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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo repair/replace tcpip.sys ?

« Last post by Curt on May 03, 2010, 09:49 AM »

Thanks, Eóin

I already have a copy of Damian666's Replacer Evolutions 1.4 from 25-2-2008.
But 1) I don't know for sure what to replace tcpip.sys with. My version seems to be the newest, but will an even newer version also fit my Vista version and setup? And 2) I cannot figure out where to find the DLL-cached version, which must be removed/deleted at the same time - as far I can understand. And I don't know how or precisely when to do it. And 3) I am scared stiff to do it all the wrong way...

For XP SP2 one could merely download and run a patch, but I cannot find such an easy solution for Vista.

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo repair/replace tcpip.sys ?

« Last post by Curt on May 03, 2010, 08:22 AM »

First, merely some boring quotes (sorry!):

Windows XP SP2 tcpip.sys connection limit patch

Windws XP SP2 introduces a few new twists to TCP/IP in order to babysit users and "reduce the threat" of worms spreading fast without control. In one such attempt, the devs seem to have limited the number of possible TCP connection attempts per second to 10 (from unlimited in SP1). This argumentative feature can possibly affect server and P2P programs that need to open many outbound connections at the same time.

-SpeedGuide, 2004

When faced with the tcpip.sys blue screen error, all of a sudden, your screen freezes and the blue screen display a message which says your screen has frozen. You will be faced with quite a few questions on if any new programs or hard ware have been installed recently. You will also find DLL errors. What Causes tcpip.sys blue screen? Tcpip.Sys Blue Screen can be caused by a lot of reasons, but an invalid and corrupted registry entry is one of the most common causes for this problem. ...

(this post was really merely an advert for some registry cleaner, but shows the problem still was known less than five weeks ago...)

-March 29, 2010

Modify your tcpip.sys file manually, using a hex editor. The following instructions refer to the final release of XP SP2, with a tcpip.sys file of exactly 359,040 bytes, CRC-32 is 8042A9FB, and MD5 is 9F4B36614A0FC234525BA224957DE55C. Even thouh there might be multiple tcpip.sys files in your system, make sure to work with the one in c:\windows\system32\drives\ directory.

To remove the tcpip.sys socket creation limit:
- Backup your original tcpip.sys file before editing please, this is somewhat important !
- In your hex editor, go to offset 4F322 hex (or 324386 decimal).
- Change 0a 00 00 00 to 00 00 0a 00

All done ! The above change does not require editing of the CRC in offset 130 hex

http://www.speedguid...articles.php?id=1497

-March 2006

APPLIES TO:
    * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
    * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

When a TCP/IP network connection is programmatically disassociated or removed when a receive operation is in progress, your computer may stop responding (hang) and display the following error message on a blue screen:

STOP: 0x000000D1 (0xFF8BA000,0x00000002,0x00000001,0xF3AAA40E)
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

RESOLUTION:
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910  (http://support.micro...com/kb/260910/EN-US/ )

STATUS:
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260956

-March 2007

Microsoft updated TPCIP.SYS in today's (14 June 2006) release of Windows XP critical updates resulting in the half open connections limit being reset to 10. Anyone who has increased their half open connections limit with the LvlLord patch needs to re-patch after installing today's Windows XP updates.

http://forum.utorren...ewtopic.php?id=10872

-June 2006

MAYBE I got something from a program that hasn't been properly updated for Vista?
-or something.  

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My Blue Screen error message:

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000020, 0x00000002, 0,00000000, 0x8BA8565F)
tcpip.sys - Address 8BA8565F base at 8BA03000, Datestamp 4b1e9050

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo repair/replace tcpip.sys ?

« Last post by Curt on May 02, 2010, 04:02 PM »

@Innuendo
Search "tcpip.sys", and think differently; it was still a well known problem on XP.

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo repair/replace tcpip.sys ?

« Last post by Curt on May 02, 2010, 02:40 AM »

"sfc": "no errors"

Thanks anyway.

Yesterday I updated Vista, so I'll wait and see if is feeling any better now.

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General Software Discussion / HowTo repair/replace tcpip.sys ?

« Last post by Curt on May 01, 2010, 04:46 PM »

I am sick and tired of all the blue screens I have been getting for that last quarter of a year due to my version of tcpip.sys. So naturally I want to repair or replace the thing. The first problem is that I don't have an installation-CD, so I will be needing a copy of "your" file, please! 32-bits Vista.  

Another problem is of course that I don't know how to do it.

As far as I can understand, I will further more also need to replace/overwrite some kind of a copy in some "DLL-cache"? The post saying so was about XP; the given address for the DLL-cache does not exist on my Vista.

