Re: [H] Dell XPS 435MT

2009-06-05 Thread DHSinclair
Jim, Every Dell pooter I have seen/had my fingers in is full of Dell proprietary parts. Sometimes you can use standard consumer fare, but not often. I have noticed that many suppliers now offer "Dell" versions of their parts (like psus). M/Bs were problematic in the past from what I've seen (y

Re: [H] I missed something along the way?

2009-06-04 Thread DHSinclair
ation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 6:12 PM, DHSinclair wrote: Somehow I am now told that should I choose to continue to use either "ThunderBird" or "Eudora" as a LOCAL email client, I will NOT get any support from my ISP. Belie

[H] I missed something along the way?

2009-06-04 Thread DHSinclair
Somehow I am now told that should I choose to continue to use either "ThunderBird" or "Eudora" as a LOCAL email client, I will NOT get any support from my ISP. Believe my ISP is ATT/BellSouth. All pointers are to go to the Web-Based Yahoo/Email/com location. Should I wish to get any support, I

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread DHSinclair
So, if I choose to stay with LGA775, I should maybe stockpile mb's and cpus now? Can do, but did not really wish to. Was really just thinking of getting 2 more "kit-sets" of what I have now to sweep away the last of my really old BX, scsi, AMD, etc. machines. I suppose "up2date" is a really sh

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread DHSinclair
Oops! What is the replacement? Or, I suppose I have to now shop for bigger horsepower now? Darn-it! Duncan tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: 775 is going away soon. Just thought I'd let you know. :) Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: DHSinclair Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-03 Thread DHSinclair
James, Thanks for your personal "habitual ritual." I, too, follow your roadmap also. It is interesting that with the latest news about the i5 and i7 direction change, that there are so many i7-level m/b's and cpus still available. As I suspect you do choose to move to i7, I would suggest much

Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: x48 v p45 ?

2009-06-01 Thread DHSinclair
Stan, I always love your replies. I may often NOT comprehend them, and, reply badly, but I do read them and continue to think about the subject. I never meant to start a "skirmish" over RAM. Yes, I did buy/own DDR3 RAM for my 3 P5Q3 m/b's. As I read the notes, it was a required upgrade. OK. I

Re: [H] x48 v p45 ?

2009-06-01 Thread DHSinclair
j., A bit confused? I now run DDR3 on my 3 P5Q3 m/b's. And it seems to work well; as best I can check. If this is a $$ comment, I understand. If not a $$ comment, I do NOT understand. I was told DDR3 is where we will all have to go in the end. I went there 5-6 months ago. Best, Duncan maccraw

Re: [H] Core i7 new computer

2009-06-01 Thread DHSinclair
Greg, I do like to read your comments. Can we please define "class" as either [consumer] or [prosumer] and leave it at that? Your use of "enthusiast class" really does muddy up the discussion waters for me. Or, have I missed something along the current discussion? Thanks. Best, Duncan Greg Se

[H] Opinions sought?

2009-05-28 Thread DHSinclair
Opinions welcome. Just got a new DSL modem from ATT/Bellsouth. It is a Motorola 2210-02-1006. Cursory read indicates it is maybe latest of the Netopia series. It replaces a Westell 6100. Comments I read on DSL Reports trend positive... Still searching/collecting docs for this new obje

Re: [H] ThunderBird v2.0.0.21?

2009-05-28 Thread DHSinclair
alendar and integration with Exchange and the ability to get to it on the web also... As a side note, my phone goes out when it rains hard but the DSL stays on in the nastiest storms. Same copper, weird stuff. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:ha

[H] ? CS-Lite 1.4

2009-05-28 Thread DHSinclair
What does it mean when the cookie icon turns into a pulsing red blob? Does CS-Lite have any sort of doc file? Thanks, Duncan

Re: [H] ThunderBird v2.0.0.21?

