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  1. I am basicaly a Linux newbie. I have installed linux several times just to mess around but have never tried to use linux in any productive way. Recently the idea of a linux server has seamed very appealing to me. The problem is I do not know what I need. I would really like it if there was a linux distrobution that is designed to be used as a server and will not install stuff that I would not want on a server.

    I know that just about any linux distrobution can be used for a server but being that I am a newbie I would like somthing that is easy to use and has easy setup and administration. Somthing that is basicaly "id*** proof." I would like to have the following services:

    Web Server

    smtp

    pop3

    webmail

    maybe ftp

    Thanks in advance.

  2. I am looking for a consol application that will search inside a group of cab files and tell witch cab file has the file that is being searched for.

    Example:

    c:\cabsearch explorer.exe D:\win98\
    The file explorer.exe was found in xxxxxx.cab

    If such a tool exist it would make my life a lot easier.

    Thanks

  3. I have recently started to like dfi and btw I do not overclock. I have also never had any big problems with Asus or Abit. Just stay away from really cheap boards juch as those made by pc chips or jetway.

    dfi just doesnt like generic ram...

    asus is good tho

    yeah you should stay away from generic ram no matter witch board you go with.

  4. +Instmsia and Instmsiw? Those are MSI installers, you only need one copy of each - your machine probably has those files already, all you need to do is run the .MSI file to install. Try installing without them; if it works, you can delete those files to free some space.

    LLXX is right.

    Also I do not think you can use junction links on a usb flash drive because I think that they are not (by default at least) formated with NTFS. I think they use fat. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

  5. Try scanning it with a dos based antivirus. Fprot is a free one.

    Also if you have a dos boot disk you can boot to dos and run C:\windows\scanreg /restore to try to restore a backup of the registry.

    Another thing if it will boot into safe mode you can try running system restore.

    And last but not least if all else fails the reinstall windows. :thumbup

  6. to reduce size abit more u may want to try upx.

    it compresses exe files and dll files.

    when iwe done this i left all directx dlls out ( coz ther used alot and to uncompress em everytime slowed things down just alittle but i'm just picky ).

    also i skipped all the files in the windows\command folder.

    it usaly shrinks the windows folder down with 35%-40%.

    but take backups b4 u even try this.

    http://upx.sourceforge.net/

    EDIT:

    ah and u can remove txt files and all the wav files aswell.

    the bmp files u dont use well use you'r imagination :)

    It is a bad idea to compress everything possible with this method. Not only does it take time to decompress but also it affects how the dlls are stored in memory. For example if their is a dll that is used by several programs it will make a new copy of itself in memory everytime it is called rather than just shareing one.

    This is because windows sees the copressed file on the hard drive as being different than the uncompressed one that is already in memory.

    My explanation maybe as clear as mud but the point is with lots compressed files windows will use more memory.

    But if you have lots of memory it may not make that much of a difference if you have lots of memory.

  7. Heh, this is the cheep PCI sound card. >_< i guess get another one? or try to find diffrent drivers?

    im a hugh windows 98 fan, but these wierd problems are makeing me think about win2k...

    Why not try the drivers from the manufacterers site here.

    You should only get drivers from places like driverguide if yo can not find them one the manufacterers site.

    Also if it is a driver problem you should not blame it on the os. :no:

  8. I have had problems in the past where the autologon feature would just stop working all of the sudden. And this was not in combination with sp2. So my guess is either the tweakui's autologin is buggy or there is some patch that happens to be in sp2 that causes it to stop working.

  9. Extd Memory: 63MB
    That means that your computer is only seeing 63 mb of memory so it appears that it is not a windows problem. It must be a hardware problem.
    Now I'm really lost. What is this Google you speak of?

    Google is a search engine and probably the most popular one. www.google.com

    mobo is a Tomato CreateLX-AT / Intel 440LX AGP Pentium II 6DLX from 1996

    With that motherboard I am sure that you should be useing low density ram. That is the first thing I would check. Also try switching the ram around to different slots and see if that makes a difference.

    One last thing. In my opinion it is always better to use matching memory sticks although it is certainatly not a requirement you will have far less problems that way.

  10. I've heard people claim the Raptors are loud. In my opinion, they're not much louder than a silent DVD-ROM (which I mistaken the noise to be at first) and are usually drowned out by my 45dB fans. It's best to use them in RAID0, or the performance boost isn't that noticeable with normal usage. They do run hot (around 80 degrees Fahrenheit is my best guess).

    I know that I will get flamed for saying this but I personaly think that Raptors are over rated. Now do not get me wrong they are good drives but Hitachi and Seagate 7200 RPM drives give comparable performance.

    I am glad that your experiance went well.

  11. LiteOn SHW-1635S DVD+R/RW 16x8x DVD-R/RW 16x6x DVD+/-R DL 8x4x DVD-Writer (Black) OEM

    $44.99

    There was a time when I really liked LiteOn but recently I as well as other people I know have had lots of problems with liteon drives. I would go with an AOpen drive.
    you should drop the Intel rubbish and go with AMD biggrin.gif that would be the first thing id change.

    Agreed you could get better performance for your money if you go AMD.

  12. it should show only 1 drive, if you see 2 then you did something wrong again
    That is what I thought. I am trying to set this up post windows install. This is not the volume I wanted windows windows installed on. It will be used only for storage/backup purposes.

    I deleted the mirrored volume then recreated it and this did not show any difference.

    Also device manager shows all devices installed correctly.

    max part size i beleive is 137gigs

    Can I use a third party program to create a larger partition?

    Thanks

  13. This is my first time to setup sata raid and is also my first time to do raid at all in Windows 2000.

    I got 2 250 gig Seagate Drives and I am trying to set them up to be mirrored. It appears to be setup fines in bios but my problem is within windows. When I go to computer management to set up the partition is it still shows 2 seperate drives instead of the single raid volume. So it appears that it is letting me create a partition on each drive which is not what I want.

    I am sure that I am doing somthing stupid wrong.

    Hardware:

    Motherboard: DFI nF3 250-AL

    Hard Drives: 2x SATA Seagate Barracuda 250gb

    OS: Windows 2000 Server

    Also what is the max partition size in windows 2000.

    Thanks

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