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Hi, I am having ongoing issues downloading files from various websites using either IE7 or Safari on Vista Business on a HP laptop. The download gets to around 8mb and then hangs for approx 2 minutes before the error message box pops up saying the 'Connection with the server was reset'. I use Windows Live One Care and have tried turning the firewall off, turning the firewall off in my router and even set up a second router but always get the same result. Colleagues at work can access the same files without issue on XP machines with One Care installed so as I've tried 2 browsers and 2 routers I'm thinking the issue is with my Vista set up somewhere. Any …

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Hi, Is there any way to find out what page (ie. location of index.html) is being displayed when I type http://localhost into my browser window? According to the tutorial I've been using to set up IIS, I should not see anything as I have removed all contents from the c:\inetpub\wwwroot folder yet what I am seeing is a very old copy of the index.html page from when I was hosting my website on Linux, so I'm thinking that either its caching from somewhere or I am not using IIS when I type http://localhost, rather some other web service. I know that http request go through port 80, so is there a way to find out all the processes that are using port 80? Vis…

With the iPhone hitting SA stores soon, Leander Kahney looks at ... The Times, South Africa - 7 hours ago Even the underdog Mac operating system (OS) has begun to nibble into Windows’ once-unassailable dominance last year, its share of the US market topped six ... More...

I found this marketing space by Microsoft which features Bill Gates as the salesman? Also,look at the tag line — How do you want to crash today? Apparently this was photoshopped. You can look here and roll the mouse over to see messages pop out. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, WindowsShare This More...

I have an Acer Aspire L3600 which came with an Acer 19"LCD monitor. The L3600 MoBo has onboard graphics identified as Intel ® G33/G31 Express chipset Family. The monitor can display at 1440 x 900 but I often want to use a Dell through KVM switch that can display at 1920 x 1200. I've downloaded the Dell drivers but am not sure if they've been properly installed. The problem I have is that the Dell regularly changes its display to 1024 x 768 if I switch between PCs. The only way it seems, of restoring 1920 x 1200 is to click on the Dell download - Dell_2408WFP_A00-00_R172933 which unzips 4 files - an .ICM .INF .CAT and a .TXT file into a C:\Dell\Driver\…

The problem noted in the subject has plagued me ever since I installed Vista SP-1. I've googled dozens of time, posted to this newsgroup and like most of hundreds of kindred souls found no solution. For what it's worth and just maybe helpful to some one out there, I finally was able to stop this beastly error from complicating my life. Here's the link: http://www.winforumz.com/vista/windows-explorer-stopped-working-ftopict21206.html The post is by "Bradford, (Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:44 am." Briefly his solution was to delete the *.db files in "C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer|***.db" -- IF that is causing th…

Unleash your Vodafone iPhone Geekzone, New Zealand - 48 minutes ago Paul Smith on Microsoft Windows Mojave: @foobar As the author of the article you mentioned on DRM in Windows Vista. Per... More...

As the title says. Its a Vaio laptop, running Vista Home premium (not sp1 yet just about to install after factory reset). Wired network. Home lan connected to the internet via speedtouch 510 4 port router. When the router is switched back on it finds an unknown wired network which has limited function ( local only, no internet). In network and sharing center only the actual network shows up, not the "unknown" one. Network discovery is set to on. Sometimes it has switched itself off but switching back on does not detect the correct network. In Network connections the correct LAN is shown and also the Wireless Network Connection which is not connecte…

Thanks for your help Guys. Armed with WinDirStat I visited my friend and ran it on his full drive. It immediately showed up the problem. My friend is not very computer wise and he unknowingly dumped the contents of a data CD into the C\. Funny, it was about the time he first noticed that his drive was full. Thanks for WinDirStat, a great little utility. Lyn. My first post. This is a WIN98 question but I suppose it could apply to XP. My friend has an old WIN98 computer that his wife uses only for her Email. The active partition is 6GB and has always been about 2GB used. Suddenly it reports that it has only a few MB free, the drive is almost full. I got…

Unleash your Vodafone iPhone Geekzone, New Zealand - 15 minutes ago Paul Smith on Microsoft Windows Mojave: @foobar As the author of the article you mentioned on DRM in Windows Vista. Per... More...

