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Hmm that is an interesting option.... As for the different licensing, we already sell people Volume license versions of Windows Vista AND XP on the same orders. As far as the site license thing, basically the company i worked for used a version of Windows XP where they would use Altiris to install Windows with an image. And it never required a serial number. The Windows there used a site license, which btw is the IRL term for those versions of Windows that people who steal it like to call "Corporate Edition", but evidently when your company needs to build like 20,000 computers for your employees, Microsoft has additional licensing abilities for you to use. At first I got annoyed when people would talk about that but I understand now that unless you work IT in a very large company, you aren't going to realise that there are actual legit site licensed copied of Windows out there!

I already have keyboard, mouse, monitor, sound card and speakers, dvd drive. I just can't upgrade my current computer anymore because of the cost, since it is at the max for CPU and it uses 168 pin RDRAM. Also because of the age of it, I will need new hard drives, ram, cpu motherboard, case, power supply, video card. I don't technically need a new case but I have a full tower steel case. It takes up a lot of room and is pretty heavy. I guess you could say I am bored of the case already. I use the hard drive model where the boot/c: drive is smaller than storage drives. I won't have a need for larger data drives at first, so I did not include them in my target build. Also, as far as the Intel board selection goes, I made the selection based on the fact that the board did not have onboard video. I try to manage my resources as well as I can. Secondly, I chose Intel because it will allow me to get a Vista distro cheaper if I get an OEM version with the volume license where I work. And I won't have to worry about the issues I have with my XP computer as it has a Site License version of XP that can't do Windows update because it looks for a SUS that isn't present.

Alright here is the deal. As of Monday, I cannot get a browser to work properly on the computer I am typing on. Here are two examples of behaviour: Example one: Go to a forum (so far IPB, here and ForumPkanet is effected), log in. Go to a forum section, create a thread. After you are done posting, go back to the section index. Then the post would not appear. Also, it would not show me if I had visited a thread (there is usually an icon that changes color or makes a dot appear in it if you have been there/replied to it). If I make a reply, it would not appear unless it was in a POST method, ie if the forum is set to redirect you to your post itself. It will not show a reply if the forum is designed to redirect back to the last page of a topic, thus it would appear as If I had not posted. Thirdly, if I have a PM waiting (this seen in IPB 2.x) it appears in the pop-up box. I click it, read it or whichever and then go back to the board index. The PM pop-up will appear again, but with a message stating that there is nothing to display in that window. Example two: Go to yahoo sports. Log in. After the redirect back to sports, instead of saying "hello username" it says "sign in". If I retype in the address bar to go to say, yahoo mail, it recognises I am signed in and lets me see my mail. If I delete a message and go back to the inbox, the message is still listed on the page. If I go to fantasy sports, it does not recognise that I am logged in. Things I have tried: 1. Using different browserws 2. Deleting cookies 3. Deleting all cookies 4. Clearing temporary internet files (all offline content) 5. Clearing Firefox cache 6. Rebooting the computer. Here are the specs of this computer's software configuration to aid you. Browser 1: Internet Explorer 6 (needed to view this forum) Browser 2: Firefox 2.0.0.9 Email Client: Thunderbird (latest version) OS: Windows Server 2003 Standard R2 Firefox extensions: NoScript, Rikaichan Other apps (as appears in Add/Remove Programs Adobe Flash Player 9 Active X Adobe Reader 8 Auto3Lib (source Library for AutoIT) AutoIT v3.2.8.1 Easy Audio Converter Ghost AutoInstall Japanese Language Support Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Microsoft Office XP Small Business Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backwards Compatibility Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Books Online (English) Microsoft SQL Server Native Client Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 Microsoft Windows Update Server Update Services 3.0 Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.9) Mozilla Thunderbird (2.0.0.6) MSXML 4.0 SP2 (Parser/SDK and 2 hot fixes) MSXML 6.0 Parser Nero 7 Essentials PHP 5.2.4 Scite AutoIT 5/22/2007 Truck Dismount (remove only) Windows Automated Installation Kit Windows Internal Database Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2 WinRAR archiver Other considerations: AD Domain Controller, IE Security is disabled, IIS enabled, SQL Server enabled but not functioning due to configuration issue. This is not a live server, it is a test box aka my office computer. It is not on a production domain and the domain has no members. It does not run DHCP or DNS. So you can see not too many apps. The only things I had installed recently was on Friday I installed Rikaichan Plug-in for Firefox and Japanese Language Support for Office. On Thusday I installed the Audio converter, which I will try to remove now. Otherwise I cannot think of anything else happening, except that maybe Firefox may have updated itself, but I cannot recall that. Any ideas based on this behaviour?

