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60478	2002-07-07 06:09:00	Gas Powered Games has released a beta patch for Dungeon Siege ( . dungeonsiege . com/beta_ds1092 . shtml" target="_blank">www . dungeonsiege . com), bringing it up to version 1 . 09 . 2 . The patch is 270KB and updates the DungeonSiege . ini to point to the beta ZoneMatch server and also supports the following changes: Fixed all known Journal update issues related to quests . Fixed all known content placement issues such as inaccessible containers and "floating" objects . Increased game performance in several low-performance areas . Resolved all known issues with end bosses . Fixed all known fading issues . Updated ZoneMatch user interface and improved ZoneMatch functionality and performance . Resolved issues with sounds cutting out . Fixed problem with 5 . 1 speaker setups getting reset to 2 speakers when enabling EAX . Added safety to prevent the game from starting if critical resource files are missing . Added retry code that enables you to attempt to recover from unstable hardware causing corruption in data that is loaded from hard disk . Moved screen shots into their own \Screen Shots subdirectory . Added new command line options: noalttab=true, prevents task switching during gameplay . nowinkeys=true, disables the Windows keys (supported on Windows 2000 and Windows XP only) . user_path= , specifies where the user files go (rather than \My Documents\Dungeon Siege) . Other path-related command line options are: keys_path, map_paths, mod_paths, res_paths, save_path, and shots_path . Fixed the issue of a missing or moved "My Documents" folder causing problems . Improved many error messages to include more information to better help diagnose hardware configuration problems . added an hourglass cursor to show when the game is busy switched to 100% client/server model to be more NAT and firewall-friendly displacers now save their state in the character save file in multiplayer using new quest saving functions Veteran & Elite modes functional "chunky" and "superchunky" cheat codes removed switched map node mesh index format to be more mod-friendly when gmax comes out added a new naming key format to be more mod-friendly exported many new functions added dsdll extension method exported UI functions and added 'command' and 'call' actions for UI modding You can grab the patch from the link above . Games Fusion has released Fusion Pack 7 . 0 Gold Edition ( . games-fusion . net/index . php" target="_blank">www . games-fusion . net) . The Fusion Pack will replace almost every feature of Counter-Strike including models, sound, graphics, and sprites with supposedly improved versions . It will cost you $US3 . 99, and includes the following: Added new console menu and splash screen . Added PODBot . exe to installation file (Reinstall to solve CS1 . 5 issues) . Added three new maps cs_robbery, de_747 and de_india . Added waypoint support for new maps . Integrated and updated VGUI men patch . Added all new weapon sounds . Added new player models for Counter-Terrorist team . Added new weapon model, sounds, and HUD sprites for AUG . Gold Edition comes with Gold Membership Pass . Creative has released an update for the Sound Blaster Extigy for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP . The update fixes and adds the following: FIXES Cakewalk SONAR 1 . 3 . 1 (Trial Version) detection of Sound Blaster Extigy as monaural device . Wave Volume level changing to the default level after forwarding, rewinding or muting the track in Audio Mixer while playing back AC3 files . EAX On/Off button in PlayCenter responds correctly to remote control . Fader & Center speaker volume in Audio Mixer is accessible after headphones are disconnected . Updating drivers in Windows XP no longer requires a system restart . Speaker configuration setting is saved after the restart . Improved 3D audio processing . Added Features Enabled compressed AC3 pass-through for output to an external decoder . Added Bass Management Configuration Sample Rate Conversion engine has been improved to allow playback of 24bit/96KHz files through the 16bit/48KHz engine . Added Firmware version information in the Audio Control . Added DirectSound Voice Management in WinXP . You can get more info and download the update from here ( . creative . com/support/drivers/welcome . asp?region=3&OS=%23WinXP%23&prod=%23extigy%23&Select=Get+Files&Submit=Get+Files&x=35&y=8" target="_blank">asia . creative . com) . TecCentral . de ( . altavista . com/sites/dede/pos/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=de_en&url=http://www . teccentral . de" target="_blank">world . altavista . com) has posted up a review of the MSI KT3 Ultra - ARU motherboard ( . altavista . com/sites/dede/pos/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=de_en&url=http://www . teccentral . de/reviews/mainboard/msi/kt3_ultra-aru/" target="_blank">world . altavista . com) based on the Via KT333 chipset . The review pits the board up against the Epox 8K3A+ and the Asus A7V333 . Check it out to see how it fairs . The first non-beta release of the nVidia Omega drivers is out . These drivers are meant to be replacements for the official nVidia Detonator Drivers that add better quality graphics to D3D . They are not by nVidia and they do come at a 1-8 FPS performance hit . Here's what the driver page says about them: It took a while to completely make the drivers work like I wanted them to work, but is done, and you won't belive the kind of quality they will provide . I managed to fix the D3D problem, so now D3D textures will look as good as the OpenGL ones in the second beta drivers and D3D applications will not take a serious HIT in performance like in the first beta drivers . Note: This is NOT a Nvidia Driver . These are slower than the Nvidia Reference Driver, because they where made with QUALITY in mind, not speed . The speed hit will not be too high, from 1 to 8 FPS slower at most, but it could be higher in cards with 32MB of RAM or less, haven't tested but it should since the quality settings take a hit in FILL RATE, that's why it needs 64MB or more . Download and find out a bit more about the the drivers from here (http://www . omegacorner . com/) . I haven't tried them myself yet but they look promising . Symantec have released a public beta of Norton Antivirus 2003 . The new beta is 35MB and fully featured . The beta incorporates new improvements and new features to raise the quality of the software . Symantec are keen to get feedback on the new version and are offering 50 free copies of Norton AntiVirus 2003 to the first 50 beta users that submit undocumented bugs . Download the beta here (ftp://ftp . symantec . com/misc/sabu/nav2003beta/Nv930td . exe) and read more about it here ( . symantec . com/public_beta" target="_blank">www . symantec . com) . Matrox has released new version 1 . 00 . 02 . 228 drivers for the Parhelia graphics cards . These drivers are for Windows 2000/XP only and require the . NET framework (Available through Windows Update) to be installed . Download them here ( . matrox . com/mga/support/drivers/files/2kxp10002228 . cfm" target="_blank">www . matrox . com) . There are new Realtek 8139(A/B/C/D/8130)/810X network card drivers out . The version number for these drivers is 5 . 04 . 613 and they are WHQL certified for Windows 9X/ME/NT4 . 0/2000/XP . Grab em here (http://fernando . darocha . free . fr/) . Tweak-XP version 1 . 34 . 1 is out changing the following: Several minor bug fixes changes to the installer smaller setup package fixing a problem with the time synchronization You can get it here ( . totalidea . de/tweakxpdown . shtml" target="_blank">www . totalidea . de) or use the in-program updater . Microsoft has posted a guide on How to Use Convert . exe to Convert a Partition to the NTFS File System ( . microsoft . com/default . aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q314097" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com) . This article explains how to convert a FAT partition into an NTFS partition in Windows XP and discusses the considerations that you must take into account . German site Giga Games has posted up nine new Unreal Tournament 2003 videos showing more sweet action upcoming multiplayer shooter . The videos run for some 25 minutes in total and can be grabbed or viewed here ( . giga . de/stories_u4/0,3204,35668,00 . html" target="_blank">www1 . giga . de) . The price of DDR RAM may be on the rise again according to DRAMeXchange, 256Mbit DDR spot prices reached $US5 . 80-6 . 60 on July 4, up 15% in one day, while 128Mbit DDR rose over 9% to $US2 . 80-3 . 20 . DRAM suppliers are saying that rising demand has pushed DDR prices up as well as Intel's cut of processor prices in early June . You can read more at DRAMeXchange ( . dramexchange . com/default . asp" target="_blank">www . dramexchange . com ) and Digitimes (http://www . digitimes . com) . Ulead has released an update for VideoStudio 6 . 0 . The update adds some enhancements and fixes some of the issues found after the release of the video package . The registered version of Ulead VideoStudio v6 . 