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  1. jward52

    RC1 time-out?

    Time out means, according to my interpretation, that it no longer works. For sure, RC1 has bugs, but it was surprising that the OS started up when I was late choosing "Earlier version of Windows" from the boot manager screen. If I have time later tonight, I'll start it and see if there's any...
  2. jward52

    RC1 time-out?

    I thought RC1 was supposed to have timed itself out by now, that is, quit functioning. I have it on a dual-boot with XP Home. Vista is still functioning when I checked yesterday. No drivers for the SoundMax on-board audio and my Visioneer 8920 USB scanner made Vista a little-used curiosity...
  3. jward52

    Old 50 pin ide drive

    data recovery firms might be able to help?
  4. jward52

    Vista RC1 issues - why buy it?

    I think I'll wait for SP1, which Rob says is coming in July. We'll see if MS gets it out on time. That's about the time RC1 will time out, right? Or is it June-something? My techie friend says never get a new Microsoft OS in its first year. He might be right about this one. Remember 95a...
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    Vista RC1 issues - why buy it?

    Thanks for the post, Rob! Valuable insight, indeed. I have always been an MS Windows user and my current profession is based on the knowledge gained from years of studying MS & PCs and the schooling, a.k.a. A+ certification. The problem is, I've been reading so many negatives about Vista that...
  6. jward52

    Vista RC1 issues - why buy it?

    Please name the improvements! And what about the DRM scheme disabling drives/peripherals/etc. that don't conform to the MS version of content protection? I use XP most of the time, choosing "Earlier version of Windows" at boot up. Another negative is that RC1's MediaPlayer10 will not allow...
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    Vista RC1 issues - why buy it?

    I meant "why buy Vista," obviously. Niether response mentions the DRM issue I'm hearing so much bad news about...
  8. jward52

    Vista RC1 issues - why buy it?

    No, I'm not rushing to the store to buy Vista because I'm not impressed with RC1 for these reasons: 1. The SoundMax digital (onboard) audio on my Dell Dimension 4600 will not work in Vista, even with an XP driver. 2. The Adaptec ATA133 IDE Controller card works fine in XP but not in RC1...
  9. jward52

    Help please. Can't uninstall WinDVD Creator

    First, please don't refer to hard drive space and memory as the same thing. They are different components in the PC. 3.3gb is hard to believe. Software like that just doesn't occupy that much space on a hard drive in a normal installation. You can find all kinds of help here and...
  10. jward52

    Help please. Can't uninstall WinDVD Creator

    3.3gb of memory? You must mean hard drive space? Even that's a stretch. I recommend you get help, someone who knows how to edit the registry properly. The references to WnDVD can be removed from the registry and its files deleted from the program files folder in Windows. Get some help with...
  11. jward52

    How to del .chk files on mp3 player

    I missed a reply from SanDisk - had to check their ebox system. Kinda goofy. Anyway, they said to reformat the thing by the normal method in windows. I shoulda known it'd be that easy, but was worried that would mess with the player's OS. I tried UnChk from Eric Phelps, but it couldn't find...
  12. jward52

    How to del .chk files on mp3 player

    The only thing I care about here is getting rid of the chk files so I can make sure there's nothing else wrong with the player. I have a 9x lab rat/tester machine, but doubt if that will access the player without installing stuff like usb dos drivers, etc. It's worth a try. I'll repost later...
  13. jward52

    How to del .chk files on mp3 player

    linney, thanks for the tips on the software - I'll likely have to use one of those since Sandisk apparently doesn't intend to help. The mp3 files are no big deal and can be replaced easily, but the issue is removing the .chk files. They cannot not be renamed or accessed by normal methods, for...
  14. jward52

    How to del .chk files on mp3 player

    The dos command I used, the only one I know of so far that works to see the 102 files on the drive is... C:\del K:\found.000\*.chk - then comes the incorrect parameter note for each file it lists. Can't cd to the drive. Weird. Norton wipe info shows 2 files, one of them with a .lib extension...
  15. jward52

    How to del .chk files on mp3 player

    The problem is the files won't show up in Explorer. Only with the cmd line did I find 102 .chk files, apparently created when something chewed up the file system. Also, I cannot cd to the drive...had to do the del command from the C: prompt to find out what was on the drive, which is K:. It...
  16. jward52

    How to del .chk files on mp3 player

    SanDisk apparently has lousy tech support and hasn't bothered to respond for over 1 week, so I'm figuring this one out myself. Several weeks ago, my Sansa e140 lost 80% of the mp3 tunes and in their place were a 288mb folder of some unknown file. I deleted wwhat songs were left over and grew...
  17. jward52

    Linksys 54g router just stopped working????

    Ditch the Linksys. My MR814 Netgear wireless router is still working flawlessly after nearly 2 years.
  18. jward52

    Linksys 54g router just stopped working????

    I have had problems previously with Linksys routers (not the wireless type)and have known others that had problems with that brand too. I use and recommend Netgear products. I recently had to buy my daughter a ZyXEL pcmcia card since her older Netgear dual A/B card would not connect to her new...
  19. jward52

    Sharing Broadband

    I recently bought my daughter a Netgear Wireless G router with WPA and a NAT/SPI firewall, but the older Netgear dual A/B card wouldn't work with it. I looked long and hard trying to find a pcmcia card that would do both WEP and WPA, preferring the WPA encryption. I finally settled on a good...
  20. jward52

    Wireless router and internet

    No, the routers should show up as two access points. Correct me if I'm wrong on that, fellow forum members. The Linksys SRX is a SuperG or a pre-N? I'm a Netgear fan and am not familiar with Linksys stuff. I had problems with their products several years ago. If your neighbor has a G or a B...

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