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This was a very quick port. The background image causes it to look funny but it works. (pink ridges)Fix the image problem and it will look good. Update: I did a simple test with g:background and it's working (no pink fringe) stay tuned. oops missed one setting... re upped it. Get it here (still pink fringe) I'll take a look.

If you own a 64bit cpu why wouldn't you run a 64bit os? Why did you buy it then? Works great for me! The only problem I have is no driver for my Canon scanner. I rarely scan anyway.

App Launcher Gadget updated to v2.0 This is a complete reworking of the MS Launcher gadget from an early beta of Vista. I don't know why they didn't include this in Vista final. It allows you to launch apps from the sidebar by clicking the icon. Changes from original: many... -I removed the ability to drag and reorder apps from the main display. I added up and down arrows in the settings page to reorder them instead. (much cleaner code) -I added the highlight feature and cursor change when hovering apps. (update: now icons grow when hovered) -Added title attributes to links. (only works when gadget is focused window) -I changed the max apps from 20 to 24. -Added Control Panel, My Computer and Recycle Bin. bla bla bla... Screen shots: Notes: settings that can be changed in launcher.js var showTitle = "no"; // whether the path to the app is shown when hovering over the icon var makeIconBigger = "yes"; // sets whether the icons grow when hovered over. yes or no var showHighlight = "no"; //sets whether the icon is highlighted when hovered Drag and drop: Starting v1.8 you can drag and drop files or folders to the App Launcher. Defaults: There is a file named defaults.txt in the gadget folder. You can add apps to start with when first launched. You can also change the Control Panel view by changing the Control Panel Classic to Control Panel Category or Control Panel VAIO ----------(XP VAIO users only) Example defaults.txt entry C:\Windows\System32\SnippingTool.exe Try to avoid blank lines in defaults.txt. Updates: v2.0 Now included is My Computer, Control Panel and Recycle Bin. With Recycle Bin you can empty the bin, view contents and change settings. v1.9 Complete rewrite of the launcher. Fixed important bugs. v1.8 Added Drag and Drop. You can make a defaults.txt file and add your defaults to use when first loaded. See above Debug option. Create a debug.txt file in the gadget folder and run the Launcher. Any errors will get written to that file. Download: Latest version at the MS gallery here

I update my IP gadget to make it fully functional. Info on the first page. Post #10 see here It is set to use my web server to check your IP. Try it and let me know.

I have no plans to at this moment. Maybe when they've been tweaked a bit. I have a month until Vista is released into the wild. Give me some info on how the data is retrieved and I may be able to do it.

The one on the MS site only shows your NIC IP which is OK if you are directly connected to the internet. For me it just shows 192.168.0.101. The only way to show your external IP on a router is to check from the outside world. The one on MS is also a very ugly gadget that needs to be rewritten. I did borrow one line of code from it though.

IP gadget Removed due to server problems. Sorry.

I'm afraid that may be beyond my capabilities. I know how to manipulate html, javascript and php.

Glad you like them and glad to see it works in XP VAIO as I only tested them in VISTA FINAL. I'm not sure what to do next. I'm thinking of an IP gadget to display my PC IP as well as my router external IP. I'm not sure how to determine my external router IP short of loading a php page from my server. I don't like that way. Any ideas???????? One question for everyone.... On the radar gadget I put the city names on top of the radar image. Should it go under it like the other layers?

Doppler Radar Gadget I originally created this gadget for my own use and then realized it wouldn't be too hard to include all radar zones. It retrieves high quality Doppler radar images from radar.weather.gov. The image gets updated every 5 to 10 minutes or so. weather.gov is a USA weather service so the only radar images available are in the USA. However. I live in Vancouver, Canada and the radar covers this area very well. Because of that fact I included the options for other Canadian border cities as well as Havana, Cuba and Tijuana, Mexico. Although this is a sidebar gadget it is not intended to be used on the sidebar as the images are too large to be viewed that small. It is intended to be used directly on the desktop. The images from radar.weather.gov are 600x550 pixels in size. There is a size button to view the full image however the default size is 300x250 which is centered and cropped. You can change which cropped area is viewed in the settings. I could have shrunk the images but didn't like the look. This way you can isolate your city and view that area only. The view is made up of the layering of 7 images. You have the choice of different layers to view or not view. Highways is off by default but you can click it and view it. Only two of these images get updated regularly... the radar image itself and the legend which has the time of the radar image. Because of the size of the images this may not work well on dial up. It is intended for broadband but may work OK. Screen shots Click for Full 600 x 550 view Settings showing drop down list known issues... 1) when closed and reopened it goes back to the default (Seattle). This may be as intended by MS. 2) dragging it on an off the sidebar changes the view. minor as it should stay on the desktop anyway. The radar location stays but the crops change. Not sure why yet. :EDIT: fixed two little oopses in the code. Let me know what you think. Feedback will help in the improvement. radar.zip

Blank space between gadgets. I made this gadget to allow you to move a gadget down on the sidebar. Normally it returns up if dragged down. There is a settings window where you can adjust the height of the blank space. You can load it as many times as you wish to the sidebar. I actually had to use a background with a 3% fill as using a totally transparent background prevents the settings window from being available and the size can not be changed then. As you can see in the screen shots it is virtually invisible. If you set the opacity below 100% the gadget becomes totally invisible. Good once you set it to the height you want. The drawback is that it cannot be changed in any way once invisible. To close an invisible gadget open the sidebar properties and list all running gadgets. It can be closed there. Screen shots enjoy! I originally posted the idea and a working example on another forum without the resize capability. All future creations will go here. blank.zip

