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# Very OT, but need help...
...I've just formatted my HD and reinstalled Windows 2000 (SP4) as per usual, and now every time the computer boots up, just as it gets past the 'applying personal settings' stage, the PC speaker lets out a really loud high-pitched beep that lasts for about a second and a half.

Driving me nuts, can anyone offer any helpful ideas?
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:33, archived)
# second and a half
why bother?
(I helped save b3ta! Laughing Boy, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:35, archived)
# you r l33t.
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:39, archived)
#
im what?
(I helped save b3ta! Laughing Boy, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:44, archived)
# rereading ssg's comment
would suggest you r l33t
(I helped save b3ta! Sunshine Elephant, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:46, archived)
#
what is I33t
(I helped save b3ta! Laughing Boy, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:47, archived)
# u
r
(I helped save b3ta! LP, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:49, archived)
# nobody knows what l33t is,
you have to discover it for yourself
(I helped save b3ta! Sunshine Elephant, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:50, archived)
# Or if you don't
have several months to spare you can ch33t
(I helped save b3ta! Dogtanian, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:52, archived)
# The BBC truly knows Fuck All.
"The best place to use l33t speak is in a brief expression of excitement, when you are just playing around or in a supreme example of your geeky prowess."

LOL!1!1!1!1ROFLMAO11!1!1!1!WTF etc.etc.
(I helped save b3ta! GR33DY, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:30, archived)
# l33t
(I helped save b3ta! Mr Peet, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:50, archived)
# shorthand elite code for
"elite"

obviousity alert
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:52, archived)
# the first rule of l33t club
is no-one talks about l33t club
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:55, archived)
# this looks like a job for
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:56, archived)
# wtf
(I helped save b3ta! Sunshine Elephant, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:59, archived)
# Home of the Baguette
(I helped save b3ta! Cadmus has teh uplikn coeds at, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:08, archived)
# exactly
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:00, archived)
# turn your speakers down
or rereformat
Really I can't help
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:35, archived)
# disconnect the pc speaker
it's easy
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:35, archived)
# But...
... I like hearing that lovely short beep when the computer gets past the POST, telling me that everything is lovely and working fine :)
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:36, archived)
# keep your hands near the plug
wait for the post beep
unplug
let windows start
plug it back in
wash hands
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:41, archived)
# hygiene
I like that
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:43, archived)
# A fantastic suggestion...
... but to plug it back in every time would require disconnecting the IDE cables (they are directly above the pins, and get in the way) which I think Windows would complain about a bit more ;)
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:43, archived)
# you can
press pause in between the steps mentioned above =:)
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:45, archived)
#
Why yes, I forgot about that key :D

Still a hassle though, looks like I'll just have to live with it until my next scheduled reformat.
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:49, archived)
# in which case
fit a switch to the front of your machine which does the connecting/disconnecting, a nice big one.

preferably one of these
(I helped save b3ta! LP, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:46, archived)
# !
Ka-Chunk!
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:50, archived)
#
How clever :) Investigate further, will I.
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:51, archived)
# ack
is it the POST beep that`s annoying you, or something inside Windows?
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:50, archived)
#
Its not the POST beep. I like that, that tells me whats wrong (if anything).

Its a beep that comes from inside Windows, just as it gets past the "Applying personal settings" stage of the startup procedure. The desktop hasn't appeared (save for the background colour (not wallpaper) and mouse pointer) and it is really high-pitched and loud.

So high-pitched and loud that I didn't think it was the PC speaker at first, but I unplugged it once and it solved the problem. But, as said, I like the POST beep, so I've plugged it back in now.
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:52, archived)
# I really have no idea
about this - could it be a problem with Windows waiting for the sound card driver to kick in properly? Win 2K is pretty crappy for driver support

failing that, I dunno, I`ve never come across the problem before
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:04, archived)
# Neither have I...
...I've been using Win2K for a couple of years now with no trouble, just seems to be since this reformat.

If it wasn't such a PITA installing everything again I'd just reformat again and start over.

I don't think its the sound card driver, but its a possibility. I'm not using the included driver, I'm using the latest version (SB Live! 5.1 is the card) from the Creative site.

