GrofLuigi

Do you have password on that account? Do you try to connect from other computers with that username? GL

Advantages are buried inside. After playing some time with it, I'm very strongly convinced that XP is really just a crippled version of 2003. Off the top of my head examples: - TCPIP max conn. limitation - Number of network users limitation - Number of processors/cores limitation There are many more I can't remember right now, found in KB articles. There was no other reason to cut stuff out other then target speciffic markets. Disadvantages are: Installers acting up, i.e. not wanting to install themselves for the same reason as above. To sell you another (more expensive) version. GL

Terminal Services GL

They're not talking to Lavasoft, are they? GL

There is a good reason for this behavior. All burning applications are merely an interface to your CD/DVD burner as it does all the job, and they only send commands. In a way, you can think of it a small independent computer (the firmware). In the old days of CD burners, the ONLY way to reset that 'computer' was to eject the tray. Otherwise, many bad things could happen, the least of them being the burner remaining unaware that the content of the media has changed. No Windows 'auto insert notification' thing could solve this. Some burners can do this detection on their own, but there never were any public specs or standards (in a sense of a guideline how to implement it in a unified manner), so one can never be sure how his drive behaves. I *think* DVD burners inherited this 'problem' , otherwise they would have advertised it heavily, and I've not seen any of that. Anyway, even if the problem is solved by now, I think one can safely trade off this minor annoyance with the feeling he has done all that he can (even if it's just one small additional step) to avoid coasters. And there are many small (or big) apps that open/close tray. Even Windows has 'Eject' on right click. GL

I don't have money for Vista. Just kidding... GL

From what I've seen (and this is no rule of thumb), different chipset manufacturers assign USB ports differently. Example: on an nForce board, whatever port I plug a USB device to, it becomes Enhanced (USB2, that's what you're looking for). Intel (I think) reshuffles them also all the time; on a SIS laptop I have (similar to yours, "to be filled by OEM" ) they are fixed. You need to find out what port it is. Connect ONLY ONE Usb device, preferably a 2.0 one, go to device manager and select from the menu "View -> Devices by connection". Now find what your device is connected to. As I said, if it's "enhanced USB host controller" or similar, then you're all set. If not, keep plugging the device to different ports until you see it. You may need to press F5 or close and reopen device manager to see the changes. Again, you are looking for "Enhanced" = USB2.0. Unfortunately, i've also seen motherboards with more hubs than connectors - in that case, start looking for jumpers. GL

Web Monitor. Satisfies only your first condition, freeware. GL

THIS works for me. GL

AccesEnum has a GUI, and does registry too. GL

@ [deXter] : I agree with you, but they tout all over the place that their circle is the right thing and everyone else is wrong. They could've made rings and, even with the abstraction layer from the drive, it would be more truthful representation. GL

I'm guessing it's the "Last access timestamp" if you use it in conjuction with their software. When I tried UltimateDefrag it asked me to turn it on. Uninstalled it soon after. As a defrag software, it's pretty tweakable, but you need to run it every couple of days, or the hard disk will get clogged up again. It was most famous for it's graphical representation of your drive as a circle, claiming that all others are wrong. But guess what - they're wrong too. Just try it on a drive with multiple partitions - every one is a full circle. No way it's that way on the physical level. I doubt, with modern hard disks, you could even overcome the 'abstraction' of the HDD electronics and peek into the platters. I'm guessing again, this time they made it as service or similar that runs all the time. So, that's my opinion about this software - just flashy marketing gimmick, but no real improvement over other defragmenters. GL

Search for files (duplicates) equal or similar by percentage: dupkiller I was looking for something like this a long time. All others (and there are maaany of them) find just duplicates. The program is still beta and could use some improvement, but it does the job. GL

Do you know what these files are? aaaamon.dll EqnClass.Dll kd1394.dll mchgrcoi.dll miglibnt.dll w32topl.dll winshfhc.dll He knows. And although he did not tell me anything, I knew immediately why I should delete them from XP's System32. GL

