oooh it IS a normal thing...guess they engineered that part to have really really low melting point lol...sorry i forgot to use thumbnails haha

@derred
rosewill lcd cleaner?..like those window cleaning solution but for lcd's?...guess i have to shop around for it...nvr seen before tho

huh? i dun understand what it mean ooo
anyone explain it in simplified english?

i just wipe mine with micro fibre cloth....either way dust still sticks to it...just ordered a 22" wide for my xps to be used at home

Thats why u need the cleaner. Either buy those specific for lcd or just use the glass/window cleaner for home use.

I just use plain water and a 3M Microfibre cloth... Take care when you clean LCD's with window cleaners... "Windex" (a window cleaner brand) specifically destroys your LCD, as has been confirmed HERE... The people on the thread also states that any alcohol based glass/window cleaning solutions will damage the glossy coating of our LCD, unless it's specifically designed to clean LCDs; or something like that...

More LCD cleaning tips straight from Dell HERE...

This is why I just use plain water and the microfibre cloth for my M1210...

Simplified eng... Hmm, the hole in your Windows Certificate is normal, and it's engineered to be that way...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 2 2007, 01:12 PM

is the cloth used to wipe spectacles considered as
"micro-fibre"?


Edit
NOTE:

There are many cleaning solutions sold specifically as LCD cleaners. You can use these to clean LCD screens on Dell notebooks. Alternately, you may use a 50/50 isopropyl alcohol and water mixture. Microfiber cloths such as those used to clean eyeglasses are excellent for use with LCDs.


woops...i replied before i got to read that LOL...sry sry

This post has been edited by AzeL: Jul 2 2007, 01:48 PM

Sadly, with the advent of the M1330, this thread seems destined for obscurity...

Oh well, lets try to find some stuff to fill it up, shall we? A few how-tos in my mind rite now... I hope I can translate them into writing quickly enough...

TAKE CHARGE OF WINDOWS STARTUP: MSCONFIG

I dunno if most of you know how to do this already, but for those who don't, read on...

Wondering why your Vista (or XP, it works regardless) takes its own sweet time to start up? It probably because of the fact you have about a 100 programs designed to start at boot (which is bad)...

How do we take charge of the situation? It's gonna get a bit technical from this point on, but if you want to try to take charge of the situation, read on!

There are some programs that are designed specifically for this task, but for now, lets stick with what the big M has provided us... Namely, MSCONFIG.EXE...

DISCLAIMER: IMPROPER MESSING AROUND WITH MSCONFIG CAN MESS UP YOUR WINDOWS, but not by much, as I've never had Windows corrupting itself over playing around with the STARTUP tab... Try not to play around with anything else unless you KNOW what you're doing...

So, what do we do with this program?

1. *Vista* Press the windows key, straight away type "msconfig" and press enter. A UAC prompt will come up asking you to confirm this action. Press "Continue".

*XP* Select RUN from the START menu (or just press WIN+R). Type "msconfig.exe" and press enter.

2. Go to the tab marked "Startup". Don't touch anything else.

3. Deselect stuff you don't think is useful for you. For a typical M1210 installation, stuff that you DON'T need include:

- Both entries from nVidia (the driver helper AND the other one).
- Any stuff from Roxio.
- Dell's own utilities (unless you're fond of QuickSet, which I don't use).
- Creative's media library thingy (but not the Updreg, read on below).
- Any IM client (MSN, YM, GTalk, Whatever - you can start this up when you want to IM).
- Any P2P stuff (Ares, LimeWire, BitTorrent - again, start this up when you want it to)
- Acrobat Quick Loader (You really don't need this, switch to FOXIT READER for faster PDF reading).
- Any form of Microsoft Office quickloaders (again, when you need it, find it).

Stuff you ABSOLUTELY NEED (at least for the M1210):

- Windows Defender (Unless you're using your own Malware scanner)
- Creative's Updreg (seems to keep your Audigy Software edition drivers working)
- Synaptic's Pointing Device Driver (keeps the touchpad working as it should)
- Broadcom's Bluetooth Software (keeps the bluetooth working)
- C-Major Audio (keeps the sound working, and gives you a choice to switch to S/PDIF / surround output)
- Your anti-virus (Mine's NOD32)
- Windows Sidebar (If you need it, I don't)

4. Restart/reboot.

5. After reboot, Windows Vista will tell you that a program has been blocked from running at startup. That's just MSCONFIG, so wait until everything has been started, left click on the icon, pick "run blocked programs" to show a dialog box. In XP, the dialog box simply appears after start-up.

6. Select the "Do not start MSCONFIG at startup..." or something checkbox and press "Cancel".

7. Re-run MSCONFIG if something goes wrong, and try enabling a what you think might have caused the problem...

It's a trial and error thing, but it CAN speed up your start-up considerably (I've seen people taking 5 minutes to boot just because they have 20 programs running at start up)... I'll post up a services tweaking guide if you guys feel like it, but that's quite a step up - as it really DOES have the power to break your Windows...

Msconfig can also help rid you of any adware/malware... By deselecting stuff YOU KNOW isn't part of your laptop's normal systems...

