Posts by Catweazle

Good luck with that request, angel. Packard Bell is, unfortunately, one of those horrible companies which assumes that you are an idiot, and thus not worthy of having anything provided to you other than driver downloads and "Send it to us and pay us lots more money!" messages :(

But the problem is how do you obtain the ip legally? I mean, isn't it legal to download illegal goods but illegal to share those goods? I know that's weird but I thought that's how it went. In that case what if the user didn't share? You could only obtain sufficent evidence by hacking, right? And that would cause a countersuit.

I bet I didn't make much sense!

Nope, that's not technically correct. The act of downloading might not itself be illegal, but the use of downloaded goods, if that use breaches copyright and/or user license terms, is clearly illegal. You only need to use it, not share it! In many places, the possession of such downloaded goods is also illegal. In other words, you may not have broken the law by performing the download, but you might well be breaking the law by retaining it after you've done so.

During my entire time at university I did not encounter any lecturer who was uncomfortable with the idea of students using recording devices. But it would be appropriate to request permission to tape before doing so, of course. You'd be unlikely to find that permission would not be granted ;)

Please refrain from the use of abusive, intolerant and downright offensive terms in forum discussion. It is simply not considerate to use it in a discussion such as this, where people from all nations, religions and races are members and can join in. Spoken in private, such language and terms is offensive enough. Uttered in public it is inexcusable!

The Windows XP Professional Resource Kit documentation is another excellent resource, which contains a huge amount of information relvent to deploying Windows on a network and to configuring for network access, user account, file permissions and much more.

Hiya Sunando Ghosh.

I'm 2 decades past my university days, but I fail to see why your problem can't be overcome in the same way that I overcame it back then. A simple cassette recorder and blank cassette tapes.

You press 'RECORD' when the lecture starts, forget about the device until the lecture ceases, and take such notes as you are able during the course of the lecture.

Later, when revising the lecture you play it back, making liberal use of the PLAY and STOP buttons, and add to your notes making them more comprehensive.

I really can't see why all this digital silliness is necessary. ;)

I just don't get why that women and other people let the war have so much affect on them. Why don't they let it go, support what's going on and shut up?

Has the thought ever crossed your mind that some people might just not feel to comfortable about the current state of US Foreign Policy? It might surprise you to know that most of the world is a tad alarmed about it, as are quite a growing number of people there ;)

heh heh.......

It's a current affairs discussion about an event that's currently enjoying world wide media attention. I made a comment. No heatstroke - it's nearing the end of winter here and it's damned cold :D

Agree, by the way, that 'unwarranted attention' is the best description. It's something you'd expect to see as 'filler' in a low budget local newspaper.

What a load of pigs twaddle here, trotted out by those blinded by propaganda!

I do not support this lady's campaign, which has now become the focus of worldwide attention. But isn't it a tad silly to get all heated up and hate-filled about it, to the extent of mouthing platitudes about 'treason' and the like? Even if there is reason to get a bit heated about the issue, isn't the attention being directed to the wrong target?

Simple fact is, this woman is being used by the media for their own purposes. She's a grieving Mum who is trying to work through her grief and not really getting any realistic chance to do just that. Instead, she's being played as a 'circus act'!

If there's any 'fault' to be apportioned, direct at the mass media and the mindless, moronic, mass media devouring public, not at a woman who is in the middle of the very private grieving process.

Oh, I forgot, this is the good ole US of A, where the mass media is accorded an almost divine status because 'free speech' overrides common sense,and where everything is someone else's fault!

(or did I just say something as outrageously excessive as the drivel I've been hearing spouted about this woman, and the curcus her grief has become?)

hmmm..........

I coul've sworn we had a whole forum section for this:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum33.html

Topic closed.

If you can't afford to pay, don't play!

Simple concept, isn't it? No piracy promotion please ;)

errmm....

Just like XP, Windows Vista is a 32-bit OS. Just like XP, Windows Vista will have a separate 64-bit version. No matter what version of Windows you run, native 64-bit desktop applications programs are a long way off yet :D

A rather timely 'aside' to the contention that information shouldn't receive credence until it comes from the 'horses mouth'.

I've just this minute received in my inbox the Press Release direct from Microsoft which spells out pricing details for Xbox360. The details in it, and the fact that it was about to be released I've known about for a week. The information in it matches precisely what I've been seeing from special interest discussion groups for over 6 months!

In most cases, 'official' statements add little more than the "doh!!!" factor :)

cheers.

errmmm.

