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  1. do you know how to move the page file to the front of the computer?

    how do you mean?

    also, yes, some programs complain if there's no page file, but in my experience, only photoshop has given me a message about it..it ran anyway tho....all i did was set a 32mb (min and max) page file and that message disappeared...with 2 gigs of ram, the max you'd probly ever need would be no more than 128mb page file...

  2. Size limit for standard DVD's are roughly 4,45 GB I think. If you need more space, consider using doublesided discs (.8.5 GB) but that's only possible when your burner supports it.

    i dont think that's what Miles4 was asking :rolleyes:

    as for ur question miles4, i have no idea :wacko:

  3. i saw ur post a few days ago, and since no one else is responding, i'll fire up the ol' 98se and see what i can dig up...if i find anything (or nothing), i'll post here ;)

    i was wondering this myself, actually..now i have an excuse to find out :D:whistle:

  4. does it happen in all folders, regardless of whether the thumbs.db file is already created, or just when that file doesnt already exist or is adding thumbnails?

    i had the same problem whith an nlited xp build, but i set explorer to NOT extract thumbnails, yet it kept trying to, which caused crashes in folders with videos...it never did it with pictures, and not with wmv or mpg files either, only avi..it was pretty weird, but i reinstalled xp before i found a fix...

  5. i adopted sp2 a month after its release, and wouldnt consider going without it. i'm not sure if that makes me biased, but whatever. :rolleyes:

    1) yes, there are problems with sp2, but those problems are few and far between. chances are, u wont have any problems at all.

    2) there are security flaws in it, yes, but there are far fewer in sp2 than sp1 or no sp.

    3) yes, u should still be able to install sp2 without updating wmp

    4) if memory serves, sp2 includes wmp9...newest version of wmp is 10. u'll hafta download wmp10 separately.

    if anyone else has more information, feel free to correct me. it's been ages since i updated, i could be wrong on these answers. :blushing:

    but overall the-matrix, sp2 is far better in security, compatability, and reliability than sp1 or xp gold. i'd say, go for it! it's well worth the upgrade. :thumbup

  6. i have alcohol 120% 1.9.5.3105 trial installed, i decided to buy the next build that was released, 3823...so here i sit with my downloaded software, bought and paid for, i run the setup, and select the update option...the program uninstalls the installed version, which is to be expected, but it kept the settings, all was well until i agreed to the eula, and got a prompt about the sptd driver install, which i allowed (setup cancels otherwise)...that setup got halted (no clue why), and suddenly aborted...i was able to clean up the mess left over, and re-install the old version (after trying the new build one more time)...whether i do a clean install (remove registry info) or update, i get the same error now, on that stupid sptd setup..."failed to open config key."...i poked in the registry, and found an sptd.sys driver under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentColtrolSet\Services\sptd ...i tried to remove that entire key, but i get this error: "Cannot delete sptd: Error while deleting key." ...the problem is the "cfg" subkey, i cant even read it...i get this error when i do: "Cannot open Cfg: Error while opening key." ...if i check permissions, it says i'm not allowed to read them, but i can change them...strange behavior when using the root admin account, with no other admin accounts...if i allow myself or the admin group "full access", i get an "access is denied" error, and nothing changes... :unsure:

    looks to me like this key (cfg) is corrupted, but i cant do anything to it..i've tried chkdsk, no problems..also tried using a different admin account, same errors...any leads what's causing this? or how to fix it? (apart from re-installing OS)..

    any help or ideas are appreciated. ;)

  7. heh, couldnt resist on that title description...

    anyway, i'm getting a laptop, and have pretty much everything picked out...except for the cpu/gpu... i wont go near any intel chips, as i am (or probly should be) one of those amd "fanboys"...

    ok, so my choices are 2: mobile athlon 64 3700+ with a mobility radeon 9700, or a turion 64 TL-40 with a mobility radeon x700....if i go for any other graphics chip, i get stuck with either an intel cpu, or an amd desktop cpu, not to mention spending alot more than 2 grand (i'm aiming for $1,600 or less)...