2009-05-27 Thread DHSinclair
status/diagnostics. In the end this is why I dumped Verizon DSL in anger & switched to cable. Quite thankful they pissed me off so bad or I'd never of known the local cable co was finally entering the 21st century! DHSinclair wrote: I will start with creating a d:\Program Files directory

Re: [H] ThunderBird v2.0.0.21?

2009-05-26 Thread DHSinclair
> Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\yy98ry8o.default\Mail DHSinclair wrote: OK. I still seem to have connectivity issues w/BellSouth/ATT testing/working. :( Was able to install TB on this machine and send/rcv email. I am still digging/tweaking all TB settings. It seems that the ISP and Mozilla/Eudora

Re: [H] ThunderBird v2.0.0.21?

2009-05-26 Thread DHSinclair
the profile under a data folder on drive P:. When I backup, I simply shutdown TB, Zip up the profile tree & archive that. Backup wise all the email currently is in: > C:\Documents and Settings\UID\Application > Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\yy98ry8o.default\Mail DHSinclair wrote: OK. I

[H] ThunderBird v2.0.0.21?

2009-05-26 Thread DHSinclair
OK. I still seem to have connectivity issues w/BellSouth/ATT testing/working. :( Was able to install TB on this machine and send/rcv email. I am still digging/tweaking all TB settings. It seems that the ISP and Mozilla/Eudora have vastly different opinions of the "Require secure authenti

Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Windows 7 RC Torrent == Bad

2009-05-20 Thread DHSinclair
cuss it like gentlemen on the back channel. Perhaps you think I was being unfair by criticizing Intel for it's illegal activities hence the fanboy accusation. Perhaps you think I was being unfair in what maccrowj said. I thought I was being factual without any personal attack upon anybody.

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
_______ From: DHSinclair To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:03:25 AM Subject: Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please? JRS, Please excuse my continued confusion. I did get to the "att.net" support faqs. Yes, I did find several articles that speak to Eudora and Thu

Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Windows 7 RC Torrent == Bad

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
Stan, Please fix your email. Getting tired of the [H][Bulk] business. RU really clandestine? More inline below Best, Duncan At 15:40 05/19/2009 -0500, you wrote: Dude [bad rejoiner if you want to keep the discussion friendly!], I don't want to get into a flame war [reads like yo

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
st just because they are ignored. ________ From: DHSinclair To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:04:08 AM Subject: Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please? JRS, Thank you for the shout. Yes, what you shared is how I have both Eudora and Thunderbird set u

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
SMTP, IMAP traffic set NSPR_LOG_MODULES=POP3:4,SMTP:4,IMAP:4 set NSPR_LOG_FILE=%temp%\tbird_log.txt pushd "%programfiles%\mozilla thunderbird" start "" /W "thunderbird.exe" popd start "notepad" "%temp%\tbird_log.txt" DHSinclair wrote: JRS, Than

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
in TB unless something is really broken at the server end. DHSinclair wrote: Latest Thunderbird test inline At 19:18 05/17/2009 -0700, you wrote: snip For fun I'd being trying OE (just to test). As to Thunderbird not working I find that highly suspect and would guess th

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
has settings for all the various ISP's ATT swallowed up, including Bellsouth. :) http://helpme.att.net/article.php?item=287 On May 18, 2009, at 4:01 PM, DHSinclair wrote: Latest Thunderbird test inline At 19:18 05/17/2009 -0700, you wrote: snip For fun I'd be

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-19 Thread DHSinclair
wed, they don't want outsiders to be able to simply connect to use their services for spam forwarding.. This page has settings for all the various ISP's ATT swallowed up, including Bellsouth. :) http://helpme.att.net/article.php?item=287 On May 18, 2009, at 4:01 PM, DHSinclair wro

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-18 Thread DHSinclair
." Where have I gone south? Other than the "Secure Authentication" settings of TBird to back off of, any additional help? Thanks, Duncan DHSinclair wrote: I recently had to move my email process from a bellsouth.net mail server (?in TX) to an ATT/Yahoo email server in Santa Cl

