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Or failing that, howabout finding the reg key that stores the resolution, exporting it, then modifying it then finding the necessary commandline option to import the key automatically & put a different v. in each users startup folder. Assuming that importing a reg key with the right info would do it, then this would seem to be the neatest way to do it, I just don't remember the commandline for importing reg keys - wish I did, as it could be useful in batch files, etc.

Yeah, sadly the best things in life aren't free.

Can't you just create different user accounts, & whilst in those accounts set the resolution to what you want it? I would have thought that if you do that then XP would remember the resolution for each account, the same way it should for backgrounds, themes, etc. I'm just guessing, as I'm the only 1 who uses my PC, so I have no use for creating other accounts.

Better than the ones from CL? I haven't tried the Compaq ones myself, & when I do a reinstall [it will happen...eventually] I plan to try the Drivers Only option because of the stupid mixer issue with the normal install. Well, actually I didn't do the full/typical install - I didn't want that Play Centre POS on here.

Quote: This covers the remote deployment methods available. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treevie...bc_cai_rzfk.asp Cheers for posting that Clutch, from following various links from there I now know how to do an unattended setup...well sort of. I think it will install XP itself ok, but I'd like to know more about the options that are possible [installing other programs, drivers, etc]. I don't suppose you'd happen to know of anywhere that lists all the possible keys/variables that can be set in the Unattend.txt file, would you? <a couple of mins later> Oh, I just found ref.chm - holy ****! that's gonna keep me busy for a while, reading through all that lot!

It is possible that I could be wrong about this, but I beleive that it's not your sound card @ fault, but your mobo - specifically the chipset. From what I've read there were some major issues with the KX133 chipset, especially with the Live cards. If you haven't tried a BIOS update, you could try try that, but it may be wiser to look for a newer mobo. I'm not bashing VIA [i have the KT133A chipset myself], just the KX133.

Quote: try at http://www.3dgamers.com/games/americasarmy/ when the others were busy I got it here at around 350k a sec. took about 15 minutes to download. give it a try. S Thanks for that, got it now but not tried it yet.

It's not just the game servers that are busy [not that I'd know], the download servers are maxed out too - I've tried getting it from severeal servers - all set up in Mass Downloader, but none of them are complete yet. Still, I'll get it sooner or later.

That's just damned weird. I think it may be time for a reinstall dude.

Let's see how far it gets then. Run a trace, leave it going for a while, then post the results here.

DOS traceroute sucks, you should try a proper windows-gui based trace prog, like NeoTrace, or Visual Trace. They can do repeated traces, thereby giving average values as well as recording highest & lowest, & a bunch of other stuff.

Quote: http://www.google.com/intl/xx-bork/ WTF is "bork"? Is that when you are in danger of getting assimilated by Ivana Trump? "Resistance is futile, darlink"

I had something similar happen recently. It was a prob @ their end. I was able to prove it by running traces with NeoTrace, which showed that the trace was getting past hop #2 [hop 1 is my PC, hop 2 is the cable modem, #3 is the local DNS server]. If the trace gets past hop 2, but fails whilst still inside the ISP's network, then AFAIK the only possible explanation is it being the ISP's faul

Harry, you wouldn't by any chance be in the UK & using NTL for your ISP would you?

Quote: I think these things would liven up the Boards here: 1. International Babe of the Week 2. Linux Community Lie of the week 3. Beer of the Week Oooh - risky, put those 3 together & you could end up with a bikini-clad penguin calendar! Quote: O yeah, *** of the week. Pick the poster full of the most ****. You know I had to pick something I have a good chance of winnning. Only when you're VIA-bashing.

Yep. I've never really had the opportunity or a reason to learn networking. I suppose someday I will, when I have more computers [i don't throw parts away, but I don't have room where I live @ the mo to use any that I could make out of the parts I have spare], but it's a bit pointless [& hard to do the practical stuff] when you only have the 1 machine. I could go on a course, I suppose, but I don't do too well @ courses - I do much better by fiddling about with stuff, & RTFM [only when really necessary ]. Pretty much all I know about computers is self taught.

Quote: One of those policy things? I guess that would depend on what OS/NOS you were using. I'm not very experienced in the mystic art of Network Fu, I've just seen ppl mention things like Group Policies, etc, & their usefulness in keeping ppl from the eeeeeeeeevil of RealNetworks. Quote: However, this methodology would completely lock down the behavior *regardless* of OS. And besides, if you have this type of firepower you might as well use it, right? Good point.

Quote: You can assign priority to the various apps/packets, and even drop certain data entirely (like RealJoke streaming radio). Ah, I see - so more for business networks than a home LAN or stadalone system? BTW, re: your last point - wouldn't it make more sense to just set 1 of those policy things to just block the installation of anything made by RealNetworks?

During that part of the install go make yourself a cup of coffee or something, & by the time you've finished it the install should be going again. If after about 10 mins it's still doing nothing & there's no HDD activity, then just hit reset & [if it asks] tell it to resume the install.

Looks like I've developed another hardware prob, suddenly out of the blue. I have a Lite-On LTR-12101B [12x10x32x] CDRW, which AFAIK is supposed to use UDMA/33. Now all of a sudden it's on PIO mode, & my CPU useage goes to 100% when I do anything with the drive, whether burning a CD, or just transferring data from CD to HDD. Anyone know what could cause this & how to solve it?

What programs actually use QoS then? Reason I ask is that I don't have it installed [i usually uninstall it during XP install].

Is there anyway to disable all of the security BS in NTFS? I realise that it has its uses for some people, but I just want to use it on a spare HDD for its larger-than-4GB file limit feature. I fornatted the drive as NTFS, & it promptly created a System Volume Information folder. So I went to the settings for System Restore & disabled it for that drive & tried to delete it, but it wouldn't let me. There's only me that uses this machine, & it's just the 1 renamed Administrator-level account. Also, I tried copying a small file over to the drive, to see if it would let me delete that - it did, but then it created a folder called Recycler - not Recycled. It didn't have the normal Recycle Bin icon, just a normal folder icon, & it's right-click context menu doesn't have an Empty option. WTF???

Journal? 29th June 2002 Dear diary, today my user deleted some files & defragged me, today was a good day.

Quote: The system restore points are stored in a subdirectory that folder. Also to access the folder, you need to give yourself permission to the folder as on SYSTEM has access by default. I tried that, but it didn't seem to make any difference. Anyway, as it is only a few KB in size I may as well leave it.

A whole 5K???? Not sure I can spare that. Several months ago??? I was using it under 98SE before XP came out - since I got my CDRW, which I reckon has to be more than a year now. As to the initialised @ boot issue, I just used to disable it unless I was using it