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:32:28 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > ____/ 7 on Friday 25 July 2008 21:40 : \____ > >> Roy Schestowitz wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Foxconn deliberately sabotaging their BIOS to destroy Linux ACPI >>> >>> ,----[ Quote ] >>> | Complained to the Federal Trade Commission >>> | >>> | http://www.ftc.gov >>> | >>> | Foxconn >>> | 458 E. Lambert Road Fullerton >>> | Fullerton, CA >>&gt…

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:58:54 -0400, DFS wrote: > Linonut wrote: > >> My Dell laptop has an issue when I boot to the DSL (Damn Small Linux) >> that's part of Billix. The author of that package, Bill Childers sent >> me an email indicating to use the "acpi=off" option, and that did the >> trick for me. > > That's Linux cripple-ware for you - disable features just so it will run. > > Even the "best" (that's rich), "most popular" (also rich) Linux distro, > Ubuntu, often chokes and freezes unless you use ACPI=off. > > Linux = computing asceticism Classic Linux.... ACPI and Power Management has been …

I enabled boot logging using F8 at boot time. I am done with the logging, but I notice that the ntbtlog.txt file is still being written to. I checked boot.ini but there is no /bootlog switch. How do I disable boot logging, or is it normal for this ntbtlog.txt file to always be there? Thanks. ju.c

ANNOUNCEMENT: Today The White House Received A Cleaning Bill For The Bullshit That Has Been Presented By Myself At The Main Gate Of The White House. Just FYI. I Went To The White House To Tell The President That He Needs To Use Ubuntu Because Ubuntu Is The Future Of All Computing Just FYI And For The President To Start Capitalizing The First Letter Of Each Word. Just FYI. The Guards At The White House Picked Me Up And Threw Me In The Trash. Just FYI. I Sent Them A Bill For Cleaning My Pants And Shirt And To Get A New Diaper Because I Soiled Myself. Just FYI Did I Say Just FYI? If Not Then, Just FYI

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:53:33 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ubuntu on a laptop is great! Not on this Linux PRELOADED laptop it's not.... ************************************************************************************ http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Reviews/Lenovo-Launches-Linux-Laptop-and-Leaves-Lots-of-Questions/ After the initial boot and logon, we were faced with a clean, well-organized desktop, but one element caught our eye right away¡Xa text document called ThinkPad Readme.txt. We launched it and found that the document¡¦s first line was ¡§Limitations, Workarounds and How T…

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:44 -0400, DFS wrote: > Roy Schestowitz wrote: > > >> ,----[ Quote ] >>> Open Source alternatives are looking better and better every >>> day. >> `---- >> >> http://roacm.blogspot.com/ > > > "I am 47 years old - not an old fart, not a spring chicken either. > > I cannot seem to hold a job for more than four years. > > I have been laid off from the past 5 jobs I have had. > > The financial aid office disables my account because I can no longer afford > to pay them what they are demanding. > > I am on my 3rd divorce. > > My…

I am using Vista Business on a Lenovo Thinkpad laptop and experience frequent interruptions to my Internet connectivity when using Wi-Fi. I could be working and all of a sudden the connectivity drops without any warning and it again it reconnects on its own a little while later. This happens at a number of unrelated locations. Is there something I could do to tweak my settings and prevent this or is it some kind of hardware quirk?

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:32:48 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Video: Fedora Live How long can it run without freezing? The Fedora people sure seem to be having problems with the latest kernel locking up on them. -- Moshe Goldfarb Collector of soaps from around the globe. Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots: http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:32:11 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote: > I guess this one means nothing then: (just the other day) > > Ex-Microsoft Manager Sentenced for Fraud i guess this one doesn't mean anything either because IBM is a great Linux stalwart..... http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-133567.html " The bribery scandal at IBM's Korean subsidiary dates back almost half a decade, according to country's prosecutors. Earlier this week, some 48 government officials and executives, mostly from IBM-related companies, were charged with rigging state contracts for computer equipment. " Half a decade? So where were you Roy Schestowitz? You…

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:24:28 -0700 (PDT), Psyc Geek (TAB) wrote: > On Jul 24, 12:21 pm, "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote: >> Roy Schestowitz wrote: >>>http://www.linux.com/feature/142083 >> >>> Nobody needs to befriend the bully anymore. >> >> Interesting article, even if I disagree with much of what he says. >> >> Note: "his work environment is now 100% Microsoft-free.....The switch has >> cost Gunderloy money." >> >> And that's something very few Linux "advocates" - especially the top tier >> idiots and hypocrites like Linonut and Rex Ballard and 7 and Mark Kent and >…