Posts by LoopyIT

I tried that- the msconfig entry is not there! Any other ideas? If not I'll have to do a clean install- which i shouldprobably do anyway before handing this laptop over to my parents.

Well, I found something called 'geeXbox' from the linux site that boots from live cd pretty fast, and then loads into ram- meaning the live cd can be removed from the drive. That's great cos I'm not keen on dual installs, but I'm mildly...

I went into msconfig and disabled a lot of the non-microsoft start-up services. Ever since I've had the 'you changed your settings' box come up on restart. I ticked the box saying 'don't display this message'- but it made no difference....

Hi. I know some laptop brands (Toshbia, Averatec, HP) have been producing laptops that don't need to be booted into windows for playing dvds etc. I get the impression that this is done by loading a stripped down version of linux which...

I've read about FE screens showing any video but commercially bought DVDs as stuttery and pixelated. Can FE owners say whether this is true or not? I've started playing video from sources other than DVD and it'd be a bit of a bind if...

Essentially, yes, but it operates like a native windows theme, so you don't get all the stops and starts from using an ordinary skin. It's also incredibly customisable- you choose exactly what components you want to install or uninstall-...

My main problem with linux so far has been getting to grips with installing software- especially since I'm not necessarily always using my own machine, and i like being able to download apps onto a key for installing later- still haven't...

My freeware faves at the moment are: Rainlendar- calendar widget style utility that can be skinned. Agent Ransack- search. I cannot emphasise how brilliant this is- if you're like me and you're a student plus a fanfic maniac and you...

It was a loose DC connector. I tried running it without the battery and it wouldn't boot- unless I manually supported the cable- works perfectly. Luckily, as I'm deaf I have access to hearing aid tubes, which are tiny flexible plastic...

Hi, I have a Satellite M30x. It's just over a year old, and performance wise has been fantastic.... but a problem has developed over the past couple of months. At first I thought the laptop was overheating and spontaneously shutting...