On a Whim

On a Whim I made some changes. I have 333Mhz Kingston Memory. Ok, here we go...I increased my FSB to 200, I increased my vcore to 1.675, I increased my dram voltage to 2.7, I lowered my multiplier back from 12.5 to 11 ( I took advantage of unlocked multiplier for cpu speed) and my system booted up and reads as an Athlon XP 3200+ @ 2.2Ghz according to CPU-Z and WcpuID and AMD's CpuId. Ok my temps rose about 6 deg C at Idle and running MoHAA I had no problems temps at 54 Deg C immediately upon closing Mohaa. Couldn't get Ghost Recon to run. But this machine IS FAST!!! Is this how fast a stock 3200+ runs w/ 400Mhz ram? Wow!!!! I must say "I LOVE OVERCLOCKING" really brings out the "GEEK" in me, although I must say I am a new B at oc'ing. I have better PSU & different fan for heatsink due at first of week. 400Mhz ram on way when I get $. I actually didn't think I could get my computer to boot into windows after such a drastic increase in FSB. But WOW! Temps still running lower now than they did with KT3V at stock settings(although I had very inadequate cpu cooling and much smaller case with almost NO air circulation). This is GREAT!!!!!!!! Can't wait to get my memory and cooling improvements. Damn this machine IS FAST! Oh well, just wanted to let my bro's here know of my success. Thanks for all the advice and tips.

yes, my 2800+ has multi 12.5... and its unlocked... so i OCed it 17mhz from 12.5x166=2083 to 10.5x200=2100 and now that i've added 17mhz it reads it as a 3000+ lol... jus goes to show how amds ratings are based not only on cache but on FSB
this biznatch is a dog tho... will crash on ya at 2200mhz, piecea crap... i like to keep main rig close to stock anyway...
view yourself as lucky gleonard... cuz i wasn't...

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Condensed Version: http://pastebin.com/eFKpe9wK
Unabridged Version: http://pastebin.com/MQDeQZmF
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BEGIN Setting requested payload actions
[    9660] Thu Dec 02 07:08:13 2010 DEBUG
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Setting action for {00E5C764-9525-44C3-8404-712AD06AE12A} Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 per deployment file.
Setting action for {3BC8460B-085E-47F3-9C62-8FFCBAF11D78} Adobe Flash CS3 per deployment file.
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Selection of payload {24D77A7C-E10B-4057-9974-FAB8BFDAC853} Adobe InDesign CS3 is forbidden by the policy.
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system check
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[    9660] Thu Dec 02 07:08:13 2010 INFO
END Setting requested payload actions
[    9660] Thu Dec 02 07:08:13 2010 WARN
Some payload actions specified in the deployment file could not be applied.
...snip - snip...
[    9660] Thu Dec 02 07:08:17 2010 INFO
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[    9660] Thu Dec 02 07:08:17 2010 FATAL
Exception: Payload actions could not be set. Search the log for "BEGIN Setting requested payload actions" for details.
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[    9660] Thu Dec 02 07:08:17 2010 INFO
I've got some initial questions that pertain to what's in the log file:
The areas in bold: Since the same install also fails on Windows XP machines, what does this mean exactly?
The areas in italics: Can anyone expand on what that means?
The underlined areas: What 'Policy' is this referring to: Setup's own internal policy (like the OS check) or something else?
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Went through the 'Run a silent installation of Adobe Creative Suite 3' document
Went through the 'Troubleshoot installation with install logs | CS3, CS4' document
Used the Adobe Support Advisor to go through the logs, but it always says that no problems are found.
Recreated the install & uninstall XML files, twice, via the "setup.exe --record=1" method for each application & the entire suiteNot that I think this is important, but I was never prompted to enter a serial number when creating the .XML files.
Renamed the XML files for each application (e.g.: Photoshop-install.xml; CS3Suite-install.xml; Flash-remove.xml etc.)
Copied the XML files to a common folder on a network share (e.g.: \\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3\XMLs)
Created install batch files for each application, including the suite, that install via the following command"\\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3\Setup.exe" --mode=silent --deploymentFile="\\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3\XMLs\Photoship-install.xml"
Tried the installs with & without the "--skipProcessCheck=1" switch but there's no change.
No applications are running during the installs.
Verified my application.xml.override file was in \\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3\payloads\AdobeDesignSuitePremiumen_US_Volume
Verified I didn't have any strange characters in my application.xml.override fileI deleted and manually retyped all double quotes just to be sure.
I noticed that the "installSourcePath" property in the install.xml files created point to a local location rather than, what I would expect to be, the installation source folder where I copied the contents of the DVD to. On a whim I changed it to point to the copied DVD files but that didn't seem to help either so I changed it back.
FROM: <Property name="installSourcePath">C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Installers\498b43b77cac072081a5692bfc52804</Property>
TO: <Property name="installSourcePath">\\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3</Property>
Aside from Acrobat Reader 9.4.0, Adobe Flash Player 10 (ActiveX & Plugin) and maybe Shockwave 11, these machines never previously had any other Adobe products installed.
For what its worth, uninstalling Acrobat Reader 9.4.0 doesn't seem to help either. I didn't try removing Flash Player or Shockwave [yet].
Using the install XML files I created via "setup.exe --record=1", when I run installs for the individual applications silently [via batch files] one at a time, all applications install fine except for Illustrator and InDesign: Exit Code 7.
This may further help suggest my application.xml.override file is fine.
Even more interesting is that I get the same error on Windows XP and Windows 7 machines alike. (See the image below taken from an XP machine; the same happens on Windows 7 machines so it doesn't appear this problem is OS specific.)
Other than removing Flash Player, Shockwave and ripping out our Anti-Virus solution (Sophos), which is going to be difficult, is there anything I've missed?
Anyone have suggestions on why Illustrator and InDesign don't install?

