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I am all for Linux being the desktop solution for individuals everywhere. However, right now it lacks the marketing and a few features that Windows has. The world would be great if everyone ran Linux. It would also be great if everyone knew how to run a console and create …

Does mandrake have a sound server that needs to be started? Also, check your aumix settings to insure they are not getting reset (Main, PCM...) to zero when you log out.

NetZero uses technology developed by SlipStream for their Hi-Speed service. It speeds up HTML, markup, and JavaScript, and 'accelerates' graphics. It does not increase download speeds however. The SlipStream technology (through a patented proprietary data compression algorithm) compresses, optimizes, and streamlines web content. Here is some info I found at …

I was in Austin with the lights on reading a book *ducks to avoid objects thrown*

I remember Oreilly stating his father made about 30K in his time and how borderline poor he was. Too bad that converts to about 80K in today's time. Yeah... 80K... poverty.... I don't think so. Used to like him but now he has joined the ranks of the great hosts-found-out-to-be-hypocrites …

I have struggled with this question myself, and still do at times. I have come to the following conclusion. I have found three different major motivations for college: 1.) Money 2.) Comfort and convenience of job security 3.) Doing what you want to do If your in it for the …

A good sign of a good power supply is the weight; the more the better, thus in many cases making the size larger. The weight is directly related to the quantity, quality, and size of the material used to build it. Here are some dimensions about power supplies for different …

console => Development, Troubleshooting, Mail, VI (because pico deserves to live behind a dumpster) Gnome => Graphic Developement (gimp), Open Office XP => Graphic Development (Photoshop), Gaming (because I can't play xpilot all day :P), other people in my family who always bother me about Linux and I am too …

With regards to your question about WINME and Linux sharing files, do a search for a thread about Samba. I am sure they are somewhere in the forums. This link below should help. It is an article explaining an answer in fuller detail: "Windows File Sharing in Linux with Samba" …

If you are refferencing an issue with a GUI desktop: Check the permissions on your home directory, make sure all the appropriate files (gnome, kde, or other front-end associated) are chown'ed to your username and have the correct rwx permissions. If you are refferencing an issue directly after boot, such …

I posted this as a reply to another post, but I figured I would make a new thread just in case it may be usefull to people who are having this issue. I modified it a bit to be generalized, please feel free to add comments/revisions to help those who …

Perhaps there is a program currently accessing the drive? Use the task manager to see if there are any processes you can kill that may be hung and using, or refering to, that drive. Usually Windows will recognize if the drive is not installed. So, if you have not tried …

Sorry for the late post. For anyone else who may have this problem: This may be faulty memory. Try running a memory test program, or trying new memory to see if that is the issue. If your memory is fine, or if new memory works fine, then run a full …