And, this works across a variety of systems, not just the Dell XPS M1210... But you'll have to KNOW FIRST what's needed and what's not... And for that, GOOGLE should be your best friend...

If you're not sure what you need/don't need, PM me a screen shot of your MSCONFIG, and I'll try to help...

For the sake of referance: WHAT I'M RUNNING AT STARTUP

Windows Defender
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Creative Updreg
C-Major Audio
NOD32 Antivirus System
I8FanGUI Application (Temp measurement Software)
Avedesk 2.0 (GUI modification app - creates nice sharp PNG icons on the desktop)
QuckGammaLoader by Eberhard Werle (helps the nVidia drivers to keep the Gamma settings like I want it to)
Bluetooth Software

I have two more programs, AutoHotKey (hotkey program) and Samurize (GUI modding, CPU/RAM/Swap monitoring), running with admin privileges at logon (which Vista doesn't allow actually) through a loophole in the Task Scheduler... But that's a whole different story...

I hope this helps... And as always, correct me if I'm wrong...

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Added on July 3, 2007, 3:06 amNext up:

1) Using modded Vista themes ala XP with hacked system files, IF YOU DARE...

2) Modding your Vista Log-On screen - the HARD way and the EASY way...

3) Using AutoHotKey to turn your multi-button mouse into a Program Launcher / Task Controller (at the fraction of the usual RAM usage of a manufacturer provided program, e.g. Logitech's Quickset)... Or just using it to create convenient hotkeys to launch programs...

Which one do you guys think I should do first?

UPDATE ON BETA 106.03 NVIDIA DRIVERS: It DOES NOT play well with 3rd-Party (aka, downloadable) OpenGL screensavers... Screws up Aero after a while...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 3 2007, 03:29 AM

Good job Eiraku, i think number 2) is not necessary as most of us can just donwload from LogonStudio and do it ourselves. Do others, either one first I dont care. I think everything shud be great to have.

help me with mine...im still using media direct and quickset...until u teach me how to use autohotkey that is hehe...i have no idea what the nwiz does

I'm using Vista and sometimes right, the windows will kinda screw up.

Like I won't be able to right click and won't be able to click anything as well. (nothing to do with the mouse i think).I have to restart it and everything will be fine then.

Wow i couldnt believe myself.

Okay... Lets see...

You can safely uncheck:

1. Java (that's just the Java updater - as always, we'll update it when we want to).

2. Macrovision yada yada (that's the InstallShield updater... see above).

3. Common SDK (I don't know what that does, but I know Roxio Creator functions without it. Provided you did not install any other Sonic/Roxio product that needs this).

4. Cyberlink Power yada yada (You don't really need this... You can open up Media Center manually while in Windows, right? What's Media Direct gotta do with Vista?).

5. Creative Volume Control (How many volume controls do we need?).

6. All three nVidia entries - nwiz.exe included (I never have any problems NOT loading any of these. I wonder why nV's forcing them down our throats. And nwiz.exe is supposedly just another nVidia control panel. But if it reappears after deselecting it the next time you run MSCONFIG, it MIGHT just be a virus/worm/trojan).

7. Installshield yada yada (Again, part of the Installshield stuff, not running here and still can install stuff fine... ).

8. Digital Line Detect (ONLY IF you're NOT using the modem for something useful... If you ARE, leave it on).

Try it out and restart... See if it helps any...

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Added on July 3, 2007, 3:09 pmDetails? If what you mean is the taskbar, start menu and some windows starts corrupting themselves (aka, icons start moving where they aren't supposed to, buttons go missing), then recheck your screensaver... I'm on Vista's "ribbons" right now, and so far no problems what so ever...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 3 2007, 03:09 PM

no the icons doesnt start moving etc.I just can't right click.And sometimes, i can't left click as well.Screensavers are disabled.

The last time it happened, the laptop was idle for a few hours (display turned off).

did what u said exactly...nwiz didnt start up again so i guess its a legit not some trojan/virus etc lol...i tot the media buttons didnt work coz the volume bar didnt show up when i press up or down vol at the media direct buttons...but i try on media player and the volume works fine...just no the bar to see...hmm so far slight improvement in startup...a few seconds...but shutdown is much faster lol (idle mode shutdown that is)

one thing annoying me...i use the LV2G 160.03 driver..but the windows autoupdate replaces it with the official driver...3rd time alr this happen...should i disable win autoupdate?

I hope it's not Windows Indexer taxing your system until it becomes unresponsive (that's why I turn it off)...

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Added on July 3, 2007, 4:35 pmPick "Windows Updates" --> "Change Settings" (somewhere on the left pane) --> "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"...

And pick every update EXCEPT the driver update...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 3 2007, 04:35 PM

okie did that alr...now im all set to face the world outside the vault!...ooops...carried away there lol

Yes, here's to hoping we can run Fallout 3 on our M1210s... At least on low everything...

man on low everything that would seriously suck...id rather they not go with oblivion style and stick to the original...i have fallout 1 n 2 disc...vista cant play

EDIT:my wi-fi catcher dont work anymore...maybe one of the startup files i disabled has something to do with it?

This post has been edited by AzeL: Jul 4 2007, 12:29 AM