Re: [H] VPN
Winterlight wrote: Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. Do I have it right? Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN software? Thanks. Generally, yes, you're right. Your traffic between your laptop and home network is encrypted, so nobody can snoop on that traffic. Your laptop is still vulnerable to hacks from people on the same WAP, but depending on your network and VPN configuration all of your traffic can go through your home PC and then out onto the Internet. I use OpenVPN (www.openvpn.net) as my VPN software (Windows clients, Linux server). I've found it to be solid, though setting it up initially wasn't easy. There are howtos and a good amount of help on configuring it on the site. Jamie -- Jamie Furtner ja...@furtner.ca I aim to misbehave - Malcom Reynolds (Serenity movie) It's not safe... For them. - River Tam (Serenity movie)
Re: [H] Test01
Your math is a bit off. A 5.1MB binary file will be more like 7MB by the time it is encoded for mail transmission. 7MB=7000KB= 56000Kb. Divide that by 191 and you get 293 seconds, or about 4.9 minutes. Also, many ISPs have a limit on outgoing message size, usually somewhere in the range of 2-20MB. Some antivirus programs still route email through their proxy even when scanning is disabled. This can cause a server time-out with large attachments. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:42 PM To: Hardware Group hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Test01 OK, I can now send attachments. Sort of. 1st test was an imbedded picture (003.jpg) 924,439bytes. I did get this one back! But, it took a long time to send this file. Yes, I do only have 256Kbps (well, maybe like 191Kbps) outbound on my wire. Yes, I think I've done the math! So, I move on to Test02. Test02 is a 5.1MB dot.wmv (Flashlight.wmv) file. (Interesting file for my family!) Math shows ~20-21sec to send. IT fails/Times out ~12sec with my new setup. Expected; but still testing. I will go diddle w/timeout settings..in TBird...and re-test. I have disabled my A/V from scanning OUTBound business. Other than my 256Kbps limit, is there anywhere else I should peek/poke? Yes, I am still learning TBird. Please, for all of you I do not do local Email business, I don't need your opinion. I already know you do email via other channels I do NOT use. I sincerely apologize for my last thread start. Never my intention to start a skirmish about how BEST to do email I think WE do what we choose to do. Whatever. Thanks, Duncan
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
Why use HotPopper? Free Hotmail accounts have had POP access since about February. See http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry I recommend you use port 587 rather than port 25 for the SMTP server. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: maccrawj maccr...@gmail.com Duh, I've said I do as much as that in past posts! I even use HotPopper to do my aged hotmail account while dumping Yahoo for preventing similar hacks.
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
This worked, eventually. I had to set passwords in two different places before it would work. I had to go to User Accounts and create password (even though one already existed), then control userpasswords2 unchecking the box got me an autologon. It must have been that XP either forgot the password(?) or, I mis-remember and although I had to click the user on .net, it really didn't have a password. Surprisingly enough, when you do control userpasswords2 and uncheck the box, it asks you for a password, but upon rebooting, it doesn't work. Only worked after creating password. Steve FORC5 wrote: in xp control userpasswords2 from the run line, uncheck the appropriate box. may work, forgot about that. At 04:22 PM 6/8/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user accounts settings and turning off users must enter a login/password. That might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not sure. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.comwrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
When's the last time you did a fresh install? Sounds to me like it may be time again. Slipstream in SP3 and all the updates and fixes you want and nuke it. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.comwrote: This worked, eventually. I had to set passwords in two different places before it would work. I had to go to User Accounts and create password (even though one already existed), then control userpasswords2 unchecking the box got me an autologon. It must have been that XP either forgot the password(?) or, I mis-remember and although I had to click the user on .net, it really didn't have a password. Surprisingly enough, when you do control userpasswords2 and uncheck the box, it asks you for a password, but upon rebooting, it doesn't work. Only worked after creating password. Steve FORC5 wrote: in xp control userpasswords2 from the run line, uncheck the appropriate box. may work, forgot about that. At 04:22 PM 6/8/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user accounts settings and turning off users must enter a login/password. That might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not sure. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
