So all that crap about validating your XP registration is complete BS? What am I doing when I validate an XP install? I always figured it was checking your specific license key against the master database of validated keys.
I'm a big girl. Just tell me.
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Sean K - Apr 22, 2008 8:51:53 pm PDT #5826 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Connie Neil - Apr 22, 2008 8:57:08 pm PDT #5827 of 25501
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If you ever download a Windows update, it will check to see if you've registered your copy of XP, and if it finds discrepancies you'll get pop-ups all the time reminding you that you need to properly register your system.
(I had to look up the registry keys and boot-up settings to dig that thing out of my system)
omnis_audis - Apr 22, 2008 11:08:51 pm PDT #5828 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Greetings hive mind. Seems my Linksys router is not playing well with others. Model Network Everywhere NR041.
The problem is the router doesn't seem to want to talk to the WAN. The iMac can easily get an IP addy from the router. But the router can't get an IP from the net. If I connect my iMac directly to the DSL modem, it gets an IP no problem (and is how I'm tapping this out now).
I tried a lil reset (momentary push of the button) as well as a hard reset (20+seconds of push). I've tried disconnecting power for five minutes of both the router and the DSL modem. And then tried all the above again. I've tried taking the IP address the net gives the iMac if I connect it directly to the net as a hard IP in the router. No luck. I've swapped cables. Did it all again. I took the MAC address of the computer and stuck it in the router to emulate, thinking the DSL might be looking for something specific. Still no luck.
Seems strange the WAN port isn't working but the LAN ports are. The phone line does go through a UPS line conditioner, so I doubt a spike in the DSL did it. Plus, I'd think it would fry the router as well.
Thoughts? Ideas? or is it DOA?
Jessica - Apr 23, 2008 4:11:23 am PDT #5829 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is there a Mac equivalent to the Disk Cleanup utility? Where would I find it on a machine running Tiger?
amych - Apr 23, 2008 4:17:21 am PDT #5830 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
A lot of the cleanup stuff is built-in and runs overnight (but of course the machine has to be on overnight for that to happen). Onyx is excellent if you want more manual control of the process.
Jessica - Apr 23, 2008 4:19:59 am PDT #5831 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
A lot of the cleanup stuff is built-in and runs overnight (but of course the machine has to be on overnight for that to happen).
Oh, okay. Is there a way to tell it "clean up now" if it hasn't been left on overnight for a while?
amych - Apr 23, 2008 4:25:56 am PDT #5832 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
You can run them from the command line with
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
(or just daily, or any combination, etc). But if you're going to routinely not leave the machine on, I'd suggest getting Onyx (or MacJanitor is another good utility), as those will let you do things like reschedule the scripts for more convenient times without having to mess around by hand more than you want to.
Jessica - Apr 23, 2008 4:41:15 am PDT #5833 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Awesome, thanks.
DCJensen - Apr 23, 2008 4:58:53 am PDT #5834 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Seems my Linksys router is not playing well with others. Model Network Everywhere NR041.
Network Everywhere is now owned by Linksys? I wonder if their old support line still works...
Phone Support :Monday through Friday,
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time
(888)692-2496
Yep, the number is working.
Sean K - Apr 23, 2008 7:18:33 am PDT #5835 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
New XP question:
Upon initial digging, I have discovered I do have at least one unused license key, but it's for XP Home, and I'd prefer to install XP Pro. Can I use an XP Home key to install XP Pro?