agsnowdon

Can I ask why install a firewall if windows allready has its own.

Please tell me?

Oh I vote for AVG and Microsoft Antispyware!

well Im gonna stick with Microsofts Antspyware.

After reading PC World article I would change to counterspy, but they hint MAS to be just as good after beta has finished!

My Ford spits out black smoke too. It happens when I shift to a lower gear and really step on the gas. I never see it otherwise.

Exactly what ours does!

If you change gears in these moments, you run the risk of losing traction and ...

Up or down hills, you run the risk of losing traction and sliding back down the hill. Going down hill, the gears act as a steady brake and if you change gears, you are suddenly in nuetral for a split second or more and run the risk of losing traction, losing the steadiness of the decent and all of a sudden you get this little rush of speed, you hit the brakes and you go sliding down the mountain with your wheels locked lol.

This is why 4wd'ing is not an exact science, but a learned experience.

Thanks for your help I was mainly after the hill risk.

Take Care

Ash

Can you drop some of that rice around our house for this info ?? rice off the field is much more tasty.

No worries lol.

Another question I have is after reading this on one of the web links up page

Additional Tips:

-Don't change gears in the middle of a water crossing, going up or down hills, or in sand dunes.

why is this and what would you do if you ran out of revs?

Ok I have been visiting CMR very regurally for the past 2 months and found it to be great may be a bit expensive, but I only have one problem no dionostic yet.

Does anyone recomend switching hospitals to see what they say or should I stay with CMR as they have all my records?

Also does anyone know of a good website to get a diognosed.

Thanks

Ash

i sure don't know why somebody even consider buing a 4wd car, unless u got a lot of horses under the bonnet. Sure u don't do any mud-driving.

Thanks for your advice!

I think alot of people in Thailand buy 4WD as they ive in rurual areas no roads etc and also for the pickup aspect. I know the could get the 4x2 but for driving in post water logged field with the pickup filled to the brim with rice it sure will come handy.

What do you think?

Crossy,

Thanks for your tips. GOOGLE Doh

Chanchao,

Thanks as well. Its the 2.5 Turbo they have too yes the turbo is a pain in the ass! Low revs its a bit pooh but I love the Ranger!.

Another question, why are we getting alot of black smoke when giving it some or going high revs up a hill?

Is this cause they and I need to let the turbo cool after each drive?

Do you think somethings upset in the turbo to produce this black smoke??

Ash

hi'

McAfee norton as well

change antivirus

first these 2 are invasive, slow down any system, and whatever people can say they are not the best, far from it ...

get rid of it, and change for a free solution AVG or Avast or BitDefender the cheapest of them all and the most efficient!

francois

The original Norton Antivirus application was good but now their antivirus software has just become overbearing and aggressive. The Norton software filled my registry with junk so I ditched it. I use AVG now and I have no complaints and my PC has regained its initial performance. Francois is right, Norton and McAfee are not anywhere near as efficient as some of the free ones.

I vouch for that too.

Hi

I have the luxury of driving a 4WD pickup and it shifts into 4WD automatically! But as I have never driven a 4WD before I have a few questions could you help me please? Also I will have to help collect rice and other crops from my partners fields which sometimes will be very damp not with huge puddles of water, but the soil will be very wet possibility of getting stuck in 4WD ?????

1. Where and when to use 4WD?

2. When to use 4L and 4H?

3. When I change from 2WD to 4WD a light comes on RFW (its a pretty new FORD RANGER) I imagine this is the dif lock am I correct? and when I change from 4WD to 2WD the light RFW stays on, this can be turnt off by pressing a button RFW. When I change back to 2WD and this light is on I always press the RFW button to remove it could someone tell me the pros and cons of leaving the RFW on, or should it always be off when driving in 2WD?

Thanks for your help!

Ash

Thanks for all the ideas, I now have Microsoft Anitspyware (Thanks to FLORIN) which I really like I also runn AVG.

Does anyone think I need anything else

I really don't see the problem, you need to validate Windows to get the direct download link, but once you have the file I linked above you can just install it, and it does update to its latest definition files.

Sorry Florin bit tired and miss read. Thanks for your help I'll use my dial LONGBAND to download now and see if it works.

Thanks for you help

Ash

Here's the direct Microsoft link for the AntiSpyware program:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1...wareInstall.exe

Mods, please don't remove this, it is a completely free app, I just provided the direct link for the user's "convenience"

Thanks for the link but I CAN'T validate windows so I can't download this.

