A new era has dawned. 

reboot 

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i call BS. post 50,000 gets to create the new thread 

i call BS. post 50,000 gets to create the new thread

Never has there been an unspoken rule even remotely close to that.

Buck up, little camper 

JDH annan said:

u dont lock it up til post 50,000 i thought

somebody havin' a case of the Mondays? 

aww 

somebody havin' a case of the Mondays?

hahahaha 

MY MOUSE IS MOVING BY ITSELF 

that's normal. 

Finally, the stench of nerd is gone for a few brief moments. 

Finally, the stench of nerd is gone for a few brief moments.

did yougo visit another forum or something? 

No, my sinuses clogged. 

My laptop keeps getting com surrogate errors when I start it up. What might this be due to? 

your ugly face.

or

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=295153 said:

...able to resolve this issue by re-registering VBScript.dll and then rebooting.

 

Helpdesk / Issue Tracking Software Suggestions?

My company is seeking a web-based software to a) manage customer service issues, b) track bug fixes, and c) project manage our code development. Whatever system we choose would have to be able to tie into our existing customer database, which is in SQL. Anyone wanna suggest a solution? 

request tracker is what i decided on using. i'm using it on my debian/sql server. 

So I put in another gig of ram in my computer.

Bad part is, when I reconnected it all, my video card stopped working properly.

9 restarts in a row (thanks to blue screen) and I go into safe mode and just wipe out the driver software completely for the video card.

But now I'm stuck in 4bit mode, 640x480. I'm trying to reinstall directly from the website at the moment and we'll see if that fixes it.

If not (and I'm able to get back to this screen) what might you suggest? I also notice that the HP monitor display isn't functioning properly either (it has it's own software as well).

This is frustrating. Just when I think I get one thing right >.< 

posting in epic thread 

Did you try putting everything back the way it was before you put in the extra RAM? [b] 

You're better off asking if I back up my computer, which is to say, no XD

However, after these last few hours, I think I'm just about to.

Cross your fingers because it's working now (but who knows for how long).

Ah tiny text, how I missed thee. 

no I wasn't asking about backups I was going to have you check to make sure that the ram you got wasn't fucked 

but if it's working then good 

That's weird.
The new thread is stickied automatically.

Fazed has recommendations for me. 

The new thread is stickied automatically.

Do not doubt my power. 

holy crap
now theres a rarely used alias 

its like we have our own neighborhood watch in this thread 

GET OFFA MAH YARD YA DAMN HOOLIGANS 

palindromic user number, too.

I smell a conspiracy... 

not only that but it reads the same backwards! 

So far it's working just fine.

Loving the extra RAM by the way.

It's just not the same when I go use those school computers and have to wait 10's of seconds for things to open now. 

Adobe Question

I have a PDF that was created using Adobe Designer 7 and a PDF that was created by conversion from Microsoft Word. When I try to Insert one into the other I get a "You cannot insert pages from an Adobe XML form into another PDF file. To include Adobe XML forms with other PDF files, please use the following menu option: Document > Attach a File.".

I've looked in the options, tried saving it as Static, Dynamic and Adobe 6, tried to open up and resave with Acrobat and even tried downloading and Acrobat Reader and doing a Save a Copy but I can't seem to get it to make a version that will allow me to merge it with another PDF file.

Google did me no good and neither did a search of Adobe's KB. Is there any way I can get this done? 

Laptop hunting

Of course this is subjective, but what do you think of this laptop (and the price):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114535

Quick specs:
TOSHIBA Satellite L305-S5908 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T5800(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory DDR2 800 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi Intel GMA 4500MHD
$750

I'll be using it for everything, school and leisure. At school I run programs like Matlab and Mathematica that can be a little heavy on some systems. Otherwise I'll be using it for email, web browsing, word processing, as a frisbee, video, music, etc.

I have a Dell and it basically fell apart so I wanted a more reliable name. Should a Toshiba be better quality?

Thanks for the help. 

DomJudex said:

Adobe Question

I have a PDF that was created using Adobe Designer 7 and a PDF that was created by conversion from Microsoft Word. When I try to Insert one into the other I get a "You cannot insert pages from an Adobe XML form into another PDF file. To include Adobe XML forms with other PDF files, please use the following menu option: Document > Attach a File.".

I've looked in the options, tried saving it as Static, Dynamic and Adobe 6, tried to open up and resave with Acrobat and even tried downloading and Acrobat Reader and doing a Save a Copy but I can't seem to get it to make a version that will allow me to merge it with another PDF file.

Google did me no good and neither did a search of Adobe's KB. Is there any way I can get this done?

Do you have access to Adobe Designer? 

Yes. 

And the laptop looks fine McBain, should do well for that price. 

And the form needs to be interactive, DJ? 

geodave said:

And the form needs to be interactive, DJ?

Nope, that's the thing. It doesn't need to be at all, it's something that's meant to be printed out and written on. 

Just open it in designer and print to PDF, then merge that PDF with your other one. 

I wuv you. 

Graphics
GPU/VPU Intel GMA 4500MHD
Video Memory 128MB-1759MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Graphic Type Integrated Card

pfffft...how about this one

Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
Video Memory 1GB DDR3
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220469

just playin' brah...that laptop should be good for what you are wanting to do with it. Don't know much about those math programs, but youll have enough RAM and processor to handle it, that vid card does worry me a little bit "dynamically allocated shared graphics memory" means that it will use system memory for graphics memory...meaning it will handle WoW just fine but don't expect to crank Crysis out anytime soon. You really might want to try and find one with a mobile dedicated GPU (that way the shelf-life will be extended a bit) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147791 there's one for $949 or $899 after mail-in-rebate, just a little bit more than what you were paying for the one with shared memory, all the other specs are practically the same...it's all a matter of personal choice though. 

Yeah, basically if you don't play up-to-the-minute games or render graphics your laptop will be fine, otherwise consider a dedicated video chip. 

I'm not a gamer. I don't know what "Crysis" is. Thanks though. 

cool, yeah that laptop will be good for you then, best of luck mate... 

I need a free packet sniffing program that works on Vista 64bit.
Tried Wireshark, but I can't get it to run properly. 

Download and install this and then try Wireshark again. 

That resolved the error,
but I'm still not getting any capture data.
Logged into my email,
flickr and fazed.
No result. 

Is it a wireless adapter or are you on a regular ethernet connection? 

a nth a n ee zy said:

your ugly face.

or

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=295153 said:

...able to resolve this issue by re-registering VBScript.dll and then rebooting.

I'll try it, but I'm running Vista, not Server 2003 

It's a wired connection with several other devices,
but for now I'd be happy if I could see my own packets.
Wireless capture is the ultimate goal.