Posts by Catweazle

Use a better copying program?

Any backup copies I've made have worked just fine, whether they were created with Nero or with CloneCD. You're actiually using a CD copy routine, are you, and not just dragging/dropping the CD contents from one drive to another?

Hey, what a doozy of a question! I suspect you've been watching too many movies and/or listening to too many 'conspiracy theories' :D

There's nothing remotely like what you describe in Windows or any of its updates. The Palladium (Trusted Computing) thingy never got off the ground, and any hardware/software mechanisms which might com into play in future to address the issues of piracy wouldn't go to anywhere near the extent you describe anyway. There are 'certificate checks' built into Windows Media Player at present, but they can be disabled if you choose.

The worst case scenario would be that your system would detect illegally downloaded files and refuse to run them, but that technology isn't in place (or even possible) just yet.

My advice would be to simply get on with using your PC and stop worrying about 'Big, Bad Billy' spying on you. It doesn't happen!

Nope, can't find a way to do that I'm afraid. But I CAN move this to the 'Windows Software' section and see if anyone else can come up with a procedure for you.

Posting a link to your own or any other repair service isn't really a helpful thing to do. Members here come from places all around the globe, not just in your own area. This is a self-help forum, so only those answers which tell people how to fix the problems themselves are really useful. If anyone wants to include a plug for their own repair service in their answer, it would be more helpful to use it in the form:

"If you live near ......... you might like to drop in and see me at........"

That all said, I'd have to agree with ikenfixit that changing a laptop motherboard is not a job for the fainthearted or inexperienced. Unless you are a person with a particular affinity for dasmantling (and successfully reassembling) electronic components, then don't take the job on yourself!

Just so there's no confusion about this:

Both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro will automatically format the system partition for you as part of the process of installing Windows when the partition is a newly created one. If you have created other partitions as well prior to installing Windows, you can format the other partitions later from within Windows.

Does the problem persist when you shut down and then restart?

What Disk utility software do you have installed? Burning software, disk utilities etc........

..... this is Eden!

Hey, old fella. You've got me a tad puzzled now. Eden's just a few hours up the road from me, and I've been summerin' there since my kids were much tinier tackers than my grandkids are now!

heh heh.....

http://www.holidayonline.com.au/Locations/Eden/CVTNSCLOCED.htm

(And nah, we don't do the Tourist bit. We go bush!)

We'd prefer that problems be dealt with in the forum thread itself, thanks.

That description does not indicate a hardware problem. I'd suggest you use the software tools described in our security forum section to clean the system of any 'net nasties', reinstall Windows over the top of itself to correct any remaining problem (refresh install) and then let us know if there are any further problems afterwards.

Windows XP is an OS designed with games in mind, Windows 2000 is not. XP has better all-around driver support for components, better compatibility with games (particularly older ones), and features 'out of the box' which suit the needs of gamers quite well.

The stability issue is, quite frankly, a myth. Windows XP s the stablest version of Windows I've used, without a doubt.

I would purchase now rather than wait. An Athlon64 3400+ for socket 754, coupled with an Nvidia 6800GT display card will have you happily gaming for a long time to come.

Alternatively, you could bin that Celeron and replace it with a decent Pentium 4 processor, and drop a 6800GT (and more RAM if necessary) into your current PC. (If your motherboard will accept up to date processors of course). Either way you would have a system which will see you right for ages!

By the time it started to struggle in games the newer emerging technology would be commonplace and more cheaply obtained.

If you plan on installing recent PC games on your system, there is simply no contest. Windows XP is the OS of choice!

Topic has now been posted in the appropriate section so please direct help there.

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread11065.html

Hi ultimo and Welcome!

You'll find lots of helpful info in Guidelines, Forum Info and How to do stuff!

We have a Forum section devoted to Internet Explorer, so when you've had a bit of a look at how the Forum works, please feel free to start a new topic in that section and describe the problems you are having.

Of the twp cards mentioned, the 6800GT is best by a long, long way. Radeon 9800XT is now the past generation technology, and is outperformed by even the 6600GT card from NVidia.

From ATi, the X800XT is top of the heap, and from NVidia 6800Ultra is top of the heap. Both of those are rather close in performance.

In terms of 'bangs per buck' amongst the new technology, however NVidia has the winners with the 6800GT and the 6600GT. ATis counterparts for those versions offfer considerably less performance.

The upcoming X700XT from ATi should see them competitive in the mid-range segment again perhaps.

Water-cooled???????

Now THAT's getting quite over the top!

I wouldn't be comfortable with what you sugest, tbone. It's not the drives themselves that are the main cause for concern, it's the transformer packs powering the drives. I wouldn't be operating them with both drives and power packs enclosed in a restriced space, regardless of any fans fitted to the case.

The setup I suggested earlier is the ONLY portable solution I'd adopt.

You've downloaded those things, obviously, because your system has problems. It's most likely that you actually have a virus which can identify the program files for antivirus and anti-trojan software, and vblock them from installing or running.

