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1. from computer to computer instead of coping files to a USB Flash Drive UFD or burning CDs etc 4 Transfer 30GB of data or approximately 7 500 songs to a new PC etc in about an hour 5 Offering the ideal mobile solution for copying files to and from your Laptop or Notebook at home and or on work PCs and 6 File synchronization software that automatically synchro nizes files folders music photos video email user accounts and much much more between your PCs PCsynce 5 Software Features In a nutshell PCsync 5 PCs5 features include the ability to Transfer and synchronize files quickly Set up Automatic synchronization Use Ultra Sync synchronization and Make Easy Connections 1 Transfer and Synchronize Files Specifically PCs5 is designed to make transferring all your files a snap With the USB Easy Transfer Cable and PCs5 software together Laplink says it s all as easy as 1 2 3 Here s how Step 1 Install the PCs5 software program into both Windows XP 2K or Vista computers Step 2 Connect both ends of the transfer cable to each computer and Step 3 Follow the on screen prompts on each computer and select your transfer options to move all of your files folders or whatever you wish Caveat PCs5 is not designed to bea full blown computer backup system It s primarily a file mover and shaker my feelings there plus it s a file synchronization program
2. Leo writes If you have all the symptoms then it s almost certain that you either have a virus or your system is currently vulnerable to a par ticular type of exploit known as the RPC buffer overflow He also says however You may not have a virus But you may have contracted one asa result of the vulnerability Leo goes on to say Svchost and Svchost exe is a required Windows component that often shows up in errors caused by viruses To put it more completely update your virus signatures to the latest possible and then scan for viruses In fact experience is showing that not all virus scanners are catching all viruses so it would be in your best interest to use a Second virus scanner as well See also my review of Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus in the December 2006 issue Archives of BCM lt www ucs org gt pdf version if you please Leo then recommended that I download a Free copy of RegCure at lt http pcperformancetools com reg cure htm gt RegCure advertises Com pletely clean your Windows Registry with a few clicks of the mouse I did and they recommended that I back up my hard drive before running RegCure Note And anytime stuff like this happens to you as well Well lookie Here what RegCure found Only 1417 errors in there that s all T Regcure ait Mate PLL GEIF bpm wee baie de PAE MES et imara irganrp ima ee a Li el Fia foo cee Preage E
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4. a complex network or spend hours burn ing CDs to copy your data 4 Transfers 30GB of data in about 1 hour or about 1 hour to transfer 7 500 songs to your new PC 5 Offers an ideal mobile solution for copying files to and from your note book and work and home PCs 6 Faster and easier transfer of data than a a network or b coping files to a hard drive or c burning CDs Note Belkin includes FREE file synchronization software from industry leader Laplink With One Click Laplink s PCsyne software automatically synchronizes files folders music photos video and much more between your PCs Installation Process Belkin goes on the say that the Easy Transfer Cable is designed to make upgrading to your new Windows Vista operating system a snap The Cable features Laplink File Synchronization TERE ST are EL 3 Prine wees LL E p Li ag a ri coarser ba Wei Connect Polis CF et er creer Ait pi each nro ae eee FOU tranecr opion io Corp fies ered hohe step 3 a Transfer software PCsync to easily transfer all your user accounts and settings Laplink software s Remote Access capability frees you from the chore of burning CDs and setting up complex networks to back up your files accounts and settings With Belkin it s easy as 1 2 3 Step 1 Insert the CD ROM into the Windows XP computer source PC and install the software Step 2 Connect one end of the
5. call to Laplink provided me with an identical response FYI The Belkin Tech Support represen tative implied that they Bia aig T a i a o a T ei Li P i o i bied a ig E i o i b a E i may develop drivers impra l ee pr i d a bej Pa paom ma mles ja aba i ee ee ee ee ee me piei Bal iT a a G ees a ae ee pee Pm oe See E baer miles r bebe eee ee eee A F rg n ama ji ig Fim rbr re bee mi egy Te E ee leg r rF for an XP to XP in the near future but then he wasn t exactly sure Yes But then again that doesn t do any thing to alleviate my immediate critical problems Although I m ab solutely sure the Easy _ Transfer Cable for Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Windows Vista most certainly will work as advertised when I finally do get my copy of Windows Vista however And so shall it be a very critical and ab solutely right solution for you too when you finally do get your copy of Windows Vista as well Note When you do please sup port CompUSA as they have been a truly wonderful supporter of APCUG for years now Summary A couple of good things have actu ally come out of all this however First you got to hear from me early on about a great new product that will assist you in migrating over to Windows Vista a product that you may not have even heard of yet Second I did get to thank Belkin publicly for their su
