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if you google "nppdf32.dll" you can download it at DllDump, free and no-reg. http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files....l/download.html the same is true if you want Windows Media to work in Firefox, you need these 3 Dll's: npdsplay.dll, npdrmv2.dll, npwmsdrm.dll. you can check if the plugins are installed correctly by typing "about:plugins" in the Firefox Address Bar. taken from: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=206213

you can get the Luna Blue in Office 2003 with any Visual Style including Royale, you just need to rename "Royale.msstyles" to "Luna.msstyles". Screenshot:

I use Autoruns and StartupRun, both are free and dont install anything on the pc.

try rebooting in safemode, delete the user account passwords, and then create new ones (the same should be ok). Be sure to run a virus check in Safemode as well.

i came across this once while reading about Linus/Linux on Wikipedia. If you follow the link below you can read through the actual thread with the original responses. The Linus / Linux connection Torvalds originally used the Minix OS on his system which he replaced by his own OS; he gave a working name of Linux (Linus' Minix); but thought the name to be too egotistical and planned to have it named Freax (a combination of "free", "freak", and the letter X to indicate a Unix-like system). His friend Ari Lemmke encouraged Torvalds to upload it to a network so it could be easily downloaded. Ari, however, not happy with the Freax name, gave Torvalds a directory called linux on his FTP server. In August of 1991, he publicized [2] his creation on the USENET newsgroup comp.os.minix.

what would spock have done in this situation.... vulcan death grip! jk, thanks for sharing.

im looking to remove some 'XP MCE' components myself actually. The "Windows Digital Media Enhancements", which are in the Plus.CAB (46MB) in the CMPNENTS\MEDIACTR\I386 folder. In txtsetup.sif I see: [SourceDisksFiles] ... plusoc.dll = 100,,,,,,,32,0,0 plusoc.inf = 100,,,,,,,20,0,0 plus.cat = 100,,,,,,,,3,3 plus.cab = 3,,,,,,_x,,3,3 ... Im going to try this: ; plusoc.dll = 100,,,,,,,32,0,0 ; plusoc.inf = 100,,,,,,,20,0,0 ; plus.cat = 100,,,,,,,,3,3 ; plus.cab = 3,,,,,,_x,,3,3 and delete the respective files: PLUS.CA_ PLUSOC.DL_ PLUSOC.IN_ letcha know how that goes.

im pretty sure that in Longhorn all the graphics will be offloaded to the GPU, MS is boasting this will increase productivity since you will free more CPU.

I get Scientific American they advertise in every issue i think. Here's the ad, I circled the relevant part:

http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3009116 http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=2223679 http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=2192424 http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=2158878

Thanks for the immediate update, this is great work indeed! Much appreciated to all.

pardon my laziness, i hadnt gotten around to checking to see if those posts had been updated. Guide: Mozilla Firefox Unattended

Very Cool!

A great 'Stand-Alone' program, I use it or WMP10 about 50/50. Thanks for the news.

a little help... Delay opening Folders, Makes Win go faster in Explorer

yes the -ms switch is working with Firefox 1.0.1, you get a silent install. I dont think this applies to Thunderbird, although I am sure they will address that too. The point of this thread is to show a New and Very Simple way to 'really customize' and make a silent install for Thunderbird and Firefox. I think the -ms switch will do a 'Standard' Install, meaning the QFA gets installed. So this method also can fix that problem.

"Quality Feedback Agent" or in the config.ini "QFA" btw it opens in WinRAR fine over here. This is a much more useful method, because you can edit the config.ini file, now we just need a good understanding of how to manipulate this file I assume that when using "Run Mode=Silent" the setup type is Standard. I would guess that to NOT install QFA, you would just remove/remark the QFA Component Line. Firefox [Setup Type0] Description Short=&Standard Description Long=Browser will be installed with the most common options. ; List of components to install/enable for this Setup Type. ; All other components not listed here will be disabled if ; this Setup Type is selected. C0=Component XPCOM C1=Component Browser C2=Component Uninstaller C3=Component Langpack C4=Component Help ; Make sure Component QFA is LAST so 3rd party developers who might not want ; this component can easily remove it. C5=Component QFA Thunderbird [Setup Type0] ;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY *** Description Short=&Standard ;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY *** Description Long=Thunderbird will be installed with the most common options. ; List of components to install/enable for this Setup Type. ; All other components not listed here will be disabled if ; this Setup Type is selected. C0=Component XPCOM C1=Component Mail C2=Component Uninstaller C3=Component US English Profile Defaults C4=Component En US lang pack C5=Component Offline C6=Component RSS ; Make sure Component QFA is LAST so 3rd party developers who might not want ; this component can easily remove it. C7=Component QFA

