PsychoSword

It sounds like you got some scumware on your system. Try downloading the latest version of Ad Aware and get the latest reflist file. Run a scan for spyware/scumware and see what it comes up with.

Yeeehaw

You need to set it to single message mode rather than double message mode so that it doesn't pop up all on its own.

MSN search!

If you turn off javascript in your internet settings under tools you will no longer get pop-ups, but you don't want to do that because you will miss other stuff. Why the World Wide Web Consortium continues to tolerate the pop-up BS is beyond me. I have tried all the programs mentioned above, but the only one I've found that really works for me is called POW!, by analog-x. Try it here http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/pow.htm

I was running 95 and then ME, finally I saw the light.

As far as I know nVidia didn't purchase the customer service part of 3dfx anyways did they? But, I still don't like nVidia and won't buy any of their products anymore.

How much to paint my nutsack?

Both of the annoying features that Atreya talked about can be easily turned off by taking checks out of there boxes in Internet Options--->Advanced tab. I'm currently running IE 6 final on my work computer a Compaq 333Mhz w/PC-66 memory and it runs great, not slow at all. I love it. I use it on my home computer as well of course. It doesn't seem any different than IE 5.5 other than it seems alot of bugs were fixed. Like the infamous script error bug that IE 5.5 had when you tried to print web pages.

I know that the release date of Windows XP is Oct. 25th, but I was wondering if it will be released to OEMs earlier. Basically I'm wondering how soon you can order a computer with OEM XP preinstalled.

I've been using IE 6 for many months. So far in my opinion it is basically 5.5 without all the bugs.

The program I use is called Pop Off. You can get it from Analog-X

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I've been using Norton Antivirus 2001 with Windows 2000 for about 8 months or so. There are two different versions though as far as I know. One for WinNT/2000 and another version for Win9X.

I had this problem awhile back, I'll get the article that MS gave me posted here.

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I am EXTREMELY happy with Windows 2000 SP2 and IE 6, plus the new Outlook version that comes with IE 6. I see no reason to upgrade to XP now or even in the distant future. I think this upgrade may be Microsoft's toughest sell ever. From what I've heard it sounds like XP is more of a downgrade than an upgrade in some areas ha! Anyways, reading your responses will give me something to do at work tommorrow

Are you saying they didn't even bother to put driver support into Windows XP for Voodoo cards?

Hey Frank I was one of the users that had complete hell from Windows ME. It was so incredibly unstable, sometimes I would get illegal ops just deleting files. After about 5 formats and reinstalls I just completely gave up. Windows 2000 has been like a savior. It is night and day different from Windows ME. I haven't got a crash from WIndows 2000 in 9 months or so and the last crash I got was because of a poorly written driver that I updated. Haha my dad bought a HP 733 Celeron computer last week with Windows ME on it and it's already crashed on him a couple times with Exception OE B.S.O.D. I was wondering how that guy could say that Windows XP is faster than 2000. I mean, after all doesn't XP have slightly higher system requirements than 2000? Wouldn't that make it slower? And how can you say that XP is more stable than 2000, because if all your 2000 drivers were WHQL certified, wouldn't 2000 be just as stable as XP?

Ya, that's one of the main things that really torques me about Windows. Every new release they always have to move all the **** around so you never know where the hell anything is anymore. I think half of their "improvements" are just moving **** around.

You need to install the AGP Gart driver. I get the same framerate as you with my underclocked Geforce 256.

I still have my SBLive. Either I'm a glutton for punishment or I just have a high tolerance for pain.

There is a bug with Sandra that misreports bus speed and multiplier settings. Don't trust it too much.

I'm in no hurry to upgrade at all. I'll at least wait to see what Micron comes out with.

I've actually heard from different places of quite a few problems such as with joysticks and what not. Best to stick with 8.0a.

What kind of hard drive do you have? Maxtor? IBM?