Ever disliked the idea of upgrading to Windows Vista,but really tempted by the Sidebar gadget in Vista?

Dont worry,you dont have to fork out money just to get that functionality(if ur only interested in Sidebar that is).Windows Sidebar is available to Windows XP OS by way of 3rd party hack enabling it to run in XP.

First,download the Sidebar gadget here. (There is also a version available for Windows Server 2003)

Secondly,for Sidebar to run properly in Windows XP,u need Alky For Applications which can be downloaded here.Also download the security hotfix file stated in that page.

To unzip the Alky file,Winzip is required.After installing the program,please reboot or log off and on for the effects to take change.

And to also unzip the Sidebar file,you need 7-Zip utility to do so.

When u have unzipped it with 7-Zip,navigate around to find Sidebar.inf and right click to click "Install".

Note: For Windows XP Service Pack 2 users,you need to install the Wireless LAN hotfix KB940541 which may prevent Sidebar from running.This is not necessary for Service Pack 3 as the Service Pack already contained the update or is newer than it(an error stating that its newer than the update will prompt you if you attempt to install it on a SP3 PC)

Restart again after the Sidebar installation and tra la...u have the Sidebar on XP :)

For some reasons,Sidebar will encounter errors on startup just after login if certain gadgets are used.One of them which i've pinpointed was the MC Radio gadget.

The default ones like the clock,calender and the CPU Meter thankfully all run fine.

I wonder if kenn3th = kenn3th93 @ Cars

Tskk...anyway i dont really have anything against his wife so hope she get well...the main thing is that LKY himself should be the one getting his retribution instead.

I daresay the people at "Lee Kuan Yew,When Are You Going To Die?" Thread should be also having the same sentiments as me

Damn...should be Lee Kuan Yew himself who should be getting the brain haemo instead..i wonder how he managed to avoid his retribution

Maybe we can do our parts by immobilising the car,i.e puncturing the tyres

Porsche Cayenne Turbo...

speaking about the Cayenne...has anybody seen the new GTS on the road?

Goodness..such is the harsh reality of life...

The girl probly had an early puberty..anyway i rmb there was one case in singapore where a sec 1 boy made a pri 3 girl(9 yrs old!!) pregnent coz he wanted to try sex...

Anyway,did the girl give birth naturally or by Caeserian?I dont think the pussy is big enough at age 10.

Anyway,the rims in the 2nd pic's reflection seems very familiar..i think it belong to one of the Lancer EX variant... 2.0 Sports?

I think his "Quattroporte" is fake

He claims

He saw

Look at the rims at the reflection..dont match the rims that of his claimed car.

Its google's fault..sometime their server will mistake Starhub's IP addresses for malicious one...but after some time the access should be restored

Ferrari F430

Lotus Elise S

Originally posted by SBS7484P:

anyone taken Higer buses?

they'r freakin noisy

Not surprising,try to get a ride in the Geely CK and u will cry

Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise.

Pre-activated prior to shipping so if u manage to get a copy...

Of course not  - China buses's designs are all ripped off from original ones like European makers and also they use inferior materials..which means its a "mass coffins mover"

Same case for china cars like Chery

SJA plated Ferrari 360 Modena

Originally posted by kajagugu:

not to forget, Sports mode also changes the settings for suspension. These settings usually come together with increased traction and firmer handling, if i'm not wrong.

 

I seldom see saloon cars with the additional Sports mode. My stand is that you either make cars specific towards comfort and drivability and cost-effectiveness or specific towards max performance. Like normal Lancer vs Lancer Evo etc.

 

Please feel free to correct me, my knowledge quite limited.

Yea Sports Mode for transmission is kinda rare,maybe manufactorers prefer to opt for Tiptronic...

Originally posted by muwrx:

but i still miss the arguments u once had with garager. lol lol

just joking. please dun scream! hahaha

Hahaha..i think he left the forum liao...saw him at Bob Xbox 360 forum and i think he stay there..

Anyway,i would like to ask dipsomaniac two questions,if i may?

1st - Are u concerned about the rising fuel cost?I know many people dismiss the cost of petrol since the supercar can already be afforded.Can you shred a little light on your monthly fuel expense.

