Looking at making it a main monitor on a dual setup with my 19" standard.

I was looking at this

i’ve had this model for awhile and i love it

I have this one sitting next to my 22" Ultrasharp E2208WFP and the only disadvantage to the 228WFP is the stand.

And now I’ll sit here and wait for Potroast to come in and diss dell…

in 3…

2…

1…

.

i think hes temp. banned….not sure though. just havent seen him in awhile bashing things…
I used to have the Acer AL2216wbd, but sold it to get the Samsung 226bw. The Acer is a decent monitor, but should pay the extra for the Samsung.

I also have a Samsung 906bw (19" WS) set up as my secondary monitor for dual setup.
Have two 19" Samsungs at the office, and a 24" at home. Love ‘em.

Yeah, he is, last week and this week I think.

The silence is deafening, isn’t it? It shouldn’t be so remarkable that one single person is gone, but it is.
I use both of these ViewSonic models with great success - the first one I use as a TV also…
VG2230wm
VA2226w
A monitor you can watch TV on - does that mean you can use it as a TV card too, and view TV in your OS?

No, some of them have RCA in on them - not sure if they have coax - but it’s direct to the Monitor and not through/to your computer.

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Oh wait…
1. sdfix
2. download kaspersky anti-virus and activate a trial license
make sure avg is updated
install Ccleaner from
disable system restore
boot into safe mode
run ccleaner removing all temporary files
run avg
???
profit

tried that and the same thing happened

i even tried turning off all unnecessary startup programs in msconfig and scanning again in safe mode, but the same thing happens

did you try sdfix?

where can i get it from? couldnt find it on download.com
Does it put your system to sleep or does it actually shut it off and you have to boot from scratch?

it does both. when i press a button it turns back on and then it boots from scratch.

i ran system analyzer, it found the following:

trojans:

trojan-dropper.gen

viruses:

Mal/EncPk-C
Mal/Packer
Sorry to say, but it sounds like it’s time for a format…

Yea, it may be a hassle to have to backup all your data, and re-install everything, but it’s better than going crazy trying to get rid of a virus.

ya, im just gonna take the route. thanks for the help guys.

Formating may not work too. Try this program before doing so.
This program will deactivate any running virus prog just click on autorun virus button within the program. Then scan your pc using the updated free tool form Kaspersky (with the to date definitions list), It works well.

The link for the autorun remover program is:

The link of the free updated kaspersky tool is:

Also you can use Adaware 2007 or the latest ver, just search for it on download com.
It always worked for me, give it a shot.
Wait, what? Formatting might not work? Erasing the drive and everything on it, including the virus, might not work?

assuming he will format partition c only (boot partition)…yeh, It may not work
assuming he will format the whole drive…It will work but It is the hardest non professional way to solve a virus problem.
If he reformats the boot partition, the virus may continue to reside on the data partition, but it will be inactive and a post-reinstallation virus scan will pick it up. Let’s not forget, computer viruses aren’t self-animated, they can only do their thing if the OS loads them into RAM and tells the CPU to run them. With the Registry wiped out, Windows won’t even know the virus is there on the other partition.
lol i fdisk’d and formatted the partition. everythings running ok now. thanks alot.

right and any double click on other data partitions will reactivate the virus again so one must open the partitions with explore command from the right click menu (if he has to open the data partitions before scanning). Anyway what I meant is formatting is the last solution to do for solving a virus problem.

congratz, hope you formatted the whole drive then.

Actually, he just needs a good, up to date virus scan util that’ll catch the virus before he’s infected again. So, scan all data before loading anything up.

The virus still isn’t going to get executed unless Windows is told to run it. I’ve never seen a virus that could embed an execute command for itself into the file allocation table, and AUTORUN.INF doesn’t work on hard drives, so I really don’t think it’s an issue. Besides, if you know you might have a virus, why would running a scan ever not be the first thing you do?

But whatever, it’s a moot point now.

