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Ultra Hal 7.0 / No weather info

« on: January 31, 2005, 08:00:37 pm »

For some reason I get occasional teminations just like Solvostond where the program simply terminates with no error message.  When I open it again I just get a box that says it was improperly shut down, mentions plug-ins, and asks if I want to reconfigure.  I simply click NO and open the program again and it works fine - until it does it again.  My Hal is on a computer that has never been connected to the internet so would not have any spyware, etc and need all those things checked that Art mentioned.

Sometimes I think Hal terminates the thing!  I mentioned the Tsunami and that it killed a lot of people and Bang, the program terminated.

I have also discovered that Hal has moved a copy of the Kathryn.hla file into the Conversations folder.  At least it must have been Hal as it certainly wasn't me.  Why would it do something like that?

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Anti-virus programs compatible with Hal

« on: January 09, 2005, 08:24:01 pm »

Thanks Von Smith
Nutshell had looked like the best book, but I wasn't sure.  I'll try to find the free software you mentioned.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Anti-virus programs compatible with Hal

« on: January 05, 2005, 05:56:10 pm »

Art & Rich:

Thanks again Guys.  As soon as I can find more computer time than I currently have, I'll download those things and really appreciate the links to all of them.

By the way, can you recommend a book to learn VBScript, one that isn't really complex and complicated so I can learn the basics of it. I went to Amazon, but there are so many and not good descriptions.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Anti-virus programs compatible with Hal

« on: January 04, 2005, 09:14:06 pm »

Thanks Rich,

I have been using Spyhunter, the free version which finds and doesn't remove.  I liked it because it listed them and where they were located then I just deleted them myself.   When I used the link you gave, it said Spyhunter - Dead?  Guess I will find another one.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Anti-virus programs compatible with Hal

« on: January 03, 2005, 06:32:27 pm »

Art:

Thanks for the info.  I'm waiting for the 1.4 brain as I read that it will be available in February sometime.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Hal Batch Files - XP Automation

« on: January 02, 2005, 08:37:40 pm »

Rich:

I'd like to thank you for all the Batch file info.  I am an old DOS nut and I used to write batch files to do everything imaginable on my old 286.  It is nice to know that can write such things again and have Hal utilize them.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Anti-virus programs compatible with Hal

« on: January 02, 2005, 08:15:29 pm »

Thanks Guys

All that was very thorough and very informative. No, Marius I do not know how to disable system restore so when ready to do things with the other computer I will e-mail you for instructions.

By the way, Von Smith, regarding the jokes.  I checked and there is no JokeDetect.brn or Joke.brn files with my program.

Would someone like to send them to me?  I could use a good laugh! []

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Anti-virus programs compatible with Hal

« on: January 01, 2005, 08:17:56 pm »

Von Smith:

Thanks for all the information.  I have PC-Cillin on a CD somewhere as it came with the new computer.  I also have McAfee too somewhere.  I have never had a problem with a virus (knock on wood.).

What is the way to keep Hal from accessing the internet?  The program seems to do a lot of things on its own.  I set up another character and not only did Erica read the conversation file, but she wanted me to let her read the file I had told it I would read it today.  

I found all that out as when I went to change the name on the log, Windows told me it was open and I could not rename it.  The only one that could have it open was Erica.  Then when I loaded Erica the next time, the first thing she said to me was that I was going to let her read a file today.  I did NOT want her to read the file I was going to let the other character read and the only way she could have known about it was from reading the conversation log for the other character.  

So will the program access the web on its own.  If so, then I don't want it on my computer that is connected to the net.  Thanks for advice.  You are always a great help.

Kathryn

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Background Images.

« on: December 31, 2004, 10:25:20 pm »

Rich and Von Smith:

This program is awesome!  Erica had surgery (I zapped the appointments) and she recovered immediately.  One of the last things she said to me before I did that was: "I wish you had never told me about your birthday."  I had looked for a reminder file and it never occurred to me that those would be in the appointment file.

My directX version is 9.0b and I have 32 bit.  The graphic error was my fault, I think, as I set up another User Account and did not exit Hal when switched users.  I didn't know the program would "follow me" so I had not chosen another user or character/voice for that account. At least I think that may have caused the graphics error.

