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My 160Gb drive has 3 partitions; 20Gb - Windows (C:) 80Gb - Programs Files (D:) 50Gb - Storage/Files/Downloads (E:) I set the location of program files to D: in the registry. When I install an application or game, it defaults to D: This way, when I install/unintall stuff from D:, my windows partition doesn't get fragmented as quickly. It also keeps windows nice and small. I'm often adding and removing large files from E: so it gets fragmented quickly. Having it seperate to everything else is a good idea.

Sorry, but I dont know what you mean by this.

I know I was being sarcastic

If you want to format your hard drive, why on earth are you worried about missing windows files? The whole lot will be missing after a format!!! Assuming your drive was originally formated with FAT, all you have to do is boot to a prompt and type "format c:" Anyway, what OS do you wish to install so I can advise? <edited by un4given1> Just a little clean up...

Just set it as my wallpaper. I like a lot, thanks

No the /p command is normally used after the DIR command. It wont work here. As for /more I dont know what the hell thats used for! The reson why the batch finnishes straight away and closes is because its got no reason to stay open. Its main task in life is to display your text file which takes all of 2 micro seconds then it exits. You need to issue a command for it to stay open. For example, the pause command will display the text until the user presses a key to continue. TYPE CMOS.TXT pause

I use outlook 2003 so I can use it with hotmail. Outlook 2000 was buggy with hotmail.

Another way to put it what be to say that Windows 95, 98 and ME are all a 32 bit extension to a 16 bit GUI, on an 8 bit OS written for a 4 bit architecture by a 2 bit company who can't stand 1 bit of competition

oh I didn't notice that sub-forum sorry about that.

oh my god that was so funny. Thanks for sharing that with us XPerties. The tears are still running down my face

Works for me too. Must have been a glitch. you could have just checked "my controls", "Edit Avatar Settings"

Then I wouldn't mind so much on that rare occasion when it happens.

Wow a whole two months? I've been waiting since March 24 but thats no where near as long as you've waited. I understand that GM might be busy with personel problems or whatever. Thats ok we all need time out once in a while. But why couldn't there just be an online automated registration process which automatically emails you a password as soon as you enter in your details? It just puts people off paying for the product having to wait so long otherwise. Can you imagine what it would be like if people had to go through that process to join MSFN and wait for a password? It would be chaos.

Make sure the ipconfig.exe file is in C:\WINNT\system32

or if you cant afford a server os, you have two choices: 1. use win98 or linux for sharing files 2. continue using 2000 pro but reduce the sharing timeout delay in the registry so that when a users hasn't accessed the server for a while, they timeout much quicker. This way, you could get away with maybe 15 connections, though it will still be 10 at any one time (therefore not a violation). Should be seemles to the users so long as they dont access the shares all at the same time. I recommend option 1

I dont have problems using both. If I'm at home, I access the internet with no probpems through my local lan. I can also have a VPN session open at the same time. no the VNC tools I specified and TS are completely different pieces of software for completely different purposes. It all depends what you which to do. VNC is a piece of software which allows you to operate a PC remotely. So if you remotely used somebodys PC, anybody sat infront of it would see what you are doing. You could also see what they are doing. VNC is for remote controlling a PC and thats it. Terminal Server on the other hand is completely different. It allows any number of people to remotely log on to the TC computer. Each person would have their own remote session and use it like a normal PC. Also, somebody can opereate the TS computer all at the same time. Each person will share the TS computers resources so the CPU, RAM and network of the TS will determine how many people can access it. If the TS had Office XP and you had 10 people using it through TS, you would need 10 TS licenses plus 11 Office XP licences (one for the server itself) to be completely legal (unless you could prove that nobody accessed Office PC from the server?). TS licencing is so complicated I dont fully understand it myself. My server at home has both VNC and TS installed so I have the choice of both depending on the situation. VNC is cool because it's cross-platform compatible. You can remotely access a windows PC from a linux PC for example. Then again, there's an RDP client available for MAC, so MACS can access a Windows TS. Its all pretty cool stuff

ROFL I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that!

Welcome to MSFN, enjoy your stay! I wish I'd have found this place earlier as well

With a VPN you can do everything you would if you were connected normally through your LAN. Although obviously you would be limited to the speed of the connection. For example, don’t expect to be able to open large files through the VPN because it would be really really slow. Same with printing - don’t go printing anything to large.A VPN is used for connecting branch offices together. For example, I work at training college and the main building has an Exchange Server, a central database running on a terminal server and an intranet. There are 5 other buildings within 30 miles which are connected to the main building using a VPN which gives them access to Exchange, terminal server and the intranet as if they were locally on the LAN. Occasionally they require the odd file that’s a bit big so we advise them to send VIA email or if its too big for that then I FTP it for them. Each network is in a different IP range. The main site is 192.168.0.0 and we also have 192.168.1.0, 192.168.2.0, 192.168.3.0, 192.168.4.0 and 192.168.5.0 (all guarded by a heavy duty firewall). I set my home network to 192.168.9.0 so I can access each LAN. Most sites have Win2000 servers joined to the main domain. They replicate through the VPN. Users simply log into the domain. A few sites are setup as workgroups because they dont have a server. Each user account is set up locally on their PC. They also have a matching account in the active directry so they can access exchange, terminal server and everything else without even being on the domain. Another use for a VPN is so you can access a remote network from home. For example, I can access all the college servers from home for administrative purposes. I can connect via terminal server and gain full use of the server as if I was sat in front of it. Sometimes when I’m on annual leave for example, I get a phone call from work and I can often fix problems from home. If you wish to remotely use a PC which isn't running terminal services, you can install one of the many free VNC servers. I prefer TightVNC but you can also use RealVNC or UltraVNC. Edited @ 05:33PM

The AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ has a default multiplier of 13.5. Therefore, to run it at its normal speed of 1800MHz (1795.5MHz) you need to set your FSB to 133MHz because 133 x 13.5 = 1795.5 At the moment, your FSB is probably set to 100MHz which combined with your 13.5 multiplier setting, gives you just 1350MHz. There's no such thing as a 1350 which is probably why your motherboard detected it as a 1300. Go into your BIOS and set you front side bus (FSB) to 133MHz. Now your CPU will run at its normal speed. If it still detects its name as a Duron, dont worry. The name on the POST screen is just eye candy. Your chip will still work as an Athlon as it still had all its cache.

I thought 4083 was fake?

Oh wow my god what a place to live!

So many ways... If the router at work supports true VPN (not pass-through), you could create a VPN account on the router and dial into it from home using the 2000/xp built it VPN client. Or if your router at home has VPN as well, you could create a proper always on tunnel connecting your router to work. Although, this could have serious implications with regard to security if you’re not properly safe guarded. Or you could use the windows server at work’s built in VPN server capability. But then the router at work would need VPN pass-through I think. You could then dial into it or VPN it to your router at home. Remember to make sure that your home network in set to a different IP range than the work network.

Billy boy looks like he lives in a forest in the middle of nowhere. How far does he have to walk to buy a newspaper or a bottle of milk for a cup of coffee? Maybe he has his own personal milking cow? and as for Dell boy, he lives in a flaming office complex.

There's a registry key which tell's you how many seconds since January 1, 1970 windows was installed but I'm cant remember which key it is. You could also use wininfo Edit: cool I never knew systeminfo existed either.