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well im about to make a new computer and im going to buy a new pc case. Now the idea is that i will buy a case that i will stick with for prob 10+ years or so. I just want to get something that is nice and will be used for upgrades year after year so i dont really mind paying a little extra for it since i kinda consider it an "investment" anway im looking at this tower. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...-144-089&DEPA=0 does anyone own it? it has lots and lots of fans so just wondering how ppl feel about teh noise level. I really like this cases appearnce and size. from looking at reviews online i found the case door is cheap plastic but im willing to overlook that. any comments by those who own this?

Thankyou for the great replies you all have been a great help

thanks for the replies. just to clarfy then cpus come with a "stock" thermal pad. but arctic silver is a suggested replacement. is this what everyone agrees on?

Alright i may have a dumb question but im about to build a new computer. Now when i buy the cpu it comes with the heatsink and fan does that mean it also comes with thermal compound or should i buy some artic silver? this is the cpu im going to buy if you need to know http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103533 thanx for the help.

Alright i have recently noticed that my number pad does not work on my keyboard after my unattended install the (+) and (enter) keys work as do the (numlock) and (/) and (*) keys just 9 through 0 and the del key are messed up the (7) key fuctions like a (home) key. and the rest of the keys just act like arrows on the keyboard rather than producing the numbers any ideas people? its xp with sp2

alright do this... make a registry file with this in it. This will disable those popups but leave file protection eneabled (so you cannot delete important system files) Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Prevents Windows File Protection from Reporting Errors at Startup After Multiple Unattended Hotfix Installs (WFP is still enabled only warning prompts are disabled) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "SFCDisable"=dword:00000004 PS the only way this imports properly is if you use this as this to your winnt.sif [GuiRunOnce] "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\Post-Installs\WFP_Fix.reg"

Ok here is something very odd. I just baught a new samsung 120gig harddrive to use along with my 120 western digital drive. Now i wanted to install windows on the samsung (master) and have my western drive be the slave with music and such on it. well if both drives are cable select they would not be detected if the samsung was the master and western the slave but if it was the other way around it ran perfectly... So right now i have it setup so the samsung is (master only, no slave) pin setting and the western is cable select. this is the only method i could get to work so the samsung is detected as master and western is slave. well so after i turn off my PC and then turn it back it it does not detect my slave western drive. However after my system boots up and i restart it, it detects the western drive just fine. This can be consistaly repeated... why would this be? im searching for an explanation more than anything i guess... Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on. --Zxian

they apply to both versions

I think your best bet is just to buy a can of Dust Off and once a month or so open up your case and spray it out. its what i do.

....now...its finished...no wait..... ok, NOW... its finished... or maybe its just beta 1.... thanx all :-P

@Takeshi good point about messenger and alerter disabled by defualt with SP2. thanx for the replay i will be removing them from my tweaks file.

yea i have used ryan's pack before and atfirst a really enjoyed it. but after useing it for a while i began haveing troubles with certian fixes there where included in the pack since many of them are request only patches from microsoft i consider it beta-ware. i want to use fixes that i dont feel i have to test. PS. no offense ryan yoru pack is put together great just some M$ patches are not fully functional at times ti seems.

Alright a while back i posted what i felt was a completed unattended disc for XP. I posted what i had created and got some great feedback from the forum about what should be changed or added. So here is what i have now. I would love comments on the work and also if you would like to post how your unattended CD is and what you included in it you might give others ideas. Here is mine. Started with XP Pro Source which i slippstreamed with SP2, then removed Windows Tour, Messenger, Explorer and all Languages from the source with Nlite. On the Source Cd i removed DOCS, VALUEADD and compents Within I386 i removed LANG, WIN9XMIG, WIN9XUPG and WINNTUPG My XP Source Tree I386 SUPPORT $OEM$ ---($1) ----->(Install) ---------->44 x KB******.exe ===== (The 44 hotfixes i install) ---------->System_Tweaks.reg ===== (My registry tweaks) ---------->WMPlayer10.exe ======= (windows media player 10) ---------->NETfrmwrk11.exe ======= (ryanvm's .NET Framework 1.1) ---------->Qfecheck.exe ========= (qfecheck - hotfix verifier) ---------->LegitCheckControl.msi ==== (Windows Genuine Avantage) ---($$) ----->(Resources) ---------->(Themes) ============ (Location of my Royale theme) ----->(System32) ============= (Files copied to System32 dir) ---------->(oobe) ------------->oobeinfo.inf ========= (My custom oobeinfo file) ---------->cmdow.exe ========== (Cmdow.exe which is the batch progam i use) ----->(Web) ---------->(Wallpaper) =========== (Copies costum wallpaper) ---© ----->(Apps To Install) =========== (Copied to C:\ drive) ---------->(Browser Plug-ins) ====== (Contains .exe's of Plug-ins i install) ---------->(Performance) ========= (Contains .exe's of Performance Apps i install) ---------->(Multimedia) =========== (Contains .exe's of Multimedia apps i install) ---------->(Security) ============ (Contains .exe's of security apps i install) ---------->RUN_ME_1ST.cmd ======= (Cleanup batch that is copied to %allusersprofile%\desktop) ----->(My Papers) ============== (Custom folder copied to My Documents) ----->(My Games) ============== (Custom folder copied to My Documents) ----->(Post-Installs) ---------->NETfrmwrk2.exe ======== (.NET Framework 2.0) ---------->WFP_Fix.reg =========== (Local Machine registry tweaks) ---------->3 x WMP10 KB******.exe == (3 WMP10 hotfixes) CMDLINES.txt ================= (Calls HotfixInstall.cmd at T-12 stage of setup) HotfixInstall.cmd =============== (Installs hotfixes and customizes setup) Here are attachements of my installation files HotfixInstall.cmd RUN_ME_1ST.cmd System_Tweaks.txt WFP_Fix.txt WINNT.SIF oobeinfo.ini Alright hope this helps anyone who is struggeling with there CD. Also those who already have perfected their own CDs let me know what you might change.