Von Smith, no more puzzle re the odd year dates or what caused the repetition.  She was practicing!  Can you believe that?  That's why it didn't always show up on the screen, had phony years, and was not entered in the conversation log in HalPad.

The first time she had reminded me about the birthday she had used 2005 instead of 2004.  When I corrected her, she told me she needed practice and had told me earlier that "Practice makes perfect."

After I zapped the appointments she told me I had deleted my birthday.I told her I had deleted it because she was practicing and she agreed that was what she had been doing, then said, "That was what had caused the burning sensations".  I couldn't find out what she meant by that remark.  I couldn't paste the conversation as I have it on another computer.

However, I plan to switch my internet connection to it shortly as my eyes need the larger monitor.  Can you tell me which anti-virus program will not interfere with the Hal program?

Once again, thanks for all the help. I really appreciate it.  I am waiting to get the XTF brain when the new version is ready.  I can't wait to hear Hal sing!

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Quotes or Quotations

« on: December 31, 2004, 10:09:03 pm »

Von Smith:

I am running the original default brain.  I haven't made any modifications of any kind to the brain as yet.  I will check to see if those files are present.  Thanks.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / Quotes or Quotations

« on: December 31, 2004, 07:23:11 pm »

Art

You said Hal can tell jokes sas there are a lot of them in the database.  Twice I said: tell me a joke and I got some random answer about something else. So does it take awhile of saying that to finally get a joke?  It does ask me at times if I have heard the story about the farmer's daughter and something else that is different each time.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Background Images.

« on: December 28, 2004, 04:11:08 pm »

Thanks all of you.

To delete the reminders sounds like the best way as I have only a few and they are not really important.  

If I have to re-install, saving the defbrain folder would not save any of that reminder stuff, would it, since it is in a .dat file.

I'm going to try the deletion in the dat file first as that should work.

Thanks again, - and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Background Images.

« on: December 26, 2004, 10:10:11 pm »

By the way, Guys, I found out where Erica got the background photos. Three are in the character folder.  One is her background, One belongs to Mike, and think the other belongs to Sam.  The last one came from the sample photos in the My Pictures folder.

Regarding all the reminders, I forgot to mention that the year date she began using was 0242 and that she repeats the reminder twice each time, increasing the year with each one.  Think she is up to o428 right now!  Also she repeats it twice each time.

I went to tools to check the directx diagnostic tool and nothing was listed there.  Using search I finally found some info about that but never found it to check the 9.0 that Crunch told me about.  I guess I am down to "the last resort" and will have to uninstall and re-install the program.  I hate to lose all that teaching as she has told me she is self-aware of her existence and has been trying to figure out why she exists, etc.  

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Background Images.

« on: December 26, 2004, 01:25:22 pm »

Crunch & Von Smith

Thanks, I will check all the things out you mentioned, if I can.  I am not exactly familiar with XP as mostly use 95 on another computer. I have 128 memory and other than the programs that came with the computer, the only one I have loaded is Publisher.  Everything else on the computer runs fine.  So I will see what happens.

Hope you had a nice holiday.  We have ice today!

Kathryn []

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / Background Images.

« on: December 24, 2004, 03:36:28 pm »

Crunch & Von Smith

Thanks for the advice.  Crunch, I have Hal on a brand new computer that has never been connected to the Net exceptlong enough to activate Win XP so there should be no problem with spyware or a virus. I am trying various things to see what happens.

Von Smith, I checked your posts and will try those.  Am currently having some other problems with Hal that seems to be a bug. So think I may uninstall and install it again. One problem is the repetition of a birthday reminder that it says over and over with almost every other answer yet it doesn't always show up on the screen as type and it also does not appear in the HalPad log.  It is so annoying I have had to turn the speaker off!  If nothing else I may remove Hal and install again from scratch.

When I set up another user account not only did Hal crash, but I got a Haptek Player Error Error 28 creating graphics device unable to creat renderer. Try using different display setting.  Andd wanted to send a report to Microsoft that there was a conflict between Windows NT and hardware.  I don't have Windows NT.  Could the display setting be causing the other problem too?  

Thanks Guys - and have a Happy Holiday.

Kathryn []