This is the batch file I use for associating 7zip with the proper extensions. @echo off SETLOCAL SET SC=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes SET Extn=001 7z arj bz2 cab cpio deb gz iso lzh nsis rar rpm tar z zip FOR %%j IN (%Extn%) DO ( REG ADD %SC%\.%%j /VE /D "7-Zip.%%j" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%j /VE /D "7z Archive" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%j\DefaultIcon /VE /D "\"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\zipfldr.dll\"" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%j\shell\open\command /VE /D "\"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe\" \"%%1\"" /F ) ENDLOCAL exit NOTE: I set it to use the default zip icon as the icon for all archives. I like the vista icon better then the ugly 7z ones. (I use vista!) This is how to use the proper icon for each file type. mentioned here @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL SET SC=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes SET Extn=001 7z arj bz2 cab chm cpio deb gz iso lzh nsis rar rpm tar z zip FOR %%j IN (%Extn%) DO ( REG ADD %SC%\.%%j /VE /D "7-Zip.%%j" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%j /VE /D "7z Archive" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%j\DefaultIcon /VE /D "\"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Formats\%%j.dll\"" /F REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.%%j\shell\open\command /VE /D "\"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe\" \"%%1\"" /F ) REG ADD %SC%\7-Zip.001\DefaultIcon /VE /D "\"%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\Formats\split.dll\"" /F ENDLOCAL EXIT It's a lot cleaner then the above reg file and the path "C:\" is not hard coded. It's a port of the way you mentioned above. It works great for me. enjoy.

Doing it in "Default Programs->Set Program Access and Defaults->Custom" only seems to change the icon in the start menu. Doing it in Firefox is the way to do it right.

That does not work. It should but does not. Try it and then click a link in a windows app like Media Player get more skins. It will open IE.

It's set that way but the log file does not get created. I read that it may be a permission problem for the folder it's writing to so I changed folders. No go. I then set it in Local Security but still no go. The logging does not work for me. Does it work for you?

If it's been asked before search for it and reply there. Don't clutter the forum. read about it and decide for yourself. Only you can decide if it's right for you. Windows Vista In my opinion Vista rocks! All previous suck in comparison. Why drive an old Pinto when you can drive a new Ferrari.

As tendaq noted: The XP drivers for 32bit work fine. I had no problems for the 2 weeks or so I used them. I have the XP 64bit drivers but I did not test them. They may work. I got them from Asus. I since use IDE for primary and via raid for storage. Attached are the XP 64bit drivers from Asus for the Promise 378 raid controller. I have not tested them. USE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK! If they work please post back here with the results. MB: Asus K8V SE deluxe with promise 378 and via raid controllers. 64bit.zip

Running Firefox normally if you select to set as default it won't because UAC won't allow registry changes without Admin power. The registry changes get redirected to program data which is only temporary. Right click firefox and run as admin. Then you can set it as the default and it will stick. Close and reopen normally. Firefox will now be the default. Just in case you wondered. I didn't see this posted previously.

Don't use windows firewall with advanced security from the start menu. Access it from Local security policy. If you use it from the start menu it can be overridden by windows or anything with administrator access (maybe even a trojan). Using it through local security policy you have full control as long as you set it to disallow "rule merging". All rules set through the start way are ignored. I deny all and then only allow a few things access. Works great! nothing like windows time or even core components get through. for outbound I have the following set to allow... Firefox Windows time utorrent core networking DNS (required for internet) for incoming I have utorrent set and that's it. (by default all incoming is blocked unless a rule is set) set it right and you'll prefer it. set it wrong and you'll complain that it sucks. JohnnyFu mentioned IE being slow. It could be the anti-phishing filter needing access. (just a thought) I use Firefox exclusively. The firewall will not alter the speed of the port (80) another component of IE must need access. (this actually means the firewall is working properly and blocking stuff) good luck. :added: I can't get the logging to work. does it work for anyone? how did you enable it? I turn the logging on but it won't log.

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Doesn't the Aero display run off the gpu rather then the cpu. So his cpu usage is probably from another app running. Whenever I use the flip3D my cpu usage doesn't elevate. on a different thought... I would like to see MORE enhancements use MORE cpu usage. Why have a 2.4Ghz or 3.0Ghz if the thing never goes beyond 10%. Max it out baby. Show me what you can do.

Not sure about the rest but I use business and it does not say that... 2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that license to one device (physical hardware system). That device is the “licensed device.” A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate device. a. Licensed Device. You may install one copy of the software on the licensed device. You may use the software on up to two processors on that device at one time. Except as provided in the Storage and Network Use sections below, you may not use the software on any other device. 15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE. a. Software Other than Windows Anytime Upgrade. You may uninstall the software and install it on another device for your use. You may not do so to share this license between devices. b. Windows Anytime Upgrade Software. The first user of the software may reassign the license to another device one time, but only if the license terms of the software you upgraded from allows reassignment. where does it say once? Are you confused with anytime upgrade?

It's built in to Vista. Just go to Adjust Date and Time and you will see the Additional clocks tab.

My AutoUnattend.xml works awsome. The only think I would like to change is if the autounattend.xml is on the DVD or in the floppy at first boot the unattended installation starts automatically. I don't want that. I would like for it to go to the screen where the install button is and wait for me to click it. Why you ask? If it's on the DVD then I do not have an option to repair the installation. Sure I can leave the floppy out until I get to the screen with the install button and insert it before I click it. That works. Has anybody figured that one out? Or am I the only one with this problem? Thanks in advance.

It's kinda strange but the original thread here for this compressed driver method mentions 7z sfx modules work (last updated Sept 2004) but I did not find a working example anywhere. I read that and decided to figure it out myself. The funny thing now is I switched to Vista a week or so after figuring this out and don't think I'll ever use this myself anymore. LOL