Re: [H] [hardware] Repairing damaged photos
I used 'Recover My Photo's' http://www.getdata.com/ with great success to recover photo's ( 500+) from a damaged card. Quote from Help file "Recover My Photos is data recovery software that will recover: Files and Folders emptied from the Recycle Bin. Files and Folders deleted using DOS commands (via the command line). Drives that have been accidentally re-formatted - even after a new operating system has been installed. Digital camera storage cards which have been formatted or from which photos have been deleted. Recover My Photos can recover data from various types of file storage media including; Hard Drives; Floppy disks; Zip Disks; Digital camera cards; USB Drives. It has a built in file preview which allows you to examine the contents of may types of deleted files prior to saving (see the table below)." - Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:33 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Repairing damaged photos I recovered some deleted files from a hard drive (jpgs.) About half of them are viewable and look fine, and the rest won't view at all. Is there software that will try to repair these already recovered files? Everything I've found so far wants to scan the entire drive looking for deleted files, and I've already done that. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. T
Re: [H] [hardware] Re: Bing
Hello Z00100, Friday, June 19, 2009, 3:34:46 PM, you wrote: Anyone using bing? I have been using it for a week now and I like the search results better than google. What do you guys think? Haven't tried it. -- Regards, >joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... Bing's image & video search is way better then Google's. The porn freaks on a few forums are in 7th heaven... so they tell me :)
Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 & 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions
I've got one, driving 2 x Dell 23" @ 2048x1152 without issue. -- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 10:45 PM To: Subject: Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 & 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions What do you guys think about XFX HD5770? I have one of their nVidia cards before. It wouldn't drive two monitors without some issue...and XFX wanted me to return it (and have nothing in the meantime) and I refused. But for a single monitor, it works fine and it is in my second PC. With that card, comes a free game, which is why I'm thinking of it. My plan is to try to return the HIS for RMA and wait out the return...then I can move it into my office system, if it works. Right now, I'm sort of gun shy on vid cards __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4913 (20100303) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 & 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions
Dell SP2309W's with a native resolution of 248 x 1152. And yeah... just a little oddball, but sweet monitors, especially for the price. -- From: "Winterlight" Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:52 AM To: Subject: Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 & 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions At 12:49 PM 3/3/2010, you wrote: That's an oddball resolution for a 23" monitor. The ones I've looked at were 1920x1080. He is doing a wide screen two monitors combined at one resolution. On 3/3/2010 2:25 PM, Steve wrote: I've got one, driving 2 x Dell 23" @ 2048x1152 without issue. -- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 10:45 PM To: Subject: Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 & 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions What do you guys think about XFX HD5770? I have one of their nVidia cards before. It wouldn't drive two monitors without some issue...and XFX wanted me to return it (and have nothing in the meantime) and I refused. But for a single monitor, it works fine and it is in my second PC. With that card, comes a free game, which is why I'm thinking of it. My plan is to try to return the HIS for RMA and wait out the return...then I can move it into my office system, if it works. Right now, I'm sort of gun shy on vid cards __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4913 (20100303) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4913 (20100303) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4913 (20100303) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] Any list members near Penryn, CA ??
Could she be talked through d/loading & installing 'Everything' - http://www.voidtools.com/ and then use wildcard filter to find & copy jpg's etc to another location? Everything is amazingly fast, a few seconds to index 1000's of files. -- From: "Robert Martin Jr." Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:50 AM To: Subject: [H] Any list members near Penryn, CA ?? I have a family friend that had something happen to her computer (don't know if viral or user error), but needs to get all her digital pictures off the box. I'm assuming it would be an easy recovery for any experienced list member, but it is way beyond her level. She somehow copied all her temp files into the documents folder and there are so many files she can't list or view them in that directory any longer. I was thinking a BART or Hirens CD to copy the files off to an external device. lopaka __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4941 (20100313) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4942 (20100313) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [hardware] [H] firefox ?
Probably render using CSS? This will cause differences. - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] firefox ? some pages in FF need to horizontal scroll, same site in IE does not. Wondering why ? and if there is a setting somewhere ? fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
[H] Best Anti Virus Malware App?
I've a friend who's not too computer savvy, but they need better protection then what XP FF offers. As I only use SAV Corp I'm not really familair with what's the best combo for the home user. They recently had their eGold account comprimised by a trojan that displays a fake logon page, so now they suddenly realize the importance of security >-> Suggestions? Thanks
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
I do, we have a variety of IBM, HP and Dell laptops, mostly Dell and they are the most reliable out of the three. HP are very poor in particular. Laptops are throw away items these days - bin them after 3 years and move on, Dell in part have made that possible ! (This is corporate market, not home user trying to eek out 15 years from a laptop !) Dell servers in the 2/4 CPU market are fantastic, unbeatable, load them up, stick them in a rack and leave them, perfect, do just what they say on the tin. Cheap too, much easier to buy then IBM or HP, pita. Dell support in UK is great too. I specify and buy Dell laptops and servers every week and Dell, so far, have never let me down and have saved me a fortune against IBM.. - Original Message - From: "joeuser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries I would hope so, since I don't think anyone considers Dell as quality. Save for Dell zealots. They don't count. Let them drink Kool Aid! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of the people I know who buy and recomend Dells will certainly not be put off in the slightest by this. They buy Dell for reasons other then quality. Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 *** This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. This firm is not authorised by the Financial Services Authority. However, we are included on the Register maintained by the Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation activity in the UK, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by The Law Society. The Register can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority website at www.fsa.gov.uk/register. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.2/422 - Release Date: 17/08/2006
Re: [hardware] [H] Mandriva 2007
So IYO, is this is a step up from Ubuntu, my current fav distro? - Original Message - From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:52 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Mandriva 2007 Genious. Sheer, plain genious. We're an early seeder, so I've had access to the final Distros for the last two days and we've been playing around with it. Let me tell you a few things that are worth noting: * The install was done on two PCs, one a Core 2 Duo on a 965P board (the Gigabyte). It recognized and correctly configured all devices, audio, video (a 7950GT) as well as set performance on SATA drives. It recognized a USB Wireless NIC and was able to do WPA to our router (something I've had significant difficulties with in Linux in the past). The second PC, an AMD 4400+ on the Asus A8N32-SLI correctly configured also, found all drivers out of the box and ran with no issues. * Xen support within it is fantastic. * New game based support under Transgamer allowed for fluid use of games like World of Warcraft and Civilization IV, the only two games we tried. It was indistinguishable from Windows XP as to their performance (IMHO), while I'm sure benchmarks may say different, I was impressed. * The new KDE interface is fluid and intuitive - far more so then MS Vista at this point, and the inbuilt features in the full version - like LinDVD (bundled from Intervideo) offered great features like passing AC3/DTS and decoding as well. I'm not saying that Mandriva 2007 is going to be my regular platform, but this is as close to a solid-consumer friendly desktop format of Linux ever. Period. This is a major leap over Mandriva 2006, and I think a lot of people will be seriously impressed with the feature set. The install is painless. The performance is excellent. Support for hardware is, frankly, better then Vista 5600/5728 at this point. On Monday, Mandriva will release the torrents to the Club members and shortly after that to the public. Let me say this: if you're a club member or if you are thinking about it, this is definitely a distro worth grabbing. CW (Here's hoping I see this post return to me, for some reason I still seem to be NO-ACK with the list since Sunday)
Re: [H] Is Vista going to be that much better than XP Pro?
MS just announced Australian pricing for Vista "Ultimate" A mere AU$751 (US$564) ...ouch!
Re: [hardware] [H] Sophos Anti Rootkit
donation ware http://www.databack4u.com/snc/rtkf_eng.html - Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:03 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Sophos Anti Rootkit Anyone use this? I have a machine that has hidden registry keys according to SAR, but not BlackIce. The log is below. The problem is that SAR says the items are "non-removable." Anyone know how to edit hidden items in the registry? BartPE with some utility perhaps? Sophos Anti-Rootkit Version 1.0 (c) 2006 Sophos Plc Started logging on 10/31/2006 at 16:10:04 PM Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\ErrorGuard Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Fun Web Products Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Hotbar Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping\{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping\{946B3E9E-E21A-49c8-9F63-900533FAFE14} Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\CmdMapping\{946B3E9E-E21A-49c8-9F63-900533FAFE15} Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\{74CC49F7-EB32-4A08-B204-948962A6E3DB} Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{74CC49F7-EB32-4A08-B204-948962A6E3DB} Hidden: registry item \HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\MyWebSearch Stopped logging on 10/31/2006 at 16:16:00 PM T
Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine...
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/backup/clone.htm - Original Message - From: "Bobby Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:27 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine... I have a friend who is contemplating getting a new pc. What do I need to do to transfer their email to the new system? Thanks, Bobby __ NOD32 1.1858 (20061107) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: Re: [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine...
