Re: [H] Returning PhysX to Nvidia customers
The issue is that WinXP suported video cards from both camps in the same system, Vista did not and Windows7 does but Nvidia has disabled that capability with their drivers. What's wrong with having an AMD GPU driving your main 3D graphics and having an Nvidia GPU to handle the PhysX? Stupid shortsightedness by Nvidia and I hope it bites them on the arse! DSinc wrote: Hi, Read the petition. Do not understand; so, can not sign/help. What is the "cause?" All I see is ATI vs. nVidia again. Best, Duncan swzaske wrote: Hi, I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed: "Returning PhysX to Nvidia customers." http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/physx?e I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time. Thanks!
Re: [H] Returning PhysX to Nvidia customers
Hi, Read the petition. Do not understand; so, can not sign/help. What is the "cause?" All I see is ATI vs. nVidia again. Best, Duncan swzaske wrote: Hi, I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed: "Returning PhysX to Nvidia customers." http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/physx?e I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time. Thanks!
[H] Returning PhysX to Nvidia customers
Hi, I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed: "Returning PhysX to Nvidia customers." http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/physx?e I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time. Thanks!
Re: [H] XP problem.
Ok, I fixed it. It was the SAM file. I copied the one in C:\windows\repair (which was over 6 years old) over the one in c:\windows\system32\config and all was well. The user had it so that they had no password on the desired user account. I am now updating to SP3 and all of the other updates it does not have. After which I will set a password an the Admin account and give it to the for safe keeping. Thanks to those who helped. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:25 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Same thing, no users and Administrator has a p/w. I think it might be the registry thing that Thane suggested. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:20 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try "no password"? The only way? I know to see "all users" is to boot into Safe Mode. That always "added" the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin "account name" can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: "Bobby Heid" >I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up > to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on > the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double > CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of > course she does not know the password for that user). > > > > So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate > any users in the SAM either. > > > > Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but > I'd like to recover if possible.
Re: [H] XP problem.
Same thing, no users and Administrator has a p/w. I think it might be the registry thing that Thane suggested. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:20 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try "no password"? The only way? I know to see "all users" is to boot into Safe Mode. That always "added" the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin "account name" can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: "Bobby Heid" >I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up > to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on > the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double > CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of > course she does not know the password for that user). > > > > So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate > any users in the SAM either. > > > > Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but > I'd like to recover if possible.
Re: [H] XP problem.
I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try "no password"? The only way? I know to see "all users" is to boot into Safe Mode. That always "added" the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin "account name" can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: "Bobby Heid" >I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up > to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on > the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double > CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of > course she does not know the password for that user). > > > > So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate > any users in the SAM either. > > > > Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but > I'd like to recover if possible.
Re: [H] XP problem.
Can you point me to some instructions for doing the hive stuff? Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:38 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. At 11:42 PM 06/10/2009, Bobby Heid wrote: >I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up >to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on >the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double >CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of >course she does not know the password for that user). > > > >So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate >any users in the SAM either. You may have a damaged registry. You can boot UBCD4Win and pull the hives over from System Restore if this is the case. T
Re: [H] XP problem.