The problem is that this install is maybe two months old. Rather than use any tweaked installs, I went back to the basic full, not modified XP install and now I'm having problems. I just hate to have to reinstall all games apps. Though I would like to know why this machine is doing this stuff Steve Brian Weeden wrote: When's the last time you did a fresh install? Sounds to me like it may be time again. Slipstream in SP3 and all the updates and fixes you want and nuke it. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.comwrote: This worked, eventually. I had to set passwords in two different places before it would work. I had to go to User Accounts and create password (even though one already existed), then control userpasswords2 unchecking the box got me an autologon. It must have been that XP either forgot the password(?) or, I mis-remember and although I had to click the user on .net, it really didn't have a password. Surprisingly enough, when you do control userpasswords2 and uncheck the box, it asks you for a password, but upon rebooting, it doesn't work. Only worked after creating password. Steve FORC5 wrote: in xp control userpasswords2 from the run line, uncheck the appropriate box. may work, forgot about that. At 04:22 PM 6/8/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user accounts settings and turning off users must enter a login/password. That might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not sure. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
That is weird. Sometimes I swear Microsoft built in an autoconfig option in Windows where it randomly changes a settings every couple weeks. That, and Bill Gates has a big random bluescreen button on his desk that causes a random Windows machine to BSOD somewhere in the world. If you noticed, since he left the CEO spot the rate of BSODs has dropped dramatically :) --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.comwrote: The problem is that this install is maybe two months old. Rather than use any tweaked installs, I went back to the basic full, not modified XP install and now I'm having problems. I just hate to have to reinstall all games apps. Though I would like to know why this machine is doing this stuff Steve Brian Weeden wrote: When's the last time you did a fresh install? Sounds to me like it may be time again. Slipstream in SP3 and all the updates and fixes you want and nuke it. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: This worked, eventually. I had to set passwords in two different places before it would work. I had to go to User Accounts and create password (even though one already existed), then control userpasswords2 unchecking the box got me an autologon. It must have been that XP either forgot the password(?) or, I mis-remember and although I had to click the user on .net, it really didn't have a password. Surprisingly enough, when you do control userpasswords2 and uncheck the box, it asks you for a password, but upon rebooting, it doesn't work. Only worked after creating password. Steve FORC5 wrote: in xp control userpasswords2 from the run line, uncheck the appropriate box. may work, forgot about that. At 04:22 PM 6/8/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user accounts settings and turning off users must enter a login/password. That might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not sure. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] VPN
And keep in mind that while the VPN tunnel is encrypted, once the data leaves the tunnel it's back to what it was before. So something like email over http is now back to being unencrypted cleartext once it hits your home machine, leaves the tunnel and goes out onto the internet, while https connections are still encrypted to their endpoint even when they leave the tunnel. I use a service called SwissVPN which goes one step further for a few bucks a month. It gives me a VPN from my computer back to their network in Switzerland and from there the packets are dumped onto the internet and you appear to be surfing from Switzerland. Works great when I'm travelling. And as the previous poster mentioned, just because you have a VPN up and running it does not mean you can't be hacked. All it means is that your data is encrypted. Anyone can still try and get into your machine, so the standard rules of having either a NAT router and/or a firewall up and running apply. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Jamie Furtner ja...@furtner.ca wrote: Winterlight wrote: Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. Do I have it right? Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN software? Thanks. Generally, yes, you're right. Your traffic between your laptop and home network is encrypted, so nobody can snoop on that traffic. Your laptop is still vulnerable to hacks from people on the same WAP, but depending on your network and VPN configuration all of your traffic can go through your home PC and then out onto the Internet. I use OpenVPN (www.openvpn.net) as my VPN software (Windows clients, Linux server). I've found it to be solid, though setting it up initially wasn't easy. There are howtos and a good amount of help on configuring it on the site. Jamie -- Jamie Furtner ja...@furtner.ca I aim to misbehave - Malcom Reynolds (Serenity movie) It's not safe... For them. - River Tam (Serenity movie)
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
...@gmail.com wrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4140 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] VPN