6. of my PC s yet it s not yet available at the time of this writing and I can t afford to wait until January 30 to solve my problem and 3 Riding precariously on the horns of a giant dilemma forced me to contact Laplink directly to attempt to get their comparable Easy Transfer Cable with their PCsync 5 program in order to transfer my critical data from my sick HP Media Center PC to another Desktop which BTW is not much healthier however both running Windows XP Pro Whew Got all that What all this means is Don s in trouble again so what s new Ta da Laplink to the res cue and then some Hey This is Almost Turning Into a BLOG But wait There s some real critical information to be gained herein so I ll continue on with the Windows XP Pro side of the USB Easy Transfer Cable story We ve come this far together and I ve still got some more definite bright ideas on the subject to pursue Long involved story cut short My original thinking was that Laplink provided the drivers and software for the PCsync application in the enclosed Belkin installation CD ROM so maybe they could shed some additional light on file transfer via USB cables subject Boy Did they ever and how laplink PCsync Keen woul PGs EF This Just In Laplink Software announces the availability of PCsync January 9 2007 Bellevue WA Laplink Software a pioneer in con nectivit
7. ta 4 new computer has never been easier With just a r Belkin File transfer cables provide superior performance and the fastest data transmission rates when transferring files sharing information or synchronize files between two computers couple of clicks you can transfer your photos music settings and more 1 episode one 1 story in the naked city one 1 instance E Pluribus Unum where persistence has really paid handsome dividends for everyone concerned herein Whereas I was initially unsuccessful in my act of desperation of trying to use Belkin s Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista to transfer data between two 2 XP computers for which I was specifically told it was not designed to do a brilliant Laplink Tech Specialist and I were able to accomplish the seemingly impos sible Yes I was finally able to transfer Page 8 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 my files successfully between two 2 XP computers using that same Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista and Laplink s PCsync 5 See Part 2 of these reviews E Pluribus Unum plur ibas yu nom Lat one made out of many motto on the Great Seal of the United States and on many U S coins This is truly a magnificent accom plishment to be sure Proudly I can say that I have accomplished something here no one ever thought possible but I wasn t alone in these s
8. G i exceedingly beautiful well made shoulder strap model Windows Live Messenger Bag to carry their Stuff in With that rd like to share one 1 important and very timely product we received at APCUG with you now Belkin s Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista When I began this review I wasn t altogether sure I could use the cable and thus write a review on it right away all because I as well as the rest of the consumer world i e until January 30 don t have Windows Vista yet and the cable specifically says it s designed as an Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista Dilemma number 1 Note Please note and remember that last little fact as it s the key to this whole thing Ed note By the time you read this Microsoft will have launched the con sumer version of Vista in what appears to be a subdued launch compared with those of Windows 95 and XP Windows Vista was the hot topic all over CES 2007 APCUG 2007 and ShowStoppers 2007 TN OMPLSA The Wow Starts at 10pm Sn oprt a We Ei i bearer F i on Monday Ery h ma Special Note A very special Boo Hiss Siss to PepCom again this year Oh well Onward and upward Help What Again The primary rea son I m writing about the Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista before the time is actually ripe for me to do so 1 Say Again I don t have Vista on any o
