Blairgowrie

Sorry Rog. I am not making myself clear. I can't location the Natural Point folder in program files.

I know i've been playing this game to long when... I start checking the gauges on my car to see how much ammo is left.

I think you just copy it into the Profiles file when it has already been created by someone else. I think the new ones are the profiles you create yourself. I am sure Dieg777 or B16 will be along soon to set me straight.

Rookie question. I am trying to add a profile (Charvel's) to my track IR file but can't find a Track IRfolder for it in Programe files. I know it is there because it opens and I can see it in add and remove programes.

Welcome back m8. And yes, I hate to admit it but we did miss you I will certainly be UP for it tomorrow Wednesday so no need to play with yourself. I think your best bet is to start at 3pm EST to give the UK guys a chance to see their families before they go off to bed.

I have to agree with all your points Freelancer particularily the push to talk feature on TS and the skin download. We had several people using voice activated on Sunday and it was not good. The Joint Ops guys forbid the use of voice activated because of the distraction.

Good point JP. How would Microshaft know which computer you were reformatting as long as you didn't do them as often as Quazi does..

I saw your post on the UBI Forum m8 and now this is the icing on the cake. Beautiful pictures. I know you are very proud of your old man. Just from the pics, you can tell he was one heck of a dude.

I am sure Rog or I could walk Animal through Port Forwarding for his router on TS or even better MSN.

sged m8. Please do not take this personally. It was not intended to be a criticism of your connection or your hosting. If it came across that way then I apologize. Your contribution in hosting is greatly appreciated as it is for all the other hosters. I started this thread to find out what the group thought about how we should handle the increase in numbers and the consequences of it. There has been some excellent input and suggestions from the group and I hope there will be more. As the host, you can set your own rules so if you want to include takeoffs then so be it.

I am away out of my depth on this but it seems to me the host has to have a ton of bandwidth to handle 18 players. I can just imagine the packets flying backwards and forwards from 18 pilots. On the other hand a client on dial up is only concerned about his up and down to the host. If the host gets strained you get lost packets and lag. Based on my own experience, in addition to speed you need stability. My first provider had me hopping from tower to tower for several hundred miles. Each hop carries packet loss risk. My new ISP will have me going to one tower 23 kms away then into fibre optic cable.

Crazy Ivan has a ultra fast High Speed connection with something like 14 Mbps down. He posted a speed test on General Discussion a couple of months ago. I hope to get a similiar connection within the month. Animal in the UK has a 10 Mbps connection and we might get him set up to do some hosting for us, right Kling?

If we all stayed on the DD server but different rooms. it wouldn't be hard to see who was in each group and balance if need be. It also wouldn't be difficult to get a second host once we saw how many pilots showed up to fly. Not sure about the clique issue or if it is even a potential issue. A commercial server would solve the lag issue but wouldn't address the 4 other points I raised. I know Rog has some thoughts on a dedicated server. This may not become an issue in the future. Perhaps yesterday was just an anomaly. Just something we should keep an eye on and be prepared to adjust to.

It was great to see so many of you show up yesterday. I think we counted 18 pilots at the high point in attendance. What I am about to say may spark some debate but I thought I should post my observations and get some other opinions. A couple of you remarked that you really enjoyed having so many pilots in the air. I am not sure I agree with that statement. 1. I saw a lot of warping as did others making shooting very difficult. A famous Scottish aviator who shall remain nameless was heard to say that he couldn't hit a barn door just before he left. 2. After several take off crashes following lengthy delays, I suggested to the host that he change the difficulty settings to air starts. That speeded the process up but take-offs IMHO are an essential part of the sim. 3. Chances of being killed or damaged jump considerably usually by a pilot you never even see. 4. Communication became difficult with several people talking over one another on TS. Dare I say it; some of chatter may have been unnecessary and distracting. 5. If you were killed early, it sure was a long wait until the next coop. I have always felt that the perfect number for coops is between 8 and 10 and wonder if we shouldn't have two hosts when we get that many players. Comments welcome.

Dang! Helen's PC has a hack copy of Windows on it and she is getting ominous messages from Microshaft saying" You may be a victim of a counterfeit version of Windows. Just click here and buy a legal copy."

How many home PC's can you install Windows XP on from the same product number? Or is it one pc per one licence?

Thank you Mr. Sloan sir. I now have a new gmail account.

Found my gmail account but can't remember the password. I was also unable to answer their skill testing questions such as "What was your first phone number?" Could you please look after another invite for me?

Thanks Rog. I thought that would be the case. Until their server got hacked I was able to get away with it but they must have blocked that hole after the hack. I can still access my High Speed FX email account and send emails by going in to their website via the Internet. This was how I checked emails when I was in the UK last year. But my address book is back in Thunderbird and there doesn't seem to be an option to import it. My contact at Packet Works is on holiday until July 24 although I am sure one of his minions could set up an email account for me. I thought you would enjoy seeing your name in my example. Just proves you read everything. Not sure I remember the details of my Gmail account but I will have a keek.

This is becoming a real pain. Here is what happens when I try to sent an email using Thunderbird. Keep in mind my email is still with Highspeedfx but my Internet is now with Packet Works. The forged IP is my new IP from Packet Works. Any suggestions B16?

Way to go Beebop. Well deserved.

Neither my computer or tower were effected. It was just my Internet Service provider's email server.

It is now Thursday evening and still screwed up. I can receive emails but not send. I saw your email Jensenpark but can't respond yet.

Yes Von Tonar. They have HP compatible cartridges. I thought I had included a link for you but it seems to have disappeared. So here it is. http://piloshop.ca/inkjetcartridges/cPa ... 02680.html

I have always been amazed at how expensive printer cartridges are. Usually up to $16.00 for a Canon colour. I did a websearch on printer inks and came up with a mail order place in Montreal. I am sure there are many others. Anyway, they advertised a Canon compatible printer ink for $2.69 a cartridge. Although I was a bit skeptical, I ordered a bunch of them for my printer and also for my wife's. They arrived within 10 days and they work just as well as the official Canon ones. A big saving.