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Why not opt for a M-Audio Revolution 5.1 which features native ASIO. Any music player that supports ASIO out (MediaMonkey, Winamp, Foobar or J. River) combined with the Revo is perfect for great 2.1 channel sound at a reasonable price. ASIO out prevents signal degradation caused resampling of...

You can always download the free Ophcrack live program (either xp or vista) and then burn to CD. The resulting bootable CD will quickly crack alphanumeric passwords with no more than 17 characters and then return passwords for all user accounts.

Not all power supply calculators are worthless according to a thread at Silent PC Review. Folks at SPCR have been testing calculations provided by the Extreme Power Supply Calculator site against Seasonic Power Angel and Kill-A-Watt meter readings of their systems. It seems that Extreme Power...

I purchased a 425 watt Modu82+ based on the SPCR review of the 625 watt unit. SPCR gave the Modu82+ their highest recommendation. In my near silent computer the Modu82+ fan spins at a low 463 RPM and is inaudible.

The owners of Modu82+ units who have posted in the Silent PC Review forum report beginning fan RPM of 479 to 500. I had a 425 watt unit whose fan started at 650 RPM so I sent the unit back for a new one which I have not yet received.

I was hoping you would ID the school but no such luck. BTW, would this be a christian school?

Some power supplies with active PFC have a compatibility problem with UPS units that do not output pure sine waves. APC corporation FAQ state that their simulated sine wave UPS units are not suitable for active PFC PSUs. Seasonic manufactured active PFC power supplies and Corsair branded...

I don't have specific info re these PSU but the reputation of Thermaltake would prevent me from buying. If You go to the Silent PC Review forum search for Thermaltake you will see why the company is disdained. Also, check out SPCR's articles on power supplies including Power Supply Fundamentals...

Buy.com has the lowest reseller rating I have ever seen. Buy.com will list new products at very low prices then send out refurbished units.

Go with the Corsair and for the best power supplies testing methodology on the web, check out Silent PC Review.

They are costly but check out the Silent PC Review evaluation of the new Enermax Modu82+ 625W unit. This line of power supplies may be the new king replacing Seasonic (and Corsair branded Seasonics). There are two new lines, the modular Modu82+ and the standard Pro82+. Each line includes 425...

What kind of PC do you have? If your PC is not home built or white box, the serial that exists in the registry is likely a special volume serial that the manufacturer uses and that will not work for a reinstall. For a reinstall the key from the Certificate Of Authenticity should be used. If the...

1. Create a WinXP disk with SP2 slipstreamed 2. Place all drivers on a CD or flash drive 2. Use Autopatcher (APUP Autopatcher Updater) to download all MS updates and store on a flash drive 3. Install Windows with SP2 4. Run Autopatcher.exe to choose updates, addons, extras and configuration...

I don't think Microsoft will send you another disk. My WinXP SP1 disk was purchased from Newegg along with hardware. It was long after I purchased the CD that the problem developed. I tried to get a new disk but Newegg said contact Microsoft and Microsoft said contact Newegg. Luckily, with a $3...

I once experienced similar problems after repeated clean installs. I finally traced the problem to a scratched XP install CD. After having the CD machine resurfaced at a CD exchange store the problem was solved. I suggest that you test your install CD using Nero CD/DVD Speed.

Install Vista. If your father finds that he does not like Vista go back to XP.

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The free utility Ophcrack can be used to reveal alphanumeric Windows passwords. Ophcrack is an open source (GPL license) program that cracks Windows LM hashes using rainbow tables. It can crack 99.9% of alphanumeric passwords of up to 14 characters in usually a few seconds, and at most a few...

The cool guys at Autopatcher are working on a new release which will automate downloading files from Microsoft and then integrating the files into an installer similar to the old Autopatcher program. An October release is hoped for. In the meantime I will use the August releases for any new...

Ophcrack can be used to reveal your password. Ophcrack is an open source (GPL license) program that cracks Windows LM hashes using rainbow tables. It can crack 99.9% of alphanumeric passwords of up to 14 characters in usually a few seconds, and at most a few minutes. There is also a LiveCD...

