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This is absolutely the case. Sorry, I was answering the question directly above your post, figured you were doing the same as well seeing as how the post you responded to was from February 23rd, 2008. The guy who wanted to make 4 decimal points into two (Sandip, was his name-o) you need to multiply the number out so that those two decimal points are part of the whole number, then truncate the value, then divide by the amount you multiplied by, and you have your two digits instead of 4.

This is more true than I could probably explain. The only way to understand fully the possibilities of SQL is to play with it. An easy idea to start is to create a database that manages your finances. exclude hard parts to begin with (interest compounding, etc) and focus on just writing a script that withdrawls, a script that deposits, one that transfers money, maintain that database and expand it as you find new things to include. This should give you a general understanding of tables (their properties, how to create and maintain them (select, insert, delete, update statements), as well as queries (select, union, join statements), and when you create functions (scripts etc) you should find yourself a bit more familiar with the concept as it is pretty much the same as writing functions in any other programming language (different syntax of course). From there if you actually LIKE the program you've made (most people do, everyone takes pride in things they make) you could try to automate it by learning about triggers as well as importing data directly from your bank statements (most banks support downloading of records in CSV, Comma Separated Value, format). Just a thought, I have some ideas for other SQL projects that are easy for beginners if you are interested in learning. Regards, the Doc. P.S. as another note, if there are a decent amount of people that are interested in learning about SQL we could try to get a project going and have a few contributors to maybe make some sweet software. A lot of great programmers started writing code with their buddies online or in a garage.

Your method seems excessive, why not just retrieve the value and then truncate it. While it probably doesn't matter for the scope of his problem, using loops while going through massive data can be taxing on resources. Granted the first explanation wasn't very good, but if you look up the truncate function in the Microsoft C# reference library it will explain how to use it, I'm sure it will fit your needs. @Sandip is there a reason you can't truncate the value? If so please post it and I'll give you some more feedback.

I think by far the most popular artist community on the internet is deviant art ( http://www.deviantart.com/ ), it offers a lot of features including custom html/layouts as well as the ability for people to order your artwork if you'd like, a blogging application as well as message functions, and ratings, favorites etc. Its a lot like myspace, or what have you but it really focuses on art, there's a significant amount of space to store tons of images as well. Regards, the Doc.

You should have two CD-Keys then, one that came on the laptop initially, XP Home, (probably on a sticker on the bottom) and then the XP Pro one that came when you purchased it. If you don't have both of these keys then they probably substituted one for the other at the refurbishing center and considered it an upgrade. If this is the case you should be able to just install your windows xp pro edition on the laptop, rather than the reinstall of the OEM software, you can do this by reformatting your hard drive and just installing a fresh copy of windows yourself (if you don't have the discs you can buy them, or borrow one from a friend). In this case don't forget to download all the necessary drivers beforehand so you can install them without any problems. On another note, I know in Vista you can enter the product key for any version of vista on any install disc and it will install the correct distribution based on the key provided. I'm not sure if XP had this sort of functionality, I don't think it did, but it might be worth researching into if you have no other way of keeping XP Pro installed (I really wouldn't suggest using XP Home as it is no longer supported with bugfixes and updates, but Pro will be for several more years...) Regards, the Doc.

as far as I'm aware you won't be able to achieve this exactly,you can set mozilla as your default browser for the web...however the 'browser' you're using for the shared drives is more likely windows explorer than internet explorer... unless you are using some sort of network discovery web app to access network drives. In this case, windows explorer is going to remain your file browser (unless you install a new one). as far as outlook goes are you logging into outlook via their outlook anywhere service or through the actual desktop client (in which case you want IE to open links out of outlook, which it won't do if mozilla is your default web browser, in which case you're just SOL I believe). If you're using outlook anywhere then just keep IE on your desktop for outlook only and don't make it your default web browser.Regards,the Doc.

Just furthering with what wutske said, the difference you will notice is minimal at greatest.However, do check to make sure there's no specific ordering of chips on your board, I know some MoBo require that the lower speed RAM be in the primary slot, etc, to ensure speed compatibility.