    the rest of the system is pretty basic, 1gb ram, 80gb 7200rpm hdd, integrated sound, networking, modem, etc...a dvd+-rw burner, and pretty basic for the rest...xp home, only 1 battery, and a dc inverter for the car...

    i want the thing to be somewhat powerful for some gameplay, but not much more than the source engine requires, while also being portable, with a few hours of battery life....i dont need any more internal hard disk space, as i have a 300gb external, and i dont care if it's not as powerful at games as my desktop (athlon xp 2600+, radeon 9600 XT)...

    i tend to do alot on my pc...email, IM, websurfing, bit-torrent, video transcoding, dvd burning, file archiving, music playing, video editing (once in a blue moon)...so i dont really need a powerhouse, i just want it to be able to do alot of the same things i use my desktop for...

    so far, i've been told that the turion is better for all but the most intensive of cpu use (games, video editing and transcoding), but i'm not sure what the difference between the 9700 and x700 is...the x700 is a newer core, but is it better for today's games? as i havent played any newer games like fear, i dont think the games of tomorrow apply to this question...so turion64 vs. mobile athlon64 ....which would fit my purposes better?

    also, it should be noted that the turion route is ~$200 more expensive, so it should be worth that much extra.....

  8. So the general concensus is that 1.5x system RAM is advised then?

    not in my experience...pagefile size should be set based on physical ram....no smaller than 256mb (for up to 64mb of physical ram), 384mb (for up to 192mb), 512mb (for up to 384mb phy ram), etc...but for systems that have >512mb phy ram, a pagefile shouldnt need to be bigger than 768mb...for a gig of phy ram, i match it in pagefile...more than a gig, pretty much keep pagefile at a gig...anything more seems like a waste of space... ;)

    i've never seen any problems using this config, and system performance is more than acceptable...

    i tried running without a pagefile for a couple weeks one time...my system actually went a bit faster, mostly with multitasking (nothing memory-intensive tho, just small stuff)...i went back to a pagefile because so many programs, and even some games, complained about no pagefile...some would run anyway, a few would not... :angry:

    i've always wanted to see a mobo that could run 32gb of ram for a single 64-bit cpu...i get the feeling a pagefile would be pointless with that much onboard space.... :wacko:

  9. The optimal setting is... surprise surprise... let windows choose aka "System Managed Size".

    Since when is a hard value better than what MS has tested (way more than any of us have) in accordance to your ram. BTW, the automatic value is the optimal value, which, as you said, is 1.5 times your system ram.

    i disagree...i've set my pagefile to whatever i thought it should be, basing my estimate on what the m$ recommended would be...for example, if m$ would say 480 mb, i'd add 32 mb, for a total of 512mb (i like numbers like this)...but that would be for a system with 256mb or less of ram... ;)

    my current primary system has 1gb of ram, and an equal size pagefile NOT on drive C:...just for a small gain in performance of the thing...i have seen some programs complain about a non-C: pagefile, so i set a 64mb one on C:...made all those complaints go away, and no noticable hit to performance... :whistle:

    IMO, a pagefile doesnt need to be bigger than 1-1.5gb...anything bigger is just a waste of hard disk space...but hey, i dont work for microsoft... :}

    by trav's example, a system with 4gb of ram should have a 6gb pagefile...surely, i'm not the only one here who sees that as a tad on the ridiculous side... :huh:

  10. i'm gonna go ahead with the full reinstall...just re-nlited a fresh source with a different set to integrate this time, closer to what i had before..i dont care about losing anything cuz it was installed just earlier today anyway...nothing to lose and all, as everything is still backed up....

    tried the sfc thing anyway, and it said this:

    "

    Windows File Protection could not initiate a scan of protected system files.

    The specific error code is 0x000006ba [The RPC server is unavailable.].

    "

    and i think something was amiss in my previous nlited one, so a repair would probly be fruitless...oh well, live and learn, i guess....

    thnx to everyone who read, thought, and/or posted to this...i hope this next install dont screw up as badly....as a total last resort, i have an untouched xpsp2 cd handy...