IE7 and WMP aside. I'm curious who started this "sort by date" nonsense. I have rarely encountered cases where a higher KB number has a lower version of a particular file (dll, exe... from now on, let's say we're talking about dlls, but same goes for all OS files that can have version numbers). Three exceptions: - If it's in the form of WindowsXP-KBxxxxxx-Vx-x86-ENU.exe (but I still think it doesn't change the version number of the dll between V2 and V3, for example). - If it's speciffic hotfix you want to exclude (examples: multiprocessor patch, update.sys). - If it's all new support that it adds (examples: SD Card, Remote Desktop higher version) (But in that case the order still doesn't matter). This goes both for official and unofficial ones. I've unpacked nearly every hotfix before installing. Additional protection: Nlite asks you if you want to overwrite newer file with older, if it encounters such a situation. If you answer correctly, you could install hotfixes in reverse order, if you want to (at least in theory). Regular installation of hotfixes on live Windows doesn't even ask you, it never overwrites newer files with older ones. GL * edit * Forgot to add the point -> sort by name * another edit * -> third exception

If you don't use any accessibility options, delete these keys altogether: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility] and [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Accessibility] It works for me. GL

This and nothing else. GL

KB938829 is not only gdi32.dll, it has additional two files that are not replaced by any other updates: mf3216.dll and user32.dll . And another one (win32k.sys) that is updated by something else. GL KB938829 is the NEW update. KB925902 is the OLD update, consist ONLY of gdi32.dll and should be removed. Tested safe to remove. KB925902 does not consist only of gdi32.dll: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-017.mspx GL

how do i check the event viewer .. wat command to use ? On the pictures you attached, it's the third one from above on the left panel. When you expand it you'll have application, security and system. Click each one of them and review the messages on the right (by double clicking each) - whether any of them has something to say about any of the services mentioned not starting - or for that matter, about ANY service failing to start - or any other scary sounding messages (don't worry too much, if the computer can boot, u can usually fix most of the problems). GL

For starters, go one step below to "services and applications" and check if "Logical disk manager" and "Logical disk manager administrative service" are enabled and started. But if they are, it doesn't mean much, because there are a lot of other dependencies. Post a screenshot of your services. GL

KB938829 is not only gdi32.dll, it has additional two files that are not replaced by any other updates: mf3216.dll and user32.dll . And another one (win32k.sys) that is updated by something else. GL

For recording, with most (cheap) TV Tuner cards (the ones that don't come with integrated audio input, i.e. you connect a cable to your sound card), THE ONLY SOLUTION that will prevent Audio/Video desync is a program that dynamically resamples the audio to the desired frequency. Such programs are VirtualDub - one of the best freeware video programs ever and VirtualVCR (DirectShow based, handles TV tuning a little better). The reason is that most (cheap?) sound cards vary their frequency slightly all the time - for long recordings it can become noticeable. *** edit - I don't know on what hardware is ATI TV Wonder based. GL

Dscaler is the software I would recommend to anyone, anytime - if it works with that particular TV card. GL

Cryptographic services is needed during INSTALLATION of hotfixes (or new hardware!). Even if you kill windows file protection/disable driver signing. I think it would be bad idea to remove it (just leave it to manual and it will start when needed). Why ask for trouble? It doesn't do any harm. Same goes for DHCP. Don't remove it, just disable it. Sometimes in the future you might want to change ISP/try a different network configuration. It does nothing wrong to anyone if it's not started. Kerberos might be needed if you log on to a domain. All others mentioned (including the 'bonus' ones) are safe to remove for 'typical' 'everyday' 'nothing too fancy' use. In addition to those two, the following can also be set to manual with no ill effects (they start themselves when needed): Logical disk manager, protected storage, security accounts manager (not sure, but also not sure if it's needed at all, except for domain). Oh, and machine debug manager should be shot and buried. GL

I would concentrate on two things: 1. Fans wired inproperly - i.e. in another connector not meant for them - either bypassing power management features and getting voltage all the time - or to some temp monitoring sensor that has wrong readings. 2. BIOS settings - try harder. I doubt this could be caused by anything from the OS. GL