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InTheFlow

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  1. Well, I found a way to get rid of the text completely which is an even better solution. Thanks for the help guys!
  2. I had a program running called 'Iconoid'. It is used to keep track of where icons are on the desktop so that you can easily put them back where you want them in the event of a resolution change. It was causeing the problem. As soon as I shut it down the problem went away. Started it back up and once again had the problem. I've un-installed it as it doesn't work with Shell Object 'icons' anyway. Resolved!
  3. Hello All. Any windows that are open do not blink out only the Background, Icons, & Taskbar. It happens after about 3-4 seconds. This is a fresh install of WinXP Pro that was slipstreamed with SP2, RyanVMs updates, dx 9.0c, & raid drivers. Has anyone seen this happen before? What is the cause/fix? I'd really rather not have to do a full re-install again as I'm almost done setting things up.
  4. Thanks for the reply MaxXPsoft. Doesn't setting that value to a '1' mean it turns wrapping on? I actually don't want it to wrap. Or, are you saying to delete the entire value and create one that just says 'wrap' and set it to a 1?
  5. I searched this forum/google for 'icon' and went through the posts. I found that you are supposed to put in a 0 for the IconTitleWrap value to keep the icon text from wrapping. I searched through the registry and changed all those values to '0'. However, even after a reboot the text is still being wrapped instead of truncated. I have large fonts and large icons enabled. Anyone have a fix for this problem?
  6. I found the fix for my last problem. I must have accidentally turned off 'Enable Pinned Items on Start Menu'. In case someone else runs into this problem, here is the reg info to fix it: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoStartMenuPinnedList"=dword:00000000 I ran a repair install of Windows and so far this evening I haven't noticed any of the weird problems I was having before. I'm inclined to believe that the IE7 update hosed up my system pretty good and that the repair install fixed whatever was up. If the problems prove to in fact not be resolved, I'll post back asking for help.
  7. I used nLite to update/slim down an XP install CD & add RAID drivers. I'm experiencing some weird things happening in Windows now and am wondering if anyone has insight into why? Intermittently I have a problem where if I'm viewing an open window (doesn't matter which one...it could be a configuration screen, firefox, thunderbird etc.) everything outside of the window goes black. The taskbar and all icons just dissapear. Then if I move my mouse outside of the window, it all comes back. The unlock computer message comes up saying that only I or an administrator can unlock it. However, when I type in the correct password it comes back with the same message. It happens at intermittent times. Sometimes happens when I unplug a USB device, other times when I look at the screen sideways. Seems to be random. Unlike when it comes out of the screensaver mode and prompts for the password, it doesn't have my username pre-populated in that field of the log in box. Thats when I know I'm in trouble. Ctrl-Alt-Del does nothing at this point. I have to reset the computer to get back in. If I go to the Start Menu Properties, click 'customize' and check the boxes under Show on Start menu 'internet' & 'email', click 'OK', 'apply', & then 'OK' again...windows pauses a few moments while the changes are applied. However, when I then press 'Start' they are not shown as I had requested. If I then go back into properties it shows like I had never checked the items to begin with. The same thing happens if I reboot in between checking the boxes and clicking on the start menu. I added SP2, RyanVM's hotfixes & the Dx9c addition in addition to the RAID drivers with nLite. I also did a number of the tweaks available in nLite but haven't added anything other than that. If anyone can help with some or all of these problems, I'd be most appreciative. They currently have me stumped.
  8. Sheesh OldGoat43, stop teasing us like that already and share how to make the Gnome's script & bat file! I re-built my system last week and am STILL tweaking it...
  9. For example; I'd like to make "Windows Key + e" start ExplorerXP instead of the regular MS Explorer. Is this possible and if so, how? Thanks
  10. I've put hours into making my unattended install disc and I started wondering...for a home user with one PC to re-do, what is the point? It seems like even when things go perfectly, that there will be some programs that need to be installed manually anyway. Now, I admit...it is VERY cool to have a disc do this for you and there is great personal satisfaction in having it work. But, I got to thinking that the amount of time I'm putting into making this thing work correctly is going to be significantly longer than just installing it the 'old fashioned' way, updating with windows update, tweaking it how I want it and then just imaging the disc. Are there other reasons why its better to go the Unattended route? One thing I thought of is that there may not be as many temp files laying around going the unattended route. But then again, you could always use CCleaner to remove that stuff before imaging the disc. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Why do you go through all the effort of making one of these?
  11. no problem at all...I've been busy myself which is why I haven't contributed anything yet.
  12. Well then, its not as bad as I had originally thought... I started evaluating the different ones I listed above. Textpad, EmEditor, Programmer's Notepad, & jEdit really aren't going to do it for me. From what I've seen so far, they just don't hold a candle to Notepad ++ . Tomorrow I'll compare it with Kixtarter and ASE to see which I like better. Notepad ++ actually does have built in support for kixstart, lets you customize it (I think it will let me set up block formatting but won't know until I play with it more.) and has a number of plug-ins that can be added. One of my favorite features is that it allows you to easily make the text larger...that is REALLY nice on hi-res displays! To NOT go 'bug-eyed' while coding is a huge benefit!
  13. I have no idea if they have those features because I haven't actually checked them out yet. I watched the video...that is a really cool feature ASE has! The only thing that gets me about that program is that they charge $99 for it and then on top of that want $75 a year for 'upgrade protection'. Seems a little jacked up to me. But who knows, I might wind up going with it anyway...
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