9. Important Note The Laplink program that makes the complete PC to PC conversion is PCmover PCmover is the ONLY utility that moves programs files and settings from your old PC to your new PC And very important ly now its Vista compatible Suffice to say if I weren t testing these USB Easy Transfer Cables with PSc5 this is the program that would get me out of my trouble But then I d be fully into fully recovering my sick HP Media Center PC and I don t really want to do that unless I m absolutely forced into doing it See where I m com ing from 2 Automatic Synchronization TH CERTIFIED FOR Laplink states Windows that the PCsync 5 ene Synchronization Wizard makes it ae oe easy to set up au aptin K tomated scheduled and unattended file Page 11 synchronization PCsync 5 connects your computers across 1 TCP IP Peer to Peer Wireless LAN networks etc 2 Traditional Laplink USB cables and 3 The new Windows Easy Transfer cable Users can set PCs5 to remember con nections and synchronization jobs thus allowing for quick and easy one click synchronizations Default synchroniza tions can also be set to allow the USB Easy Transfer Cable to be used for easy plug and play synchronization 3 UltraSynce synchroniza tion This part is what separates the wheat from the chaff Laplink s new UltraSync adds a whole new dimension to synchronization Not only are files kept up to date
10. TE TEF Gottcha Sucka Back to the Review Well all that back up stuff is where my premature use and review hereof of the Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista enters into the picture I wanted to see what it could do when used between two 2 XP PC s neither one with Windows Vista installed yet of course Dilemma number 4 Looking ahead I saw that I had only 67 MB of data on the C drive and using the cable Belkin says it takes about one 1 hour to transfer 30 MB s Note You can t use either PC while the transfer is going on Fasy Transter I F m f LEI g i s L ff iy Cal HE tor windows vista There that sets the stage for us Now we ought to see what the Bel kin Easy Trans fer Cable for Windows Vista is all about About time Don t you think _ 2 E Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Vista Ships with Laplink s PCsyne News Release Bellevue Washing ton January 8 2007 The new Bel kin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista lets you quickly transfer your MP3s and photos as well as your files and emails from your Windows XP com puter to your Windows Vista PC This cable provides the easiest and quickest way to ready you for the use of your new Vista computer Included free with the cable is PC I E T F sync software from CERTIFIED FOR Laplink which bili oN ista provides easy file transfer as well as automatic sche
11. This Month s Presentation CELEBRATION This Month S Meeting Vis ual iZi Ng the Wednesday 14th at 7 pm Check Out the Futu det Reviews of Dr Chris Johnson Belkin Laplink Products from CES 2007 on Page 4 part 1 Director Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute Page 7 Cpatt 2 Utah s Award Winning Computer Magazine Twenty FiveYears Ah to be 25 again but that s another story However isn t it wonderful that Microsoft chose to launch Windows Vista so close to our anniversary I just know they did it to honor us grin Too bad that all of us did not receive a free copy of Vista as a birthday present How could Microsoft be so negligent Seriously I have read several reviews of Vista am a bit perturbed at one fea ture in this program I understand that you must have Windows XP installed on your computer in order to use the upgrade offering instead of a new install package If you want to install the up grade on a new hard drive you must first install Windows XP There is no provi sion to insert the Windows XP disk into the CD player to check for ownership when installing Vista I presume this was done to prevent illegal copies from being installed and I understand their concern but it is to say the least most inconvenient It only makes it more difficult for pirates to install it Those intent on getting an illegal copy will only install a pirated XP copy first
12. able at presstime Please check back with them real soon Laplink G sur PC H eel PCsync nehroni About Laplink Software Internationally known Laplink be gan offering a simple efficient method of transferring data from one computer to another across the signature Laplink cable way back in 1983 Ever since that time Laplink Software has been a global leader in PC connectivity Over the years Laplink s product line has evolved to include Internet based wireless and peer to peer solutions for an increas ingly mobile workforce Laplink The word Laplink is originally the name of a DOS program that trans fers files between laptop and desktop computers It came with a special cable that attached from one computer s serial port to the other You plugged the cable in loaded the LapLink software and transferred files back and forth You could do the transferring from ei ther computer It was a nifty program the brainchild of Mark Eppley and he formed a company to sell it called Travel ing Software in Bothell WA Eventually the program became so successful that the word to LapLink became a common verb to connote the transferring of files between computers as in I ll go LapLink this file over to Mary s machine We use Laplink every day It s one of those must have pieces of software Newton s Telecom Diction ary The Official Dictionary of Telecommunication
