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Something - hardware like that loud PSU or malware he's reloading by repeatedly visiting an infected site - is corrupting his registry. The MS solution to getting the registry back.

According to this Adaptec support entry, as of December 1 a driver is planned but not yet available.

So, what's the 1. best video card for GPU Folding and 2. best back/buck video card for Folding? I'm currently running Radeon 3870s in a couple of PCs. I know they are a couple of generations old. I prefer ATI but understand that nVidia may be the performance king right now.

Confirmed. When I removed the motherboard there was a black scorch mark on the case and an accompanying mark on the back of the board itself that I couldn't see from the front. The replacement MSI is being put through it's paces now.

So once unemployed he got one of the more expensive phones on one of the most expensive networks? Interesting. I always thought when unemployed you had to manage your expenses. It would be interesting to hear about it actually helping him get a job or at least to know how he thought it...

I close off a credit card account. Shredded the card, got the "your account is closed" letter, etc. A few months later they reopened the account without my consent and applied a charge to it that I never authorized. I did dispute the charge and got it waived but a new charge should never ever...

It's true that CDMA as it stands does not do concurrent voice + data, however you can do voice + WiFi. Personally, my usage habits are such that I'm either at a PC if I need to look something up or it's data I've already got on my phone like contact info. If I'm driving I'm not going to look...

While Pandora is streaming, I can start the browser downloading & rendering a large page, run the update checker, and read some email or play a game. Meanwhile, my Facebook app is updating my live feed. Really, once you have smartphone multitasking you don't know why they don't all do it. I...

It means the app is corrupt or you ought to be running memtest.

Hunting around I found this. I didn't bother with the RAM drive but did most of the rest.

Worked fine except Windows wouldn't boot from the copied partition until I booted from the Vista install CD & did a startup repair. I've disabled the scheduled defrag & am running a fresh backup. Any other tweaks for a Vista on a Vertex?

Thanks for the GParted link. The defrag didn't fully consolidate free space at the end which would have allowed Disk Manager to shrink the partition. GParted is running now. Once it's resized I'll use it to copy the partition to the Vertex.

Or maybe not.

My first minor annoyance with WHS. It won't restore to a drive/partition smaller than what was backed up. Probably due to the nature of using VSS for backups. RIght now I'm moving files around using Auslogics defrag so I can shrink the partition to under 120GB. Then I'll do another backup...

Mine (a newer version of this) auto-rips inserted CDs. It reads the CD's info or uses an on-board GraceNote db for title info. It has iPod/MP3 player/USB stick integration and can play MP3 CDs & DVDs; not sure if you can copy media from them to the HD though. The HD is only 40GB and you don't...

Well, I now know the lifespan of ECS motherboards. The other free-after-rebate Elite mobo I had, a G31T-M, spewed forth a lovely hot plastic smell this afternoon. With everything unnecessary unplugged, and with each of two different power supplies, I get a momentary twitch from the case & CPU...

We're deploying full disk encryption right now, actually. It's my major project - the most major of all my major projects this year. About 150 machines this year (Legal, HR, and a few in IT) which included the pilot group and probably between 2000 and 6000 existing machines in 2010. All new...

Granted, but it still seems bad that the consumer version offers what is in essence critical functionality while corporate versions don't. And while there's nothing wrong with a focus on server-based data that doesn't excuse the lack of a reasonable client backup solution. Unless your...

Isn't it funny (in a sad way, not haha) how Windows Home Server can do this easily - indeed it's designed to - while the regular Windows Server editions can't? You get the de-duplication benefit and after the initial backup, the daily backups take just minutes per machine. Granted, it's not...

Far more important: I'm putting a Vertex 120 in the PC I use every single day. Granted, I trust my backup strategy, but that's beside the point. Like any other user, instability and outages really put me off. I won't use something in my personal rig unless I think it will work reliably and...

I was emailing with an unemployed friend who wants to learn Linux to expand his skill set. I'm going to loan him a PC. Problem is I used the HD from one of my two spares to increase the storage in my Home Server. To remedy that I just ordered a Vertex 120 for my desktop. That will free up a...

And then there's this option.

Well I didn't do the TigerDirect deal. Monday night/Tuesday morning the price went up $20. I was ticked off about it so I decided to wait awhile longer.

For media streaming it sounds great, especially if you couple it with a surround sound setup, even a modest one. My issue would be how well does it work as a regular monitor? Will text be sharp/crisp? Will still images have smooth edges? Is color reproduction good enough? And from a strain...

Dell Mini 10s have a green option. I'm sure there are others.

The E7200 should be plenty. The RAM .. maybe go for another 2GB. It will probably be OK without if her needs are basic. What OS are you coming from? If XP that will mean a full install so all apps and everything will need to be re-installed. Consider the free MS Windows Easy Transfer for...

