spiritpyre

I have 2 computers & a laptop all with different setups: WMP (video) MusicMatch Juke box (audio) MPC (w/ Real Alt; QuickTime Alt; & Matroska ...for video) MMJB (aduio) WinAmp (both) I've tried iTunes, Quintessential, Zoom Player, & Nostra, as well as a few others and if you don't like winamp then i would say iTunes isn't bad at all (but i prefer MMJB /Winamp) and mpc is good (except for not having playlists) as are WMP and others. (I also liked Nostra's interface but unfortunately i gave up on it due to the fact that its bundled with adware )

has anyone else had this problem as well? I've been using Trillian 3.1 (not pro) on my laptop now for about 3 months and my biggest complaint is how slow it makes startup when i let it have autorun (otherwise i forget to turn it on lol ). And tril's not exactly always that light memory memory after startup either. I've been considering gaim or something else, is gaim that much of a memory hog on anybody elses too?

I've always used Eraser and that works good. The only thing I don't like (because I never use its scheduling tasks feature) are its autorun entry and its "New File" item so I just get rid of those like so: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;----- Remove Entries from the "New" Context Menu [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ers\ShellNew]; Eraser Task Files ;----- Remove Autorun Entries: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "Eraser"=- Not sure if this helps but one thing that sometimes works in xp (usually if explorer.exe is not letting you delete something) is to open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and kill any related programs (ie. - if problems deleting avi kill WMP, etc.) and kill explorer.exe. then run cmd.exe and use this: cd {targetdir} del /s /q /f {target file} :OR cd {parentdir} rmdir {targetdir} /s /q edit: oh and to restart explorer.exe when you're done i guess ("%windir%\explorer") this approach is pretty limited but at the same time it can beat installing extra stuff to take care of a simple problem. dunno if that helps

If you not looking to do much all three will work fine. I use CD BurnerXP mostly because it reminds me somewhat of the old nero 5.5 interface (IMHO)

If your looking for a freeware replacement for WinISO/UltraISO/etc. then I don't think there is really anything truly similar... and Ive looked. As far as I could tell from testing them ISObuster and CDMage don't actually give you any real editing ability over your ISO (ie.- you can't even select a file and delete it/rename it/etc.). As far as CD Burner XP Pro, while it is a good program, I dont believe it has any editing ability either (or I missing something?). I know that its able to write and burn ISOs but I've never even see the option to open an ISO file. If I am wrong, please correct me or if anyone does know of a worthy freeware alternative to say WinISO/UltraISO I would be more than happy to be corrected btw... if you do find something please post back or pm me thanks. or if anyone is interested in writing one i know some c++ and would be willing to finish learning vb but i wouldn't have the first clue how to write it without someone who knows more.

just out of curiosity, why would you need the program to run before everything loads on every startup?

This wouldn't have any effect as the code is already commented out by the ';' and that line is ignored. I agree, the "& nbsp;" stuck out in your post. try removing that.

[GuiUnattended] TimeZone=35 This is what I've had in my ua from day 1 (I'm also EST) and its always worked fine. from your post the only difference that i can see is i'm using an oem disc w/ sp2 as my source and i enter my area code under [TapiLocation] AreaCode= but i doubt either of those has anything to do with it. did the time zone via winnt.sif work prior to slipstreaming your disc?

from your post, if \UNA2\ is your source directory then winnt.sif should be in \UNA2\i386\. From the error, I'm guessing that this isn't the case? As far as removing a line that was commented out (began w/ ; ) that shouldn't matter at all because the line would be ignored anyway---unless you only remove the ";". After comparing it to my own, I cant find anything that sticks out of place.. remaking the file like Dahi suggested is probably the best idea.

If I remember correctly mpc is standalone (you can click on it and use it without installing it) If this is the case, then you could write a batch file like: mkdir "path\{foldername you want to put it in}" copy "path\{folder its in}\mpc.exe" "path\{foldername you want to put it in}" where "path\{folder its in}" might be "C:\Install\MPC\" if you had the file was in "XPCD\$OEM$\$1\Install\MPC\mpc.exe" Another thing you can do is use Real Alternative, Which is just Media Player Classic bundled with Real Player codecs (and installs mpc automatically). I use this in my ua cd because I'm lazy and this saves me having to write an extra batch file. The switch is /silent Did that help?

Yes. Click here.

If you would actually like to disable the information bar rather than the prompt see my post here

Ok, I tested it. It works like a charm. If you want the .reg its here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST...t=27911&st=810#

I've searched around and I didn't see this one anywhere: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;---------- ;---------- Disable IE's Information Bar for active content ;---------- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN] @="" "explorer.exe"=dword:00000000 "msimn.exe"=dword:00000000 "iexplore.exe"=dword:00000000 "wmplayer.exe"=dword:00000000 For anybody who doesn't know what I'm talking about: I've tested this on my PC and it worked fine for viewing a .swf file locally. This site had a few other methods for doing the same thing: Turning off the "DamnBar" NOTE: This is different from the tweak here because it doesn't just turn off the prompt like but it actually turns off the Info Bar altogether. or if you prefer here's the .reg B) DisableInformationBar.reg

Don't know if you're still having problems with this, but I've been having similar problems running it locally. I've looked around in the forums and on the web and I'm pretty sure this hasn't been posted here before. Anyway I just ran across this article detailing a possible fix: here Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds promising. I'm gonna go try it on my test PC, and if I can get it to work successfully then I will post back here.