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Is DVDFab Decrypter still the DVD Ripper of choice on this forum?

Hey, Andavari, can you tell me what the "SPTI" setting is used for in the settings section of Burrrn?

I was afraid that might be the answer. Probably take me two lifetimes to complete my project.

Thanks a lot. I'll give this a try.

Anyone have a good (and fairly fast) solution for converting 33mm slides to digital?

I can't seem to get my Windows Explorer Address Bar to display. Am I missing something?

Where are Windows XP installer files located/stored?

Thanks for all the tips, Andavari. I have tried to uninstall (or upgrade) version 3.13 for at least a couple of months, but with no success. However, I just downloaded Revo Uninstaller 1.40, and what do you know -- it's now uninstalled -- gone. I don't know what's different about this particular uninstaller app, but what I do know is that PlexTools is gone. Thanks again for the help.

I have an older version of PlexTools Pro XL burning software on my computer which I'd like to get rid of. However, I don't know what ever happened to the installer or the uninstaller. As a result, it won't let me upgrade to a newer version -- and it won't let me uninstall it either. It's just there and I can't do a thing with it (and it doesn't work properly, either) What can I do? Would I run into serious trouble if I simply deleted the folder in which it's installed-- and then used a registry cleaner to try to clean and tidy things up a little?

Pretty much agree with Dennis and Craig. Have been using RM 7 since it was released and basically let it clean what it finds -- everything seems OK -- no problems at all.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Andavari . . . I may be asking too much (or maybe I misunderstood what you said), but can you explain the procedure for backing up using 7-ZIP. Is there an Explorer feature, or how do you go about backing up and archiving multiple files? I'd like to backup a bunch of stuff on my hard drive to my external drive -- same stuff on a regular basis.

What are you using as a RAM monitor?

A very nice set of utilities. I've used Page Defrag.

Here's the site: Matousec

That's what I assumed, but every time I try, I get an error message which that reads: UNABLE TO LOCATE COMPONENT The application has failed to start because js3250.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

I use Outpost Pro 2008 (commercial) -- it GREAT!

Anyone know how to install the freeware web designing software KompoZer 0.7.10? The download is a ZIP file -- no installer. Can't quite figure out how to install it.

I have 2GB of RAM. Is there really any performance increase or advantage to disabling PageFile (virtual memory)?

Periodically (at least once a day) I get an Error Message in my Event Manager (System). It's Event ID 7000 (Service Control Manager). It reads: "the ASPI32 service failed to start due to the follow error: The system cannot find the file specified. That statement is probably correct in that I'm quite sure I don't have an ASPI file/driver installed, and I'm not sure what's even trying to access it. I've always been under the impression the Windows XP did not use the ASPI File layer. Any suggestions?

Have used Outpost Firewall Pro for quite a while -- now using the most recent 2008 release. Absolutely love it. Easy to use, fairly easy on resources and GREAT protection. You might want to check out this site Matousec's Firewall Leak Tests to make some comparisons of your own.

Andavari, have you found any of these free rippers have the ability to retain the track marks when ripping an entire CD as a wave file -- or do you have to input them manually -- or use a cue sheet?

A "cda" file is not really a file type at all -- it's simply a designation (pointer) that Windows uses to identity audio tracks on CDs. It cannot be copied to a harddrive or emailed -- it must be read and subsequently ripped (in some other format) directly from the CD-ROM.

A lot of good info. Thanks to everyone.

I have an occasional problem with MS helpsvc.exe running for a long period of time and consuming lots of resources. Is this normal? If not, what's the best fix for it? I know it can be set to "manual" or "disable" in Services (services.msc), but is this wise -- or will that just cause other problems?