Weird Al Yankovic's, "It's All About the Pentiums" "Hey, fella. I bet you're still livin' in your parents' cellar downloading pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar and posting 'Me too!' like some brain-dead aoler. I should do the world a favor and cap you like Ol' Yeller. You're just about as useless as jpegs to Helen Keller."

this was the smart move no doubt.

wouldnt that be anti-competitive and illegal? [edit] ok i visisted that link, the person uses AOL and XP Home... That should say something about the person. Im not going to read the whole thread, but compatibility with the SP2 Firewall and SP2 Security Center was a known problem for some 3rd party software, but most vendors had this fixed immediately. Im guessing we're looking at the typical AOL users here. This just seems to be anti microsoft rumors and FUD. We need a link to a statement from MS or some trusty authority.

Try this one: http://blog.eriklane.com/archive/2004/11/21/215.aspx OR http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2...eme-x86-ENU.exe http://board.iexbeta.com/index.php?showtop...15entry576885

you can ask questions about bitorrent Programs IMO, But if people are having trouble with that software, please check the programs website first. I would really be annoyed if people started posting the usuall "how do I forward ports?" or the "What is a router?" people started showing up...

Alot can be done from the Group Policy Editor (Start>Run>gpedit.msc). Remove Start Button: LClock can do this. Remove Taskbar: Lock Desktop Icons: Disable TaskManager: Add or Remove Programs Restrictions Prevent Access to the Contents of Selected Drives Hide Drives in My Computer Disable Registry Editing Tools Restrict Applications Users Can Run Disable the Windows Key Disable Menu Bars and the Start Button Remove the Ability to Right Click on the Start Button [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] ;Remove Tray Items from Taskbar ;This setting removes and restricts access to the tray icons normally found next to the clock on the taskbar. "NoTrayItemsDisplay"=dword:00000001 ;Remove File Menu from Explorer ;This setting is used to Remove the File option from the Explorers toolbar. "NoFileMenu"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Control Panel ;This setting allows you to restrict user access to the Control Panel options and settings. "NoControlPanel"=dword:00000001 ;Disable the Windows Hotkeys ;This restriction allows you to disable the use of the Windows hotkey combinations that provide shortcuts to the Start Menu and task swapping. "NoWinKeys"=dword:00000001 ;Disable the Ability to Right Click on Desktop and in Windows Explorer. ;This tweak removes the context menu that would normally appear when the user right clicks on the desktop or in the Explorer right results pane. "NoViewContextMenu"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Drag-and-Drop on the Start Menu ;This restriction prevents users from modifying the Start menu by dragging and dropping items. "NoChangeStartMenu"=dword:00000001 ;Remove Run from the Start Menu ;Removes the ability to launch commands or processes from the Start menu by removing the Run option. "NoRun"=dword:00000001 ;Remove the Toolbars on the Taskbar ;This restriction is used to remove all the toolbars, including Quick Launch, from the taskbar. It also restricts the ability to re-enable them. "NoToolbarsOnTaskbar"=dword:00000001 ;Hide the Taskbar Clock ;This setting allows you to remove the clock from the system tray on the taskbar. "HideClock"=dword:00000001 ;Remove Shared Documents from My Computer ;The Shared Documents folder allows users to easily share files and folders over a network. This restriction will remove the "Shared Documents" object from My Computer. "NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001 ;Disable CD Burning ;This restriction is used to disable the use of the inbuilt CD recording functions of Windows. "NoCDBurning"=dword:00000001 "NoDesktopCleanupWizard"=dword:00000001 "NoRemoteRecursiveEvents"=dword:00000001

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I just tested it 'Firefox Setup 1.0.1.exe' will install silently with JUST the -ms switch. Much Nicer