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I am wanting to make a bootable image of a machine. I will have the software I need installed on the machine and all up dates. The problem is that it will be too large for a cd, and I don't have a dvd-r on this machine. Does any one use an imaging program that will split the file or a burning program to do the same. I would like it to ask for cd 2 when the first is finished. I want my own oem cd so to speak for this machine. Taking the time to install and update once will save me time in the future. Mike

This is exactly what we need, someone finding the obscure pain and exposing it for all to learn from. Thanks Shane, I work on laptops often. I have come across dim screens. Unfortunately they were back light issues. Both laptops are now slim desktops, as they were for home use. This is one of those to file for future reference. Mike

Members having strange phone issues now reappearing email......HHMMMMM is it a conspiracy?? LOL Sorry to hear the troubles with your email. I look back in my archives and see email from 05 and earlier. Mike

I recently had to flash the BIOS on 2 laptops, HP and Compaq. This was after online chats with tech support. The flash, softpaq, went smooth. Other than this I think I only did one or two in about 5 years. Mike

I advise following that advice with just the router and then just the modem. This will give the IP's of each, you may note this for the future, sometime two devices are in the same range and will interfere with each other. But if this is a modem from the phone company they should have a cd to run on your machine to configure everything on your pc. If you want to go from modem to router to pc then the out from the modem should go to the wan or internet of the router then from the lan of the router to the nic on the pc.

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My thoughts also. I know guys that made front and rear bumpers from pipe. They left a small hole in it, poured a couple quarts of oil into it then rolled the pipe around to get a good coating inside. Or they would fill the pipe with cement. Mike

You want to convert the file before it is downloaded to your machine correct? Say from a .avi to a .wmp file? I don't know if this is possible without first downloading it to your computer then doing the conversion. I don't think I would allow something like this on my site. Someone sets the file to some off the wall extension then I would have to go in and replace it. It just does not sound like good practice on the part of the site to allow this. My opinion. Mike

Anyone using this tool? I notice when doing a registry clean it will show say 800 entries, I can select all. It will drop this number down to something else. This is even when I special select only what is marked safe for removal. Anyone know or have ideas. It does not cause any problems but I do wonder why this happens. Mike

Also is the game online, I knew a guy who played WoW online and complained about the lag through the ISP. I don't know much about gaming but when you say "lag" I think of the delay over the lan or internet.

I think all of has a story like this. For most of us it would be changing a setting and not making a note of it. The machine starts acting flakey and we are off to figure it out. I would bet if something like this ever happened to you are some one you know you will point them to check that setting in the process to figure out the issue.

I don't have a fix, but maybe some encouraging words for someone. I came across a laptop with a registry error. After going to the MS KB I popped the Vista cd in and ran the memory test. All ok. Rebooted and ran the restore, not expecting much as this was my first experience with Vista restore. Well it ran, rebooted and now my boss has her laptop back with no missing files. If the machine is a "Brand" machine like Dell or HP the tools to test the drive are usually on their recovery partition. But the website will have them as well. Take one stick of ram out. Remove everything that is not neede

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Certs don't earn much more around here either. But the company is paying for any cert I get within the scope of our business. I just passed my 601 and 602. From drive up to drive off was 2 hours. Now I start for my MS certs.

Don't mention anything about the user whose name is an Apple Computer. He is known to have these guys around. Have fun with them, bring them ICE cold coffee. Let your imagination run. Take the cones, put them in the neighbors drive way. Laxative brownies.....I had better stop. Mike

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Glad to here all is well with you my friend. Thanks to bn for posting the event.

$50 sounds like the ballpark figure I would expect.

Well I scheduled my A+ essentials and 602 for Thursday the 18th. I don't know if I should have split the test for two days. Mike

I am having a issue with Office 2003 being slow to load. Like nearly 60 seconds from click to load. It does not matter the size of the file or the location, local or network. Once it is open it appears to run snappy enough. I notice this with Excel and Word, have not checked Access as it is not used. I cleaned msconfig and ran all the assorted cleaning tools. No virus/spyware. Comp is 2.4 P4 with 1G ram. Any suggestions? mike

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Just got the kids a laptop with vista. This sounds like a cool tips. I will be looking out for more to keep vista running smoothe.