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Windows XP SP2 limits TCP connection attempts to 10 (quite small ). If there are more concurrent TCP connection attempts, Windows generate a warnning: EventID 4226: TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts. Since XP SP2 there are only 10 concurrent TCP connection attempts possible, while in SP1 it has not been limited. (A connection attemp is a query to a computer, if it accept the TCP connection or not. If the computer is for example no more existent, it will be waited for a few seconds, until a timeout occurs and the connection attemp get canceled. )

BitComet 0.55 or above was modified for SP2 so that they can work in SP2 without any configuration. However, it may cause slow speed at the beginning of downloading, since less peers can be connected at the same time. For those behind NAT or firewalled user, a patch in the option dialog in version 0.71 or later is recommended to fix......

Popular software update checker is a new feature of BitComet. When checking software update, BitComet scans your application install folders and windows registry entry, then send software version info anonymously to AppHit.com, to check any new updates of your installed popular softwares available to download. Only takes seconds to help you get the most up-to-date, more steady and more functional software in time.
    
Popular software update checker is a part of BitComet, not a third-part plugin. You can set the check frequency to "every week", "every month", "every quarter" or "never". If "never" is selected, BitComet will not scan the software version info in your computer at all, and will not send any software version info to any server.

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      A group of digital music file types produced by a variety of software applications (trackers). Mod files include sequencing information and waveform samples, and may be compared to XMF files. It is more a music than a sound format. Files of MOD formmat store digitized instruments and contain a musical score which produces a lengthy composition with a very small amount of data. There have been various extensions to this format, but SoundApp only supports a subset using two different drivers. Among them are Amiga SoundTracker, NoiseTracker, Protracker, Amiga StarTracker (4- and 8-track), Oktalyzer (4-8 tracks), Amiga MED/OctaMED (4-16 tracks, MMD0/1/2 formats), IBM FastTracker (4-, 6- and 8-track), IBM TakeTracker (1-32 tracks). Using the ZSS driver, SoundApp also supports S3M (ScreamTracker 3), MTM (Multitracker) and IT (Impulse Tracker). Playback of XM or 669 files is not currently supported by either driver

1.What is PostBar? 

   PostBar(www.tocomet.com) is a community website for BitComet passport users. You can request software support

2.How to find a postbar for certain subject？

   Search Postbar: enter the postbar name to the search box in home page, and pick one from the search result.

   Browse Catalog: click your interested postbar catalog in home page, then pick one from the list.

3.How to edit my post？

   All the posts you submited will......

DivX is video format created by DivX, Inc. DivX became quite popular due to the ability to compress videos to almost 15% of the original size (i.e. 2Gb doen to 700Mb). That means that a full film can be fitted into a CD. What is important, the .divx files retain much of the original quality of the DVD, sometimes the result is even indistinguishable from the source.

Compared to DVD, DivX had some shortcomings. It didn't have interactive video menus, multiple subtitles or audio tracks, chapter points and some other features of DVD. But in June 2005 DivX 6, the latest generation of DivX codecs,was released. DivX 6 can be called a full media container format that supports all above mentioned features of DVD but the files are of much less size.

   MPEG/MPG  is not actually a format but short for Moving Picture Experts Group, a working group of ISO/IEC that develops video and audio encoding standards. But in most cases MPEG is taken for the name of the standard formats introduced by that group.

There are several MPEG formats, all standardized.

MPEG-1 is initial video and audio compression standard. The video quality of this standard is almost as good as a VHS tape.

MPEG-2 compared with MPEG-1, it has better quality of coding, multi-channel sound and higher image resolution. Due to all this MPEG-2 became standard in digital television and DVD industry.

MPEG Audio Layer-3 is used for audio compression and creates almost CD quality sound. Previous versions were MPEG Audio Layer 1 and 2. Today most people know this format as MP3.

MPEG-4 was created to stream DVD quality video at lower data rates and smaller file sizes. MPEG-4 supports video/audio "objects", 3D content,......

   In CP/M-86, CMD is the filename extension used by executable programs. It corresponds to COM in CP/M-80 and EXE in MS-DOS.

   PIFs, or Program Information Files, define how a given MS-DOS program should be run in a multi-tasking environment, notably to avoid giving it unnecessary resources which could remain available to other programs. TopView was the originator of PIFs which were inherited and extended by DESQview and Microsoft Windows, where they are most often seen.

Within Windows, a PIF holds information about how Windows should run the application the PIF corresponds to. The instructions can include the amount of memory to use, the path to the executable file, and what type of window to use (Full screen, window, size in pixels).

The Windows Installer(MSI) (previously known as Microsoft Installer, codename Darwin) is an engine for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software on modern Microsoft Windows systems. The installation information, and often the files themselves, are packaged in installation packages, loosely relational databases structured as OLE Structured Storage Files and commonly known as "MSI files", from their default file extension (compare: .deb, RPM, .pbi). Windows Installer is a significant improvement over its predecessor, Setup API: several new features, such as a GUI framework, the automatic generation of the uninstallation sequence and the powerful deployment capabilities, made Windows Installer a viable alternative to stand-alone executable installer frameworks such as older versions of InstallShield and WISE (later versions are based on Windows Installer) and NSIS.

Microsoft encourages third parties to use Windows Installer......

A screener(SCR) is an advance video or DVD copy of a film sent to critics, awards voters, video stores (for their manager and employees), and other film industry professionals, including producers and distributors.Often, each individual screener is sent out with distinct markings, which allow copies of a screener to be tracked to their source.

In 2003 the MPAA announced that they would be ceasing distribution of screeners to Academy members, citing fears of piracy. A group of independent film makers sued and won a decision against the MPAA. The MPAA later reinstated the screeners with the implementation of a new policy requiring recipients to sign a binding contract that they would not share the screeners with others.

In January 2004, Academy member Carmine Caridi was announced as a "person of interest" in an ongoing FBI investigation into video piracy. He was subsequently expelled from the Academy after he was found to......