0 is required in order to apply this patch . Download it here (ftp://ftp . ulead . com/pub/Updates/VideoStudio6/UVS6PatchEng . exe) . Asus continues to churn out new BIOS files with the release of new files for the following motherboards: Asus Bios P4T533 1003 - 03 Beta Asus Bios P4B266-E 1003 - 01 Beta Asus Bios A7V333 1008 - 04 Beta Asus Bios P4B266 / P4B266-SE 1008 - 01 Beta Asus Bios TUV4X 1005 - 02 Beta Asus Bios P4B533-V 1004 - 07 Beta Asus Bios P4T-EM 1004 Final (=1004 - 01 Beta) Grab the file for you here ( . asuscom . de/support/techmain/technical . htm" target="_blank">www . asuscom . de) . The-ctrl-alt-del have ripped the Tools and Drivers from Creative's Audigy and SB Live sets to provide smaller downloads for users . The products and version numbers they have are listed below: Creative AudioHQ version 1 . 10 . 21 Creative PlayCenter 3 . 01 . 57 Creative WDM Driver Version 5 . 12 . 01 . 0244 Creative Surroundmix 2 . 00 . 26 Creative Taskbar 1 . 00 . 26 Creative WaveStudio 4 . 21 . 06 Creative Recorder 2 . 00 . 24 So if you would rather install one of these products instead of all, click on over to The-ctrl-alt-del (http://www . the-ctrl-alt-del . com/) . Still with Creative and Creative Labs UK has posted in the official CL UK forums that the new drivers for the Audigy and Live Soundcards are ready . At the moment you only get them as a CD but the new Live drivers can be expected in a one to two weeks and the Audigy drivers are to be released in August . The new installation CD can be ordered now for a small shipping fee . Apparently these drivers are the same ones that Compaq posted in May on their website . Here's a bit more info on the new product: Sound Blaster Audigy - for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP only Sound Blaster Live - for Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP only WDM Driver Version (ctaud2k . sys): 5 . 12 . 01 . 0244 Included applications: Creative AudioHQ v1 . 10 . 21 Creative Device Control SoundFont Control EAX Control Keyboard Speaker Configuration Creative Windows Diagnostic v2 . 00 . 16 Creative MiniDisc Center v1 . 01 . 14 Creative PlayCenter v3 . 01 . 57 Creative Recorder v2 . 00 . 24 Creative Surround Mixer v2 . 00 . 26 Creative TaskBar v1 . 00 . 26 Creative WaveStudio v4 . 21 . 07 Creative Remote Center v1 . 40 . 21 (Only applies to Platinum and Platinum eX users) You can order the CD from here ( . europe . creative . com/estore/product . asp?prod=347" target="_blank">uk . europe . creative . com) if you have a credit card . If you haven't got a credit card or can't be bothered ordering the CD noted in the news post above you can grab the whole 377MB CD package from this direct link to download the Compaq Complete CD . Just extract the downloaded exe to any directory delete the CToem . cfg from audiosetup directory and you have an official Creative Full Version CD that can be burnt or installed . Grab the CD from here (ftp://ftp . compaq . com/pub/softpaq/sp20501-21000/SP20920 . exe) . Diet Kaza (AKA KaZaA Tap) version 1 . 02 has been released for download . Diet Kazaa is a utility that removes all advertising, speeds up searches, gives more results and takes out useless icons (i . e . Shopping) out of KaZaA . Here's what's new: Built in Advanced Download Accelerator (better than "Speed Up") Fixed many bugs (nothing major, just lots of little things) Added new protection scheme (now uses 4 methods to block ads, simultaneously) Added beta support for blocking ads on Morpheus 1 . 90+ and Grokster! Renamed the program to Diet Kaza and includes all new graphics Translated into 8 different languages Get it here (http://www . coolshiz . com/) . ASUS has released a new version of their PCProbe computer monitoring software . This version is 2 . 17 . 00 and can be downloaded here (ftp://ftp . asuscom . de/pub/ASUSCOM/UTIL/PC_Probe/probe21700 . zip) . cheers to monty thy god ( . ozquake . com/montysdump/index . html" target="_blank">www . ozquake . com)	tweak'e (174)
60479	2002-07-07 08:47:00	> The price of DDR RAM may be on the rise again according to > DRAMeXchange Oh Nooooooo.... :-(	Susan B (19)
60480	2002-07-07 09:59:00	> TecCentral.de has posted up a review of the MSI KT3 Ultra - ARU > motherboard based on the Via KT333 chipset. The review pits the > board up against the Epox 8K3A+ and the Asus A7V333. Check it out > to see how it fairs. Learning the computer lingo is normally a challenge for anyone, but when you're faced with a German (?) translated site as well.... :O Headache country is an understatement LOL.	Susan B (19)
60481	2002-07-07 10:30:00	try this susan (www.hardware-testdk.com)	tweak'e (174)
60482	2002-07-07 11:15:00	Thanks tweak'e . I pretty well know that page inside and out now LOL . I just liked the close-up pics on the other site, hoping I could learn my way around a mobo . Trouble is, I can't speak translated German . ;-)	Susan B (19)
60483	2002-07-07 23:52:00	<bump>	tweak'e (174)
60484	2002-07-08 00:35:00	bumpage again	-=JM=- (16)
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