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30188 2002-01-07 11:48:00 Windows XP - XP-erience.org has posted a short article that de-bunks the claim that Windows XP steals 20% of your bandwidth unless you turn off the QoS facility.xp-erience.org

The Hercules Support Forum page has a post from the Audio development team on what's going to be to be fixed/ changed in the next Game Theater XP and Fortissimo 2 Driver release. Check the details:

The following issues, some of which have been mentioned on the forum, have been resolved & will be released with the next driver update (scheduled for early February, 2002):

Some VxD issues resolved are:
-Fixed MS Flight Sim 2002 pagefault issue.
-Headphone detection/support handled correctly after APM resume.
-The center & LFE playback mixer controls are initialized to their proper, scaled values on bootup.
-New mp3 filter resolves hardware mp3 volume initialization problem.

Some WDM issues resolved are:
-Fixed Far Gate BSOD issue.
-Fixed IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD which occurred in certain games.
-Fixed Thief 2 BSOD issue.
-New mp3 filter resolves hardware mp3 volume initialization problem.
-S/PDIF output eq/small-spkr issue resolved.

Additional enhancements to the drivers:
- Sensaura library updated to version 2203.
- All analog inputs are fully virtualized & sent to the S/PDIF output port when the 'main out' option is selected.
- Digital In recording performance enhanced.

DigitLife have a huge KT266A motherboard roundup, comparing 9 of the latest and greatest.www.digit-life.com BUY,BUY, I SAY ;-)

Cacheman, the utility designed to improve the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings, version 5.1 Final has been released.www.outertech.com b69d73 CACHEMAN IS THY GOD ;-)

ICQ Plus v3.2 is out.www.icqplus.org

Here's a program that anyone who wants an internet keyboard and can't afford one. Windows XP Hotkeycontrol is a software to customize hotkeys (or single keys) for specific purposes. It will make any keyboard to work as a Multimedia or Internet keyboard. It can also be used to change volume with On-screen-display or display in tray icon. Using iOSD, any animated gif file can be used to display the volume status on screen. pretty impressive stuff. If you want a copy grab it here.www.xp-erience.org

CPUCooL v7.0.8 has been released. Version 7.0.8 has the following changes:

Slovenian and Swedish languages added
NForce 420 chipset added
SIS735 chipset PLL readout error fixed
minor bug fixes

You guessed it, get it from here.www.podien.onlinehome.de

Finally the release date for Duke Nukem Forever has been set and it is March 8. Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be another Daikatana. YIPPEEEEEEEEEE

Creative has released PlayCenter v2 2.52. This update is for users with exisiting PlayCenter 2 v2.00 - v2.52 software and includes the following:

PlayCenter 2 v2.52.16 and Creative D.A.P MG II/JukeBox Drivers

Get it here.ftp://ftp.europe.creative.com/pub/creative/drivers/portaudio/pc252upg.exe

WCPUID v3.0f has been released. Grab it right here.hp.vector.co.jp

FlashFXP the FTP transfer program is now out in version 1.4.1 Build 826. The program can be downloaded from the website or if you are an existing user, from the in-program updater. The manual download is here.www.flashfxp.org

The Geforce4 Logo has been leaked onto the net and if your interested you can have a look at it at this url.users.pandora.be

AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU on techhard. www.techhard.com GIMMEEEE!!!!!!

thx to 'monty's dump'
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30189 2002-01-08 06:29:00 Thanx for that tweak'e.
I have downloaded the appropriate material.
Keep up the good work notifying us.
Cheers.
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