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Mars heads for its very close encounter with Earth this month. Just ahead of a historically close approach to Earth later in August, Mars has become the “star” of the night. FOR MONTHS VISIBLE only during morning hours, the Red Planet began August rising around 9:45 or 10 p.m. local daylight time and peeks above the horizon about four minutes earlier each night. Mars is now the third-brightest object in the nighttime sky, after the moon and Venus. To the unaided eye, Mars is by far the brightest “star” in the late-evening sky. Venus is currently too near the sun to be visible. Astronomers measure brightness of stars and planets on a scale in which smaller numbers represent brighter objects. Already dazzling, Mars attains unusual brilliance this month, reaching magnitude -2.9 on Aug. 22 and staying that bright through Sept. 3. Venus can reach magnitude -4.0 or brighter. Anyone who has a telescope, no matter how modest it is, will probably want to find out what it can do with Mars. So what’s to be seen? As the month progresses, the south polar cap — visible now to moderate-sized backyard telescopes — will be melting and shrinking down to a tiny white speck. The largest dark markings on the planet should be fairly easy to see in almost any telescope at 100-power and up, but finer details are notoriously difficult to spot. Serious observers are keeping their fingers crossed that a major dust storm does not develop as Mars’ closest approach to the Earth draws nearer. The last time Mars passed relatively close to Earth (though not this close), in June 2001, a planetwide dust storm veiled most surface features for months. Earth and Mars are nearer than normal because they’re lining up on the same side of the sun. A case of orbital fate, due to the fact that the planet’s orbits are not quite circular, has made special what would otherwise be a normal “opposition” event: Earth will be almost as far as it ever gets from the sun, and Mars will be about as close to the sun as it can be. Mars comes closest to the Earth on the morning of Aug. 27 at 5:51 a.m. ET. The planet is then 34,646,418 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) from Earth, measured from center to center. This is closer to Earth than Mars has been in nearly 60,000 years, and Mars won’t come as close again until the year 2287. http://www.msnbc.com/news/947131.asp?0cl=cR

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Bachus and R600 are correct. You can perform the clean install using the upgrade cd. During the process it will ask for the "qualifying version". At that point you put in the Windows ME cd, it will check it and continue with the installation.

nope... yup...

Agreed...Perform a clean install and all should be fine. Also make sure you have all your personal items backed up.

You upgraded to XP or performed a clean install?

I've played this one on XP and it should work fine as long as the system itself meets all requirements. Does it also blank the screen if you are playing locally as well or only online? Good game BTW...

MAN ain't that the truth!!! But seriously, the best to you both in this and the rest of your lives...

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Welcome...Watch out for the Flying Zebras...

Bypass the ICS and use a router

The main power from the power supply to the MB...usually labeled P1. Then the additional power connector for the P4...usually P2. Without the P2 connected the system will turn on but won't complete the post process.

Sorry...now that I reread the post and saw the config. and previous posts...P4s require 2 power connectors to complete post. Make sure that both are firmly connected or reseat them.

What brand computer is it and...does it get power at all?

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Agreed

Is this cool or what? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93707,00.html TAIPEI, Taiwan — Their weird glowing green color makes them look like they've been swimming in a nuclear plant's spent fuel pond. But the zebra fish on sale in Taipei shops have an even stranger background: They're the latest in genetically modified fish, and their bodies contain DNA from jelly fish, making them shimmer in the dark. Shopkeepers call them "Night Pearls." Some have nicknamed them "Frankenfish." Their makers at the Taipei-based Taikong Corporation use the less catchy name "TK-1" — the world's first genetically engineered fluorescent fish. They've been on the market in Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia for about three months, said Bill Kuo, a spokesman for Taikong, which owns a chain of pet stores. Now the fish are about to cross the Pacific and swim into the U.S. market. In April, the company turned out 10,000 fluorescent fish, and that figure has been doubling every month since, Kuo said. Beginning in August, monthly production should stabilize at more than 100,000, Kuo said. So far, only the greenish TK-1 has been on sale. But next year, the fish should get the company of a red mate, the TK-2. Later, the two colors will be combined in the TK-3, Kuo said. "The original zebra fish are all colorless," he said. Not everyone is satisfied with the genetic engineering. "It must be really dark to see it," said Maria Hung, who sells the glowing fish at her Goldfish Family store in Taipei. At $17.40 a piece, the fish don't come cheap. The goldfish in the next bowl cost only 29 cents each, Hung said. "Since I started selling the fluorescent fish last month, I haven't found a single buyer," Hung said. Taikong says its project is still in its infancy. "We spent $100 million [$2.90 million in U.S. currency] developing this fish," Kuo said, defending the relatively high cost to the consumer. He also said admiring fluorescent fish in the dark is an acquired taste. "It's still a curiosity. We're covering new territory here," he said. The same type of fish were also on sale at an Azoo store at the Asiaworld Plaza, one of Taipei's upscale shopping malls. The Azoo chain is part of Taikong Corp. The store attendant pulled a curtain to turn a corner of the shop dark. Then she switched on a blue light above the tank and the fish became visible, silvery bodies crowned by a greenish glow. Yet, while the fish are working their magic on the public, the Taikong Corp. also knew there would be fears that the genetically modified animals would harm the environment and grow into uncontrollable "Frankenstein pets." "We were ready to introduce the fish two years ago, but we wanted extra precautions so we waited until this year," Kuo said. The fish may glow in the dark, but Kuo said his company made sure that producing offspring is beyond their reach.

Run MSCONFIG and uncheck all startup apps. This way you can eliminate those as possibly causing this.

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I just tried this on my system running XP Pro. In the Folder Options of the My Computer window on the General Tab, set it to " Open each folder in its own window", then on the View Tab\Advanced Settings, chose "Remember each folder's view settings". When I opened a window for the C drive under My Computer it opened at exactly the same size as the first window.

Welcome...Hopefully you can bring some sanity to all this madness

True Doggie, maybe he did. We should all wait and see what comes out and what is decided...

You might try creating another user acct and see if it happens there also...if not delete your current acct and use the other