Recent content by Mephisto

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    General solution for Windows XP/nVidia infinite loop/BSOD bug?

    Hi, many of us have encountered it (e.g. read here). I myself had to change memory timing to slower values, decrease AGP transfer rate to 2x, and install Detonators 21.81 to get my system stable again. Have you also had that problem? Is there already a generic solution, or will there be one (XP...
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    Problem connecting two PCs via crossover cable

    << You better tell the whole story, if you don?t want to share any thing why do you need a network? >> Thanks! I didn`t say I want a network, I said I wanted to temporarily connect two PCs via crossover cable for pure TCP/IP gaming.
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    Problem connecting two PCs via crossover cable

    Thanks for your help! My machine has only TCP/IP installed, the other one additionally an A-DSL protocol. I'm not sure about the lights, and I can't check that at the time. I don't think I need to share drives. The purpose of the connection is just gaming via TCP/IP, no file-, print- or internet...
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    Problem connecting two PCs via crossover cable

    I have already read some threads regarding crossover connections, but they weren't helpful. Each Windows XP Pro PC has a 100 MBit PCI Ethernet card, and I 'm using a crossover network cable to connect them. I assign an IP-address to each PC (195.168.1.1 and ...2, Subnet mask 255.255.255.0), no...
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    Tomb Raider: The Lost Artifact

    Thanks a lot! :) Has anyone played it, and did you like it?
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    Tomb Raider: The Lost Artifact

    Can anyone provide a link where I can order this online? It was never available in Germany. Thanks!
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    Visual Basic question

    Cubensis, no, I'm from Germany. Why do you ask?
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    Visual Basic question

    When I start and application from a VB program using the Shell method, I can't control the execution (asynchronous) of the other application. How can I find out when the execution of the other application has ended (in other words halt execution of my own program). Is ther another method to...
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    Windows Update in Windows 2000 SP1

    Probably these updates were already included in SP1. Just a guess...
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    Saving streaming video to disk...

    Thanks, but that doesn't work. You can try it yourself. TombRaiderMovie.Com
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    Saving streaming video to disk...

    Hi, How can I do that with Real player or Windows Media player? Thanks for your suggestions!:)
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    About your Optical mouse!

    The Logitech Wheelmouse Optical via USB is the best mouse I ever had. Fast, responsive, reliable, smooth, looks very good... And not expensive!
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    Poll: 3dfx's downfall...

    Bad, sad, I'm mad!
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    Question about bad dial-up connections and download managers

    Hello, I posted this topic in Technical Support a few days earlier; probably it is read here by more ppl. I have a problem with downloading larger files (demos) via my 56k/V90 dial-up connection. After some minutes of d/loading the V90 mode is dropped for a few seconds (I've read somewhere that...
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    Problem with dial-up connection and downloads

    Thanks! Is that link meant as a proposal to change my ISP? If so I must say that the current ISP situation in Germany is pretty bad:(. They all have problems to provide the call-by-call customers sufficient bandwidth, especially in the evening and on weekends. So I'm hoping to overcome the...