D. V. Devnull

Please do keep in mind, everyone, that I meant this thread to only be as a suggestion to expand the current répertoire of emoticons. Never to take away or overwrite any. In fact, I would agree with those who want some of the phpBB2 ones to return, but I would rather that they were added alongside the phpBB3 counterparts, even if that meant setting up a new grid of emote codes. :idea: Onward with the discussion and thoughts!!! :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Expand with oldies, not destroy." Devnull (p.s.: Evil_Mumm_Ra has hair... that "ugeek" emote doesn't.)

Can you wait long enough for us to ask for it like a christmas present about 2 years from now? If so, we may stand a chance. If not, we're probably stuffed. :-X ~D. V. "We're better careful, than sorry." Devnull

Yes, there may be one... Provide WinXP with the driver files needed to operate in RAID mode, then switch the system back into RAID mode, and it should detect everything and boot right. At least, that's assuming the info in those links I gave earlier is correct. However, before trying, BACKUP YOUR COMPUTER!!! I will not be at fault for a ruined WinXP installation, or anything that damages Vista, when making a backup will allow you to just set time back to where it was before you began this process... :ugeek: ~D. V. "Risky, but with the right practices and precautions, it may work." Devnull

Uhhhhhhh... I can't read the HJT log you've posted, because you're using so many dull colors, and I'm on the Tip.It WebSite Theme... Can you please repost the HJT log without all the color tagging? Thanks in advance. 8-) ~D. V. "Auuuuuuugh, my eyes!" Devnull

Basically, if someone didn't like youtube and wanted to destroy the site, then they might write something to attempt to zombify computers. To which, then the virus-writer would direct the zombified computers to act like youtube is giving users trouble, and attack youtube at some unspecified time. :| However, since you didn't find anything, I guess we can possibly rule that out? :anxious: Pull up a command prompt window and type in (without quotes) "tracert www.youtube.com", which will provide you with a list of routers on your way to there from where you are, as well as ping times both within your home setup and at the far end (youtube) itself. :) Also, just in case of anything, can you provide a HJT log? There probably won't be anything of worry, but I can't know without looking. :geek: ~D. V. "I'd like to know where this problem really is." Devnull

Thank you for dropping in... Here's some quick thoughts to answer your reservations. :) If you wish to make some, go for it, and bring them back with you to this thread to suggest adding them to the forums. I am simply picking ones on the web because I lack the ability at this time, in part due to a brain that's having a little "artist's block" in trying to think up stuff. :oops: I think there's also a case of users claiming staff are being biased for choosing one emoticon over another...pretty sure that was the main reason for not having them. As I said in my earlier posts, I have invited discussion over each one that is displayed, such that there may be a quorum of users who ultimately wish to have one emote or another. This, logically, would therefore certify the emotes' validity to Tip.It Staff to be added to the Forum's options, as there would be both reasonable want and use. :geek: But, that one takes on more of a "What?!?!?" or "Uhhhhh..." persona... While the one I started this thread with is more of a 'about to turn into a nervous wreck' "Ggggaaaahhhh!!!!!" persona, far different from what the one we already have depicts. :| :shock: good for you? Just your usage of that emote proves what I just said up above in this post. You may not want it yourself, but for all that anyone can know, there may be a large enough group who would want something like that particular one. 8-) As for this..................... :idea: :twss: I have no idea what you are talking about. I can work on some animated ones tonight DV. Give me examples of something you would like to see. While I'm probably not going to come up with all the ideas, things like 'magic hats', 'ranged weaponry', and 'PvP' come to mind. Also, stuff like 'theiving', 'ninjas', and 'farming' would be interesting options to add to the selection, seeing as there are both fighters and skillers in RuneScape... :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Come on, join the idea train!" Devnull

folmer, have you run AntiVirus/AntiSpyware scans? It sounds to me like you've been hit with an "Anti-Youtube Virus" of some kind. Also, if it isn't a virus, have you checked your privacy filtering, as well as a traceroute from your PC to the youtube site (and servers)? :-s ~D. V. "Something's blocking, but it's 50/50 if the problem is yours." Devnull

11,305 Hey, Gallade64, could you please attach proper link credits to your video posts? Thanks in advance! ;) ~D. V. "Credit links are a must." Devnull

Welllll I dont know who I would credit it too :P Post there 81-82-25-57825909 and Ill give you credit. IF Kill_Life can even post there. I could be wrong, but his stats appear to be 100% F2P, like my own. :-k ~D. V. "Not sure if that can be done." Devnull

