i am sick of this!

[GSH]

For PIO mode, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817472 ,  http://winhlp.com/node/10 , or http://users.bigpond.net.au/ninjaduck/itserviceduck/uDMA_fix/ . Took me 5 seconds to search google -- see http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=pio+mode&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 . You can do the same.

-- GSH

[TheJamsh]

as for PIO mode, it seems that vista doesnt suffer from it. Or rather there is no available hotfix for it, so ill assume for now its not that.

what i CAN see, is that both svchost.exe and explorer.exe take up a LOT of cpu time, and never used to. My old XP laptop developed the same issue after a year or so...

[Nielk1]

Clean your registry?

[TheJamsh]

i do it almost every day, along with history, cookies the whole lot

[TheJamsh]

thanks for the help GSH

[Arbystrider]

Is this about the NameServer Registry entry? I've taken it out before, use Malwarebytes'.

Somebody help me take out DHCPNameServer!!! (Yeah, nothing kills THAT one)

[VSMIT]

Do you know the reason why DHCPNameServer can't be removed?  It's kind of necessary for Windows.  Google it for more info.

VSMIT.

[TheJamsh]

oh GSH, what would a safer alternative to limewire be? (besides not having a P2P program of course)

[Nielk1]

I use Azures Vuze bittorent. It has tons of legal content, can do normal torrents to, has lots of plugins you can get, etc.

The main thing is, it has a whole legal section and media browser. I do not use the media player/server options though.

[Sonic]

Do you know the reason why DHCPNameServer can't be removed?  It's kind of necessary for Windows.  Google it for more info.

VSMIT.

I have those disabled, but than again, I have a static IP and my own DNS server sitting in my network.

[VSMIT]

I do, too, but somehow I doubt that Arbystrider is sitting on a network with his own DNS server.

VSMIT.

[Arbystrider]

Yep, no networking with other computers. I mean, WHY would anybody build one?

Anyhoo, uTorrent is the safest, and fastest. Just look at everybody else.

[Nielk1]

How can you be sure it is the safest, what is your rational? It is just another simple torrent program like any other? That and it has nothing in it that screams 'I am for legal purposes".

[Arbystrider]

How can you be sure it is the safest, what is your rational? It is just another simple torrent program like any other? That and it has nothing in it that screams 'I am for legal purposes".

Well, Its default setting are the fastest, so you don;t need to modify anything. It's also got a simple, clean GUI. Plus a progress bar you can sticky around on your screen.

[Wraith]

Well, Its default setting are the fastest, so you don;t need to modify anything. It's also got a simple, clean GUI. Plus a progress bar you can sticky around on your screen.

I agree with ARby. Utorrent is pretty fast and uses up the less ram out of the bunch.