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OK everybody, I've got this problem, called "extremelly stubborn/stupid father". The thing is (you might have heard this one before) I'm on a wireless LAN for my internetconnection, and I'v whant a wire drawqn so I can get faster internet. For the moment I'm on a temporary wire for when I game online or download stuff (this one is drawn 24/7...). Well, a friend of mine has a father (I know it might be hard to believe, but do believe, he has) who works with this kind of thing, and he knows of a whay to draw a wire through the telephone network. This would hardly show at all, my father wouldn't have to lift a finger AND I would have fast internetconnection all day long. The thing is, when I mentioned my friend's father's idea, he first stated that I obviouslly hadn't heard what he's said about drawing a wire (NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), and when my mother pointed out what I was just telling him what my friend's father had suggested he told me it was very interesting to hear, and then completelly ignored it. Please, what should I do? I could buy my fathers desission if I understood it, but since I don't I just feel unjusticlly treated (right term?). This makes me very sad, since my father allso has told me that he whants my computer to work allright, since he cares about me (compare with his feelings about drawing a permanent wire. He acually told me I had to plug out my temporal wire when I was't playing online or downloading. This is just one of the things that would be avoided by drawing a permanent wire).

Übereil

Look at this Site Devolo.
Thre a some products to realize a LAN Wire with the in-house power circuit.
But i think a normal Wireless Lan is allways faster than a DSL Connection.
Wireless Lan can reach speeds up to 11 mb/second and more.
And (ok, i know it only about Germany) you can only have DSL Speed up to 3 mb/second.

So i think you dont get faster with moving in the internet, or downloading some stoff.
You only get faster in Ethernet connection betwen your Home PCs

Cheers for that stone...I'll go rooting through the BIOS later and see if I can get it running.

Stone, some facts: My wired connection has a speed on 7-8 Mbit down. My wireless has a speed on max 500 kbit down. So, the wired network is 15-16 times faster.

Übereil

Ok, so look in the link and you will find a solution.
But is it not really Cheap.

You could've at least mentioned your father's reasons for not wanting to draw a wire. You did ask him why, didn't you?

Never got the chance... I'm planning on doing it in some time when he has cooled down. Asking him now will just piss him off, and he don't answer questions when he's pissed off. Period.

Übereil

Yup if I am not wrong there should be a setting on your Bios/CMOS asking if you want Initial display on AGP or PCI <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks, but I figured out the problem. No way to fix it without cd-hack/crack.

i can't find any reference of brand name or type of my tv card.
but i found out that it must be a lifevieuw because th eicons of there software are the same as the ones on my instalation cd rom.

i already visited the website and tested the differend drivers.

Mea i don't know if this is what you want but i believe it can help:

This is to make windows unload all dlls in memory what are not in use like when you close a program the system keep some dlls loaded using more memory:

Go to regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
There you'll create a new key called AlwaysUnloadDLL. How to create a new key? Simple, right click in the key explorer - new - key. A new key will be created inside of the item explorer. Rename it to AlwaysUnloadDLL and change the value from 0 for 1.
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Another tips:

This is for better cache L2 control.
If you know how much Cache L2 your processor have go here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\
Look for the value SecondLevelDataCache. Double click on it. In the window what will appear click on the radio button "Decimal" and type in Kbytes your value of cache L2.

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Do this too, minor time to turn off(kill process).

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\

Value HungAppTimeout must be 5000 (padrão). If is not, change it. Look to for the value WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the value for 4000.

Later go here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\
and change the value of WaitToKillServiceTimeout for 4000 too. Another thing is go to Administrative Settings(or something like this) in the Control Panel, click in Services and look for the service Nvidia Driver Help, into your properties, mark it for manual and not for deactivated.

More one thing here:
start -run - type "gpedit.msc"

Local Computer Police
- Computer Configuration
- System
- Users Profiles
- Maximum retries to unload and update user profile(double click)
Active it and change the value for 0.
If i'm not wrong this path is almost correct, if not you can find it easy.

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One bar to initialize winxp Professional, works fine with the most of computers, if don't work try to change the order of your devices - master and slave - ramdon order you choose and test to see if it works.

Open the notepad and type:
"del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" - without the quotes of course.
save it with the name - "ntosboot.bat" into C:

start - run - and type: "gpedit.msc" - only works for winxp professional.

Maybe you'll have to look for the right words here cause i don't know what is in english version but already tested on it.
go Computer configurations, and later Windows Configurations. At the right side of the screen click on Scripts (Starting/Ending).
Double click on Ending(or Turning off).
In the next window go in add and look for the file what you have created - ntosboot.bat, select it and click all Oks. Restart the pc and test it.

Clik all OKs close and restart the pc.

This is really doing my nut now - I still cant get AGP enabled...

I've set the Bios video card to the AGP settings and nothings changed. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers about 20 times now, trying different versions, and no luck with any of them.

I wonder if my op system or motherboard has anything to do with it.

Motherboard is a asus K8n, amd sempron 3100 agp x8
card is asus v5520 geforce agp x8

op system is win 98se.

I know the card is ok because before I put in the new motherboard I tried the card out in my old motherboard which was over 3 years old and after installing the drivers agp was on, though I never did anything to enable it. Now with the new motherboard nothing that I do makes agp enable! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />

...urge to kill......rising......rising.......

Plowking try a benchmark like Futeremark05, then note your points and look at the this site, if you can find something to compare with your System.
If the Point are right, its maybe only a Bug in Displaying.
Try to get the newest Biosupdate for your board.