You do NOT use DDR2 or Registered RAM unless that is the type of RAM required by the particular motherboard you have. If you install it in a motherboard which doesn't require it, the RAM will either not work or not fit.

So rather than scrolling down, you want us to go back to the top of the page........

The 'End' key locates the 'Forum Jump' box at bottom of page, the 'Home' key puts you at top of page with one keypress. The aggressively 'non-geek' in me tells me that 'normal people realise that clicking on the logo is the easiest way to get back to home page on just about any website.

I really don't see the problem here :D

For a long time I used the Forum Index to navigate the site. The Home page was an annoyance to me. But with the new design, the Home Page has become something much more easily used, and something which gives due prominence to other aspects of the DaniWeb website. Time will tell, of course, but I really think it deserves a bit of timefor people to get used to it. I suspect it also should be considered that, although the Software and Web Development sections have always had prominence on the forum index and now in the navigation bar, it is actually the TechTalk section which has attracted the most visitors of any particular forum section. At any particular time there are likely to be as many people viewing or active in the TechTalk section as there are in the other forum sections combined.

Also of importance when giving consideration to site navigation is the fact that at any point in time there is a …

errmmm......

Did you replace the on/off switch in that AT case with a momentary switch? AT cases use a different type of power switch, which is not suitable for use with ATX motherboards. If you haven't got a suitable switch to use, connect the power lead front panel connector header to the RESET switch of the AT case ;)

If you have worked your way through the 'barebones' testing procedure, and you are absolutely sure that front panel connectors are correctly attached and all else is in order, then it's time to get a technician to check it out, I'm afraid!

I'm a bit puzzled by this.

The new design provides tabs above the search bar which allow people to go directly to the forum section they wish to visit. There's really no need any more to view a full forum index.

This time around though I suspect that we're definitely seeing a change to the 'playing field'.

Until now, the interaction of software and hardware has been a nightmare. x86 PCs are about the most highly configurable appliance that we use, but that configurability comes at a cost. Incompatibilities, unforeseen problems with program code that necessitate the release of 'patches, lockups, shutdowns, you name it and it'll happen to someone, somewhere. (And, of course, Microsoft will get the blame.)

How much of that do we need and how long should we put up with it?

A more commonsense approach is certainly warranted, and hardware/software development should go hand in hand to bring us improvement and advances. PC hardware reached the "good enough for most applications purposes" point quite some time back, and it's arguable that PC graphics are about in the "good enough to be good enough" phase right about now. Introduce a hardware/software management model whereby you project the features to be adopted within the expected lifespan of the OS and include provision for them from the outset. Then oblige hardware developers to 'fit in' with that provision when releasing new hardware and device drivers. Makes sense, leads to seamless installation and use of new software.

It looks to me that Vista is a step in the right direction in this regard. It has the potential to generate a situation whereby Software development for PC is stabilised in much the same way as software development for …

No jwenting. I'll trust Microsoft's publicity information only as far as the factual content included in it.

The discussion excerpts I've included have resulted from the developer conferences which followed the release of code to software and hardware developers. The 'Beta' version might have only recently had public release, remember, but developers have had code in their possesion for quite a lengthy period of time. The excerpts I've quoted don't come from 'anti-Microsoft' ranters but rather from serious discussion amongst the people who are trying to ready software and hardware for the release of Vista. Such discussion has been occurring since mid-2004.

Suggest you do a bit wider research, jwenting. Your own interpretation is as wide of the mark as some of the 'alarmist' prattlings that are going around.

The initial release of Longhorn, 'Vista', will not be a full implementation of LDDM and WGF 2.0 That will be added later.

As you've read before, Longhorn will use its own API to handle 2d and 3d graphics. Microsoft knows that this will cause a lot of compatibility problems and thats why they are talking to the videocard manufacturers. The new videocards ofcourse need to support the new graphics system and the manufacturers have to adjust their videocards' architecture so it will take full advantage of Longhorn. Because of this the support for OpenGL won't be as good anymore, because all the new videocards will be specialized in WGF graphics. Because of the new WGF technology, game engines need to be adapted to Longhorn as well. This means, that engines that will be used in the near future, like the Doom 3, Source and Unreal 3 Engine, will have to be fully compatible with WGF and the new videocard architecture. The next serie nVidia and ATI cards WON'T support the new technologies.