I spoke with Adobe Support today and was directed to this support article:
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Although this article speaks to CS5 installations, even though I thought I made it clear that I was working with CS3, I decided to give it a shot anyway.
The first comment passively suggests troubleshooting [all] "install errors using Creative Suite 5 install logs", which links you to CPSID_84451 - http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/844/cpsid_84451.html. But again, its CS3 I'm having trouble with and I've already linked, what I believe to be, a more appropriate CS3 [and CS4] log troubleshooting document in my first post.
Step 1 requires restarting "your computer in a minimized state before running the installer." - This isn't at all optional nor ideal when we're talking about silent installations, especially when they can take place in the middle of the day - its highly distruptive, or deployments in general. Plus, I'm not interested in developing a package that will perform the steps outlined and then undo everything. Its important to note that this isn't a one-off problem: every machine that needs to have CS3 installed experiences this problem. But for what its worth:
I did as instructed in the troubleshooting documentation but it didn't work.
No other applications fail to install, and all but these lone Adobe CS3 apps install fine; what gives?
Step 2 is to perform a repair installation of the Windows Installer. (FYI: Windows 7 ships with 5.0, my version is 5.0.7600.16385, and for the record there doesn't seem to be a redistributable download available at this time.) I can't use this as part of my silent installation package because it calls you to run `sfc /scannow` which is time consuming and, if something is found, often requires a reboot. Fortunately for me, "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."
Step 3 is to preinstall Adobe Air and the AdobeHelp payloads:
AIR isn't part of the CS3 DVD, it has to be downloaded & installed silently (via -silent -eulaAccepted if you don't have the redistributable package); this was done but didn't help.
There isn't an 'AdobeHelp' payload, only 'AdobeHelpViewerAll', which will not allow a manual instalation so I can't do that.
In summary, these tips unfortunately did not solve the problem.

Pages '08, formatting disappears from exported times new roman text

I often work in Pages '08 with .doc files from colleagues. These invariably come in Times New Roman 12pt. When i export my files in word format, all formatting (bolds, italics etc.) has disappeared when they open the files on their own computers. If, however, I ask them to send back the file and opens it, the formatting is there. This seems to happen only when using Times New Roman, not i.e. Helvetica or (simply) Times. This is a very annoying bug, if that is what it is, which makes it hard to use Pages together with MS Word users. Anyone knows a way around this problem?

G'day Jacob,
Many thanks for your reply.
In the end, I've gone with Minion Pro, which I feel has a clean look, and a certain style without being distracting to the detriment of the text's meaning. And the text volume is very much the same as under Times New Roman.
So, how do people choose and categorise type? Is there such a thing as a guide to type -- "Garamond gives an olde-worlde classical look, New Baskerville is New World Georgian" -- that sort of thing? Yes, I realise it's broadly subjective, the feel that certain faces give, but aren't there some broad categorisations that can be made? Or is it totally subjective, and up to the designer's mood and whim?
I imagine everyone has his favourite faces -- my own for standard text is Caxton, but the Bitstream version, which is narrower and sharper than the Adobe one -- but if you want to branch out from the ones you're already familiar with, is there a way that people can get a guide or choose for a project, other than simply trying different faces until they find one they like?

