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| Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Device connect sound question |
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That's what I figured. I thought it might show up in the event viewer--but
it didn't.
The computer works OK, but it kind of bugs me to know that something is
going on and I can' t figure out what it is.
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| Quote: | It is quite possible that some program is periodically checking to see if
anything has been connected.
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"Gordon Nelson" <g1nelson@verizon.net> wrote in message
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In Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices, there is a button for "Device
connect" and one for "Device disconnect." (As, for example, if you plug
or unplug something into a USB port.)
My computer occasionally makes these sounds---always in pairs only
seconds apart---for no reason. (I have not plugged in or unplugged a
device.) This does not seem to cause any problem with the computer's
operation.
Does anybody have any idea what would cause this to happen?
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Bert Kinney
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:07 am Post subject: Re: bootitNG for WinXP: help needed |
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Hi Siggi,
You can find excellent newsgroup support from Bootit NG here:
TeraByte Unlimited - Outlook Express Setup - Product Support Newsgroup Forums
http://www.bootitng.com/oehelp.html
For more information:
BootIt Next Generation - Videos and Tutorials
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/examples.html
BootIt Next Generation - Help and Support
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/support.html
BootIt NG Next Generation
http://members.shaw.ca/bootitng/index.htm#bootedit
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
siggi wrote:
| Quote: | System WinXp Home SP2, BootitNG Maintenance Mode
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Hi all,
need help, desperately, from a BootitNG Expert, please:
trying to resize 3 partitions on my harddrive, using BootitNG. No problems
with deleting (but deleted partitions still take up harddrive space in
WinXP!); creating, or declaring as free space. But when I try "slide" or
"resize", nothing happens, the partitions stay where they are, keep their
sizes as they are. The help file bootitng.pdf (256 KB) from the bootitNG ZIP
package is not explicit enough for me as a newbie.
Does anybody know a link to a kind of "bootitNG for dummies"?
Thank you,
siggi |
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Bert Kinney
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siggi
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: Re: bootitNG for WinXP: help needed |
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Thank you, Bert, for those excellent links!
Regards,
siggi
"Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%239JFUQYdHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | Hi Siggi,
You can find excellent newsgroup support from Bootit NG here:
TeraByte Unlimited - Outlook Express Setup - Product Support Newsgroup
Forums
http://www.bootitng.com/oehelp.html
For more information:
BootIt Next Generation - Videos and Tutorials
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/examples.html
BootIt Next Generation - Help and Support
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/support.html
BootIt NG Next Generation
http://members.shaw.ca/bootitng/index.htm#bootedit
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
siggi wrote:
System WinXp Home SP2, BootitNG Maintenance Mode
-----------------------------------------------------------
Hi all,
need help, desperately, from a BootitNG Expert, please:
trying to resize 3 partitions on my harddrive, using BootitNG. No
problems
with deleting (but deleted partitions still take up harddrive space in
WinXP!); creating, or declaring as free space. But when I try "slide" or
"resize", nothing happens, the partitions stay where they are, keep their
sizes as they are. The help file bootitng.pdf (256 KB) from the bootitNG
ZIP
package is not explicit enough for me as a newbie.
Does anybody know a link to a kind of "bootitNG for dummies"?
Thank you,
siggi |
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SamSchafer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: DVD Drive Compatibility Suggestions Needed |
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Well, thank you all! I appreciate your participation and suggestions. I will
certainly remember your tips for the future.
Here's what finally happened (short version). I called Plextor, picked a
drive with their guidance. Signed on to newegg.com and found the drive and
price. Before placing the order, wanted to be sure I could get my money back
on the Memorex I'd already bought so I headed to Circuit City.
When I got to Circuit City and told my sales tech what I was about to do, he
said no problem on a refund, but also agreed to take one last shot at filling
the order. He opened a couple of drives so we could try them in the store
with one of my "bad" DVD's. Sony's DRX-830U external drive read the sample
DVD I had with me. I took it home and tried every data DVD in my library. It
read every one. Back in business!
Technology. Ain't it great?
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Thanks,
Sam Schafer
"Tom Willett" wrote:
| Quote: | Look for some great deals at www.newegg.com and their shipping is FAST.
I recently purchased a new Samsung from them, and got it in 2 days. Works
like a charm.
It was OEM, and with shipping, cost about $32.
Tom
"SamSchafer" <SamSchafer@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
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| Shenan,
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| Well, I hunted locally for a Plextor and found none. I checked the major
| computer sources in our area - Best Buy, Circuit City, and CompUSA. No one
| even had them on their web site. So...