Thanks, but I tried to login as Administrator (you can get there by doing CTRL-Alt-Delete twice. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Joe User Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:21 AM To: Bobby Heid Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Hello Bobby, Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 9:42:26 PM, you wrote: > I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up > to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on > the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double > CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of > course she does not know the password for that user). The admin account is probably open, type in administrator and use that. Once there get to users CP applet. Reset passwords , write down user names. I prefer the old style login box prompt myself. I forgot how you revert back to the clicky style but it's in there OR thru the admin tools / pol edit / etc -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
I'm really itching to get an SSD for a boot drive on my main box. Anand Lashimpi says that no other hardware upgrade makes as noticeable a performance improvement. Faster boots and applications load almost instantly. I'd like to see that myself. Someday! Garind P wrote: Well SSD ... it's itchy, doesn't it ;-) ... but price and lifetime wise aren't there, at least for me today At 04:00 PM 10/4/2009, you wrote: I just got my i7 860 up and running with 8 gb corsair ram. Very smooth. In fact it is so fast that I can feel my velociraptor holding it back. Maybe a ssd is in the future but not now. Still hurting from the cash outflow. Regards, GP --- "oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else"
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
Congrats on your new board. I just got my new Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H up and running with my 720 BE 4th core unlocked and it runs like a scalded ape. It was giving me a 5 beep non-POST at first but I reseated my RAM and video card and it's working fine now. Rock solid and I couldn't be more pleased. Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: I just got my i7 860 up and running with 8 gb corsair ram. Very smooth. In fact it is so fast that I can feel my velociraptor holding it back. Maybe a ssd is in the future but not now. Still hurting from the cash outflow. --Original Message-- From: Garind P Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM Hi guys, Has been too long just lurking Duncan, For me, watching 8 threads is cool indeed man ... nothing more I just rebuild my things, with : 1. I7 920 + Red Scorpion Xigmatek HFS + DFI LP-DK-X58 + 6GB Corsair, Sapphire H4850 2. i5 750 + Noctua NH-U12P SE2 + ASUS P7P55D + 4GB GSkill, HEC H4850 The i5 750 is easier to OC maybe is because it doesn't have hyperthreading. With my room ambient temperature around 30-35degC (40-45 degC inside case), the i5-750 can be run at 3.6GHz daily base only increasing the BCLK to 180MHz. The i7 can only get stable at 3.33GHz (only increasing BCLK to166MHz) for daily use because it can hit higher than than maximum recommended core temp (100 degC). Maybe I need to replace or modified the HSF. Performnace wise in their OC condition, of course the i5-750 felt snappier (higher cpu clock) then the i7-920. At 06:04 AM 9/29/2009, you wrote: Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the "8 threads in the task mangler." I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this "work-in-my-home" related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. Regards, GP --- "oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else"
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
At 12:19 PM 07/10/2009, Christopher Fisk wrote: On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 11:49 AM 07/10/2009, Scott Sipe wrote: Perhaps would be easiest to just boot from some sort of linux LiveCD and copy from the ext3 partition to a FAT or NTFS partition? Never thought of that. :) Can Linux read NTFS partitions (there is one on this drive) so that I can copy from the ext3 to NTFS? Definately read, writing is iffy but I havn't tried that in awhile IMO just toss a USB drive on the system with FAT32 and copy that way. Ok, that works for me. T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 11:49 AM 07/10/2009, Scott Sipe wrote: Perhaps would be easiest to just boot from some sort of linux LiveCD and copy from the ext3 partition to a FAT or NTFS partition? Never thought of that. :) Can Linux read NTFS partitions (there is one on this drive) so that I can copy from the ext3 to NTFS? Definately read, writing is iffy but I havn't tried that in awhile IMO just toss a USB drive on the system with FAT32 and copy that way. Christopher Fisk -- dmwaters: one pingie wingie nerdboy: dmwaters doesn't need to see your wingie, and neither do the rest of us. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
At 11:49 AM 07/10/2009, Scott Sipe wrote: Perhaps would be easiest to just boot from some sort of linux LiveCD and copy from the ext3 partition to a FAT or NTFS partition? Never thought of that. :) Can Linux read NTFS partitions (there is one on this drive) so that I can copy from the ext3 to NTFS? T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
At 11:41 AM 07/10/2009, Christopher Fisk wrote: On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 09:40 AM 07/10/2009, Christopher Fisk wrote: On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: > I have a hard drive that has an EXT3 partition on it. I have mounted it > using Ext2Fsd, and I can see the drive, but some of the folders have > colons in their names: > > Name: 11 > Name: 12 > etc. > > So Windows won't let me navigate to them or rename them. Any idea how I > can access the files inside? Explore2FS You can't edit the filesystem but you can export files from it. When I use Explore2FS, it shows a drive (hdb4) but doesn't show any folders inside it. Do I have do anything to access the folders? Run with Administrator Permissions, there should be a + next to the drive letter. There is a +, but when I click it, it disappears and I just have the hdb4 icon. I'm running as administrator. Odd. I'm trying the DiskInternal's reader now. T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
Perhaps would be easiest to just boot from some sort of linux LiveCD and copy from the ext3 partition to a FAT or NTFS partition? Never used any of the windows software like ext2fsd, but surprised it doesn't have some sort of file name mangling to let you access folders with illegal characters in the name. Scott On Oct 6, 2009, at 4:05 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: I have a hard drive that has an EXT3 partition on it. I have mounted it using Ext2Fsd, and I can see the drive, but some of the folders have colons in their names: Name:11 Name:12 etc. So Windows won't let me navigate to them or rename them. Any idea how I can access the files inside? T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 09:40 AM 07/10/2009, Christopher Fisk wrote: On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: > I have a hard drive that has an EXT3 partition on it. I have mounted it > using Ext2Fsd, and I can see the drive, but some of the folders have > colons in their names: > > Name: 11 > Name: 12 > etc. > > So Windows won't let me navigate to them or rename them. Any idea how I > can access the files inside? Explore2FS You can't edit the filesystem but you can export files from it. When I use Explore2FS, it shows a drive (hdb4) but doesn't show any folders inside it. Do I have do anything to access the folders? Run with Administrator Permissions, there should be a + next to the drive letter. Christopher Fisk -- "The administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end." George W. Bush, April 10, 2001 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] XP problem.
