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You know, you guys with a recovery partition (well if you didn't blow it up that is) technically have a dual boot right there!

Using the different link formats are a license issue for us. As noted, a period of time we had to go back to using the forum/topic format. This was an unfortunate lag period between the license expiry/renewal and being able to install the new license (and verify it is ok) in order to get the "preview" type of format. Yes it does play an issue with some posts, such as older ones with quotes and such, but there is really no easy way to fix it without taking the forum down for a long time and doing a ton of work. That time isn't really worth it so we just hope that you (and me too even ) can handle that period of time when it is different.

When it comes to the burner discussion, can you see yourself needing a blu-ray burner in the next 1 year? If you can wait to burn BD, since DVD is still quite large, you can also wait for the price to come down even more. If you just need a player, get that and worry about the burner in the future when it will likely be cheaper than the player you buy.

Are your hard drives IDE or SATA? You may need to update your Mass Storage drivers.

As far as security goes, your weakness points are only the Internet modem and your router, from the outside world. Otherwise, you have no real security between the clients on the private side of the router. Do you really need to protect the computers from each other? It may be overkill but at least it is a learning experience for you.

That is correct. If you feel that any of our rules are not specific enough, make a post about it here: http://www.msfn.org/board/site-forum-issues-f23.html There is only 1 legit way to run a system without WGA installed, which is to not get any Windows Updates. The risk is yours. If it is already installed on your computer, you have to live with it. Either way, you won't get any help on how to remove it from us on MSFN, as it is (as noted) against the rules.

I boot only 1, XP Pro. Of course my computer boots to a menu which I could pick .net Server 2003 Enterprise, but its because I used to dual with that but removed it, and didn't bother fixing the boot.ini.

These may be those dreaded virtual NICs. I believe a similar discussion took place here: http://www.msfn.org/board/hp-nc373i-multif...er-t133368.html

You are both wrong, but you are both right. Standards are one thing, but the usage of those standard affects the revisions and adoption of them. Remember, Betamax was a instituted before VHS, but VHS won because more manufacturers adopted that design. Its the same with browsers. The only difference is that the W3C takes longer to update!

If you are spyware and virus clean, this is my only other response. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555206 This of course presumes you do not have any rootkits or spyware your current software cannot find. For info on better protection, check here: http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Anti-Malware_Toolkit

Indeed we already have 2 things in common.

Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCOCmfJiko

I am currently working on a guide for WinPE 3.0. It won't be everything you may want, but it will be a start.

When your computer loses its connection, try to ping your modem/router. Also see what your IP address is when you can't connect. In addition, check other programs like IMs or see if you can get to google.com using its IP address. For example: http://74.125.45.100/

Since you are new here, I will point you to the rules. More specifically: Second, My Documents opening at the launch of Explorer is commonly caused by malware, or you have a bad link in your Run key, or Startup folder. Check for viruses, spyware and your startups. Any more info you will need to post what OS you have, including architecture and Service Pack.

It may be possible using OPK Tools and adding the SRT-Package to the PE.

This is a project thread to create and deploy the WinPE 2.0 GimageX COM based HTA with WinPE 3-4 x64 from WDS. Update: Minimal changes needed for WinPE4 build, see here. I will be using v7.1 version of the program as v9.0 and v9.1 are not functioning enough to use. If anyone wants to try making them work properly, I can add them into this project. See the following resource: http://www.msfn.org/board/17-t97512.html Last available versions Version 7.1 :: download Version 7.3 :: download from SkyDrive Version 7.4 Beta Server HTA :: post First, this is not a tutorial regarding how to set up the WDS on Server 2008. No questions regarding PXE or WDS errors will be permitted in this thread, only ones relating to the creation of the PE and actual use/behaviour of the HTA in the (booted) PE. Some of these instructions may be used to create this on a DVD, CD or a UFD if a network boot is not an option for you. The specifics of converting this to those methods are not permitted. If you have a question relating to this project but falls into the "non-permitted" category (outlined above), please make a new thread and refer to this topic. This tutorial also uses the following constants. The Server being deployed from is Server 2008 Standard x64. I am also using the OPK Tools, and not the Windows AIK. As a result of these two things, the paths used in the examples below may be incorrect in your case. You may be using the AIK, or your program may have been installed into Program Files (x86). You need to be aware of these differences if they apply to you and adjust your commands appropriately. I am also using the RTM version of the OPK Tools for Windows 7 Enterprise/Server 2008 R2. There may be slight differences from the WAIK, or Release Candidate versions that I am not aware of. If a specific command is not working for you, check what you typed and then check to see if the commands I am using are valid for your version.

I believe that if you buy a software product this way, and it comes with the CD Key, but it turns out the seller is still using the key, the seller is at fault and not you. And regarding Microsoft products, you would need to have in your possession the actual COA sticker. The COA is your proof that you are the only one allowed to use the key. It may be more technical than this tho, policy is a complicated and often confusing thing.

That's awesome! Now I dont feel so bad when I tell people I went to college for mainframes!

Fixed....

I don't think so, moving and strifing with keyboard, and aiming with the mouse is possible, the real annoyance is deformed free view up and down this engine makes. Like with Duke Nukem. Strife has Doom controls. So mouse movements equals player movement. Also right click is move forward. This was fine when it came out but now its just confusing. Strife was not Build Engine, sorry if I just jumbled that all together. I should look for my Duke CDs and see if Duke It Out in DC finally works! I never got it to work when I bought it lol.

I have found that most games nowadays only check the video card for system requirements, not anything else. Which was why I could run Oblivion (not Oldblivion) below specs. That in itself is flawed, those installers should at least say "you can run this but it might be choppy". Did I mention that the Crysis demo played just fine but took an hour to load a level/play the movie?

Sometimes I think its less "a clue" but more "a care" about things. I've always been the kind of guy that wants to make things more efficient. Yes Netgear was the place we looked because they are our #1 supplier for networking gear. The other one is CNet and they are garbage. I will do some more research I guess, since my question wasn't directly answered. We basically need a way to keep gigabit clients running at gigabit when 100Mbps clients are on the network. We can get 40% util from the server if all are gigabit, which considering mean limits and SMB is just fine. But running at 1% util when 10/100 clients are present delays us greatly. The servers don't do much either, since this is only for production and not enterprise work. Yes a domain exists (only because WDS requires it) but there is only 1 domain member. The only thing the DC does is DHCP and both servers act as file servers, and there is no internet access. I still remember when MS told us we needed to go to managed switches, but management nods and agrees and does nothing until someone speaks up. And I am that person so I get yelled at for speaking up sometimes!

Nice catch Ponch! Ok OP, basically, if you run your recovery CDs and it doesn't put the partition on there, you're going to have to figure it out for yourself. The Recovery Media Creator is not designed to recreate the partition, only make the CD/DVDs needed to reinstall the OS to factory specs. Of course if its a Sony or ARM, I may be wrong.

Seeing how large that is, having an equal amount of 1u fans would be more powerful.