November Issue of PC PRO

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hey guys. well, i just received my copy of the above mag in the post. this month is the tenth anniversary of PC PRO (seems quite a cool issue at a glance).

This issue comes with SuSe 9.1 personal, "Partition Expert 2003 Personal"
(requires online registration), and "ultra wincleaner, Destroy it!" as well as a few other products (DVD edition, i dont know about the CD edition).

however, the reason i felt i should post this thread is simply the fact that PC PRO have kindly also included a copy of SP2 (home, Pro, Media Centre, Tablet PC editions) with the issue.

If any of you wish a copy of the Service Pack (especially those of you with modem connections), i would seriously recommend picking up a copy of this issue. For those who havent read PC PRO before, its a great excuse to pick it up - you'll be glad you did, at least, in my opinion anyway.

..........................of course, there may well be other mags also distributing SP2, so if you have a favourite, keep an eye out!

Fergal

 

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Beaten you to it Fergal...I bought my copy of PC Advisor last week and I got SP2 on CD...I would imagine they would have it on all mags...

Oh by the way if anyone wants to lend any advice to other poor souls who are big probs with their PCs and other stuff head to www.pcadvisor.co.uk where I am an advisor myself and its really good. Like I said I buy their mag every month and its full of great stuff and some good articles too.

 

You can also arder a FREE copy from MS here I recieved mine only last week.

 

recieved my shiney 'thanks for making SP2 possible' beta tester edition last week

 

Phoenix the Show Off is at it again......first his 1TB HDD now his Beta SP2...blimey what next? PCI Express on all mobos?

 

Yeah well I got Longhorn super duper express advanced version service pack 5 3 weeks ago delivered via helicopter
Honest

 

Ahh yes, you might all have it, but what have you all done with it?

Mine is already integrated, installed and configured, and yours?

 

actually noel i was 4th to post here, meaning i was mearly following along

 

OK I believe you...

 

I went to have a look but I'm not going to join a forum where I need to register as a member before I can take a look at the forums.

 

ROTFLMAO @ Flex

 

Sorry Nugget...forgot to mention that...I tell you tho I have some serious heated debates in that forum...today for example someone thought you couldnt format CD-Rs?!?!? you can only format CD-RWs...well I put him straight and he learned the error of his ways...but he still aint apologised...

 

so um, how exactly is it that you format CD-Rs?

 

oh no Phoenix dont you get me started...I thought you of all people would know...but then with a near 1TB drive you wont be needing CD-Rs you can format CD-Rs using whats known as DirectCD as you may have heard with programs like Roxio Easy CD Creator...

 

Hmmm, that 1TB hard drive's really irked ya, Noel.....

 

um, noel, doesnt directCD format a cd in order to use it as a floppy drive (drag 'n drop files). but a CD-R can only be written to once, regardless of how you configure it. with CD-RW's, you can copy and delete files on the CD.

 

Yes Fergal...but did you also know that when you have formatted a CD-R you can set it be 'open' so you can 'write' data to the CD at a later time and once data has been put to it as you mention drag and drop...you can then finalise the CD to be read on all compatible drives...apparently its something called UDF?

Jak I am just really jealous thats all...

 

yeah i knew, but its not really formatting noel, its a function of CD-R's. i wouldnt even really say conditioning the CD for drag 'n drop is formatting really either!

 

hey thats what they call it on the program...if you have a problem with just contact the vendor I just use their product...so far no complaints from moi!!