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On my WinXP system I think I'll continue using my old copy of RecordNow 6 and burnatonce. On my Win98 system I uninstalled Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum because it was always loosing my preferred configuration choices which was getting very annoying, however I do miss the verification of the written disc to make sure there's no errors. Thanks to rridgely for posting a link to DeepBurner Free I'm now using it on my Win98 system which has worked flawlessly, at least it did with the four backup CD-RW's I've created so far, and that's all I need it for on my old system is to just create those four backup CD-RW's. I just wish burnatonce work on my Win98 system, but it doesn't and never has. I'm going to give that one a try as well, and see if I like it any better than DeepBurner Free. Although I like DeepBurner Free the GUI is a bit of a jumbled mess, but hey it's free and does the job.

burnatonce can do all of that and it can also later burn the .ISO it created since it is after all a full featured program. Here's how: 1. Run burnatonce 2. Click Mastering -> Data CD... 3. Either click Add Files, or Add Folders, or optionally just Drag N' Drop whatever you wish to be in the .ISO onto the Data CD Mastering window 4. Click Image File so the small box is selected, this tells burnatonce to create an .ISO image files instead of a disc (see screenshot) 5. Click Compile, and then select a title if you wish to in Volume Label:, then click OK. 6. Now save the .ISO image file to a location of your choice, such as the Desktop, etc., and burnatonce will create the .ISO for you Here's how to burn the .ISO (or any .ISO) with burnatonce: 1. Run burnatonce, if burnatonce is set to open when you click an .ISO you won't have to manually do this! 2. Click File -> Load New Image... and of course select the .ISO file you created, if burnatonce is set to open when you click an .ISO you won't have to manually do this! 3. Click Write, and you're done

If you want to make sure you are "safely" removing ZoneAlarm I suggest you remove it in Safe Mode. Then after the system restarts keep running CCleaner's Issues scanner multiple times until no more ZaMailSafe entries are found, and then open RegEdit and manually delete Zone Labs entries found in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zone Labs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zone Labs You may or will also have to manually delete the left over C:\Windows\Internet Logs folder as well. Give Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall a try. The 30 day trial period allows you to use all of it's paid features, and after the 30 day trial period ends some of those paid features will be disabled as it morphs into freeware mode. It's also very easy to backup the configuration, and doesn't seem to cause as many problems as ZoneAlarm Free and it's a more current version (currently just rebranded) versus using ZoneAlarm Free v5.5.

I can understand your frustration and know you're probably upset about loosing so many audio files, however the answer is very simple and has been recently dicussed: DO NOT store any important files in the Temp folders on any Windows-based computer. It's not a CCleaner bug, the program was doing what it's designed to do, remove temporary files. CCleaner deletes the contents of the mapped Temp folder on a system, you can find out via a Command Prompt where your mapped Temp folder is by typing in CD %TEMP% however storing any important files in any Temp folder is very high-risk since many disk cleaning utilities will empty out Temp folders, even the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup can delete those contents. In the future it's important to utilize safer locations for your important files and documents, such as the My Documents folder and regularly create backups of your important files when you've made additions or changes and backup those files onto removable media such as CD-R/-RW, DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW, Memory Stick, or even another hard disk or hard disk partition.

Ahh, now I completely remember eDexter after viewing its homepage. I'm using a clear .gif in CookieCop therefore I don't see any broken ad images at all.

I remember reading some info about eDexter many years ago on some security site and it's the main reason I started using the HOSTS file to block stuff. But as a proxy filtering software nothing that's currently available will replace CookieCop on my two systems.

A major problem with a limited-user account is not being able to remove some stuff, especially things related to spyware infestation in the registry, however changing the account type to an admin account can alleviate that problem. The only thing I don't like about multiple user accounts is the utter pain when cleaning up an infected system since each account has to be cleaned individually due to spyware registry keys, etc. Although I was bitten just a couple of months ago using an admin account, and then decided after a full format and OS reinstall to strickly use a limited-user account when online I quickly found after a few days that I absolutely couldn't stand the limited-user account and thus deleted it with much joy.

It's laggy all the time for me. Part of the problem I think was ZoneAlarm, which I think I'll leave uninstalled this time. No since badmouthing ZoneAlarm as everyone probably already knows what I think of it by now.

I probably wouldn't have any luck finding a new one that didn't cache audio, which is evil when attempting to rip audio securely, well at least EAC can disable the caching but I'd still prefer drives without audio caching. I know all about creating more than one backup, when it comes to my audio collection you're talking to Mr. Paranoid. I have all files backed up on CD-R, and duplicates backed up on DVD+R, whatsmore I don't even touch those discs so as to not introduce dust, fingerprints, scratches, etc. For now I still listen to the original audio CD's and some of which are over twenty years old but still look brand new because I take care of them and store them properly. At some point if money permits me to do so I want all those encoded audio files to permanently live on a Windows driven music system operated via a laptop using probably external hard disks, and of course a remote control, with the sound coming out of some good Altec Lansing speakers or Bose Speakers (or whatever I can afford). Until then I can only dream about it -- but that's my goal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.)”

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:

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.

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.