Recent content by Tharsis

Need advice: When you create a Desktop Shortcut for a chosen Web page in IE 6.0 the default icon is: C:\WINDOWS\system32\url.dll. The icon I want to make default is located in: %SystemRoot%\System32\shell.dll folder. I could post small .jpg images to show the difference between the two but not...

Soulkeeper: Good info....thanks! Thar.

System currently with Epox 8KHA+( Dec2001 vintage) and Athlon XP 1700+ CPU. Works great...no probs. Considering upping the horsepower to XP 2200+ CPU. Anybody: 1. Will the 8KHA+ accept XP2200+ CPU without BIOS upgrade ? 2. If I NEED to do a BIOS upgrade to handle 2200+CPU is that a 'big...

jndoggett: I just ordered a Viewsonic VE155. Hoping someone else has some comments/opinions/etc... thar.

Thank you Moderator!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going blind...off to Ars....toodles

10-4...thx

Moderator: Locked??? Explain Thar

AnandTech: You need to drop NOW the totally annoying/piss-off red-white flashing banner ads on yr Forum pages. Bad decision...not keeping with usual high-quality AnandTech web site1 I clicked on the link just for the hell of it (mistake) and it got me into a series of hard to close additional...

Thanks A.K.A.,......at least I know it's not just my XP setup. I agree..a fix is in order! Thar.

Has anyone noticed or is it just me that when you drag a file in Explorer that the target file does not stay 'highlighted' vis-a-vis Win98SE e.g.? Probably not a bid deal but it does create the potential for transferring(copy/move) a file to the wrong directory..... Is this a bug with the...

Thanks to all for info! Thar.

Anyone: Currently have 24 days remaining on RC-2 evaluation period. According to MS, I can only upgrade to XP Professional from RC-2. I would prefer to just go with XP Home. My question(s): Can I fdisk and remove the RC-2 and then do a clean install of XP Home? To fdisk, can I run from a Win...

Thx all.... Thar.