If no - Given your current salary(you dont have to reveal it :) ),how expensive will fuel will became over time that you will have to re-consider the price of the fuel and the fuel consumption of the Ferrari(which is naturally high) to make any serious change to your driving habit?

If Yes - With RON98(i assume it is mandatory for Ferrari for health reason) fuel hitting $2 and is set to rise even higher(as crude oil just rose higher today),have you made any serious change to your driving habit to date? I.e stop using the car for certain days and use taxis or other cars etc.

Also,have you ever thought or used RON 95 and 92 before?What are your thoughts or experience after using them on the Ferrari?

2nd - Are you ever bothered by the constant stares(if not all the time) of people drooling/aweing at your Ferrari?I do know that it make one a little proud but i think over long period it does become a bit irritating to oneself.Have you also got into any scuffle with any person that become too fanatic to the Ferrari that it became a bore to you?

Thanks.Just being curious and would like to ask this questions for personal usage.

Originally posted by focusST:

Kenneth, from the moment you started posting in sgForums, i have noticed that you like to day dream. OK, not only me, to be frank, a number of us quiet readers who don't dare to speak up.

 

Yes, we all know about you coming from a rich family and so? Does it mean you have to go around boasting that yr dad drives a maserati quattroporte and has a RR Phantom in HK, and over in Indo your family has a lot more other cars. Nothing wrong with that, but i am just telling you that it doesn't reflect very well on you.

 

Our impression of you? A boastful 15 yr old kid who knows nuts about cars and lurking around the forums posting stuff that he is not even sure of. 

 

So we all know that your dad got invited to the launch of the Veyron, ok so? Expect a wow from us? ok WOW. Satisfied?

 

You are probably new to the forums, and you don't know wat is OT. OT is Off Topic. I might be going OT here but do u want me to start a new thread just about u? Here's the thing. This thread is about test driving exotics like ferrarri etc, and real life ferrari owners like dipsomaniac is sharing is experience on driving and owning one, thanks for sharing, it was some very useful knowledge to us. And you? Poking yr nose into other people's business? Asking dipsomaniac whether he is the royal bros banker? What other cars he has? Does all these reflect to the title of this thread?

 

Over in posting of rare car pics thread, wat r u posting? my dad maybe getting veyron, my dad has a QP, might be thinking of getting this car, wish to have one of these... totally OT.

 

You know what kenneth, it will be better off that you go back to studying and revising yr homework, or else you will still remain as a useless person, failing your tests and exams. You will nv get to a respectable position if you carry on like this, and not to say be a private banker...

 

I have said what i wanted to say, i leave it to you.

 

Bye Kenneth, grow up.

Relax,Kenneth is going through a phrase of maturity evolving as he goes through the harsh reality of the world at 15 years old.With some guidance he can be taught the ettiquette of nuetral conversation

For example,at the rare car pics he did contribute some photos which is good,however what he need to do is to rephrase his post to a nuetral stance,like for example - "Here is a picture of the Rolls Royce which i manage to get a chance to be in" and thats it,enough of the description Ken's extravangant lifestyle(like the further description of the recuperation of the holiday at Europe or USA)

Unless of course,people do ask him how he got the chance to be in,then he can take the initative to shred a little(and a little,not all) of his lifestyle.This way people wont take that its bragging because it was an answer to a question asked.

I was once like that but after some time(and flame),my excited posts of the past were no longer repeated.

The basis is - learn and the DIVE method which someone told me last time...i think it stand for something relating to preventing the old ways from happening again

Cheers

Originally posted by linchiling:

LOL... this is more like a humour thread in BWB... Look at the hilarious replies... Just ignore TS rah

WIll it be hilarous to you if the insults were directed to your parents?

Originally posted by Kenneth93rox:

Oh.. I see..

What's 'DuoSelect' about then? don't really get it..

Is it like both manual and auto or semi auto maybe?

Thats Maserati's terms for a sequential manual gearbox,as Alle had explained to you about

You yourself is the stupidest retard on earth...

Maybe TS is angry to know that The Da Vinci Code fictionised the entire Bible

TS - open up the mind - Jesus is all but fiction..go and read The Da Vinci Code to know the actual truth behind the fiasco