Re: [H] Airport Extreme update

2009-05-18 Thread DHSinclair
/2009 -0700, you wrote: Well reboot makes sense, 5min is about 4:30 longer than you should need! My answer is my usual answer: Bah apple! DHSinclair wrote: Brian, Do not know if this applies to the Airport or not, but, each time I have upgraded router firmware, I've had to power the r

Re: [H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-18 Thread DHSinclair
of TBird here on this machine and gently walk thru all the settings... The big concern is making sure that TBird captures all the eudora email, mailboxes, phonebook, filters, and current settings. This email business has gotten progressively more complex over the years. JMHO. Thanks

[H] Eudora Wizards Please?

2009-05-17 Thread DHSinclair
I recently had to move my email process from a bellsouth.net mail server (?in TX) to an ATT/Yahoo email server in Santa Clara, CA. This switch, with entropy, took ~72hrs. ATT/Bellsouth seem to report the switch is now complete. Naturally, nobody at BellSouth or ATT know anything about (or do n

Re: [H] Airport Extreme update

2009-05-17 Thread DHSinclair
Brian, Do not know if this applies to the Airport or not, but, each time I have upgraded router firmware, I've had to power the router completely OFF and leave it OFF for some minutes (~5). After powering back on, the new firmware seems to take hold/command. Just a thought. Best, Duncan At 09

Re: [H] Windows 7 RC....

2009-05-02 Thread DHSinclair
, at 3:48 PM, DHSinclair wrote: Uhdaya think Ubuntu might use a different file system than "ntfs?" Just a thought... Best, Duncan At 15:44 05/02/2009 -0700, you wrote: Already found a bug. :) Went to install on my ole T42 laptop that currently has Ubuntu 8.10 on it, the W

Re: [H] Windows 7 RC....

2009-05-02 Thread DHSinclair
Uhdaya think Ubuntu might use a different file system than "ntfs?" Just a thought... Best, Duncan At 15:44 05/02/2009 -0700, you wrote: Already found a bug. :) Went to install on my ole T42 laptop that currently has Ubuntu 8.10 on it, the Win 7 setup said I had no disk drive instal

Re: [H] Video card fan problems

2009-04-29 Thread DHSinclair
Winterlight, From your send, THE card you got back from the original RMA is now "WhoKnows." If this card still works, except for temps, put a better cooler on it and go. Kiss the warranty goodbye! What "warranty" are you worried about? Most of those warranties die prior to the buyer (you) level

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-29 Thread DHSinclair
ou have already been there and done what I still wish to do... :) My very best to you and yours! Best, Duncan RegardsGary At 05:32 PM 4/29/2009, It was written by DHSinclair that this shall come to pass: Gary, Like you, I share both your age and home design choices. No

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-29 Thread DHSinclair
Gary, Like you, I share both your age and home design choices. No harm! No Foul !!! I remain totally "wired" until someone can convince me otherwise. You have me 1-up! My LAN is CAT6 IS running down the hall between my GBit switches and router. One day, I may hire the contractor to "put it in t

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-29 Thread DHSinclair
nored. From: DHSinclair To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:11:27 AM Subject: Re: [H] MAC Address Filter Bino, Please excuse me. Apologies. I have searched and found a newer version of the UM for my router. Correct. It appears that my router DOES allow me to use MAF f

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-29 Thread DHSinclair
hat much more secure... HTH! BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DHSinclair Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:13 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] MAC Address Fil

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-28 Thread DHSinclair
up to date would be more of a pain then it is > > worth. > > > > If you have disabled the wireless side of your router, I don't > > think you need to worry about it as it isn't accessible. > > > > Regards.Gary > > > > > > A

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-28 Thread DHSinclair
c >> Address Filtering as a security method for wired networks, probably because >> keeping it up to date would be more of a pain then it is worth. >> >>If you have disabled the wireless side of your router, I don't think >> you need to worry about it a

Re: [H] Opinions sought (email)?