Cheers for your help anywoo.
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:08, archived)
# Unplug
the PC speaker from the motherboard.
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:36, archived)
# bhhahaha!
well yeah,
hey stick figure! wanna send me the unprotected swf for your christopher walken dance anim? Im doing a lot of encoding for palmpixels.com, we go live mid next week etal.
(I helped save b3ta! Alfie, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:37, archived)
# Yeah, sure
gimme a moment, I backed up all my stuff the other day, gotta find the CDs.
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:38, archived)
# grand
alfied at sportbusiness dot com would be cool - could you do me a zip of what you feel is your best animated work? with what were doing with T-Mobile, it may be that because your images are funny inherently and not through text based jokes that your work would be good for mobile mms delivery...
(I helped save b3ta! Alfie, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:40, archived)
# Coo
sure thing.
*gets to work*
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:43, archived)
# wheeeee!
=)
(I helped save b3ta! Alfie, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:43, archived)
# hey mr alfie type person
*professor frink voice end*

i have the url palmcinema.co.uk, which i did sod all with, if you want it repointing to you.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:46, archived)
# wow
that would be good in the longer term, really good in fact - at the same time that palmpixels is mainly animation for handheld driven, I already have some good content from filmaker friends of mine. Theres bugger all good online for handhelds, and now with processor speeds improving and big fuck off memory cards, real film for handhelds is possible. Were at a real tipping point, and palmcinema.co.uk would be a great url. What is youer interest? Do you use a handheld, what were you going to do with it?
(I helped save b3ta! Alfie, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:53, archived)
# same thing
lots of submissions, but when i registered it gMovie was the only format, and its shit compared to kinoma. at the mo, if you click on www.palmcinema.co.uk/ it takes you to a familiar site...
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:59, archived)
# I keep mentioning this place
but have you seen pocketmovies.com? lots of hand-held-sized movies and information... if you only look for palm when searching, you miss a lot of stuff that can be converted with little/no effort

pocketpcflash.net is another one... I wish I could get flash on my phone, still according to what I've found it's on it's way :-)
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:59, archived)
# not sure
hat you mean, If its pocketmovies.net, I know it, but its drab, has no exclusive content, and I think it only encodes for pocket pc. In terms of content, the only content on palmpixels will be very animation specific with a section for shorts, the thing is, theres bugger all around for palm really yet, so I hope palmpixels will be popular as the content will be good, I dont need a trailer for the next spiderman movie particularly...

edit - in fact, theyre all mpeg1 content. There is a program called mmplayer, from www.mmplayer.com which natively plays avi and mpeg - its shaping up to be quite good, and removes the necessity for proprietary programs like fireviewer and kinoma.
(I helped save b3ta! Alfie, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:01, archived)
# fair enough
the encoding I've seen has all been generic avi or mpeg, not specific to pocket pcs.

still, as you say, it's hardly an inspiring site - I look forward to seeing what yours will be like and what you'll have. it'd be nicer if sites didn't get hung up on device-specific things and tried to cater for greater communities, I think... all hand-helds, instead of single devices, stuff like that
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:04, archived)
# Check
your bios settings (hit Del when it's starting up usually). Morning All
(I helped save b3ta! Dogtanian, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:36, archived)
#
These people have the solution to all windows woes


*runs*
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:36, archived)
# cheeky
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:37, archived)
#
Has the Mac managed to move away from a one-buttoned mouse yet?

I like my five buttons :D
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:38, archived)
# five?
why do you need five buttons?
I have 2 and 2 scroll wheels
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:39, archived)
# I have 5 buttons and 2 wheels
although windows keeps forgetting the second wheel's meant to go sideways...
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:46, archived)
# i have 15 buttons and 9 scroll wheels
so there
(I helped save b3ta! The Incredible... accident free since, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:55, archived)
# i have three buttons
but it's a graphics tablet

/satisfied
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:04, archived)
# If you like
multi buttoned mice, you simply have to plug it in and it works

I *prefer* one mouse button, though
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:40, archived)
# Furry muff...
... I didn't know that.

