DWM enabled in Longhorn leaked build 4074

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Here's an article that was sent over by Neowin but with all our Database problems, we forget all about it until now! So better late than never?

After a lot of hardwork and effort, a neowin member has found the key to enabling DWM (Desktop Windows Manager, lately renamed from DCE) in Longhorn's build 4074, which was leaked last night. Build 4074 is the build leaked from WinHEC, which Neowin is attending and has exclusive coverage.

Unlocking Guide for Barton 2500+ week 39

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OCWorkBench have thrown up their updated unlocking Guide for AMD CPU's from week 39! Here's a snip.

Eversor, our guru has updated the Unlocking of Barton week >39 Bartons by converting it to a mobile processor. In the updated guide and related article, he teaches you how to enabled up to 24x (multiplier) on the ASrock K7S8X-E mainboard allowing up to 24x multiplier.

How to use Audigy 2 ZS Drivers on Live!/Audigy/Audigy 2

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DriverHeaven have a new guide out! for using Creative's Audigy 2 ZS drivers on your Sound Blaster Live! - Audigy - Audigy 2 sound card! Here's a snip.

For months I have been trying to get the Audigy 2 ZS drivers to work on my Audigy 2 due to its many benefits. It took time and I got it installed, so I have made a guide on how to install the drivers on your Creative Soundblaster Live! or Audigy or Audigy 2. These drivers includes some improvements and definately worth taking a look at.

The Hot Flashing Guide Rev. 2.0

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Adrian's Rojak Pot have thrown up revision 2 of their Hot Flashing guide!

You are all familiar with term 'flashing the BIOS', right? I'm pretty sure you have all done it at least once or twice. But for those unfamiliar with the term, here is a short explanation of the concept.

Voltage Mod Radeon 9800 XT with Pencil

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VR-Zone's resident hardcore overclocker, Shamino. has thrown up some new Guide like Modding your Radeon 9800XT voltage with a humble pencil! or how about pencil V-mod your GeForce FX5600!

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Cut Your Boot Time Into ?Bits? @ OverclockingHQ

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There are plenty of ?advanced? guides out there on tweaking your BIOS. Well if you have been intimidated by there technical jargon, I hope this article is a treat for you. Following are a few very simple ?beginner? level BIOS tweaks that can effectively cut your boot time by a third or more:

ATI's Temporal Anti-Aliasing Investigated

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After the interesting (and not to mention exciting) discovery earlier this week of a new form of anti-aliasing, known as Temporal Anti-Aliasing, that could be exposed via adding a registry key in ATi's latest drivers, it stuck out as something that warranted further investigation.

Windows XP Guides

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I Am Not A Geek have thrown up two new guides! The first guide is for Removing/Uninstalling Windows XP SP2 and the second guide is Disable IE'S Downloading Capabilty!

And not forgetting that Overclocking HQ.com have a How To Rename Your Start Menu in Windows XP guide out as well.

Understanding Virtual Memory

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OSNN have posted a guide about Virtual Memory, very informative!

First off, let us get a couple of things out of the way:

Windows XP is a Virtual Memory Operating system There is nothing you can do to prevent virtual memory There is nothing you can do to prevent paging in the NT kernel

The Workstation GPU Comparison Guide

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Adrian's Rojak Pot have a new guide out for Workstation GPU!

These days, there are so many graphics card models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, Max_87 decided to compile a guide of the various workstation GPU configurations in the market, including many classics. We hope it will prove to be a useful reference. We will keep this guide updated regularly so do check back for the latest updates!

Unlocking Guide for Barton 2500+ week 43

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OCWorkBench have thrown up their updated unlocking Guide for AMD CPU's from week 43! Here's a snip.

As you should be aware AMD started locking all of its cpu, except Athlon 64 FX. That means our happy socket A days are a bit doomed, or were, the solution to this problem isn't as easy as it should be, but at least now it's possible to change multiplier in locked cpu.

Windows XP, WinXP Pro tips, tweaks & tune-ups

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Looking for some Windows XP tweaks and tips? then head this way to A1-Electronics.

These are some of the tips & tweaks we use with Windows XP Pro that you might find helpful and will certainly speed up Windows XP Pro.

Overclocking: Phase-Change Basics Guide

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Do you already have or are Looking to buy a Prometeia or Vapochill cooling kit for your PC? but your not sure How To set it up, then head this way to VRZone.

I'm not really an expert in refrigeration, in fact I've picked up the hands-on aspect of it only fairly recently. I do know however, that it is quite tough to start out when you are DIYing a phase-change setup due to the tools that you will need to work with and the skills you need to acquire to use them properly. Below is just a guide to make the plunge into phase-change easier

Setting up an Email Gateway to Block Spam

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Tired of spam? Want to easily manage your filters from one location. Whether you are managing 1 PC with 1 account or hundreds of PCs and accounts, it can all be done from the gateway server, and modifying filters will affect all accounts, once it is setup. This article will show you how to do such a setup. A final solution to spam!

GPU Comparison Guide Rev. 3.1

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Adrian's Rojak Pot have thrown up Rev 3.1 of their GPU Comparison Guide with specifications of the new ATI Radeon X800 SE, X800 Pro, X800 XT and X800 XT PCIe GPUs! it's well worth checking out.

These days, there are so many graphics card models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, Max_87 decided to compile a guide of the various GPU configurations in the market, including many classics. We hope it will prove to be a useful reference. We will keep this guide updated regularly so do check back for the latest updates!

Windows XP Guides

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I Am Not A Geek have thrown up two new guides! The first guide is for Backing up your windows XP Activation files and the second guide is a list of command console Shortcuts for windows 2K/XP!

174 Tips to a Better Windows Experience

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Everybody thinks they know Windows. Heck, most of us are on it all day long (no disrespect to Linux users). But there's plenty to Gates' brainchild that even some pros haven't gotten hip to. Fortunately, the Windows experts at PC Magazine have spent years learning the tricks and shortcuts that will make Windows work better for you--from moving folders and changing menu features to changing the launch order and using hotkeys to alternate screens. We've also compiled over 100 tips and techniques to optimize your Microsoft Office experience. We're just nice like that.

Interactive painting guide v2.2 for AMD Thoroughbred and AMD Barton CPUs

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OC-Inside have thrown up their updated interactive overclocking/painting guide for AMD Thoroughbred and Barton core CPU's.

Here is the brand-new interactive painting guide for T-Bred and Barton cores, which additional shows how to change a T-Bred or a Barton into a mobile CPU.You've surely heard of the difficulties in doing that, due to the latest multiplier lock from AMD. With a slight modification in the L5 bridge it is possible to change the CPU into a mobile one which is overclockable by software.

Nvidia Overclocking - CoolBits + Hidden Features Guide

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I Am Not A Geek have a new guide out for Coolbits, the tool that unlock's all the Hidden Features in your Nvidia Drivers control panel like the Overclocking , AGP settings and the Refresh Rate Override tabs.