Fear not. Just grab mbr2gpt.exe from the \windows\system32 folder on a windows 10 machine and drop it anywhere you want on the new server, then run:
mbr2gpt /convert /disk:X /allowfullos
and you will be ready to restart and set your bios to UEFI support and finishing booting to your new uefi partition!
We finished. It took forever to get the motion sensor working. We ended up using a Microwave Radar Sensor. Here is this finished product. He loves it!
My boy is building a Magic Mirror from a RP3 and a shadow box; and some other items. He is learning a wee bit about Linux and Python. It's fun! I'll post pics when he is done.
I will say, however, the Magic Mirror has taken a back burner to the new puppies......
@JasGot said in Script to Clean up Windows 10 Start Menu:
Only if you want to play, else I'll do that this weekend. I was just hoping someone would say they have already experimented with it.
I'll report back with my findings.....
I'm reporting back. I spent the day upgrading from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro, testing with Win10crAPPRemover.ps1 in a variety of ways. Rinse, Repeat, many times with many different variations of approach.
I can say definitively that the Start Menu items and Tiles come with the first Windows 10 login even if you have an already existing profile. Meaning, I can now reliably achieve my goal of a clean Windows 10 interface with an existing profile.
Here are my reproducible steps to achieve my goal:
Log in as another existing (but not yet logged in under windows 10) account and you will see your DeCrapped GUI.
This means I can do an in-place upgrade from Win7 Pro to Win10 Pro and de appify the existing user accounts as long as I de appify the computer before those already existing accounts log in to the Window 10 Pro install.
I did not test with any version other than Pro. I don't care about Home and Enterprise is de-appified from the OOBE.
If you feel the need to argue about what I have done, please ask for clarification before doing so, I'm sure I have left room in my words for misunderstanding.
This experiment is a success and it allows me to achieve my goal with great reliability.
Tell us a little more about yourself, and who your company is.
Your first, post, 8 days after you signed up, resembles a Cold Call we might receive at the office. In order to not dump your question into the round file, we (I, anyway) would need to be a little more comfortable with the person asking the questions..... :)
We like BackupAssist.
Backs up to Local, NAS, RSYNC, FTP, RDX, USB Drives, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, iSCSI, Tape, etc....
All with Central Management.
Been using them for 10 years or more. Have it installed on over a hundred servers right now. We also VERY much prefer the way it detects Ransomware over other providers (like Unitrends).
We use it mostly for RDX and iSCSI, but have jobs for every destination available if you look at all the installs.
@manxam said in 12 yo is learning a bit about Linux and Python.:
That looks fantastic. Do you have a build log or instructions that you followed?
P.S. Why is that deer looking at me?!
We looked at some examples and then followed our noses. https://magicmirror.builders/
Got an $89 24" LED from Walmart, https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-24-1920x1080-VGA-HDMI-60hz-14ms-LED-Slim-Design-Monitor/144551706
an 18"x24"x2.5" rear load shadow box from Michael's https://www.michaels.com/black-shadow-box-by-studio-decor/10360333.html
A Raspberyy Pi 2 ( the 3 and 4 have built-in WiFi that play havvoc with the motion sensing.) https://smile.amazon.com/Raspberry-Pi-Model-Desktop-Linux/dp/B00T2U7R7I/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=raspberry+pi+2&qid=1593385167&s=electronics&sr=1-9
and case: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MQLB1N6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Radar Motion Sensor https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MTWZDQZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and a two way mirror: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G4MQ966/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Any IT professionals in the Detroit Area available for short term projects?
Mostly Windows AD, Windows Server and Windows Workstation stuff. Some Unifi setup and management.
Speak up if this is you :)
Just wanted to report back say this little switch was the perfect item for my need. It has been installed for over a month now and I have been very pleased with it. Not that it is doing anything special, it just does its job!
We are using it indoor and we mounted its own little bracket to a single gang wall plate, then installed the wall plate, then attached the switch to its bracket. It makes for a clean install where there once was an ethernet wall jack.
Everything about it is Unifi, so if you are familiar with the Unifi System, this runs like any other Unifi switch.
This has turned out to be a great conversation. :)
Thanks to everyone!
@jaredbusch said in Need MS Access app re-written to something else.:
Bar code: so RS485?
Gates: Does it need to stay a serial signal controlled bank? Can pins from a Pi board be used to trigger directly?