Alright, so we have a problem before we can even get close to finishing up linking FSX to WinXP... While I was not encouraging dropping XP in (I was saying to hold off, as per my last post) just yet, I must now ask the following questions because you tried it and didn't have good luck... What model of HP (Or possibly Compaq, if it is such?) computer do you happen to have, and what further specs can you provide to us from Vista's information? Also, prior to your attempt to install WinXP, was there any possibility of a virus on your system? And was there any special hardware you had in place, such as a SATA drive? BTW, as it stands, all the initial indicators I'm seeing on the web are pointing at SATA issues, so down below is a couple more articles to read... Sadly, I do not fully know at the moment if these will help. :| http://www.windowsbbs.com/hardware/72538-bsod-crash-during-xp-install.html http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml Also, here's the search I ran which led me to those... It may be the same search that Mamong ran, but I don't know... http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&q=0x0000007B+%280xF78D2524%2C+Oxc0000034%2C+0x00000000%2C+0x00000000%29&btnG=Search ~D. V. "There must be a fix, because this isn't looking good." Devnull

11,316 Coming up next... the "RvB GriffBall" video from Youtube... :twisted: ~D. V. "I sound like a TV announcer." Devnull

If you wish to make some, go for it, and bring them back with you to this thread to suggest adding them to the forums. I am simply picking ones on the web because I lack the ability at this time, in part due to a brain that's having a little "artist's block" in trying to think up stuff. :oops: But, that one takes on more of a "What?!?!?" or "Uhhhhh..." persona... While the one I started this thread with is more of a 'about to turn into a nervous wreck' "Ggggaaaahhhh!!!!!" persona, far different from what the one we already have depicts. :| ~D. V. "Bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaiiinnnsss." Devnull

Let's hold off on installing XP for a moment, then. Can you tell us what File System (FAT32/NTFS/etc.) that the current FSX is installed on? Even if I'm not the first to come up with the answer to your problem, answers to questions like these will help in finding the solution. :-s Possibly quite to the contrary. Some systems are better-suited to running certain things on an XP core than they are on a Vista core. To which, they will perform better on XP instead of Vista. This isn't always the case, but it does happen. :geek: ~D. V. "What's your drive type?" Devnull

Possibly. I just went with the first word I could think of. #-o BTW, here's another one, special for all those who give 'virtual cookies' to others around the forums... (Image URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Cookie.GIF) ... and yes, it would need a little shrinking before usage on these forums... But what do you think? Would it be good? :D ~D. V. "D'oh!" Devnull

I have two questions before I can even make any kind of attempt at answering that, seeing as no one else answered it already. Can you read the drive/partition that FSX is on while you're in Windows XP? Also, can you read the OS partition for Vista itself, while in XP? :?: ~D. V. "I may be crazy, but I'm willing to help if I can." Devnull

Nevermind guys. Problem fixed. Genious me! :P Can you at least tell us how you fixed it, so that newbies who come here will have information that they can really work with? It does not do any good to just say you fixed it! Think about the next person who will have your problem, will you, please? ~D. V. "More details, please!" Devnull (p.s.: I'm banging my head off a wall over how many people do this! :wall: ...)

Hello, everyone... While reading through the forums earlier today, I tripped over this nifty emote image which user 'Denismage' (whom I thank for causing me to have this idea in the first place!!!) happened to use... (Image URL: http://www.di-rs.com/forums/style_emoticons/dark/shok.gif) ...and thought, "Now that is something we should add to Tip.It's set of emotes.", as it describes a feeling that (in my opinion) none of the other emotes we currently have happen to describe. So, I wonder what the rest of you think of it? Would you like to have this, too? :) Also, as to the 2nd half of my thread title... It hit me, "Why not leave it open for others to suggest an emote they think is worth adding?" :-k ... To which I then thought, "Yes, that would be a good idea, as it would spur more paths of discussion, and comparison arguments, which would make sure only the best options got added to the forums." :thumbsup: ... So, I'm leaving open the option for anyone else with an idea for an emote to add to suggest it here. SUGGEST AWAY!!!!!!! 8-) ~Mr. D. V. "Emotes, Anyone?" Devnull

11,322 I'm debating whether or not to post another video... any votes either way? :-s ~D. V. "Choose please!" Devnull

Maybe... Although I do try to listen in on the threads in here, if possible, so I can at least attempt (even if I fail miserably because I missed something ... #-o ...) to understand the Tip.It Staff hierarchy, as well as what limits there is in the site structures. :-w :anxious: ~D. V. "Must... learn... more!!!" Devnull