2009-04-28 Thread DHSinclair
OK, Hope you are right :) Best, Duncan At 11:16 04/28/2009 -0700, you wrote: pop3 be pop3, should not matter fp At 09:37 AM 4/28/2009, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >It is April and I am slow... :) >It seems that back in FEB, ATT decided to enable the shift

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-28 Thread DHSinclair
ed the wireless side of your router, I don't > think you need to worry about it as it isn't accessible. > > Regards.Gary > > > At 12:21 PM 4/27/2009, It was written by DHSinclair that this shall > come to pass: >> Bino, >> OK. I have back thru this whole t

[H] Opinions sought (email)?

2009-04-28 Thread DHSinclair
It is April and I am slow... :) It seems that back in FEB, ATT decided to enable the shift of MY email connection from x.bellsouth.net to x.att.yahoo.com. OK, I know I now have to do some online "subscription" business first. But, I use Eudora and Thunderbird... ATT does no

[H] Server 2003 OS?

2009-04-27 Thread DHSinclair
Does anyone have a good CD copy of MS Server 2003 (used/transferrable) with proper credentials for offer/sale? Wondering? How much? Best, Duncan

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-27 Thread DHSinclair
the 1 is if we continue; then those will be BG2> and so on... ;) -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DHSinclair Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:23 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] MAC A

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-24 Thread DHSinclair
en't been getting any HWG emails to my hotmail.com account since 4/12/09--none at all. Anyone else on hotmail having this problem? I also have it sent to my gmail account and that's how I even saw this message... -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mai

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-24 Thread DHSinclair
se to exist just because they are ignored. From: DHSinclair To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 2:57:30 PM Subject: Re: [H] MAC Address Filter John, I so appreciate your share. BUT, it seems to be focused at Wire-less/AccessPoint/WLAN bus

Re: [H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-24 Thread DHSinclair
ional layer of defense that improves overall Wi-Fi network security. -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. - Original Message > From: DHSinclair > To: Hardware Group > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:42:04 PM > Subject: [H]

[H] MAC Address Filter

2009-04-24 Thread DHSinclair
I use a d-link dgl-4300 router. I have disabled the wire-less section. I only do wired LAN business. The router is currently at F/W v1.8. I do know that F/W 1.9 is available, but as I read the docs, it seems to only deal with wire-less business/bug-fixes Can anyone point me to some

Re: [H] Missing clients?-FIXED?

2009-04-23 Thread DHSinclair
f it's not a domain controller, then it's just another copy of windows adding another master browser wannabe to the crowd. DHCP reservations & linked DNS updates trounce the moronic master browser thing anyday. Bottom line is if you can get there by IP address, 'net is broken

Re: [H] Missing clients?-FIXED?

2009-04-22 Thread DHSinclair
uch as the Cisco VPN Client) often have a firewall built-in as well. "Troubleshooting the Microsoft Computer Browser Service" <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188305> -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. __

Re: [H] Missing clients?

2009-04-21 Thread DHSinclair
exist just because they are ignored. ________ From: DHSinclair To: Hardware Group Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 7:16:01 AM Subject: [H] Missing clients? What causes winXPpro clients to disappear from the net neighborhood? The only objects I still have are my printer, server (w2ksvr), and NAS. This is t

[H] Missing clients?

2009-04-21 Thread DHSinclair
What causes winXPpro clients to disappear from the net neighborhood? The only objects I still have are my printer, server (w2ksvr), and NAS. This is the 2d time I've seen this happen. It fixed itself the last time through no help from me IIRC! Stumped I am. Thanks, Duncan

Re: [H] thermal CPU heat sink paste

2009-04-11 Thread DHSinclair
Winterlight, Yes, a good thing to do. I always do it. A PITA, but better safe than sorry. Best, Duncan At 12:51 04/11/2009 -0700, you wrote: If you remove the heat sink from the CPU do you always need to remove and replace the thermal paste when you put it back together? __ NOD32 400

Re: [H] Odd Safe Mode problem

2009-04-07 Thread DHSinclair
Thane, Repair Install..?? Maybe. Best, Duncan At 16:37 04/07/2009 -0300, you wrote: Hello All, Here's an odd problem - I have a system (this is actually the second machine to do this) - after removing infections, the system boots to Safe Mode fine, I get that message saying "Safe Mod

Re: [H] Project Falling by the wayside....

