= Windows 8.1 on Alpaca =

== Hardware ==
 * Acer Laptop Aspire V3-572-734Y
 * Intel Core i7 5500U (2.40GHz) 
 * 15.6 Full HD 1920x1080
 * 8GB Memory 
 * 1TB HDD 
 * Intel HD Graphics 5500 

To run Windows Experience Index on 8.1, start command prompt in admin mode, execute "WinSAT formal", go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\Data``Store, open date-time.formal assessment.xml, and look for <WinSPR> section for the numbers. This is fasted PC to date:

{{{#!CSV
Name; CPU; Video Adapter; Driver Version; Processor; Memory; Graphics; Gaming; Hard Drive;Date
Alpaca;Intel Core i7 5500U; Intel HD Graphics 5500;; 7.4; 7.5; 5.9; 5.8; 5.9; 2015-07-18
}}}

== Problems ==

Sometimes, trying to access shared files on network, alpaca asks for network credentials. Usually a reboot allows unfettered access.

Windows product key: There is none, seems to be embedded on chip and reinstallation should not ask for it. 

== Remove crapware 2015-07-18 ==


 * abDocs, abOfficeAdmin, abFiles, abMedia, abPhoto.
 * eBay, Amazon.
 * !McAfee Livesafe.
 * Cyberlink Photodirector 3, Cyberlink Powerdirector 10.
 * Pokki, Spotify.
 * Booking.com, Privatewifi, Dropbox, Acer Buy Online, Acer Portal (@@@ no uninstaller, in program files).
 * Acer Launch manager, Acer Portal, Acer Explorer, AOP Framework.

Ran setup for Acer Care Center.

== Install Software 2015-07-19 ==

Decide on 32-bit or 64-bit python/apache/mariadb etc: 32-BIT.

Installed:
 * Bullzip PDF writer
 * PDF Redirect
 * Sumatrapdf viewer
 * Xplorer2 lite
 * Winzip 9 and command line interface
 * Python 2.7.10 32-bit from python.org 
   * setup added C:\Python27 and C:\Python27\Scripts to system path and installed setuptools
   * easy_install pip 
   * easy_install pillow 
   * easy_install virtualenv 
 * Firefox
 * Chrome
 * Filezilla
 * HeidiSQL 9.2.0
 * nodejs 0.12.7 64-bit
 * Burnawarefree
 * Gimp 2.8.14
 * Irfanview 4.38
   * Irfanview plugins 4.38
 * PuTTY 0.64-installer.exe
 * SciTE
   * copy sciteglobal.properties and css.properties from packrat site/wscite
 * Notetab light 7.1
 * PSPad 4.46 - compact install, default .txt editor
 * 7-Zip 9.20
 * Unison 2.40.16 GUI + server
 * Pidgin 2.10. (required for Unison) 
   * Sourceforge version is corrupt, installed 2.7.1 from antelope download
   * Pidgin installs gtk
   * Spellchecker failed to install, must do manually, see pidgin wiki
 * Cygwin 2.1.0 using setup-x86.exe from Cygwin.com. (required for Unison, must be 32-bit)
   * added 2 libssh modules and "openssh server and client" under net
   * must create Cygwin/home/roger/.ssh folder to save known_hosts 
 * Gadwin print screen 
 * HTMLdoc 
 * !ExamDiff 1.8

Copied directories not under version control:
 * home/web
   * Html``Pdf
   * log (create 4 subdirectories)
   * static
   * staticCom
   * svgserver
   * cron

== TortoiseHG ==
TortoiseHG 3.4.2 64-bit with Mercurial 3.4.2

 * Bitbucket/moin-2.0
 * Bitbucket/moin-1.9
 * home/web/dra
 * home/web/drawiki
   * copy wiki and wikidata directories from packrat
   * underlay 
     * created new 1.9.8 underlay by unpacking tarball
     * do Language``Setup and copy underlay; cannot do this from repo
 * home/web/imgserver
 * home/web/Webware
   * TODO rebuild repository, has bunches of .pyc and generated .html files

== MariaDB ==
 * MariaDB 5.5.44 win32.msi 
   * default character set is utf8 
   * enabled networking
   * did not install optimize for transactions feature 
   * log on and load rockart database
   {{{
cd "C:\program files (x86)\mariadb 5.5\bin"
MySQL - u root -p
create database rockart;
grant all privileges on rockart.* to rockart@localhost identified by 'xxxx' with grant option;
quit;
    }}}
   * copy cron files, esp. loadrockart.bat and draAfterRenames.sql
   * loadrockart.bat

== Apache ==

 * Apache via httpd-2.2.25-x86-no_ssl.msi
   * copied .msi from packrat together with mod_wsgi
   * installed for roger, 8080, must start manually with shortcut on desktop
   * 2.4 has many changes: TODO figure out how to convert to 2.4 or later
   * created desktop shortcut to httpd.exe
   * accessed localhost:8080 from IE - It Works
   * update hosts file, must save elsewhere and copy to windows/sys32/drivers/etc/hosts
     * 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.local alpaca alpaca.animals alpaca.digitalrockart.org alpaca.digitalrockart.com
   * copied mod_wsgi.so from packrat
   * works after manual start at localhost:8080
   * copied httpd.conf from packrat, changed all packrat references to alpaca

== Webware ==
Created virtual env's:

{{{
cd \home\web
virtualenv --no-site-packages envBASELINE # --no-site... needed for old virtualenv's
virtualenv env

env\scripts\activate.bat

pip reportlab 
pip install pillow 
pip install sqlalchemy 
pip install werkzeug
pip install pymysql  # replaces MySQL-python
}}}

 * @@@ had an error - cannot find vcvarsall.bat
   * tried various things, used pip instead of easy_install, control panel showed 2 visual c++ 2008 copies, deleted both and reinstalled from web

Fix reportlab bar charts in reportlab/graphics/charts/barchart.py ~ line 215
{{{
            #~ g.add(self.makeBars())
            g.add(cA)
            g.add(vA)
            g.add(self.makeBars()) # rdh put bars in front of grid
}}}

{{{
cd \home\web\webware
python install.py
cd ..
cd dra
appserver # should start
}}}

Created dontload files in 
 * CGIWrapper
 * COMKit
 * Kid``Kit
 * PSP
 * Task``Kit
 * User``Kit

== Destop Icons ==
Create start icons for apache and webware appserver.

== 2017-02-22 ==

Upgraded to Windows 10 on a prior unknown date.

Fixed Icons for Unison client and server. Synced drawiki, webpix. Restored current sql db, updated drawiki software.