I need help on this, please.
I am using Outpost Security Suite.


Hidden system file on Vista @ C:\Windows\System32\drivers\tcpip.sys

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Found Deals and Discounts / all Ashampoo: $10 !!

« Last post by Curt on May 01, 2010, 05:34 AM »

bumping to remind that Burning Studio 9 very much is worth $10  

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General Software Discussion / Re: BootRacer-Check Your Boot Speed

« Last post by Curt on April 30, 2010, 09:17 PM »

I am not too impressed with this minimalistic kind of programs. BootRacer doesn't try to include the aeons of time from the moment I click "C:\" in the computer boot logon and until the Vista logon shows up (I guess it may not be possible?). In my sad case this is several minutes. Nor does it try to count the shut-down timing. Which in my still sad case also is several minutes. Maybe I should have tried the "re-boot" feature, but I didn't.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: all Ashampoo: $10 !!

« Last post by Curt on April 30, 2010, 05:46 AM »

-please try again, tomos! I think you may have clicked another line, the first time, because I cannot replicate this, with Office 2010; it will not accept the code.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: all Ashampoo: $10 !!

« Last post by Curt on April 29, 2010, 05:12 AM »

-maybe, but that is not quite what they are saying:





But Office 2010 would be worth it, of course.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Nova Print Artist Gold 23 including Morpheus Photo Animation Suite!

« Last post by Curt on April 29, 2010, 05:00 AM »

I checked what the postage would be and was chocked: $60 !!!  
Needless to say I aborted the purchase!






- no other options were given.

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Found Deals and Discounts / all Ashampoo: $10 !!

« Last post by Curt on April 29, 2010, 04:47 AM »

Ooops, I must have pressed "modify" instead of "quote"!!! Sorry!  

.., this offer ... is ("of course"?) only for "old" versions who are just about to be replaced, such as Burning Studio 9,...

-Curt

NOTE:
I have *NOT* (yet) been given any offer to upgrade (from v. 9 to v. 10)!!???  

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Recycle Bin Configurator

« Last post by Curt on April 29, 2010, 04:13 AM »

BinManager;
I clicked "Delete items older than 3 days", but ALL files in the bin were deleted.

32-bits Vista.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Nova Print Artist Gold 23 including Morpheus Photo Animation Suite!

« Last post by Curt on April 29, 2010, 12:49 AM »

-oh, you're of course right. I wasn't thinking too clearly; I landed on their mailing list because of the morpher, but was thinking on my license for NovaPdf. Sorry!

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NovaPdf has launched version Pro 7, by the way. http://for-free-on-i...op-feedback-reviews/

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Found Deals and Discounts / Nova Print Artist Gold 23 including Morpheus Photo Animation Suite!

« Last post by Curt on April 28, 2010, 06:01 PM »

email from Nova:
"If you cannot read this message, please click here"
http://usa.novadevel.../17/PA_0410_BUY.html

I've never before heard of Print Artist, but we know Nova (pdf), and Print Artist is now at version 23, so I guess it should be fine. However, if you are nervous:

90-Day Money Back Guarantee
If you do not like Print Artist Gold 23 for any reason you can get your money back within 90 days of purchase. No questions asked. We are sure, however, that you will not want to be without this terrific title once you give it a try.

More! Over 15,000 Professional Templates
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All Graphics Inside the Box - No Downloading Required

Compatible with Windows XP, Vista and the New Windows 7
And much more!

Box..; real address needed.

Tell a Friend.
If you know of someone who might be interested in this offer, please forward this email offer to them so they can enjoy the terrific savings!

- hmm... didn't they start out by saying the offer is for Nova customers only?  

For more information or to place an order by phone, call 1-877-231-9987 and mention priority code 4460.

I purchased a license for Morpheus Photo Animation Suite just a couple of weeks ago, so I am quite frankly a litle pi#$ed to now see it come as a free bonus! (The program is fine, so I guess they are warming up for a new major version.) But I would say this program alone is worth the deal.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bulk Image Downloader 33% off until April 30

« Last post by Curt on April 28, 2010, 02:00 AM »

Can you give a few examples of where/how you are using this program?

-cthorpe (April 27, 2010, 10:36 PM)

If you ever go to Flickr's you'll know that it is really boring to click your way to the large "original" version of each photo, and then to click your way back again before you can click your (new) way to download the next photo. Instead, go to the relevant Photostream or "Set" or "Collection", right-click the page, chose "Open page in B.I.D.", wait a few seconds, but not more than that, click the blue "down" arrow, sit back and watch the largest version only of each photo being mass-downloaded. It saves bunches of time and clicks!

