Windows Hardware
byoungjr
Hi all. . . I was wondering if the Via 4 in 1 is needed with SP2? thanks. . . Bob Young Jr. .
Video Capture question
pr-man
Ok I knwo that there are not many mpeg2 cards that work in win2k so what I am thinking of doing is installing win98 minimal install on my win2k system and getting a good mpeg2 card that works well in win98.
Those of you needing RAM
ThC 129
I was looking around today and saw that newegg. com had 256mb of PC-2100 and PC-133 for $37 USD and with $7 shipping on the PC133 and $5 on the PC-2100 you can't go wrong. .
Maxtor 100GB Hard Drives, really worth it?
Gemfire James
Just asking for opinions here, but why oh why is Maxtor making these huge *** IDE hard drives? I've seen things like 40, 60, 80, 100 GB hard drives, in my opinion, it's a waste of time to even get a drive that big considering the most that goes on those things is your OS, and a few applications, the rest is on CD.
hp scanjet 4200c software for win2k
LotusGT69
i called up hp today and they want me to pay $10 for hte cd that has the software and the drivers. i got the cd from them before but i lost it. Does any one have this scanner and the software that they got from hp? if so could you contact me via email or aim (lotusgt69) if we could arrange a file transfer so i can ...
RAID still sluggish under RC1?
evil Homer
I have an Abit KT7-A RAID board with an Athlon 1. 2 ghz. When I recently tried out build 2485/6, I noticed like a few people that the system became really sluggish. Finally traced it down to the Highpoint drivers used for the RAID.
NTFS version question
oaydin
ok after having more problems with fat32, it was time to convert to NTFS. I converted all my partitions to NTFS , just leaved a small one to be able to reach from dos. But problem is I converted while I was on RC1 so now my partitions are Beta NTFS 5.
Problems with logitech mouse win2k
KalleAnka
After installing mouseware 9. 0 on win 2000 and rebooting I get the following error message. One of the library files needed to run mouseware cannot be found. Please reinstall mouseware. The mouseicon in the system tray doesn't exist and when I try to acces the mouse settings through the control panel I get the fol ...
Window Blinds XP
ThC 129
Anyone know where i can find this program Im getting sick of looking at the default UI no matter what colors i use. .
voodoo 3 works just fine with XP!
CyberDoc999
Windows XP RC1 and the voodoo 3 work just fine with most of the games using direct 3d and you can always install the windows 2000 open gl/glide drivers. .
ATA 100 PCI card preformance is at ATA 33 levels
FadedTimes
I have a Maxtor (Promise) Aultra ATA 100 controller and I'm getting preformance no better than UDMA 33 (XP pro RC1 2505). I have a ATA 100 5400rpm drive on IDE1 of the card and a ATA 66 7200rpm drive on IDE2.
Win2k Server GETS REALLY SLOW!
HELLBRINGER
I don't know if it is hardware related but I will tell you anyway. After running Win2k Server for a while on my server, trying to go in and do things it gets EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE! I am not sure if it is a memory leak or what the problem is.
XP activation
alexis
After reading through this discussion forum, it seems a lot of you are familiar with XP. I not yet had a chance to sample WXP, but am curious about the whole activation process. I heard conflicting information about the licensing process.
Im thinking of picking up a WinTV Theater for video capture?
pr-man
Some people have said to get a mpeg2 hardware encoder but I only have like $160 to spend so I guess thats out
Sound card with DTS
KingNothing.com
I am looking for a sound card with either a DTS decoder built in, or that will send the DTS signal to my receiver via digital coax or optical output. I already get Dolby 5. 1 output through my ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon, but I want to be able to experience DTS without having to buy a standalone DVD player.
Opinions on new Abit KT7 beta bios (3r02 Beta)
rolsen
I haven't tried it yet. I'm waiting for some opinions on it. So anyone who's tried this beta bios, lets hear what you have to say!.
WinXP Multiple Copies ordered
Vampyr
I ordered one copy of WinXP and have already got my email. . installed and running sweet. I had also ordered 3 more copies, will microsoft send me three more emails, with 3 seperate keys or will they send me one key and three site liscenses??.
OS selection during boot
HELLBRINGER
This is'nt really completely hardware related but this seemed the most appropiate location for it. And there are a lot of posters in here so I will most likely get a response faster. Heres the deal. I have Drive C, drive C was reformatted.
WinXP locks with GeForce GTS 7700
bitburn
I get this a DLL error anvmini. dll. The error says it's related to my video driver. I got an Asus 7700 GeForce GTS Deluxe. . . System completly locks. I tried with build 2505, 2504, 2486 and others.
ATI AIW 128 16 meg pci: How is the capture quality?
pr-man
Is it better to run it under win2k or win98 compatibility wise?