{OT} -- Computer Problem
#281
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
better. :-)
The Merg wrote:
> Hey Frank,
> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
> computer skills, FWIW
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file
>> system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can
>> get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>
>> user wrote:
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>> snip>
>>>
>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>
>
--
FRH
you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
better. :-)
The Merg wrote:
> Hey Frank,
> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
> computer skills, FWIW
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3 file
>> system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you can
>> get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>
>> user wrote:
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>> snip>
>>>
>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>
>
--
FRH
#282
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Thanks!
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#283
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Thanks!
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#284
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Thanks!
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#285
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Thanks!
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
to work on the Jeep.
I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows". Once
> you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do this
> sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know how to
> burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will tell you
> if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install icon and
> follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the defaults. You can
> always change them later when you know what you're doing. :-) Got
> questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>
> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>
>
> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>
> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
> better. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> Hey Frank,
>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have average
>> computer skills, FWIW
>>
>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux). The
>>> beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions final
>>> versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month. No
>>> spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up you
>>> can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>> snip>
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>
>>
>
--
ÐÏࡱá
#286
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Gamers don't like the built-in video cards that you get with a lot of
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
#287
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Gamers don't like the built-in video cards that you get with a lot of
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
#288
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Gamers don't like the built-in video cards that you get with a lot of
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
#289
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem -- UPDATE, FIXED (I think)
Gamers don't like the built-in video cards that you get with a lot of
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
motherboards, because they are "cheap" and not as "gnarly" as a $300.00 AGP
card that comes with its own cooling fan. On the other hand, you rarely get
compatibility problems with built-in cards.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45b22d86$0$6548$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> I tried and tried over the last few days to get mine running. I have
> the ASUS CUV4X board with the VIA chipset trying to run two different
> flavors of AGP cards. One is the Nvidia TNT 128 and the other is the
> Nvidia Geforce2 MX/MX 400.
>
> I tried installing the newest VIA chipset drivers and AGP driver from
> ASUS and made sure my bios was the latest. No go.
>
> It is totally insane the speed difference using the old PCI trident S3
> card. For the first time in years I could even go online while my
> Norton antivirus was doing it's sweep last night and it acted like a
> computer should, not having to wait 30 seconds or more for each inch of
> mouse travel, let along being able to open a screen instantly instead of
> having time to brew coffee.
>
> Mike
>
> ufatbastehd wrote:
> > MIke
> >
> > I have a ASUS 440BX motherboard on my home-bulit pc with an NVida G
> > force2 AGP card.
> > While it's an old machine with only 386mb ram running windowes xp it
> > does now sound as slow as what your describe.
> >
> > I'm using these drivers
> > Nv4_mini.sys
> > Nv4-disp.dll
> > Drivers are dated 4/7/04
> >
> > Not sure if the drivers for xp and 98 are the same
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Well, I have had no success on my update. I cannot get the nvidia
> >> drivers to work on my system so an AGP fast graphics card will work. I
> >> even got the chipset update for the board and the newest drivers and no
> >> way. It is a slow pig when it even will boot up.
> >>
> >> The old Trident PCI video card works at light speed in comparison.
> >>
> >> Oh well.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:KBPrh.21233$wq.14150@trndny07...
> >>>> I (my brother in law, really) have a computer that has a SERIOUS case
> >>>> of The Slows. It takes FOREVER to open apps, and complete any number
> >>>> of different tasks.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is an off-brand box that came from Fry's (I think). I don't recall
> >>>> what the architecture is, but I'm pretty sure my 286-based laptop was
> >>>> faster.
> >>>>
> >>>> The computer is on its way to my house for a checkout. I'm not sure
> >>>> what my strategy will be.
> >>>>
> >>>> The machine has a valid version of XP Home edition, but I do not know
> >>>> if it has the Restore CD or not. Can I use a different copy of XP to
> >>>> do restore operations? I assume that I have to use the Key Code that
> >>>> is on the computer, not the one that belongs to the copy of XP that I
> >>>> will restore from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Do not hesitate to offer suggestions on what to do ...
