Posted 04/12/2009 at 02:03:24pm

you got it. Shall we just start refering to this country as the USSA (United Socialist States of America)? Or just wait until we have the One World Government we're rapidly approaching?

"I know what I know because I have to know it, and if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me and I don't let anyone else tell me either." Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5, 2259

Posted 04/12/2009 at 11:39:30am

At least I proceeded that way on the assumption that the SP3 download that the article tells you to download is actually good for Home as well Pro, and I had no problems during the slipstream process. However, I haven't actually tested the ISO that nLite produced yet, as I haven't had need to nuke the current install I have on my rig, and don't yet have a test rig to experiment with. If I do get a chance to test it out, I'll update this comment with the result.

UPDATE: I recently used the DVD I burned the ISO to in order to do a clean install and it worked flawlessly.

"I know what I know because I have to know it, and if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me and I don't let anyone else tell me either." Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5, 2259

Posted 04/12/2009 at 11:19:37am

WTF was that? Can you say "epic fail"? The only saving grace for this ep. was Veronica Belmont's song at the end, which summed up nicely exactly how I felt after listening to the previous 15-ish minutes of this trainwreck (BTW, what's the procedure to get a refund on the time wasted on that?)

Never, and I mean never, attempt to sing again.

"I know what I know because I have to know it, and if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me and I don't let anyone else tell me either." Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5, 2259

Posted 04/10/2009 at 03:49:39pm

I have to break this to you, JMG760, but, just like any other business, the cable companies are in business to make money. Providing a service is how they chose to do so, but in the end, the bottom line is what matter. Especially when they have stockholders to answer to. I'm not saying I like what Time Warner is doing (being one of their customers myself), but I do understand the tightrope they have to walk between pleasing the customer & pleasing the Board of Directors.

 Personally, I agree that if the existing equipment they have is insufficient bandwidth for customer demand, they should upgrade and raise prices to offset the cost, if necessary. I don't have a problem with speed caps… you get what you pay for, but what I don't understand is caps on total data, especially in a day & age where internet content is becoming so much more data intensive. It must be my lack of networking knowledge, but I don't see how it costs Time Warner (or anyone else that uses data caps) anymore money whether I d/l 10MB of data per month or 10GB. And isn't there already a limit on how much I can d/l anyway with speed restrictions? A 7 mbps downstream can only send so much data in a period of time anyway, right?

Hmm… I think the Devil needs a new representative. I don't think I did so good a job for him. 

"I know what I know because I have to know it, and if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me and I don't let anyone else tell me either." Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5, 2259

Posted 04/05/2009 at 10:45:48pm

I agree with all of this (especially the females… mmm… sexy female voices…), but with the condition that a audio-only version also be available. I listen to the podcasts while driving my route Mondays and my player doesn't support video. And it doesn't need to… I bought it for this specific purpose, along w/ a FM transmitter (Remember, kids… practice safe driving habits & don't text while driving!).
P.S. Oops! Somehow I clicked the wrong link. This was meant as a reply to  100th Episode Ideas
"I know what I know because I have to know it, and if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me and I don't let anyone else tell me either."
Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5, 2259

Posted 10/14/2008 at 07:57:20pm

I don't know how he did it, but I can tell you how I did. Go ahead and start the .exe and when the installer asks where to extract the files, either note the default location or specify where you want them to go & click the 'Next' button. The installer will then extract the files there. Then when the installer continues to actually installing the drivers, cancel the install. The files that were extracted will still be in the folder that was created. Now, point nLite to that folder (drill down to the last folder in the nest to be certain that the .inf file is found by nLite), choose the one .inf file that shows up, and voila… you have just integrated your Nvidia driver into the slipstream!

  "I know what I know because I have to know it, and if I don't have to know it, I don't tell me and I don't let anyone else tell me either." Michael Garibaldi, Babylon 5, 2259

Posted 06/10/2007 at 12:36:12pm

This is pretty much 'preaching to the choir', don't you think? Anyone who's been a regular reader of MaxPC must know by now that DRM is a miserable failure. It causes more problems and doesn't solve any. Legitimate users lose functionality of the product they've legally acquired, and the pirates laugh in the face of the RIAA, MPAA and their like, break whatever DRM 'flavor of the week' is being used and keep pirating. To paraphrase SpazzAttack, the sooner DRM dies a sudden, horrific and nasty death, the better for all electronic entertainment content consumers.