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You can use either one. Or if you like you can put both of them in the EAC folder, you'd of course have to select which one you want to use in EAC. I personally just use the .dll myself since there's no need to mess around with parameters. Note: Many people use the .exe because it can write ID tags into the files, input replaygain tag's, and to have more/full control over the parameters used or to modify them to their own needs. Additional command line options are their to encode at a particular quality, and to automatically input compliant ID tag's using LAME.exe. I'm not sure if I'm remembering this accurately/correctly or not, therefore I quote it: "EAC shouldn't be used to input ID3v2 tags, instead setup LAME.exe to input the tags via the LAME.exe parameter used" I've personally never let EAC input any tags, I use Tag Frontend for all tagging. That just shows the resulting average VBR bitrate. However depending upon what type of music you listen to the bitrate can easily bloat significantly, metal music usually makes the resulting average bitrate allot higher, I'm typically use to having 215 kbps or higher. Note: The encoder is smart enough to allow for a lower or higher average bitrate depending upon the source material, hence the reason to use the recommended VBR settings. No you're files won't be what you've selected in EAC's clickable options, therefore they won't be 192 kbps. They will instead be what's been inputted into the parameter listed after LAME.exe, the parameter listed after LAME.exe is what the resulting encoded files will be. If you want 192kbps CBR files and not the recommended VBR files you'd use something like this (modify it to suit your needs): lame.exe -b 192 %s %d EAC can burn audio CD's however it doesn't necessary support all writer drives. I've personally never used it. If you do decide to use it for burning audio CD's make sure you use a CD-RW for the testing purposes with your writer drive. Test it by opening "Tools > Write CD-R" then use the options "Create Offset Test CD" and "Detect Write Features" to make sure there's no problems. By the way if you do want to burn audio CD's with EAC you need to download the EAC installation with CDRDAO included, I suppose this fixes the previous problems with EAC not supporting some writer drives. I however think Burrrn is the quickest and simplest approach to burning audio CD's. ------ If you're going to use LAME.exe I suggest you 'print->save to .txt' file the LAME.exe documentation/help files here's how: 1. Open Notepad 2. Input the following: lame --help > "LAME Help.txt" lame --longhelp > "LAME Long Help.txt" lame --preset help > "LAME Preset Help.txt" exit 3. Save as a batch file in the folder with LAME.exe, a good name would be: Create LAME Help Files.bat 4. Run the batch file. 5. Now all or most of LAME's documentation will be available in the created .txt files for you to study.

Yes, see this post on the burnatonce forums. Edit: Nevermind can't get it to just go straight to the post by Martin, here's the info:

On WinXP rebooting isn't even necessary since all of SpywareBlaster get's removed; just log off then logon again and install.

What the hell does that stupid ass looking site have to do with a png to icon converter?

To answer the original question of how to get rid of the Windows games: 1. Open 'Add or Remove Programs' in the Control Panel. 2. On the left click 'Add/Remove Windows Components. 3. Highlight 'Accessories and Utilities' and then click Details. 4. Hightlight 'Games' and then click Details. 5. Uncheck any game you don't want installed on your system. 6. Click OK to finish, and then exit all the other Add or Remove Programs opened windows. 7. Done. Repeat these steps to reinstall the games should you decide you actually want them again. Reinstallation may require your Windows install CD or Restore CD, or the games "may" be downloadable from Microsoft Update, http://update.microsoft.com/.

There was something about Windows Installer packages failing. You could always download the news version of Windows Installer, install it, reboot, and see if uninstalling those programs will work.

Sounds like your computer has a mouthful. Ha ha!

Worth a try: Install and/or Uninstall it in Safe Mode. Why? You may have some resident software (anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, or something else) installed that won't let it install or uninstall properly or that is interferring.

If you find a "stable" Audigy2 driver I'd like to know myself! I've been periodically looking for almost two years now.

SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 has been released. I clicked the link within SpywareBlaster that stated there was a new version, and noticed some info about installing a new version, it's recommended to: 1. Run your currently installed version of SpywareBlaster and select Disable All Protection 2. Uninstall the version you have installed. 3. Install the new version.

LMAO, Sony Wokman. That was a good one!

Well if you look at guides online EAC isn't all that hard to configure and once configured you shouldn't have to ever change your settings unless of course a new EAC version can't use a previous versions configuration - I think this has only happened once or maybe twice in the past few years. I have no ideal what's going on with CDex development, it's been over two years since 1.51 was released however it's at least stable. The homepage has been unreachable for several weeks or months - an explaination can be read here. CDex can still be downloaded from it's SourceForge.net Project Page. Some of the .dll files that CDex uses can be quickly and easily updated to "refresh" it without there being a new version. You can update the Ogg Vorbis DLL Encoder and LAME MP3 DLL Encoder with newer versions. You can even update the Winamp input plugins it uses or add more in "...\CDex\Plugins" by downloading them, or by installing the newest Winamp 5 and then copying them.

Nothing is faster an easier than what I do, which is: 1. Dump a batch file such as "Check Disk.bat" into C:\Windows 2. Input the command line chkdsk parameters you want to use, mine are: CHKDSK.EXE /X /V /F D: CHKDSK.EXE /V C: 3. Create a shortcut on the Desktop that points to C:\Windows\Check Disk.bat and all I have to do is double click it to have my disks scanned for errors. I only have it clean indexes on C: which will report any errors because the fix command won't work for my C: drive for some reason. Instead to fix errors on C: I run: FSUTIL.exe DIRTY SET C: and then reboot.

Ha ha.

Your computer is infected with hexadecimal, please consult a hexadecimalist or scan with Norton Anti-Hexadecimal 2006.

Perhaps it's just sending the site URL straight into your default browser, but more importantly your default browser is already configured and has permission in the firewall settings to access the Internet, therefore CCleaner doesn't get added into the list of programs with Internet access.

As for a firewall I'm now using Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall. I hope it doesn't reveal any annoyances or very obvious bugs, and if it doesn't after I test it during the 30 day trial period I may end up purchasing a license since it only costs $14.95 at the moment.

Before some of the stuff you've posted has been annoying to say the least, but I've never complained. No offense but writting something like "I dont even find it all that good" isn't very nice and just makes you sound like an ass.

I would also like that!

You guys are too much, first kobrakommander56 gets me to laughing, now you too Mike Rochip have got me laughing silly.

Lol. Yup that will surely make things more lively so we can reply with remarks like b.s., boohoo, and go away, that would surely get the blood boiling around here for a short time.

Change the behavior of the Advanced option called "Tray Notifications Cache" to: 1. When clicked still show a warning prompt. 2. After the 'Run Cleaner' button is pressed automatically untick Tray Notifications Cache and show another prompt that the explorer.exe process will be now be shutdown and relaunched to allow Tray Notifications Cache cleaning to be completed. There's already a .vbs script that can automatically shutdown and restart explorer.exe at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm in '53. Remove Past Items From Notification Area', however I'd like that automatted ability built into CCleaner without having to manually do it.

Welcome back! About the beta versions, just some suggestions: * Have the beta installer install to: "C:\Program Files\CCleaner Beta" * Have the registry settings stored in: "HKCU\Software\CCleaner Beta" "HKCU\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\CCleaner Beta"

A full system backup would be the same amount you currently have on your hard disk viewable in My Computer. However if you compress the backup, it will be much smaller.

If I had known you had a Dell I would have told you to download Dell Driver Reset Tool, it can fix allot of stuff. However since you've fixed it it's too late to tell you. "HLKM\Current\Controlset\Control\Class" has a load of stuff in there, hardware related from what I could tell looking at a few subkeys on my system. I don't know what you can expect to happen or if you've broken anything. Hopefully Windows will automatically detect all your devices again or automatically restore that section from a last known good configuration.