My Mac experience consists of "drag these pictures from one drive to the other drive" every few days ;)
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:41, archived)
# My mouse has seven buttons!
Yay for my mouse! :-)
(I helped save b3ta! splorp ®, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:40, archived)
# you've been had
you bought a joystick
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:42, archived)
# Oh shit....
...you're right! ;-)
(I helped save b3ta! splorp ®, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:44, archived)
# I can't understand people who try to tell me
it's much better pressing a key on your keyboard and your mouse button, rather than having a second mouse button to click.
That just doesn't make sense to me.
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:41, archived)
#
Most baffling, is it not?

All the Mac-lovers at my workplace (newspaper, so there are lots of them) say exactly the same thing ;)
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:42, archived)
# As I've always said
I don't have a problem with Macs, I'm sure they're fantastic machines, it's usually Mac Zealots that piss me off.
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:45, archived)
# macs are great
but I prefer itty bitty pc machines because for no money I can choose which brand processor to put in and alter as much as I want, without having to replace my computer as a whole. Besides, there's much more software available for pc and it's all so very much cheaper.

But for Photoshop I prefer mac, it also got great firewire standards :o
(I helped save b3ta! notshitashi OMOH, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:48, archived)
# FireWire is great
FireWire support on PCs is supposed to be improving, too, I believe.

My laptop has a FireWire 800 port. Rahh! I don't have asnything to plug into it though :/
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:53, archived)
# Like I say,
I personally prefer to use a mouse with one button. If you prefer two or more, you can use them on the Mac with no headaches.
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:43, archived)
# can you not
achieve the same thing with a held down click?
(I helped save b3ta! LP, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:43, archived)
# I've never really used a Mac
never had the opertunity to, so i can only go on what my mac loving friends tell me.
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:45, archived)
# Mac OS 9
and, to a lesser extent, OS X, is built around the concept of a one button mouse. If you get the chance to sit in front of a mac for a bit, you'll see that there is very rarely a need to use a keyboard modifier... you can do pretty much everything with either a single-click, double-click, held down mouse button or a click and hold.
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:51, archived)
# morning
it`s making this odd noise when you boot into Windows?

haven`t come across it myself, but it sounds like it`s initialising some piece of hardware - did you turn off sounds in the multimedia settings? i.e. no "whoooshy" shite sound when you log in, no "clicky" noises when you browse web pages?

Win2K is smelly anyway :-)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:48, archived)
#
Nah, there are no sounds enabled, one of the first things I turn off.

Only hardware I've added recently is a DVD burner, but unplugging that makes no difference.

My exhaust fan doesn't seem to be spinning any more, but thats not connected to the mobo, just to the PSU.
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:05, archived)
# TJ
Anyone suggest a cheap and cheerful host with no bandwidth restrictions and simple enough for a chump like me who has no idea how to do websites?

nb G&S site is all from templates, surprise surprise...
(ccc, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:48, archived)
# I think
Freeserve will let anyone have 30MB of space, but members (like me) get 5 30MB accounts. Could be wrong though. They also have a wee sitebuilder thingie (which I dropped after 2 minutes and stuck a web server on my own box)
(I helped save b3ta! Reckless_Rik, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:52, archived)
# Aha
I used them before I had broadband and then couldn't access the account.

Shall have a pootle around - cheers.
(ccc, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:53, archived)
# Rubberfeet
is now dead, if you haven't already noticed :(

We should be getting our new (but very slow) hosting up within a week or so, fingers crossed
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:56, archived)
# Hey
Thanks for the hosting - I really appreciated it.
(ccc, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:04, archived)
# T'was
an honour, sir.

Hopefully me and pippy will be able to help out again in the future (unless you find better hosting yourself, of course)
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:08, archived)
# I think you need to follow
these instructions.

www.datadocktorn.nu/us_frag1.php
(Marwood, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 11:55, archived)
#
Windows won't boot any more :(

I'm having to use my slow slow server PC :(

I followed the instructions exactly to the letter. What did I do wrong?
(I helped save b3ta! GazChap, Sat 13 Sep 2003, 12:03, archived)