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| I tried a Memorex drive that got really good compatibilty reviews because
I
| really don't want to do mail order. Same result.
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| I'm going to take your advice and get a Plextor. Looks like I'm going to
| have to mail order after all. I'll post back here again in a couple of
weeks
| to let you know how it goes.
| --
| Thanks,
| Sam Schafer
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| "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
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| > SamSchafer wrote:
| > > Good morning!
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| > > I'm hoping you good folks can make some suggestions for me
| > > regarding DVD drive compatibility. I subscribed to TechNet last
| > > year on DVD and had lots of trouble reading the disks. I've also
| > > had trouble reading disks from other vendors - all factory burned.
| > > My compatibility rate is about 80-90% with two different
| > > LightScribe drives from HP and a Lite-on in a Gateway. All the
| > > disks read on some older read-only players. No trouble reading CD's
| > > or movie DVD's so far - only data.
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| > > Please let me know if you've got a recent drive (especially an
| > > external USB) that is providing 100% compatibility with your
| > > TechNet subscription. I changed my subscription to CD so I could
| > > read them all, but really would like to resolve this so I can
| > > switch back to DVD.
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| > > I'd also be interested in hearing about anyone's experiences
| > > reading/writing DVD's.
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| > I have several different DVD drives. Lite-On, Plextor, Sony, BenQ, HP,
| > etc... None have had trouble with my MSDN subscription DVDs. Plextor
| > rarely has trouble with anything I put into it. I have to say some of
my
| > older HP drives also show such fortitude and compatibility.
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| > Personally - when I buy now - it's a plextor.
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| > --
| > Shenan Stanley
| > MS-MVP
| > --
| > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
| > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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Bert Kinney
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: bootitNG for WinXP: help needed |
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You're welcome Siggi.
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
siggi wrote:
| Quote: | Thank you, Bert, for those excellent links!
Regards,
siggi
"Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%239JFUQYdHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Hi Siggi,
You can find excellent newsgroup support from Bootit NG here:
TeraByte Unlimited - Outlook Express Setup - Product Support Newsgroup
Forums
http://www.bootitng.com/oehelp.html
For more information:
BootIt Next Generation - Videos and Tutorials
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/examples.html
BootIt Next Generation - Help and Support
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/support.html
BootIt NG Next Generation
http://members.shaw.ca/bootitng/index.htm#bootedit
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
siggi wrote:
System WinXp Home SP2, BootitNG Maintenance Mode
-----------------------------------------------------------
Hi all,
need help, desperately, from a BootitNG Expert, please:
trying to resize 3 partitions on my harddrive, using BootitNG. No
problems
with deleting (but deleted partitions still take up harddrive space in
WinXP!); creating, or declaring as free space. But when I try "slide" or
"resize", nothing happens, the partitions stay where they are, keep their
sizes as they are. The help file bootitng.pdf (256 KB) from the bootitNG
ZIP
package is not explicit enough for me as a newbie.
Does anybody know a link to a kind of "bootitNG for dummies"?
Thank you,
siggi
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Device connect sound question |
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I have found that its hard to track down, other than going through suspects
in the registry. For example, some HP software is set to check for periodic
updates, but there is no option for it in the software itself, just in the
windows registry. Next time you hear the sound you might check
Taskmanager... I know the feeling, it drives me nuts too when stuff is
going on without my permission.
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"Gordon Nelson" <g1nelson@verizon.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | That's what I figured. I thought it might show up in the event viewer--but
it didn't.
The computer works OK, but it kind of bugs me to know that something is
going on and I can' t figure out what it is.
"You Know Who ~" <you.know.who@att.net> wrote in message
news:Ob0AwpMdHHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
It is quite possible that some program is periodically checking to see if
anything has been connected.
--
YKW~
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"Clothes make the man. Naked people have
little or no influence in society" Mark Twain (1835-1910)
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"Gordon Nelson" <g1nelson@verizon.net> wrote in message
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In Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices, there is a button for "Device
connect" and one for "Device disconnect." (As, for example, if you plug
or unplug something into a USB port.)
My computer occasionally makes these sounds---always in pairs only
seconds apart---for no reason. (I have not plugged in or unplugged a
device.) This does not seem to cause any problem with the computer's
operation.
Does anybody have any idea what would cause this to happen?
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Johan
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: RE: Recognising Memory greater than 2gb |
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Hi, I am haing a similar problem. I have just added an additional 2Gb ram
(4Gb in total) but Windows reports it as 3Gb. Any solution will be greatly
appreciated.