You know, I've wondered now and then about my choice of email programs. Over the years I've used Agent, Outlook (work), Eudora, Notes (work) and a several others I can't remember. I've given each one a good trial of a month or 2 or more, but in the end I still prefer OE for it's simplicity and ease of use. My personal email requirement aren't great as I generally deal with less than 100/day. But some of those mailboxes now have thousands of messages each. Combined with Popfile as my spamfilter and Symantec Corp (now NOD32) for virus, I've yet to find anything that's as quick and as simple to setup & use. As for fubars, over all the years that OE has been out, only twice has it given me grief and both times I've recovered using a 3rd party tool. I guess its just me... :) - Original Message - From: "Wayne Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "The Hardware List" Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:13 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine... At 07:27 AM 11/8/2006, Bobby Heid typed: I have a friend who is contemplating getting a new pc. What do I need to do to transfer their email to the new system? This is just another reason I prefer Eudora as all one has to do is copy their Eudora program & data folders to the new machine. FWIW many people still have their program & data folders as one in the same which imho makes things much easier. ---+-- I'm a geek that loves to tweak. __ NOD32 1.1858 (20061107) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine...
- Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 4:13 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine... At 10:21 AM 08/11/2006, Wayne Johnson wrote: My previous post may have been over zealous which shows my destain for OE & even the new MM [Microsoft Mail] in Vista. Heh heh. I agree. OE is pathetic. Poor design, slow and backup is about as hard as it could be. T lolI don't know what half you lot do with email, but I've got it down to this: open app, write mail, send. Receive mail, auto sort into relevant folders, read. End of story. And I dare say the majority of email users do the sameso in my books OE is a decent solution rather then a few of the UI challenged email clients being touted Backup? That's what Acronis is for
Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine...
- Original Message - From: "Wayne Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine... Just because it's free with the OS does not make it decent & if anything it's the other way around. I see by your quoting that you don't use "selective text quoting" in your replies. Oh wait a minute OE doesn't support this very basic feature that almost all the other email apps do. OE also doesn't supt plugins that one can get for Eudora that removes all the extra > when something has been forwarded a half a dozen times. FWIW I backup my Eudora mailboxes to my laptop & it's much easier than trying to find the OE mailboxes & I also get my address book. Gee the Windows Address Book is not with the OE files so it's somewhere else. The point is that MSFT likes to scatter things everywhere instead of being neat which also happens to make things easier to understand for the novices. Nothing to do with free.it works and it works well for my needs. That's all I require. If Eudora rocks your boat, sweet, but I would maintain that OE will suffice the majority of users.
Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine...
- Original Message - From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Xfering Outlook Express data to new machine... Steve wrote: Nothing to do with free.it works and it works well for my needs. That's all I require. If Eudora rocks your boat, sweet, but I would maintain that OE will suffice the majority of users. Not in my case it doesn't.
Re: [hardware] [H] Anybody know what happed to Autopatcher
http://www.autopatcher.com/downloads - Original Message - From: "Winterlight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 11:56 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Anybody know what happed to Autopatcher Anybody know what happened to Auto patcher for November?
[H] OT- Any budding writers?
If anyone does any writing or would like to have a shot at it, I'm looking for short 350-700 word articles on a reasonably regular basis. You don't have to be a great wordsmith as I will check & make alterations to fit needs. I'm looking for articles & reviews on anything to do with latest gadgerty, computers, games, consoles, phones etc. i.e. something you'd be interested in reading about. Paying between $5-$10 per article. Also looking for some comprehensive tut's on PC security, recovery from disasters like virus infection etc. Approx $30/tutorial. Include graphics if you can and if appropriate for the subject. Also open to suggestions on other subjects if you have any ideas that you'd like to write about. I do ask that it be your own work, nothing ripped off the web :) Payments by Paypal or Egold Please contact off list if intersested. cheers, Steve
Re: [hardware] Re: [H] OT- Any budding writers?
Mostly as "added interest" articles on blogs. - Original Message - From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] OT- Any budding writers? To be used for what purpose? Steve wrote: If anyone does any writing or would like to have a shot at it, I'm looking for short 350-700 word articles on a reasonably regular basis. You don't have to be a great wordsmith as I will check & make alterations to fit needs. I'm looking for articles & reviews on anything to do with latest gadgerty, computers, games, consoles, phones etc. i.e. something you'd be interested in reading about. Paying between $5-$10 per article. Also looking for some comprehensive tut's on PC security, recovery from disasters like virus infection etc. Approx $30/tutorial. Include graphics if you can and if appropriate for the subject. Also open to suggestions on other subjects if you have any ideas that you'd like to write about. I do ask that it be your own work, nothing ripped off the web :) Payments by Paypal or Egold Please contact off list if intersested. cheers, Steve
Re: [H] Article on Vista Premium Content Protection
- Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [hardware] [H] Article on Vista Premium Content Protection Not sure if this guy is out to lunch or not, but it's an interesting read. http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt T I'm not qualified enough to vet his writings, but even if half the things he says are true, then it paints a bleak and "Orwellian" picture for MM PC users.
Re: [H] trying to setup a second WAP
Although they are called routers I suspect they are not proper routers so the 1st device may not be able to route to a second internal subnet, even if you have been able to configure it in some way. Try giving the 2nd device an address like 192.168.1.100 and see what happens. Check the arp table on the 1st device to see what appears in there - you should see the mac address of the 2nd device plus it's IP address. - Original Message - From: "Chris Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 7:46 AM Subject: FW: [H] trying to setup a second WAP It actually appears to be working now. The first Linksys is giving out a 192.168.1.x IP address, and I can get to the internet. I can open up the config properties for the first router(192.168.1.1. However, I can't reach the 192.168.2.1 router to make config changes. Are you able to reach yours? Thanks again, Chris -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 05/01/2007 11:11
Re: [hardware] [H] Apple workgroup name
http://joelshoemaker.com/computer/mac/wxpfs.html http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=54704 http://macs.about.com/cs/tipstutorials/a/xp_osx_sharing.htm http://www.apple.com/business/mac_pc/tutorials.html - Original Message - From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joe User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 7:44 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: Re[2]: [H] Apple workgroup name We just bought our first Mac today (a MacBook for my wife) and I'm trying to figure out why it can't see shares from a WinXP machine on the LAN. Could it be that they are ntfs? __ NOD32 1976 (20070113) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] New AGP video card
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6336 - Original Message - From: "j maccraw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [H] New AGP video card A lowly old Nforce2 XP2800 system I built back in 2004. Anthony Q. Martin wrote: j maccraw wrote: :: Well all I can say after switching from a fried 9800 :: (that ATI wouldn't :: warranty) to a X850XT is "WOW!". Older R481 but still :: 256-bit memory :: unlike the 128-bit 1650 garbage. :: What kind of system did you put that into? I'm still debating if I want to spend money on my current systems (3.06 GHz P4 and a 3.0 GHz P4). We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/711 - Release Date: 05/03/2007 09:41
Re: [H] Best Small business VPN Gateway??
I would go with Cisco every day, ignore the rest. They may be cheaper or offer wizzo features but for security, Cisco is always the clear winner. Depends where your priorities are. - Original Message - From: "JRS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 12:38 AM Subject: [H] Best Small business VPN Gateway?? Printed out a couple hundred pages of stuff, just getting more and more confused. :) Any opinions on who is has the best? Needs to be small business grade, not home stuff Aventail, SonicWall, Juniper , Cisco, Netgear, D-Link, Firebox, Check Point, etc.. I kinda like the idea of the new SSL-VPN's, no client install needed, but are they as good/OK compared to the IPsec VPN stuff?? The SSL-VPN appliances seem hot right now.. Leaning towards the Sonicwall or Juniper SA 700 right now. :) -- JRS<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please remove **X** to reply... ...Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult... -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.24/741 - Release Date: 31/03/2007 20:54
Re: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link
want about d/loading autopatcher & install IE7 from there? http://www.autopatcher.com/downloads/ - Original Message - From: "Joe User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:56 AM Subject: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link Hello Greg, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 4:39:41 PM, you wrote: That's it. IE7 really isn't all that large. Thanks Greg and Thane. The link you sent expired, I think - Greg but I have a feeling its the same as what Thane sent and the same that I tried. When I run that 15 mb download it fetches stuff from somewhere... problem is it doesn't fetch anything on this system. I assume it's going to windows update - whatever the case is, it will not download anything and just hangs. Same thing happens when you run windows update. I assume it's because IE is so screwed up right now. I tried to install v. 6 of IE for Win2K / 9x without success. If I can't find the full install for IE7 I think this thing is perma-screwed. Way to go MS! -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... __ NOD32 2190 (20070415) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: Re[2]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link
Hi, no, autopatcher contains all the files, including MS extras etc. Gets around the having to authenticate with MS. If you do go that route make sure to d/load the full version (November) and the updates for Dec/Jan/Feb. http://ap.download.online-archive.eu/XP/ The next Full version update is coming out this month I believe.. - Original Message - From: "Joe User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:20 AM Subject: Re[2]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link Hello Steve, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 5:05:56 PM, you wrote: want about d/loading autopatcher & install IE7 from there? http://www.autopatcher.com/downloads/ I might give that a try, I have Jeff trying to upload the full install for me. I am concerned that auto patcher will just direct to windows update though and I'll be stuck again. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... __ NOD32 2190 (20070415) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
[H] OT: Microsoft takes on the free world
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/index.htm Aside from the story, look at the url. Either I'm still hung over and senseless or is that back to the future i.e "2007/05/28"
RE: [H] Looking for advice on new system.
domain shows as being first registered on the 1997-09-11 - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: [hardware] RE: [H] Looking for advice on new system. got to be older then that, was there b4 my son was born and he is 15 now ( almost 16 ) wow is me fp
Re: [H] URL Registration
At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Is it worthwhile to not have contact info published in connection with the domain name registration? Whois claimes this eliminates spam not unless you want to hide for some reason. You will get spam but only at the contact address... so use a throwaway web address for that No, not trying to hide. My e-mail will be on the website anyway. I just don't want any *extra* spam because of this. My emails are already on the web anyhow. Thanks. Make sure that your whois info is correct. Legally they can take your domain from you if your details are incorrect. Very rare, though it has happened. I register hundreds of domains, the majority with www.namecheap.com. They provide free Whois Privacy. Godaddy charge you for this, unless you register 5 or more at a time. You can use this site www.retailmenot.com to find coupons for various hosts etc.
