Operation Delta 21

Operation Delta 21 now begins. As you avid readers know https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ The Queen of Hearts has finished building her computer and I am just at the point where I can now start ordering components. QoH and I were going to start together but something unforseen got into my "piggy bank". Once built QoH found tweaking and peaking to be addictive and then it happened - she discovered gaming. And that's where she is at the moment. She took the weekend off (I understand from reliable sources she was dragged from her computer uttering extremely loud sounds.) https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ so we can talk about her - maybe. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

The information contained in the Operation Delta Threads is extensive and needs to be indexed to save the reader time, although when you do a search on a topic in VirDr, should Operation Delta have any information on it, it will show up.

Alot of the members have had inputs and noone should be shy about posting. If you have questions, please ask. If you have comments please post those also.

Click here for Operation Delta 20.

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Greengoose's idea of a perfect computer.
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We got to get QoHs on that right away. She could sell a bunch. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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ROFLMAO
No backache now https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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Train, tsk tsk, cain't believe yo sed thet. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Here's some that might help your vocabulary.

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Hi guys. Went to a computer fair today in gaithersburg, Maryland. No too bad. Picked up a system bracket fan and a stick of 128MB for 40 bucks. Lots of good stuff; some cheapy stuff. I noticed some fairly decent monitors running around 250 (the $100 ones were....well...they're $100...you figure it out). Lots of good parts, mobos etc. You can save yourself some decent money at those fairs if you know what you're looking for. Watch for "refurbished" vendors---saw a great deal on an Intel web cam; almost got it until I spotted the "Refurbished" sticker on the side. New mobos were going for around 15 to 30 less than ones I've seen on the net (including shipping). Even if a fair is an hour away, it would still be worth it. Recommend you check around. Usually you have to pay an all day admission of 5 or 7 bucks---so don't go "just to look". Check the TV and papers.

Train: Went through the WR Med Museum years ago; sure it's changed a bit. I remember the warning I got not to eat lunch just before going in there... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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I see that you did by this. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
I remember the warning I got not to eat lunch just before going in there...

Computer fairs , . .Hmmmmm
Have to look around.
Thanks


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Thanks for the info Bistro. Nite All. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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Night all is right. :lol:
figure out from Here

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[This message has been edited by Train (edited 02-18-2001).]

The sun is up, and they are all out playing.
Must be, or that was the noise I heard in the middle of the night. The sound of a addict being drug away. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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Yeah I was kickin' an screamin'...but it had nuthin' to do with leaving my newborn. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

I had a great time https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

Dia ya miss me?

Glad you got to see the "unknown system" happen to me, Mosaic. So it went ok?

I'm still unloading my truck.

When I first fired up, the screen shook like it had tremors. But I think it may have been that new refresh rate that I changed just before I left outta here Friday. I thought I had rebooted a couple of times after changing, but switching it back to optimal seemed to calm it down immediately. Unless that was a coincidence ?


...or maybe he missed me as much as I missed him ...?

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Hi Gang, She's back with a truck? Is there a Cray missing? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Whadjubringus, huh huh? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Gee Mosaic, We were bored. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

Train, Email. Must be Mo doesn't like coffee.

Bistro, Glad to see you surfaced.

Train and I been the doing the tips and tricks thing and somewhere he put me into mental overload.

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heard an "alert" today--seems that there is a whole family of viruses going around. One in particular that's come out of Holland comes through email--says something like "You gotta see this!" (helloooo...can we be more obvious???...) It has an attachment: (Blahblah).jpg--it's actually a *.jpg.vbs file. Attacks as soon as it's open. If you have Windows Scripting Host uninstalled, the virus can't be opened. Recommend you uninstall WSH under Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>Windows Setup>Accessories. If it's checked, uncheck it.

Over at the Win 98 forum, janusz posted a good tweak for the modem. Appears to speed up Internet access a bit. Cut & paste here:

Open up the flood gates! Put some ZIP in your browser! Try this fantastic tweak - makes a BIG, BIG, BIG difference in downloading speed. See this MS article: http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q183/1/10.ASP

Here's how to do it:

The steps below are for Win9x. [If you have Win2000, the parameters already exists; just go to the specified registry location and EDIT the values.]

You have to go into the registry. Always backup the registry before making any changes!!! However, it is very simple.

a. Open Regedit (Start-->Run--> and type 'regedit' [without quotes] )

b. Navigate to the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings (you have to double-click on this folder)

c. Select Edit and then 'DWORD value' and name the item:
MaxConnectionsPerServer (just copy/paste this, as is)

d. Select Edit again, and select Modify and set the value to any high number (the default is 2) - I set mine for 6.

e. Next, select Edit and then 'DWORD value' and name the next item:
MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server (no typo;just copy/paste this as is)

f. Select Edit again, and select Modify and set the value to any high
number (the default is 4) - I set mine for 8.

g. Exit. Restart.


I checked this out and it does appear to be a little faster. But like he said, back up your Registry first.

Evenin'

I just implemented the reg changes. I believe it is faster !
Thanks bistro.
hey...remember that deal where you told me how to add to the Send To menu ? I have been digging for it (even did a search)and have not found it yet. How did we do that to add the Virus scan to it?

With Norton AV, the program automatically puts an option into the r-click menu to scan the file. If you want to put any program into the Send To, just click and drag it to Windows\Send To; elect to copy or make a shortcut. Then right click on it and rename to whatever you want (ie. get rid of the "Shortcut To").

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Thanks https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
I did a Find files on "send to" and you would not believe how many files popped up! I'll go look in Windows.

