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very strange!! id recomend this though... go to Start > run > (type) msconfig > services > disable imapi Cd burning COM service. see how things work then. has anyone been using XP's built in Cd write function BTW? ive never used it, just wondered if its up to scratch, if it is you might stick to using that....

Maybe the boot part of the drive is damaged, i made discs a while ago that would only install to a point, it turned out in the end that my Cd burner was about to pack up, i just got a new one today and it burns XP CD's perfectly, from the same file i used before. try use a different Cd burner or borrow a disc off a friend

im using a Haicom datafax, ive noticed XP doesent support a lot of winmodems... the especially crap ones you get on AMR slots mainly, mates having to buy a new modem before i can instal him XP, i had no problems, i had to instal the drivers though.. using the windows2k drivers, its teh only device ive had to instal drivers for though hope this helps

i couldnt find them on amazon, ill find the exact publishers etc and post them here later, but have a look at [b:2a45b1de42]Office XP inside out[/b:2a45b1de42], you can get it second hand on amazon or new if you like.

ive seen some good books in my local book shop, i think they are proper M$ books, long paper back things (like a comic strip book.. eg Gary Larsons Farside or something) they are for Office XP, Outlook etc... should be on amazon.co.uk they are only cheap too

the game is obviously ripped, unzip everything and you can install it from the file, if you want it on disc then make an AUTORUN.inf file pointing to the installer file on the rip then burn the files to cd and it will run like a proper cd does

umm pull the cover off the pc and read the crucial sticker on the RAM ? im sure you dont want to invalidate your warranty tho and u wont do that... Rick, you cant get MSNm to work? EH? have you got a hotmail account? are you on a network or connected to a router? have you got a firewall running? let me know, you should have MSNm working no problems... if not, its probably somthing to do with why BP-Ftp wont work too

im building a new box at the moment too, plan to have Athlon 1.4ghz Athlon DDR chipset Burnproof burner dvd, cd combo 40gb HDD minimum 256mb DDR geforce 2 or 3 card turtle beach soundcard (make do with soundblaster x gamer till then) ill be adding other things no doubt... just picking and choosing at the mo, and buying cables etc. getting a 80mm drive bay fan (only £15 ) to cool the HDD down through post at mo, and some IDE leads, ill order the case shortly case from h*tp://eclipse-computers.com (very cheap bits, match any UK prices!) RAM from Crucial.com leads and fans from aria.co.uk check out the copper heat sinks at h*tp://www.aria.co.uk !!

ask chris.. or me to a lesser extent, but chris sounds like your man for this Q

ummm.. try it on 98 :bash

more strange M$ stuff, try this out (wont work with XP ) go to the settings for the 3D text screen saver, now change the text to [b:d92d66c78d]volcano[/b:d92d66c78d] and run the screen saver, wierd huh? know what they are? Also try this, change the text to [b:d92d66c78d]Not Evil[/b:d92d66c78d] know who they are? lol the M$ developers names! strange, wonder why they did the volcano ones though?

im not sure about the sa.windows address, but the time one is a time server, lol it just sets you pc clock to the same as the clock on the server... try it and see lol

yeah, sounds like video card trouble to me too, but try this.. right click on My computer > properties > Advanced > Performance (click on Settings button) > Advanced. now make sure that the Programs options are ticked in both instances, click on the Viual Effects tab, and make sure its ticked to "Let windows decide for me" if its already set like this (the default) you should upgrade you video card drivers, and then if it still wont work properly, try go to where ive just told you about, and instead of "let windows decide for me" under the visual effects tab, tick the "Adjust for best performance" tab and see if that helps.

then they will blame the high price on piracy... yeah right thats an old one and its never convinced anybody FFS...:mad:

umm... is it just me or does WinXP final seem not quite finished? rough around the edges, i bet we end up all wanting WinXP SE before long...

umm.... nah too easy, LOL :Elaugh :brolly

lol more--- (this bits obviously joking, the other bit is real)

now this IS strange,, taken from a mag i read sometimes...

theres a readme in [b:77b2ba6a78]PHP-Nuke-5.2.tarhtmlmodules/readme.txt[/b:77b2ba6a78] open it with wordpad though not notepad or it will look a mess, let us know when you get it up so we can go look around!

im not sure where to look in windows (if there is anywhere) umm.. try a benchmark tool

gateway are always expensive, they suck!!! rip off merchants, if you look at the prices of their machines they are also sky high prices

you will look a bit daft if your the only guy on your street stood in his yard holding a candle chris... your neighbours will think youve lost it

like it says "subject to vetting of your posts" its not automatic, it could be, but i made it so that i have to activate your acount, to stop people just coming and spamming for a bit then leeching off everyone. ill be adding my own FTP there soon as i get cable in the first week of october... its like waitng for xmas as a kid, lol

if you are using something like php nuke or vbulletin its ctually pretty easy they both come with instructions and shouldnt give you too much trouble setting the basic model up, then its customising and tweeking time!

not a **** clue, but id be interested to know too... [b:c8e2bcee38]coo..[/b:c8e2bcee38] (sorry, couldnt help the pidgeon pun :yeahyeah )