That doesn't mean Vista will not be able to run on current systems. It means that current technology is limited in its capability to take full advantage of the features Vista will introduce. Vista truly is a 3D operating system, which is underpinned by future versions of DirectX. DirectX …

Sometimes, the Recovery disks do not contain all the necessary data. Instead, they need to access data contained in a 'hidden' partition on the original hard drive. It is almost imposssible to determine if this is the case for your friend's HP Pavilion. There have been many, many different computers called "HP Pavilion', and we'd at least need the model number to have some chance of determining it. 'Pavilion' is a product line, not a specific PC.

The Recovery CD needs to be run from an internal CD or DVD drive. If the original drive does not work any more, replace it rather than connecting an external CD drive. BIOS can not boot from the external CD drive.

DVD burners are quite inexpensive. For making backups of your DVDs there is no suitable alternative. DVD movies won't fit on a CD without reducing quality beyond the point where it is worth watching.

Moved to Windows software. Tech questions in tech sections please!

When we say a system will POST it means that the system either completes POST and tries to load an OS, or completes POST and gives a 'No operating system' error. Anything short of that is a failure to POST.

Fit a new CMOS battery and try again. If the error message still appears, try updating BIOS on the system.

DirectX will become an integral component of the OS core in Vista. A more complete discussion of the concepts involved can be found here:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=920748

That article is speculative in regard to hardware requirements, but it's reasonably accurate in regard to the potential of Vista for the hardware of the near future.

In effect, the OS 'takes over' both driver implementation and the graphics application interface. Future graphics cards will be able to differ only in speed, pretty much. Longhorn Display Driver Model and Windows Graphics Foundation 2.0 allow for capabilities not yet met by display cards.

OpenGL support will become problemmatic at best, and there is currently a huge debate occurring over the prospect.

It's rather hard to answer your question adreamer. Details of what HP model you own haven't been provided, and in any event the method of including the Recovery data has changed over time.

If the 'disks' you mention include a recovery CD then you may need to make changes in BIOS to allow the system to boot from CD. In my experience, however, such systems are generally configured to boot from CD as first preference, and cannot be changed. With HP systems you generally need to tap the <F1> key during POST to access BIOS setup.

If the recovery data is on the hard drive as speculated above, then it can only be retrieved from the original drive.

Yes, it should be fine. Unless the PC is a pre 2001 or thereabouts system it will almost certainly have at least an ATA100 controller. Slower controllers will operate the drive, but at the lower data transfer rate of course.

If your system is a rather old one, you may encounter 'drive capacity limits' which mean that the full capacity of the drive is not recognised in BIOS. If this happens you will need to use the software tools downloadable from the drive manufacturer website to install the drive and enjoy its full storage capacity.

See this article:
http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/BD3EA22FE38D2CD6CA257056002B017F

You don't need to look for the controller. If it's onboard SATA the controller will be in the motherboard chipset. If the system can already accept SATA drives you need to look for the SATA drive sockets. They will look like this, although they will probably be a different colour:

[img]http://www.overclockers.ru/images/lab/2004/08/19/sata.jpg[/img]

If your PC doesn't already have SATA connectors, you should seriously consider taking the drive back to where you purchased it from and swapping it for an IDE drive. A SATA controller card is not an ultra cheap component, and the drive itself will give you negligible performance difference to an IDE drive. If the system isn't suited to it, and you are able to swap it, there's really no point to keeping it ;)

Doesn't sound good at all. If the system won't complete POST, and no changes have been made to components, then you may be confronted with a hardware failure. I'll move this to 'Troubleshooting dead machines, and would suggest that you work through the 'barebones configuration' troubleshooting technique I've outlined in the 'Read this first' sticky in that section.

Hi, and welcome to DaniWeb.

First thing you need to do is ensure that your system is suitable for SATA hard drives. The motherboard needs to have a SATA controller onboard, and have sockets for the SATA drive cables. If it doesn't have those features then you will need to also purchase a SATA controller add-in card.

If the SATA sockets are already provided you may need to enable the feature in BIOS Setup.

You will need a SATA drive cable, which can be purchased from a computer store.

If your power supply unit does not already have a suitable power connector you will need to purchase a 'molex to SATA converter cable'.

That's it, really. Different data cable (SATA drives attach one drive per cable, rather than 2 as with IDE. There is no Master and Slave drive arrangement.) Different power connector, so an adapter if necessary. A controller card if it isn't onboard SATA. (Or swap the drive for an IDE one if you've purchased the wrong drive and don't want to spend more money.)