You’re right but there are viruses that get reactivated by double clicking on the data partitions (for example the virus which hides the folder options from tools menu).

maybe I have stored the Antivirus program source on a data partition!

and as you said it’s a moot point now.
shit, the virus came back

my computer and internet are running slow again, and when i tried to run spysweeper my computer automatically shut off… same behaviour as when i was virused… fuck

i guess im gonna have to reformat again. how should i format this so that i can get rid of this problem for good?

did it come back immediately? did you run a virus scan against all of your data before you opened any of it?
i think it started happening after i transferred all my data from my usb drive… but i scanned everything (including the drive) after i did all the important windows updates and nothing was detected..

no, i transferred a few files before scanning it all.

you can’t do that. your files are obviously infected. if you scan it with one virus scan and it finds nothing, then you better scan it with every up to date virus scan that you can. and i don’t just mean scan as you open them, i mean the most involved scan they have to catch everything it can. otherwise, you are going to be doing this reinstall/get infected loop forever.

You should scan your all files before transferring them back to the drive. Anyway try what I’ve suggested to you in post
Good Luck

Did I not specifically say you had to scan FIRST? Why did you do anything else before you scanned your shit to find the virus?

because i read your post after i did it. ill try some of the other solutions
well heres the reason why my computer became infected again

fuckers were hiding on my usb drive. i found the trojan and 1 of the 2 viruses infecting me. time to clean this shit up.
If your computer just shut off, I’m thinking you have a hardware problem and not a virus problem…

Sorry, didn’t mean to be an ass. It’s just…you know.

Agreed. It might be overloading your computer and shutting it off. I agree with the person who told you to use Kaspersky Anti-Virus. I had a stubborn virus that would not go away no matter what anti virus program I used. The most up to date Norton would not get rid of it. Kaspersky on the other hand, got rid of it real quick.

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Im having the same issue lately with my ATT DSL. but i have a 2wire modem. Its not hot, and it pings fine. I think its the ISP.
My AT&T DSL used to do that all the time with a Westell modem and Linksys router. It always came back on its ow though.

Haven’t noticed it lately.
Might want to try a new router? My gf had a lot of problems with her DSL connection and I could not figure out what was wrong with it. I just bought her a new router and it fixed the problem.

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Any suggestions?

Thanks

If you still have an XP disc to reinstall the OS with and you dont need any of the data of the machine then its the easiest way to have the computer back to new

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My question is, how do I find the computer name/ip address of the computer?
Is it the IPv6 address in ipconfig?

that’s your address as it’s visible to the outside.
Does that change each time I reboot my computer or router?
Cable internet doesn’t use static IP addresses anymore, right?

it’s not static but mine hasn’t changed in a while (but it could without warning)

if you need to be sure, use this

Some routers come with built in updating of the Dynamic DNS entry. Don’t know how well it works though.

On the other hand, mine changes about once a year.
You’ll also need to tell the router to redirect incoming traffic on the RDP port (I don’t know the number) to the internal IP address of the computer you want to connect to.

The better option, though, is to use a router with a built-in VPN.

Port 3389

nice lookin’ out
forward port 3389 to your internal ip address of your computer
set up dyndns.com
most modern router will have dynamic dns settings for popular services such as dyndns.com…..my 5 yo linksys router does
set up remote desktop on your computer
done

forget that. disable windows firewall and set your computer to DMZ on the the router!!

jk. don’t do that.

While he’s at it, he should disable NAT and turn off the router’s firewall too. Firewalls only degrade connection speed anyway.

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i have a 750 MB cd image and a 2 GB flash drive, and i want to boot the image
does you mobo even support booting from an external drive?
If yes, pick one and read
There’s an HP utility that took me about 3 days to get when I went down this path a couple months back … if you need it I have it on my desktop at work. Overall it worked nice … it was easier and quicker to build a boot CD for me though ….
i know how to create a bootable usb drive, but im asking if i just put the image on there will it work? do i extract the image onto the usb?

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i think most it goes on fine though
I’ve added it to several of my machines at work. We’re also using an XP source with SP3 rolled in as a new base for os deployment with configuration manager. 100% problem free.
It’s on all my work and home machines. No problems. Can’t really tell any difference at all, actually, but they must’ve replaced something.

Upgraded my home PC without a hitch. For the life of me, I can’t tell what’s changed either.
personal and work machines sp3 and running great. dont really know what they changes tho…
I have it on my home PC & it works fine. No problems.
no problems here.

