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I noticed the same. In my first attempt I downloaded the updates for Microsoft and installed them, I noticed there was a hell of a drag. I then decided to buy a new version with SP2 pre-installed, which is a lot faster. I think what slows the system down is all the darned update packs!
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Check what is your CPU model. If Intel Celeron, then this is the cause of the problem. And also check your physical RAM and what kind of application that you normally run in a normal mode. Check which application consume most of the memory. If your computer have two partition you should move a page file from the first partition to the second partition and increase the size for page file.
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Best suggestion I can offer is to download Process Explorer[^] and see which process is using all the CPU time. If you post which process that is, maybe we can help.
Windows XP has a flaw in Explorer where, if you right-click a file that isn't selected, and the Task Pane has to adjust its size, a thread goes into an infinite loop and uses 100% of one processor (or physical or logical core on dual-core or hyperthreading processors). This condition goes away once you dismiss the context menu.
If the process is a svchost.exe process, or 'System' (which isn't a true processes), then double-click it, and go to the Threads tab. This will show the threads running in the process - make a note of the one that's using the CPU time. For best results, download and install the Debugging Tools for Windows[^], set the _NT_SYMBOL_PATH environment variable for access to the Microsoft Symbol Server (see here[^] for how to do this), and point Process Explorer to the Debugging Tools version of dbghelp.dll via Options, Configure Symbols.
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How to check on WinXP if the connection to Internet has public IP address (is not behind NAT)?
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what does this have to do with XP ?
BTW, can't you write a script (at least), or your own exe to check this ?
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Men this is a one command, why u need a special script for it?? I wrote about WinXP, coz I`m using it and I would be thankfull for that WinXP-command
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Get the IP address of the machine and see if it is in one of the IP ranges reserved for private use. These are 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255. IF the address falls into these ranges, then it's a private IP, not routable on the 'Net. But, even if the address does NOT fall into these ranges, this does NOT mean that the address does not sit behind a NAT or other firewall. There is no reliable way to tell if the address you get is publicly accessible from the outside 'Net.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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In fact, you can't really know the ip is really from a public ip or connect behind NAT since you should not know any private IP behind NAT. However, I found that MSN PLUS can detect show both the public and private IP of the user. I don't know why it can do it as well. I can just guess MSN PLUS may know the algoithm of traslation IP in router so that it can show the private IP.
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MSN Plus can show it because that information is in the headers of the HTTP request and IP packets used to send them. The information he's looking for is built up during the transfer of the packets down the network. It is NOT all put into the packets before they leave the client machine, only some of it is. The network itself puts the rest of the information in.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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Hi! Sir,
You know that we can disable USB Enhanced Host Controller by hand.That is,
right click my computer,select property,select hardware,click Device Manager,
click General Serial Bus Controller,right click USB Enhanced Host Controller,
select Disable,so,we disabled this device.
Now my question is: how to disable USB Enhanced Host Controller by VC code?
Couse i wanna my usb device run under usb1.1 but not usb2.0,so i have to disable
USB Enhanced Host Controller in my vc code before attach my usb device to pc.
Thanks for any help!
All the blesses we enjoy are the fruits of labor,toil,study and self-denail.
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any idea guys ??? my system is running slow and gives an error that says that the system is running low on virtual memory. How do i increase it?? Please!!
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1) Add more physical memory (preferred)
2) Increase the size of your page files
Windows will by default expand page files for you.
If you're seeing the popup frequently, reduce the amount of software you're running at one time. If you're not running much there's probably a memory leak somewhere.
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I need to look at the HTTP packets for GET and POST transmitals to a web server, from a browser (IE, etc), in the case where a User is cliking on the SUBMIT button within a web page that has a Form on it.
We can use any browser, if that makes the job easier.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Robert
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Thanks
Got it working!
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Fiddler[^] is written by a member of the IE team. It acts as a proxy between the client and server.
If you don't want to use a proxy, then you'll have to use some kind of network traffic analyzer. I use Ethereal[^].
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Thank-you.
I got it working!
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So, I have written a service which never made any problems, but it just doesn't want to run under WinXP 64bit (the same service runs w/o any problems under 32bit). The event log always says something about an invalid parameter (event id 7023). It seems that the service starts during boot, but stops at some point; I can't test this myself, since I don't have a 64bit system - my users are just reporting this.
What could the cause for this be? I really don't understand why it works on a 32bit XP system, but fails on a 64bit one.
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I finally talked the boss into buying us a plotter - an HP DesignJet 800 with built in network print controller. It's all assembled and connected to the network, but for one thing. It doesn't work. I've reinstalled it multiple times, trying to use the installer from my workstation, but the thing insists on assigning itself an IP address that is already in use on the network! The installer allows the option to assign an IP address manually, but it doesn't work - the automatically chosen address sticks and cannot be overridden.
I know that, in the past, the HP JetDirect system has been an unreliable nightmare for admins, but I thought that had been resolved. Can anyone suggest a way to make this thing work correctly?
"...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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Check the manual or manufacturer website if there is any knowledge base (KB) relate to your plotter.
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It's still a nightmare to configure these things!
In the past, I've sometimes found it necessary to create a local network with just a PC and the JetDirect connected to each other to get the config straighted out using JetAdmin. Disable everything you're not using, like AppleTalk, DLC and IPX. Disable the Config options you're not using, like EWS Config, Telnet Config and SLP Config.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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I had to do a bit of jiggering, but I finally got the front panel to respond and let me into the configuration menu. I've got it set up as a standalone network device, with the drivers installed on individual PCs using network ports. I must say, it's a very nice printer, now that it works!
"...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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It sounds like it. I haven't played with a large-format printer/plotter in quite a long time.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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Try to check this product[^]. It is a router with built-in print server.
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