If there is a business in your area doing exchanges of used CDs they will have a resurfacing machine. I recovered a bad Windows XP OEM disc for $3 at a local CD Exchange.

Before doing a clean installation you should revert to a minimal hardware configuration. All you should have hooked up to the PS is motherboard, cpu, video card, optical drive and hard drive. A minimal hardware configuration is employed to ensure correct installation order of drivers.

Installing and running Belarc Advisor will reveal an installation key but that key can be different from the OEM key shown on the Windows sticker. I reinstalled on a friend's Sony Vaio using the key shown by Belarc and was unable to activate because the key was a Sony factory key that could only...

You might consider avoiding updates via Microsoft and use Autopatcher instead. Autopatcher is simple to use and gives you much more control and information.

On your HP computer with Windows XP the software key attached to your PC will work with any OEM XP disk if the disk matches your OS (either Home or Pro). Forget the recovery disk. It is a piece of junk with dated drivers and loads of crapware. Find someone who had the OEM disk and use that. If...

Vista is still not compatible with some software and a lot of hardware. I think you can buy Vista Ultimate or Vista Business and freely downgrade to XP and later upgrade when Vista matures.

Mediamonkey is my favorite and I have tried almost everything else. MM supports Winamp plugins and with the ASIO output plugin allows bit perfect playback with my Revo 5.1. The player supports file conversion with Lame, FLAC or APE. Mass tagging is supported. Library management features are...

I received my HD501LJ from Newegg about three weeks ago. The HD is amazingly quiet suspended in an Antec Solo case. As with the other three Samsung SATAs I have purchased from Newegg the drive was protected by bubble wrap and peanuts. Warranty coverage is my only reservation. Samsung OEM drives...

I have been converting my LPs to digital files with an M-Audio Revolution 5.1 soundcard with very good results. I use the tape out of a receiver connected to the line in of my soundcard using a RCA to miniplug adapter from Radioshack. I ground the receiver to the computer case. For recording...

I appreciate a new clean install. If you would like to have some information regarding BIOS optimization (which can only be performed before Windows is installed) and driver installation order, check out the Tweaking Companion on the Tweak Guides site. Also Windows should be installed on a...

Before I upgraded to Gold MediaMonkey, rescanning my folder resulted in duplicate tracks and or dead links. Maybe you do not have this problem, but with the File Monitor function unavailable tracks are automatically removed. The Gold version also includes file conversion with Lame. The download...

I had high hopes for J. River Media Center because it is insanely feature rich. Unfortunately, I experienced problems with stability with the trial version of the player installed on a new clean install of WinXP. Ronco, have you had a good experience with J. River?

Hi Gatticus. Yes I think the Gold version of MediaMonkey is well worth the $20. The big advantage is inclusion of File Monitor which can scan specified music folders and automatically update the library for all additions, deletions or tag changes. This feature greatly simplifies managing a large...

I have tried WMP10, Itunes, Winamp, Foobar 2000, J. River Media Center and MediaMonkey. My choice is MediaMonkey Gold with the ASIO output plugin played through an M-Audio Revolution 5.1. MediaMonkey plays every format and includes both powerful library management features and file conversion...

I needed a floppy drive to install WinXP on a SATA drive. My motherboard is an Asus K8V SE Deluxe with a Via chipset.

I opened my power supply and did a fan swap in favor of a 80mm Japanese panaflo. If you consider a swap you could do some research on Silent PC Review.

I have used my OEM WinXP Home CD to do clean installs on many HP machines that have WinXP Home keys attached and I never had to call MS. Activation will work perfectly online.

On new installs I suggested delaying activation until the integrity of the install is known but Gatticus wrote. I don't have this problem because I use Autopatcher for all updates. I never liked getting updates from Microsoft.

Another option is the free utility Move On Boot.

It is not the number of installs but the number of activations which can trigger online activation failure. The message given states that the activation number has been exceeded and then provides a toll free number to call. I screwed up by repeatedly installing from a scratched OEM CD and then...