13. before loading the new Vista HOWEVER in reading some recent articles they indicate that Vista installation is smooth and much easier than XP s was One writer states that With an in place upgrade from XP to Vista you may be lucky and have everything work perfectly or you may join the ranks of My advice before you upgrade I suggest you run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor which is a free download from Microsoft It will check your system and tell you what you need to change before you venture forth You can get this download by clicking the Windows Update under your start button then clicking on Windows Family or you can go directly to Microsoft com and go through a couple of windows There are 5 versions of Vista which makes it some what complicated 1 Windows Vista Home Basic 2 Windows Vista Home Premium Vista Vision 3 Windows Vista Business 4 Windows Vista Ultimate 5 Windows Vista Enterprise Which one to use depends on what you need One reviewer suggests that if you are using XP Pro you should purchase the Home Premium edition I may be a bit heretical here but I suggest you not upgrade until you must I understand some games are having diffi culty running under Vista and who knows what other programs will have problems I have one program that would not run after an automatic installation of an up grade to my existing Windows XP Also Vista will require more horse power from everythin
14. between local and re mote computers but UltraSync knows when files have been deleted renamed or even replaced with a newer or even older version Laplink s extensive con flict management intelligence makes it simple to handle any special case whether you need new files old files or both files updated 4 Make Easy Connections Transfer and Synchronize Files Faster Simply Drag and Drop DnD your files and folders using Laplink s classic dual pane views of the Local Host and Remote Client window PCs5 will automatically determine which files have been modified since the last transfer or synchronization and only copy the changed files Note Laplink Software s patented SpeedSync technology transmits only the updated portion of files ensuring the fastest transfers possible With SpeedSync you can instantly synchro nize multiple folders and schedule unat tended file transfers without complex scripting J Tie SDN RemoteAssist Instant Web based Remote Support Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Here s How It s Really Done The Easy Way When I contacted Laplink s Tech Support about my problem See Part 1 of these reviews they put me in touch with an incredibly smart and friendly technical specialist NM no names mentioned here for privacy s sake He instructed me to download a special program one they coincidently employ commercially called RemoteAssist It s a simple lo
15. d uled synchroni zations between laplink PCs PCsync has been optimized for Microsoft Vista and is intended to be the primary syn chronization tool for Vista users due to the lack of built in synchronization features in Vista Laplink has al ways been a leader in file transfer mi gration and syn chronization tech nology said Mark Chestnut SVP Business Develop ment and Corpo rate Sales of Laplink Software With PC sync we ve created Page 6 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 the simplest fastest solution for Vista owners to keep their files synchronized between multiple PCs The 8 foot USB 2 0 cable connects XP and Vista PCs quickly and easily with the fastest possible transfer speeds According to Melody Saffery Busi ness Unit Manager at Belkin it is all about making things easier for consum ers Windows Vista focuses on making people s lives easier more entertaining and better connected said Saffery The Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Vista enables users to take advantage of the benefits of Windows Vista quickly and easily Advantages of Belkin s Easy Transfer Cable Belkin cites the main advantages thusly 1 Transfer files in three quick and easy steps 1 Install 2 Connect 3 Trans fer See below 2 Automatically transfers your photos music files email user ac counts Windows settings and more 3 Eliminates the need to set up
16. f my PC s yet is because of yet an other of my specialties in the Ongoing saga of Don s computer woes Dilemma number 2 Caveat plus a critical Belkin Disclaimer Please know that Bel kin has absolutely nothing repeat nothing to do with this section of the review Know full well that I need them and their great USB transfer cable desperately to work in order to help me fix my prob lem child Ergo The story Just before I went to CES I had the Geek Squad Restore my HP Media Center PC at my favorite Best Buy store in Sandy because it was Locking Up The culprit was a svchost error Pd never had one of those before but thought I had it whipped after paying 149 for the restoration job Not so When I got back to SLC again it was D ja vu all over again the svchost error had come back to haunt me Dilemma number 3 CERTIFIED FOR Windows Vista Research the Problem Search for the Solution I did some research on my own I didn t want to go through re installing Page 5 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 all that software again plus Pd already paid once through the nose and in so doing came up with some very inter esting facts during the search process Googling for svchost took me to the web site among others of Ask Leo Notenboom lt http ask leo com svchost_and_svchostexe_crashs_cpu_ maximization_viruses_exploits_and_ more html gt
