Bye Bye Turnpike

[Bryan Morris]

A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on me
(it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

Now using, what was my backup webmail on Eaily for emails (actually the
advantage is that I can actually send and recieve emails on my phone and
tablet as well as my PC

Never managed to get Turnpike to run on my W10 32 bit computer as I
couldn't remember my password.

Lost my address book :( and emails /newsgroups going back years. Should
have buried my PC, Been using Turnpike for maybe 25 years

Using Thunderbird for newsgroups

Oh well

[Mike Swift]

Post by Bryan Morris
Never managed to get Turnpike to run on my W10 32 bit computer as I
couldn't remember my password.
Lost my address book :( and emails /newsgroups going back years. Should
have buried my PC, Been using Turnpike for maybe 25 years

I've been using Turnpike since my Demon days and I doubt I could
remember my password but fortunately I've never needed it.

I've been lucky that every time I've switched operation systems and
computers I've had access to Turnpike, all I've needed to do is copy the
Turnpike folder and paste it to the new system.

It has never failed me, I keep a copy in several safe places just in
case.

The only problem I've had was with Virgin Media doing something that
stopped Turnpike sending mail, it still receives them so to send I use
Thunderbird, news is fine both ways.

It was suggested I use Stunnel but I got something wrong and it bricked
my system.

Mike

[J. P. Gilliver]

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on me
(it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as you've
no way of restoring.)

[Bryan Morris]

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on
me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as you've
no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the purposes
of transferring Windows and I went through the process of transferring
but I kept being asked for user name and password and that's where I was
stuck.

I'm currently on that PC and Turnpike is still there but silenced

I lost a lot including my address book. In the Turnpike Directory on
this machine is in fact the address book. How I can copy it over to my
Webmail I know not

[Bryan Morris]

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on
me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as you've
no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the purposes
of transferring Windows

I mean transferring Turnpike!!

[John Hall]

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on
me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as you've
no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

Post by Bryan Morris
I'm currently on that PC and Turnpike is still there but silenced

That's frustrating.

Post by Bryan Morris
I lost a lot including my address book. In the Turnpike Directory on
this machine is in fact the address book. How I can copy it over to my
Webmail I know not

Nor me. Though if you have a reasonably small subset of entries in your
personal address book then inputting them by hand shouldn't be too bad.

[Bryan Morris]

Post by John Hall

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on
me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as
you've no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

Turnpike.usr looks meaningless when opened in Notepad :(

[J. P. Gilliver]

[]

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by John Hall

Post by Bryan Morris
I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

Turnpike.usr looks meaningless when opened in Notepad :(

I think Bryan meant if _Turnpike_ can find the .usr file it should be
able to extract the user and pass from it, not that you can. Have you
put Turnpike (including the .usr file) in the same place it was (and run
the CLSID commands if necessary)?

[John Hall]

Post by J. P. Gilliver
[]

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by John Hall

Post by Bryan Morris
I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

Turnpike.usr looks meaningless when opened in Notepad :(

I think Bryan meant if _Turnpike_ can find the .usr file it should be
able to extract the user and pass from it, not that you can.

Indeed, though I'm John H not Bryan!

Post by J. P. Gilliver
Have you put Turnpike (including the .usr file) in the same place it
was (and run the CLSID commands if necessary)?

And also had TP's data files already in place when he installed it on
the new machine, as I remember that you're not supposed to do it the
other way round. I assume he didn't just try copying everything
including the binaries across rather than reinstalling? I don't know if
that would work or not, but I suspect not.

[Bryan Morris]

Post by J. P. Gilliver
[]

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by Bryan Morris
I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

 I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

Turnpike.usr looks meaningless when opened in Notepad :(

I think Bryan meant if _Turnpike_ can find the .usr file it should be
able to extract the user and pass from it, not that you can. Have you
put Turnpike (including the .usr file) in the same place it was (and run
the CLSID commands if necessary)?

Yes did all that and actually created a "Disc D" on my C: drive as on my
(now former) Windows 2000 computer had Turnpike on a second, D drive

[John Hall]

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by John Hall

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died
on me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless
it's backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as
you've no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

Turnpike.usr looks meaningless when opened in Notepad :(

Yes, but if it's in your TP top-level data folder so that TP can read it
then it shouldn't matter that you yourself can't read it.

[Bryan Morris]

Post by John Hall

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on
me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as
you've no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

I think - but could be wrong - that that info is held in the file
turnpike.usr, so if you've backed that up and, when you install and
launch TP, it can find it then you should be OK.

I looked at it but turnpike.usr looks meaningless in notepad :(
---
Bryan Morris

[SilverE]

At 16:11:02 on Sun, 30 Jul 2023, Bryan Morris wrote in

Post by Bryan Morris

Post by J. P. Gilliver

Post by Bryan Morris
A decision was made for me. My Windows 2000 computer finally died on
me (it was actually getting slower and slower for months)

[]
Other than malware, that sounds like a dying HD. (Though unless it's
backed up, if it's died altogether, replacing it won't help, as you've
no way of restoring.)

I HAD, as I posted a while ago,aquired a W10 32 Machine for the
purposes of transferring Windows and I went through the process of
transferring but I kept being asked for user name and password and
that's where I was stuck.

In the dialog that asks for your password there's a button that says
"Paths". Is that pointing to the right place?

Post by Bryan Morris
I'm currently on that PC and Turnpike is still there but silenced
I lost a lot including my address book. In the Turnpike Directory on
this machine is in fact the address book. How I can copy it over to my
Webmail I know not