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wow go with that script dude! Flippin heck alec that was quick! Ok ok ok kill the VB idea and go the BAT route!

hey alec! notice im back?! lol hehe so many ways to skin a cat Our little app is an exe that sits in memory. However it is form based (cos we have constants we can change like where to monitor, monitor 9-5 etc. etc) so it spends its whole life minimised on the taskbar with a little message saying that it is running (so no open systems guys go closing it). Its launched every morning when the server comes back up - we made it launch as a service just to make things easy. FileSystemWatcher is great because it is event driven. Therefore we tell it to hook into the Created event. When a tmp file is created it bursts into life and deletes it However if we meet an 'in use/access denied' error we just loop around until it can be deleted. Admittidly its probably not the nicest way in this case since the files might be in use for a long time. But then again whats a few processor clicks between friends?!

hi, Windows 98 can be a right pain-in-the-you-know-what when it comes to fonts, and how applications use the system/default fonts. E.g. deleting the marlett font means that your maximise/minimise buttons go blank ;( It maybe the case that a new scheme is being used (Display Properties/Appearance tab) that has its own default font. Try changing back to Windows Default. It might be the webshots software causing this change you just never know! You can try TweakUI - the repair fonts button may help: http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/d...-GB&gssnb=1 This ms article shows how to restore default fonts: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;234749 Its an involved process so id do this last if the other suggestions dont work --- Scin

i had this problem: we wrote a vb app that did something like: use .net and use the FileSystemWatcher class. Monitor the folder(s) and when a tmp file appears try to delete it. If you get somekind of error (e.g. its in use) then carry on monitoring otherwise delete it. You therefore end up with only in use files. We then created a separate account soley for this purpose. Of course this depends upon how worthwhile you think this method is since a batch file will do the same job, just not as frequently. We needed instant deletion so this was handy for us. Also you need to know the applications very well since deleting files that apps assume are already there can produce some interesting errors! :x If this way looks viable then check out Visual Systems Journal (VSj) july/august edition 2004 magazine since theres a good article on this class in there. Anyway enough of my waffling! have fun ---- Scin

Is it a new site? If so; it might be ok today since it can take some time to replicate across the net. Im assuming your friend has xp.....(apols for the wordy explanation!) The DNS Windows XP cache stores both negative and positive entries. The positive entries are those that the DNS lookup was successful and you could connect to the website. Negative entries are those where the DNS lookup failed and you could not connect to the website. A problem can arise here because if the DNS cache hold a negative entry and the website you want to view is now OK to view, Windows XP will still give you a DNS error which maybe the case here. Most ISP's and Domain name registrar's now update their DNS information (TTL) every 4 hours instead of the twice daily updates that were common few years ago. This means that your DNS Windows XP cache may be out of date for certain entries: maybe your site. run from the command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns and try again it might just work. The traceroute might be a red herring since it might be the case that ICMP packets are dropped somewhere along the line (could be a firewall or router he has or even his ISP blocks them). See how u get on flushing the dns cache. Also try deleting his temp internet files too. If/when u post back we can maybe investigate the routing problem a bit more if he is stll having problems. btw thats a nice lookin site u have there

Oops... you might want version 6, here it is (on the vendor's site) http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/maya_ple/index.shtml

Like you im a n00b in this area however I found Maya 3D to be extremely good. Here's a handy review of a good book (plus it includes the software- a cut down version) http://3dgraphics.about.com/cs/3dgraphics/gr/Mayabeginers.htm The "Related Guide Picks" section at the bottom of the above page is useful too. And another useful site here. Just by searching for Maya on the web you can see it covers all levels - and all uses for such software Good luck 8)

sorry that didnt work... and also apologies if i sounded rude in anyway....... I must admit I LOVE Trend Micro! haha No, really- its been the best bit of kit ever. Ive had problems with NAV 2004 (kept wanting to update all of the time even when it was up to date), lots of resource problems with NAV too. Found that mcafee was ok but again it just felt 'fat' lol F-Secure are a complete waste of time in my opinion. I tried their anti virus and got into trouble. I installed it, rebooted and BANG all dead. The flippin thing has deleted CRSS.EXE! After a restore from Ghost, I emailed them. All I got was an automated response...much to be expected really.... then 3 weeks later got asked to fill in a feedback form about thier alleged wonderful service! So anyways ive crossed them off the list. Avast was ok, at least the free version seemed good. Regular updates and a friendly interface If you try it, you'll find it wont uninstall. But dont worry since there is a utility to uninstall it on the avast website. Sophos is good however we use it in an enterprise environment- not sure if they do a standalone desktop version as such. Anyway... Trend Micro Internet Security served me well. And it just happens to have a firewall, url filter, privacy controls, anti-spam, and of course anti virus pretection.