How does this differ from the zipfld.dll? regsvr32 /u /s cabview.dll PS. i know what cabs are... it just disables cabs in windows?

Alright i am having a little trouble with my windows welcome screen. I want the system to boot up and i want to pick my profile icon at the welcome screen before bootup continues. I know i stops if you have a password or if you have more than 1 account but i want it to stop at my welcome profile icon without a password and with my account being the only account. and YES i do have "Use the Welcome Screen" check under the user accounts options. suggetions ppl? I have XP Pro with SP2. Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on. --Zxian

what is the extracted setup.exe for then?

Alright when i extract wgainstall.exe i get legitcheckcontrol.msi and setup.exe. do i need setup.exe can i just use legitcheckcontrol.msi? Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on. --Zxian

alright i am using this command regsvr32 /u /s zipfldr.dll to unregister zip files in windows. I am doing this with a batch file... the command works perfectly from Run in the start menu but when i use it in my batch file i get the following.. Microsoft Windows XP (version... yaya...) Copyright 1985-2001... yaya c:\documents and settings\(my folder location)... and i have to type exit into the prompt before it carries out the command... How can i just have it unregister the dll without doing anything else. EDIT: just forgot to add cmd @

Im seriously considering this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...-144-089&DEPA=0 kinda pricy at $154 but im planning on using it forever on my custom systems. It seems large enough to keep upgradeing the goodies i put in it. Does anyone have this system and what are you putting in it if you do. How do you like it?

yea im only going to buy from newegg cuz i have baught stuff from them forever and they do GREAT biz. also i only want to buy memory of what i feel is a good brand... Crutial, OCZ, Geil, kingston or corsiar. i coudl go 1gig strips but i dont think ill every upgrade to 4gig of ram (lots of newer boards support this) buy the time i ever did that i would buy a new motherboard. Ill prob end up buying 4x512 over time which is 2 gig and plently to last several years. im going to start out with a gig at the momen though. keep the ideas coming

Arlight i really want to buy some new memory and i looking at these two here 1). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820145450 2). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820145449 Both are corsair xms. What would you pick of these two? and do you have a different memory suggestion?

The FAQ may say that the changes are for 2000 but the download link for the fix for windows sp1/sp2 link to a version 2 of the hotfix. also there is a size difference between version 1 and this new releaced version for sp2

There is an updated version of WMP10 Windows Media Player 10 (Update) Date Published: 11/28/2005 Language: English Download Size: 12456 KB http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en plz ignore my post this is outdated info. Nothing new here look away :-P

I think it has already been posted that this cannot be done...

@m1m1m1m101 make sure your switches are corrected you currently have /quie /norestart /nobackup for a large portion of your fixes. it should be /quiet (you forgot the t) personally i think your switches so acctualy be /Q /O /N /Z instead. its shorter and very effective. I love how you have added direct links for the downloads. /Q (Uses quiet mode. Shows no user interface.) /O (Overwrites OEM files without prompting.) /N (Does not back up files for removing updates.) /Z (Does not restart the computer after the installation is completed.) Also perhaps you should add these to Optional Fixes KB909520 - Description of the software update for Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider KB Article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909520 KB909993 - Windows Media Connect 2.0 KB Article - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;909993 (maybe add this too since it shows up on update?) KB829019 - Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86) And maybe even add to the list since it is a required download? Even if we all hate it :-P KB892130 - Windows Genuine Advantage Tool Have the most complete list on the web Love what you have done with helping to update the hotfix page!!!