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Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista

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Saturday, August 9th, 2008 - running time 00:44:23

Our Badass Gaming PC Is Assembled! Replace Lost Windows Disks. Rescue Scratched CDs/DVDs. A Better Microphone For Your PC. Play DOS Games in Vista and XP. How to throttle your high speed internet bandwidth so everyone can get an equal share.

Is somebody hogging the bandwidth in your house? Check to see if your router offers QoS settings so you can to throttle bandwidth on your network. If you've got one of the ever so popular Linksys WRT54G broadband router that supports firmware upgrades, you can check out the advanced bandwidth throttling features in the DD-WRT or Tomato firmware.

Playing DOS games in Windows on today's machines can be a tricky affair. You can try Windows XP's compatibility mode, but running a DOSBox will probably work better. If you're a fan of the old LucasArts games like Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle check out the ScummVM project.

This week's Freebie download pick is a pair of Free Non-Destructive Disk Partitioning Tools! We've spent the most time with GParted, great free tool for "creating, destroying, resizing, moving, checking and copying partitions, and the file systems on them," but a general hue and cry on Twitter led us to the most fabulous PartedMagic, which packs a set of useful tools around GParted!

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Tekzilla » Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Recovery disks - check partition

Posted by mark2 on 09/04/2008 at 10:01:58 am in Tekzilla

I'm a little behind in my Tekzilla, having just watched Episode 45. A system can also be recovered from its factory state by selecting "Boot Options" at the startup and restoring the system from a hidden partition. I just did this with an older HP and I know Dell installs hidden partitions with system images as well. This won't fix your scratched disks, which are useful for things like add-ons, but you can get the system running without waiting for disks. As always, backup the data before choosing this option. Sorry I didn't see this episode sooner to make the suggestion.

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by davmoo on 08/16/2008 at 04:10:41 pm in Tekzilla

I think Microsoft (and other companies) say it the way they do because, basically, if you have to ask what does /PAE do and questions like that, you probably don't need to be monkeying with that kind of thing yet until you do some more reading and learning :)

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by master811 on 08/16/2008 at 01:16:23 pm in Tekzilla

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I don't think its bogus as there is a reason for the /PAE switch being there, I think they just try and persuade people not to use cos it can cause issues for drivers and other software which isn't designed to operate in the address system above 32 bits. I'm fairly sure that's the reason anyway.

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Trouble

Posted by havoc on 08/15/2008 at 04:17:44 pm in Tekzilla

Is anyone else having trouble entering to win the PC. I tried all it did was sign me into Rev3, and i couldn't enter any info.

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by computoman on 08/15/2008 at 01:46:58 pm in Tekzilla

Good for you!!!

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by jks15 on 08/15/2008 at 03:02:27 am in Tekzilla

Woohoo my video question was on Tekzilla! Thanks Veronica & Patrick for answering it and giving me a whole slew of choices to pick from. =)

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by difficult on 08/13/2008 at 08:52:30 pm in Tekzilla

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If you own a Dell, you can also order the os cd once, for free, from https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form

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Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by bigstupid on 08/12/2008 at 11:18:41 am in Tekzilla

I use an old 1994 Packard Bell microphone that came with a 486DX2 back in the day. It has served me well and will join my clan in the clearing under the rainbow bridge one day.

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by MD2389 on 08/12/2008 at 10:38:37 am in Tekzilla

Assuming that all the lady wants is to voice chat (ie: Teamspeak, Ventrillo, etc), then the Plantronics GameCom-1 (formerly known as the Audio 90) should suffice. Hell, for ~$18 on newegg you can't go wrong. I've been using the same one for about a year and a half now w/o any problems. Its very comfortable, unlike the other models which put alot of pressure on the front part of your ear instead of conforming to the shape of your head. Seriously, Plantronics dropped the ball with those.

(and no, Best Buy, Office Depot, and Circuit City do NOT carry the GameCom-1....atleast the ones here don't.)

Re: Episode 45 - Stop Bandwidth Hogs. Mic Roundup. DOS Games in Vista [Discussion]

Posted by davmoo on 08/12/2008 at 10:11:06 am in Tekzilla

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Hard drives have some of the strongest permanent magnets around *inside* them. Assuming the case of the drive has not been opened, you're going to have to put magnets around it stronger than what most consumers would be buying to have any effect on it.

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