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Yep, it sux. After the 2 Gig limit I am stopped dead in my tracks unless I pay an additional charge. Typically, most people join AOL and get unlimited bandwidth and unlimited useage for EURO 20.00. The cavet is you must have a broadband connection. So we are talking EURO 70.00 a month. Cheaper ADSL packages exist but we are looking at slowwwer speeds. 56K users receive no deals what so ever. They typically pay EURO 40 a month with a 1 GB limit.

Our tech support dept has reported nothing but good results in regard to installation. Seems Microsoft and the beta testers did a good job with this one.

The easiest way is to sit down at each computer that requires a specific printer, right-click the printer icon and select default printer?

For those of us in Europe that is good news. Here in Germany I pay about EURO 50 a month for ADSL 1500 with a 2 Gig limit.

Nothing special here: I used the ASCII Decimal Output value. Was that correct? 77 = M 83 = S 78 = N 119 = w 97 = a 114 = r --- 568 Thanks for the link Crispy

From around the internet I start at CSO, Computer Surplus Outlet, and then jump over to TCWO, The Computer Warehouse Outlet. Both companies sell computers and/or computer parts at wholesale to the public. Nifty! CSO has a nice special in the CSO New Arrivals area. A Hewlett Packard 1.3GHz System with Micrsoft Windows XP Home Edition pre-installed for US $349.00. Product Highlights: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition comes pre-installed in this fine Hewlett Packard system. An Intel Celeron 1.3 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and a 40 GB hard disk drive lay at the heart of this system. Video, audio and an Ethernet controller are all integrated. A CD-RW drive and 56K modem are included as well! This would be a nice starter system for folks wanting to surf the internet, make music or data CDs, and even cable it to another PC. The hard drive is a bot small for music storage, but thats where the CD Writer helps out. Does not include a monitor, scanner, or printer. However, those items are cheap and all three can be sourced for $100 to $125 at today's retail prices. The pre-installed Windows XP Home Edition is a big plus. TCWO offers a nice Product Deal in the form of a barebones package that focuses more on the hardware side of things. New Intel Celeron processor. Now based on the Pentium4 core, this CPU screams at a Celeron price. Value-packed build it yourself kit includes the following: Celeron 1.8GHz Barebone Kit US $371.00 TCWO TRÜ Celeron/P4 Socket478 350W barebone system. Intel Celeron 1.8GHz Socket478 128k cache CPU Intel retail heatsink/fan unit 256MB PC2100 DDR memory 40GB ATA100 7200RPM hard drive Intel/Ambient 56k v.92 PCI voice/fax modem This is a upgrade package and assembly is required. Warrant is good: Modem not pictured, some assembly required. 3 year manufacturer's warranty on CPU/HSF, lifetime replacement warranty on memory module. One year warranty on balance of parts. Watch for upcoming barebones from TCWO as Christmas nears.

Yikes, Christmas is just around the corner for we that need to start thinking about buying a new PC. This is about the time of year we start seeing online advertisements, T.V. commercials, and emails pointing us to the candy stores. Source, budget, and time frame are some of the key issues to develope a plan that will obtain the PC of choice. Post your Christmas Deals here found on the internet so we can have a gander. Be it a replacement for our present PC, a notebook for our college age children, or a bare-bones system for a sweet upgrade. Individual components such as modems, graphics cards, motherboards, etc. have a nice niche here as well. Oh, and if you are hitting Mom & Dad up for something be sure to point them here for that educated buying decision from your trusted source ... MSFN

Where is a link so I can play? Crispy, thats a bit scarey.

Undisclosed receipients is a way to hide the receipients email adresses of the email itself. It is a standard way of sending emails and his been in practice for a very long time. Unfortunately, it is also a SPAM method as you elude to and appears as SPAM since the email address is not clear. Have not see you around. Welcome to MSFN. BTW, this is not in the correct category as this category is for touting your web site or board and your favorite links to Windows resources and help guides. Moved to General Discussion.

Underground ... Hey, who turned out the lights? Dude, hand me the encrypted cell phone so I can call 1337 to give us a hand pls.