It stands for nanosecond, which is a really weensy tiny bit of time, and what is your budget for the videocard? What is suggested will depend on how much you can realistically afford to pay.

Currently using a 21" CRT for my work PC and a 17" CRT for my games rig. I plan sometime soon to get a 19" LCD for the work rig and use it in tandem with the 17"CRT. The big CRT will be better suited to the gaming rig.

hahahahaaaaa!

there were no computers when my KIDS started school!

:D

This method works. Refresh installs (loading over the top) are required to ensure things work properly.

http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/E6D96526AF2C872BCA256DD700280269

Make sure the drive letters you use are the ones allocated by the system rather than the ones allocated by Windows.

CPU settings may be misconfigured in BIOS. Reset CMOS by removing and replacing the battery and try again.

Nice try, Opopp, but off the mark in this instance. No Windows CD with one of those systems.

adreamer2, that CD should boot the machine up if it's an autoboot recovery CD and the system is set at default BIOS settings. Alternatively, you may have a system where the recovery files are stored on a 'hidden' partition of the original hard drive. If that's the case you can't recover the system without the original drive fitted, and would need to obtain recovery CDs from HP.

The best thing to do in your circiumstance is to contact HP support, let them know the specific model of your PC and describe your problem. Replacement recovery media will cost you a service fee.

ooops! Silly me!

Open the case and see if you can find any identifying markings on the motherboard. (Look for a make and model number printed on the board itself, not the markings on chips that are fitted to the board)

Possibly, possibly not. Use Everest Home Edition to identify the motherboard in your system, visit the manufacturer website for the motherboard and download the motherboard manual.

Check the front panel connectors to ensure they are attached correctly.

Got me beat how you could describe Maddox as 'better writing'.

Better than what?

Then I'd consider your decision has been made for you and you'll need to activate.

If the copies of Windows are full retail ones, you'll be able to wipe the systems and change Home and Pro over later on. It's quite permissible to transfer the license from one system to another if you have a full retail copy.

If the XP license(s) are OEM, they will not be transferrable after activation.

Sorry, but there really is no way to do what you ask without contravening the license and copyright restrictions. About all you can do is lift the data files off the system, wipe the hard drive and install XP freshly again to get another activation period.

Or make a decision and activate.

I have no idea why you've attached a HijackThis log to your post, but here at DaniWeb such logs are ONLY allowed in the Viruses Spyware and Nasties section. I've moved your topic there in accordance with forum policy.

Yes, the answer is to activate the Windows installation. Any other answer than that would be illegal cirumvention of the anti-piracy copyright protection, and would not be permissible content on this forum.

Is there a legitimate reason for wanting to extend the useful period without activating? I can't think of one!

OK, thanks for the further information.

I'm sorry, but unless you have spare components you may have reached the end of the road as far as what can be achieved yourself.

Check, recheck and triple check that the drive is jumpered correctly and attached to the correct connector on the data cable. For a boot drive it should be set as 'Master' and attached to the end connector of the IDE0 data cable. A secondary drive on that channel should be set as 'Slave' and attached to the middle connector. The equivalent configuration should be set for the drive(s) on IDE1.

Misconfiguration of the drives will cause the system to have problems detecting dirives.

You can also check that the pins in the molex power connector(s) are actually pushing fully home whenm connected. Sometimes, a pin will move upwards in the connector and not make adequate contact. If any such pins are working loose that needs attention. Check that there are no bent pins on the connectors.

You can also check that 80 wire data cables are in use. If you are using the older 40 wire cables they will be unreliable.

Apart from that, there's not much you can do without having spare components to test with.

Did this problem recently occur? If so, what happened prior to the problem?

Has this system ever worked for you?

Disable RAID altogether. With only a single SATA drive it's useless to you.

Ensure that boot order is set to default to the primary IDE drive and install to the IDE drive as Zachary suggested.

Skip the F6 driver installation - you don't need it because you're not using RAID.

Here is how to systematically track down the source of the problem:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread27079.html

Nope. It's not. If the onboard graphics processing chip has died in that laptop you'd best look for another laptop.

You are having problems because obviously you have something loaded at startup which is running in the background. Until you determine what it is and correct the behaviour, of course it will return once you boot as normal.

I'd suggest you submit a HijackThis log to our 'Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties' section for attention, after you've read the pinned topics in that section and followed the instructions in them in an effort to clean your system of unwanted intruders.

Hi,

We don't have a 'General' section, but we DO have a Careers section in the IT Water Cooler where things such as training can be discussed.

I'll move this there for you :D