What type of computer do you have??

Raido Shack TRS-80................... Just kidding I built mine my self. Gigabite mb with a P4 2.5 and 2.5 memory 300 gb hard drive and lastly a ATI Sapphire video and Creative Labs Audigy sound card w/ surround sound speakers.

 

A Dell notebook at home and a Dell at work.

 

Wow...never knew

we had so many 'nerds' on here...that being said, I have 5 PC's in my home that are consistently in use...I have several more in various stages of repair and age. Can't afford a Mac, or I would have one or two of those as well.

I have 2 desktops, both older HP Workstations that I've upgraded the RAM and Video cards, but nothing compared to today's standards. The lesser of the two displays on my HDTV with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard on my coffee table. The nicer HP has a 3.2 Ghz HT Pentium 4 and sadly only 2 GB of RAM at the moment. As for the video card, I put in an Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX. It still does the job for now. I have 32 Bit Vista running on it currently, without any problems.

Then, my main laptop is a Dell Latitude D620 that has been surprisingly bulletproof...Its running the latest Beta of Windows 7 and spends most of its time in a docking station under my nightstand hooked to a projector. Windows 7 if actually quite stable, even in Beta form. I can't wait for full release!

All the rest are running Windows XP, including my wife's old Dell latitude, and my other laptop, a Dell X300. It's not altogether fast, but its very small and thin, making it quite portable. And yes, even with 3 different operating systems, they are all networked together. Thankfully I have cat5e already ran in my house as phone line, and I only have cell phones, so I changed them over to RJ45 jacks so I can have full Gigabit speed.

 

Acer Aspire 5100 notebook... upped to 4 gigs of RAM:biggrin:

 

I responsible for the care and feeding of 200 computers assigned to 150 people, I do networking all the time, and &)^!*#!!! Vista is a pain in my heinie... you have my sympathy.

 

FYI, unless you're running a 64bit OS your computer will only utilize between 3-3.5 GB of memory, never the full 4. 32bit Vista will recognize that you have 4GB installed, but if you look at the task manager, it will show you a number between the aforementioned range.

 

2 piece of crap Dell's, each of which is 6+ years old. The specs of which are truely laughable so I won't bore anyone with the details.

1 Dimension 8250
1 Inspiron 5100

I am on an active quest to eliminate every single penny of debt I have with the exception of house payment & utilities. I am aggressively getting rid of all my payments, CC's, auto's, etc so a new computer is simply not a priority at this time.

KC-10 FE out...
lane: :usa2:

 

I've got an old Eniac with flat panel screen.

 

Dell mini 9 running Ubnutu. Only thing I don't like is I haven't got it to recognize my power commander when I plug it in to the USB port.

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Figured I should throw my hat into the ring...

ASUS P5Q Pro
3.4 OC'd Core 2 Duo 8500
4x 1GB stricks OCZ PC6400 Reapers
512MB ATI 4850
HTI Omega Stryker 7.1 Soundcard
Thermaltake Tsunami case with obligatory blue fans
Thermaltake 700w modular PS
2x 500GB HDD striped
1x 120GB 15k HDD
24" Samsung T240HD monitor :thumbsup:

 

LOL! Press play on tape... LOL

I got all the hand me downs... Vic 20, C64, C64C, C128, Amiga 500, 3000, 4000. DDs 1541, 4040, 1571, 40 MB HDD

 

Damn one hell of a gaming PC right there.

Here's my out of date last year product :
Motherboard: EVGA 680i SLI
CPU: 3.0 Ghz Overclocked Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4 Stock)
CPU Fan: Zalman 9700
RAM: 4GB (4x1 sticks) Corsair Dominator DHX PC2-8500 (1066Mhz, 5-5-5-15)
GPU: EVGA 8800GTS 320MB
Power: Antec HE 600W SLI
Case: Cooler Master Mystique (Full Aluminum)
HDD Array1: 2x500GB (RAID 0 Striped)
HDD Array2: 2x500GB (RAID 1 Mirror)
HDD 3: 320GB
And a Gazillion FANSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dual Screens: 22" LCD (gaming), 19" LCD (surfing) OR 19" CRT (photo editing)

 

I use my work computer. 1TB hp something-or-other, (how many GBs is that? like a million?) with a water wetter intercooler and a slick 50 processor. Sooo fast, I posted this in the middle of next week... But seriously this thing has a radiator and a fan on it that I could probably take off and use for my '86...:first:
BTW: The monitor that I'm currently browsing VFRworld with is a 50" Panasonic Plasma.

 

ummm, yeah tried everything.... the damn thing will only work if I use my laptop as the server...thats why I have the desk top.. how ever If I want to pay for the next upgrade of vista it will work no problem WTF!!!!!! XP is the best OS that Microsoft made so far to date and you know what, I didn't have a problem with it networkong to any other freakin computer that I owned..........shit, sorry dudes little rant for me. if anyone has any ideas without me having to buy the upgrade let me know...

 

If you're connecting with a non-DHCP hub/switch you'll have to specify IP settings manually.

If you're doing wireless your need an internal card that supports the same wifi security type (WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WEP, etc. etc.) with the same encryption (AES, TKIP) and same wifi type (B/G/N/etc.) in addition to the correct security key or passphrase (if applicable).

But seriously, you'd need to provide more information on your network topology before I could even guess why your vista machine isn't connecting. FTR, the problem is NOT WITH VISTA!

 

Yup, you have to have all your ducks in a row or they can't work. I bet it's with your securities. Most common thing I see helping my friends out with their home networks....

 

keep up the qwest!!!! I also am trying that (dave ramsey ) approach. Its hard i want the new windshield heli sargent bag etc but need to be pratical as well, but when i hit that day.( grips i can get)the viffer is getting decked out....good luck KC...

 

ohh as I expected vfr owners just seem a little smarter then the roadrace cookie cutter bike crowd. should I even mention harley owners? not that I dont like them but think about it the vfr is special...

 

Don`t know! It`s a big black box that runs away all day here at work with acer on the front. Cheapest i could get!
It works (even with vista) and when it doesnt it will go in the skip and i`ll get a new one.
I have spent years playing with these things, watching the progress bars promising a better download leading to days of hassle to get rid of!
It seems ok now ,illuminating the monitor.
MOTO:
if it works leave it alone!