo manufacturer have their own way to control the LEDs and I doubt they're going to advise how to monitor it. There are better ways to seed the randomiser too.

Try a mirror.

Of course I'm paying attention.

bickpythn, I work at 2 schools amongst others and feel your pain. At one school they use a hardware/software solution which won't suit you. At the other it is chaos as the pc's and printers are all networked and visible. This is not a software solution, but could you connect the printers to as many pc's as necessary locally then restrict access to them? If the documents were then dumped into a network share you could control to an extent which gets printed etc. With a number of shares dedicated to who can and cannot print you could perhaps then script the printing action. Just a thought... maybe way off base for you.

@JohnOne, Fine. If you made 'em, you own the copyright. If one of the big stuidios made it, they do. What we do is our own free will. Sometimes we break the law of the land speeding etc. It happens and we generally don't get caught. @BrewManNH, the FTA is the Free Trade Agreement signed by Australia and the US. It incorporates the Digital Millenium Act. There may be other countries effected too. I believe this has made even having a copy of DVD Decrypter an offence. Does that mean everybody deleted theirs? No. All I was trying to say is that we (the forums) may be exposing ourselves to some legal action. I did not say or imply that the first poster or anybody else is pirating anything. Let's drop it, ok.

I didn't mention pirating either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_ripper says in part: "A DVD ripper is a software program that facilitates copying the content of a DVD to a hard disk drive. They are mainly used to transfer video on DVDs to different formats, to edit or back up DVD content, and to convert DVD video for playback on media players and mobile devices. Some DVD rippers include additional features such as Blu-ray support, DVD and Blu-ray Disc decryption, copy protection removal and the ability to make discs unrestricted and region-free." Sounds to me like removing the encryption which is against the FTA. And... I wouldn't say that an ISO is an archival copy. Sure, it can make another copy. Personally, I think this is asking for the heavies to jump on the OP. My 2 cents. Don't need an argument... I'm married.

Um... isn't it illegal in the US and countries covered under the FTA to go near this subject? IE attempting to circumvent the encryption? Does this forum want to leave itself open to legal beagles?

@AZJIO, regardless, of what other languages do or do not do, it's still a dumb idea. These values are assigned names for a reason, and it's the names/consts that I meant to say, not the values. The devs don't waste their time doing these things for nothing. And ok... the values are set by MS but the names/consts are set by the devs. @FlutterShy, Who the hell are you to criticize me? I called nobody dumb. I called the idea dumb. Maybe you should read twice and type once. What's this crap about me attacking people? Have you taken your medication today? And if you're going to be so pedantic, if it's AutoIt, don't call it autoit. Go away and crawl back under your rock. I'd like to say what I really think (similar langauge to Valik) but neither you nor this thead are worth getting banned over.

BuckMaster, I don't think you are getting the point of what Guinness is saying. The magic numbers can be changed at any time by the devs. It is not just confusing to use -3 it's plain dumb. The macros are there for a reason and part of that is to make things readable and easily understood. AutoIT is a high level language not a hex editor. Great job btw.

'i defile anyone' ROFL

An easy method I've used before is to create a gradient or whatever graphic in paint (or whatever), then set it as the background in a label. Create whatever other controls over the top.

ripdad, In the several different environments where I work I have full admin priv's and UAC turned off. Never struck an issue with client pc's yet either but yes, point taken. "some trouble with fixed and usb drives", um... no. My WD USB drive doesn't want to co-operate and it's the only one I have access to on a regular basis so I just don't test for them. In my work as a computer tech I'm more interested in the internal drives. Although, now that you've made me think about it, I might have another look. [Edit] O I C... left a bunch of comments in. Oops. Really meant to leave your original code alone, now I see that I changed to test for fixed drives. Hmmm... running your original code alone shows what probably led me to that initially, with my external USB hdd and a flash drive plugged in, it sees neither, which is no biggie, but... I assume as I already said, the WD external doesn't support SMART. Yes, on paper that drive with all the reallocated sectors looks in poor shape. It has a bunch of Ghost images on it but I think there a backup copy anyway. Thanks for the nice script comment but it's just a simple GUI wrapper around your original work that does the heavy lifting. SMART has always seemed so useful to me but I could never understand it. Now that I understand about the 'cycle' counters it makes a lot of sense. But the good sense is then undone by manufacturers that have to bastardise the standard but records minutes or seconds instread of hours. Ok, maybe hours is a little coarse but without a 3rd counter it would wrap around really quickly. They should just leave it alone or wait for an update of the standard.

Allow2010, Line 334 is in ripdad's code. If the original version runs on your machine then SMARTInfo5A should too.

@ripdad, Ok, I'm in front of the pc in question. It has 2 drives. The stats are as follows: Drive Model R/C POH Raw POH PowerCycles Start/Stop H/W ECC recovered Temp Date code c: ST3500418AS 1134 10172 39 + 188 231 231 41293 37C 09523 e: ST3500630A 0 20052 78 + 84 230 1353 41265 44C 08073 R/C is reallocated sectors count Raw POH is no. of cycles + raw/value I find it quite interesting that the older drive as determined by the date code printed on the drive seems to be in better shape than the newer drive. Just goes to show that you can't predict the performance. BTW, this is my work pc at one site where I am 1-2 days each school week. The pc gets powered off most days. I'll keep an eye on those POH figures today and see if it appears to increment at the expected 1 count per real time hour. @Allow2010, Yes, the drivedb.h file could be downloaded auto and parsed etc. I think ripdad has already said that that is not in his plans. You are free to do that if you like I'm sure. BTW, I'll post my mod'ed script with the GUI a little later today when I get some updated POH data on this pc. Edit: a couple of hours later and the POH counters have incremented by 2 as expected. Edit2: @Allow2010, I've attached the code I mentioned that puts a GUI around ripdad's base SMART code. No biggie. SMARTInfo5a.au3