Either format your system and start over fresh, or post a topic in our Security section to see if someone can help you identify what is infecting your system and help you get rid of it. My advice would be the former. There's only so long you can keep patching over something that is rotten at heart, and your Windows installation, I'd suspect, isn't in very good shape!

You should use your Windows 98SE and run 'Setup' to install Windows over the top of itself and try to correct the error. The 'SE' is Windows itself. the 'Plus' pack is merely a few games and fancy little programs!

This should ne in the Windows 9x section, by the way.

Try a refresh install of Windows to fix up the obvious problems on your system, THEN update to SP2.

The Service Pack does NOT create a slowdown. It might be highlighting problems which are already in existence, but it won't be creating them. The Service Pack works just fine for everybody I've come acroos. Everybody who has had their system in good shape before installing it, that is.

There's absolutely no point in pointing blame at Microsoft, when you've yourself pointed at shoddy procedures you've used and the general disdain which you've held toward your system.

A refresh install, or even a format and clean install if necessary, will have SP2 working for you as it should, not waiting for yet another update to 'fix' something that isn't even 'broken'!

What are you trying to do? There is no 'place' where the right-click menu 'hides', really. Right-click is a core function in the way Windows operates, and the contents of the right-click menu changes according to what is being clicked on.

Describe what you are trying to do and we might be able to help you do it.

Are you making sure that the jumper settings are changed to denote whether the drives are 'Master' and 'Slave' accordingly?

The drive on the end connector must be 'Master' and the drive on the middle connector must be 'Slave'.

I wish you good luck in life, spikes. I have a rather strong suspicion you need it more than Amber does :D

Posting links to websites.

You may have noticed that other forum members have included links to web pages in their posts, and be wondering how to do it. It's quite easy.

If the link you want to post is quite short in length, you can simply right-click on the link and choose 'Copy'. Then Right-click in the 'Reply' box and choose 'Paste' (or simply hold the Ctrl key down and hit the 'V' key) The url for the website will automatically display as a link.

But if the link is an especially long one, it will push the forum page out of shape, causing the need for others to scroll sideways in order to read the page. To avoid this outcome, use the 'Insert link' button above the text entry box and copy the link into the dialogue popup there. That way the link will be 'shortened' when it appears on the forum page.

You might also have noticed that some people have 'embedded' links to web pages, so that when you click on the underlined words in the text of a post, you are sent to the relevent web page.

This is quite simple to do as well. Type your post out, then highlight the words you wish to turn into links. Then use the 'Insert link' button and copy the link into the dialogue box. The link will be embedded for you!

Hi, and welcome to TechTalk.

Perhaps the first thing you should do is have a good read of the information contained in our FAQ section:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?

There you will find:

Forum Rules and policies, Webmaster Information, Privacy policy.

User Maintenance, General forum usage, Reading and posting messages.

There is quite a lot of information contained in the articles you will find at those links, and I'm sure that it will be enough to answer most of your initial queries about using this Forum.

When you've come to grips with all that, you might want to head into the 'Control Panel' for your user account to see if you'd like to make some changes to the way you have the Forum working for you. There are a range of Settings available to change the way your posts display, and to edit your personal account details.

Most importantly, if you click on the 'Edit options' menu item, you can alter the way the forum works for you. Of particular relevence are settings to change the way you are notified about new posts in topics you've posted in. Your default setting is to inform you of new posts as a weekly summary via email. You can change that to instant notification if you like, so that you are informed immediately if someone has answered your question.

Also, there is the option to alter the …

Right-click on the link and choose 'Copy'. Then Right-click in the 'Reply' box and choose 'Paste' (or simply hold the Ctrl key down and hit the 'V' key)

If the link is an especially long one, use the 'Insert link' button above the text entry box and copy the link into the dialogue popup there. That way the link will be 'shortened' when it appears on the forum page.

I would think that posting the links is better than asking people for their personal details.

In fact, I think that asking for people's personal details is a bit rude and quite suspicious. I'd encourage people NOT to answer such requests.

Did you install all the drivers after you reinstalled Windows? It sounds very much like you've not installed your motherboard drivers.

Read through the 'Stickied' topics in our Security section please, and then post your problem in that section if it still remains after working through the suggestions made there.

Fly spay.

Insect Repellent.

Avoid using illicit substances!

I believe this is the MS Knowledge Base article you need:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321186

What operating systems are installed on the two systems?

A simple network using only a crossover network cable, as mentioned, is one method, if both systems have ethernet capability.

If the PC has a CD burner, then that is also a cheap and easy method. (If it hasn't then it SHOULD have!)

To be perfectly honest, buddyb, any budget priced, entry level new system would suit those purposes perfectly well, and compared to your current system would make computing seem like it had entered a new Century for you! (Which, of course, itt would have! ;)

Moved to Security section

Here are step by step instructions

See also the link in my sig relating to installing Windows.

I think you should have a read of this article:

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/other/motherboard/win2k.htm

Transplanting a Windows 2000 installation to a new motherboard isn't always a straightforward provedure, and Windows XP is even WORSE!

