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Does anyone have a Pioneer DVD ROM model DVD-106? If so, do you know if it has DMA functionality on it? If so, how do you switch it on? I have tried via Power DVDs Diagnostic Program but it is grayed out..... On WinDVD if i select Hardware Acceleration, it makes the picture choppy... does...

Can anyone tell me how, or point me to any kind of tutorial to create VCD's with Canopus' Procoder? I have the software but even the help file doesn't tell you how to make compliant files, just how to convert mpg's :( - perhaps i'm not looking hard enough but if the application is as good as it...

In XP, I would like to set up an account for myself and my mother on the same PC. Firstly, I know there has to be at least 1 Computer Administrator to do this but when I set up her account it says that she is also a Computer Administrator and this is not necessary, how do you overcome this...

Hi, I have 2 HDD's. On one I have XP and on the other - 2000. Is there a configuration in XP that will let me choose which HDD to boot from, without altering the BIOS everytime? Or perhaps a piece of software? Thanks.

Hi. Can anyone suggest any reasons why, when I run downloaded setup files for applications, at some point in the installation, I get error messages like: 1. The contents of this file cannot be unpacked. The executable you are attempting to run has been corrupted. Please obtain another copy of...

Can anyone recommend a free or shareware program that can test your RAM for errors/faults? Anything except for "DocMemory"...coz it didn't even work, just said I was using a non-system disk when I used the boot disc I created with the program. Thanks.

Hi, I installed XP about a month ago, it was working fine but then developed some probs. i installed the sp1 update and it fixed lots of things then it started to go wrong again so i uninstalled the sp1 now i can't even boot my pc, even in safe mode. i tried to boot from xp cd by changing first...

Hi. I don't know if it's some software I've installed or whether it's because of the SP1 upgrade I installed on my PC but the last 3 times I've restarted my PC I have this message: one of the files containing the system's registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate copy. The...

Hi. Has anyone in the United Kingdom who has installed BT Broadband's ADSL Modem service had a problem with POP UP's? I've had the service for about 3 weeks now and am more than satisfied with it. However, every time I launch Internet Explorer and go to my homepage http://www.msn.co.uk - it...

Hello, does anyone use MSN EXPLORER? If so, I wonder if you've had similar problems using it on Windows XP? I share a PC with my mum, we both have separate profiles on MSN EXPLORER but when she signs in to use the browser and it launches MSN MESSENGER, after she has finished her session and...

Hi, can anyone recommend a File Extension Changer for WinXP that can rename more than one extension at once? Up until I installed XP I was using "Cool Tools" Change Type which added a right-click option to the explorer menu to rename several extensions at once, this worked fine on Win2K but with...

I have just installed System Mechanic and have found it to be very useful, especially the permanent removal of items listed in the control panel which don't get removed after uninstall. My question is regarding the FIND AND CLEAN JUNK AND OBSOLETE FILES. I ran this option and it found lots of...

Hi. I upgraded Win2K to XP and I am quite unhappy with it - there are stacks of bugs even after installing upgrades and tweaks. Mostly with Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer - lots of crashes. How can I revert back to Win2K as there is no uninstall feature or rollback option in the Control...

Hi every1, I've had XP Pro (build 2600) installed for about 3 weeks now. (I have an AMD Athlon 1800 XP, 512RAM, 40GB hard drive) At first I was extremely happy with it but things gradually started going down hill, fortunately thanks to the forum most of my problems are gone but I still need some...

Hi. I installed the Pro version of XP a few weeks ago, up until now it's been ok but Internet Explorer has got worse when I attempt to load it, it's slow and unresponsive, just like most of the functions on the O/S. I have 512mb ram, Athlon XP 1800 1.53ghz and 40gb hard drive. Can anyone help...

Does anyone in the UK have the Technika DVD-212 standalone player? If so, it would be very interesting to learn how you play VCD's on it. My sister has just bought one, it doesn't state on the front panel that it plays this format but on some reviews I've read, most people have said that it DOES...

Can anyone help? I have a Lite-On CDRW 40x12x48 (40125S). If I burn a VCD on to a 90 minute CDR using Overburn, when I try to play it back in my Pioneer DVD ROM DVD-106 as the CDR spins it makes a terrible noise. Is this because the disc has been overburnt and the drive can't read it properly...

Hi. I want to make an Audio CD featuring 2 different artists but I do not want to use .wav/.mp3 to do a compilation as I want to preserve the correct gaps between the songs from both original recordings. Is it possible to rip all the tracks from one CD as an IMAGE, do the same with the other...

I have 2 movies that are in SVCD format, both created with DVD2SVCD from original DVD's and burnt to CD-R's and a friend wants me to convert them to VCD for him. I've used ISOBUSTER to extract the MPEG file, gone through the creation of D2V and MPA file with DVD2AVI (using Chickenman's Great...

i've created a powerpoint presentation and burnt it to cd, i wonder is there a piece of software to make the disc auto load the presentation file without having auto start selected on the cd rom drive..? thank you