It's clear this guy just copy and pasted from their website in an effort to get free credits. I see this sort of thing all the time, do I need to call people out for this sort of thing or are mods on this sort of thing behind the scenes, if they are they should post some sort of reprimand in the thread so other users will know not to repeat this kind of behavior? Information that you peel off a website needs to be in quotations. This website is designed to foster discussion about technology-related advancements, research, products etc, but it's not a place to spam topics that are technology related and you found by using google. if you want to make use of the services offered here please at least have enough respect to do the following: 1) try not to pull the wool over our eyes, most of the real users here are tech-savvy enough to know about copy and paste and are also intelligent enough to know that a user with 14 posts who hasn't been hosted yet is probably just spamming, (especially when you are the most recent poster for a handful of topics, each of which your post consists of 3 lines of text. 2) at least try to contribute something thoughtful rather than just putting a link to a new product, great, groovy, sounds real cool-- but why did you discover it, what made you interested in it, do you use this program, does it live up the hype. This is something after about a month of occasionally posting and lurking I've come to realize is fairly common. New users specifically, but that doesn't limit this generalization to just new users, either, tend to post about something making no analysis whatsoever, instead just asking other people to begin discussing the topic-- you realize that by doing this you have only _started_ a conversation, and have _contributed_ absolutely nothing to it, and in this specific case what you did to start a conversation is actually plagiarism-- a crime in an academic environment. I realize this post will probably get no attention here, and there are countless numbers of posts just like it, but I feel like in order for this community to really grow threads like this one need to be made an example of, we have a chance to make a post-to-host site really work and possibly even serve as a library/reference for web-newbies, I don't just say this to invoke some sort of Asta-host nationalism or anything, I say it because I've taken the time to read some of the tutorials have posted and, granted some are again obviously ploys to get credits, some of them are actually very good. Nothing beats good tutorials by users, nothing else gets close to that kind of detail; but we won't ever reach that status unless we make a conscious effort to raise the bar of post quality. Regards, the (one, the only) Doc. EDIT: you don't need to count this post towards my credits, Thanks.

Check your RAM, though I doubt this is your problem. If it turns up bad sectors on your RAM then consider yourself lucky-- but hearing your computer make noises does not usually implicate RAM as the culprit. Also doubt that this would cause the entire system to lock up, rather than just cause IE or Mozilla to crash. If your computer is making 'noises' as you put it, please describe them in detail. If you are hearing a grinding/clanking/rattling noise, this is most likely your hard-drive-- it needs to be replaced if this is the case, I would back up any important files immediately, just incase. If you are hearing a sizzling/popping noise I would lean more to it being related to the cooling system, you should check first that your power supply is working (use a voltmeter, or hell, some of them have lights now when everything is running A-ok, though I wouldn't take that all the way to the bank), then check your motherboard for obvious damage (sometimes heat damage is invisible-- sometimes not), if everything checks out and this doesn't isolate your issue; I would let my computer run open for a few days, so I could hear/see if the problem presented itself again. Sometimes fan blades can clip wires that fall into them, which makes a noise and would probably cause some issues depending on which wire and if it was severed or not. Also sometimes CPUs get too hot, if this is the case consider a new heat sink or applying some of the cooling gel (I believe this is actually silver nitrate or something akin to this). Regards, the Doc.

Fellas, a note About VMWare: VMWare is a powerful tool, but virtualizing multiple machines from a home PC is undoubtedly beyond most personal computer's abilities. A personal computer can probably run two VMWare machines if it's a powerful computer, my laptop runs one Virtual just fine. VMWare is really intended for multiple instance operation on server (in which case one server can become ten) systems, however, this isn't really something you could achieve on a home or personal computer. If you have a new OS you'd like to test out, I would absolutely suggest getting a VMWare distribution of it first, as this is an easy way to see if you actually want to install the OS. Parallel is a decent option, but running four different OS's is still going to be taxing on system resources, regardless of how its being done, on top of that If I were going to run multiple OS's I'd rather have them installed directly to my computer's hardware on a clean system (or fresh system at least) rather than try to integrate each one successively on top of the others. At least this way I'd be able to troubleshoot the installations more effectively if I had to. Get partition magic, its cheap and/or you can probably find it free online. Google a partitioning tutorial using whatever phraseology you want, though I'd recommend at least browsing the Microsoft support library for some info. I have had some issues with Partition Magic not holding partitions as well as other programs, however I would suggest that it's a common, well supported and well documented option, especially if you are concerned that you will need help troubleshooting your installation. As far as Linux goes, I would suggest Ubuntu or OpenSUSE, I would suggest Enterprise/Not-Free SUSE over Enterprise Ubuntu if you are going to actually pay for software though, some really neat usability features are included in the paid versions of Linux, makes it much more of a viable personal OS. Regards, the Doc.