Well I was an avid 3DFX supporter but they got bought up by nVidia so I had switched to a GeForce. I recently got a Sapphire Radeon 6800XP so that I could at least play Oblivion. I chose that chipset based on price, ram amount and AGP 4x 1.5v availability. That card seems to work quite well. I have some reservations, however. I always use Intel boards now mostly because I 'boycott' (because hate is too strong a word) a lot of manufacturers like MSI, Acer, SIS, etc and never was sold on the idea of an AMD CPU or Chipset. I am also not really fond of VIA chipsets either. Here was how my choice for motherboard came down. I went to Intel's site and used the configurator. I looked for 2 things. 1. Did not have built in video (would prefer not to have built in sound but I can live with that) 2. Supported a quad core I found that the board I chose (and the DX38BT which I could not find for sale anywhere) supported Crossfire. So I checked AMD's site for cards that support Crossfire and also DirectX 10. I would not have a problem going with a low end card to start and buy two higher end cards later. But I also admit that my hardware knowledge is severely dated. Back when I made the computer I use now, it was top of the line and I knew it was. I didn't have to ask people questions about it or anything like that. Of course I early adopted into RAMBUS first gen because I could afford it, unfortunately most people couldn't at the time (and I can't now, hence the reason for a new system) and it was a technology that only lasted 2 revs. As I understand it, RAMBUS was only surpassed about 2-3 years ago. I still pride that technology. I know nothing about RAM nowadays, like how they figure out the PCnumber that they use. So let me post what it is I am looking for, and perhaps suggest a good workaround for that. 1. Intel motherboard and chipset 2. Intel Quad Core CPU 3. No integrated video (and sound if possible) 4. A video card supporting DirectX 10 5. a mid-tower case 6. be able to play Fallout 3 when it comes out 7. I don't care about BioShock So there you have it.

No, the 2600 Pro has DDR3, you are thinking of the 2400 maybe. EDIT: lol I said DDR3 to myself and posted DDR2.

I posted this config on another forum, and people complained that I picked a bad video card. I am sold on the board and it supports ATI Crossfire technology, and I want DirectX 10 thus I must aim for a Vista system. Tell me what you think: +++Base system+++ $202: Intel D975xbx2 motherboard $265: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz retail (comes with the cpu fan) $33: Samsung 1GB PC2-6400 240pin DDR2 800MHz $42: Western Digital SATA 80GB Hard drive $114: Antec P180B ATX Case $70: Antec Neo HE 430w ATX PSU $89: Sapphire 100207L Radeon HD 2600 PRO 512MB PCIEx16 I can use my sound card and my cd drives from my current system. Of course this is a base system because I can add more RAM (which I plan to go up to 4GB to start) another hard drive or two and also definately get a second video card. Also unlike my last motherboard, Intel's site did not give a recommended or minimum power supply wattage that I would need. Is the one I picked sufficient for the hardware inside? I just picked the next level up from what I have now, which is a 400w. And I know some people don't like Sapphire but I have purchased from them before and have no problem.

Wow I want it. I'm at the point where I am running out of quests so anything new sounds good to me!

I'm still playing Diablo II.

1. We need to know what the error said exactly. 2. Check your event viewer for errors.

Well.... you can just tell imagex to apply or capture to another letter besides c:

EDIT: for some reason this post didn't appear last time

TUrn on Windows Firewall or another one, and connect each computer directly to the DSL modem and do your speed check. Make sure you are not getting a bottleneck at the router.

Is Money on the nLite CD?

An OEM CD will make you activate if you had done any Windows Updates. Most notably the WGA update.

I wouldn't recommend a password revealer/cracker as the first choice. Call the ISP.

Metal

I haven't seen either in action, but I pick Bluray because I used to work for Sony.

Verizon DSL, don't know the speed. Can't get FiOS yet but the line is at the end of the street.

I smoke but am an anti-smoking advocate. Nothing beats handing out "Smoke Free NY" stickers while smoking a cigarette.\ Besides, all smokers plan to quit, it just doesn't always work out that way.

