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72026	2002-08-17 10:29:00	HomeLan Fed has posted up a post-speech report on what iD Software had to say on the state of DOOM III ( . homelanfed . com/index . php?id=8467" target="_blank">www . homelanfed . com) . The report details what was being demonstrated of the game by members of the development team . Listed below are the developers and what they talked about: - Lead designer Tim Willits on level design, dynamic lighting, realistic physics, and the new Revenant monster - Animator Fred Nilsson on the modelling and animation technology - Programmer Robert Duffy on the tools that will be included - Designer Matt Hooper on the scripting system - Designer Christian Antkow on the sound effects - Keynote speech by John Carmack The report also covers the Q&A session after that delved into the future use of 64-bit colour, the status of DOOM III's engine development and what he's looking into next, use of Dolby 5 . 1 surround sound, planned weapons, the anticipated length of the single-player game, and more . Blizzard has issued the manual patch ( . blizzard . com/support/?id=mwr0642p" target="_blank">www . blizzard . com)for Warcraft III following on the release of the auto-update patch yesterday . The patch is 1 . 7MB and can be downloaded from the link above . Microsoft has issued a patch for an issue that has surfaced with Windows 2000 sp3 . This patch resolves the CardBus PC Cards May No Longer Function on Specific Docking Stations After You Apply SP3 that is discussed in KnowledgeBase article Q327269 . The patch is only needed if your computer has a chipset that contains a PCI to PCI Bridge connecting to a docking solution that also contains a PCI to PCI Bridge . Download the patch here ( . microsoft . com/windows2000/downloads/recommended/q327269/default . asp?FinishURL=%2Fdownloads%2Frelease%2Easp" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com %3FReleaseID%3D41712%26area%3Dsearch%26ordinal%3D1 %26redirect%3Dno) . Here's a bit more on the status of Windows XP SP1 and the non-functioning of pirate keys: In an email sent to OEM system builders MS tells: When released, Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows XP will not install if it identifies the underlying Windows XP installation as a known pirated installation . SP1 identifies known pirated installations by their Product IDs . The Product ID is generated from the Product Key used during install and can be found by choosing My Computer, then Properties, and viewing the General tab . SP1 will not install on installations with the following product IDs containing the following serial numbers (note that X takes the place of any other value): XXXXX-640-0000356-23XXX, & XXXXX-640-2001765-23XXX . Users of licensed Microsoft software will be unaffected . If SP1 is installed on a Windows XP installation with one of the above product IDs, SP1 installation will fail and error with the following message: Service Pack 1 Setup Error: The product key used to install Windows is invalid . Mandrake Linux 9 . 0 Beta 3 is available for download with the following changes Supermount stale nfs file handle pb i810 DRI F1 in isolinux Webdav config in drakx drakboot now configure bootsplash X starts as a service Yon can download the three CD ISO files from the links below: - CD1 ( . linuxcompatible . org/mod . php?mod=downloads&op=getit&lid=17" target="_blank">www . linuxcompatible . org)- CD2 ( . neowin . net/%3cbr%20/%3ehttp://www . linuxcompatible . org/mod . php?mod=downloads&op=getit&lid=18" target="_blank">www . neowin . net)- CD3 ( . linuxcompatible . org/mod . php?mod=downloads&op=getit&lid=62" target="_blank">www . linuxcompatible . org) A new reference file has been released for Ad-aware that adds the detection and removal of iWon CoPilot, 7faSSt Search, Kontiki, several new browser Hijackers and some new versions of previous targets have been added to Ad- aware . You can download the anti-spy software here ( . majorgeeks . com/article . php?sid=506" target="_blank">www . majorgeeks . com) and get the latest Referencefile here ( . lavasoft . nu/aaw/binary/reffile . zip" target="_blank">www . lavasoft . nu) . A new Version of Mirc (Version 6 . 03) with the following changes: * Improvements and new features: The 'perform on connect' sorting mistake has been fixed, also the numeric 330 bug, the flickering menubar and toolbar, the ! on INPUT processing bug, the $read and a similar freeze bug with invalid filenames, a switchbar multi-line display bug, dcc ignore bug, a /timer bug, and a bug in the highlight feature are fixed . The $ticks has changed back to the old method because of a bug in Windows' high performance timer . . . *mumble* Other fixes are the /load command that could trigger multiple on load events, a proxy authentication bug, the $asctime() bug, a small dcc server ignore bug, and an important memory bug in script parser, where mIRC checks if a script has been loaded/unloaded while a script is running . mIRC now supports several IRCX events on any server that sends them, not just for IRCX servers, it will (again) try to rejoin a channel even if it was +i or +k, we improved the way mIRC determines what default web browser you use, rewrote the mark/copy routine, and added a $nick() . idle property that returns the idle time for a person on a channel . You can also use this idle time feature in the nick color list dialog in the addressbook! I assume you know that you have to dig through the help file and the versions . txt file included with mIRC to learn about the complete list of changes and their impact? If you have questions, may I invite you to the Message Boards on mIRC's website? These discussion forums offer great help with everything related to mIRC and its features . May I remind how in version 6 . 0 multi-server support was added? With this feature mIRC allows you to connect to multiple servers at the same time . You'll notice the 'Multi-Server' button that provides a couple of new options supporting this new feature . If you have not upgraded recently, this is the moment to get 6 . 03! Grab your copy of this popular Internet Relay Chat program here ( . chitaz . net/mirc603 . exe" target="_blank">mirc . chitaz . net) . If you have been trying to get a copy of Nero Burning Rom 5 . 