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Winterlight wrote: Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. Do I have it right? Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN software? Thanks. Setup a linux server at home. use ssh port tunneling and a squid server at home. Christopher FIsk -- I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction. -- Calvin -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] VPN
OpenVPN On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 09:34:18AM -0400, Christopher Fisk wrote: On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Winterlight wrote: Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. Do I have it right? Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN software? Thanks. Setup a linux server at home. use ssh port tunneling and a squid server at home. Christopher FIsk -- I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction.-- Calvin -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] VPN
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Bryan Seitz wrote: OpenVPN IMO putty proxy server is easier faster. Christopher Fisk -- Kaylee: Figures. First time on the Core and what do I get to do? Dig through trash. Why couldn't he send me shopping at the triplex, or... Oooh, synchronizers! --Episode #9, Ariel -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
[H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
Anyone have a good deal on a 32GB SDHC card that isn't a piece of crap? I'm getting close to the 2GB that my current card supports and figure I may as well max it out if I have to get another anyways. Christopher Fisk -- HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] VPN
Ditto others who have said -- OpenVPN. I don't have any experience running OpenVPN on windows computers, but the server configuration on a BSD box was not terribly complicated, and the client software for Mac at least is quite good. I think some versions of dd-wrt or some other similar home router firmware has OpenVPN built in? That would be worth looking into, imho. Scott On Jun 9, 2009, at 1:40 AM, Winterlight wrote: Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. Do I have it right? Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN software? Thanks.
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
Check out transcend on amazon --Original Message-- From: Christopher Fisk Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii Sent: Jun 9, 2009 4:50 PM Anyone have a good deal on a 32GB SDHC card that isn't a piece of crap? I'm getting close to the 2GB that my current card supports and figure I may as well max it out if I have to get another anyways. Christopher Fisk -- HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from Aljawal
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, z00...@gmail.com wrote: Check out transcend on amazon Looks like they only go to 16GB. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
Every 16gb I've had was junk. When u start moving big file over usb problems start. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Christopher Fisk chr...@mhonline.net Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:59:30 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, z00...@gmail.com wrote: Check out transcend on amazon Looks like they only go to 16GB. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
Search for ts32gsdhc6 --Original Message-- From: Christopher Fisk Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii Sent: Jun 9, 2009 4:59 PM On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, z00...@gmail.com wrote: Check out transcend on amazon Looks like they only go to 16GB. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from Aljawal
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
I'm a Sandisk fan boy as far as flash memory is concerned. The have a bunch of branded or basic SD cards that are junk and overpriced. However their Ultra II, or Extreme cards are awesome. I use them exclusively for my compacts (and any I buy for others), also have a nice collection of their high end CompactFlash cards for my dSLRs. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: 09 June 2009 14:51 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii Anyone have a good deal on a 32GB SDHC card that isn't a piece of crap? I'm getting close to the 2GB that my current card supports and figure I may as well max it out if I have to get another anyways. Christopher Fisk -- HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
I also have the extreme series for my dslr. Great cards. --Original Message-- From: Neil Davidson Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii Sent: Jun 9, 2009 5:44 PM I'm a Sandisk fan boy as far as flash memory is concerned. The have a bunch of branded or basic SD cards that are junk and overpriced. However their Ultra II, or Extreme cards are awesome. I use them exclusively for my compacts (and any I buy for others), also have a nice collection of their high end CompactFlash cards for my dSLRs. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: 09 June 2009 14:51 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii Anyone have a good deal on a 32GB SDHC card that isn't a piece of crap? I'm getting close to the 2GB that my current card supports and figure I may as well max it out if I have to get another anyways. Christopher Fisk -- HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from Aljawal