17. g so you may have to replace a lot of internal items that costs money I believe your best approach is to either buy a new machine with Vista installed or wait a couple of months to see what happens Perhaps prices will come down and or Vista Version 2 will appear Unfortunately sometime in the future you will be forced to upgrade in order to take advantage of newer programs and or peripherals Because of all this news I recently looked into buying a Mac However a comparable Mac would cost about 1 500 and the monitor I would want would cost about 1 500 also and that does not include the new programs I would have to purchase I do not mean to contradict myself but several program I possess have a Mac installation on the same CD as the Windows installa tion Also I understand you can upgrade some programs for a reduced price So some money could be saved but in my opinion not enough If I ever win a Las Vegas JackPot or a long lost rela tive leaves me a fortune I will buy a Mac but I don t anticipate this stroke of good fortune occurring to me in the near or distant future I hope this edition of Baton Bleu in some way helps you decide when or if you move to Vista or a Mac Fine Page 2 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Blue Chips Magazine Utah s Award Winning Publication Magazine Staff Editor Cliff Millward Review Program Liaison James Alexander
18. into the competitive marketplace with their own product The Laplink USB Easy Transfer Cable for Win dows Vista with their Absolutely Superior PCsync 5 Good luck to everyone w CERTIFIED FOR Windows Vista laplink JON CERTIFIED FoR Windows Keep your PCs synchronized Page 15 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Utah Blue Chips Calendar CoP February March 2007 Mandeg Tusaday Wo dee ey Thursday Saturday Afar Jt Afar fa UBC General Meeting U of U 7 00 p m 25th year Celebration Afar i Magazine Deadline Afar 79 Afar 3a Afar 25 Afar 26 Afar 27 Afar 30 Afar 3 Apr UCS Board of Trustees C amp C Bldg Room N3005 6 30 p m Ape fo Apr fi UBC General Meeting UofU 7 00 p m TBA Magazine Deadline Blue Chips Utah s Computer Guide in the 21st Century
19. is review offers them some positive encouragement to bring that project to fruition ASAP Summary I really really enjoyed working with everyone at Laplink The transfer is complete Yea verily They all have been very attentive kind and under Transfer Complete The transfer i complete Remote Folder fla Stutt From HF Media PC Folder on my computer C Documents and SethingsSHP_AdministratonshMy Documents Statistics Files and folders selected Files and folders transterred Files and folders skipped m i a Data transterred Speedsunc Savings Time elapsed Average effective transfer speed Page 12 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Barr MB 0 bytes Jaga aralara a standing and above all exceptionally helpful They have a marvelous array of products and PCsync 5 has certainly been a life saver for me personally If you ever need to transfer and synchro nize data between computers anywhere anytime you count on Laplink Software and especially their PCsync 5 program Belkin certainly did by OEM ing Laplink s PCsync program and hardware See Part 1 of these reviews I did and most assuredly so can you Thanks a million Laplink I can proudly say once again Happi ness is definitely a working com puter Amen Ciao Last Second Addendum By the time you read this review mid February 2007 Laplink should have successfully accomplished their entry
20. ission to Copy Permission is granted to other nonprofit PC user groups to reproduce any article published in this newsletter provided credit is given Blue Chips Magazine and the author s of the reproduced materials Reprinted articles are subject to the terms of their respective copyright holders MONTHLY MEETING LOCATION 2nd Wednesday of every month ORTH CAMPUS CREE 0 ee TAKE ELEVATOR DOWN TO 137 FLOGH Lip rsp oe per bi E University of Utah Engineering amp Mines Classroom Bldg Room 104 7 00 p m Charter Member of the Association of PC User Groups Officers and Trustees Eve Phone E mail President Rick Gregory 582 7783 rfg csolutions net V Pres Larry Lamph 571 2908 larry lamph gmail com Secretary Lowell Kenedy 218 3035 kenedy networld com Treasurer John Witzel 296 1390 witzelj netscape net Stuart Gygi 576 1891 sgygi xmission com Doug Jackson 322 2337 cjackson104 hotmail com Information Persons or companies may join or renew at the meeting or by sending a check payable to the Utah Computer Society to Utah Computer Society Membership Secretary PO Box 510811 Salt Lake City UT 84151 Individual memberships are 25 year Business Memberships are 35 00 a year Corporate sponsorships are available at two levels Corporate Sponsors enjoy all benefits of membership including multiple individual membership and prepaid advertising coverage Contact a Board Member for more information 10 year memberships