yep win2k sounds about right. Lighter than XP plus the stability of NT. XP (as in, XP SP1a, not SP2;)) can be reasonably responsive- I have turned off every "feature" that I can. It only uses 118Mb of RAM initially. However i am sure with a good bit of tweaking you can get Win2k running great on your specs.

try this: http://www.ntcompatible.com/thread27660-1.html Incidentally if you search on Google for "symantec error 1406" you'll see that the above thread is actually 1st in the list ---- Scin

hey guys just reading the entire thread and I just want to say how good it is that we can all express our views without getting slated. Alec- you know far too much and im jealous!!! Andy -the above applies to you too! hehe keep it up this is gr8 stuff. Finally a decent forum that doesnt resort to constant flaming! ....I might still make the odd childish joke though.... Im sure thats allowed

Ive had a good look at this and i think it is fairly safe to say that you cant do it with somekind of 3rd party involvement. That might be a replacement for task manager or somekind of wrapper that can send keystrokes as alec says. I have found an interesting article here: http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-P/system/taskmanager/article.php/c5763 I have run this and it is very handy indeed. I am sure if a C++ programmer is reading this then they might be able to get this app to order the columns. The only configurable thing in the registry is this: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager/Preferences However this is changed when the active tab is changed or the view is changed in the active tab to show different columns. I dont know if this exists in the Home edition. Ive also tried various parameters for taskmgr.exe but there doesnt seem to be any

i hate to *possibly* start a massive arguement here but it always seems that IBM, Sun, Oracle, SAP etc etc have the real nice stuff whereas MS almost play catchup. For example our Websphere stuff is great! We have tested different setups and each time (in a business environment) if we leave out the MS stuff we end up with a better solution. This only applies to our backend stuff however. At the desktop and for file & print (oh and email!) MS just seems the easiest way... especially where 'normal' users are concerned. Hey im only 23 but ive removed my consumer blinkers and actually found out about other systems. Of course my workplace helps with the older stuff But theres a lot out there... its not just NT. As mentioned MS will no doubt have something soon and im sure it will be great. Horses for course lads 8)

I can only speak from experience but in a corporate environment I can say that .NET: Is far more scalable in a multiple server architecture. Is more effecient in code terms .. of course thats down to your progammer too . Essentially its a matter of ".net can do that better'... so thats not saying vb6 is worse of course. From the user end you do get a better performing app but again only if the programmer has coded the .net way and not stuck to vb5/6 methods. As for the idea of it...well good question .... the only benifits i see from a business end is that developments take less time, there is less code and if done right is better performing, more stable and more scalable. We have a legacy system that uses purely vb5. We have no real problems with that really- except functionality that is easy to define in .net just has to be coded from scratch in vb5. I can also add that since our server side .net stuff is more effecient we have had to upgrade our hardware and our clients since suddenly the bottleneck was the hardware and not the software!

hi, This sounds familiar (i think most of us have been here when building a system!) It looks like you have done all of the right things. Also I'd add that the power supply *should* be ok since I use the same one on my machine.....so its got enough grunt I think we are left with 2 possibilities plus an idea I have. 1- CPU is actually dead cos of the pin (i doubt it though as long as you didnt actually snap the pin) 2- Motherboard is defective Then my idea: On the ASUS site it appears to be quite specific about memory in this board. It states preferred vendors and that PC3200(DDR400) is used. Maybe it is a bit unhappy with your RAM. The system speaker is really really useful since you get warnings regarding video, ram and CPU. To summarise: I'd connect a speaker to see what it says then go from there. Maybe you could test your CPU in your old board. Might need some DDR400 RAM, one of these should do here and scroll down to "A7N8X-E Deluxe DDR400 Qualified Vendor List" However to save you buying DDR400, if the board doesnt speak I'd send it back ---- Scin

This is a shot in the dark but try the following: Get the latest sound card drivers Get the latest Directx Easiest one is probably the directx, download here Next up is the soundcard - or built in sound. Either way find the most up to date driver from either the sound card company or the vendor of your pc.