@ Plowking

In Win98SE there are other things that will affect your AGP capabilities.... interestingly enough they often has NOTHING to do with AGP...

AGP in 98 wont work if:

1. Your USB drivers are incorrect / outdated according to the card's requirements (No i dont know what AGP and USB has in common, but since the bery first AGP cards, this has been a problem witn 95 and 98)

2. You dont have the motherboard vendor's Chipset drivers installed (even though 98 installs their "own" drivers, it very often just doesnt initialise the PCI to AGP bridges.

3. Your "boot from" option in the BIOS is not set to AGP (i think you mentioned that you did change it already)

4. If all this fails, go to www.driverguide.com and search for your card's FCC ID or chipset number (The FCC number on your card will be marked FCCID: XXX-999999 or soemthing similar, the chipset number is the number on the biggest chip on the card). The reason why you search for this chipnumber / FCCID, is that it may be tat your card requires a chip-specific driver (not nesisarily by the vendor) to work in 98 (it happens,a good example is the Nvidia cards made by ASUS, you first have to install the ASUS nvidia drivers, and then you can optionally update the drivers with the nvidia generics - in 98 not XP for those who were about to argue the point) So, searching for the chipset numbers, will point out which drivers you need.

Other than that, you can search the windows update for driver updates, this may also help to update the relevant stuff.

Edit:

(I just read that you have the asus nvidia, so make sure that your motherboard drivers are installed, the USB updated etc, and then first do the asus driver installation before you attempt to update this driver or install the generic from nvidia.)

If your motherboard only supports up to 4x AGP, this may cause the card not to work.... just check your motherboard specifications...

When you do get it installed and fuctional, you may have hangups or freezes if your motherboard only supports 4x AGP (but the card works, on some boards it will, while others are more fussy), The easiest way to correct these will be to go into your display settings and set your performance down to 50% or 75%. Doing a update on your motherboard's BIOS version also sometimes fix problems with AGP handling... your motherboard vendor will have it listed (if it will fix the problem) as a fix on the Bios updates.

Wow, thanks for that information Lady Rain. And thanks stone for the BIOS update. I've downloaded my bios update file (I'll try this tonight) - is there anything I should be vary of when updating a Bios?

My mother board is agp x8, so is the card. agp was enabled with same card before I changed to the new mother board. Now it's not.

I notice that when I update the drivers for the g card, win 98 then installs its own vga driver for the same card. Though win 98 may be using a file that came from a driver pack i had installed perviously though. I'm a bit fuzzy on the subject.

@ Shyon I thank you from the bottom of my heart <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> well done <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

@ Plowking I had the same prob with 98 se I just didn't worry about it after a while as everything seem to work fine even though it said PCI *shrug* I stalled XP Pro and it went away so hmm its up to you but I guess Lady_Rain has the answer there .... as usual she tends to be very right ...... getting the feeling I want to marry her <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kissyou.gif" alt="" />

Just make sure that your motherboard drivers are all installed (if you are unsure, just pop in the cd that came with the motherboard and run the options under driver installation. (installing this over cant cause any hassles).

AS for Bios update, just make double sure its for te right bios (motherboard model), if its the wrong one, you wont be able to boot again until the right bios id installed) *All my confidence in stone, so i am sure its the right one*

If you right click on "my computer" and go to properties, then to hardware. You can rightclick on the graphics card and choose "update driver" (sometimes you have to go to properties and then in there choose update driver). You can tell your computer NOT to search for the "best" driver, but to use the one you browse for... that will force the computer to not use its own drivers.

Running the setup from the CD, normally bypasses all the normal driver issues, as well as the setup should test for any incompatibilities.... (note i said SHOULD.... some dont)..

Good luck... if these dont work, take the pc to a computer dealer and get them to install the card (if you bought the card / motherboard from them, they SHOULD support it for free)

Since i havnt read the earlier posts, is the card giving you any display at all? or just wont install the drivers properly??

Nope the card is fine. Everything is up and running perfect, the only problem is AGP not being enabled.

Checked this in the dxdiag and also in the card properties. In the card properties (where you configure stuff like direct 3d, anti-alias etc.) it says


PCI Bus: AGP (PCI mode)

Naturally, I want it to be in AGP mode. I've done this in the BIOS but that hasn't changed this result.

Ok, i went to just confirm what the problem is.... and according to Nvidia...

Link on "My AGP card displays in PCI MODE"

You need to install your motherboard chipset drivers....

That is all that is happening... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hope you have it sorted out soon...

About the old drivers in WIN98 SE you can hide your win98 folder.
Go into Security mode and at the system settings check if don`t have more than one driver installed of your card, if have remove all them and not restart the pc.
Go here: C:/windows/inf/other
Inside of "other" folder you`ll find your driver card name, delete it and go at the system settings - and remove your card, do not ask to update(could work, but is more safe this way) - the win98 will ask to restart the system - you`ll follow it suggestion - when the reboot is complete the system is going to compile the drivers again and will ask for you to insert the correct disk driver of the card, since its not going to find the win98 folder and not the old driver - so you get your cd and select the location of the correct driver and install it correctly from your cd.

The inf folder is hidden you have to be able to see hidden folders and files.

About what Lady_rain said is absolutely correct, in some motherboards you have to install the agp motherboard driver - this maybe can solve your problem, and even for who don`t have any problems this can enhance the performance, since it will be properly installed and used(the drivers was made for it better control - using generic drivers(windows drivers) or none driver make it not work, or work with low performance.