Re: [H] [hardware] Re: xcopy for today
You can, I do it quite often. I just browse the .tib for a backup, open it, select a file & drag 'n drop. Sometimes, for whatever reason that fails, so I use the Acronis restore function. Drag 'n drop is just quicker... - Original Message - From: "Sam Franc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:17 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] xcopy for today I don't know from what you are saying why Acronis won't work for you. I can look at all my files from an Acronis backup. I never tried copying a file out but I bet I could do a drag and drop. Sam
Re:[H] Remote desktop behind a firewall?
- Original Message - From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [hardware] [H] Remote desktop behind a firewall? I spend a good chunk of time at work on 12hr shifts and would love to be able to access my PC at home to do various things. However, I am in the military and behind a pretty serious firewall that blocks just about everything but your standard ports. What are my options for remote desktop work? I use VNC all the time at home to control various PCs around the house but I can't just ask for them to open the ports at work. Would setting VNC to work on port 80 or 21 on my machine at home work? I don't run a webserver or ftp server so blocking access to those isn't a problem. -- Brian I use the HTTPS port 443 with Radmin. This port usually is open. Of course you don't want to be using this port with another process unless your using something like Global Secure Desktop http://www.tarantella.com/ which allows you to redirect all 443 traffic not designated for GSD. Linux & Windows versions available. You can also designate the port for MS Remote Desktop. You just need to make a registry change.
[H] Time taken to convert an Avi?
Just wondering what how long it generally takes for others to convert avi's to SVCD? Currently I'm converting a BBC series "Wild Weather" into SVCD compliant PAL mpgs before converting them to DVD with SVCD2DVD. Each avi is approx 1hr long (720Mb) and they're taking me 2hrs each on a P4 2.8 with a gig of ram using TMPGEnc Express. Seems a long time for such a task.
Re: [H] Converting AVI to DVD.
If you want to fit multiple avi's onto DVD ( as I did with the 4hr BBC series) I find it best to convert to SVCD with TMPGenc and then use Svcd2Dvd to make a DVD with menus, chapters etc. Took me 8hrs to convert the above to SVCD & then only 25mins to make a DVD. I've tried a few of the direct avi-dvd encoders and all so far (except for TMPGenc) have been less than outstanding in output quality. But even when using TMPGenc, if I had converted directly from avi to DVD the resultant file was 10gb. Using the avi >svcd > dvd approach fits all on a DVD as there is no video encoding for SVCD > DVD http://www.svcd2dvd.com/ - Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:59 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Converting AVI to DVD. If I have an AVI file, how do I convert it into something that will burn as a DVD? T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]
[H] XFX 6600GT
Does it boot into Safe Mode OK? And have you made sure there is power to the card? Might be a bad connector. If another box is handy see if you can run it in that. - Original Message - From: "Mark Dodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:04 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] XFX 6600GT Well with much anticipation I got my 6600GT in today and tried installing it. When I booted up the was nothing but a garbled screen. I could see the boot process slightly and all indications that it was going into Windows. When it got to the XP splash screen the video got better but still had artifacts and then getting to the logon screen cleared up entirely. Ran the install CD and it said to reboot, and then the garbled screen again on boot no better than before. It goes into Windows but will not be recognized by the drivers and will not allow screen resolution changes. I was able by repeatedly rebooting able to get to the BIOS and make sure that the AGP inits first and so on, but to no avail. I'm thinking the card is bad any other ideas to try?? MSI KT6V with the latest BIOS and drivers currently running a 9500 soft modded to a 9700 but before the install it was a AIW 9800 Pro. I uninstalled the card and ran ATI's utility to remove all drivers and other software associated with the ATI cards. Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329
[H] This has got me stumped - XP crashing
New install XP. Accessing shares on LAN, copying, pasting etc all OK. *But* if I try to run an executable from a share i.e. any install routine, the process pauses for about 1 sec then reboots. No crash dump, nothing. I've booted using msconfig to disable all startup proggies, .ini's, services (except network) etc. Still reboots. Yet if I boot in safe mode with networking all is ok. So I suspect a driver. But how to trace with no crash dump? Bootlog shows nothing unusual. Anyone else seen this or have a clue as to the cause. BTW, re-installed network, video drivers. No virus, malware etc. It's a new Shuttle box with 1gb Geil ram, MSI 6600GT, 2.8Ghz, 1x 74gb Raptor & 1 x 250gb WD
Re: [H] This has got me stumped - XP crashing
After a dozen or so of these "exe" reboots I managed to capture 1 error msg in the log. "A driver packet received from the I/O subsystem was invalid. The data is the packet." Mrxsmb\Device\Lanman Redirector A quick Google raises a few half relevant results, but nothing concrete, so far - Original Message - From: "Eli Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Could be a hardware issue. Works in safemode as safemode drivers don't fully utilize the hardware. Eli - Original Message - New install XP. Accessing shares on LAN, copying, pasting etc all OK. *But* if I try to run an executable from a share i.e. any install routine, the process pauses for about 1 sec then reboots. No crash dump, nothing. I've booted using msconfig to disable all startup proggies, .ini's, services (except network) etc. Still reboots. Yet if I boot in safe mode with networking all is ok. So I suspect a driver. But how to trace with no crash dump? Bootlog shows nothing unusual. Anyone else seen this or have a clue as to the cause. BTW, re-installed network, video drivers. No virus, malware etc. It's a new Shuttle box with 1gb Geil ram, MSI 6600GT, 2.8Ghz, 1x 74gb Raptor & 1 x 250gb WD
Re: [hardware] [H] Got Tiger
in Linux? with the same functionality, ease of use, indexing capabilities etc??? - Original Message - From: "Zulfiqar Naushad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . However spotlight is amazing, but nothing that I haven't seen in Linux.
Re: [H] Can't find CD drives
I go with this suggestion also, especially if you have mapped network drives. This has caused me a few head scratches in the past. Also you could load a CD Linux distro to check if h/ware is OK. cheers - Original Message - From: FORC5 To: The Hardware List Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Can't find CD drives look in drive management, may be a drive letter conflict.I always move the rom drives to f and g to leave e and d open for thumb drives and camerasfpAt 06:32 PM 7/4/2005, Chris Shaw Poked the stick with: OK I feel like this is a computer 101 question, but here goes.Windows XP Pro SP1 can't see my CD drives in Explorer, My Computer, or any Windows programs. But they show up in Device Manager as normal. I have deleted them & restarted as well as reinstalled the IDE controller. It wasn't showing up in Device Manager until I reinstalled it. After multiple restarts no joy!!Any suggestions???-- C L Shaw <>< <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>The true test of giving is when it has no benefit to yourself. -- Tallyho ! ]:8)--Happiness is mandatoryAre you happy?
Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves
Not a good analogy in my books. Cars need gas to work...the game doesn't need X rated material to run. What if each car manufacturer placed a booby trap in each vehicle that would cause it to explode, but such booby trap was "not accessible through normal methods". Could you sue *if* it did go off? Would the manufacturer be held liable? I think you could betcha balls on it. - Original Message - From: "Ben Ruset" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 4:54 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves It's buried, and not accessable through normal methods. Without someone hacking the game, you're not going to get at that content. How can the game manufacturer be held liable for that? My gas tank is full of gasoline. If I shot a hole through it, my car would explode. Can I sue Jeep if that happens? Analyst wrote: Well, the game-maker, Take-Two, has admitted they buried X-rated material within the PC, Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of the game. They fraudulently sold games containing X-rated content with a 'Mature 17+' rating. Not to mention that many retailers sell the 'M' rated games to those under 17, and there's plenty of reason for parents to be upset.
Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already
 Tools > Internet Options > Programs > Manage Add-Ons You have to install the Active-X control, close out then go to the Update page again to load the control for the first time. When you get to the "Custom or Express" screen you can then disable it.  - Original Message - From: FORC5 To: The Hardware List Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:15 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already just curious which add on
Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already
oops! mis-read that. "Windows Genuine Advantage:...but you knew that already didn't you :) Â - Original Message - From: FORC5 To: The Hardware List Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:15 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already just curious which add on
Re: [hardware] [H] Google recent list
if it's FF right click in the search area & select Delete History. If IE hit the Google drop down next to search bar & Clear History - Original Message - From: "Mark Dodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:29 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] Google recent list Where is the recent list kept for the Google box when typing something in it auto fills what has recently been inputted, how do I edit or delete what has been put in there? Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329
Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already
In Oz MS retails XP Pro (Full) for US$370...that's equivalent to the take home pay of many aussiesno wonder many feel MS is gouging the consumer  - Original Message - From: FORC5 $19.95 and piracy would *almost* vanish.:{)and that is more than Dell paysFWIW I find it un American to pay money for something you purchase but do not own.At 07:44 AM 8/3/2005, Ben Ruset Poked the stick with: XP Pro costs $229.95 in retail form. This also includes tech support from Microsoft. In OEM form it's around $150, without support. How much cheaper do you want it to be?
Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already
soz for the html postzigged when I should've zagged... :( - Original Message - From: Steve To: The Hardware List Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 1:51 AM Subject: Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already In Oz MS retails XP Pro (Full) for US$370...that's equivalent to the take home pay of many aussiesno wonder many feel MS is gouging the consumer
Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already
Average Joe knows diddly sqat about oem, upgrade, full etc...retail chain stores are stocked with full & upgrade versions.. - Original Message - From: Ben Ruset To: The Hardware List Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2:03 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already And most people are not buying XP Pro in retail form. They will either get it from an OEM, or find a way of buying an OEM licence.
Re: [hardware] [H] Linux
Ubuntu..without a doubt...the one linux distro I've actually grown attached too :) What impressed me first time I installed it was it wasn't overloaded with programs, just the essentials. And nice clean interface to boot. It installed on a Gigabyte board found all the SATA/RAID drivers (unlike XP), also installed it on an old Toshiba Pro lappy with out a hitch. It picked up wireless LAN without a prob and found all my Windows shares, HP Laser, Epson Printer etc... . http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ http://ubuntuguide.org/  - Original Message - From: FORC5 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:02 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Linux OK Linux gurus, what would be best for some one who is Linux illiterate ?recommendations appreciatedFred-- Tallyho ! ]:8)Taglines below !--Ok! I'm weird, but I'm saving up to become eccentric.
Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.
And IMO if your mainly into binaries then Forte is well behind the pack...I dropped it awhile ago and now use Newsleecher exclusively And for servers, I find Usenetserver.com good value @ $40/3mths unlimited. Reasonable retention rate also. - Original Message - From: warpmedia To: The Hardware List Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:48 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released. If you're looking for binaries, keep dreaming, nothing is free.Buzzardnews & Giganews are 2 paid sevices I'd recomend.
Re: [hardware] [H] Linux
 Both are desktop environments - KDE (K Desktop Environment) and GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment). Each has it's own Window manager, default apps etc. It goes a lot deeper then that of course and each side has it's detractors and evangelizers. But IMO, if your going to try out Linux run with Ubuntu (Gnome) first and then try Kubuntu (KDE) later if you wish.  - Original Message - From: FORC5 To: The Hardware List Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 3:15 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Linux whats the difference ? do not know what knome and kde are my badbeen awhile, played with linux a long time ago and wound up on the floor with the cd's and a ball peen hammer :-DfpAt 09:48 AM 8/5/2005, Ben Ruset Poked the stick with: To be fair, XP is a few years older than Ubuntu. XP is just about as slow as Debian's releases. :)The only issue I had with Ubuntu was getting it to run at native resolution on my widescreen Toshiba laptop. Other than that, everything else detected at worked. If you don't like Gnome, you can also try KUbuntu, which has KDE instead. (I prefer KDE myself.)Steve wrote: Ubuntu..without a doubt...the one linux distro I've actually grown attached too :)What impressed me first time I installed it was it wasn't overloaded with programs, just the essentials. And nice clean interface to boot. It installed on a Gigabyte board found all the SATA/RAID drivers (unlike XP), also installed it on an old Toshiba Pro lappy with out a hitch. It picked up wireless LAN without a prob and found all my Windows shares, HP Laser, Epson Printer etc... -- Tallyho ! ]:8)Taglines below !--A leading authority is someone lucky who guessed right.
Re: [hardware] [H] Question regarding VNC and Win/Linux
http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/03/02/2035245.shtml?tid=130&tid=92 - Original Message - From: Zulfiqar Naushad To: The Hardware List Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:30 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] Question regarding VNC and Win/Linux Assuming I am going to build a linux box that has gnome or KDE running on it What do I need on the linux box to view the desktop and interact with it on my Windows box via VNC? In other words, can I VNC into a linux GUI from my windows box? Please provide as detailed an explanaition. I need to do this ASAP for someone. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad.
Re: [hardware] Re: [H] Gas prices
In my area (Sydney) price starts on Wed morning  @ AU$1.18/litre for regular unleaded i.e.4.72/US Gallon or US$3.60. Add another 0.07/l for Premium. By Tues its dropped to 1.10/l. Then the cycle repeats. And the government & the oil companies say there is no collusion? yeah...right Diesel is a whopping 1.45/l. Gas about 37/l    Original Message - From: Veech To: The Hardware List Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:45 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Gas prices $3.00 + in LA, and I had to buy a car that uses premium! Wonder how much damage I'll do to run it on regular?- Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To:Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:14 AMSubject: [H] Gas prices> Our gas prices climbed $0.06 per litre yesterday, so we are at $4.27 US > per gallon now. Just wondering what you're paying down in there.>> T>
[H] Put yourself on the map
Cool idea.start a HWG map http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/
Re: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas
Use the Quick extension if your using FF  - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden To: hwg Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 5:58 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas Currently I do a lot of surfing away from home (12hr night shifts atwork, girlfriends house). I will be reading and come across a storyor a link or something to download that I want to save. Maybe it is ahow-to article on AJAX or a bunch of free fonts. Right now mysolution is to save the link or copied text or whatever in a Gmaildraft until I get around to actually bookmarking or downloading orprinting whatever it was.Any ideas for a better solution? Something where I can make notes asI am surfing along for things to go back to later and accessible frommultiple machines?--Brian
Re: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas
that should be "QuickNote" - Original Message - From: Steve To: The Hardware List Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas Use the Quick extension if your using FF  - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden To: hwg Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 5:58 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas Currently I do a lot of surfing away from home (12hr night shifts atwork, girlfriends house). I will be reading and come across a storyor a link or something to download that I want to save. Maybe it is ahow-to article on AJAX or a bunch of free fonts. Right now mysolution is to save the link or copied text or whatever in a Gmaildraft until I get around to actually bookmarking or downloading orprinting whatever it was.Any ideas for a better solution? Something where I can make notes asI am surfing along for things to go back to later and accessible frommultiple machines?--Brian
Re: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas
If you use Outlook, use Notes..then email them to yourself - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden To: The Hardware List Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Sticky notes/hyper links ideas On 10/13/05, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> that should be "QuickNote"I forgot to mention that I have a govt job and am forced to use IE 6and cannot install or add any software of any kind :(--Brian
Re: [hardware] [H] Net slow today?
aahh..so it's not just meand I'm on the other side of the world... - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden To: hwg Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 6:46 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Net slow today? Is it just me or is the whole net slow today? I would expect NFLpages and such to be a bit slow but they are all really bad and mostother pages I've gone to have been slow as well.--Brian
Re: [hardware] RE: [H] Gun
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/gun/review.html - Original Message - From: Veech To: The Hardware List Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:42 PM Subject: [hardware] RE: [H] Gun Never heard of it before.. I'll have to check it out.-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim EdwardsSent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 5:47 PMTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.comSubject: [H] GunAnybody no anything about this game? Look to be a good one?-- No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005
[H] Saving a forum to HHD
Is it possible to save a threads on a phpBB forum to local HDD? If so, what app do you suggest? I'm a member of a password protected forum and I'd like to save several months of threads so I can browse while offline. Doing it manauly is a PITA. I've tried Offline Explorer, but even though it says it can access pwd sites it falls over on this php site.
Re: [hardware] [H] Looking for a tech site?
Might be of interest to you  http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=229   - Original Message - From: lopaka To: The Hardware List Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] Looking for a tech site? Whats the url of that site that lists which services can be disabled and removed to cut down the bloat in XP, etc? I believe I first saw it on the list quite a while back. TIAlopaka
Re: [hardware] Re: [H] Good wireless keyboard?
Being a leftie myself and hard pressed to find a mouse that suits, I've been using the basic MS wireless keyboard/mouse combo. It has MM controls. Cheap as chips.  - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden To: The Hardware List Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 8:39 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Good wireless keyboard? On 11/19/05, warpmedia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Brian is looking for a KB, not mouse but I know what you mean as my MX> 700 mouse has this issue. Waiting to see if MX 900 develops same issue.Yep. Could care less about a wireless mouse right now. Love my cheapoptical and in no need of an upgrade.> RIP MX Duo, hello damned inferior DiNovo that costs 2x+ as much (I'm> stuck with it and may have to RMA it since "A" "ALT" "Start" and the> like in that area seem to need serious pressure 2 work. Did I mention it> was $200 impulse purchase off ebay, until now brand new in the box &> siting since last year? =(LOL. I think most of us tech geeks have a half dozen impulsepurchases every year that either don't work or end up not being theright thing in the first place.> Seriously, most of Logitech's wireless KB's are great. Just make sure> the one you get is listed using "ITouch" drivers and not the "SetPoint"> Bluetooth drivel. Good lucky finding a true lefty mouse, you'll need it!So Bluetooth wireless KBs are no-go? Is there a noticeable advantageto using RF over IR?--Brian
Re: [hardware] RE: [H] Frappr!