  11. oops...my mistake...maybe i should read more thoroughly next time.. :blushing:

    ok, tried the windows explorer, nothing...same as in IE...exactly the same...

    and i'll try that extension, and edit post in a few minutes...

    edit:

    no go on extension...wont go anywhere...status bar says "Waiting for " and then whatever site is entered....

    i wonder if i might need to reinstall xp again...

    edit2:

    just removed all from hklm and hkcu run lists...as well as startup folder for good measure...still nothing on IE...there is a cumulative update for IE that just popped onto the automatic updates list..i'll give that a spin and see if anything happens...

    edit3:

    nope...update didnt change anything...any ideas? or am i stuck either using ff, or reinstalling xp?

  12. @atomizer

    no, no proxy settings, just checked...and if i manually type in a url, ie just sits there...the animated flag in the corner is movin, but the status bar still says "Done", and nothing happens...and that site looks interesting, i'll give it a whirl if IE keeps misbehaving...

    @cluberti

    dunno, i'll try that and edit post with result..

    edit: just tried safe mode with network...no go...same as before...

  13. i just reinstalled xp, new nlited build and all...and now i have an elephant of an issue...all was well at first, i was loading drivers and apps, rebooting at the prompts...IE worked at the start as well, so i figure it's not nlite's fault, hence why this is posted here...i cant remember exactly when it crapped out, but the firewall was already in place, as well as anything else that has anything to do with network access/management...

    IE will not get to the internet..any site, not even my router's http config page...no error message, no 404, no "page cannot be displayed", nothing...it just sits on a white page with a blank address bar...and the title is the home page, www.google.com..

    i can ping inside and outside my home network, no problems, fast pings, all less than 150, most under 100...firefox can also get to internet, it's how i'm posting this..

    i've cycled my modem, reset my router, checked my firewall, run as may wizards as would apply (the internet setup wizard with IE6, and the network setup wiz), checked, double checked, triple checked, and quadruple checked my network settings...nothing...even rebooted a few times to be sure...a full system scan with pc-cillin internet suite 2005 (updated today) came up empty, so no infection...

    i'm using xp sp2 with all latest hotfixes, with a d-link router...my network card is as follows, verbatim from device manager... "3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)"....the card has more advanced settings in there than i care to list..suffice it to say that they are the defaults with only one change, the speed is 100mb full duplex...switching to anything else doesnt work, i already tried that...the nic is using the same driver as i've always used, as are the rest of my system components...

    it makes no sense to me why this is happening, and M$ has nothing of use in their knowledge base, as usual...

    it wouldnt be so bad, but i really dont care for ff...or any alternative browser...IE does what i need...

    any ideas?

    Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on.

    --Zxian

  14. ok...this may seem sooo newb to anyone reading this, but is it even possible to integrate/slipstream ie6, and wmp 9 or 10 (if 10 is even supported in 2k.. last i checked, it wasnt..) into the 2k pro installation...without using runonceEx or svcpack.inf..

    what would be the best method, if not a direct integration? please tell me if i'm just p***ing in the wind here...

    edit:

    and now that i think of it, what about directx 8 or 9?

  15. sry for all my endless posts, but i found this in the registry and was wondering what it means, if anything...

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager]

    "EnableMCA"=dword:00000001

    "EnableMCE"=dword:00000000

    maybe i'm just a moron, but could mce mean the media center program? i found this in my registry in XP Pro SP2.......anyone got any insite? this is just a matter of curiosity, not an actual problem...

  16. thanx for all the replies, and to answer those who posted, 1) zone alarm pro has a feature that blocks banner/skyscraper ads, but that tends to block legit images as well, that's why i use the hosts file...it's very specific, you see :D .....2)i'd rather avoid the fox if possible...it feels too much like netscape to me, for which i never was fond....3)thanx for those registry strings, but i checked my settings, and mine match the defaults exactly! i don't understand why it's not seeing the hosts file...as for future replies, i'd really appreciate it if a mod could move this topic to the nlite section..pretty please?! :thumbup .......

  17. :hello: hello everyone, for some time, i have used a self-modified hosts file to block ads :whistle: (not all, but many) from showing in IE6...this has worked remarkably well for quite some time (a couple months at least), but i was forced to reinstall xp the other day (cuz i screwed up the sys AGAIN) :blushing: ...and used nlite (as i have before) to make the xp disc....since reinstalling, i restored my old hosts file, set the read only attribute, and then locked it (a zone alarm option)...now, no ads are blocked by it...i think i may have set an option too many in my nlite-ing...here's a copy and paste of the Last Session.ini recorded....

