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There was a discussion on Sunday about backing up data and restoring data and Rog and I were recommending a program called Norton Ghost. As TS aint the best for discussion then Id like to repeat the benifits of this utility for the squad members 1) Ghost is a small program that takes an exact snapshop of your hard drive( or drives) at the time, this can then be used to recover your system to this exact state 2) you can copy this snapshop to another folder or partition or cd or dvd 3) you can explore the backup and recover individual files or folders e.g. il2 folder 4) the backup can be automatically updated to keep your system up to date. I would recommend that it is useful to i)copy your windows install after installing xp, service packs and fixes and drivers then ii)have a second backup once you have all your main programs installed and patched and iii)finally a third that you keep updated. It works better than system restore in that it does not eat resources and is independant of windows so if windows crashes you can restore your system IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT 10 MINS to completly get back to where you were- a working system fully up to date here is a link on using ghost - http://ghost.radified.com/ where he describes how to use GHOST and how to set up a recovery disc etc. now some might think all this backup is a bit paranoid but just wait until 10 seconds after youve done a quick tweak or patch or fix and you get the blue screen and then windows wont boot - and you look at that $1000 piece of plastic and circuit boards sitting in front of you -doing nothin - I know iv been there and it took about 2 weeks to get everything back to where it was. hope this helps

fortunatly we have forseen your evil plan doctor and we have a reply waiting

I have done several reviews over at airwarfare - see here http://www.airwarfare.com/phpBB2/viewfo ... ee875e4b4a hope this helps

yeah mate - I have heard they sometimes came loose- aftermarket fans were used by those who overclocked as stock was borderline for this use. might have got away with just cleaning it well but $20 isnt much for peace of mind- check that power supply to card is fitted correctly and if possible put it on a single lead from power supply unit - dont branch any other connections - this helps.

I hope that we keep in touch with FI as I have never had a chance to fly with these guys and like the variety when others join in - the joints ops guys for example are a good bunch. It does make it difficult for the host as he has to ensure good missions with sufficient plane choice when large numbers turn up but weve not had a problem in the past . There was a very good turn out last night and the pings settled down after the first co-op so hopefully we wont ever have to restrict numbers. thanks for your efforts in trying to get it sorted out Jim and hopefully the next meet will be a sucess.

really enjoyed last night - nice set of co-ops and planesets - nice choice mine host

thanks mate- it is appreciated

well whip me with a tickling stick until I stop breathing with laughter- it actually worked- Ill need to sacrifice a virgin to the help desk gods in atonement for ever doubting their wisdom here boy cummon little hell hound here boy see the nice bone I have for you - that- oh its just a little sacrificial alter nothing for you to worry about- you just lie down on it with your head streatched out - Good boy -HEHEHEHEHE

Im having problems with ADSL connection - the helpless desk sugests switching it off for a few hours and trying again ??!!!? RIGHT NOT but iv got to give it a go - this is via dial up and costing a fortune so if I dont get it fixed then im not making it tonoght-- if anyone knows what error 0721 - unable to varify username or password is about then let me know - the helpless desk confirmed I am useing the correct username and password ?!!!? GRRRRRRRRRRR dave

I was drunk at the time your honour- I remember nothing - AAAARGH the memories !!!!!!!

Hope you guys aint missing my lawn darting too much - I am sitting in an internet cafe in portugal with a beer just now - going sunbathing later so will be chillin by the pool with more beers !!! I will see psychos missions when I get back and should be able to join you all on Sunday cheers Dave

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downloading now - thank you

mode 1 is take off for me mode 2 is flying and firing mode 3 is unusual items e.g. fire extinguishers and some views In mode 2 I have flaps on the hat 1 button push up, pull down. I have elevator trim on thumb rotary and prop pitch on second mixture is on second rotary on mode 2 + pinky - hat button 3 up is used for radiator in normal mode and supercharger in shift mode and rudder trim left and right these are the basics hope it helps

First of 3 official add ons release date announced http://forums.ubi.com/groupee/forums/a/ ... 1251052824 start saving guys - although I dont think that it will be that expensive- one thing to note is that it will update your version number so if you install it you can only play on servers with same version number.

