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Would system environment variables work for you?  I run cygwin/X11 with XP and have no problem with the cygin/bin.

You can access a "visual" example via a right click of "My Computer/Properties/Advanced Tab/Environment Variables/System variables".  I know there's a registry key somewhere you can forcibly set (for all users, instead of local users), but it escapes me at the moment...

Also, it's possible to tweak this in the Group Policy editor ("gpedit.msc").  Set a startup script?

There's possibly loads of solutions to this...   

Here's a challenge, and one that'll be popular:

Update a windows DNS servers DNS records with a C# program.  No need to worry about incoming socket connections, that's beyond the scope.

Text box takes an IP#, a hostname (www.domainname.com) and an "Update" button.  When the button is pressed, the .com.domainname.www entries A record is updated with said IP#.

I found a way to do this in C, in a brute force way, but not in a clean way.   


Hopefully, any final product I can finish, I will post here.  This will allow my personal name server (win2003) act as a good public free dns host, using windows 2003.

My old setup used a linux box, which was a piece of cake....now I want to use MS

But if you are going the route of a multi-function device, I'd still say the mini-itx.

BUT, I only said that because you mentioned you wanted to plug in other devices into the USB port (harddrive, webcam, printer).

If you are JUST putting in a printer, then any of the print server brands will do...heck, even a "usb type of kvm auto-switcher" I've seen around would do well.   

Personally, if you're spending all this money on routers, you should just consider setting up a mini itx server.  You have way more support.  For the "wireless" part, I'd just hook a cheap wireless router onto the lan port of the mini-itx.

Or, you can use an old computer you are no longer using...Takes more space and electricity, but none-the-less, WAY more efficient then a proprietary locked down box.

Just looks like what you are really looking for.

Also, my experience with IDE->USB->LAN has been very poor with these boxes.  The cpu sharing algorithm is pitiful at best, excl. the WRT54G, which defaults to a proper multi-tasking mode, not realtime, for what the hardware is doing.            

Odd?

I never thought of the "printer" driver aspect.

First thing you should do is search google msn live for your hardware to see if anyone else has done the same.

Second, if above is not successful, I would do a nice scan of all the ports that are listening.

Thirdly, you do know it is listening on port 80, try using telnet/echo client, and downloading all the files on the router.  Maybe you'll find another "wizard" page with more advanced options.

Nothing...

They have a limited driver set, usually enough for peripherals with storage, USB->IDE interface (maybe), USB-flash memory, etc.  If you hack into the box, you will most likely find a linux based os.  If you can find the kernel, I'm sure you can re-compile your new drivers.  I'm sure if you like coding, you could have a webcam take snap shots and upload them to another PC.... (hacker thoughts coming out...loads of coding though)   

Not exactly sure how to reply, however, tech side coming out, can you disable the modem?

There only seems to be 1 other device, that I can think of, other then the pc speaker that can emit "beeps", which is the modem.  Thus, my first recommendation is you disable your modem via the bios (if its onboard), or physically yank it out.

Even if you DO NEED it, try it out to see if that was the problem...might as well narrow it down.   

Usernamer wrote:



Black screen again

BTW i forgot to mention I can see the "Start Menu Normally" menu (F8, SafeMode)

When I do Start Menu Normally -> im getting black screen
When I click on Safe mode -> im getting like Loading files... in the bottom of the screen marked with grey color and its stuck like that.

Sounds like it could be a motherboard issue.

Take a look at your motherboard and the capacitors (they look like mini batteries..), are they bulging, leaking?

See these images: http://www.badcaps.net/ident/.

Sometimes they are not as obvious, but having a '+' on the cap MAY be the affected kind, whereas 'Y' are the good ones.

Jorgie wrote:

2. Set the shortcut you use to launch VS to run as admistrator.

Running in the "VSDevelopper/Debugger" group no longer functions in vista?

Is it not possible Steam is using a twisted form of WMP to keep people from copying their media previews, outside of steam?