I agree with your solution for his drivers, I've had this problem multiple times on kernel updates. I'm in the process of updating now, and I'd suggest you check out these links if you haven't, they break down everything that's new in SP1 compared to the initial install as well as give a general overview of the updates. The network browsing and file transfer speed up you are noticing is one of the things they are touting as a plus of this SP, as well as some additional local file transfer speed up, better performance in switching states & opening programs. Overview: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download Notable Changes: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download In the same vein, I've noticed they released more features for .Net (3.5) including some new features regarding LINQ, if that interests anyone reading this, look for my post on this in the DB/SQL forum. Regards Fellas, the Doc.

I normally prefer to build my own machines, but in the case of my latest laptop, retail was the way to go.I paid 650$ for my IBM Thinkpad z61m.Specs:All Black, standard "down to business" IBM attitude and feel, sturdy hinges, very little screen wobble and excellent picture quality (1280x800 res)Integrated 128 Intel 955gfx,3gbs RAM (max)1gb ethernet15.4in widescreen,120gb HD (7200RPM),1.66ghz Core Duo (not Core 2, unfortunately)Trackpoint Mouse (probably the reason I stick with IBM, honestly) & ThinkLight (for us night owls) are standard,I wanted to get one with the 4--- series intel wifi cards (N-compatible), but couldn't find it.4-In-1 Card Reader currently has: 4gb SD card being used by ReadyBoost (Running Vista Home Prem, SP 1.. soon to be Vista Business)PC Card Slot &PC Card Express SlotI'm going to purchase a 9cell battery instead of the 6 that comes with it,another one of my favorite features is IBM's use of "ultrabay" technologies...can get battery adaptions, floppy drives, lots of useful stuff,I'd certainly recommend the z61m to anyone who likes IBM, and just wants something that performs well ontop of that for personal/business mobility use.Regards,The Doc.Edit:Standard mem. was 2x512mb.. upgraded to 3gbs.

That is what i stated, Yes. That was also something I offered as a last option if nothing else worked. The User's question was in regards to the fact that he could not even access administrative options, so he can't change passwords, so, he can't assign new ones, so he does need to know them. Now, while it seems like he just needs to familiarize himself with the program so that he can change these settings, as I've never heard of software that requires passwords to even use it locally (that weren't set by the user in a prompted screen). But based on his statement: I assumed that he had read through the user manual for their possible default passwords (finding none) and was then turning to us for suggestions.That's what I gave him, a suggestion, a tentative one at that. On another note: I'd think that you would find that a lot of software in general uses Admin/Pass (or variations) as default (not standard or popular) password settings, at least I have in my experiences. Regards, The Doc. Edit: As another option, you might try (directed at FeedBacker) to setup an account even without knowing the passwords, without seeing your screen its hard to tell, but the initial login might create the account you are trying to set up, anyway.

If they are running a 802.11b network on a 802.11b router, then unless that router is capable to support g cards (unless your card is a B/G router card-- you need to check the specifics) it would make sense that you are unable to connect. Check with your card company if there is a setting you need to change to enable your card to connect to a B network. Otherwise your neighbors should purchase a B/G router that is compatible with both your system and theirs. If you are pirating internet from them unknowingly I cannot condone that you do this, however you might be able to get them to upgrade for you by anonymously leaving a better router on their doorstep. Good luck resolving this, The Doc.

I was under the impression that you could set up two types of networks, one of which being "Ad-Hoc."This, as many people touched on, uses a connection provided by a computer to be shared to other computers on the network.This would require you have a dial up modem as well as an ethernet card to connect to your router (outgoing). This outgoing connection would go into the router's incoming line, you would have pre-configured the router for ad-hoc networking. As far as my understanding, this allows the router to share the computer's connection, even dial-up, through the LAN ports on the hub. Though I haven't tried at my own home, a wireless network would still exist if the router was Wi-Fi capable, and if configured for Ad-Hoc would broadcast this dial-up connection as well. This would work best in terms of dial up with a 56k or an ISDN modem (128k), otherwise unless you would just be accessing the wi-fi from a laptop, example, you might be able to deal with a 28k modem.. but that would be pushing it.Without this, you would need as unimatrix described a router that provided dial-up capabilities, while these might be novelties, I'm sure you can find one online somewhere.Regards,The Doc.Edit:Damn, this post moved fast, I changed classes at university and like six extra posts had popped up, glad to see some other users knew there was certainly a solution to this issue.