When a file is in use and cannot be deleted I use a program called zap.exe to delte the file(s). Download zap.exe from here: http://helpdesk.kixtart.org/KixUtilsTasks.asp You will need to open an MS-DOS Session and run zap.exe from the command prompt. Very easy. Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. The DOS Window will look similar to the picture below. Use the same commands I used and the file will be deleted. Your directories will of course be different, so substitute accordingly. BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT YOU DELETE! Hope this helps

Another way to go back when you are at the bottom of any web page is to right-click an empty portion of the page and select "back" from the pop-up menu. Actually, this method can be peformed on any empty portion of a web page, ie top, middle, or bottom. Applies to Internet Explorer - not sure about all the other browsers

Very nice wallpaper. I will visit this site often. Thanks

Hi. Welcome to MSFN.

It means your PC has been exploited and he is executing the command to gain root or he is checking to see if someone else has exploited it and hopes to gain access. A lazy hacker.

I am sure we can help improve the performance. Give us a detailed list of your computer specifications and as Rik suggested your operating system to include a small list of the major software installed. We have a few guides in our Guides Section that you may find informative as well. Possible related guides of interest to you might be Windows XP Guides and Hardware Guides. Both explain how to tweak your PC performance. One of the most common attributes to slow PC performance is a badly fragmented hard drive. Another, even if the hard drive is okay, are too many tasks running in the background. This is my favorite site for configuring the Windows XP Pro background services that will improve the performance of just about any PC, BlackViper . Hope we can help

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Wish I had this much help when I was messing with some of my past sites. Tinker did a lot for me and I appreciate it. You guys are great

Who is to say that there aren't any terriost hiding behind the news guys and who is to say terriost aren't forcing news guys to divolge information or who is to say some news guys are bribed to divulge information. We have Americans of all types, soldiers, scientists, etc. getting caught doing it all the time. I hate to see this happen, but the world is changing folks and the Amendments need changed to work in a changing world.

That is funny Go on dude. Post em and Poke em

This is the basic first step in determining a hardware error. First, enable the setting in your BIOS to alert on all hardware errors when booting the machine. If the setting is already enabled skip this paragraph. After, changing the setting your PC will stop booting if any errors are detected by the BIOS to include a faulty RAM module. When and if the PC errors send us the exact message. While waiting for a reply please do the following: Examine the RAM modules and insure all are seated properly. Press down evenly and firmly on all modules. Do not use force. Inspect the ends of the modules and insure no one end is slightly higher or lower than the other end. If all appear properly seated repeat the boot with the cover off as you may need to do a little more. If it boots normally without error the problem is most likely solved. If you receive the error again please do the following: Remove the RAM and inspect the slots for loose debris that may be inside the slots causing the problem. Remove any debris with plastic teasers and re-install the RAM. Repeat the previous boot process. If the machine boots normally without error then the problem is most like solved. If you still are experiencing the same problem lets us know and we will use a different approach. Was the PC recently moved in a manner that might have dislodged a PCI card? While inside the PC seat all cards as described above. Sometimes a loose keyboard connector (even slightly loose) will cause a PC to reboot. Mine would reboot because I used a keyboard connector adapter that was king of heavy and would simply "droop" and disconnect itself. Later I also found out the adapter pins were bad as well. Hope this helps.

Well, if you do a little searching, pin-point the kernel and location, and rewrite the code on the BootIt disk you are in business. Hey, you could have both installed by now mate.

Who the heck are you? Joking

Seen the new Packard Bell? smile DVD Burner wise I would get a TEAC. They are actually made by Panasonic for a number of companies and accept just about every Panasonic firmware upgrade. Mine does everything except DVD+R. The DVD-+R models also accept Panasonic firmware upgrades. They cost 1/2 as much as others and will do it all. Not one single coaster in 6 months. Gigabyte's GA-7N400 Pro or GA-7NNXP are sweet. Middle of the pack cost wise, but perform at the top of the pack. Course Gigabyte includes a llot of extras in their mobo packages. GA-7N400 Pro: (Sound, LAN, Firewire, U-DMA/133 RAID) GA-7NNXP: (Sound, G-LAN, FW, SATA-R, IDE-R) Both boards use the NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset and 200-400 MHz DDR. Me and xper snagged Seagates Baracudda 120 GB 7200 RPM, Only ATA-100, but are excellent storage drives. They have a cushioning system that makes for quiet operation. Prices have fallen about $20.00 per drive in the past month. Thats the stuff I have bought in the last few months and have no trouble with any of it and you know how hard I am on the stuff EDit. You gonna get a new desk? One with a diaper changer built in