5 . 9 . 6 and have found the links a bit scarse, well look no further as TDK have posted a link . So grab your copy here ( . tdk . com/support/pdfs/nero5596 . exe" target="_blank">www . tdk . com) . A new DOOM III gamePlay video is out . The video is in AVI format and comes in at 46MB showing off some previously unseen gameplay in the new FPS . Download the video from here (ftp://ftp . freenet . de/pub/4players/badct/misc/stuff/doomIII_gameplay . avi) using the SAVE TARGET AS . . . option . In a continued display of the power of the new ATI Radeon 9700 and score has been posted over at MadOnion showing the card hitting a score of 17421 points on a 2 . 1 P4 overclocked to 3 . 1Ghz, putting it at top of the lists . This score was achieved using non-optimised drivers . Check it out here ( . madonion . com/compare?2k1=4202539" target="_blank">service . madonion . com) . Here's a guide on How to make a slipstream copy of XP work fine: Anyone who tried to slipstream xp always stopped when xp required activation . I burned a lot cd's but always the same problem . But finally the solution is here in only 4 steps . 1 . Perform a slipstream update to your Corp XP . 2 . Use a new key (not the fckgw) . 3 . From the SP1 files found 2 named IPSELPID . DLL and IPSELDPC . DLL . Rename the first one to:PIDGEN . DLL and the second to DPCDLL . DLL . Now copy these two files into your I386 directory into a slipstreamed XP and overwrite the existing files . 4 . Just burn the damn cd! I've tried this with SP1 Build 1090 and it works fine!!! NOTICE:Unhide hidden folders in order to view the above files" BearShare 4 . 0 . 2 is out in standard and Pro versions . There is no word on the changes to this Windows file sharing program from Free Peers . Grab the new version here ( . bearshare . com/download . htm" target="_blank">www . bearshare . com) . A new leaked Windows XP SP1 is out . This is build 1097 and Driverheaven ( . driverheaven . com/) has posted a few FTP address where you can download but most have a limit of 3 or 6 max . There's also a direct link here (http://members . directvinternet . com/dvdking/1097_xpsp1 . exe" target="_blank">www . driverheaven . com/) has posted a few FTP address where you can download but most have a limit of 3 or 6 max . There's also a direct link here (http:) but be patient as it will get very busy . This build they say includes the SSL security fix . If you have one of the serials listed in the news post above, then you may want to have a look at this Guide to changing your XP Key ( . labmice . net/WindowsXP/articles/changeID . htm" target="_blank">www . labmice . net) . VIA has officially launched it's Apollo KT400 chipset at QuakeCon 2002 . This combined with the release of the 333FSB AthlonXP processors later this year should put AMD back at the top of the speed ladder over arch rivals Intel . They describe the chipset as the world's most efficient DDR Memory Controller with AGP 8X for next generation graphics processors, 8X V-Link and USB 2 . 0 for ultra fast connectivity combine to crown the new king of Socket A compatible chipsets . You can check out more info from here ( . via . com . tw/en/apollo/kt400 . jsp" target="_blank">www . via . com . tw) and here ( . via . com . tw/en/Digital%20Library/pr_kt400 . jsp" target="_blank">www . via . com . tw) . Microsoft has announced two new keyboards to it's hardware range . The new keyboards are the Multimedia Keyboard and the Natural Mutlimedia Keyboard . Check below for details: MultiMedia Keyboard: Now there's a keyboard that maximizes your digital experience! One-touch buttons take you directly to multimedia activities-navigate music and video clips, surf the Web, start the programs you use most, and more . Natural® MultiMedia Keyboard: Take command of your keyboard experience in comfort and style! Try Microsoft Natural MultiMedia Keyboard, with one-touch buttons that take you directly to multimedia activities-navigate music and video clips, surf the Web, start many of the programs you use most, and more . You can read more info here ( . microsoft . com/insider/comingsoon/" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) . thx monty ( . ozquake . com/montysdump/index . html" target="_blank">www . ozquake . com)	tweak'e (174)
72027	2002-08-17 11:02:00	tweake'e, last week I let it go as a typo, but this week, I can't. Saturday is spelt with a "u", not an "e" S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y. You'll get the hang of it after awhile. :D G P	Graham Petrie (449)
72028	2002-08-17 11:12:00	> Saturday is spelt with a "u", not an "e" > S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y. Not when Tweake spells it. :D	Sam H (525)
72029	2002-08-17 11:19:00	Since when has tweak'e been issued with god status?? He's good, but not that good. :-) G P	Graham Petrie (449)
72030	2002-08-17 11:28:00	Special dispensation from SusanB, you cant get better than that :)	Terry Porritt (14)
72031	2002-08-17 23:08:00	Leave tweak'e alone Graham . He's fast becoming my only source of amusement on this forum, thanks to the topic police . Now you want tweak'e knocked into shape as well . I don't believe it . Ignore them tweak'e . ;-)	Susan B (19)
72032	2002-08-17 23:16:00	thx susan :x :x :^O my spelling/typing is shocking and the autocomplete just helps out so much ;-)	tweak'e (174)
72033	2002-08-18 02:22:00	In case you didn't realise I was taking the proverbial piss. Christ - everyone seems to be getting touchy. Ill just go and remove all the "smart" keys off my keyboard. That way, I won't get in trouble for being a smart-alec. G P	Graham Petrie (449)
72034	2002-08-18 03:26:00	more than welcome to be "smart", at least it puts smiles on faces :)	tweak'e (174)
72035	2002-08-18 04:14:00	T'other Graham beat me to it, tweak'e . To help you remember, think about Saturnalia , which is the sort of thing we might be getting up to if we weren't misbehaving here . It's the it's which should be its that get me . . . and they're not tweak'e's fault . . . (Likewise Cd's ) . Why is it that people who write about computer things seem to have learnt about apostrophes from greengrocers? :_|	Graham L (2)
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