21. nal password and all and 4 A real live actual file transfer itself BTW All this mind you going from the host Local PC running XP Pro to the Client Remote PC also running XP Pro Paraphrasing the old time Schick Shaver commercial Push pull click click Problem solved that quick See graphics BTW Did you HAPPEN by any chance to notice item 2 in the installation procedure above NM did it all using the Belkin USB Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista I sat Stunned as NM went merrily about his task Ab solutely Spellbound is probably closer to the truth Note You too can learn more about RemoteAssist at lt http www laplink com remoteassist gt and also read PC Pro s review of RemoteAssist Strong Suggestion Laplink I realize that although RemoteAssist is really a commercial Help Desk pro gram I can see RemoteAssist as every user s panacea for helping out just about anyone in their family or their friends neighbors et al and never having to leave their home either For just about anybody but most especially those like our own Blue Chips as well as all APCUG etc members this could really be a giant help in our effort of Helping others to help themselves Who knows I know I do I ve simply got to have it that s all Hot Follow up Laplink seems to be considering just such a RemoteAssist product for the masses as we speak I only hope that th
22. of Belkin s Windows Vista only cable and the application designed to run on it and me trying to do something the cable is not originally designed to do Well Keep on reading You ain t seen nothing yet Page 4 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 en i Hardware Review Consequenty I have ultimately ended up working with two 2 com peting cable suppliers and both are dealing with Microsoft Suffice to say I m caught in the middle try ing to shine the spotlight on my wild imagined solution to an intensely personal computer problem That is to say Certainly not Belkin s nor Laplink s One has to wonder Was the rabbit really inside the rattlesnake when those sausages were made Very Interesting You may recall Yoda admonished Luke Skywalker to Do or do not not to try And the Wizard s Third Rule teaches us Look at the Solution not the problem OK here goes then Long Ago ina Galaxy Far Away No No This all started at the huge CES 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and more specifically the APCUG 2007 Annual Meeting at the Riviera Hotel FYI It seemed to me that there were fewer Sponsors at APCUG this year but then those that were there were outstanding as could only be ex pected All the attendees there received a great assortment of goodies in a first time ever given out at APCU
23. ows Easy Transfer and Laplink PCsync software Note I m not at all sure if the Belkin ver sion of PCsync software is the same as Laplink s PCsync For more on this see Part 2 of these reviews BELKIN LIFETIME PRODUCT WAR RANTY Once the packaging seal is broken the product may only be returned and replaced with the like product from the manufacturer Pricing 39 99 SRP On store shelves now Introduction Anyone in Blue Chips who has known me lo these past 15 years or so and has followed my personally oriented problem related product reviews in the BCM these past 10 years might finally be able to appreciate a mild success story out of an old dog now and then Let s see Where to start Prolog First off my intent initially herein was to kill four 4 critical birds with one stone review that is In order of importance they are 1 Thank Belkin for their wonderful kind and thoughtful support of APCUG 2007 2 Try out their newest plaything their neat USB Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista they gave to us there 3 Back up my ailing HP Media Center PC that is running XP Pro in the process and 4 Write a review on their product The road to Hades is paved with good intentions the saying goes This review may turn out to be one of those paving stones but then again I m not sure yet Turns out I ve really stepped into a real hornet s nest here all because of the newness
24. pport of APCUG 2007 which is truly and greatly appreci ated by all Again thank you Belkin very much for your support Remember when you finally do get your copy of Windows Vista on January 30 also be sure to get your very own Belkin s Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista I m absolutely positive that youll be mighty glad you did Besides they re really great folks and they certainly do make a lot of terrific products many of them I ve been using for a great many years now Note PC Mag com recom mends buying Belkin s Easy Trans fer Cable for Windows Vista in their coverage of Vista s pending launch Please see Windows Vista WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW and 10 Windows Vista Peripherals You ll Want lt http www pcmag com cat egory2 0 1874 1786052 00 asp gt Sadly this concludes my first Windows Vista oriented re view I truly had great hopes in Bilad E wl Fl F mia utl Se THE INDEPENDEN an apparently hopeless task for me right from the very outset It is said somewhere Give an American one chance in a mil lion and s he will take it God Bless America More to come though as ev erything coming out from here on will most certainly be marked as c6 999 Windows Vista Ready Ciao Last Second Addendum Success Easy now May I kindly remind you that this has been only one Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista Fouezses Coming Soon Upgrading