Hmm. 160GB X25-M G2 for $479 at TigerDirect. Maybe I'll take a drive over in the morning. I wanted the Vertex 250 so I could remove the platter drive from my workstation altogether but at over $800 there's no way to justify the cost.

IBM's had one since April. 70GB in either 3.5 or 2.5 form, although from what I've read the drive internally has 120 or 128GB to enhance durability/wear leveling. Search the announcement for SSD. Details are thin but the price, as with any IBM Enterprise hardware, is not. They list for about...

Agreed on the server. What exactly is the need for having that much data local? Or all the drives just older, smaller "legacy" disks you haven't consolidated? I'm trying to envision the use case for more than, say, 3 drives (OS/apps, swap, data) but just can't. Booting multiple OSes...

That's usually a config option/policy for the VPN. Whether to allow VPN clients to dual-home (VPN for work access; PC's 'net connection for other) or route everything through the VPN/work network. Routing everything through the VPN is usually preferred from a security standpoint since the...

Which is made all the more difficult by the 3 foot tether cables in the store. :-D

I don't think I'd buy a unit that only does digital zoom and no optical (and only a 4x digital at that). 10x optical is the minimum I'd recommend. And while that formfactor might be OK for shooting clips I'd be concerned about fatigue when shooting longer segments, especially having to hold...

IBM's Power7 will be ready for that. The upcoming design has 192GB/s I/O bandwidth on top of 512GB/s memory bandwidth. Yeah, B and not b.

Just did an upgrade from Vista Basic to 7 Home Premium using one of my Family 3-pack licenses. Took about an hour to save the user settings, do the upgrade, and restore the settings. The only thing it complained about was the ATI Catalyst drivers. It recommended uninstalling them so I did...

Unless you have a very small parking space, Smart cars are anything but.

:santa: Especially during the holiday season.

I just bought, uh, 11 strands/nets of LED Christmas lights. That supplements the strands from last year so we're probably 70% LED on our Xmas lights now. Sorry, but that's about the limit of my contribution to mass adoption of LED lighting at the moment. :)

Can't say I'm surprised. As there author said, there's nothing wrong with taking a jet, even a private one, if one has the means. Just don't try to make it look like you're riding the bus when you aren't. OK, now I'm wondering if Ty Pennington & gang ride the bus for the long haul in Extreme...

For me I want something like the form-factor of the Sony Z series but they are rather pricey ($2500+ as I'd configure it). Too expensive and not likely to get cheap anytime soon. So I'll wait. After all, I did say 'want' and not 'need'.

We bought this Panasonic a few months ago in preparation for our trip to Maui. Easy to use. 70x optical zoom, 60GB HD, SD card for expansion beyond the 60GB. $315 IIRC from Amazon. I picked up a larger extended battery & a 16GB SDHC card bringing the total to just over $400. Gripes: The...

Well, the practice is the fun part.

I believe you have to supply your own XP CD to downgrade. I've no idea how the licensing works but I'd imagine you would have to call the 800 number for MS licensing/activation and get them to issue you a downgrade code.

OfficeMax & Staples are running the same price. I wouldn't be surprised if other retailers are as well.

$500 for an Apple II "Language Card" that did nothing but add 16K to bump the machine to 64K RAM. 1979-83 timeframe, roughly. The first HD I personally purchased was a 20MB Seagate for $382 sometime around 1987. As to SSDs, I can afford them but IMO they won't be a worthwhile investment until...

You're welcome. Although with HP's history I wouldn't be surprised if the supplied toner amount was minuscule. OEM Cartridges are over $55 per, BTW.

I know there's not much HP love here, but I was browsing the Black Friday deals and came across this one. 8.5 seconds for the 1st page from power save, "up to" 17 ppm, just over 10 pounds, 150 sheet input tray, monochrome, and $90 (half price) after "instant rebate".

For home printers we use the OfficeJets as I like having the scan & copy capabilities. Don't really care about FAXing. We don't print a huge amount (probably under 10 pages a week on average) and the HP inks don't dry if not used frequently (I had problems with Epson & Canon ink drying out in...

Suggestion: Enhance the Search option so that when Search is clicked the the text cursor is positioned in the text entry field so you can start typing right away. I'm talking about the Search option in the menu bar when you're logged in, not the generic search w/capcha that is used when you...

Found in the MS forums:

The multiple versions are to allow OEMs to tie specific Windows versions to specific machine niches. Netbooks get Win7 Starter. As the name implies it's a starter edition and has limitations imposed. Home Premium should server for virtually all consumers. Professional is for those who...