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Windows XP Pro Windows 2003 .net Server Enterprise Windows 98

This happens from time to time with any company. Mistakes are made because someone forgets to save something or a server doesn't send data right. Whatever the case, it causes a lapse in the process somewhere. The failing that your report shows is that the motherboard company should have gone right to a supervisor or even a call to the warehouse/receiving to check. I have been on the support side in these instances, and I have called the receiving warehouse, or the repair company to comfirm delivery signatures or that a product has been received and/or what stage it is in. But some reps will do more for customers than others, mostly because either they don't care, or they are just working there for the sake of having a job. I know as I had seen it myself. Then there are those good support people that are pressured by their work environment to not be on calls for a certain period of time or whatever. There is also the potential that the rep is limited in what they can do. Call centers come up with strange rules sometimes, like not being able to make outgoing calls, or a strange unreliable process to communicate problems to other departments. Don't get me started about India. I have had strange dealings with both MSI and AOpen. Here is a recap: With MSI, we got a bunch of notebooks with buttons on it that didn't do anything. There were also Unknown Devices sitting in Device Manager that we found out were linked to these buttons. So I did some research and found out they were part of Windows Hot Start. I go to the website to get the drivers for it on this model, and only the Vista drivers are available. I figured I would download the drivers and take a look at them and see if I could rewrite them for XP (I had previously re-written the Intel IME drivers for Vista on certain Intel boards to use before Intel released them). But it was just 2 registry entries. So I call up our MSI support rep, and he emails me the link to get the drivers.... but for the wrong model. So I email him again and post the complete model number. And he replies back to say "is not sold in the U.S. region you must have..." another model... Doesn't sound so bad but after figuring out that MSI was labelling their notebooks with the wrong model number, we were able to get the correct BIOS to fix the issue. And to continue with MSI, there was another instance where the BIOS update on the P4M900M2-L motherboards would render them "hosed" aka they wouldn't boot after running the BIOS update. We had encountered that only twice, then suddenly we blew through 7 motherboards that couldn't handle their own BIOS update. So we emailed their support again, and they sent us a "new" BIOS update, but the problem was... it was the exact same file we were already using. The fact that this "new" update worked on the next board we tried meant absolutely nothing since it works about 70% of the time. The fault here was that we noticed that multiple boards of the same revision had different circuit layouts on it. Of course "we were mistaken" and their idea is that we were at fault in incorrectly flashing the BIOS on at least 7 boards... The battle continues. And then there is AOpen, another company failing in labelling their products correctly. We received a batch of the DE-945FX "Digital Engine" machines that had a red light on the front. Well since we never seen this before, and the revision changed, I was given the task of calling in and verifying what this light was, and if it was bad or not. To begin with, AOpen claimed this was not a "Digital Engine" even though it uses the Digital Engine naming convention. That aside, the first response was "I don't know". That was not a good answer to us, so I called back. There I got a "we can't figure it out because ours does not look like what you are saying" and "we will research and call you back." Well that call-back never happened, and 6 business days later I called them again. So I am talking to the rep, and I then say "does this light have anything to do with the remote it comes with?" and the rep says "This model does not come with a remote." So my response was "I am pretty sure it does" and he says "you must be mistaken". So I say "OK well I am looking at the open box and it comes with a remote, batteries and some cable." But the rep was clearly confused or had no idea what model I had in front of me. Forget the fact that we had 2 models that looked different and had the same model numbers. He put me on hold and went to talk to someone, then came back and said "yes, that must be it." And that is how it was left... I must say tho, AOpen products do come with some amusing documentation...

Not to mention a commercial internet account with your ISP!

OK I noticed that your computer and your girlfriend's are on different scopes. By that I mean that one is 192.169.1.x and the other is 192.168.0.x. Answer the following: 1. What was your girlfriend's computer hooked up to before being connected to the router? 2. Have you rebooted your computer after connecting it to the router? 3. What is the model number of the router? Explanation: It looks like your computer is still using the IP address that it was assigned by the DSL/Cable modem. Try to release your IP and restart, do this on each computer. Do not renew the IP, Windows will handle that for you. Windows ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) should not be causing a problem with pinging the machines. Windows XP Home has very limited file sharing troubleshooting. 4. DO you have any other firewalls or Internet Security programs running on either computer? 5. Can either of the computers access the internet when connected this way? 6. Did you unpower the DSL/Cable modem before connecting the router to it? I am not sure about DSL modems, but cable modems learn the MAC address of the device it is connected to. So if you unplug your computer and connect a router, the modem will not recognise the new device until it is rebooted. Here is a rundown for steps to try. 1. Run the following commands on both computers from the command prompt. Post any errors you receive. a. ipconfig -release b. arp -d 2. Unplug the power from the modem. If your modem has a power or reset swtich, do not use them. unplug only. 3. Make sure the router is unplugged/off and connect to the modem. 4. Connect each computer to the router. 5. Plug in the power for the modem. Wait until all the lights are on that indicate normal/connected operation. 6. Turn on/plug in the router. 7. Reboot both computers. 8. When each comes up, gather the following: a. what the IP address is (subnet mask is not required) b. see if they can connect to the internet. Post the results of this, or any errors/messages you receive. You may get a message back when you run the 'arp -d' but you do not need to report that.