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You can see foobar2000 and ?Torrent in there as well. I have a ton of RAM but I'm not really prepared to use it if I don't have to .

Alright, alright, I know most of you are past college, but some of us are still learnin' . What's everyone taking this semester and where are you attending? I'm taking a few programming classes (CIS 310/350), Linear Algebra (MATH 227), a technical writing class (COMP 270) and an intro to philosophy class (PHIL 130). Hope the school year brings joy . Edit: I'm taking my classes at the University of Michigan.

Cheers everyone.

You can probably do it from the Device Manager (Right Click on My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager).

Happy birthday bud!

Bah, if you want a real music player, try foobar2000. The new panels-ui mod is excellent.

Hi Kaa Let's try something simple first. Go to Start, Run and type in cmd. At the command prompt, type netsh winsock reset. It'll prompt you to restart afterwards. See if this helps.

I personally don't use either, actively. If you're going to scan regularly anyway (which you should!), then active protection is really not a high priority. Active protection really should be for people who have kids that they can't keep their eyes on....

The end result is that you don't consume memory with passive protection . So no one has any other ways? Blah . Thanks for the Firefox toggle! And a little info... the HOSTS file redirects the ads to the local machine that sent them (127.0.0.1)! So aside from protecting your computer, you waste their bandwidth, .

Wikipedia -- "The hosts file is a computer file used to store information on where to find a node on a computer network. This file maps hostnames to IP addresses. The hosts file is used as a supplement to (or instead of) the domain name system on networks of varying sizes. This file is (unlike DNS) under the control of the user who is using the computer." What I take that as, the hosts file blocks unwanted network connections by misdirecting them.

You have .NET 1.1 and 2.0 and 3.0? I'm just curious, why did you install 3.0?

Doesn't that return 192.168.0.x ?

I'm still holding out for a 'preferred server' option and a 'select all downloads' checkbox. They seem like such and obvious feature to me, but they're not there!

Does this mean that when solid-state memory is the standard, that fragmented filesystems will be a thing of the past?

Hi chiliwarrior, and welcome back to the forums . Your problems don't sound at all like a faulty power supply (which is what the magazine article was referencing). If the power supply (PSU) were failing or was simply inadequate, you'd have a much more serious problem on your hands. Though OEMs (such as Dell, HP, Toshiba, Sony, and the like) do use cheaper parts to save costs, a power supply will 'let you know' when something has gone awry. If you want to see a performance increase out of your computer you have several options.... Firstly, how many programs are running? Open up the task manager (right click on the start bar and select task manager) and look in the bottom-left corner. How many processes does it say are running? These things eat up memory, which your computer uses to carry out its tasks. Active antivirus/antispyware programs also take up memory. Secondly, have you posted a HijackThis! log here recently? Malware can slow down a computer considerably. Third, what are the specifications of your computer? If you don't know, you can use PC Wizard 2007 to find out: http://www.cpuid.org/download/pcw2007_v173.exe Let me know and I'll see what we can do to help.

Alright guys, I'm a big fan of 'low-resource' applications, and I can't stand the thought of running any programs in the background, so I often rely on passive protection from a modified HOSTS file, Filterset.G, Spybot S&D's Immunize feature, and SpywareBlaster. What are some other methods that I'm missing?

I'd throw that review into the gutter. PC World is biased and this review is completely unfounded. Something odd I've always noticed is that more 'mainstream' media often praises Spyware Doctor, but never seems to legitimate their claims. AVG AS, Webroot Spysweeper, and Spybot S&D are all better products. There's a reason why our community embraces the programs we do .

On topic: Off topic: I don't really like Ron Paul.

Guess I overreacted. It's good though to hear what the jury thinks .

It still isn't fixed, and it's not a permissions issue :\.

What's the point of this? Somehow I'm a one star, and it just seems like it's given someone an opportunity to antagonize me when I haven't been mean to anybody. I don't want to visit here if I don't feel, uh, welcome. Just wondering.

Not sure how this turned into a test-drive of Linux, but let me give you the 101: It's an Operating System, and does require installation. It's not like Windows in a lot of senses, and can be a little odd to get used to (though windows managers like XFCE, GNOME, and KDE are very user-friendly).

2GB PC3200

Why? Vista is a crippled operating system, SP1 or not. It's defective by design. Vista users seeking all the incompatibility and sluggishness should go download an alpha release of a Linux distro and put KDE on it (though to be honest KDE is getting faster).

To be honest that link looks like -spam-.