Edited:
Oh, I forgot another totally important feature. If you go yourself and download photos from Flickr's, they will be named like "4462087835_dbcfe775b5_o.jpg". But with BID they will all be auto-named with their proper "photo title" by "photographer's name" names! 


as seen in Explorer:

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Living Room / Re: Donationcoder: How did you find it + What has your experience been like so far.

« Last post by Curt on April 27, 2010, 02:35 AM »

-we will find a way...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bulk Image Downloader 33% off until April 30

« Last post by Curt on April 26, 2010, 05:35 PM »

at Flickr's it will even differ between "Large" and "Original" sized pictures! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Powerpoint sucks - what to use instead?

« Last post by Curt on April 26, 2010, 07:39 AM »

it was my impression that you'll lose even the value of the desktop version, if you stop paying:

4) Prezi is sold as a service, which means you pay an annual fee. ... If in the future you decide to cancel your payments, you will not be able to create new or edit existing prezis, but ...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Video Editing software - Any recommendations?

« Last post by Curt on April 26, 2010, 05:10 AM »

_______________________________________
Australia: The worlds newest dictatorship.

-4wd (April 26, 2010, 02:42 AM)

My expectation is that implementation of mandatory ISP filtering will be more and more political correct all over the world.
--------------

Back on topic:

... AviDemux ... is also what I use for more simplified video editing

-4wd (April 26, 2010, 02:42 AM)

Any recommendations on what FREE (or LOW COST) editor I can use to merge a video and a mp3 file into a new HQ video? lips2words syncro is not too important for this particular project of mine; I just want to add sound to an animation that already has the same length as the audio file. But I would like the final YouTube version to have almost hi-fi stereo sound.
 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Powerpoint sucks - what to use instead?

« Last post by Curt on April 26, 2010, 04:51 AM »

You could take a look at Prezi.

-markan (April 26, 2010, 04:07 AM)

- the "Math is not linear"-prezi is fantastic. Not as much for the Prezi itself but because of the subject which Alison Blank is really good at explaining.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Video Editing software - Any recommendations?

« Last post by Curt on April 25, 2010, 01:12 PM »

>Video editing software< ? Don't "google it" - just ask Wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia....deo_editing_software

http://en.wikipedia....deo_editing_software

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bulk Image Downloader 33% off until April 30

« Last post by Curt on April 24, 2010, 11:51 AM »

... BID is one of my most frequently used programs.

-sajman99 (April 10, 2010, 02:26 PM)

- ditto here. Fine program, fine service.  

Disclaimer- I'm not affiliated with BID, just a satisfied customer

-sajman99 (April 16, 2010, 01:51 PM)

- ditto here. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Powerpoint sucks - what to use instead?

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2010, 04:24 PM »

http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ for Mac only


Beside 'everybody' saying Keynote is FAR better than Powerpoint, Apple also gave it this:

Compatibility and sharing


Approved for all audiences.

Keynote gives you a variety of ways to bring your show to the people. You can use it to import presentations created in Microsoft PowerPoint and to create presentations that can easily be saved as PowerPoint files. You can also export your presentation as a QuickTime movie or a PDF, HTML, or image file, or even directly to YouTube. Keynote does the format conversion for you.


Share your work on the web.

When you need to share your presentation, but aren’t sure whether your colleagues use a Mac or PC, iWork or Microsoft Office, publish it to iWork.com Public Beta. Reviewers receive an email with a unique URL where they can view your presentation’s slides, post comments, and download a version ideal for them in Keynote, PowerPoint, or PDF format.

Unfortunately Keynote seems only to be available as part of the Mac office pack, iWork, starting at $79.

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General Software Discussion / eBoostr, now version 4

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2010, 10:13 AM »

I have just upgraded to the new eBoostr Pro 4. I am certain it has made things happen just a little faster on my 32-bits Vista. Not much, but faster all the same.

Although you may have purchased 4GB of RAM for your system, 32-bit Windows can only use up to 3.25GB. That’s nearly 750MB of memory that is not being used! eBoostr is able to access this “hidden” memory and will put it to work for you and your system.

-eBoostr

http://www.eboostr.com/
http://www.eboostr.c...l?lang=en#compare_v4

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General Software Discussion / Re: Advice on keyboard shortcuts.

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2010, 09:36 AM »

... they both have Time Freeze installed, so in the unlikely event of a disaster I always have a way out.

-pilgrim-online (April 22, 2010, 07:35 AM)

Have you (or anyone else reading this) tried Time Shuttle ?
I have been wondering if it is as good as they say, but I don't feel comfortable trying it without first knowing some more. Preferably from some DC members ;-)