2009-04-06 Thread DHSinclair
Steve, You are now on my 'CAT6 List' when I decide to update! Congrats! Glad you now see Gbit speeds. Or, whatever improvement. Yes, if the switch "runs" hot do not park anything on top of it. Mine live on shelves all by themselves. I dust them off about every 6 months! Other than that, they

Re: [H] Opinions asked 4

2009-04-06 Thread DHSinclair
Consultant Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:28 PM, DHSinclair wrote: > I wish to change the IP series I use on my home LAN. > Yes, I believe I know what this involves, but am willing to re

[H] Opinions asked 4

2009-04-06 Thread DHSinclair
I wish to change the IP series I use on my home LAN. Yes, I believe I know what this involves, but am willing to read alternate thoughts. For the past 2 yrs I have been using 192.168.x.x I with to go back to 10.x.x.x. I get way too much external FUTZ trying to get into 192.168.x.x. Perhaps I

Re: [H] [Bulk] PC fan noise question

2009-04-06 Thread DHSinclair
Steve, While this seems strange..(more below) At 16:00 04/06/2009 -0500, Steve wrote: snip The absolute worst I've ever seen was *I think* an old Dell where there was one, yes, one fan in the whole system that needed to cool everything. They hung it on the wimpy power supply and then

Re: [H] Project Falling by the wayside....

2009-04-06 Thread DHSinclair
if the run is fairly short. (All other nics, etc, need to be 1G though...) Rick Glazier From: "DHSinclair" Steve, Understand your glitch with the new Gbit switch.. __ NOD32 3989 (20090406) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus sy

Re: [H] Project Falling by the wayside....

2009-04-05 Thread DHSinclair
Steve, Understand your glitch with the new Gbit switch.. The switch does not control the lan speeds, the individual client(s) nics do. Until you upgrade all your machine's nics to Gbit, you new switch will process whatever speed any 2 nics negotiate between themselves. If your nics are mo

Re: [H] Network Storage

2009-04-04 Thread DHSinclair
Yes BINO, I found this out with my NAS. Once the pair of 500GB drives finished their magic, I ended up with ~461GB of usable (to me) space. But, heck; in 6 months, I have only managed to use about 17% of this That pair of 1TB drives will now cool on a back burner for some time now

Re: [H] Network Storage

2009-04-04 Thread DHSinclair
Steve, I will second the Netgear ReadyNASDuo. Think I spent ~$350 for it. I have the RND2150. Comes ready to run w/1x 500GB drive. I found a matching drive (ok, another ~$60), so now have 2x500GB in a mirror array (raid1). Setup was close to auto-magic. But, I did cadge a lot of suggestions/he

Re: [H] vista64 keeps turning off my scanner

2009-03-31 Thread DHSinclair
Winterlight, I have been following your trials with Vista and all else. You have had your share of (to me) really strange observations lately! I accept that you use ups' and good building AC power management. Have you checked your home's earth ground connection lately? If close to the ocean,

Re: [H] File date/time stamps

2009-03-31 Thread DHSinclair
Secunia OSI to make sure that your system is up-to-date:" <http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/> (check for OS support) Rick Glazier From: "DHSinclair" I am trying to figure out whether my machines have MS08-067 installed. I think so, but I can not be sure. Wh

[H] File date/time stamps

2009-03-31 Thread DHSinclair
I am trying to figure out whether my machines have MS08-067 installed. I think so, but I can not be sure. When MS posts their file specs, do they use UTC or local PST for the date/time stamps of their files? The file in question is: w2k - Netapi32.dll v5.0.2195.7203 310,032bytes XP - Netapi32

Re: [H] Using Spare LCD Monitor as a TV

2009-03-30 Thread DHSinclair
Steve, Oh, Abolutely, YouBetcha-ByGolly, Gee-Wiz! Didga order a dozen of dem cable(s)?. :) Can I get a spare pair cheap Good luck. Please let us other non-quite-techie video-philes know how it all works out. This thread I am following sharply. Best, Duncan At 19:07 03/30/2009 -050

[H] Amazing?

