it is not there. Download windowblinds and watch your system slow to a crawl. You don't really need that fade sh1t anyways. It looks good but that is all it does. the problem that i have with it is that it slows me down that split second that it fades in is a split second that i have to wait so i turn off all the menu effects.

Windowblinds? Where do I get that from?
 
I still don't believe it's not there. I've seen alpha blending done on ME.
 
Thanx anyway.

http://www.stardock.com/
 
I also had quite a few of the Windows Me Betas and i never saw it in any of the releases that i had either. The OS can do it but it is slow as death. Win2k handles this much better.

GD slow internet conection making me double post i can wait until Adelphia turns on the fibre next month. ****!ng modems
 
[This message has been edited by Four and Twenty (edited 04 February 2001).]

then just use win2k for christ's sake!

Ok Windowblinds does not slow your system down unless you have a REAL slow computer. I have a P3 700 and it flys. Maybe you need to upgrade.
 
You can buy Object Desktop and then you get all there (Stardock) great stuff for a Year.
 
"Keep the Faith"

my sys is plenty fast
but in my opinion a noticeable performance hit for look good features is not worth it.
 
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My System
Dell Demension XPS T500
Triple Boot
Windows 2000 Pro 2195
Windows Whistler Pro 2296
Windows Millennium Final Retail
PIII @ 500 Mhz (with after market heatsink and dual fan)
512 Megs Ram
Guillemot Maxi Gammer Cougar (TNT2 M64 w/ 32 Megs of RAM)
Matrox Millennium PCI (w/ 4 Megs of RAM for second monitor)
3Com Etherlink XL 10/100 Ethernet Card
Abit Hot Rod Pro ATA-100 RAID Controler
2 x 12.6 Gig Maxtor Hard Disks RAID 0 (for system)
1 76.3 Gig Maxtor Hard Disk (for storage)
40X LG CD Rom Drive
100 Mb Iomega Internal Zip Drive
MS Explorer Mouse
MS Natural Keyboard Pro
And not a single peice of software that I actually own

Yep it looks like you have a great sys. I saw you said "Adelphia" do you know how much it will cost?

40 bux a month on top of my current cable fee not to bad
I would probly pay up to 150 if i had to
I hate this modem and shitty line the best i can get is 45.2k
 
[This message has been edited by Four and Twenty (edited 09 February 2001).]

What about my system?
 
PIII-800 @ 900 mHz, 256 MB Ram, Geforce2-Ultra, 20gig IBM ATA-100, ASUS CUSL2 Motherboard, SBLive!, 10/100 Network. Have Cambridge Dolby Digital Receiver with 5 speakers and subby.
 
And I actually made mine myself.
 
Is mine bigger than yours?

Yes Praetorius system "bigger than mine" (needs more ram though) Are you trying to say that you are better than me or something cause you built your own system? I build systems and do computer consulting to earn a living and have built dozens of computers. If I had money to spend on all new parts to build my own system I would but I have other things to pay for like food and shelter. My dell was given to me when I went to college last year and it still works well for me. I am saving up to get my dual p3s or maybe even some p4s. So why don't you take your "bigger computer" and shove it up you a.ss.
 
[This message has been edited by Four and Twenty (edited 12 February 2001).]

My apologies. I really just hate computer companies like Dell, Compaq and HP that put together systems that look good but when you pull them apart you see what kind of low quality components they use. Albeit Dell isn't quite as bad.
 
I too build, repair and consult in computer systems and components. You just sounded like you didn't.
 
Again my apologies. When I have time(turning 21 on the weekend) I'll endeavour to muck around with Windowblinds to see how bad a system hit I get with the fading.
 
I still think you are crazy if you don't build your own systems. I suppose it helps when you work for a wholesaler but still, at least I know exactly what goes into my systems.
 
I love healthy debate.

I would love to build my own system and plan to do so very soon it is just that i don't have the money. And i agree what came inside my dell was mostly crap and i have swapped out and replaced more than half of the components.

Here's mine, not much though, i don't feel like listing everything so here's the short version
 
Celemine 667@1133MHz
640MB ram cas2 pc133, 2x256, 1x128
30.6gb hdd
GeForce 2 Ultra

How the hell did you get your celeron that high?

I know this is a bit off topic but I too own a Dell Dimension (XPS T550 in my case, one step up from Four and Twentys) and I have to say its one of the best "brand name" PCs I've ever used.
 
I've changed out the video card, added Network cards, a new Hard Disk, TV Card, extra RAM etc and tested more software and opsys's than I can even remember all without any problems - the odd driver issue don't count as I was often testing "leaked beta" drivers so you have to expect that sorta thing.
 
I'm not trying to start off a debate on which is better - home built or purchased PCs - I personally think it comes down to what the system is used for and how well its maintained.
 
But while I'm here - Four And Twenty: since you have the same board as I do, do you know exactly what the limits on processor upgrades for "our" systems is? The Dell forum gives different opinions ranging from 733 to over 800 so if you happen to know I'd appreciate any insight as I think thats what I'm gonna upgrade next.
 
Cheers.....
 
Kaiser
 
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My System:
DELL XPS T550 (PIII @ 550 Mhz)
320MB PC-100 SDRAM DIMMs
9&12GB Maxtor IDE Hard Drives
Toshiba 6x DVD-ROM
Sony CRX-100E CD-RW
Trust 10/100 Ethernet NIC
USR 56K V90 Winmodem
Hauppage WinTV Go! Card
CL SBLive Value
CL 32MB GeForce DDR
 
Win2K Pro (with SP1)
DirectX 8.0a

FSB=115MHz
Multiplier= 10.0
Core Voltage= 2.00v

I did a little research and discovered that it is actually cheaper for you guys to buy pre-built PC's. I'm in Australia and for me I save a couple of hundred bucks building mine myself (mind you that's about 5 US cents at the moment). So I can see why you would buy a Dell. Out here there is just no way you would bother if you were half sensible. I still can't get over how cheap RAM is in the States. It's almost twice the price here, conversion and all.

Four and twenty, why don't you overclock mate?
and 512 megs of ram is not needed. No microsh1t OS utilises that much ram. People rave about the memory management in W2k, yeah its better, but still far too ****. With 512mb you should not need a Fuking pagefile. Fuk Microsoft, I agree with the two baggies;
 
'Every OS sucks'
 
 
Damn right.

I agree, building your own system is the only way to go. And yes, it is still cheaper. What's more, the most important thing is, you get to choose what mobo is being used, since in my opinion a sh1t mobo and great peripherals still means a sh1t computer.
 
1) Gigabyte boards are the 'john doe' of boards, stay well away.
2) On-board sound and/or video is the worst thing since falafel.
3) The ALI chipset should be burned.