LLXX

That looks like the lyrics of a rap song.

They're known to run hot already at normal speed, and die suddenly when overclocked.

Only the power jack it seems... but most of the other connectors e.g. VGA out etc. are standard types you can find in other electronic component stores.

What chipset are you using, and does it come with its own IDE driver?

You could have avoided this post Petr, frankly. I thought we could be smart enough to avoid that : http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=84629 Sadly, as with all self destructive social deviants, LLXX does not respond to sound arguments but only to the fear of the cop. If you want to start a flamewar, I'm ready... just don't expect to win

If it has drivers for Win9x you're probably going to be fine.

That's not a lot... I have 104 on the desktop at the moment, and I just tried dragging them around, no problems. If there is heavy disk activity during those periods of freezing, your disk probably needs defragging. Otherwise it could be an excess of rubbish in the registry - Windows maintains the position of each icon in each folder that has been set to something other than the default views in the registry, and if that list becomes long, you can experience delays. To clear the list and start over, delete the entire StreamMRU and Streams subkeys under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and reboot or restart the shell. It will automatically recreate the two subkeys and start storing information in them with each new folder you open.

wzcsvc only needs to be enabled if you want to use the built-in Windows configuration program for your wireless adapter, which has much reduced functionality over the manufacturer-supplied program. A notable exception is the case of Intel's latest wireless products - the driver itself is over 10Mb, and the configuration program is another 40Mb (the entire download is 50Mb ) so I would recommend using the wzcsvc built-in. Then again, if you're on an NT-based OS and encounter problems one of the things you should know is to check the services.

That line should've been "sombdy will make a crack". What I find most amusing is the fact that by changing one or two bytes in a file or two, it is possible to defeat the entire mound of "protection" and validation schemes that M$ has developed Edit: Make that "somebdy has made a crack"

-only- if you allow it though, through the use of ActiveX.

No, you're just better with it enabled since you expect to move the mouse quickly and have a large movement, or move it slowly for more precise positioning.

I don't know about any of you, but I certainly do NOT want it to be defragging when I'm doing something else with the system. It actually wears out the hard drive sooner due to the higher levels of disk activity from both working with the system and the defragger. Not to mention it would be *really* bad to have the power go out amidst several open programs with files, and the defragger thrashing away at the disk in the background Best condition to defrag in: Minimal boot, no programs running (except defragger), leave undisturbed until complete.

Do you have root/shell access? If so, you definitely can. Otherwise, no.

Likely you've never used any real programming language, because you wouldn't be saying that... PHP is the worst "programming" language I've EVER seen. It's not a programming language, it's a scripting language.As this was in the Web Development section and PHP is in the forum name, I recommended PHP; not to mention I haven't seen Python being used for serverside scripting (Perl definitely.)

Yes, modems can use compression protocol to dramatically increase apparent speed. Next time you're on dialup, try downloading a file of mostly zero bytes (eg. ISOs ). If you see the speed go beyond 7KB/s, the modem is using compression.

Yah but anybody ever tried connecting both IDE annd SATA wires?? That should result in two physical and identical disks being detected, which act as one (i.e. writing to one shows up on the other, vice versa.)I have not see a dual-mode drive though, and even if there was one, there would probably be a jumper to select which interface to use B)

But did you really notice any of those bugs that were supposedly fixed? Or have you any need for those new features at all? However you did, quite apparently, notice what broke as a result of the upgrade. Yes, I still use Win98SE. I alternate between that and XP.

Those "functions" being frivolous or malicious, such as popups and the like. I haven't had a single site I didn't trust which needed scripting to such an extent that I needed to enable it.

Same address here: http://windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=53172

Talk about spreading myths... BootVis is not an optimizer Source: Fast Boot / Fast Resume Design (Microsoft Windows Hardware Developer Central)That's from M$, and from what I've seen regarding their statements, I don't trust them too much. In fact, the above statement was worded very interestingly -"Bootvis.exe cannot reduce or alter a system's boot... performance" It definitely didn't reduce (both of) my system's boot performance, it increased it, noticeably too. Note that BootVis has a menu option that reads "Optimize [sic] System" - if it's not an optimiser, what's that for? More notable BootVis improvements: http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/bootvis/index.htm http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootvis.php

I've seen (and heard!) a badly fragmented NTFS drive... very slow and sounds like a grinder. Not to mention NTFS performs more read/write activity than FAT32.

ntpasswd, primarily used for resetting lost passwords, also has a working (but rather crude) registry editor that runs off a floppy with a Linux kernel. I had to use this to correct a non-booting system (mistake I made - accidentally deleted the PATH environment variable )

Their servers couldn't handle the load of several million PCs connecting to them to check if they're "genuine"...

When I read the OP at first I thought a "mickey" was a new slang term for the mouse... What they call "acceleration" really isn't acceleration. It just changes the ratio between the mouse movement and the screen depending on the current velocity of the mouse; at low velocities, the number of pixels counted by the mouse is equal to, or even more than the number of pixels the cursor moves on the screen. This allows for fine movements accurate to a single pixel. Once the velocity reaches certain levels, the number of pixels the cursor moves for each mouse pixel is increased - 2, 3, etc. This results in a "faster" mouse response. Acceleration was developed so that users could easily traverse the desktop in one small quick movement, yet have enough precision at lower speeds for detailed work. The overall "feel" of the mouse becomes more responsive. Why you're not doing so well in CS with acceleration disabled is that you're used to moving quickly to aim "close" to the enemy, then slowing down for a more accurate position before shooting. With acceleration disabled, the cursor and mouse always moves in the same ratio, so it's either too fast to position accurately or too slow to move into position. To see how acceleration works in practice, move the mouse slowly a certain distance e.g. 2" and note how far the cursor moves on the screen. Now quickly move the mouse the same distance and note that the cursor has now moved farther than before.

Fixed.