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Sorry that I didn't post this in the video section, but I'm in dire straits. In a nutshell, evrything is fine on the desktop except when I load something like IL-2 or SFP1, and even Morrowond. The frames slow down so much that my puter goes into cardiac arrest. I've re-loaded DX9b, the new nvidia drivers (56.64), and reupdated my intel chipset drivers. All config for cards and memory haven't changed. Im running a 1.8 p4/ gforce 4 ti4600 128 mb card/ 1 gig RAM/ and SBLive audio. Please help me! :(

Well, after a weekend of tweaks and downloads, I tried running jedi as an experiment, and my graphics card went "NO!" I cracked open the case and the card was reeeeealy hot and the fan had died. It overheated for the last time. I went to Fry's today and found an ATI 256mb 8x agp card for $129. The machine runs like a champ now.

I'm glad to see that those guys are ok. Training accidents tend to happen from time to time. I remember in my old unit, a small convoy was going up a mountain in Hungary, It had rained quite a bit and a mudslide came from nowhere. The first Humvee had slid and flipped over when there was a guy in the machinegun turret. Well, he didn't make it. Even in times of mutual peace these things happen.

Oh, ok. I got it. B)

Could you explain? Spread the word? Add to favorites? I don't know, but I'll help.

That's bloody outstanding! I'm planning on going bac kto school sometime soon. ;)

Good for you bro. Do what you love.

hells yeah!

Man, nothing like a Pacific air battle! I'll definately be looking forward to that!

Ok, just got back a couple of hours ago from Dawn. Pretty cool flick; these are the zombies of the 21st century: better, stronger, faster. They remind me alot of the baddies ala 28 Days Later. Just for sheets and kicks, I went online for more 'Dead' stuff and found some scuttlebutt about a remake of Day of the Dead, which sounds pretty cool. Any horror fan would like this movie, but I reccomend staying away from the imdb forums b/c they are full of the 'Comic Book Guys'. If you want to read about it, go to allthingszombie.com It's a fun little hole. Getting past that, I just want to say that I couldn't imagine trying to survive an onslought of zombies in real life. With all the track star dead guys coming after me, I think I'd say a prayer and click the Claymore remote one last time.

LOL My dad was not one to 'spare the rod' on any child of his; blood or not. He used the switches untill we got a little older (12 or so, and I was the oldest). Then he went to WalMart and bought a rod the you stick in the ground that had a reflector on top. Removing the reflector transformed this rod into a tool of discipline. I still remember that thing slicing thu the air as it homed in on my butt.

Funny story. Growing up, I had 2 half sisters, 1 half brother, 1 step of each. I lived w/ my dad and step mom, step bro n sis, and baby half sis. We each got 1 week of dish duty, and had no dishwasher. So, my step brother's week comes and goes up to Friday where he goes to a sleepover at a friends' house, but he couldn't go until he did the dishes. I get home and find a LOAD of dishes stashed in the our bedroom in a box behind some clothes in the closet. Being the assclown that I am, I told my dad. One phone call later and Jason is home getting his butt busted and also the assignment of dishes for a month! The reason I did it is because my week was next. Well, my schedule is clear!

lol My little bro went to see it last night, and he loved it. The only thing is that the end was wierd. He didn't tell me tho.

WE were going to see it tonite, but I forgot the supid coupon for a discount. I was willing to pay full price to see it (Deadhed), but my fiance wouldn't let me, so I have to wait untill tomorrow. Zombies may be walking the earth then.....

Lo all, I LOVE the IL-2 series, but the machinegun sounds get pretty generic after a while of flying. Anyone know of aome machinegun sound mods that may me out there? Thanks

Check out EBGames at a mall location. They usually have a great selection of used pc games @ discount prices. They also have a membership that costs $10 a year and you get the monthly GMR magazine (it's ok), but the real gem is the extra 10% off any used game for any platform. The down side to it all is that the trade-ins are at set prices, so you won't get a super tradein value for older games, but if it's something that you don't play anymore and you need shelf space, just trade in 3 or 4 decent games and combine that with the membership for a pretty deep discount. So far it's the best deal in town for instant gratification!

I gotta try that out. HMMM, I guess I'd have to trade in HALO and BF1942 to get it discounted. It's kindof an agreement with my woman, I trade in old for new. Makes sense if I don't play it anymore. Plus, fundage is short on my end.

The other day I was digging around in some old boxes and found Chuck Yeager's Air Combat. Man, I loved that game and it came with a HUGE manual. Did anyone else ever play that?

It was great, I just tried to load up the prog, but I guess it's too old. :( I used to play that game on our first family computer the PS1. Until we got that, I was at my friend's place playing the original GUNSHIP! on his Commodore. Wow, technology has really been moving at warp speed the last few years. Flying over a mountain was like haveing a triangle move under you in that old sim. I can't wait until we have Holodecks! How about LHX Attack Chopper?

Good call Fates. I experimented with the PRNTSCN key last night (single player), and same results like you said. That could be the case. I'm gonna call teh FBI and launch a full-scale investigation.

LOL! It's cool man. Like I said, I was just playing w/ him. I'm still not for sure if he had that hack or not. It just was wierd (maybe from that angle/ POV). I didn't openly accuse him of "Cheating" I just saw the message w/ the Cheat det. flash, and he was gone after that. I was just giving him a little crap is all.

Oh, and sorry, I forgot his name. :(

Well, about the lag thing, I play on a hyperlobby and not the Ubi.com site. I can;t even get the software to install right! The HL is way better than zone.com or ubi b/c people start up some great dedicated servers. You can play more than just IL2 aces and FB. They have LOMAC, some Janes stuff, and a few others I can't remember. It's a 3.5 mb d/l and I think you can get it from simhq.com. Getting back to the point. Maybe it was lag? No one else had that experience tho. I've seen a few speed hacks in-game before, and he didn't exactly fly backwards. He climbed. I was still flying straight and level (forgot to add). This dude was Superman, with his up-up and away flying. He got back down low where I was before being booted. If it's lag, then I guess it worked out in his favor. I'm still suspicious. I wasn't drunk or anything. Kinda sad when one has to say that. - lol

What up all, The cheating thing racks my nerves! Yet, I'm sure they are the type of people you guys listed, and I do have a story for yall from last night. I was playing the new Aces Expansion (Which kick a$$ by the way) and I was flying against a Bf110 @ around 4-5K ft. The ball was in my court as I dove on him in my P-38 at about 350-400 kts. During that initial dive, I wouded the bird with a well placed burst of 20mm and .50 cal into his right engine. Right then, he tried to break away and head home, ditching his payload at the same time, but the kill became a weenie for me because he was low and slow, as I could enjoy taking him out at my leisure. The fight progressed into my sights, as he hadn't turned fast enough to run away as I could've climed out with speed if he got me in his kill zone. By my third pass; speed had bled off to 250 at the lowest, but still my advantage, I had gotten into the 'command position' and was going to give him a dirt nap; but all of a sudden, He nosed to the sky and just started flying backwards and up away from me at an amazing speed! I checked my modem connection- ALL GREEN. There was no explanation so I followed him. Working my way near him once again, boom. Up and away! So I get up on chat: "Wow, you've really perfected that warp thing like on Star Trek dude. That's twice already in less than a minute." Then I messed w/ him furthur after some lol's "Hey is Scottie on board? He gonna fix that wing I almost blew off??" Just a second later I see the 'CHEATING DETECTED!' sign flash on my screen. Boom. He's been cut from the game!

I'm watching the aftermath reports on CNN. I too, hope that they are hunted down like dogs. My prayers also go out to the victims and families.