    [Main]

    Env = 1.0 beta 6 - 1.1.4322.2032.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0

    Target = Windows XP Professional Sp2 - build 2180 - English (United States)

    [Tasks]

    Remove Components

    Unattended Setup

    Integrate Hotfixes

    Patches

    Tweaks

    [Components]

    ;# Applications #

    Accessibility Options

    Briefcase

    ClipBook Viewer

    Defragmenter

    Internet Games

    NT Backup

    Pinball

    Wordpad

    ;# Drivers #

    Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

    Cameras and Camcorders

    Display Adapters

    Display Adapters (old)

    Ethernet (LAN)

    IBM Thinkpad

    InfraRed

    ISDN

    MultiFunctional

    Scanners

    SCSI/RAID

    Sony Jog Dial

    Sound Controllers

    Tape drives

    Toshiba DVD decoder card

    Wireless Ethernet (WLAN)

    ;# Hardware Support #

    ATM Support

    Battery

    Brother Devices

    Multi-port serial adapters

    Multi-Processor Support

    PCMCIA

    ;# Multimedia #

    Images and Backgrounds

    Luna Theme

    Media Center

    Mouse Cursors

    Movie Maker

    Music Samples

    Tablet PC

    ;# Network #

    Client for Netware Networks

    Communication tools

    Internet Connection Wizard

    MSN Explorer

    Netmeeting

    Network Monitor Driver and Tools

    Synchronization Manager

    Web Folders

    Windows Messenger

    ;# Operating System Options #

    Administrator VB scripts

    Color Schemes

    Desktop Cleanup Wizard

    File and Settings Wizard

    Framework

    Out of Box Experience (OOBE)

    Search Assistant

    Service Pack Messages

    Tour

    Zip Folders

    ;# Services #

    Indexing Service

    ;# Directories #

    SUPPORT

    VALUEADD

    ;# Compatibility #

    Compat01

    Compat02

    Compat04

    Compat08

    Compat10

    [KeepFiles]

    msconfig.exe

    [RemoveFiles]

    blastcln.exe

    clock.avi

    [Options]

    AdminName = "root"

    AdminNChange

    ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"

    TargetPath = "WINDOWS"

    SrvpEnabled

    ;#ISO maker#

    isovol = WinLite

    isoatt = -allow-multidot -relaxed-filenames -allow-leading-dots -N -l -d -D -joliet-long -duplicates-once -no-emul-boot -b boot.bin -hide boot.bin -hide boot.catalog

    [Patches]

    DoTcpip

    TcpIp = 100

    DoUsbPoll

    UsbPoll = 500

    DoUxTheme

    DoSFC

    [services]

    Alerter,4

    ALG,3

    AppMgmt,3

    Browser,2

    CryptSvc,2

    DcomLaunch,2

    DHCP,2

    TrkWks,2

    DNSCACHE,2

    ERSvc,3

    EventLog,2

    HTTP,3

    HTTPFilter,3

    HidServ,4

    IpInIp,3

    IpNat,3

    IpFilterDriver,3

    PolicyAgent,2

    Ip6Fw,3

    NwlnkFlt,3

    NwlnkFwd,3

    Messenger,4

    NDProxy,3

    NetLogon,3

    Netman,3

    NetDDE,4

    NetDDEdsdm,4

    NLA,3

    xmlprov,3

    NtLmSsp,3

    SysmonLog,3

    PlugPlay,2

    ProtectedStorage,2

    RasAuto,3

    RasMan,3

    RpcLocator,3

    RemoteRegistry,4

    RemoteAccess,4

    seclogon,2

    SamSs,2

    LanmanServer,2

    SCardSvr,3

    Srv,3

    SENS,4

    LMHosts,2

    TapiSrv,3

    Themes,2

    UPS,3

    VSS,3

    AudioSrv,2

    SharedAccess,3

    Wmi,3

    W32Time,2

    LanmanWorkstation,2

    [Tweaks]