seemz like a few dogz are going thro hassle just now - we will need to sacrifice something to the gods to appease them. sorry to hear your troubles mate

Dazza - you will need the profiling software to make it work - go to UBI forums and find a post by tully - in community help section is best - and in his sig there are links to profiles- this will help you get started. he has instructions on what button does what in the download. he has good instructions in www.airwarfare.com in guide section for setting up sticks in general good luck

Thats a bummer mate- you search for your best choice, pay yer cash, eagerly await delivery and its a dog- then to cap it all support is as much use as a fart in a spacesuit. this kind of shite makes me really mad. I hope you get it sorted, you should phone and write to the sales staff to complain about your treatment and demand that they get someone competent to support your pc, failing that threaten to return it to them and demand money back and compensation- I hope you guys have the same distance selling laws that we have so you can return and get full refund if necesserry. BTW are you running windows media centre ? XP pro is a better system for gaming- if thats the primary purpose of pc

YOuz are too good - I removed a LOT of AA as I thought it was impossible- the AA is about 1/3 of what I had in at first. I like the bombers circling :twisted: I try to put in something different- at a distance they look like a swarm of fighters waiting for you :wink: Next time Ill try to make it a bit harder :twisted: :twisted: :diabloanifire:

OK- we have a leader in the clubhouse - an outstanding effort by Rog - the rocket man- 21mins 30 secs right rog - now do it again with bombs this time-

track dont work mate- wont load and freezes PC - please check it as I really want to see this

Fine! Then I am taking a B-25 with unlimited parafrags and I am going to drop them over every, single square inch of that island from around 3000m until it looks like its freakin' snowing. HAH! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I'm going unlimited ammo with an AI PE8, 5000Kg bombs......there will be no freakin' island by the time I'm done :roll: :toothy7: YOU DOGZ !!!!!!!!!!

I agree with what Quazi and Waldo.pepper have written - it is unrealistic, that in real life most good shots had their convergencies at 250m and below - BUT - in this game I have found that for nose guns such as on the Bf 109 1000m gives me more sucess on line- and that with wing guns I get better results at 500m - 700m I also agree about the hitting power decreasing with range- it seems to me that the german guns hit ok at the longe range but that the Spitfires like to be shorter- I cant comment on american 50s as I rarely fly these. I still cant work out the flight and convergence of the 30mm so this eludes me. I dont think Im that bad in flying a 109 so poor flying isnt the reason for this , Ill admit to being not a very good shot and this added to the peculiarities of aircraft LODs and online play makes the longer range work for me - even tho I try to make sure that I dont hold concentrated fire unless plane is max of 200m ( plane is 1/2 size of ring ) distance. To expand a little I fly the 109 on dogfight servers and so tend to BnZ and find that the bandit aircraft appears slower until LOD changes ( turns from dot to airplane shape) then seem to accelerate- this is typically just around the fireing solution so I try to fire an initial burst just after this happens and zoom up to see results. If I get sucked into turning fight then I try to hold fire until much closer as the aircraft detail is now better. On co-ops I fly more relaxed and its more fun so will stick in around the furball to help mates or engage mates etc So IMHO convergence is personal and might even change from plane to plane for you- it does for me- I have put in lots of time offline and online trying to find my settings and can only suggest you try moving it out and see if it works for you guys. ~s~

Sorry guys I thought the brief was clear- I will try to make sure it is better in the next one. The rules for the medal are- unlimited ammo but only one rocket launch / bomb release button push per run. you can strafe with cannon or m/c to your hearts content. I chose the 250 bombs over 500 as the mosqueto suffered when loaded up with 500 bombs and the 250 will do the damage required, but if others wish to use the 500s its ok. The mission was designed to improve our ground attack so I wanted to limit the bombs/missiles as otherwise you could theoretically just fly around with the button down and carpet bomb to obtain objective and that wasnt the point. If you arent interested in the cometition then of course you can play or edit the mission as you wish. good luck all

you can take the 4* 500 but only one bomb release / rocket fire button press per pass so I think that will only allow 2 bombs droped- sorry mate