Recent content by skibum1

Hi Mike, Thanks for the response but I am using drives with SATA connectors, not IDE.

I have since found out the above commands only work with the out of date Intel Application Accelerator. This no longer works with Windows 8. Does anyone know a registry hack to lower the UDMA setting in Windows 8?

Hello, The first question I can imagine you are thinking is what am I talking about or why? : ) For a project I am working on we are using Windows 8.1 with SATA configuration in IDE. Not AHCI. A few years ago you use to be able to go to the following Hard Disk Controller ClassGuid...

It is not a laptop, it is a desktop. No I do not have the sleep function set. I want to be able to switch the desktop down by pressing the power switch once.

Hello, I have my Windows 8.1 setup so the display turns off in 1 minute. I have the power options setup so that the power switch shuts the system down. But it doesn't. If the screen is off and I press the power switch on my PC the screen comes back on. I then need to press the power switch...

I appreciate the concerns about security, but that is not an issue for what we are doing. The computers do not have wifi - they only have Ethernet. The computers will not have a screen/keyboard/mouse on installation. We can use RDP to get access to accept the new LAN connection, but it is a...

Woiuld you know what services I would have to disable to do what I wish? This will only be used on private home networks.

Yes, I have done all that. I do have sharing already turned on, but this window still appears when a new LAN is connected. If you plug your computer into a new LAN that the computer has never seen before this window will pop up. I am trying to find a way to automate saying "yes" OR stop this...

Hello, When you first connect to a new network Windows 8.1 opens up the following window: I am trying to automate a way so that the answer is always: yes, turn on sharing and connect to devices. It needs to be automatic without requiring the user to click on the window. This will be...