When I right click on the folder, I do see Innoculate in the list above the Send to part of the menu along with Add to zip and Zip and email. I wonder what happens if I click on it? Fixing to find out. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

That did it! https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ It also scans if I click on the Innoculate part of that menu.
But there is no choice to do that when you Right click on My Documents. What about those gifs I save to there ? Should those be scanned too ?

Images generally do not carry viruses (unless they are actually *.gif.vbs, *.jpg.vbs, etc. as stated before). Scan everything on the system once; then you can set the AV to scan program files only, etc. A good habit to get into is to set your Windows download to default to a "Hold" directory, then scan what you downloaded before executing it. You can also set most AV's to scan all files as they download (scans it in Temp, then copies to the directory you choose). My personal preference is the former.

Mosaic1
Must have a dialup. A little slower than cable. Why, I had to download at 147K last night. 2K to 147K, I think we are slowing her up is what she trying to say.

QOH
I bet https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ we know someone who has a grin from ear to ear.

bistro
Hope this finds you feeling much better.

greengoose
I think it is safe to say that for the first year of computing, it is a mental overload.

Put a hp cd-rw in a Inwin A500 case today.
The motherboard [BE6-II] is setup like ours.
The harddrive was hooked to the ATA66, so I hooked the cd-rw as master on the 2nd IDE. Used it to install the programs, and cut a data cd. One happy owner he is.
the A500 is a year old and I found that the S500 is easier to work with. The plastic cover on our front is much easier to deal with. Our bracket for the harddisk comes out,
Small things but a lot easier to work with.

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That's the way I'm doing it, in a folder I made called Downloads. But before I would open the AV and navigate to the Download folder or Outlook Express's Inbox (sort of a pain)then hit Go. This is much easier. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

https://discussions.virtualdr.com/Train.... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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QOH
I made a shortcut to the desktop to the folder before my download folder. I right click the download folder and select Inoculate and let it do its thing.
For me it sure beats navigating.

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Ohhh! No wonder. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Thanks, Mosaic.
Are you all back together now or still got stuff to install ?
Mercy says hi to Chucky https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
I dreaded leaving him this weekend, but he did fine all by himself. (I was the same way with my firstborn. Nursed her 'till she was two!)

Train, it is easier this way for sure.

Pulling a greengoose https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Night all.

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Mornin'

greengoose, https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Cray ? as in Seymour ?
Wonder what brand coffee pot is compatible with our Abit motherboard ? ...More research. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

Seymour Cray is close---founder of the series of Cray super-computers. I think the Cray 4 was capable of one trillion mathematical equations per minute. Talk about number-crunching....

How about an experiment? Do a 3dMark2000 benchmark test, this time choosing the Default Test. The image will come up a little canted to the right...don't worry about it. Should the test hang, just reset the system, then choose the 800x600x16-bit test. When done, note down the score (Be sure to close any running programs first down in the Systray).
Next, go HERE and download the Intel PCI Bridge Fix &
INF Updater Win 95/98 (version PV2.2). Install the drivers (takes just a second), reboot. When Windows comes back in, it'll indicate that it's finding allllllll kinds of "new hardware"---just let it do it's thing----don't panic. As soon as it's done, go to msconfig and make sure the autoexec.bat and config.sys are still set NOT to run (they have those SB 16 Emulator lines that you don't need).
Then run the 3Dmark2000 benchmark again--same settings as the previous test. Take note of the score. Post the "before and after" here.

You have your mission..... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Ok first of all the last time I did the test after doing the NVMax thing I think I shut it down along with everything else in the systray (yeah ....I know >>YOU IDIOT !) before runnung the test.

So this time before getting the Intel business it was >>>5431 (with NVMax running https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ )

After the new Intel stuff it was>>> 5414

OK, then...that mobo probably had the latest drivers. Not so much a diff in scores there-pretty normal fluctuation.

But... evidently the NVMax made a huge difference. I think it was 4515 on the original test.

Beats my score https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Doesn't surprise me; faster CPU, faster RAM and you've got AGP 4x available. Little newer board there too. Bistro is pleased that his little grasshopper has surpassed him--the goal of any instructor. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ I am pleased, too. I just have so much more time now with all this speed of loading pages and opening windows. I have time to cook supper now. Even catch up on my laundry. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

Thank you https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

Good evening to all.

Bistro
How long ago was it that you delt with the InWin A500 case and how old was it? Do you know/remember?

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I'm pleased you're pleased, Ms. "Speedo" https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
(no reference to the swimsuit... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/)

Train: Used an InWin A500 to build a computer for a friend about 1.5 years ago. He got the case from an aquaintance.

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Thanks bistro
We definately got the better one.

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Absolutely. For once a company listened and designed an excellent case--very happy with this. With a few case "tweaks", got the system temp to 75 to 76 F (been running around 5 hours now). CPU is an oc'ed 533 Celeron @ 800---with a Golden Orb cooler and Rain 2.0, average temp "as we speak" is 85 F. Drops to 77 during idle times.

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I got lots of room left in my case. Looks kinda sparce in there.
Ya sure there isn't suppose to be more stuff ? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Maybe I forgot something ? ... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

A second hard drive, perhaps a ZIP drive, a CD-R, a Lazyboy recliner (should be room for it...).

I definitely have room for greengoose's coffeepot.

I barely can hear the hard drive, but all those fans whirrr away ! I think it's the one on the power supply that's the loudest. Hard to tell as many as there are in there! https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

QOH
you will be shocked how easy a cd-rw goes in there. Plus you can save all those reg tweaks then. And anything else that you heart desires.
Why set it for master, hookup ribbon, fasten sliders, shove in, plug into secondary, fasten power.
about it, ok some missing https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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