Re: [H] Test01
Gary, OK. You are correct. My math was way off now that I see your suggestion. Sorry. In future testing I will increase my file sizes by ~40% prior to any timing calcs should I ask another question in this thread. My only observation ATM is that Eudora used to send quickly without fail. By contrast, Thunderbird visually seems much slower. Because I can no longer get Eudora to work with the new required server settings, I do not seem to be able to do an A-B comparison. I can only use 9 years of Eudora experience against ~6 months learning Thunderbird. Agreed. Not quite scientific; but, what I have ATM. In the past, I've asked all people to limit their inbounds here to 2MB or less. Most have acquiesced to this; still have one old friend that often forgetsstill!... :) Understand the proxy business, but, I am told that my current version of ESET (v2.7) does not use a proxy. It links into the windows winsock to do its' job. I believe I have disabled outbound mail scanning by ESET for my testing. I'm also told that ESET's V3.0 and v4.0 now DO use an internal proxy to do their tasks (disconnected from the windows winsock business). Thank you for your clarification! Best, Duncan Gary VanderMolen wrote: Your math is a bit off. A 5.1MB binary file will be more like 7MB by the time it is encoded for mail transmission. 7MB=7000KB= 56000Kb. Divide that by 191 and you get 293 seconds, or about 4.9 minutes. Also, many ISPs have a limit on outgoing message size, usually somewhere in the range of 2-20MB. Some antivirus programs still route email through their proxy even when scanning is disabled. This can cause a server time-out with large attachments. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:42 PM To: Hardware Group hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Test01 OK, I can now send attachments. Sort of. 1st test was an imbedded picture (003.jpg) 924,439bytes. I did get this one back! But, it took a long time to send this file. Yes, I do only have 256Kbps (well, maybe like 191Kbps) outbound on my wire. Yes, I think I've done the math! So, I move on to Test02. Test02 is a 5.1MB dot.wmv (Flashlight.wmv) file. (Interesting file for my family!) Math shows ~20-21sec to send. IT fails/Times out ~12sec with my new setup. Expected; but still testing. I will go diddle w/timeout settings..in TBird...and re-test. I have disabled my A/V from scanning OUTBound business. Other than my 256Kbps limit, is there anywhere else I should peek/poke? Yes, I am still learning TBird. Please, for all of you I do not do local Email business, I don't need your opinion. I already know you do email via other channels I do NOT use. I sincerely apologize for my last thread start. Never my intention to start a skirmish about how BEST to do email I think WE do what we choose to do. Whatever. Thanks, Duncan
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, amar...@charter.net wrote: Every 16gb I've had was junk. When u start moving big file over usb problems start. Well, this is for the wii. I'm getting full on my 2GB from Rock Band DLC and want to move my other stuff off to a 32GB one to run homebrew channel apps. Christopher Fisk -- You know you are a geek when: when your friend tells you about their new router they bought, and you tell them about your new one that you made. -- j-rock -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] VPN
I'm also seeing more folks use VPN services like OpenVPN or even paid services to keep their ISP's packet sniffing at bay. Winterlight wrote: Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. Do I have it right? Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN software? Thanks. Generally, yes, you're right. Your traffic between your laptop and home network is encrypted, so nobody can snoop on that traffic. Your laptop is still vulnerable to hacks from people on the same WAP, but depending on your network and VPN configuration all of your traffic can go through your home PC and then out onto the Internet. I use OpenVPN (www.openvpn.net) as my VPN software (Windows clients, Linux server). I've found it to be solid, though setting it up initially wasn't easy. There are howtos and a good amount of help on configuring it on the site.
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
Well, the monitor issue is still open. Tried all sorts of keyboard combinations to no avail. I really don't understand why either the MB or the OS would suspend or just halt with no monitor seen. Steve Brian Weeden wrote: I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user accounts settings and turning off users must enter a login/password. That might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not sure. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.comwrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4142 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
What about that BIOS setting many PC's have, to halt on errors? Most I have seen are set to just stop on Keyboard errors only.. Yours could be set to stop on all errors? Well, the monitor issue is still open. Tried all sorts of keyboard combinations to no avail. I really don't understand why either the MB or the OS would suspend or just halt with no monitor seen. Steve
[H] Matrox Dual/Triple Head2Go DE?
