Posts by WASDted

try that first link i gave you, it says it's for XP but it should work fine with vista. let me know...

honestly you can build a very basic PC (windows or linux) and install Boxee on it and you'll have something a lot like Apple TV, probably more versatile too.

poseidon, no - that link is for downloading and re-installing Windows Media Player 11 only. Please try that and see if it fixes your WMP11 issue. No one ever said that you need to re-install Windows ;)

any luck with that? if so please mark "solved"
if not, let us know so we can think of the next step(s)..

Vista Home Premium, ok. Is this the 32 or 64 bit version?

Try this download and re-install WMP11: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1d224714-e238-4e45-8668-5166114010ca###

Otherwise: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-media-player

what exactly are we talking about again?

Kraai, you are correct. Once you donate you become a "Sponsor" and you account automatically gets special privileges unlocked. Included is access to Area-51. Once the term of expires so do the privs. But you can always get them back again the next time you donate.

on the left pane, scroll up and check under "favorites" - for some reason they put it there sometimes.

It is just a 51 square pixel area that contains the secrets of DaniWeb and how to win the Internets.

I agree with happygeek. Continue using your platforms, be they Mac or Windows, and when you have an issue or can answer someone else's question go ahead and contribute.

I use Avira's AntiVir along with Spybot S&D

Hey folks check it out!!! Dani took in our suggestions and now you can choose a custom member certificate...

I think she's still ironing out a few details but it is pretty much enabled now. Go to your profile page and see :)

welcome aboard. we look forward to seeing you on the boards!

yes like this...

Dani, I agree the text is a bit small/easy to ignore. My $0.02

i'm holding my breath!

despaminator FTW!

wow, i got sucked into a C++ matter

welcome

mark as solved then?

no idea. sorry. good luck!

I don't remember the specific error codes but i remember reading something about PCtools and errors with expired licenses. That said, my bad... check this thread

you may have an expired license then.

is the computer connected to the internet?

look here >> interview

they should both be on the same IP range 192.168.1.X

i believe they are. yeah, they are amazing to watch.

yes, very entertaining to watch. a friend of mine is a starcraft champion and one of the top SC players in the world, the way he plays just scares me.

i love starcraft, wish i had time to get back into it and i always liked it better on normal speed.

is your video card an Nividia? or ATI?

try http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us for NVIDIA
or http://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx for AMD/ATI

you can also try omega drivers at http://www.omegadrivers.net

there you, favor returned 8)

if you look to the right side of each post you will find arrows (up and down). you click an up arrow if you like a post, then it will allow you to make a comment and give you the option to add reputation. for example if you think my post to you was helpful go ahead and give it a try and add to my rep ;)

add what?

welcome to DW

great victory bernardo-b :)

mark is "solved" please ;)

yikes! personally i'd format fresh and re-install Windows 7, that is if you don't have a ton of data to back up yet.

I wish I could tell how to do it but it simply is not possible on MS Word. See this article in PC Mag. Basically you will have to type in the characters that represent the formatting marks as text so they will print. You can use CHARMAP to discover figure out the character codes and paste them in. Good luck!

you'll have to open up your PC and take a look at the label on your power supply. It will say what the wattage it or at least what the make and model is. As for the RAM, you'll have to take a look at the label on your memory sticks and see what type of RAM you have, then you can purchase matching memory. Based on your system specs I would guess you have 2x 1GB DDR2 RAM but you will have to make sure and also fing the exact speed and specs of the RAM. Again, most of that will appear on the label.

9800 GT should have no problem with those games, and I would recommend 4GB if you have Windows Vista or 7. 2GB might be just enough if you are running XP.

Here's how these cards are similar:
- both are DX10
- both support a resolution up to 2560x1600
- both 512MB of GDDR3 (256-bit) memory
- both support SLI

Here's how they differ:
- the GTX+ will cost you about $50-$60 more
- the GTX+ runs hotter
- the GTX+ takes up 2 slots (GT only takes 1)
- the GTX+ has faster memory and core clocks
- GTX+ has more CUDA cores (128 vs. 112)
- GTX+ supports 3-way SLI (GT only 2-way)

What would you like to use it for? Gaming?

How many available slots do you have?

Most importantly, the question of whether your PC can take either of these cards depends on what kind of power supply you have. The GTX+ requires at least a 450 Watt PSU while the GT needs at least a 400 Watter. I'd make sure to have some headroom (a true 500 Watt PSU would be ideal).

You should also make sure you have proper airflow and cooling to accommodate the extra heat as these cards are in a different class than your X1550.

On a side note: upgrade the RAM if you can. 2GB is a bit low for almost any application you would need such powerful video cards for, but it should work.