you don't need to, it's already plugged in... - Original Message - From: Neil Atwood To: 'The Hardware List' Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:33 PM Subject: [hardware] RE: [H] Frappr! Would add mine, but have no idea of Sydney's lat and long
Re: [hardware] [H] What wireless keyboard NOT to get
must admit I haven't noticed any of those probs. I've 2 MS KB combos in close proximity to each other and so far no issues.  - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden To: hwg Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:25 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] What wireless keyboard NOT to get A little while back I emailed the list asking for suggestions on awireless keyboard. I went with the following MS keyboard:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16823109146My official review is that it sucks big hairy balls. Very noticeablelag when typing and normal surfing. It becomes almost unbearabletrying to game with it. Using the arrow keys half the time results ina "stuck" key until you press another key to "unstick" it. Itsometimes decides to not notice a key was pressed at all.Maybe I am just in some sort of a high interference environment. I'mnot really sure since it is your standard basement with a wirelessrouter at the other end of the room and one 2.4 GHz phone upstairs. The really crappy thing is that without some expensive equipment it ispretty hard to pin down exactly how much EMI you have in your home,what frequencies it affects, and the sources.Any other suggestions for a wireless keyboard? Or am I pretty muchscrewed and should go back to wired (ugh).--Brian
Re: [hardware] [H] Microsoft update woes
don't know if similar prob..but I had updates getting hung halfway through, so renamed the edb.log file & problem fixed http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822798 - Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington (S)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 6:41 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Microsoft update woes I have a system here that keeps downloading and installing the Genuine [Dis]Advantage tool over and over and won't go any further. Any ideas how to get it to realize it's already installed it and let me continue on? T
RE: [H] early xmas present
read the review by Suzi Woo? lol - Original Message - From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 5:17 PM Subject: [hardware] RE: [H] early xmas present priceless same page, check out Customers who bought this book also bought At 11:11 PM 12/1/2005, Chris Reeves Poked the stick with: This is where it sent you originally: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1890159026/qid=1133481206/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-8720811-4663025?n=507846&s=books&v=glance The reviews are priceless. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Raising your voice does not reinforce your argument.
Re: [hardware] [H] Re: IE Bug Lets Hackers Phish With Google Desktop
RF is one proggie I really can't do withoutbest in its class IMO - Original Message - From: "Chris Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:39 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Re: IE Bug Lets Hackers Phish With Google Desktop I use Roboform for my passwords & CC #. It is suppose to be a reliable app. Fred Langa is one of those that highly recommends it. He uses also. Not that he is any security expert, but before a writer recommends something they usually check it out pretty extensively. RF updates itself fairly regularly too.
Re: [H] OT - Intelligent Design dealt harsh blow by NJ Judge
Their children will simply grow up ignorant then won't they ! If Darwin could prove just 1% of the natural world then it might be worth listening to . . . but why are Dogs no more intelligent than they were years ago, why are there still Monkeys, why have they not evolved like us ? Where did flowers come from ? How come there are still single cell organisms after all these "milions" of years ? Darwinism doesn't prove anything, all it does it suggest a possible solution to the questions man has been asking for years. If you read the Bible and compare the rock strata with the events in the Bible, like the great flood, you see the rocks match with the Bible. Darwin couldn't explain why the rocks are how they are. Have a look at http://www.creationresearch.org/ I'll get flamed for this . . . I usually do :-) Don't shoot the messenger, go argue with God ! :-) Steve - Original Message - From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "hwg" Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:59 PM Subject: [H] OT - Intelligent Design dealt harsh blow by NJ Judge http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051220-5807.html Quote: "(1) ID violates the centuries-old ground rules of science by invoking and permitting supernatural causation; (2) the argument of irreducible complexity, central to ID, employs the same flawed and illogical contrived dualism that doomed creation science in the 1980's; and (3) ID's negative attacks on evolution have been refuted by the scientific community." Chalk one up for the good guys. -- Brian -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/207 - Release Date: 19/12/2005
Re: [hardware] [H] Resetting defaults in Firefox
keeps your settings under Document and Settings\Your_Username\Application Data\Mozilla. Rename the folder, and re-install, then import your profile again - Original Message - From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "hwg" Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:55 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Resetting defaults in Firefox At some point in trying to tweak my about:config file I think I screwed something up. FF randomly "freezes" and stops responding for anywhere from 5-20 seconds. It doesn't go to 99% CPU usage or swap, just freezes. I tried uninstsalling/reinstalling but everything was exactly the same. I deleted the Program Files directory - is it keeping settings/preferences in another location on the machine? Anyways, is there a way I can reset my about:config back to its original state? Or am I completely screwed and have to start fresh and redo all my extensions, bookmarks, etc. -- Brian
[H] What's fastest ?
Am building a database server for SQL Server 2005 Enterprise edition. OS will be Windows 2003 Server Enterprise edition. Server is probably going to be a Dell 6850 (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pedge_6850?c=uk&l=en&s=lca&~tab=specstab#tabtop) Although I can get older IBM servers (hence the 4MB L3 cache option below) for a very good price. Basic spec is 4 CPU's, 24 GB of RAM and an external disk array. Just wondering how much performance difference there is between the followoing CPU's: 4 x Xeon MP 3.0 GHz 4MB L3 cache (400 MHz FSB ?) 4 x Xeon MP 3.0 GHz 8 MB L3 cache (667 MHz FSB) 4 x Xeon 3.6 GHz 1 MB L2 cache 4 x Xeon dual core 2.6 GHz 2 x 1 MB L2 cache My gut reaction says the 8 MB L3 cache chips will be faster than even the dual core chips in real world performance. Anybody else have a view ? Thanks, Steve
Re: [H] What's fastest ?
Thanks, I do plan running x64. I'd like to try an HP box, almost all my stuff so far is Dell, loads of 1850's and a few 2850's, also got two Compaq DL580's in quad format with Xeon 1.4GHz CPU's, some of the first that came out about three and a half years ago. The Compaq boxes have been great for reliability, not a single problem but that is when it was Compaq not HP. Chris, the system ram will be a minimum of 24 GB - knowing how Dell drop their pants when you get close to issuing a PO I guess this might increase to 32 MB :-) The power is an issue but these are going into a data centre in London and the power is included in the rack space. OK, IBM servers are out ! - Original Message - From: "Greg Sevart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [H] What's fastest ? We have two identical "big" database servers at work with the following specs: 4x Xeon MP 3.0 (unknown cache) with 16GB. We have tempdb, transaction logs, and data volumes all split. To be honest, I haven't been that impressed with the performance of either. While I can only speculate, I think the real reason they appear to be such underperformers (for what they are) is that the Xeons all share a single bus. Personally, I would strongly encourage that you look at some Proliant 4-way Opteron machines. The processor bus and memory architecture should allow more "raw" speed to become "useful" speed. Opterons have historically proven to be better database servers--quite possibly for this reason. I'd also run Win2k3 Server x64. Greg - Original Message - From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: [H] What's fastest ? Am building a database server for SQL Server 2005 Enterprise edition. OS will be Windows 2003 Server Enterprise edition. Server is probably going to be a Dell 6850 (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pedge_6850?c=uk&l=en&s=lca&~tab=specstab#tabtop) Although I can get older IBM servers (hence the 4MB L3 cache option below) for a very good price. Basic spec is 4 CPU's, 24 GB of RAM and an external disk array. Just wondering how much performance difference there is between the followoing CPU's: 4 x Xeon MP 3.0 GHz 4MB L3 cache (400 MHz FSB ?) 4 x Xeon MP 3.0 GHz 8 MB L3 cache (667 MHz FSB) 4 x Xeon 3.6 GHz 1 MB L2 cache 4 x Xeon dual core 2.6 GHz 2 x 1 MB L2 cache My gut reaction says the 8 MB L3 cache chips will be faster than even the dual core chips in real world performance. Anybody else have a view ? Thanks, Steve -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006
Re: [hardware] [H] Removing McAfee
Not sure what you have installed, but I've got McAfee Personal firewall. Nothing else. In Add Remove I have McAfee Security Centre & Personal Firewall . By default I think you'll find that the Security Centre is like a container & all other Mcafee programs are installed under it. So to remove Security Centre you have to uninstall the other proggiesand for my installation PF is listed separately in Add Remove - Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington (S)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 5:08 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Removing McAfee When McAfee Security Centre is the only option in add/remove programs, and removing it tells me that I must remove all the other McAfee products first (which aren't listed) how do I uninstall this piece of junk? Is there a utility like Symnrt from Symantec to forcibly remove McAfee? T
[H] Remote traceroute?
Many moons ago there was a site somwhere in the US where I could do a traceback to my computer. I've lost the link & Google is throwing up zilch. Anyone know of this site or something similar? cheers
Re: [hardware] Re: [H] Remote traceroute?