    ;# Boot & Shutdown #

    Auto-End Tasks

    Auto-Kill Hung Apps

    Auto-Kill Hung Services

    Disable saving Last Good state at boot

    Disabled

    ;# Explorer #

    Add CMD SHELL:> to all Drives and Folders

    Advanced Search: preconfigure options

    Disable Beep on errors

    Disable Prefix: Shortcut to

    Remove Send To on context menu

    Show all files and folders

    Show extensions of known file-types

    Show Statusbar in all windows

    Use small icons in Explorer bar

    ;# File Open/Save Dialog #

    Disable File MRU-List

    ;# Internet Explorer #

    Disable Market Place bookmark

    Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks

    Disable Outlook Express link creation

    Disable Password-Caching

    Preset Homepage to google.com

    Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects a time

    ;# My Computer #

    Add Device Manager to Context Menu

    Add Services to Context Menu

    Add Software to Context Menu

    ;# Network #

    Disable administrative shares

    Disable automatic search for network folders and printers

    Disable DCOM protocol bindings

    Disable DNS failure cache

    Disable extra SMB notify-change traffic

    Disable LAN-Manager from caching passwords

    Disable LM HOSTS lookup

    Disable Microsoft-DS (close port 445 TCP/UDP)

    Disable restoring mapped network drives on logon

    Disable Simple File Sharing

    Hide PC in Workgroups/Domains

    Remove remote-computer NameSpace

    ;# Privacy #

    Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff

    Disable and Remove Documents List from Start Menu

    Disable Error Reporting

    Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files

    Disable Logging & Reboot on System Failure

    Remove Alexa Spyware

    ;# Security #

    Disable DCOM

    Disable Windows Script Host (WSH)

    Re-Enable user:pass URLs

    Unhide Administrator account

    ;# Speed #

    Classic Control Panel

    Disable Optimize harddisk when idle

    Disable paging of kernel and core-os

    Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links

    Disable Warn on low disk space

    Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files

    ;# Start Menu #

    Disable Highlight newly installed programs

    Disable popup on first boot

    Do not use Personalized Menus

    Expand Connect To

    Expand My Computer

    Expand Network Connections

    Reduce popup delay

    Remove Search the Internet from Search

    Remove Set Program Access and Defaults

    Remove Windows Catalog from Start Menu

    Use small icons in Start Panel

    ;# Taskbar #

    Disable Language-Bar

    ;# Visual Effects #

    Disable: Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing

    Disable: Show translucent selection rectangle

    Disable: Show windows contents while dragging

    Disable: Slide taskbar buttons

    Disable: Smooth edges of screen fonts

    Disable: Transitions and Shadows

    Disable: Use a background image for each folder type

    Disable: Use common tasks in folders

    Disable: Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop

    ;# Windows Media Player #

    Accept Privacy Statement

    Disable auto-add music to library

    Disable automatic codec download

    Disable license backup prompt

    Disable MRU

    Disable scripting commands

    Disable starting with Media Guide

    Disable WMP auto-update

    No visualization

    Optimize fullscreen mode behaviour

    Zoom video to windowsize

    [unattended]

    UnattendMode = FullUnattended

    ComputerType = Automatic

    ProgFilesPath = "C:\Program Files"

    HibernationNo

    AutoLogonYes

    MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 1

    DefaultThemesOff

    IISInstall = 2

    [Drivers]

    [Hotfixes]

    E:\CustomXP\files\RVMUpdatePack1.3.1.cab

    E:\CustomXP\files\RVMAddonsWMP10_1.0.cab

    ..........everything else works like a charm, but this one thing is maddening! :realmad: can anyone see what i did wrong? or how to get the system to see and use the hosts file? i apologize if this is posted in the wrong section...

  18. not sure where to post this, but here is probly the most relevant....

    i've seen a few board members, as well as other ppl online who use the win server 2k3 version of NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM on an XP install...everything works just fine, but no one seems to know if there's any benefit...the file sizes of the two files between the XPSP2 version and Win2k3Enterprise are small, but there is a slight difference...does anyone know if there is a benefit, and what the difference(s) between the xp version and 2k3 versions are?

    hope that all makes SOME sense....

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