25. s amp the Inter net 1999 Laplink has won acclaim for four teen generations of award winning connectivity products and earned the trust of more than 15 million customers worldwide who transfer synchronize share and remotely access billions of files per week securely and reli ably Laplink continues to explore and refine innovative in stant connectivity solutions for home business and enter prise use Laplink products have won innumerable awards over the years Page 9 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Windows Review Let s Backtrack and Put All This Falderal Into Proper Perspective No matter how you look at it if it hadn t been for my panicky svchost exe problem in the first place plus the very generous gift the Belkin people gave to all of the just concluded APCUG 2007 Annual Confer ence attendees plus the sheer ignorance and tenacity of Pep Com excluding without any ex ception legiti mate media from attending their CES et al functions you my wonderful faithful readers mightn t even be reading this review of Laplink s PCsync 5 Please see Part 1 of this 2 part re view beginning on page 4 Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista we ll be referring to it often herein Here s why 1 Laplink decided to attend only PepCom this year and not ShowStoppers my favorite computer product showcase 2 Without having Windows Vista on any
26. than one PC chances are at some point you will want to move or synchronize files between them like I have needed to do so desper ately and consequently described here within you too most likely will want to transfer and or synchronize files when you actually get Windows Vista after the 30 of January Laplink says This should be a simple task to accomplish but without the right software it can be deceptively complex Naw For yours truly it s more like shoulda woulda coulda or maybe But please do read on Laplink goes on to say PCsync is the natural choice for fast easy auto mated file management between PCs We designed it to give users of multiple computers including Vista PCs as well as Windows XP and 2000 a secure way to access files and synchronize folders instantly and effortlessly Now you re talking my language Laplink However that Vista part of the statement has re ally hit the jackpot with me here as that was what the Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista review was initially all about in the first place Again please see Part 1 of this 2 part review starting on page 4 PCsynce 5 Overall Benefits PCsync 5 PCs5 benefits include 1 Transfer files in three quick and easy steps 1 Install 2 Connect 3 Transfer 2 Eliminating the need to set up a com plex transfer network or spend hours burning CDs to copy data for transfer 3 Faster and easier transfer of data
27. transfer cable to the XP computer and the other to the new Vista computer destination PC mb omen i ee oie et Lee tt bE ee eee Lery Taea Step 3 Follow the on screen prompts on each computer and select your transfer options to move all of your files and folders Note When transferring multiple user accounts from the XP computer to the Vista computer simultaneously you must be logged in as an administrator on both computers OK We re all set to Try it out Knowing full well that the Easy Trans fer Cable for Windows Vista is not really a Backup System but actually a File s Transfer System let s see what happens with the Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista when we try my idea of transfer ring files between two 2 XP Pro machines Important Note This is totally my own hair brain idea and I take full responsibility for the outcome Come rain or come shine Shucks Back to the Drawing Board The Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista cable would not install correctly and ultimately transfer my critical data for me from one XP Pro host to the cli ent XP Pro Drat the luck I called Belkin Tech Support and nice as they were they politely informed me that Their Cable was designed specifically for and as the name clearly says it s an Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista only My emphasis here repeat ONLY Note Undaunted A follow up
