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  1. I'm wondering what's wrong with the forum lately? It's as if there's an issue with Invision Power Board ("IPB") in that it will allow for browsing and looking at threads with no problems, but when a reply is attempted it seems to stall or become completely dead and won't work. Note: I've seen this happen more times than I can count on other forums that use IPB as well.
  2. You could use it, but at your own risk! More clearly explained: I'm saying that program JV16 PowerTools has a built-in feature that will remove all current hardware settings from a system, which will cause Windows to re-detect them. The warning "use at your own risk" was because I noticed when I had used it on my Win98 system (just as a test mind you) that it really created a mess, e.g.; more problems versus just formatting. The BIOS settings are in your system boot menu, e.g.; on some systems you press the F2 or F12 key when you see the Windows logo before the system starts, then you enter the BIOS settings to make sure all drives are detected in the BIOS and enabled via the BIOS. I don't know if it's current or not, it was something I just stumbled upon purely by accident or coincidence and remembered this thread started by Ulimate Predator. ----- I would think that Microsoft "may" or "should" have some KB article about this issue, try searching Microsoft Help & Support.
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    MP3 Players

    Everythings been backed up for at least two or three years now, all in archival quality MP3, MusePack (.mpc), Ogg Vorbis (.ogg), and WavPack (.wv). The only thing though is it took at least one full year of ripping and encoding each and everyday to just backup all those audio cd's, and subsequently the ripping mayhem/frenzy completely killed my Toshiba SD-M1202 DVD drive that didn't cache audio (evil) which could rip just about anything thrown at it. I only wish all my current drives could rip as well and accurately as that old dearly departed Toshiba DVD drive, I suppose it's ripping some audio cd's in "Hardware Heaven." I forgot I also backed up two full DVD's worth in capacity of audio cassettes. It took me a little over a month to record them via line-in, and then split the tracks in CoolEdit 2000, and then encode them all to LAME --preset standard which was the recommended LAME setting at the time.
  4. Anytime something is added to the PendingFileRenameOperations in the registry under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" it will cause that message to display. I see it constantly on my old Win98 system since I use CCleaner every session. I've never noticed it on my WinXP system since I don't have it set to display the booting process.
  5. I don't know, I suppose you'd also have to start Windows without the drive plugged in, then shutdown Windows plug the drive back in, and then start Windows with it plugged in. Although I doubt that would really fix it since I'm assuming the drive info/configuration is probably either missing in the registry, or if WinXP uses anything like Win98 the info is missing from a hardware configuration file stored on the hard disk. Use at your own risk: I remembered that JV16 PowerTools (commercial software, not freeware) had a hardware reset feature built into it, I'm not sure if other programs have this ability. BUT it details Windows having to reinstall ALL hardware. I remember trying it on my Win98 system just before I was about to format and I noticed the big mess it made, luckily I was minutes away from doing a format anyways so it really didn't matter. Edit: Check the BIOS settings and make sure the drive is enabled in the BIOS.
  6. Andavari

    morpheus

    I think you figured it out since it if it has spyware it could be any number of antispyware programs that are killing the Morpheus installation since most adware/spyware-supported programs won't work without the adware/spyware it's installation installed.
  7. SpywareBlaster won't fix your CD/DVD drives, it "may" however block the Sony DRM Rootkit using the info posted here. Edit: I meant: Once the Sony DRM Rootkit is removed, it "may" block future installations of it -- that is if Sony doesn't change its DRM Rootkit.
  8. SpywareBlaster: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html It isn't real-time protection at all. Make sure you update it first! You just apply the protection and then exit it, it doesn't stay running. On the first screen that loads click "Enable All Protection", what it does can be viewed at the link listed above which happens to be its homepage. When you first run it you should do the following: * Update it. * Click System Snapshot, and then select Create new System Snapshot. * Click Tools > Hosts Safe, and then click Create New Backup.
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    MP3 Players