Please would someone recomended what apps to use from my list and also recomend any other free anti spyware programes preferably from my list but I'd like to know the free ones too.

I have looked at the pinned posts ad have downloaded spybot recomended by TV but i'd like TV members opinion.

Thanks Ash

ok guy. don't worry too much.

Kaspersky.Anti.Hacker and Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Pro are not too bad.

but I use Microsoft Antispware beta. . It is easy and effective. if you want, download and use it.

Hey cnnaing!

Are you sure I can download Microsoft Antispware beta1 as you have to validate windows.

I'm going to use the "M" word. Microsoft has a very good spyware aplication now. It is a beta release and it is free right now. I think they will charge later or bundle it, anyway. I have tried many of the ones you mention and have had varying degrees of success. But for me the spyware de jour is the one form Microsoft.

I wish I could use this one too I had it too up untill then new year when microsoft antispyware beta asks you to update and validate windows, since I cant do this I can nolonger use Microsoft Antispware beta.

I would reacomend Microsoft Antispware beta to anyone

Any ideas for my case???

Ok OK I have a certian cd with anti spyware programes on and Im after your advice on which is the best or should I install a number of these?

1Click.Spy.Clean

Actual_Spy

AdsGone.Popup.Killer.2006

Evonsoft.Advanced.Spyware.Remover.Pro

Farstone.SpyCatcher

Kaspersky.Anti.Hacker

Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Pro

McAfee.AntiSpyware

McAfee.AntiSpyware.Enterprise

McAfee.AntiSpyware

OverSpy

ParetoLogc.XoftSpy

PC.AdWare.SpyWare.Removal

Power.Spy

Real.Spy.Monitor

SpamMonster

Spy.Eye

Spy_Sniper

SpyRemover

SpyStopper.Pro

Spyware.Nuker

SpywareNuker

SpywareStopper

SurfSecret.Popup.Eliminator

SurfSecret.Privacy.Protector

Trend.Micro.AntiSpyware

Webroot.SpySweeper

XoftSpy

XPCSpy.Pro

Also there is a couple of Trojan apps are any of these worth installing.

ISecSoft.Anti-Trojan.Elite

Trojan.Guarder.Gold

Trojan.Remover

Trojan.Slayer

Thanks all for your advice, I'm only up for installing any of the above as I'm on dial up. I only have enough patience to download certian size files

Thanks

Mae Tang had a little jerk

My Girlfriend USED to own one.It wasgreat comfort but kept breaking mostly on long trips it would just cut out and we had to sit there till it would start again.

If it were I I'd stay well clear.

Ash

Control Panel, regional and language options, languages, check "install files for complex script".

You might be asked for your WindowsXP disc, so have it ready.

If you want your system to default to Thai, then go to the "advanced" tab, and change the non-unicode language to Thai.

Thanks Firefoxx

All sorted.

Cheers

Ash

Hi

I have just re installed a fresh english version of xp, but I have a thai english dictionary programe that needs the regional language to be set to Thai as Thai is'nt there how do I install Thai fonts?

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Ash

http://lexitron.nectec.or.th

This site seems only to be available for Windows users. The problem of ????????????????? is explained only for Windows. And only some pages seems to have English translations.

Is there a Mac version?

I'm not sure, but you could PM VTR1000

Well the 2 of us went to The Best Chineese Resturant in Chiang Mai and thought the price for the peking duck was OTT, would have been ok if there was for of us to share the bill but I'm not paying 600bht for something I'd have to eat 70% of. In the end we went to this duck stall on the way home brought half a duck and ate that with that nice gravy sauce.

Spose the next question is does anyone know where to get the pancakes from?

Ash

Just thought I'd put this great site VTR1000 informed me about its great.

thai-language

Another place that's highly popular (with Thais) and looks totally like a place where Chinese-Thai families would go is the place opposite the [xxxxxxx oops, should have been 'Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel' --edited] on Sridonchai road (half way from the Night Bazar intersection towards the river). In front it looks like a cheapo open-air basic restaurant with basic wooden tables, but when you walk towards the back it opens up into a huge two-floor airconditioned restaurant with all the big round tables. I forgot what it's called but I'm sure someone can fill in the name..

Hey thanks for your help I'm after the peking duck!

Would like to know the name of the othe resturaunt near the Night Bazzar. Anyone?

Thanks again.

http://lexitron.nectec.or.th

Thats a great little number.

Would be nice if it gave a direct word translation then the definitions EG

HOME - (Thai Word)

Definitions . . .

Thanks its a great bit of kit!!!