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| Time: 02:51 EST/07:51 GMT | News Source: Neowin | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Neowin has obtained detailed Windows XP SP1 related files, which will be of much interest to SP1 fans! The first is a detailed readme on Windows XP sp1, which details special installation instructions, amongst other things. Secondly, they have obtained Post–Beta Release Notes which contain detailed information on the SP1 install. Finally, they have obtained notes on Windows XP MUI.
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| #1 By 2960 (156.80.64.164) at 7/3/2002 9:01:59 AM |
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I'm VERY eager for it because it will allow me to rip Windows Media Player out by the roots!
Or, so it's indicated... I guess we really don't know what 'remnants' will be left behind. TL |
| #2 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 7/3/2002 10:23:17 AM |
| So happy for you Larry. Enjoy [snicker] your [chuckle] REAL [snort] Player [breaks down laughing] |
| #3 By 2960 (156.80.64.164) at 7/3/2002 10:39:57 AM |
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Nice try there #2 :)
However, I don't use RealPlayer either. I use MusicMatch Jukebox Plus 7.2 and QuickTime. TL |
| #4 By 2062 (68.129.127.245) at 7/3/2002 11:43:25 AM |
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I've been using xp since launch, and the sp1 beta 1050 since it came out 1 month ago. I havent had 1 crash with the SP and i've been very happy with it. I'm also using windows .net build 3628 now, and it's very fast and stable.
The most common question for the SP is "do i need this if ive done all the windows updates?" Well, for the most part - YES! You want a great example, let's say you have xp oem edition, you do something like windows update, restart, and the pc blue screens. You are now totally screwed. You cant use recovery console because of a bug in sysprep, you cant go into safe mode because the pc will restart on a blue screen, you cant use a bootdisk because most oem's use ntfs. So your only option at this point is to run the restore cd and lose all your data. Makes you not want to use windows update now doesnt it :) Another good example is setup. There's a bug in xp setup where if you upgrade with a certain username or path statement, you'll lose all your data. If you do dynamic update while upgrding it'll download a fix, however if you dont do dynamic update well, your data might be gone. Imagine losing gigs of data just because you didnt connect to the web while you upgraded. Plus sp1 will add new hardware support, better wireless support, a faster xp, and about 1000 bugs fixed. In my opinion the sp1 is essential -gosh |
| #5 By 20 (24.243.51.87) at 7/3/2002 12:06:18 PM |
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Isn't MusicMatch JukeBox one of those WMP-based apps (it uses WMP to play the multimedia)?
And... Quicktime? lol.. |
| #6 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 7/3/2002 12:16:48 PM |
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I'm torn between MusicMatch and WMP. MusicMatch has a bit faster music library code, but it get's horribly unmanageable when you have 100 CDs. The skins are a bit nicer than WMP. But WMP while the library is slower, it is more catered to how I listen to music. i.e. I click on a CD and add it, and the songs are placed in the correct CD order.
Also WMP has SRS sound playback which is very nice, that's another $15 add-on for musicmatch. |
| #7 By 3 (62.253.128.4) at 7/3/2002 12:58:51 PM |
| Hi Leo - We do post exclusive stuff when we get it. We're no longer under any NDA's for anything as we made sure we concentrate on this site instead of beta testing. |
| #8 By 2960 (156.80.64.164) at 7/3/2002 1:15:01 PM |
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Trolljerk,
I know the refresh problem of which you speak. The dreaded 60hz OpenGL lock-down (you can fix this in D3D with DXDiag, but not OpenGL) that causes your eyeballs to hurt after 10 min of game play. Whoever thought up this stupid idea obviously has never sat in front of a 22" monitor running 1600X1200 @ 60hz for any length of time. This was wonderfully easy to fix with nvRefFix, but alas it was busted with nVidia drivers beyond 23.11, and the author abandoned the program. Man, what a crying shame that was because nvRefFix was one of those little gems you wanted to pay for even though it was freeware :) It's been dismal since then. Several so-called RefreshRate fixers have come and gone, and none of them worked as easily or reliably as nvRefFix. What is really strange is that one program will work for some people, and won't work for others. In my case, NONE of them would work with one exception. RefreshLock. However, RefreshLock is a TSR and has to stay running to work. nvRefFix did it's work, and went away. You only had to run it once. So, things have been pretty lousy in the 60hz Refresh Fix department.... Until this week! I went to Guru3D to pick up a fresh copy of NVHardPage, and by golly there was another new Refresh Rate fixer listed as the newest file called RefreshForce 1.0. The write-up insinuated that it would fix the problem in ALL circumstances. I downloaded it and tried it. It works, by golly, and it's a run-once utility like nvHardPage was. And, it's a one-button fixer too. This has been something that's been missing as well since nvRefFix went under. Most of the other utilities make you sit and adjust every single frequency/color depth possibility individually, which is very tedious. ReForce has a one-button approach that I think works well. ReForce also addresses an issue that I don't recall being mentioned by any of the other utilities, and now that I've read about this I think it may be responsible for many of the Refresh Fixer failures out there. It appears that for whatever reason, Windows XP can maintain duplicates of the Monitor Hardware record. If you don't adjust the settings in the right one, it will be like you never even touched it. The ReForce readme states that you should alter ALL occurances of your monitor. Indeed, the first time I tried it, it didn't work and I said "Oh, great. Yet another one that doesn't work". Then I read the readme (of course we always do that AFTER the install :)), and saw this note. I went back, and sure enough in the pull-down menu where you choose your Monitor, there were TWO copies of it registered by WinXP. I had adjusted the one that Windows XP was NOT using. I did the one-button fix to all of the instances of my 22" Mistubishi, and tested again. It was fixed! I have no idea why I went on such a rant about this, other than I'm jazzed that this damned annoying problem has finally been fixed by someone, and I whole-heartedly appreciate it. I might just send the guy a check or something :) TL |
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