Getting away from the "PC vs. Mac" volcano again for a few........................... No worries, I was talking more about users and basic servers also, as per the context of my post. I understand that normal servers need more. :thumbsup: ... Also, I was not thinking that much about Apple, seeing as I could wish they would take such a slapping that they would have to regain the reputation they had before the Mac before they would profit again. :twisted: (BTW, I'm actually expecting laura0077 to flame me over that opinion. :P ...) And you realize that WoW stands for World Of Warcraft, right? Yes, I do... I just didn't want it to seem vague, say, if a newbie came through and read this thread. ;) ... (That, and I will admit to being at least a little bit redundant, LOL! #-o :lol: ...) My uncle, who has been programming since the dark ages, was telling me about a question being asked about 25 or so years ago: Why would you need 64k of ram? What could possibly take that much? I'll let you (and in extension, him) have the point on that one. I still remember the document that I had to type up on an 'Apple ][e' (Yes, one of those PRODOS sweeties!) in AppleWorks v4, and the application needed the expanded 1 MB RAM card that we had installed in there in Slot Zero... Which reminds me, I still remember being the <insert a clean self-insult here> that located a bent pin on one of the RAM chips on the RAM expansion card... Which between my dad and I, we repaired rather nicely... :? I don't think more will have to be said. :thumbup: ... However, I will admit that I find myself slightly confused, as I personally wouldn't need more than 3GB of RAM at any time myself, given the bloat-code of OSes we use these days. (Although I've been doing my stuff so far inside of 1GB, with a heck of a lot of Virtual Memory overhead, sometimes coming close to out-of-RAM issues.) But, I can imagine some of the things that might cause need of 8GB, such as making stuff like those nifty digital renderings at sites like Visual Paradox, batches of photos, huge websites, and (as I mentioned before) those monstrous databases and game worlds. : ~D. V. "We must use RAM like as if we were gobbling Ice Cream, huh?" Devnull

LOL :lol: ... Call me crazy, for I thought that some of the server permissions were only changeable by Silverion himself. :mrgreen: ~D. V. "Bah, I'm nuts..." Devnull

11,325 At least they fixed it before I saw it. Otherwise, we would have had something explosive happen in here, big time. :P ~D. V. "They barely escaped my gank-hammer..." Devnull

And on that Ram-to-OS-related-note, a short way up................... Dunno if you're joking, but I doubt we'll be seeing more than 8GB-16GB of ram for a while. Even further, Nadril, I have to wonder who would need more than 8GB of RAM for anything, short of a Second Life or W.o.W. World, or a royally monstrous business database. I think we can both agree that even that much ram might never be necessary, especially if they are doing it properly with lightweight-but-feature-packed code. Also, I would hope that MicroSoft finally did something right with Windows 7, beyond what has been linked to in the above articles in this thread, causing less of a need for extra RAM. Sure, the MinWin (I think I named that right?) Kernel at 40MB is a start on shrinking things, but what gets stacked on is (in my opinion) probably the thing that will make-or-break the OS, and any chance of MicroSoft repairing their (currently horrid, to my knowledge, as well as -- again -- in my personal opinion) reputation. :-k As for that thing about 16TB, I also think it is very much a joke... I wouldn't expect to see that for another 20 years, by which time I'll be having my mid-life (age 45) crisis... LOL :lol: ~D. V. "We should never need that much!" Devnull (OT: Denismage, thanks for the idea to suggest adding that emote to the Tip.It Emote Set!)

ohh good job peter what do you mean by tempory though? I think he means it as he says... Which means that he will eventually manage to re-unify it with the original images directory at some point, although that may take Silverion's help. :geek: BTW, I just checked the Inbox front page... There is still a problem. Friend/Foe/Reply colored markers are still not displaying next to message subject lines. (BTW, using both FF 1.5 and 2.0 here, and unable to check with other browsers due to a short-minded system admin.) But, as you said, the PM icons and color coding have been repaired. Call me mad, but it might be an idea to just leave the temporary directory that way, simply to make it easier to manage those functions. And possibly bring whatever you need to fix the item that I'm still seeing to there. :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Mostly done, 1 to go... Thank you, for what you have done so far!" Devnull

The Jagex mods are aware now \ You stole my idea and get credit :evil: :lol: Nice to see it might get implented. I'm glad to see it might happen, too. :thumbsup: BTW, I wonder if BloodArgon pointed Jagex to this thread? :-s ~D. V. "Another idea in the works... Cool." Devnull