Thanks very much! cheers - Original Message - From: "Bryan Seitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 1:07 PM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Remote traceroute? On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 12:48:20PM +1100, Steve wrote: Many moons ago there was a site somwhere in the US where I could do a traceback to my computer. I've lost the link & Google is throwing up zilch. Anyone know of this site or something similar? http://www.traceroute.org/ -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [hardware] [H] Installer on startup
use a freebie like StartUpRun to see whats what. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html - Original Message - From: "joeuser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hardware LIST" Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 1:34 PM Subject: [hardware] [H] Installer on startup Got a Win2K machine in the shop here. Every time it starts up it tries to install some apps. Since the media for the apps is not present it will not install and take multiple cancels attempts before it goes away. Searched the registry and the autoexec and stuff and still I cannot find where these apps are being called from. Any ideas? I would install the apps just to make it go away, but the customer doesn't know what they are or how they got on in the first place. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] Google Browser Sync
"Google Browser Sync for Firefox is an extension that continuously synchronizes your browser settings - including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords - across your computers. It also allows you to restore open tabs and windows across different machines and browser sessions. For more info, please visit our FAQ." http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync/
Re: [H] Google Browser Sync
Guess it depends on how much you believe their spiel "By encrypting your information, it will be transmitted to and stored on Google's servers in a format that is nearly impossible to interpret without the PIN. That means that without the PIN, no one, not even Google, will be able to read your data. Therefore, it's important to choose a good PIN (at least 8 characters including both numbers and letters) that's hard to guess and to keep your PIN safe. Note that encrypting all of your browser settings may affect the performance of Google Browser Sync and Firefox."" - Original Message - From: "Greg Sevart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And, unless I'm mistaken, all data is stored on Google's servers. Anyone else have a problem with sending your bookmarks, history, cookies, and passwords to a corporation that makes all of their money on targeted advertising? No thanks. Google scares me. Greg
Re: [hardware] RE: [H] Best ID3 tagger
yep..I'll second that..a great app - Original Message - From: "Neil Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 3:13 AM Subject: [hardware] RE: [H] Best ID3 tagger I use Tag&Rename. Not free, but I like the interface. Handles far more file formats than you are likely to come across :)
[H] Nero 9
Has anyone worked with Nero 9 yet? After all the problem I had with Nero 8 (most of which were features!), I doubt that I'll upgrade unless they really do something new, not just the same old interface with a lot of peripheral programs that 'sort of' work. Steve
[H] Upgrade Time
I am looking to upgrade the processor/motherboard on my 'oldest' system. It's a Neo 4 Platinum with an Athlon X2 3800+. I'm not looking for the bleeding edge, but for something that'll give me a substantial increase in speed for games. I've got an Nvidia 280 right now, so that's set. What's hot now? ThanksSteve
Re: [H] Upgrade Time
Thanks guys for a couple of configurations to look at. My previous upgrade to a different computer I went with a 6850 over the Q6600, mainly because not much runs on Quad. With normal gaming (UT3) what would I expect from Quad? Anything? Also, are Nvidia chipsets that bad now? I know the processor/board of choice these days is Intel, does anything AMD offer worth anything? Thanks...Steve On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I upgraded a couple months ago to a Q6600 and an Abit IX38 Quad GT mobo and > I'm very happy. I had the whole struggle between quad and dual core and > opted for the quad. The motheboard is one of the most stable ones I have > ever had. > > Unlike the two 780G mobos I've had in my HTPC, both of which have been > giving me nothing but problems. > > - > Brian > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:34 AM, James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> E8500 >> Asus P5Q mainboard >> 4GB of DDR2-800 >> >> That should just about cover it. >> >> >> On 5 Oct 2008, at 14:21, Steve Tomporowski wrote: >> >> I am looking to upgrade the processor/motherboard on my 'oldest' >>> system. It's a Neo 4 Platinum with an Athlon X2 3800+. I'm not >>> looking for the bleeding edge, but for something that'll give me a >>> substantial increase in speed for games. I've got an Nvidia 280 right >>> now, so that's set. >>> >>> What's hot now? >>> >>> ThanksSteve >>> >> >> >
Re: [H] Upgrade Time
That's actually a good reason for going quad is to be able to get a lot running at the same time and still be snappy. Which brings to mind what a quad core would do for my music production. Generally you get limited in the number of software synths running. If you were running a VST host like Cubase, would the extra cores allow you to load up on the synths? Interesting question. Steve On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're right, for the most part nothing common really uses quad cores. > Supreme Commander is the only game I've played recently that does that I can > think of. > > I went with quad because at the time it was essentially the same price as > the dual core and I multitask a lot with some heavy duty programs. I'm > happy. > > --- > Brian Weeden > Technical Consultant > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Thanks guys for a couple of configurations to look at. My previous >> upgrade to a different computer I went with a 6850 over the Q6600, >> mainly because not much runs on Quad. With normal gaming (UT3) what >> would I expect from Quad? Anything? >> >> Also, are Nvidia chipsets that bad now? >> >> I know the processor/board of choice these days is Intel, does >> anything AMD offer worth anything? >> >> Thanks...Steve >> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > I upgraded a couple months ago to a Q6600 and an Abit IX38 Quad GT mobo >> and >> > I'm very happy. I had the whole struggle between quad and dual core and >> > opted for the quad. The motheboard is one of the most stable ones I have >> > ever had. >> > >> > Unlike the two 780G mobos I've had in my HTPC, both of which have been >> > giving me nothing but problems. >> > >> > - >> > Brian >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:34 AM, James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> E8500 >> >> Asus P5Q mainboard >> >> 4GB of DDR2-800 >> >> >> >> That should just about cover it. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 5 Oct 2008, at 14:21, Steve Tomporowski wrote: >> >> >> >> I am looking to upgrade the processor/motherboard on my 'oldest' >> >>> system. It's a Neo 4 Platinum with an Athlon X2 3800+. I'm not >> >>> looking for the bleeding edge, but for something that'll give me a >> >>> substantial increase in speed for games. I've got an Nvidia 280 right >> >>> now, so that's set. >> >>> >> >>> What's hot now? >> >>> >> >>> ThanksSteve >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >
Re: [H] Upgrade Time
Is there any good place to look for benchmarks? Trying to find something on anandtech is like pulling teeth On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Depends what the bottleneck is. If it's something that's using a lot of CPU > cycles and is multithreaded (meaning the software is written to it can take > advantage of multiple cores) then it should be great. But if you're doing > something like video editing and working with massive file sizes then you > also have to consider your I/O bandwidth. > > Doesn't matter how beefy your CPU is or how many you have if they are > waiting for you to load a couple TBs from a remote disk. > > --- > Brian Weeden > Technical Consultant > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> That's actually a good reason for going quad is to be able to get a >> lot running at the same time and still be snappy. Which brings to >> mind what a quad core would do for my music production. Generally you >> get limited in the number of software synths running. If you were >> running a VST host like Cubase, would the extra cores allow you to >> load up on the synths? Interesting question. >> >> Steve >> >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > You're right, for the most part nothing common really uses quad cores. >> > Supreme Commander is the only game I've played recently that does that I >> can >> > think of. >> > >> > I went with quad because at the time it was essentially the same price as >> > the dual core and I multitask a lot with some heavy duty programs. I'm >> > happy. >> > >> > --- >> > Brian Weeden >> > Technical Consultant >> > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> >> > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada >> > +1 (202) 683-8534 US >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Thanks guys for a couple of configurations to look at. My previous >> >> upgrade to a different computer I went with a 6850 over the Q6600, >> >> mainly because not much runs on Quad. With normal gaming (UT3) what >> >> would I expect from Quad? Anything? >> >> >> >> Also, are Nvidia chipsets that bad now? >> >> >> >> I know the processor/board of choice these days is Intel, does >> >> anything AMD offer worth anything? >> >> >> >> Thanks...Steve >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > I upgraded a couple months ago to a Q6600 and an Abit IX38 Quad GT >> mobo >> >> and >> >> > I'm very happy. I had the whole struggle between quad and dual core >> and >> >> > opted for the quad. The motheboard is one of the most stable ones I >> have >> >> > ever had. >> >> > >> >> > Unlike the two 780G mobos I've had in my HTPC, both of which have been >> >> > giving me nothing but problems. >> >> > >> >> > - >> >> > Brian >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:34 AM, James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> E8500 >> >> >> Asus P5Q mainboard >> >> >> 4GB of DDR2-800 >> >> >> >> >> >> That should just about cover it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 5 Oct 2008, at 14:21, Steve Tomporowski wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I am looking to upgrade the processor/motherboard on my 'oldest' >> >> >>> system. It's a Neo 4 Platinum with an Athlon X2 3800+. I'm not >> >> >>> looking for the bleeding edge, but for something that'll give me a >> >> >>> substantial increase in speed for games. I've got an Nvidia 280 >> right >> >> >>> now, so that's set. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> What's hot now? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> ThanksSteve >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >
Re: [H] Upgrade Time
Great Stuff, Raul, pretty much definitive. On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Raul Limos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dual Core CPU review: > http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/dualcore-shootout.html > > Quad core: > Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Q6600: > http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300.html >
Re: [H] Upgrade Time
I started reading some of the reviews and when there's some problem that comes and goes randomly, I think not;-) On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 6:50 AM, maccrawj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ROFLMAO over here! > > Phenom? No review I've read says anything positive about the Phenom. > > Cheaper is rarely better. > > > Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: >> >> AMD's are still great! >> >> Get a board with a 790 series North Bridge and a SB750 South Bridge and >> you are good to go. >> >> The Phenom X3's are tremendous value these days! (Tri-Core) >> >> The total cost of building a system will be cheaper than an Intel >> solution. >> >> Zulfiqar Naushad >> > >
[H] Asus P5Q
I'm getting ready to get this board, but some of the issues mentioned on Newegg bother me a bit. What is the issue with the P5Q and memory? To me, if you start talking 'quality' memory, it sounds to me like an unstable design. What about BIOS issues? There were a few scattered over different dates, but interspersed with solid 5's and no issues. Oh, yeah, I'm going to put an E8500 in it. ThanksSteve
[H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!)