At 11:42 PM 06/10/2009, Bobby Heid wrote: I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. You may have a damaged registry. You can boot UBCD4Win and pull the hives over from System Restore if this is the case. T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
At 09:40 AM 07/10/2009, Christopher Fisk wrote: On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: I have a hard drive that has an EXT3 partition on it. I have mounted it using Ext2Fsd, and I can see the drive, but some of the folders have colons in their names: Name: 11 Name: 12 etc. So Windows won't let me navigate to them or rename them. Any idea how I can access the files inside? Explore2FS You can't edit the filesystem but you can export files from it. When I use Explore2FS, it shows a drive (hdb4) but doesn't show any folders inside it. Do I have do anything to access the folders? T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
OK. Understand. Guess those :name directories may be linux unique. Best, Duncan Thane Sherrington wrote: At 05:20 PM 06/10/2009, DSinc wrote: Thane, Can I believe that you are using the wins driver Ext2IFS_1_11a.exe? I read about this tangentially due to my NAS' Ext3 default format via its' debian-based OS. http://www.fs-driver.org/index.html Hi Duncan, That driver also works to mount the drive, but the same problem occurs - Windows won't allow me to navigate to a folder with a colon in the name, so even though I can see all the files in other folders, I can't access that folder. Does anyone know of a way around this (maybe a different file explorer?) T
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Thane Sherrington wrote: I have a hard drive that has an EXT3 partition on it. I have mounted it using Ext2Fsd, and I can see the drive, but some of the folders have colons in their names: Name: 11 Name: 12 etc. So Windows won't let me navigate to them or rename them. Any idea how I can access the files inside? Explore2FS You can't edit the filesystem but you can export files from it. Christopher Fisk -- [in a turtle-shaped pool float] Stewie: My God, I'm to entrust my life to a turtle - nature's "D" student? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] Accessing Linux partition
At 05:20 PM 06/10/2009, DSinc wrote: Thane, Can I believe that you are using the wins driver Ext2IFS_1_11a.exe? I read about this tangentially due to my NAS' Ext3 default format via its' debian-based OS. http://www.fs-driver.org/index.html Hi Duncan, That driver also works to mount the drive, but the same problem occurs - Windows won't allow me to navigate to a folder with a colon in the name, so even though I can see all the files in other folders, I can't access that folder. Does anyone know of a way around this (maybe a different file explorer?) T
Re: [H] XP problem.
Hello Bobby, Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 9:42:26 PM, you wrote: > I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up > to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on > the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double > CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of > course she does not know the password for that user). The admin account is probably open, type in administrator and use that. Once there get to users CP applet. Reset passwords , write down user names. I prefer the old style login box prompt myself. I forgot how you revert back to the clicky style but it's in there OR thru the admin tools / pol edit / etc -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
[H] Too many users at Log-in --WAS:--Re: XP problem.
Related? I saw a similar problem recently at a friends house. For about a year, (after they "did something" and forgot what), their Welcome Screen has DOUBLE USERS. (Pairs of each actual user.) (Picking) logging in one of either of each "pair" takes you to the same USER, and when "one of them" is logged on they BOTH show they are logged on. The only "good thing" in this case is the computer seems to work pretty well otherwise. - Original Message - From: "Bobby Heid" Subject: [H] XP problem. I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
Re: [H] XP problem.
Did you try "no password"? The only way? I know to see "all users" is to boot into Safe Mode. That always "added" the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin "account name" can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: "Bobby Heid" I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