Customizing the Home Screen Status Bar

I know right now that the ability to customize the home screen is more or less limited to the arrangement of the icons, right?
What I want is the ability to place a 'new mail' or 'new sms' icon at the top of the home screen, along the status bar where the time and signal strength are currently displayed.
That way I can see at a glance if I have new messages, even when the phone is locked, by hitting the unlock button at the top of the phone.
Luckily the SMS preview gives me that status, but I still need to manually unlock the phone with the passcode before I can see if I have any new email. I don't use an audible alert for incoming email.
I'd also prefer the option to have new sms messages neither display a preview nor even display a name on the home screen.
In short, I want more control over the behavior and display of the home screen. I've seen some rumblings that the Apple SDK disallows interaction with the home screen. If so, iPhone users are completely at the whim of Apple to include new home screen functionality.
I'm not happy with that arrangement.
Coming from the Windows Mobile word, I'm finding Apple to be a very closed system. I knew ahead of time that there would be some diminished flexibility, but I didn't expect this much of a drop.

Apparently you do not have a question, but it seems that you have some feedback for Apple. As this is a users forum, populated by iphone users -not Apple, perhaps you need the address for feedback that Apple does receive:
www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

EFI Update 2.9 other issue

After EFI update 2.9 Wifi no longer automatically connects to remembered networks on wake. I was having the highly delayed wake issue on occasion that this update was said to fix. Now even time I open the lid (100% of the time so far) i must manually connect to my home network it will not automatically connect. any ideas?

I had this same issue. On an uneducated whim, I totally Shut Down my Computer, waited about 5 minutes, then pressed the Power Button and
it has been 2 days and No More Problem with the WiFi issue.
I might be speaking too soon, but, so far in the past 2 days it seems to connect!
You can also try to delete the Network you use in System Preferences Network Advanced and then Add it back then go up to the WiFi Icon and turn it off, Then turn it back on and check Remember this Network. Someone suggested that, but so far just Turning Off My Air and waiting 5 minutes, the turn it back on solved my problem.

Another MBP 15" (2011) with dead Battery... or is it?

Bought in August 2011, now 15 months ago so warranty is void of course.
Yesterday morning I plugged my MBP in after being left in standby mode during the night. Noticed the battery was 50% and charging. I started working as usual. During the afternoon I noticed that the palmrest was unusually warm - not hot - just warm! I didn't think much about it though as I was busy working.
Suddenly out of nowhere - boom! - it just dies! Black screen, stone dead! Im startled, just sitting for several seconds and just watching the black screen. What the h*ll just happened?
So I press the power button and it whims alive again, but immediately enters a loop where it starts up and shuts down again after a few seconds, starts up, shuts down.... this happens maybe 15 - 20 times. Power led (or the SIL which I now know is the correct name) is flashing, some times rapidly and some times slowly.
After MBP going completely nuts for a good while it finally boots to desktop. But battery is at 0% and not charging. Under the menu it says "Replace now".
My first thought was "Oh, is this the infamous SMC / PRAM bug" ? So I read up and try all the reset tricks. YES! ALL OF THEM! But to no avail.
Can the battery really break down like that? It only has 76 charge cycles according to System Information. Apple says its good for 1000 cycles!!
Folks, I doubt the battery is broken just like that. I think it's the SMC that has gone bonkers. Why? Because:
- Battery not charging (obviously)
- Fans are not spinning up even under 100% CPU load
- Screen flashes erradically during boot (it didn't do that before)
- Keyboard light can not be adjusted
- SIL (power led) flashes 5 times on power up
So I was hoping I could fix it by re-flashing it, but I can't seem to find any info about this. I don't know if re-flashing the EFI would help, but even this seems impossible.
So, here I am with a perfect, mint condition $3000 laptop that is not a laptop any more. I can only imagine the "repair" costs. Thank you Apple for selling me expensive, polished junk! This is my first Apple and I was hesistant shelling out so much money for a laptop, especially after reading about many people complaining about their failing machines. Seems I should have listened!
If anyone have similar experience or have any tips on how to fix the SMC, please post in this thread.
Thanks.
Don
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:          2.2 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Boot ROM Version:          MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system):          1.69f3
NEVER AN APPLE AGAIN!

UPDATE! UPDATE!
The battery has now started swelling, until I can no longer press down and click on the trackpad. This laptop does not have a removable battery, so I can not remedy the situation since it requires special tools.
The battery is still swelling as I type. I guess I will spend the rest of the day, watching as my $3000 laptop slowly explodes from within and dies while I'm helplessly patting it on its lid, whispering "there... there..."
Again, Thank You, Apple!

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