I've tried looking up these two problems on the net and the answers are all over the place, maybe someone here has some real experience. Problem 1: AT&T AT&T keeps telling me to set SSL on for both incoming and outgoing mail. When I set it for incoming mail, I can't get any and the error message is that the server does not support SSL. Answer from AT&T: We don't support Thunderbird, but we can send you over to Support Plus! Temporary Solution: Turn off SSL and I get email. It's worked for the past few months. Problem 2: Cox HSI My house has both Cox (my wife) and AT&T (me), when I try to use my cox email address over the AT&T DSL, I can receive mail, but not send it. Error is that the Server is not responding. Answer from Cox: We don't support Thunderbird. Temporary Solution: None, tried all sorts of options, nothing seems to work. Any ideas? Experience? ThanksSteve
Re: [H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!)
Greg, Thanks for the link to the port 25 Opt-out, that will probably work nicely. Gary, I don't have my system right in front of me now, but I'm pretty sure that the ports were correct when SSL was turned on. Thunderbird changes the ports automatically. IIRC the error was: "This server does not support secure authentication." Maybe I'm chasing the wrong problem? Scott, Yeah I noticed a lot of people having the same problem, but I'd like to get it working properly, not the work-around of using gmail that seems to be the solution of choice. Thanks to all for the replies, progress will be noted here. ThanksSteve On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > #1: Make sure you're using the right host and ports. Implicit POP3 SSL is > 995/tcp, SMTP SSL is 465/tcp. Some clients will not change the port > automatically. > > More info here: > http://helpme.att.net/article.php?item=287 > > > #2: You need to request that your port 25/tcp outbound block be lifted. Use > the Abuse Report form here: > http://helpme.att.net/servabuse.php > > and select **Opt Out Port 25 in the Abuse Type dropdown. > > > Greg > > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski >> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:58 PM >> To: The Hardware List >> Subject: [H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!) >> >> I've tried looking up these two problems on the net and the answers >> are all over the place, maybe someone here has some real experience. >> >> Problem 1: AT&T >> >> AT&T keeps telling me to set SSL on for both incoming and outgoing >> mail. When I set it for incoming mail, I can't get any and the error >> message is that the server does not support SSL. >> >> Answer from AT&T: We don't support Thunderbird, but we can send you >> over to Support Plus! >> >> Temporary Solution: Turn off SSL and I get email. It's worked for >> the past few months. >> >> Problem 2: Cox HSI >> >> My house has both Cox (my wife) and AT&T (me), when I try to use my >> cox email address over the AT&T DSL, I can receive mail, but not send >> it. Error is that the Server is not responding. >> >> Answer from Cox: We don't support Thunderbird. >> >> Temporary Solution: None, tried all sorts of options, nothing seems to >> work. >> >> Any ideas? Experience? >> >> ThanksSteve > > >
Re: [H] Asus P5Q
Thanks, but that memory issue bothered me, so I've gone with a Gigabyte board, IIRC GA-P45-UD3P, which had a lot of good reviews on Newegg. I'll be picking it up tomorrow with the build probably this weekend. Steve On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:26 AM, maccrawj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just looked around quick & found some support thread open with the usual > suspects. All seem to come down to manual BIOS setup or BIOS up/downgrade > which tells me the BIOS is NRFPT & incompatible with some vendors RAM. > Fixable as the go along, not a "design" fault necessarily. > > Price is attractive, but I'd pass in favor a more expensive X48 based mobo > and quad core as I've said here before. > > Steve Tomporowski wrote: >> >> I'm getting ready to get this board, but some of the issues mentioned >> on Newegg bother me a bit. >> >> What is the issue with the P5Q and memory? To me, if you start >> talking 'quality' memory, it sounds to me like an unstable design. >> >> What about BIOS issues? There were a few scattered over different >> dates, but interspersed with solid 5's and no issues. >> >> Oh, yeah, I'm going to put an E8500 in it. >> >> ThanksSteve >> >
Re: [H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!)
I think I've got both problems sorted out now, not solved, have to give one a shot. AT&T doesn't support secure authentication, which was what I was turning on. Really dumb for me on that one. Then apparently there is an AT&T bug that keeps sending you emails despite the fact that you are correctly set with SSL. I'm trying to access the COX server from the AT&T network. Cox has port 25 blocking, but I can't find an opt-out on their site. I'll have to give them a call (and not tell them I'm using TB as they'll just jump ship on me immediately). Steve On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:03 AM, maccrawj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem 1: > > That looks like a useless thread! > > "Any firewall needs to include entries for the IP/Subnet for the local > adapter/router and the IP of the Modem." > > Sounds like the last guy is not using his modem in bridge mode, irregardless > his problem came down to his router settings not TB. > > Scott Sipe wrote: >> >> Problem 1: >> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=866485&p=4755585 >> >> Seems at least others have the same problem... >> > >
Re: [H] problem in ie ?
Is this IE8? Apparently there is a problem, reported on several newsletters I get, with the latest flash update and IE8, you just get a blank screen. Steve On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 5:40 PM, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > when I try to run links to you tube it tells me either java script is > disabled or I need the latest flash. Both of which should be OK. Works great > in Firefox. > link sent > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6_k3NtXZs>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6_k3NtXZs > > disregard content, nothing intended other then a sample. > > I may be getting closer to a re install, would rather do that with a new > version of windows ( not vista) I wonder what windows 7 will look like > thanks > fp > > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > Taglines below ! > -- > Let he who takes a Monday plunge return it by Tuesday. > >
Re: [H] USB cable for external drive.
Actually it's not a choke but a ferrite bead. A ferrite material is essentially a magnetic sensitive ceramic (yes, they bust easily) that has a variable impedance to frequencies travelling through it. The impedance goes up with frequency. This rounds off the edges of pulses which really does nothing for the signal but does a lot for emissions. It is a device that is added to the cable expressly for high frequency suppression, either picked up or emitted. Steve On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 9:32 AM, maccrawj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, it's a RF choke and beneficial but required assuming the entire signal > path from PC to device is clean enough. > > Booting could be an issue since you are adding an extra device into the path > between host & device that the BIOS may not be able to cope with. > > Be careful using long and/or cheap USB cables as they do have length limits > which can be drastically shortened by noise & attenuation. > > Bobby Heid wrote: >> >> Thanks for the reply. >> >> So the little choke looking thing on the USB cable does not really do >> anything? >> >> I do have an older M/B. I'll check the BIOS when I am able to reboot. >> >> Thanks, >> Bobby >> >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight >> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 2:06 PM >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: Re: [H] USB cable for external drive. >> >> >>> connected to a powered USB hub on my desktop >>> because it will not reach my PC. Can I safely replace the USB cable that >>> came with the unit with a standard 6-foot USB cable? >> >> Yes, USB is USB. >> >> Also, why will my pc not boot when I have the external drive that is >> plugged >>> >>> into the hub and powered on? >> >> Some older motherboards are like that. If you have a USB drive plugged in >> and active they hang at post. Trying configuring your BIOS boot sequence to >> include that drive. >> >> >> >> >> >> >
[H] Delete Users in XP
Actually not so simple as it sounds. Installed XP, fully upgraded and not noticing, stayed in administrator login as I installed programs. Some programs were smarter than others, the upshot is that when I did create a new user, despite that user being part of administrators, half the programs don't show up. S, short of installing the programs over again, I've been laboriously logging in each time as administrator. Login screen only has new user, have to cntl-alt-del twice to get logged in as administrator. Would like to either figure a way to get the programs moved over to the new account or delete the new account. Tried various things, no joy yetany ideas? Thanks...Steve Lost 3 days on this new computer because I thought that I'd try Vista, mainly based on a newletter I get that had a whole article wondering why people are still bashing Vista because SP1 solved 'all' the problems. For me, Vista sucks. Many many reasons, most of which relate to the new philosophy behind the Vista interface. Plus, on the whole, the system felt slow, I found myself avoiding using it. I figured I could probably tweak it so that I'd use it, but why waste my time when I can just install XP?
Re: [H] Delete Users in XP
That's good to hear, I'll try that Thanks...Steve On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Bobby Heid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > > I have usually have been able to just copy the menu short-cuts in the admin > profile to the all users or a particular user and have been able to run > programs. > > Bobby > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 7:05 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: [H] Delete Users in XP > > Actually not so simple as it sounds. > > Installed XP, fully upgraded and not noticing, stayed in administrator > login as I installed programs. Some programs were smarter than > others, the upshot is that when I did create a new user, despite that > user being part of administrators, half the programs don't show up. > S, short of installing the programs over again, I've been > laboriously logging in each time as administrator. Login screen only > has new user, have to cntl-alt-del twice to get logged in as > administrator. Would like to either figure a way to get the programs > moved over to the new account or delete the new account. > > Tried various things, no joy yetany ideas? > > Thanks...Steve > > Lost 3 days on this new computer because I thought that I'd try Vista, > mainly based on a newletter I get that had a whole article wondering > why people are still bashing Vista because SP1 solved 'all' the > problems. For me, Vista sucks. Many many reasons, most of which > relate to the new philosophy behind the Vista interface. Plus, on the > whole, the system felt slow, I found myself avoiding using it. I > figured I could probably tweak it so that I'd use it, but why waste my > time when I can just install XP? > > >
[H] Double-click not working
This is an installation of XP that I recently had to fight off a malware attack, although I don't know if this problem is because of it or predated it. My video files are associated with KMplayer. If a double-click a file from explorer, nothing happens. If I right-click and select 'open with' it works. Has anyone run into this before. I checked the file association and they are fine. What I realize now is that I don't know if it's the same with other file types or whether they work on double-click. Suggestions? Thanks...Steve The malware infection: One day I came back to my computer and it was at the EULA screen of Homesite, a realty program. I cancelled and just went about my business. The next day on turn-on, the same screen came up. Upon investigation, I found two suspicious files in the root of each hard drive: autorun.exe and autorun.inf. Neither could be deleted. Ran spybot in safe mode, it claimed to have removed the infection but did not, it came back. Ran Malwarebyte's Malware remover in safe mode and that did remove everything. Even the trojan that kept the infection coming back. No, I'm not pandering for Malwarebyte, just letting you know what worked. Disappointed that Spybot did not.