2009-03-30 Thread DHSinclair
It is a bit amazing how much ?new? email I now get from Adobe since I fired them for FoxIt. FoxIt rox... :) Now I wonder how many months I have to wait until Adobe decides I just will not come back into the fold...Hmm. Odd also because they found both of my "off-List" addys. I suppo

Re: [H] missing clients?-FIXED

2009-03-27 Thread DHSinclair
Oddly enough I must focus on "How", "Why", and "WTF" way too much... I finally just did a ReStart of the suspect machine. All LAN Clients are now back in the NN/Workgroup. I just give up! I found nothing except several information entries in the Event Log between 0732 and 0759 this am

[H] missing clients?

2009-03-27 Thread DHSinclair
Normally when I open NetNeighborhood/workgroup I seen the 8 objects on my LAN. This am during coffee, I open the NN/workgroup window on this machine and I only see 3 objects. I see my printer, my server and my NAS. I do NOT see any of my 5 LAN clients; and all of my LAN clients run WinXPproSP

Re: [H] Firefox annoyance

2009-03-25 Thread DHSinclair
Brian, How about Tools / Main / Downloads? And un-tick the 1st selection. Best, Duncan At 14:58 03/25/2009 -0400, you wrote: Just recently I've noticed that every time I download a file, my copy of Firefox brings up the download window in the sidebar every time. This is super annoying. Anyone

Re: [H] WinXP Question(?)

2009-03-21 Thread DHSinclair
GA hit you with a false positive. Does M$ reimburse you for your troubleshooting time? Didn't think so. Jim DHSinclair wrote: I have now had one of my new (6mo+) WinXP machines do something very strange and scary (well to me anyway). Yes, I am freaked out ATM! Late last night I went to thi

Re: [H] WinXP Question(?)

2009-03-21 Thread DHSinclair
quilh...@gmail.com Phyllis Diller - "Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight." On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 5:17 PM, DHSinclair wrote: > Richard, > OK. I will accept this at its' face value. But, as this XP install is > 6+months old and no hardware changes have been made

Re: [H] WinXP Question(?)

2009-03-21 Thread DHSinclair
ichard E. Quilhot C.N.A. quilh...@gmail.com Samuel Beckett - "Birth was the death of him." On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 3:21 PM, DHSinclair wrote: > Chris, > The "dnetc" business is not the problemYes, it stopped/deleted as > expected. > I even used 'eras

Re: [H] WinXP Question(?)

2009-03-21 Thread DHSinclair
s back... Way back. Its just a background task that crunches numbers for distributed computing. You should be able to find and delete. Sent via BlackBerry -----Original Message- From: DHSinclair Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:44:41 To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] WinXP Question(?) I have now had one o

[H] WinXP Question(?)

2009-03-21 Thread DHSinclair
I have now had one of my new (6mo+) WinXP machines do something very strange and scary (well to me anyway). Yes, I am freaked out ATM! Late last night I went to this machine to flush and shutdown the Dnetc application "rc5-72." I did this, no problem. Then I chose to update both my MalwareByt

[H] Intel STL2 m/b

2009-03-16 Thread DHSinclair
Does anyone have any history with this old P3-dual m/b? Intel STL2. Chipset appears to be ServerWorks. If so, is there any way do turn off the on-board ATI video chip? I've spent most of today w/too many Intel dot-pdf files. I do not see anything. Just now, the old on-board video controller is

Re: [H] Simple upgrade question?