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Johan
"MGbassace" wrote:
| Quote: | Hi, I remember seeing a post about this sometime ago, but cannot remember the
answer, I apologies if this has been asked time and time again, but even
working as a tech head it still has me stumped.
I have a system running 3gb ddr 400, Windows XP reports this as 2gb, Windows
XP 64 reports correctly as 3gb, I have tried adding the 3gb switch to the
config which i beleived to be correct but still on reports 2gb, Is the extra
1gb actually being recognised by XP and used. How can i solve this. |
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Ken Blake, MVP
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: Recognising Memory greater than 2gb |
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Johan wrote:
| Quote: | Hi, I am haing a similar problem. I have just added an additional 2Gb
ram (4Gb in total) but Windows reports it as 3Gb. Any solution will
be greatly appreciated.
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There is no solution. 32-bit XP can use up to 4GB. However the 4GB address
space has to be shared with memory used for other devices. So Windows (not
just XP but all 32-bit versions, including 32-bit Vista) can't use that
entire 4GB for itself.
How much it can use is not simply 3GB, but depends on what devices are
installed. It's normally a little more than 3GB. So installing more than
about 3GB of RAM is usually a waste of money.
But why have you so added so much RAM? How much RAM you can make effective
use of depends on what apps you run, but exepet for those doing things like
video editing or photographic editing of large images, it's a rare person
who will see any difference in performnace by going about 512MB or 1GB.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Ken Blake, MVP
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: Recognising Memory greater than 2gb |
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
| Quote: | Johan wrote:
Hi, I am haing a similar problem. I have just added an additional 2Gb
ram (4Gb in total) but Windows reports it as 3Gb. Any solution will
be greatly appreciated.
There is no solution. 32-bit XP can use up to 4GB. However the 4GB
address space has to be shared with memory used for other devices. So
Windows (not just XP but all 32-bit versions, including 32-bit Vista)
can't use that entire 4GB for itself.
How much it can use is not simply 3GB, but depends on what devices are
installed. It's normally a little more than 3GB. So installing more
than about 3GB of RAM is usually a waste of money.
But why have you so added so much RAM? How much RAM you can make
effective use of depends on what apps you run, but exepet for those
doing things like video editing or photographic editing of large
images, it's a rare person who will see any difference in performnace
by going about 512MB or 1GB.
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Typo, sorry. That should be "by going *above* 512MB or 1GB."
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Jerry
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: Recognising Memory greater than 2gb |
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You add the /3Gb switch to the boot.ini file.
A Google search on boot.ini will result in info on this and other switches.
"Johan" <Johan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi, I am haing a similar problem. I have just added an additional 2Gb ram
(4Gb in total) but Windows reports it as 3Gb. Any solution will be greatly
appreciated.
--
Johan
"MGbassace" wrote:
Hi, I remember seeing a post about this sometime ago, but cannot remember
the
answer, I apologies if this has been asked time and time again, but even
working as a tech head it still has me stumped.
I have a system running 3gb ddr 400, Windows XP reports this as 2gb,
Windows
XP 64 reports correctly as 3gb, I have tried adding the 3gb switch to the
config which i beleived to be correct but still on reports 2gb, Is the
extra
1gb actually being recognised by XP and used. How can i solve this. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: Solution |
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Problem solved (for me, anyway)...
I simply disabled all the ATI startup items. Obviously one of them was causing the message to pop up, because I no longer get the error message, and my driver is still installed, I can still access the Control Center,etc.
To disable the ATI items...
- Start Menu, Run
- msconfig
- Startup tab
- uncheck the following:
1. Anything that contains NV in its name (nVidia)
2. CLIstart - I suspect this was the culprit
3. Anything else from the ATI path
Good luck!
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Jerry
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: Solution |
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Solves what problem? Your message makes no sense without a reference to a
prior issue.
<Graham> wrote in message news:2007413154414martlandspam@gmail.com...
| Quote: | Problem solved (for me, anyway)...
I simply disabled all the ATI startup items. Obviously one of them was
causing the message to pop up, because I no longer get the error message,
and my driver is still installed, I can still access the Control
Center,etc.
To disable the ATI items...
- Start Menu, Run
- msconfig
- Startup tab
- uncheck the following:
1. Anything that contains NV in its name (nVidia)
2. CLIstart - I suspect this was the culprit
3. Anything else from the ATI path
Good luck!
EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
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