
figured out what it was: the gdata firewall! turned it off and the windows wall on, now it's purring like a kitten again

thanks for the help!
Originally posted by gwiz:I'm having some problems with my desktop. Everyday the sound icon dissapears, I go to control panel and check the box to put it on the bar at the bottom, and it reappears. Next time I turn it off te box gets unchecked. Anyone know why?
To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of Sndvol32.exe from the Windows XP compact disc to the system_root\System32 folder on your computer's hard disk. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the CD-ROM to prevent it from starting automatically.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
4. Type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line, where CD-ROM drive is the drive letter of the computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD-ROM, and system_root is the path and folder name where the Windows system files are located (generally C:\Windows):
CD-ROM drive:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ system_root\system32\sndvol32.exe
Note that there is a space between "ex_" and "system_root" in this command.
For example, if your computer's CD-ROM drive is drive E, and the folder that contains the Windows system files is C:\Windows, type the following lines at the command prompt (pressing ENTER after each line):
e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
5. Type exit to quit the command prompt.
6. Verify that you can start Volume Control and that the Volume icon is displayed in the notification area (if you selected this option).
So apparently The Man is out to get me once more. Iphone no contract? 599 and 699 for their respective models. eBay and craigslist just became my best friends now.
This is why the folks at Apple and AT&T are cons...U2 Blackberry for the win
Originally posted by yuri31:Is last.fm not for free anymore?
Originally posted by Ali709:[..]
hmm, it still says "sign up for FREE"...I can't remember my ID and stuff and don't have time to re-join, so that's as deep as I can tell you
Originally posted by Risto:Anyone running the new Ubuntu release?
I have foobar2000 running now using WINE (only coverflow is not working) and i still have some stability issues. My TV card drivers are not installed by default, have to compile etc
and after an hour the complete system crashed with no reason at all. I expect buggy videocard drivers
Have imported my winvista Firefox profile without problems though and it feel snappy.
But i doubt i am able to use ubuntu daily![]()
hmm, it still says "sign up for FREE"...I can't remember my ID and stuff and don't have time to re-join, so that's as deep as I can tell you
Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]
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Signing up is different to maintaining an account. I never figured out Last.FM.