2009-03-07 Thread DHSinclair
Winterlight, Your assumption is close. Having read it several times, I think I now know the round-about I may be in at the moment. 1. [Old ATI Rage driver files] 2. [the Intel STL2 jumper to disable the on-board video chip!] Server now recognizes the G200. The G200 drivers are installed. T

[H] Simple upgrade question?

2009-03-07 Thread DHSinclair
I have a old server that currently uses its' on-board ATI Rage IIC xygawkxx?? I want to turn it off in bios and install an old Matrox G200 PCI that I have. The server will be its' last home. I am concerned about getting into a no-video loop. It is an old Intel STL2 server board. The server

[H] CDPlayer in XP?

2009-03-06 Thread DHSinclair
I know that XP does NOT have the old CDPlayer (cdplayer.exe). I miss it, got used to it, ? I know that XP focuses on WMP.I do not care for WMP much. OK, so I find that I can go to my one remaining W2K machine and borrow (copy) cdplayer.exe and drop this file into my XP/Win%

Re: [H] Goodbye, Abit

2009-03-06 Thread DHSinclair
I still own my original (well, rma replaced) Abit IT5H. I have the cpu, heatsink/fan, ram, and necessary I/O adapters. No bad caps so farThere might just come a time. Best, Duncan At 14:03 03/06/2009 -0700, you wrote: at this point in time, not worth it. I have in the

Re: [H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ? PS

2009-03-02 Thread DHSinclair
4:07 PM 3/2/2009, FORC5 Poked the stick with: >liteon has models that come with black or white faces, I usually buy those for customers >fp > >At 04:05 PM 3/2/2009, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >>Bobby, >>went and looked. Newegg shows this item as "deactivated.&q

Re: [H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ? PS

2009-03-02 Thread DHSinclair
data and then gets to the sound hardware by way of the PCI bus :p or ISA bus... whatever bus floats your boat. On 2 Mar 2009, at 23:57:330, DHSinclair wrote: James, Thank you. I was not aware of this. I suspected this must be true, but felt the need to ask yet another stupid question

Re: [H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ? PS

2009-03-02 Thread DHSinclair
23:35:130, DHSinclair wrote: Thanks FORC5, I will dig a bit deeper at the Egg into specs and what comes in the "box". OK, I think I may go with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106287 But, when I look at the back end, I notice that there is NO output for A

Re: [H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ? PS

2009-03-02 Thread DHSinclair
/2/2009, FORC5 Poked the stick with: >liteon has models that come with black or white faces, I usually buy those for customers >fp > >At 04:05 PM 3/2/2009, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >>Bobby, >>went and looked. Newegg shows this item as "deactivated." Also

Re: [H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ?

2009-03-02 Thread DHSinclair
Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DHSinclair Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 5:31 PM To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ? Looking for opinions/suggestions for SATA DVD/CD burner devices. Have se

[H] DVD/CD Burner-SATA ?

2009-03-02 Thread DHSinclair
Looking for opinions/suggestions for SATA DVD/CD burner devices. Have several PATA devices I would like to retire as spares for my remaining 2 Pata machines. Not too happy with the SATA/PATA converters I have; would like to toss them out and go straight SATA. I do understand the 1.5Gbit/3.0Gbit

Re: [H] Mouse-Right Click menu missing?-FIXED

2009-02-27 Thread DHSinclair
It seems that "Dragging and Dropping" needs to be default for Right-Click windows to appear. Did. Works! Done... :) Thanks, Duncan At 19:04 02/26/2009 -0500, you wrote: Have one XP machine that has a "strange to me" bug. Click Run. Click Programs. OK so farwindow op

Re: [H] flashing monitor

2009-02-27 Thread DHSinclair
m, I had to sit on this one for a while. How old is your 2040U?.Have you gone back to Mitsubishi and checked for newer files (.icu and .inf) for this old monitor?I have this trouble with my old Eizo 21". Yes, your 2040U could have gone T.U.. If you get the same response in both

[H] Mouse-Right Click menu missing?