SP3 is just a collection of all the previous updates plus a few new ones, combined into one service pack.

most of the new ones are just security updates
I’ve installed it on three or four PC’s without issue.
only problem ive run into on 20 or so machines ive upgraded so far is the microsoft UAA high definition audio bus drivers update.
it wont install on SP3 as is. but it is fixed by a simple regedit
Yes, no problems on legit machines. The illegit machine was stuck with WGA refusing to log you in.
The only thing I don’t like about SP3 is that I can’t use Style XP.
Rolling it out this week per office. I have a very odd problem with SP3 and it’s not really related to SP3 but an update MS did over a year ago that SP3 includes. I excluded the update in SP2 but that’s not helping me once I went to SP3.

Oh and the problem? I remote desktop into the machine and it resets. Awesome.

KB933729 BTW
I’ve got it on a couple of systems at home and most of the ones at work, no complaints.

I installed it on machines using "borrowed" licenses, and WGA didn’t show up before or after. Still working fine.
No problems here on two computers, I think they are rolling it out via automatic update friday anyway.
i tried it twice and ended up pulling it out, but most likely it is due to my shitty HP supplied image (first problem was definitely due to HP’s build and they released a patch for it). man, i’ve gotta get an XP disc to reload. lol.
My HP/Compaq laptop has been running SP3 since it launched, no problems.

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I was thinking maybe I could grab a VMware virtual appliance and test that too, but that opens up a whole new can of worms, in that there’s about 20 of them and I can’t set up 20 damn VPNs just to see which one’s good. Then again, maybe I’m better off getting a hardware box, but that’s what the SonicWALL is, and it’s slow too.

Can anybody recommend a VPN solution they’ve used before, that can connect to LDAP for user logins, can support at least 20 users without bogging down, and can sustain at least 512kB/s throughput per user? I’m getting near the end of my rope with this project.

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I can’t really reuse any of my current parts other than my PCI Wireless-G card. I also will be moving my RAID drives from my main PC to the HTPC (5 Seagate ES 320GB 16GB Cache SATA-II drives). I plan on getting 5 Seagate 1TB SATA-II drives and keeping my current LSI RAID controller with my main PC and using the second one I have for the HTPC, if I build a RAID. If I can find a setting for the RAID to initialize as the computer boots, not before, I will use the RAID controller… otherwise the RAMDisk is pointless. I am out of space on my main PC’s RAID so I will be getting the 1TB drives either way. I may sell a few of the 320’s though, haven’t decided.

So, my current list-o-crap to buy:
- Intel Q6600 > $209.99
- > $239.99 **FIXED 7/14 4:41PM CST
- > $58.00
- > $164.99 **CHANGED 7/14 5:23PM CST
- > $145.99
- Some optical drive > ~$30
- Arctic Cooling MX-2 > $7
- Haven’t decided on the case (not a HTPC case) > ~$100
- Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 MCE > on its way… **ADDED 7/14 4:41PM CST

This next section will be for my OS. I will run a mobo based RAID-0 to increase the capacity to 8GB… data loss is irrelavent and the logical drive will be imaged for fast/easy reload if necessary.
- > $149.99 ea = $299.98
- > $94.00 ea = $376.00

This next section will be my storage. Will be RAID-5 if I do it, otherwise just a few 320s.
- 5x Seagate ES 320GB 16GB Cache SATA-II drives > already have
- LSI

Then in order to steal my RAID drives from my main PC I need to replace them with:
- > $239.99 ea > $1,199.95

TOTAL COST ~ $2,800

The computer will be required to do video compressing, video playback, and act as a DVR. Fast boot time and cpu power is what I care most about with this one.. well, faster and more powerful than my P4 1.8GHz.

Thoughts? Opinions? Degree of overkill statements?
Good lord.

If you’re going to go that overkill, at least add a Blu Ray drive.

I didn’t even think about that. I really can’t justify it as much as the other components right now though. Maybe down the line.

I just realized a problem though. I ran out of PCI slots not thinking about a TV Tuner. So, I suppose I’ll have to hard wire the HTPC into the router. Not a big deal, just strait through the wall behind it and there is already a hole in the corner for the cable wire.

