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Cleaning Xbox 360 Disc

TongCN — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:48:07 +0800

Say guys. Just wanna have a share that how you guys often clean and protect your precious Xbox 360 DVD?
Using alcoholic to clean? Spray? Cleaning cloth only?

I'm not sure but recently found that one of the DVD game got some small tiny dots on it and cannot be removed by rubbing cleaning cloth on it
Can I just use those DVD cleaning tools to spray on it and rub ?

Hope can share more thought about it
Also can share how to remove some minor scratches

Pic will be provided on those tiny dots after getting back the camera, hp camera is so bad on capturing it

NOS folder under Program Files

TongCN — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:14:16 +0800

Hi, guys. Wanna ask that do you guys found this file under your OS?

C:/Program Files/NOS

I was doing some cleaning for my desktop and found that this folder under the program files. But I just deleted it anyway since it's an empty folder.
But then when i used Ccleaner to scan the registry, it came out a result which is: "software key/NOS"
Anyone has some guide for me?
Just wondering what it is, thanks

Status code 8016a04b

TongCN — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:50:58 +0800

Tried both xbox and PC but both failed to redeem the code.
The code is unused and can be recognized by the server saying it is valid.

Any idea how to solve this "8016a04b" problem?
It said cannot retrieve information and please try again later.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

TongCN — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:37:51 +0800

Using kaspersky internet security 2009 and found out that Protection of System Security has some problem.

There is no incoming traffic showing on the graph but only outgoing traffic as I start surfing net or downloading something.
It seems that it is not scanning any activity that is incoming to my computer.

Picture provided:

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There should be a pink color for incoming traffic there but now it doesn't. Only green outgoing traffic is shown

Help.

IE 7 Homepage is what?

TongCN — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:57:20 +0800

Formatted my PC and upgraded my IE6 to IE7 and found out that my IE 7 homepage is:

http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?p...er=6&ar=msnhome

I don't recall before is like this so want to ask help from here.

Using Window XP SP3 currently. Thanks.

Local Area Connection Problem

TongCN — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:45:54 +0800

I have been monitoring this problem since when streamyx started to limit the torrent download (Cant exceed 40 or 50 kb/sec with 1mbps packets)

Ok, the problem I facing was that the number of my Sending Packets is always more than the Receiving Packets, just like the picture shows below:

As you can see, the Sent number is greater than Receive number. Sometime even got million of different, I don't know why.
I have try lots of methods to deal with this problem.

(i) Using either on-board lan port or PCI network card give me same results.
(ii) Format PC also same problems (3 times btw).
(iii) Scanning PC using anti-virus founds clean and clear.
(iv) Reset the modem and get different IP also no change.
(v) Set the upload limit of my utorrent to only 10kb but unlimited of download, no changes.

Before this, my receiving was always greater sending which I experienced almost 3 years of using.
I'm currently using Windows XP Home Edition SP3, Intel Pentium D, Streamyx subscribed with 1mbps.

Besides, one of my friends' Local Area Connection shows 300,000,000+ of receiving but only 10,000,000+ of sending.

Microsoft/ Windows Update problem

TongCN — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:54:31 +0800

Just formatted my PC and successfully update to Window XP SP3.
Then I installed Microsoft Office 2007 and wanted to update to SP1 but failed.

It shows that the download file size: 0kb and estimated time: 0 hour
Kept on repeating restart, reset modem, click the microsoft/windows update, all method still fails. It just don't want to update, including the security update for Window XP, Internet Explorer 7, WMP11 and so on.

Is it something to do with the registry key or what ? So pissed after trying for 3 days and total of 23 updates not yet done

Anyone can help me and thanks.

What is this cookie? Spyware Cookie?

TongCN — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:15:44 +0800

Whenever I visit forum.lowyat.net, my cookie will include these 2 cookies which are:

(i) bs.serving-sys.com
(ii) serving-sys.com

Have been google-ing both and found that someone saying that it is spyware cookie. Are they harmful?
Btw, I check my cookie using CCleaner and currently using Avast! 4.8 antivirus and windows Firewall (Use also = no use )

EDIT: Got a 3rd one: avn.innity.com

Modem and Router light keep blinking even no use.

TongCN — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:50:28 +0800

Ok, I will straightly going into my problem here.

I just realize that the "internet light" of my modem and router will keep blinking (which means there's some data sending out or receiving) even there is no computer connected to it. Some ppl's modem is showing DSL instead of "internet".

When I open my PC and check the Local Area Connections Status, the packets will sent out and receiving and yet, I'm not using internet or doing some surfing or windows update. I can 100% confirm that there is no internet usage when I am checking this.

Anyone can help me to deal with this problem ? Is there any log analysis to help me check the activity ? I'm using Window XP SP3 by the way. Thanks.

PS: my bad for not mentioning, it's not the line is not stable. What I mean is that there is no internet activity but my router will still receive data. Including there is no computer connect direct to the router.

PSP 2000 analog problem

TongCN — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:51:06 +0800

Bought my PSP 2000 last year, Japan model.

Seldom play games using analog because kinda dislike using analog on PSP

Last time played the God of War already found out that my character will keep running upward even I didn't push on it.
I noticed that it's my analog problem and can be solved when I keep rotating the analog. So didn't really take care about it.

However I noticed that the problem is getting often, playing the Star War Force Unleashed, it will keep selecting upward in the menu (kinda annoying); playing Monster Hunter, the character keep running upward and so on. Even I adjusted it and restart my PSP, problem coming out again

Anyone also facing this kind of problem and have any solutions to solve it ? I heard that someone even remove the analog and the character still moving in one direction .

NDSL lite battery life issue

TongCN — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:04:48 +0800

Just bought my NDSL 1 week ago and enjoying playing it, but there's one problem: battery life won't last long.

I'm using EDGE flash card, lowest light and with75% of volume but the battery life is only like around 5 hours. The game i was playing is Jump Ultimate Stars which i believe it won't cost more battery usage than those 3D games.

Is this battery life normal? cause from the manual, it said that with lowest light + sound = around 15hours for original games.