> >>>>
> >>> I found a couple of legacy programs that should have uninstalled long
> >>> ago. They still remain in the Add or Remove Programs section of the
> >>> Control Panel, and they would not go away from there. I went into the
> >>> Registry and removed all of the "calls" to the errant programs, then I
> >>> uninstalled McAfee Internet Security Suite. Now the machine works like
> >>> it should. Since we last talked, I've loaded a dozen CDs into iTunes
> >>> (this is a project that would have taken days, assuming one would
> >>> tolerate the pain that long).
> >>>
> >>> Somebody here offered up WinASO as a Registry Cleaner. I bought a
5-site
> >>> license and am pleased with the product. Well, as pleased as one can
be
> >>> after messing with something for a couple of hours. Thanks for that
....
> >>>
> >>> I cleaned up hundreds of "registry errors" in three machines so far,
my
> >>> wife's machine had 1750 total errors, more than 200 of them ranked as
> >>> "serious" by WinASO Registry Optimizer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NEW QUESTION
> >>> The Registry has a structure. Are there any resources out there where
I
> >>> can look up what the structure is, and then I would be able to do
stuff
> >>> to the Registry with less stress. I've done surgery to the Registry on
> >>> other machines, and on one I turned the machine into a paper wieght.
I'd
> >>> like to understand what I'm looking at when I poke around in the
> >>> Registry. I'm thinking a book titled Registry for Dummies would be
what
> >>> I am looking for. (I resist the temptation to buy anything with
> >>> "dummies" in the title ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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Re: {OT} -- Computer Problem
Do you have Nero or something that can burn a CD?
The Merg wrote:
> Thanks!
> This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
> to work on the Jeep.
> I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
>
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows".
>> Once you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do
>> this sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know
>> how to burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will
>> tell you if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install
>> icon and follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the
>> defaults. You can always change them later when you know what you're
>> doing. :-) Got questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>>
>> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>>
>>
>> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>>
>> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
>> better. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>> Hey Frank,
>>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have
>>> average computer skills, FWIW
>>>
>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux).
>>>> The beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions
>>>> final versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month.
>>>> No spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up
>>>> you can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>>
>>>> user wrote:
>>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>>> snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
--
FRH
The Merg wrote:
> Thanks!
> This'll give me something to play with tonight when it's too dark/cold
> to work on the Jeep.
> I don't know the terminology 'iso'. It refers to isolating?
>
>
> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>> There's a learning curve because you will be thinking in "Windows".
>> Once you get past that you will ask yourself "why the heck didn't I do
>> this sooner". Download MEPIS 6.04 beta 3, burn the iso ( you do know
>> how to burn an iso?) and boot from the CD to run it "live". This will
>> tell you if your hardware is compatible. Then you click on the install
>> icon and follow the instructions. Don't get fancy, accept the
>> defaults. You can always change them later when you know what you're
>> doing. :-) Got questions? MEPIS Lovers forum has a newbies section.
>>
>> http://www.mepislovers.com/forums/
>>
>>
>> http://www.mepis.org/node/1462
>>
>> This is 6.0 stable, but feel free to try 6.04 beta 3. It's actually
>> better. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Merg wrote:
>>> Hey Frank,
>>> how much trouble is linux to install/maintain? I'd say I have
>>> average computer skills, FWIW
>>>
>>> Frank_v7.0 wrote:
>>>> I'm running Firefox and Thunderbird on MEPIS 6.04 beta 3 (linux).
>>>> The beta 3 MEPIS puts out is better than most other distributions
>>>> final versions. And 6.04 final is due out by the end of the month.
>>>> No spyware, no virius, and never having to defrag thanks to the ext3
>>>> file system :-) It's free for downloading or if you're on dial-up
>>>> you can get a CD shipped to you for hundreds less than XP or Vista.
>>>>
>>>> user wrote:
>>>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>>>> snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anybody else here got fed up enough with Microsoft products and
>>>>> switched to Linux, or Mac?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
--
FRH