28. uccess stories not by a long shot Three 3 cheers for Belkin and Laplink Hear Hear The question now becomes Will success spoil Don Not very likely But I still proclaim Happiness is definitely a working computer and Belkin and Laplink have most certainly done their share in this one for me and for you too Ciao Again Laplink PCsync 5 Now That Really Was Easy Part 2 By Don Nendell Laplink Software Inc 14335 NE 24th Street Suite 201 Bellevue WA 98007 Phone 425 952 6000 Fax 425 952 6002 Toll Free 1 800 LAPLINK Technical Support Hours EST Access Laplink Technical Support http www laplink com support indi vidual asp 9 AM 8 PM Monday Friday 11 AM 4 PM Saturday 3 PM 6 PM Sunday Customer Service Hours EST 8 AM 8 PM Monday Friday 11 AM 4 PM Saturday 3 PM 6 PM Sunday Laplink System Requirements On each computer to install PCsync to transfer and or synchronize files Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista Intel compatible Pentium or higher proces sor 32MB RAM 10MB hard disk space USB port on both computers CD ROM Note This product is also available in German Italian French and Spanish Specifications Silver USB 2 0 Easy Transfer Cable Length 6ft cable Connectors 2 type A USB connectors System Includes Laplink PCsync 5 software download ver sion Quick Start Guide Pricing USD 39 95 Laplink s Download Version of PCsync 5 is not quite yet avail
29. w cost easy to use web based Help Desk service for IT support technicians that has a shallow learning curve All file transfers between ma chines are SSL encrypted too The user at any time has the power to 1 Take over the session if desired 2 Stop the session or 3 Disconnect from the ses sion RemoteAssist also cleans up after itself when the session is finished 1 e it removes itself and leaves absolutely no traces behind I mention all this because while I believe I have adequately proven over the years that you can teach an old dog new tricks NM wasn t about to pick up his bow and resin and fiddle around with me at this point of my dilemma No sir With baton in hand and no overture even he cut straight to all the cannons being fired off in his version of the 1812 Overture Very simply I installed RemoteAs sist and NM immediately took control of my errant HP Media Center PC while I followed along closely in complete fascination and total amazement as he went through 1 The complete process of PCs5 installation in both computers PCs5 must be on both PC s in order to work 2 the Belkin USB Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista being installed in both computers 3 Making a new Lit bed r ES j sili fa e a UT te a ree i p i f rhea M ae akii irira rie ie ok amp ie cies esi ee a A Eer ttti a H hs _ 2 G a Bh E E TE i connection with optio
30. withoutthe magazine are available for students other family and Senior Citizen Center members Other important information Meeting Information http www ucs org Group Business James Alexander 250 2269 Magazine Cliff Millward 955 9633 Program Coordinator James Alexander 250 2269 Web Site http www ucs org WebMaster 212 8949 Membership evenings Bob 262 6045 February Renewals Everyone is ALL PAID UP Page 3 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Vista Easy s the Name Easy s the Game Part 1 By Don Nendell Belkin Corporation Los Angeles CA 90220 USA Ph 310 898 1100 www belkin com Tech Support Ph 800 223 5546 ext 2263 Ph 310 898 1100 ext 2263 Laplink System Requirements On the computer to install PCsync to synchronize files CD ROM Windows 2000 XP 2003 or Vista 128MB RAM 12MB hard disk space USB port on both computers Specifications Part number F5U258 Length 8ft cable Connectors 2 type A USB connectors Chipset Prolific Certifications Premium Vista Logo USB 2 0 FCC Ctick and CE Color Dark Gray Easy Transfer Cable System Require ments Pentium processor based PC both systems USB port both systems One 1 destination PC running Windows Vista with an available USB port 40MB hard disk space amp CD ROM drive on PC running Windows XP SP2 Package Includes Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista User Manual CD with Wind
31. y solutions today announces the availability of PCsync one of the first Windows Vista file synchronization software products specifically designed for Ultra Mobile PCs UMPCs With PCsync consumers running Windows Vista on UMPC devices can easily synchronize large files and folders in cluding photos music videos and more between UMPCs and other PCs run ning Windows Vista Windows XP or Windows 2000 The Wow Starts at 10pm ergs Tamam Yel ea fee ees Gn dl Vio Worn p z F gig rih on Mondy About Microsoft Vista Microsoft really put on a truly great Vista Introductory Show for the APCUG 2007 Annual Conference attendees and to be sure Vista certainly was the Hot topic all over CES 2007 FYI It s also been a very hot month for Microsoft leading up to its Vista January 30 release Can t say the same for the SLC weather however it s been a record breaker for the number of consecutive days of freezing and below high temperature readings Oh well PepCom s kept my blood boiling and me being only an ant and they the rubber tree plant well we ll just have to see Enough already Let s get on with the review You my friends are the benefactors of my current plight Ever onward Page 10 Blue Chips Magazine February 2007 Laplink PCsync Keep your PCs synchronized Basic Laplink Info Transfer and Synchronize Files Faster If you have more

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