Accidentally Installed XP Pro OS 2's [installing a new hard drive] [system boots]

Q: I was installing a new hard disk on my system and I had XP installed. I went inside and FDisked the new drive and loaded XP and I went inside and the new station was not on the system to format (I use NTFS). So, I thought I would use my XP CD and see the formatting of the disk that way, and I selected that drive to install XP on and I thought once it was reformatted I would just XP install to abort. Needless to say, I guessed wrong and now when my system boots I have 2 versions of XP have to

Does this exist: JPEG compressors? [png file] [jpeg images]

Q: For PNGs, PNGs Crush, or PNGOUT a nice plugin for IrfanView has. It takes a PNG file, and runs a number of compression passes over it, resulting in drastic reductions somtimes file without quality loss.
Is something like this for JPEG images? Or JPEG format is like that thing can not be done? I do not mind setting my computer to work for a few hours to hell compressing images – simple balance of time vs. compression. PNGOUT is the same way – it can take several minutes on a 1024×768 scre

There is something wrong w / my setup UPDATE – more problems [antec case] [alrite]

Q: ok, this is the deal, I have an Antec case, and I took everything that moved, and basically all about. It does not boot . I was pissed for a while . So I decided to sit on its side, as opposed to upright as its supposed to be . and it boots . wonder . anyone know whats up w / this?

skip to the end . Although I have not checked to see if it upright / on its side thing is solved .

which is better for DVD playback [voodoo3 agp] [geforce3 ti200]

Q: SDR Radeon 32MB PCI, AGP GeForce3 Ti200 AGP or Voodoo3? Is that much CPU? Dual 933-radeon in system, a GeForce3 933, while only some 450 Voodoo3.

1000 Base-T has finally arrived [gig ethernet] [applicatio]

Q: Looking for Comments on some wonderful achievements Ive had the past two months.

1) desktops / laptops come with 10/100/1000 BASE-preinstalled
2 NIC) 10/100/1000 ports are quickly becoming the same price as 1910 / ports
3 100) 10 gig Ethernet is a viable strain today
4) CAT6 cable plant is not much more than CAT5 (10-15%)

Is it me or have these trends been known to sound at 100 Base-T foothold was thicker in 1995/96.

The applications, memory /

Aureal Vortex 2 soundcrads is working under WinXP [aureal vortex 2] [native drivers]

Q: I have a second machine running W98SE . I want to move to WinXP but it has an Aureal Vortex 2 sound card . There are native drivers that allow the card to work?

Spam filters: they filter based on IP address of the sender? [home ip address] [address block]

Q: OK, so say I send an email message, and it is sent from my computer at home, on my SMTP server, SMTP server of another boy to his home computer.

Now, assuming that we have a spam filter on his computer at home or his SMTP server . I check my spam filter does its own IP address or only the IP address of my SMTP server? IE: If I send an email, my email is getting treated as spam because its from my no-name ISPs to block IP address range?

KT7A (686B) problems in Santa Cruz [abit kt7a] [dispair]

Q: Just over eight months ago, I spent a fortune on upgrading my system, but to my despair I found my new Abit KT7A montherboard and my new Soundblaster 5.1 Player of the system to hang due. Finally I saved up for any sound that is not designed to potential problems with the 686B southbridge chipset and guess what? Yup, after trying it out with a new installation of Windows, you can guess my system hang.

As this is a bit of a problem. I have the latest VIA 4-in-1 drivers and the lates

BFG 6800 Ultra power requirements? [bfg 6800] [holy crap]

Q: I just ordered the BFG 6800 Ultra and noticed the following power requirements: MINIMUM

480w power supply with two power dongles!

Holy crap! I have a Cooler Master Real Power 450W and just assumed it would be enough. Link to my PS

http: / / www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-171-001u0026depa=0

Anyone know if this would be sufficient to power this or are they really serious about this minimum?

is there a way to burn files over a network with Nero? [burnproof] [win98se]

Q: I have recently nero.

on my computer (XP Pro) I 24x Burner (Burn Proof) and other computer has 2x burner win98se.

instead of copying the file over and burn, is there a way to directly burn of a CD via a network?

thanx