Re: [H] Double-click not working
I checked and double-clicking is working for text files, so the whole thing isn't fubar'ed, just the video. I'll have to check and see if KMplayer is damaged Steve On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: > At 03:42 PM 12/12/2008, Steve Tomporowski wrote: >> >> This is an installation of XP that I recently had to fight off a >> malware attack, although I don't know if this problem is because of it >> or predated it. >> >> My video files are associated with KMplayer. If a double-click a file >> from explorer, nothing happens. If I right-click and select 'open >> with' it works. Has anyone run into this before. I checked the file >> association and they are fine. What I realize now is that I don't >> know if it's the same with other file types or whether they work on >> double-click. > > Does double click work for anything? If not, it may be that the double > click speed is set too high. > > T > >
Re: [H] Double-click not working
Okay, solved the problem. Somehow KMplayer seems to have lost it's settings, so going into options, changing random stuff, clicking OK, changing it back, seems to have worked. I do have one odd artifact which I think began after the malware removal. Every once in a while, when emptying the recycle bin, explorer restarts, e.g. the screen goes black and then the taskbar reappears. When this happens, several of the systray icons disappear. Any ideas? Steve On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > I checked and double-clicking is working for text files, so the whole > thing isn't fubar'ed, just the video. I'll have to check and see if > KMplayer is damaged > > Steve > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Thane Sherrington > wrote: >> At 03:42 PM 12/12/2008, Steve Tomporowski wrote: >>> >>> This is an installation of XP that I recently had to fight off a >>> malware attack, although I don't know if this problem is because of it >>> or predated it. >>> >>> My video files are associated with KMplayer. If a double-click a file >>> from explorer, nothing happens. If I right-click and select 'open >>> with' it works. Has anyone run into this before. I checked the file >>> association and they are fine. What I realize now is that I don't >>> know if it's the same with other file types or whether they work on >>> double-click. >> >> Does double click work for anything? If not, it may be that the double >> click speed is set too high. >> >> T >> >> >
[H] HTPC - Which Software?
I have an older computer that is being dedicated to playing videos & TV. Happauge card (PVR-150) installed. I'm not really happy with the WinTV2000 software (WinTV, with this card, refuses to see any channels), so the question becomes, which HTPC software should I use? A remote came with the PVR-150, and I'd like to fully use that. Right now, if I go full screen with WinTV2000, the up/dn channel selector stops working, although I can punch in numbers. Just wondering what others are using. The system is currently running WinXP. Thanks...Steve
[H] A Long Way for a Webcam
Here's the situation. I have a Microsoft Lifecam (USB) that is far enought away to required 50 foot of cable to get to the computer. Due to various restrictions, neither the computer nor the camera can be moved. The camera will work with two 15 foot extentions, but will not work with one more. If a hub is inserted, that does not help, in fact the webcam will not work with a hub at all. Other than moving the computer closer to the 30 ft limit (not counting the 6 foot cable on the Webcam), I don't have any ideas. I'm open to suggestions. Is there a better way to do this? The local Best Buy doesn't have anything other than USB webcams. I've also tried a logitech webcam and it has more problems than the Microsoft. How can I get this done? ThanksSteve
Re: [H] A Long Way for a Webcam
Thanks for all the info, guys. I pretty much thought that there was no way to do it with the stuff on hand. ThanksSteve On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Winterlight wrote: > you need a USB repeater cable. check Monoprice.com or Cyberguys.com > > At 05:45 AM 12/22/2008, you wrote: >> >> Here's the situation. I have a Microsoft Lifecam (USB) that is far >> enought away to required 50 foot of cable to get to the computer. Due >> to various restrictions, neither the computer nor the camera can be >> moved. The camera will work with two 15 foot extentions, but will not >> work with one more. If a hub is inserted, that does not help, in fact >> the webcam will not work with a hub at all. Other than moving the >> computer closer to the 30 ft limit (not counting the 6 foot cable on >> the Webcam), I don't have any ideas. I'm open to suggestions. Is >> there a better way to do this? The local Best Buy doesn't have >> anything other than USB webcams. I've also tried a logitech webcam >> and it has more problems than the Microsoft. >> >> How can I get this done? >> >> ThanksSteve > >
Re: [H] A Long Way for a Webcam
Just as way of an update, I bought two USB repeater cables from Newegg at $10 each and had to use both, but I'm now up and running. Webcam resolution still sucks. Additional note, I found that I had a bad cable. It'll work fine with a mouse, but won't work with a webcam. Found that a little strange Happy and Prosperous New Year to all on the list! Steve On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Thanks for all the info, guys. I pretty much thought that there was > no way to do it with the stuff on hand. > > ThanksSteve > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Winterlight > wrote: >> you need a USB repeater cable. check Monoprice.com or Cyberguys.com >> >> At 05:45 AM 12/22/2008, you wrote: >>> >>> Here's the situation. I have a Microsoft Lifecam (USB) that is far >>> enought away to required 50 foot of cable to get to the computer. Due >>> to various restrictions, neither the computer nor the camera can be >>> moved. The camera will work with two 15 foot extentions, but will not >>> work with one more. If a hub is inserted, that does not help, in fact >>> the webcam will not work with a hub at all. Other than moving the >>> computer closer to the 30 ft limit (not counting the 6 foot cable on >>> the Webcam), I don't have any ideas. I'm open to suggestions. Is >>> there a better way to do this? The local Best Buy doesn't have >>> anything other than USB webcams. I've also tried a logitech webcam >>> and it has more problems than the Microsoft. >>> >>> How can I get this done? >>> >>> ThanksSteve >> >> >
Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software?
Okay, so I took all this fine advice and began the journey It started with KMplayer, which can run the TV. Problems: Needs something to interface the remote and there are plenty of motion artifacts. However, switching channels via the keyboard was lightning fast. I had only two requirements: Watch Live TV fullscreen and be able to use the Hauppauge remote. Little was I to understand that even those two requirements are shooting too high... I had previously encountered GBPVR. Did some research and thought that maybe I could get the remote to work with it using HIP. HIP has plenty of interfaces but none for the hauppauge. Addtionally, there is a steep learning curve for GBPVR because they seldom explain their acronyms or their settings: "Set XQFD: The place where you set your XQFD to DFE or PZQ". Makes lots of sense. Next stop: SageTV. I tried them because they supported my TV card (Hauppauge HVR-1600) and the remote. Setup was almost easy. Problem #1: For the Electronic Program Guide, which is required, entering my zip code did not give me anything close to CT. They thought I was in Wileyville, PA. Tried it twice. I just scanned for all the channels on the TV card and began to sort through them. I got exactly 11 channel changes before it would lock up. Tried twice, then gave up sorting and went directly to finishing the setup. In operation, channel changing is glacially slow. Then again, a certain number of channel changes and it locks up. Followed all the advice about updating drivers with no improvement. It is now almost two weeks since I left a message on the forum with no response. Uninstalled Sage TV. Media Portal: Simple easy install. Too easy. Left it to install on its own, came back and it was finished. Tried to follow startup advice. TV services settings were not accessible. Double-clicking the icon resulted in a box asking if I wanted to start TV services. Yes or no resulted in going back to desktop with nothing else happening. Starting Media Portal gave me a live TV blank screen and no channels. Uninstalling and reinstalling TV services resulted in something different: I would getting endless warnings that TV services was not installed. Every OK gave me another of the same box. After searching the forums, found that SageTV uses certain services that I may have eliminated from my lean install of XP. What services? We can't tell you since different plug-ins require different services. Uninstalled Media Portal. Beyond TV: Installed easily. Virtually no setup. Uses Hauppauge Remote. Image quality is fine. Uh, huh? But where's the problems Working for about a day now with no issues. I think you can guess my recommendation.;-) Steve
Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software?
What's vmc? I was going by the recomendations in this thread, I don't think that came up. Meedio was also recommended but I pretty much stopped when I got something that actually worked. Steve On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 2:02 PM, wrote: > So, if I can ask... What's wrong with vmc? > > --Original Message-- > From: Bobby Heid > Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Sent: Jan 4, 2009 12:49 PM > Subject: Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software? > > It is about $100 retail. > > Bobby > > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 1:44 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software? > > >>Beyond TV: Installed easily. Virtually no setup. Uses Hauppauge >>Remote. Image quality is fine. Uh, huh? But where's the >>problems > > Beyond TV isn't cheap though is it? > > > > >>Working for about a day now with no issues. I think you can guess my >>recommendation.;-) >> >>Steve > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry >