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*er* nm.

I simply do this: A) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox B) Copy the two files and folder, and place them elsewhere. C) When you next re-install Firefox, simply copy the two files and the folder back into C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox. Voila, all your themes, extensions, and custom settings. Even your bookmark. Typically I start out with a clean install of Firefox first, and make changes I need, then do the backup. This method in itself won't install plugins, so you'd need to run those installations seperately. However, it's as easy as writing a batch script to automate the process of copying the files/folders over. I understand the advantages of a simple install package doing it all for you, but I like my method

Inform people about the new /integrate:"path:\tofile.exe" switch that most post SP2 hotfixes have (only if downloaded from the download centre, and are the full redistributable patch; not the patches from the Windows Update website).

Oh my! How lovely. Very nice xper Very nice indeed.

No it isn't. The 'patch' has been around since before SP1.

It may be the correct place, but what about the next time he installs Windows XP? SID Values, such as the one there, are random numbers, and change with each installation. He will need to create a .bat/.cmd script that detects the correct value for him.

If I recall correctly, you cannot change %userprofile%.

You will need the prepatched DLL's expanded to a temporary location, and the postpatched DLL's expanded to a different location. Right click them, and check their version numbers/date modified fields.

Buying a router doesn't answer his question though, now does it? Sorry I can't be much more help than the previous two posters, as I happen to use a router myself. However, I can suggest that you may want to try the ISP you're with, and ask them if they have any silent methods of configuring their login software (if you have to use any).

Wheeee! Nice find. Makes a sweet addition to my collection. You can also use this in tandom with the default security on the Windows CD.

Don't forget the longer battery life (12 hours).

Only 922 posts? *coughs* Try 5700+ http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=9&t=3591 This is a forum which I am a member of, and regularly visit. The forums are handcoded. The forum database (at last check) for each forum was just over 150MB, and compressed was approximately 8MB. The forums don't have any of the advanced features of forums such as phpBB, or Invision, but they do the job

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1) No 2) DirectX 9.0c is included with SP2. You will need to install .Net Framework seperately, however, and apply the latest patches/version as necessary.

Here's the conundrum. Even though MS provide it for free, is linking to non official sites warez? Rhetorical question there, so don't bother answering

Perhaps if you had actually tried to help instead of posting a cryptic response?

I've been using the RC's for a fair amount of time, and the RTM is working no worries on my box, I don't know what most people are afraid of though.

Use SP2. There's nothing hard about integrating it, and you don't have to waste time dodging around with all the SP1 post hotfixes.

It appears to be using the MAC address to generate a random key. This is a copy of the key I attempted to use the first time to disable it: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{CF1E0E23-B04F-4890-9B90-C4ECB4DC4824}\Connection] Second time (new installation, on the same computer, no hardware changes, no software changes) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{970D937B-B2CA-47B1-9C39-7F69FBF2992F}\Connection] The behaviour is indeed strange, but nonetheless, we have a work around Oh, BTW, this will disable the icon for any network connection, it will even do so for firewire devices (so my tests seem to indicate).

The key to disable it is IpCheckingEnabled (Dword of 0). So, this is the code to change it to disabled: @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION FOR /F "TOKENS=1 DELIMS= " %%A IN ('REG QUERY HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}') DO ( SET TEMP1=%%A SET TEMP2=!TEMP1:~99,38! SET TEMP3=!TEMP2:~-1! IF "!TEMP3!"=="}" ( IF NOT "!TEMP2!"=="{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" ( SET REGSTR1=HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\!TEMP2!\Connection REG ADD !REGSTR1! /v IpCheckingEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f ) ) ) Thanks for the general pointer GreenMachine @DisabledTrucker: It seems that the subkey within HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} changes between installations, this is why you need a batch file to process the right one. Also, as far as I can see, it should disable it for all network connections. If it doesn't, then I'm stumped (not much into the coding stuff, but I can generally pick my way through stuff to hack it )

*Coughs* Bump.

Howdy folks. I've just noticed that Windows XP SP2 has a very annoying network connectivity icon that pops up when you're no longer able to browse a network due to not having an IP (when set via DHCP). I'm wondering if anyone out there happens to have some .cmd script or .vbscript that can be run to disable it? I've tried a registry method, but you have to know the specific key in which to insert the key to disable it (and that changes from installation to installation). If anyone could help, it would be appreciated.

Pull it off your keyboard. That tweak always works, regardless of your Operating System.

You're not the only one. I can't get the nVIDIA forceware drivers (61.77 or whatever the latest is) to install via OEMPNPDRIVERS. I have a GeForce Ti4400 (which may be an issue, as the driver for this is not WHQL signed, and I've notice that nVIDIA drivers won't install if they aren't signed).