Anyone using either of these devices? Figured I'd check if anyone has any personal experience with these before I plunked down the cash for them. Here are the links to them on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Matrox-D2G-A2D-IF-DualHead2Go-Digital-Edition/dp/B000Q RTHX8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8 http://www.amazon.com/Matrox-D2G-A2D-IF-DualHead2Go-Digital-Edition/dp/B000 QRTHX8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1244571040sr=1-2 s=electronicsqid=1244571040sr=1-2 http://www.amazon.com/Matrox-T2G-D3D-IF-Triplehead2Go-Dual-Link-Digital/dp/B 000RMQZ96/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header So what it does: the device takes multiple monitors and it presents them to your computer as one super-wide monitor so you can span across them for games that support them (the main use for it in my opinion, since you can do multiple monitors for normal desktop use easily and w/o spending the extra $$). Here are some screenshots: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B000RMQZ96/ref=cm_ci u_pdp_images_all Fyi, the two issues with them that I've read about are: 1) It works better with Nvidia video cards than ATI (and I just upgraded to an ATI 4830 from my x800XT) 2) The TripleHead2GO only supports up to 1280x1024x3, and my monitors native resolution is 1600x1200 so I'm wondering if that will be an issue. So has anyone used either of these, and if so thoughts? I wanted to get the TripleHead2GO and see what Oblivion looked like spanned across 3 screens but I wonder whether the 4830 can even pump enough pixels to drive Oblivion at 3840x1024 at a decent frame rate. :P BINO
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
Well, fwiw (knocking on wood now) I got a Transcend 16GB SDHC card from Amazon (with reader, for $39 on 4/9) that works great; see: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010Z28XG/ref=ox_ya_os_product and am using it my canon Ex-V8 camera now and it works fine so far...tested the reader too and that worked too. But I didn't use it for any super-big files (had a couple multi-hundred meg video files) so I don't know about that... BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of amar...@charter.net Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 7:14 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii Every 16gb I've had was junk. When u start moving big file over usb problems start. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Christopher Fisk chr...@mhonline.net Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:59:30 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, z00...@gmail.com wrote: Check out transcend on amazon Looks like they only go to 16GB. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
may not help but I have a 19 that will not wake up IF I turn the monitor off, as long as I let the power management handle things it wakes up fine. Usually turning the monitor OFF then ON would bring it to life fp At 01:49 PM 6/9/2009, Steve Tomporowski Poked the stick with: Well, the monitor issue is still open. Tried all sorts of keyboard combinations to no avail. I really don't understand why either the MB or the OS would suspend or just halt with no monitor seen. Steve Brian Weeden wrote: I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years on my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under Vista/Win7 you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user accounts settings and turning off users must enter a login/password. That might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not sure. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.comwrote: I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but annoying. First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing has worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where to look for this one now. Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on the monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will show a black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been unchecked. How do I get it to stray? This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or anything else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! ThanksSteve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4139 (20090608) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4142 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Since we all move so slow, why is it called rush hour?
Re: [H] 32GB SDHC card for Wii
I wasn't using a wii, but the reason I moved up was the same as yours. Then, after having gotten all my stuff moved to the larger card, I went to back them up. Each time, the backup would crap out. I would suggest anyone getting a bigger card for lots of data to test them hard before trusting any data to them. Christopher Fisk wrote: On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, amar...@charter.net wrote: Every 16gb I've had was junk. When u start moving big file over usb problems start. Well, this is for the wii. I'm getting full on my 2GB from Rock Band DLC and want to move my other stuff off to a 32GB one to run homebrew channel apps. Christopher Fisk
Re: [H] Matrox Dual/Triple Head2Go DE?