    I have over 2000 audio cd's (originals), maybe more, and have ripped each one except for a few that were too scratched to rip successfully with EAC or CDex. If I were to get a portable audio player it would have to have built-in Replaygain support and play all four of the formats I use before I'd even consider it which are MP3, MusePack (.mpc), Ogg Vorbis (.ogg), and last but not least WavPack (.wv). Yeah MP3 is supported but it isn't gapless, and I know Ogg Vorbis which is gapless is supported in some players but results into poor battery life, but what I really want is MusePack which is also gapless to be supported however with current licensing, etc., I doubt it will happen anytime soon or at all.
  10. My Dell LCD comes with analog and digital connections. I'm using the digital connection and I can't tell any difference versus using the analog connection.
  11. Actually I didn't answer your question, I must have not seen: "is there a quality difference if you would have changed an original cd to 128" Encoding from the original cd to 128k is the best choice because there are already bits thrown out to create the 256k mp3. It's however an individual choice since you can more quickly convert ("transcode") from 256k to 128k without having to re-rip a track or the whole CD, however if you want the absolute best quality 128k encoded mp3 re-rip from the original cd, or from lossless audio files already stored on the hard disk.
  12. Uncheck MS Office or Office in Cleaner>Cleaner Settings>Applications>Applications Microsoft "may" replace your damaged disc at a nominal fee if it's a recent version of Office, then again they "may not." By now with all the complaints about missing Office settings I'd think that MS Office cleaning would be changed to a false selection e.g.; not selected by default. I personally know and have experienced the pain in the ass it causes to have all the settings removed.
  13. While trying to figure out a way to automate cd-rw erasing for usage with my backup batch file I found this: cdgone.zip from http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.php. It's under the heading “My CD drives have vanished (from Explorer, Device Manager, etc.)”
  14. 1. Download and save the file customblocking.txt (it's attached to this post) into the SpywareBlaster installed folder. 2. Launch SpywareBlaster. 3. Click Tools > Custom Blocking. 4. Select Sony DRM Rootkit. 5. Click Protect Against Checked Items. Now SpywareBlaster "will/should" automatically block it. The credits for this info go to whomever posted them in the now deleted thread about the Sony BMG Rootkit, I don't remember who posted it. Download SpywareBlaster customblocking.txt:
  15. Look below at my reply to hazelnut. Keep the originals! Like rridgely already stated you loose quality, but not only that it introduces more artifacts (ringing, annoying sounds and such). Since you aren't dealing with a lossless file for instance a wav ripped directly from the audio cd the source mp3 already has had information thrown out, how much so depends upon the bitrate and quality settings used. If the source mp3 was encoded with for instance a LAME VBR quality switch such as -V 2 (equals the old --alt-preset standard and --preset standard) which is typically transparent in comparison to the original audio cd (e.g.; you can't tell the difference from the encoded lossy mp3 and the original lossless audio cd) then I don't really see a problem of reducing the bitrate for portable usage, but deleting the original in favor of the newly trancoded file is a big no no. True, but the original mp3 quality solely depends upon how the source mp3 was encoded in the first place. See the List of recommended LAME settings.
  16. I don't really know for sure how to fix it. One of the reasons along with some other annoying problems is why I formatted and reinstalled everything a couple of months ago when my floppy drive completely disappeared and nothing I did could make it appear again on that old install of XP. The problem you're having may need a computer technician such as DjLizard.
  17. Any mp3 encoder (FhG, LAME) via just about any cd ripping program (CDex, EAC) should also be able to do it also. Just remember to keep the original mp3's, and to add a comment such as: This is a Transcoded mp3
  18. I can't remember for sure but I think Windows XP Service Pack 2 installs it. It's enabled by default, which makes me believe some downloads such as MS AntiSpyware have a warning dialog about the .exe being from another computer, etc.
  19. Search for cd, cdrom, dvd when you have the CurrentControlSet selected, actually all system drives should be located in them. Another possibility, albeit I've never tried it and don't gaurantee any results whatsoever: 1. Look for "cdrom.inf" in C:\Windows\Inf 2. Now rather right clicking and selecting install would fix your problem I have no ideal. If you do fix it I'd recommend exporting all areas listed below for backup purposes (zip them they'll be rather large .reg files), it's just in case devices are removed from the registry that shouldn't be: * HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001 * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003 * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices * ... and anything else listed in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM" that has ControlSet in the name, such as ControlSet002, ControlSet004, etc.
  20. That in itself is just plain retarded! If such a thing were to pass what I would do is have whomever passes such a proposal tested for drugs, they'd also be subjected to an I.Q. test to find out just how damned stupid they really are. Then publically give the results; "they were high" and "they're stupid," I have the test results right here.
  21. I have two internal hdd's on my XP system. The reason I haven't got around to partitioning them is because currently they're too small 80GB for me to even bother with, if/when I get a series of 250GB or larger then I'd partition them for my music collection -- that is if I don't just build a unit (series of insane capacity hdd's) solely for music and perhaps movies that runs via a moderate priced or perhaps used laptop with XP.
  22. Very good post Eldmannen, more folks should know about partitioning to keep there collection of music, movies, pictures, etc., off the primary partition of C: which is subject to all sorts of problems. Having a separate partition is also ideal for keeping downloaded programs, it negates having to grab tons of CD-R's just to find the installer(s).
  23. There is one way of "increasing" security on XP, it's called Data Execution Prevention. You can make sure it's enabled by doing the following: 1. Right click My Computer and select Properties. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Under Performance click the Settings button. 4. In Performance Options click the Data Execution Prevention tab. 5. Select a type of DEP depending upon your processor. Screenshot:
  24. Are you perhaps missing the information in the registry, it would be located at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet and/or perhaps here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003 I had a problem on my previous XP install (luckily on the floppy drive disappeared) due to something removing what was listed in CurrentControlSet, ControlSet001, and ControlSet003,
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