Computer: what kind of interface is needed? Are you adding and removing codes through this interface?
RS485 - Yes
Gates - just closing a circuit with 12v / 500ma. PI directly - likely yes.
Any interface that can be operated from a Windows or Mac computer.
@jaredbusch said in Need MS Access app re-written to something else.:
This is something the company I work for could possibly do. But I have no way to make any kind of intelligent conversation in forums posts without asking all of the questions I asked, then having you answer, then me asking more questions.
You did answer my questions, so now it is on me again.
I just looked, for kicks...... The whole packages was written in 2006 with one modification in 2009 (running untouched since) and is 498 lines of VBA code plus one canned serial comms module.
We're talking super simple. I kinda wish I had 5 hours to dump into it. Heck REXX and a flat file read into an array would be perfect.
Great conversation guys.
The end user has no place to turn other than us-- without embarking on a search they have already decided would be better for their IT company to tackle.
I too know it is something better handled by people other than my staff. I chose to turn here first, because I really like this forum and the people.
I already know what has been stated, save for the specifics about the specific languages and databases. Didn't really learn anything here today.
Continuing this topic appears to be more wasteful of my time than looking to the other sources we have available to us.
@pete-s said in Need MS Access app re-written to something else.:
Also if I wanted to have this project done, I wouldn't waste my time trying to make some kind of program specification. Or make up answers for every possible question that the might come up. Or even figure out what hardware, software, database, programming language etc to use.
Use the developers expertise instead. Part of every project is to figure out what the goal, scope and expectations are and also potential problems and alternative solutions. The developer should be able to ask what he/she needs to know to accomplish your goals with the project. And come up with a solution for you.
Many customers waste their time trying to come up with some kind of specification that is not relevant or just completely unusable.
Fortunately, this too is already done.
@pete-s said in Need MS Access app re-written to something else.:
We've done many similar custom projects. Probably close to a hundred.
I would start by looking at the problem at hand and then decide on what technology to use after the facts are known.
For instance:
We have all of this in place already. It's an existing system. I am only interested in changing the software.
@jaredbusch said in Need MS Access app re-written to something else.:
Only serial? The gate controller has a serial port?
The computer monitoring the scanners has two serial devices attached.
One is an RS232 to RS485 converter, this is how we chat with the barcode readers.
The other is a serial-signal controlled bank of four relays. These relays are what trigger the gates to open. (Voltage raised - gate opens, voltage drops- gate closes.)
@jaredbusch said in Need MS Access app re-written to something else.:
What does this mean. How much detail is there for each barcode?
There are two tables in the database.
One table has each barcode and two dates.
The dates are the beginning and ending usages dates for that barcode.
Example:
Barcode#: 310001
AuthDateBegin: 07/22/2021
AuthDateEnd: 07/25/2021
This barcode will be allowed to operate the gates from 00:00:01 on 7/22 until 23:59:59 on 7/25
The other table is just a log, it records the Barcode#, Time of Scan, and which scanner it was scanned. There are four scanners.
I am looking for someone who can re-create our MS Access App in a language that will be platform independent.
We have an app written in MS Access using VBA that polls barcode readers for barcodes and then does lookups in a database to determine validity, then sends a serial signal to a controller that opens a gate.
This same software manages the barcodes in the database. It's all inclusive.
I do not know the best database and software to write it in, perhaps we can start there and then I'll start looking for a programmer.
My first thought is Java and MySQL or MongoDB.
This will not be cloud based. It need to run on a dedicated box and needs to be able to run without any internet connectivity at all. (Internet is available, just not reliable.)
Heck, I bet a RaspberryPi could do this!
I'm ready for questions and discussion that will help lead me to a solution! :)
@gjacobse said in Fully Functional Domain from Zero:
@jasgot said in Fully Functional Domain from Zero:
@gjacobse said in Fully Functional Domain from Zero:
But, could one say - a core system minus the needed desktops for users, and any onsite servers for needs could be spun up in 1-3 days?
I took this to mean "maybe the hardware is already acquired".
No - No hardware. Greenfield
Okay. Then 21 days for Hardware.
@notverypunny said in SMB Timeout?????:
Going to the easily overlooked possibility, is there enough free-space on the SMB share for the bigger jobs?
Yes. The file on the USB was about 277MB. 100's of GB available on share.