hi, Dunno what these are like as i have never used them....... DVD2AVI Freeware http://www.mpegx.com/view.php?detail=281 YASA DVD to MPEG Converter 3.6.41 Shareware (time based, fully functional) http://www.softaward.com/text/free-download-6799.html YASA DVD to AVI Converter 3.5.47 Shareware (time based, fully functional) http://www.softtester.com/programs/yasa-dvd-to-avi-converter.shtml ...naturally dont hold me responsible if they arent that great but the description of the apps fits your request good luck ---- Scin

im sure a while ago they were muttering something about 'take the filesystem out of yukon and shove it in longhorn'... then an Oracle guy said 'hell yea theoretically a database can be your OS' ..... now silence! Saying that Sun have thier new filesystem in Solaris 10. So if they can do it why cant MS?

Sweet! glad it worked

I guess the only things you can do are: Update the graphic card drivers Ensure directx is ok. The drivers for your card are here: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-w2k-catalyst-8-042-040803a-016701c.exe For directx, click Start, Run then type in dxdiag In the screen that should appear, on the Systen tab it will say "directx version". Current version is 9.0c. Download it here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/0/d/80d7e79d-c0e4-415a-bcca-e229eafe2679/dxwebsetup.exe You can also test your direct draw here too. I see that there are quite a few forums around with posts similar to yours. Apparently: "Download the NFS High Stakes 4.50 patch and install it after freshly installing the game to your hardrive. Once the patch is installed go to the 3D Device Setup option for the game in it's subfolder from the Start Menu. Select Direct 3D Device 1 or primary Display Driver (this varies depending on your system). Once you have selected the device, go to NFSWorld and download a file from their NFS4 Utils Page called nfspatch10. This is a .dll file update taken from Porsche Unleashed that utilizes your video card better. Run nfspatch10.exe and deselect the NFS4 .dll file (you will see two files already selected, only the NFS5 .dll should be checkmarked). Follow through with the installation procedure (keep the nfspatch10.exe file, as you can always install the old .dll file in case of trouble). Now go back to the 3D Device Setup and select Direct 3D Device 1 again (even if it is already checked - this resets the game video). Run the game and enjoy. Not all users have to install the new .dll file. For some lucky few the 4.50 patch does it alone. Finally, if you are experienceing rediculously slow game performance, go to the Need For Speed High Stakes exe file that you select from Windows' Start Menu to run the game and right click on it. Go to Properties and from there to the Compatability tab. Ensure that the compatability mode is NOT SELECTED! For some strange reason this was set as default when I first installed the game. It SHOULD NOT BE! When this is deselected the game should run as smooth as anything." These files are available at www.nd4spdworld.com Of course I have no experience with NFS however ppl say this works! Good luck

ahhh i had a sneaky suspicion! thx for clarifying

Would 'fixboot' do the trick in the xp recovery console? Also the 'map' command looks quite useful. MS do say that fixboot and fixmbr could knacker the drives so maybe some extra research is needed here. Heres a handy page with some useful commands: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/r_c_cmds.htm

yep, apparently 443.......i know its late but havent we both just said the same thing?! oh well it doesnt matter; if im wrong im wrong and thats why we are all here

i think its a fairly simple job (he says, sounding like a car mechanic! ) win 98 cant see your xp partition since it is NTFS. this is good since we cant break it. Im thinking the process through in my haed and im a little worried about what the boot process might end up looking like! Reason that i say this is that normally you would install XP after an older windows version. This is so that xp picks up on the other windows installation and configures the boot.ini file appropriatly and thus gives you a boot menu. However, assuming that this currently works ok, and that you have win98 in the windows folder then putting Me in there should be ok too. Create a boot disk in windows 98. Change the boot order in your BIOS so that you will boot to a: before c: or d: Put the floppy in your pc and boot to it. type 'format c:' and press enter When done, go back into the bios and (i assume) change the boot order so you will boot to cdrom 1st. Put in the Me Cd and set that up, ensuring you select C: and not D:. Job done, and hopefully the boot menu still exists. Anyhow the bottom line is that the 98/Me OS cannot see ntfs so you'll be just fine. Just dont format the D: partition durng the setup. I am sure someone else will help out here just in case i have got it wrong.

regarding that error (without the need 4 a crack)- use Deep Burner. Does the trick nicely since doom3 seems nicely unaware of it! (free version works great) http://www.deepburner.com/