2009-02-26 Thread DHSinclair
Have one XP machine that has a "strange to me" bug. Click Run. Click Programs. OK so farwindow opens and shows loaded programs If I put the mouse pointer in the "Programs" window and Right-Click I get nada. Nothing. Seems I should get a window to manage/rearrange the

Re: [H] EMail opinions?

2009-02-26 Thread DHSinclair
Were all changed to Yahoo for their Email.. -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ________ From: DHSinclair To: Hardware Group Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:36:12 PM Subject: [H] EMail opinions? I use xdsl from AT

Re: [H] EMail opinions?

2009-02-26 Thread DHSinclair
ent around should support that now. I will note that sending mail through one SMTP server at work, I've had trouble occasionally using SSL, and so now generally leave it turned off there. That's only one server though... Scott On Feb 26, 2009, at 3:36 PM, DHSinclair wrote: I us

[H] EMail opinions?

2009-02-26 Thread DHSinclair
I use xdsl from AT&T via BellSouth.net. I rcvd a notice that AT&T wants to MOVE me to their NEW EMail/Webpage/Whatever service. OK. I just finished re-identifying myself via their NEW login frontend Anyway, it seems that AT&T is moving all of its' EMail business to Yahoo.com. Pers

Re: [H] You want value in your next build? Turn your X3 into an X4 with 1 BIOS setting

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
Stan, So GOOD for U!.. :) Believe I'll keep my 3x C2D machines ATM. They are so much faster, smoother, slicker than their AMD replacements, I am still starkly amazed! Yes, I could be wrong. But, for the moment, I'm sorta out of money and done updating... :) Best, Duncan At 19:0

Re: [H] Running multiple AVs at once?

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
so I quit running it in the background as well. yeah, I'll stick with running one program at a time. thanks! - Original Message - From: "DHSinclair" To: Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 16:55 Subject: Re: [H] Running multiple AVs at once? Veech, Over our many years, we

Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
Gary, ESD bags for sure. Segate now uses these cute little clam-shell drive containers. Perhaps you can get some of them from Seagate. Rotational drives can be problematic. You could do it by date, but that does NOT deal with the individual internal degradation of the drive. That is a real tou

Re: [H] WinUpdates tonight?

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
add in some Office stuff, even if Office seems like it is not installed at all... (Seen that more than once...) Rick Glazier From: "DHSinclair" I assume that when I load a fresh XPpro OS, I do get a plethora of "hooks" for features and add-ons that I may never ever use. Correct

Re: [H] Funny (l)user story

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
Thane, LOL! You do some really good jokes! LOL! Duncan At 15:33 02/23/2009 -0400, you wrote: My wife just had a doozy come into the store. To begin with, we sell Acer laptops - don't sell Lenovo, never sold Lenovo. A woman came in with a laptop in a case and said "my father bought this

Re: [H] Running multiple AVs at once?

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
Veech, Over our many years, we have tried and suggested many models (individual) for keeping the baddies at bay. I have followed all of the suggested models. Not one of them have been perfect! Whatever you feel is OK is okay with meI just do not know. Personally, I use ESET. If

[H] FoxIT

2009-02-23 Thread DHSinclair
To all that suggested trying FoxIT (now v3.0), thank you very much. It is now a home staple! I am now completely Adobe Reader vX.x free! Getting back the 5x 204MB; well, perhaps, some of it..is nice!... :) To bad for Adobe(if anyone cares!) Best, Duncan

[H] WinUpdates tonight?

2009-02-22 Thread DHSinclair
I assume that when I load a fresh XPpro OS, I do get a plethora of "hooks" for features and add-ons that I may never ever use. Correct? Could this be why tonight I received critical updates for: Access Snapshot Viewer Outlook MS Suite 2005 Outlook remains troublesome; I do not use it actively.

Re: [H] Dot-Net again?

2009-02-22 Thread DHSinclair
tever apps you're going to be using. Some of them have a firm requirement for the 1.1 CLR. In that case, install 1.1, 1.1 SP1, then 3.5 SP1 w/Fam Update. Greg > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On B

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