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    vmware-vmx cpu usage for no reason

    Hi I've had this problem with Vmware Workstation for some time, but as the cpu of host was almost always idle it never happened. I have a desktop system with a c2d ,Vista x86 installed with vmware workstation 6.5 and a very small linux guest running just cacti on it. The problem i get is...
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    Wifi Issues (works at one place, not the other)

    Sorry for the strange topic, not really sure what to call it. Anyways here goes My brothers laptop used to work fine using his wireless Netgear WGR614v6 router, however for about the last 2 months it has stopped working correctly. If i try to browse to a webpage then it 99% of the time it...
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    x64 + KIS 2009 + IE8 = no sidebar (solution)

    Just though i would mention it as it took me ages to find the solution on the internet for a friend. If you have x64, Kaspersky 2009 Internet security and try downloading IE8, then after the install the sidebar will no longer work. To fix this issue, simply open a cmd prompt as...
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    Max Payne 3 - Announced

    Finally http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/
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    Vista - Slow Network Transfers = Multimedia Class Scheduler

    Ive had this problem for some time but just worked around it, hopefully there is a solution though. I have several computers in my house and one of the media centers that is hardly ever used always has its network pegged at either 6MBytes/sec or 10MBytes/sec for writing data , receiving data...
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    Sandisk MLC SSD's

    http://sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=4478 Not sure if that's true or not as i thought the Intel SSD was a lot faster. I think i prefer this measurement of life compared to MTBF, however it only gives the details for the 240GB version, am i to presume...
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    DNS at webhost before they will allow you to add domains

    Why do hosts, force you to move DNS over to them before they will allow you to add your website with them? My friend was hosting some sites at vexxhost and had to remove some of them so he could change the directory structure around. However after removing some of the sites, they couldnt be...
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    OCZ Stuttering fix and speed enchancements

    I havent a SSD to try this on, but if your willing to go through the steps outlined in the link, it should be a pretty easy test if its working or not. http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46804 Please read all the way through if your going to attempt this as this part...
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    IP address following friends websurfing

    Wasn't sure what to title this thread, but here goes. One of the websites i run is meant just for my family and so has very little visitors, most days 0, because of this its very easy for me to follow the log files for the domain, whilst checking them a week or two ago i found some strange...
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    Nvidia now supporting out of spec H264 files?

    From some forums ive read, the latest Nvidia drivers, now support 'some' features of Level 5.1 files H264/AVC files that previously broke DXVA acceleration. If this is true then thats really great news and hopefully ATI will follow suit quickly. If it works then hopefully all my H264 files...
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    Leadtek Readies Image and Video Processing Card Based on Toshiba’s SpursEngine

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20080909151207_Leadtek_Readies_Image_and_Video_Processing_Card_Based_on_Toshiba_s_SpursEngine.html Ive seen some brief demos with SpursEngine being used on some SD TV/DVD MPEG2 sources and its definetely the best kind of upscaling ive seen and...
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    IE6/7 giving wrong file sizes for FTP downloads

    Has anybody else experienced a problem whereby FTP files are being reported wrong in IE6/7 and have a solution. Basically i have various files on our LAN that are over 3GB in size, so that people can get them without any hassle i put the file on a FTP server and had a html page link to the...
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    Effects of bitrate when encoding HD material.

    Ive been encoding my disc based movies for sometime, mostly because it means i have direct access to them on almost any computer/htpc in the house, whilst also meaning i never need to use the disc again so i can avoid scratches. I also almost never watch extras so stuff like that i dont care...
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    Vista : unable to allocate from nonpaged pool = No network shares

    Hi, ive had this problem for sometime now and havent been able to solve it, my Vista SP1 MC, holds a lot of my movies/music etc etc. So when we got a second media center (also vista), i just decided i would set up shares on the first one so that both could have the same movies. This all...
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    mstsc.exe not closing with remote desktop

    I noticed the other day that i had lots of mstsc.exe processes showing in task manager.Its the first time ive noticed it, so it maybe related to the fact that i installed vista SP1 not long ago. Anyways i can start up a remote desktop session, finish it and the mstsc.exe will still show in...
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    DX11 to include support for raytracing.

    I did a search on here and found nothing, so if this isnt new then please delete it. Seems like good news and although may not be used in any DX11 games, it will start getting people interested so that the next DX release, may actually see games based off raytracing...
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    360 - DIVX confirmed with fall update

    DivX support has finally been confirmed for the December 07 Update. The complete list (its big) of changes is available here http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/11/30/december-2007-video-playback-faq.aspx Create news for people with DivX movies, but crap that they still havent allowed...
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    Fusion IO

    Did a search before hand and came up with nothing so here goes : This looks promising, 640GB of raided NAND flash all put together on a single PCIE card. The websites states 100,000 IOPS 640GB space 800 Megabytes per second transfer speed. Now even if they only achieved half of that...
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    SSE4 (Penryn) 43% faster at encoding that SSE2 in DivX

    http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/codec/ The graphs on the website, make it look great for video enthusiasts, nice to see how AMD's chip will compare against it.
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    360 : XBLA Gauntlet

    Hi Me and a friend just finished playing level 105 or something and i noticed that it doesnt seem to include some of the features that were present in the 48k spectrum/amiga version of the game i used to play, anybody know why there missing - Reflective shots - Monster Repulsiveness -...
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    CNC3 - Sound issues (Vista)

    Hi Im wondering if anybody else is having the same problems iam. After playing C&C3 for anytime between 5-30 minutes, the sound will start to crackle and hiss a lot, this gets worse and worse the longer i play, until eventually the sound disappears completely. I have to restart the game for...
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    EA not letting Punkbuster ban cheaters?

    I run a few public gameservers, mainly due to the fact that i have some colocated machines, which are pretty good spec, but using almost none of the bandwidth/cpu they could. Im normally on the ball regarding cheaters on the servers and use various different methods to help reduce them as much...
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    WoW Security Dongle Planned?

    http://forums.worldofwar.net/showthread.php?p=3852132#post3852132 Whilst i understand the advantages it gives to security for the account, i just dont see this being such a great method. I already have a "Disconnected Token" for my Corporate VPN login. "Disconnected Token" for my Online...
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    In Game ads comming to CounterStrike?

    I was reading a few posts on the steam forums and came across this. http://www.csnation.net/articles.php/interview_231/3 So what to make of this, well as doug pointed out there obviously trialing it, or about to start trialing it in CS1.6, the no answer to if it gets moved to source...
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    Ageia Reality Mark Test

    Looks like Ageia have released there reality mark test, you can download it here http://www.ageia.com/physx/rm.html The file weighs in around 300+ MB, and when ran plays the cell factor demo, with cloth and 1 -2 players running around shooting. On my E6600, 7800GT and no PPU im getting...
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    UK PSU, will it work in USA (115-230v)?

    Hi Im moving to the states for a few months and looking at taking my computer over there, i tried checking up to see if my powersupply is compatible there or if i will have to bite the bullet and purchase another one. The input range on the powersupply says 115-230V / 8-4a /...
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