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Bino Gopal wrote: Anyone using either of these devices? Figured I'd check if anyone has any personal experience with these before I plunked down the cash for them. One of the customers we have uses one on his laptop. You have a few options for how the display is done and it relies on the Matrox software/drivers to make it happen, but it works well. For some reason his doesn't save his settings in between boots, but it's just a click selection of the display from the systray and everything is how he likes it. I'm not sure how expensive they are, but they do what they advertise and they look fine to me. I'm not someone who agonizes over a picture though. So what it does: the device takes multiple monitors and it presents them to your computer as one super-wide monitor so you can span across them for games that support them (the main use for it in my opinion, since you can do multiple monitors for normal desktop use easily and w/o spending the extra $$). My customer doesn't use them for gaming, just to get dual headed display on his laptop docking station. Christopher Fisk -- Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles! -- Calvin -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
Looks like steinie (JRS) is the genius, certainly not me. I'm not 100% sure, but I just did a test after setting the main bios options to halt for no errors. It didn't have a selection for halt on all except video. I'll do a more thorough test tomorrow, but this looks really good to me. I did not think that the MB would halt on a monitor not being present after fulling booting into XP. Sheesh. JRS wrote: What about that BIOS setting many PC's have, to halt on errors? Most I have seen are set to just stop on Keyboard errors only.. Yours could be set to stop on all errors? Well, the monitor issue is still open. Tried all sorts of keyboard combinations to no avail. I really don't understand why either the MB or the OS would suspend or just halt with no monitor seen. Steve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4142 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4142 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
Is your monitor DVI, by chance? I've seen a number of times when this happens using DVI displays (and who isn't DVI at this point...). Since DVI is just a digital bus, the system/display driver has to detect the digital device in order to use it. If this detection isn't working properly, the issue you describe can occur. Usually, updating your video drivers is sufficient to resolve that issue. I would suggest a full uninstall/reinstall, rather than over-the-top installation. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:57 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP Annoyances Looks like steinie (JRS) is the genius, certainly not me. I'm not 100% sure, but I just did a test after setting the main bios options to halt for no errors. It didn't have a selection for halt on all except video. I'll do a more thorough test tomorrow, but this looks really good to me. I did not think that the MB would halt on a monitor not being present after fulling booting into XP. Sheesh. JRS wrote: What about that BIOS setting many PC's have, to halt on errors? Most I have seen are set to just stop on Keyboard errors only.. Yours could be set to stop on all errors? Well, the monitor issue is still open. Tried all sorts of keyboard combinations to no avail. I really don't understand why either the MB or the OS would suspend or just halt with no monitor seen. Steve
Re: [H] XP Annoyances
The drivers have not been updated for a while (GTX280) and, yes, this is the first time I'm using the Digital Interface on a monitor, for a period of time. Last Time was a Samsung where the DVI interface dies after 2 or 3 days.. Greg Sevart wrote: Is your monitor DVI, by chance? I've seen a number of times when this happens using DVI displays (and who isn't DVI at this point...). Since DVI is just a digital bus, the system/display driver has to detect the digital device in order to use it. If this detection isn't working properly, the issue you describe can occur. Usually, updating your video drivers is sufficient to resolve that issue. I would suggest a full uninstall/reinstall, rather than over-the-top installation. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:57 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP Annoyances Looks like steinie (JRS) is the genius, certainly not me. I'm not 100% sure, but I just did a test after setting the main bios options to halt for no errors. It didn't have a selection for halt on all except video. I'll do a more thorough test tomorrow, but this looks really good to me. I did not think that the MB would halt on a monitor not being present after fulling booting into XP. Sheesh. JRS wrote: What about that BIOS setting many PC's have, to halt on errors? Most I have seen are set to just stop on Keyboard errors only.. Yours could be set to stop on all errors? Well, the monitor issue is still open. Tried all sorts of keyboard combinations to no avail. I really don't understand why either the MB or the OS would suspend or just halt with no monitor seen. Steve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4142 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4142 (20090609) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