I'd be suggesting that backing up your data and performing a fresh install is the preferable choice of action, by far.

Hi,

If you mean that you have sent Private messages to forum members asking them personally to help sort out your problems for you, I think yopu'll find that a lot of people would simply ignore the messages. In fact, with most help forums I've had involvement with such approaches would be ignored by most people. The place to get help is in discussion in forum topics, so the information and efforts made to resolve the problem are recorded for others to see and benefit from.

Your forum depends on sharing of information, and communication which happens in private communication, out of sight, rather defeats that purpose.

That's how I personally look at it, anyway, and I'm sure a lot of others would feel the same.

Sounds like you've got 'Error reporting' disabled as well, or you'd be getting "Do you wish to report..." messages.

Try the suggestions here. That'll save me typing it out again!

:D

A Tech solution ain't gonna help, AmbaLee. There just isn't a 'Filter' that good, and even if there was it does nothing for your situation, because it removes responsibility from him.

You asked him, he said he would, now you gotta trust him, and if he betrays that trust you gotta face the implications and outcomes of that.

Sorry to say it, but the best Net filtering software in the world is of no real use to you. And in my Technical opinion, the best Net filtering software in the world isn't very good anyway.

Good luck with it.

Did you put them there? If not I'd say it's a spware/trojan intrusion, and you should follow the advice in the stickied topics in the Security section of the forum as an initial move to clean your system of intrusions.

If they are entries that you have no idea how they got there, then I'd say your problem is best dealt with in that particular forum section.

AmbaLee, is he really downloading porn or are you over-reacting to something that isn't actually happening.

You see, not every mention of porn you'll see on an internet-connected PC means that someone has been looking at porn. In fact, very very little of it means that! The internet is now advertising driven, and by far the greatest majority of advertising is porn-related. Pornography sponsors and pays for quite a lot of internet acticity which actually has nothing whatsoever to do with immoral activity. Boyfriend been trying to crack a game so he doesn't have to get wear and tear on that expensive game CD? Well he's gonna encounter porn pop-ups! Been hunting the internet for free downloads? It's inevitable that he'll encounter porn pop-ups and related 'net nasties'. I could mention dozens of other legitimate activities that will lead to the same result, and I believe it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep an internet connected PC free from all traces and indications of porn.

Before you go losing sleep over this, and thinking that your boyfriend is being unfair towards you, you need to be sure that he actually IS! If you never want to see anything remotely connected with pornography on that PC of his, then I'm afraid the only way to do that is to format it agin fresh, and then NEVER have it connected to the interent!

And if he really IS looking at rude pictures, then hell, girl! Take it from an old …

1. I can't find them. Dell's website wants an ID number of some sort and I don't know where to find it.

Try searching their Downloads page rather than the product homepage or a customer account. You can search by product type and model number there ;)

I already live in the greatest place on Earth. I've never found reason to want to be elsewhere, and don't ever expect to.

[img]http://www.geography.eku.edu/spaceshots/australia.jpg[/img]

After all, when my leisure time is spent stretched out under the stars in wondrous places like this:

[img]http://dejavu1.homestead.com/wetlands-600.jpg[/img]

or sitting back after a day on the bountiful Lakes, eating freshly caught fish , the smell of a eucalyptus woodfire wafting by and the sight of a beautiful sunset in front of me

[img]http://www.daimi.au.dk/%7Ekpo/DownUnder/img_23/43_Lakes_Entrance_solnedgang.jpg[/img]

why the hell would I want to be elsewhere?

Have you got all updates and Service Packs installed?

1. You definitely need chipset drivers dude. Things don't work as they should without them

2. Piss the second mouse off, eh? Uninstall Intellipoint and let the mouse use native windows drivers if it works with them. Should be more responsive without excess software overlay. ( I NEVER use mouse drivers.)

3. Consider a better mouse. Intellimouse Explorers are notorious for lagginess. The Logitech mentioned is far better, and even an A4Tech Optical would beat the MS one, I'd imagine.

You'll need to provide more info about your Gatweay, I feel. A model number would be a good place to start. I'll move this to the hardware section also.

What capacity and rotation speeds are the hard drives you refer to?

Heat is the issue, of course, and high capactity, fast spinning drives run hotter than drives of lower specification. With the drives already enclosed in a casing, heat is the thing you need to be very mindful of.

But people who use clock speed to gauge the worth of a processor think it's the stupidest thing since the solar-powered flashlight.

All the more reason to hit 'em in the face with a funky demonstration! :D

Seriously, it makes no difference whatsoever using logic. You got to make people doubt what they've believed previously by shocking them out of it. Telling them why won't change opinions. You've got to get them ASKING why.

Moved to the Windows Software section.

No, there isn't. Repair the Windows installation as suggested already.

Is it a house pest or a garden pest? I really think using an insect spray would sort it out for you quite quickly ;)

(Couldn't help that. the wording of your question had me chuckling on several counts :D)

Agreed. Splinter, could you please outline your problem a bit more clearly, so that you can receive some assistance.