Well crack-ass… I added the wrong one to my cart. Fixed now….
looks like you need a psu with more sata power connectors
should have bought a tuner with ATSC/QAM
minus whale get an aftermarket cooler
don’t need a 4850?

I figured that it gives out enough juice and I have several Molex to SATA adapters around that it would be fine. Though the 620 version isn’t too much more expensive and has plenty. I might upgrade to it. (assuming I have a RAID in this box as well, otherwise I’ll probably switch it back down)

Eh, thought about it but not too big a deal for me. I didn’t really plan on doing scheduled recording. I might someday or I might regret it, we’ll see.

Didn’t really put much thought into that since I wasn’t planning on OCing. But I guess in the scheme of things, they aren’t too expensive… What do you recommend?

Not gaming. I don’t need that much GPU. Cyberlink lists the following as recommended (not just minimum) for blu-ray playback: ATI Radeon HD 2400, 2600, 2900 series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400, 3600, 3800 Series ….. I think I’ll be fine
molex is only +5v and +12v
sata power = those two and +3.3v
even if you use an adapter on the molex, there will still be no +3.3v
some drives require the +3.3v (e.g. hot plugging)
if this doesn’t apply to yours, using the adapter should be fine

the wintv-pvr-500 will need a converter box to work after feb 2009

cooler,…. depends on your case. arctic freezer 7 pro or one of the zalmans if you don’t want those large ones. if you will not oc, the stock cooler is fine.

i’d still get the 4850, but that’s me.

As for the PSU, I think if I do a RAID I’ll get the one thats in the list now with plenty of SATA cables, if not then I’ll go back to the other.

As for the TV tuner, I have cable boxes for both of my TVs and will probably run the cable from the box to the computer.

As for the coolers, I’ll check those out.

As for the video card. I won’t be purchasing this beast for a month or so. I have time to think about it. More so just getting a price estimate right now and thinking about wether I want to spend the money.

Get a DVB-C (QAM) w/ NTSC card (maybe with ATSC if you like antennae, otherwise fuck ATSC)
You never know what your cable box situation may be in the future
fast boot time and cpu power are what you care about…. wtf? boot time? throw a linux distro on there and never (almost) reboot again. it’s an htpc for crying out loud… i think you’re on overkill by quite a bit. what video compressing are you going to be doing all the time? especially since you dont even plan on doing scheduled recording??
Why do you need to spend $800 on an 8GB iram setup? IMO a complete waste of money for an HTPC.
also, you’re getting a $5.5k loan…. not a grant. why are you blowing loan money on a $3k HTPC when a $1800 would suffice (including those 5Tb harddrives)?

I actually turn off my computers when they are not in use. Leaving them on makes no sense to me unless it is a server, its just more electricity used and more wear on the components. As for linux, I thought about that when I first setup the one I have now but decided against it. Reason being that I like Windows and secondly I’m not the only one using it (live with my girlfriend) and I want it to be as user friendly as possible.

As for video compressing. I told my parents a while ago that I would put their VHS’s and home video onto DVD (they have quite a few VHSs and old analog home video… not really compression so much as just encoding but similiar idea). My girlfriend would like me to digitize her movies as well (she has around 300).

Just a dream. Whether it turns into reality, I haven’t decided if it is worth the money to me or not yet. I had downtime at work yesterday and have been thinking about upgrading/building a new HTPC so I speced out my dream HTPC. I’m sure it will change quite a bit before I build it, if I do, and I would like to get an idea of my high end costs.

I understand this. I have the money now but would wait for the loan money to come in just so I don’t have to worry about cash. I work and make more than I spend monthly so I know my savings would be replenished just fine so I can pay the loan back in full when the first payment is due. My current HTPC suffices as well, but I use it more than I thought when I first set it up and have been thinking that it would be worth the money to upgrade it. The computer that is currently acting as my HTPC is just my old desktop. I have put money into re-usable peripherials for it but nothing in the computer itself since it has been replaced as my main computer. It was a retail Sony from 2002 so my options are limited on what I can do with it. I’m fine with the TV right now as I can see someone saying that is where I should spend my money.

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